Level: 22
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 0
Level: 22
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 0
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Brian Rast |
1,095,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
||
Allen Kessler |
620,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
Ali Eslami |
465,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
|
||
John Gordon |
380,000
-210,000
|
-210,000 |
Dajuan Whorley |
265,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
Daisuke Endo |
180,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
Mika Paasonen |
170,000
-45,000
|
-45,000 |
Ted Lawson |
155,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
Brian Rast opened the button to 48,000 and Daisuke Endo made the call from the big blind.
Endo took the lead on the flop with a bet of 50,000 as Rast kicked his cards to the muck.
Ali Eslami entered the pot with a raise to 45,000 from under the gun only to have Ted Lawson move all in from the button for 165,000. Eslami made the call.
Eslami:
Lawson:
With Lawson in a race for his tournament survival, the flop gave him no additional outs before the dealer dropped the on the turn.
Now needing one of six cards in the deck to remain in Event #15, the on the river wouldn't be one of those as he was forced to wave goodbye to the tournament in eighth place as Eslami moves to 680,000 in chips.
Brian Rast opened to 45,000 and Allen Kessler made the call from the button before Ali Eslami slid out a three-bet amounting to 130,000.
Both Rast and Kessler made the call as the dealer spread a flop which brought about a continuation-bet of 170,000 from Eslami. Rast smooth-called from a few seats over before Kessler released his hand and the was produced on the turn.
Taking the passive route of checking, Eslami would then be faced with a bet of just 56,000 from Rast. Eslami considered all his options before making the call as the river of the completed the board.
Eslami checked and Rast pushed out 193,000, which after nearly four minutes of tanking, resulted in Eslami folding his hand to slip to 265,000 while Rast climbs to 1,525,000 in chips.
Brian Rast opened his button with a raise to 44,000 and Daisuke Endo defended his big blind.
The flop of saw both players tap the table, and when the landed on the turn, Endo led out for 80,000 to force a fold from Rast as Endo moves to 310,000 in chips.
Mika Paasonen announced a pot-sized raise for 70,000 from middle position and Brian Rast reraised to 120,000 on Paasonen's direct left. Action folded back around to Paasonen who went all in for his remaining 6,000. Rast flung in a call.
Rast:
Paasonen:
The flop came , which actually improved Paasonen's chances with an open-ended straight draw even though Rast caught a set.
The turn came a and the river brought a , filling Paasonen's straight and doubling him up to approximately 260,000.
In a small vs. big blind situation, Dajuan Whorley called and Daisuke Endo checked his option.
The flop came and Whorley led out for 26,000, which was enough to make Endo fold and earn him the pot.
Many of the hands have recently been raise-it-and-take-it or simply a walk as we approach our first break of the day.
Brian Rast opened to 42,000 from the button and Daisuke Endo called from the big.
The flop came and Endo checked, prompting a 49,000 bet from Rast. Endo folded.