Table 48
| Seat | Player |
|---|---|
| 1 | John Courtney |
| 2 | Aaron Massey |
| 3 | Norman McKeldin |
| 4 | Chun Law |
| 5 | Ryan Stevenson |
| 6 | James Barger |
| 7 | Dan Blakeman |
| 8 | Mark Maletic |
| 9 | Andrew Rothfolk |
Table 60
| Seat | Player |
|---|---|
| 1 | Bert Ladner |
| 2 | James Watkins |
| 3 | Jonathan Cray |
| 4 | Russell Bryant |
| 5 | Michael Sanders |
| 6 | Jonathan Gaviao |
| 7 | Pedro Rios |
| 8 | Jerry Barlow |
| 9 | David Kruger |
John Courtney was eliminated in unknown action. He will collect $10,330 for his efforts.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,850,000
1,340,000
|
1,340,000 |
|
1,450,000
-350,000
|
-350,000 |
|
705,000
275,000
|
275,000 |
|
|
540,000
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
|
500,000
-80,000
|
-80,000 |
|
470,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
|
320,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
|
210,000
-990,000
|
-990,000 |
After a series of raises before the flop, Dan Blakeman got all 885,000 of his stack in against Chun Law. Blakeman held 
but was destroyed by the 
of Law.
The flop brought 
and Blakeman paired his king. He was still behind and needed help. He found exactly that when the 
hit the turn and he instantly jumped into the lead. the 
finished the board and Law jumped away from the table, mortified at what had just transpired. Blakeman, on the other hand, had a grin on his face as he's now well over 1.8 million in chips.
Bert Ladner moved his short stack all in before the flop with 
but was crushed when Jerry Barlow called with 
. The flop was of no help for Ladner and he was forced to settle for a 17th place finish in the Main Event.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,200,000
-250,000
|
-250,000 |
|
|
Busted |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,500,000
2,150,000
|
2,150,000 |
|
|
1,200,000 | |
|
|
800,000
340,000
|
340,000 |
|
470,000
-160,000
|
-160,000 |
|
470,000
245,000
|
245,000 |
|
340,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
|
290,000
-180,000
|
-180,000 |
|
|
130,000
-60,000
|
-60,000 |
James Barger opened to 32,000 from early position and received calls from Dan Blakeman, Andrew Rothfolk, and Aaron Massey.
The flop was 
and Barger continued for 65,000. Blakeman flatted and the other two players released. The turned and Barger bet 100,000. Blakeman called once more and the 
hit the river. Barger check-called a bet of 115,000 and Blakeman showed 
for a straight and took down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,900,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
|
100,000
-220,000
|
-220,000 |
James Barger was just hanging for dear life and now he's slowly on his way to building back his stack. Immediately after being crippled he tripled up while holding 
by making a straight against two opponents.
Two hands later he was in a blind versus blind confrontation with Ryan Stevenson. Stevenson held 
against Barger's 
. The board ran out 
[5x} and Barger was once again able to double up. He's currently sitting on roughly 215,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
215,000
115,000
|
115,000 |
Level: 25
Blinds: 8,000/16,000
Ante: 2,000
Jerry Barlow opened to 37,000 from under the gun. It folded to Russell Bryant who moved all in on the button for about 120,000. Pedro Rios moved all in over the top from the big blind and Barlow folded.
Bryant:
Rios: 
The board brought 
and Rios was able to win with three of a kind treys with the ace-king kickers. Bryant, on the other hand, will collect $10,330 for his efforts.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
490,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
|
Busted |
