With 469 total entries, the prize pool for the $1,650 Ante Up World Championship easily eclipsed the $500,000 guarantee. The total prize pool came in at $685,678, with $135,798 going to first place.
All 40 of tonight's finishers, as well as the 20 players who made it through Day 1a, are guaranteed at least a min cash of $2,480.
The board showed 
, and Teng Vang bet 30,000 from the big blind into Kameron Petsche in middle position. Petsche thought it over for a while before making the fold.
"I'll show you one time," said Vang, as he tabled 
. Vang is approaching the 200k mark in chips after the successful bluff.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
190,000 | |
|
53,000
25,500
|
25,500 |
Players are now on a 15-minute break.
Level: 13
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
From under the gun, Richard Fifield check-called a 15,000 bet from Wood Bailey on a 
flop.
Fifield led out for 27,000 on the 
turn, and Bailey raised it to 59,000, sending Fifield into the tank.
"If I fold will you show your hand?" asked Fifield, but no response came from Bailey. Fifield eventually folded, and Bailey didn't show.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
265,000
115,000
|
115,000 |
|
260,000
47,000
|
47,000 |
Richard Fifield opened to 12,000 under the gun, and Le Guan went all in for 59,000 from the cutoff. Fifield thought it over for a bit before making the call.
Le Guan: 
Richard Fifield: 
Guan was at risk but had Fifield dominated, and his pocket aces held up through the 
runout.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
120,000 | |
|
|
40,000
225,000
|
225,000 |
Adam Duong opened to 9,000 on the cutoff, and Samuel Cosby three-bet to 36,000 from the small blind. Duong called.
The flop came 
, and Cosby led out with a 24,000 bet, getting the call from Duong.
Cosby checked the turn, and Duong put out a 78,000 bet, which Cosby called. With nearly 300k in the pot, Cosby checked the river 
, and Duong checked back.
Duong dragged one of the biggest pots of the tournament, taking it down with 
against Cosby's 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
430,000
430,000
|
430,000 |
|
200,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
Level: 14
Blinds: 3,000/5,000
Ante: 5,000
While the Ante Up World Championship $1,650 Main Event is the premier tournament on the schedule, it’s far from the only one. In fact, the tour has been at Thunder Valley since early July hosting a slew of side events.
The PokerNews Live Reporting Team wasn’t on hand to capture the action from those events, but we still wanted to offer fans a brief look at all those who’ve captured titles during the Ante Up World Championship.
For example, Event #12: $345 No-Limit Hold’em Six-Handed drew 79 entrants and offered up a $25,000 prize pool. That was paid out to the final table with Bryan Stilwell eventually coming out on top to win it for $5,004.
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bryan Stilwell | $5,004 |
| 2 | John Burbine | $4,712 |
| 3 | Kenneth Turner | $4,526 |
| 4 | Robert Anderson | $3,827 |
| 5 | Jack Eads | $2,716 |
| 6 | Richard Phelps | $1,185 |
| 7 | Masoud Shojaei | $865 |
| 8 | Leslie Johnson | $865 |
| 9 | John Grisler | $650 |
| 10 | Abdulaziz Alaquil | $650 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
455,000
222,000
|
222,000 |
|
|
441,000
181,000
|
181,000 |
|
412,000
44,000
|
44,000 |
|
||
|
375,000
375,000
|
375,000 |
|
314,000
134,000
|
134,000 |
|
270,000
42,000
|
42,000 |
|
240,000
115,000
|
115,000 |
|
200,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
|
|
114,000
61,000
|
61,000 |
|
|
50,000
140,000
|
140,000 |
