Level: 11
Blinds: 900/1,800
Ante: 1,800
Level: 11
Blinds: 900/1,800
Ante: 1,800
Mark Babekov bet 6,000 from the small blind on a flop, and his opponent on the cutoff made the call.
Babekov continued for 11,000 on the turn, sending the cutoff player into the tank. After a couple of minutes, the cutoff folding, turning the face up as he mucked.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Mark Babekov |
68,000
4,500
|
4,500 |
The under-the-gun player, Chuck Robison on the small blind, and the player in the big blind all went all in on a flop. The big blind had the biggest stack going into the showdown.
Under the Gun:
Chuck Robison:
Big Blind:
The big blind was in the lead with the king-high straight on the flop, but the turn brought in a full boat for Robison. The river came , and Robison's hand remained the best.
The under-the-gun player was knocked out in the hand, while Robison improved to 66,000 chips.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Chuck Robison
|
66,000
66,000
|
66,000 |
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
John Dibella | 230,000 | |
|
||
Jeremiah Dibble |
151,000
11,000
|
11,000 |
Troy Sprungl |
110,000
38,000
|
38,000 |
Parris Allison-Greene |
101,000
-7,000
|
-7,000 |
Michael Banducci |
100,000
52,000
|
52,000 |
|
||
Cheri Silard
|
91,000
46,000
|
46,000 |
Jeff Dumas |
90,000
-15,000
|
-15,000 |
Tyler Burchett
|
58,000
31,000
|
31,000 |
John Hooper
|
50,000
-2,000
|
-2,000 |
Rachel Nystrom |
40,000
5,700
|
5,700 |
Bradley Nessar |
40,000
-4,000
|
-4,000 |
Jonathan Mendoza | 16,800 |
Level: 12
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
A middle position player limped, Joe Tana raised to 8,000 in the hijack, and the original limper called.
The middle position player checked the flop, Tana went all in for his remaining 23,000, and the opponent folded.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Joe Tana | 40,000 |
While PokerNews is focusing its attention on this weekend's Ante Up Poker Tour $400 Main Event, it's not the only tournament that's played out here in the Ante Up Winter Poker Classic at Gila River Hotels & Casinos Wild Horse Pass in Chandler, Arizona.
In Event #1: $35 "Thank You For Your Service" NLH ($15 for military members) drew 288 runners and offered up an $8,840 prize pool. That was paid out to the top 36 players including Larry Juarez (11th - $159), Cheri Silard (14th - $133), Ray Marsh (20th - $88), Rick Watters (25th - $71), Kenneth Maher (30th - $62), and Samuel Fayzakov (36th - $57).
In the end, an eight-way deal was worked that saw seven players lock up $660 while chip leader James Doss took the title and $1,500 in prize money.
Place | Player | Hometown | Prize |
---|---|---|---|
1 | James Doss | Chicago, Illinois | $1,500 |
2 | Rich Warren | Goodyear, Arizona | $661 |
3 | Wolford Burcham | Arizona City, Arizona | $661 |
4 | Leroy Dubray | South Dakota | $661 |
5 | Rachel Sizemore | Phoenix, Arizona | $661 |
6 | Jeff Musiello | Phoenix, Arizona | $661 |
7 | Nicholas Romano | Denver, Colorado | $660 |
8 | Randy Romano | Freeport, Louisiana | $660 |
9 | Ron Pence | Phoenix, Arizona | $221 |
10 | Chris Kirkpatrick | Maricopa, Arizona | $199 |
The cutoff opened to 6,000, Todd Goodrich three-bet to 20,000 from the small blind, the cutoff four-bet all in, and Goodrich called. Goodrich has his opponent covered going to the showdown.
Cutoff:
Todd Goodrich:
Board:
The cutoff player could only shake his head as he watched the come in on the flop, and the river sealed the big pot for Goodrich.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Todd Goodrich |
233,000
233,000
|
233,000 |
Players are now on a 30-minute dinner break. A total of 66 players remain in Day 1b, and tonight's action will wrap up when the field is down to 41 players.
Level: 13
Blinds: 1,000/2,500
Ante: 2,500