Play Has Been Paused
The pace of bustouts has been so fast that tournament officials have instructed dealers to stop play while they catch up with all the payouts.
The pace of bustouts has been so fast that tournament officials have instructed dealers to stop play while they catch up with all the payouts.
The logjam at the payout desk has been cleared and play is back underway.
Two players in early position were all in and were called by Chris Paolino, who turned over his before another player had a chance to act.
"I almost folded this hand. You have kings, right?" Paolino asked the second all-in player, who showed . The under-the-gun opponent had .
Paolino had to dodge overcards and a flush draw as the board came by the turn, but the on the river was harmless and he eliminated both opponents to climb above 1,000,000.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Christopher Paolino |
1,000,000
454,000
|
454,000 |
Level: 19
Blinds: 10,000/15,000
Ante: 15,000
Aaron Johnson was in the cutoff and checked behind on the board against the big blind.
The turn was the and the big blind bet 30,000. Johnson called.
The was the river and the big blind decided to check. Johnson asked his opponent how much he had before betting 65,000. The big blind folded as Johnson scooped in the chips.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Aaron Johnson (MN) |
420,000
235,000
|
235,000 |
Corey Blomdahl raised to 30,000 from early position before Alejandro Lococo, next to act, moved all in for 258,000. Blomdahl asked for a count before committing the chips.
Alejandro Lococo:
Corey Blomdahl:
The board ran out , giving both players a full house, but Blomdahl's queens over jacks were best. The stacks were counted down and Blomdahl had the Argentinian rapper covered, sending "Papo MC" to the payout desk.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Corey Blomdahl |
580,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
Alejandro Lococo | Busted | |
PokerNews caught up with former professional boxer Audley Harrison at the payout desk. His pocket nines were not enough to double up as the Brit said he is still on the hunt for a bracelet.
When asked what he will play next, Harrison said that he will either play the online bracelet event $600 Deepstack Championship or head out to the Golden Nugget to play the PokerNews cup.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Audley Harrison | Busted |
Joining the action on the board of there was a couple hundred thousand in the middle.
Richard Chamberlain moved all in for about 250,000 from under the gun. His opponent on the button paused before folding as the Brit took in a huge pot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Richard Chamberlain |
835,000
410,000
|
410,000 |
Gabe Ramos called the all in of Alemu Tesema for 211,000.
Alemu Tesema:
Gabe Ramos:
Ramos shook his head when he saw he had run into the kings of Tesema and got no help on the runout to send a double up across the table.
A hand earlier, Ramos was involved in another all in, but with a different result. According to his tablemates, he had against , with each player committing around 500,000. The board ran out and Ramos counterfeited his opponent's pocket pair to collect the knockout.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Gabe Ramos |
980,000
270,000
|
270,000 |
Alemu Tesema | 450,000 |