Level: 23
Blinds: 12,000/24,000
Ante: 24,000
Level: 23
Blinds: 12,000/24,000
Ante: 24,000
Mike Taylor got his last 205,000 all in preflop and found himself in dire straits against Larry Negron.
Taylor:
Negron:
Taylor was in desperate need of a three but instead the flop brought Negron a set. The turn left Taylor drawing dead and he headed for the payout desk after the meaningless was run out on the river.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Larry Negron |
1,100,000
430,000
|
430,000 |
Mike Taylor | Busted |
Jon Godwin opened to 55,000 from under the gun and was called by Troy Bercot in the cutoff and Peter Wang on the button. The flop came and Godwin checked to Bercot who bet 150,000. Wang folded and Godwin thought for a minute before calling.
The turn was the and Godwin checked again. Bercot moved all in and Godwin quickly called off his stack of around 350,000. Bercot tabled while Godwin was in trouble with . The river was the and Godwin had his aces cracked to finish in 16th place.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Troy Bercot |
1,430,000
580,000
|
580,000 |
Jon Godwin | Busted |
Donald "Doc" Brown raised to 95,000 from the cutoff and WPTDeepstacks champ Anthony Astarita three-bet jammed for around 300K on the button. Both blinds folded and Brown opted to make the call.
Astarita:
Brown:
Astarita was way out in front but the flop did give Brown a flush draw. The turn was of no consequence but the river was as Brown made the flush to send Astarita to the rail.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Donald Brown |
1,800,000
695,000
|
695,000 |
Anthony Astarita | Busted |
The action folded to Fred Paradis on the button who moved in for his last 230,000. Donald Brown re-shoved all in from the small blind and Bill Melms folded his big blind.
Donald Brown:
Fred Paradis:
The flop came and Paradis was left grasping at straws. The on the turn gave Paradis a straight but Brown made a higher one. The on the river was no help for Paradis and he was eliminated in 13th place.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Donald Brown |
1,580,000
-220,000
|
-220,000 |
Fred Paradis | Busted |
Level: 24
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 30,000
Anthony Dianaty moved all in for 195,000 from the cutoff and Donnie Kidman jammed for a little more from the small blind. Donald "Doc" Brown folded from the big and the hands were turned up.
Dianaty:
Kidman:
Dianaty took the lead on the flop and held it through both the turn and river to score the double.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Anthony Dianaty |
460,000
265,000
|
265,000 |
Donnie Kidman |
60,000
-290,000
|
-290,000 |
Larry Negron has been picking up pot after pot on Table 2 and has moved into an overwhelming chip lead. Just recently, the action folded to Negron in the small blind who just limped in and Landon Brown checked his option.
The flop fell and both players checked to the on the turn. Negron led out for 75,000 and Brown stuck around to see the on the river. Negron slid in another bet of 150,000 and Brown tanked before calling. Negron showed for the nuts and Brown sent his cards to the muck.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Larry Negron |
2,600,000
1,500,000
|
1,500,000 |
Landon Brown |
710,000
-265,000
|
-265,000 |
With around 190,000 in the pot and a flop of , Day 1a chip leader Peter Wang checked from the small blind and Landon Brown bet 65,000 from the hijack. Wang woke up with an all-in check-raise to roughly 300,000 total and Brown snap-called.
Brown:
Wang:
Wang had flopped middle pair but was way behind Brown's overpair. The turn killed a lot of Wang's outs and he was sent out the door in 11th place after the was run out on the river.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Landon Brown |
1,100,000
390,000
|
390,000 |
Peter Wang | Busted |