Level: 10
Blinds: 1,000/1,500
Ante: 1,500
Level: 10
Blinds: 1,000/1,500
Ante: 1,500
Players are back from the dinner break and late registration has ended, The Day 1b total number of entries is 316, and the tournament will play down to 40 players tonight. All of those players will finish in the money.
The $1,650 Ante Up World Championship drew a total of 469 entries, including 153 from Day 1a.
Down to less than than ten big blinds, Joseph Ruigomez got all of his chips in preflop against the player to his direct right.
Joseph Ruigomez:
Opponent:
The likelihood of a chop was 98 percent, but the flop came , drastically improving Ruigomez's chances of a double. The fourth club came in on the turn, and yet another club fell on the river.
Ruigomez now has some chips to work with as Level 10 plays on.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Joseph Ruigomez | 26,500 |
With 7,200 already in the pot on a flop, Wood Bailey and Richard Fifield got all of the chips in, with Bailey at risk.
Wood Bailey:
Richard Fifield:
The details on how the two players arrived at this situation are unclear, but Bailey was well ahead. The runout and brought no changes to the hand, and Bailey now sits on a six-figure stack.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Wood Bailey | 115,000 | |
Richard Fifield |
45,000
-80,000
|
-80,000 |
From September 20-29, the Ante Up Poker Tour will head to Jamul Casino near San Diego, marking the first time the tour will hold a stop in Southern California.
Jamul Casino, located just 20 minutes from San Diego, opened its door back in February and is looking to follow up on its successful $550 Golden Cap Bounty Tournament that featured notable poker guests Norman Chad, Erick Lindgren, and Tiffany Michelle.
“Jamul Casino is thrilled to be the first San Diego poker room to partner with the Ante Up Poker Tour,” said John Rochfort, poker room manager.
The schedule for the stop will be released in the near future.
“Anyone who was on hand for the grand-opening spectacle knows that Jamul Casino knows how to throw a party, and we’re looking forward to introducing the Ante Up Poker Tour to Southern California in that amazing environment,” Ante Up Publisher Scott Long said. “I’ve known John Rochfort for a long time, and players who travel to Jamul for this event will be treated to a first-class event.”
Level: 11
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
Percy I check-called and 8,000 bet from his opponent in the hijack, with the flop showing .
Both players checked the turn, and Percy put out a bet for 15,000 on the river, getting the fold.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Percy I
|
63,000 |
The under-the-gun player limped, and Harlan Karnofsky raised to 7,000 on his immediate left. The action folded back around to the under the gun player, who called.
Facing a check, Karnofsky bet 7,500 on a flop, and got called. Both players checked on each of the final two streets, and Karnofsky showed , which was good for the win against his opponent's .
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Harlan Karnofsky |
70,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
Level: 12
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 3,000
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Joseph Spanne |
355,000
292,800
|
292,800 |
Samuel Cosby |
270,000
178,500
|
178,500 |
Anthony An |
233,000
128,000
|
128,000 |
Martin Gorenc |
232,000
117,000
|
117,000 |
Paul Brown |
228,000
228,000
|
228,000 |
Wood Bailey |
213,000
98,000
|
98,000 |
David Valdez |
180,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
Richard Fifield |
150,000
105,000
|
105,000 |
Imad Allahham |
120,000
61,500
|
61,500 |
Terry Simpson |
105,000
83,000
|
83,000 |
Kameron Petsche |
78,500
6,500
|
6,500 |
Dan Casetta
|
71,000
-69,000
|
-69,000 |
Dinh Vee
|
62,000
-108,000
|
-108,000 |
Jorgio Castro |
57,000
2,000
|
2,000 |