Level: 3
Blinds: 200/300
Ante: 300
Level: 3
Blinds: 200/300
Ante: 300
The side events continued into December and pushing toward Christmas with several more events, including some mixed-game tournaments.
In the $1,000 nine-game mix, WSOP bracelet winner Sean Yu managed to get through a field of 26 to grab a first-place prize worth $9,813.
In another, WPT champ Ryan Tosoc won a $400 no-limit hold'em event for $3,715.
| Date | Event | Entries | Prize pool | Winner | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 18 | Event #9: $600 No-Limit Hold'em $600 | 52 | $27,040 | Dan Gannon | $9,406 |
| Dec. 18 | Event #10: $400 Omaha Hi-Lo $400 | 62 | $20,770 | Steven Jones | $6,776 |
| Dec. 19 | Event #11: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em $1,000 | 30 | $26,550 | Shohei Miyazaki | $10,600 |
| Dec. 20 | Event #13: $400 No-Limit Hold'em $400 | 37 | $12,395 | James Poper | $4,678 |
| Dec. 20 | Event #14: $1,000 9-Game Mix $1,000 | 26 | $23,010 | Sean Yu | $9,813 |
| Dec. 21 | Event #15: $250 Triple Stud $250 | 45 | $9,450 | James Scott | $3,415 |
| Dec. 22 | Event #16: $1,000 Pot-Limit Omaha $1,000 | 24 | $21,240 | Stephen Foutty | $9,058 |
| Dec. 23 | Event #17: $400 No-Limit Hold'em $400 | 26 | $8,710 | Ryan Tosoc | $3,715 |
David Herzog has been the first player eliminated from the event. He's been replaced at the same table by a new player, putting the total number of entries at 16 thus far.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
Busted |
Four players saw an ![]()
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flop and the big blind checked to Corel Theuma, who bet 4,000. The next two players folded but Xiong Vue, who had checked, came along for the
. That card prompted him to come out firing huge for 20,000 and Theuma called. On the
river, Vue jammed the rest in right away.
Theuma got a count after a minute in the tank, and it was 23,800. After another minute or so, he tossed in his cards.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
82,000
32,000
|
32,000 |
|
|
38,500 |
Three players went to a nondescript flop of ![]()
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and Kevin Ward bet big with 5,000 into about 6,500 from the button. One player folded, but Randall Webb called in the cutoff. When the
put a four-liner on board, Webb came out betting with 12,000.
Ward folded in short order, and he's now well below the starting stack.
Meanwhile, the tournament has reached 18 entries, meaning it's split among three tables rather than two for the first time.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
80,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
|
29,600
24,400
|
24,400 |
Players are on the first break of the day.
Level: 4
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 400
The cutoff opened for 900 and the player on the button called, as did big blind Joseph Matton. On the ![]()
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flop, Matton just jammed for about 10K, well over the pot.
Everyone folded and he showed ![]()
for a monster draw.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
13,000 |
On a flop of ![]()
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, Corel Theuma bet 4,000, not too much less than the pot, from middle position. A player on the button called, as did the big blind. On the
turn, Theuma continued for 10,000 and only the player on the button called. Theuma bet 15,000 on the
river and his opponent shoved for about 25K total.
Theuma snapped it and showed ![]()
for the nuts. His opponent turned over ![]()
with a sigh.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
91,000
52,500
|
52,500 |
Cards were on their backs in a pot between Jeremy Brown in late position and Joseph Matton in the big blind as the dealer spread a flop of ![]()
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.
Brown: ![]()
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Matton: ![]()
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Matton was still looking good with ace-high and that stayed true on the
turn and
river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
110,000
31,000
|
31,000 |
|
|
38,800
25,800
|
25,800 |