Level: 18
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 1,000
Level: 18
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 1,000
The players are now on a 15-minute break.
Joe Tehan opened to 12,000 from under the gun, Robert "Uncle Krunk" Panitch called on his left, and John Bowman three-bet to 31,000 on the button. Tehan folded, Panitch called, and the dealer fanned . Panitch reached for chips, and fired out a bet of 55,000. Bowman tanked for a bit, then called.
The turn was the , and Panitch quickly moved all in for 153,000. Bowman tanked once again, but this time he opted to fold.
"Come on Krunk!" someone on the rail yelled.
"Show the king-queen, Krunk!" Rex Clinkscales urged him.
Panitch did not, rather he mucked his hand facedown and raked in the pot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Robert Panitch |
345,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
Tim Bowman |
305,000
-105,000
|
-105,000 |
Jonathan Hilton was all in and at risk preflop for 124,000 with against the of Ashly Butler. Hilton held as the board came , doubling up, while Butler fell to 70,000.
A few hands later, Hilton min-raised from under the gun, Jim Willerson moved all in for 89,000 on the button, and Max Steinberg cold four-bet to 165,000 from the small blind. Butler unhappily folded in the big blind, Hilton moved all in for 293,000, and Steinberg snap-called.
Hilton:
Steinberg:
Willerson:
Butler announced that he folded two eights.
The flop didn't change much, and neither did the on the turn, although it would have had Butler decided to commit the rest of his stack. Hilton faded the river as well, as the completed the board, and Willerson was eliminated.
Hilton more than doubled to 680,000 chips, and Steinberg was left with 195,000.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Jonathan Hilton |
680,000
490,000
|
490,000 |
Max Steinberg |
195,000
-255,000
|
-255,000 |
|
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Ashly Butler |
55,000
-85,000
|
-85,000 |
Jim Willerson | Busted | |
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Pavlin Karakikov moved all in for 98,000 in early position, and Austin Apicella called in the cutoff. The button and blinds all folded, and the hands were tabled.
Karakikov:
Apicella:
Apicella was dominated, and Karakikov successfully doubled to 210,000 chips when the board came . Apicella, who was among the leaders going into dinner break, now sits with 170,000 chips.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Pavlin Karakikov |
210,000
170,000
|
170,000 |
Austin Apicella |
170,000
-90,000
|
-90,000 |
Andrew Robinson opened for a raise in the cutoff, Jeremy Ausmus moved all in from the small blind, and Robinson called all in for 115,000.
Robinson:
Ausmus:
Another small pair held as the flop, turn, and river came , eliminating Robinson in 15th place. He will earn $17,374 for his efforts, while Ausmus now sits with 295,000 chips.
Joe Tehan was moved from the other table and now occupies Robinson's old seat.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Jeremy Ausmus |
295,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
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Andrew Robinson | Busted |
Jonathan Hilton moved all in from middle position for 91,000, and Brock Parker called in the cutoff. The rest of the action folded behind.
Hilton:
Parker:
Parker was flipping against pocket fours once again, and this time his opponent flopped a set when the dealer fanned . Parker could still win the hand with a deuce for the wheel, but the turn and river bricked , respectively.
Hilton doubled to 190,000 chips, while Parker still remains the chip leader with 900,000.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Brock Parker |
900,000
-80,000
|
-80,000 |
Jonathan Hilton |
190,000
120,000
|
120,000 |
Brock Parker opened to 12,000, Ashly Butler three-bet jammed for 65,000 from the big blind, and Parker made the call.
Parker:
Butler:
The flop didn't change much, but the on the turn gave Parker six extra outs to win the hand. Now, any five, six, ten, or queen would eliminate Butler.
The was not one of the cards however, and when it fell on the river the rail exploded. Butler, a Louisiana native, doubled to 140,000 chips, while Parker still leads with 980,000.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Brock Parker |
980,000
-50,000
|
-50,000 |
Ashly Butler |
140,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
Level: 17
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 1,000
Brock Parker checked to Jim Willerson on a flop of . Willerson fired out 16,000, Parker check-raised to 45,000, and Willerson tank called.
The turn was the , and Parker opted to lead out, tossing forward 95,000. Willerson mulled the decision over for over 90 seconds, then committed enough chips to make the call.
The river was a third heart - the - and Parker quickly announced that he was all in. He splashed forward a few blue T25,000 chips, and a frustrated Willerson shifted in his seat. He again returned to the tank, thinking for quite some time, but this time he opted to fold.
Parker now sits with over a million chips, while Willerson suck down to 180,000.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Brock Parker |
1,030,000
205,000
|
205,000 |
Jim Willerson |
180,000
-120,000
|
-120,000 |
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