Level: 22
Blinds: 15,000/25,000
Ante: 25,000
Level: 22
Blinds: 15,000/25,000
Ante: 25,000
Action folded around to Ross Ward in the hijack for 265,000 and Ian Schmidt called all in for around 200,000 in the cutoff. All remaining players folded and the two were off to the races.
Ian Schmidt: ![]()
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Ross Ward: ![]()
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Schmidt was in trouble as soon as the flop ![]()
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was spread, and he was unable to find a set on both the turn
and river
to finish the tournament in 22nd place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
515,000 | |
|
|
Busted |
An all in and call were overheard as Jeff Klein had re-shoved for just under a quarter-million in the big blind. Ian Schmidt had opened on the button and quickly called.
Jeff Klein: ![]()
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Ian Schmidt: ![]()
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Klein was in trouble, needing a jack to stay alive. One came on the flop ![]()
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to put him way out in front. The turn
gave him trips, leaving Schmidt drawing dead to the river
to earn his double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
525,000
275,000
|
275,000 |
|
|
255,000
285,000
|
285,000 |
The bicentennial mark was nearly reached in Wednesday's Event #3: $360 NLH With $100 Bounties, as 196 entries generated a total prize pool of $40,180. When all was said and done, Patrick Michael and Andrew Dykeman agreed to a heads-up chop with Michael taking the top prize of $9,003 and Dykeman earning $7,886.
A trio of Jacksonville residents in Louis De Pasquale, Andrew Simmonds, and Trammell Evans took the next three places, with Lee Pohle, Shane Scorza, and Russell Dugger also making it to the final table. All eight earned at least a four-figure payday for their efforts.
In total, 25 places were paid for the event, with Michael Smith Jr. being the first to make it past the bubble to earn $301 before payouts jumped to $372 and increased every three places until the final table of nine was reached.
| Place | Player | Hometown | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Patrick Michael | Sanford, North Carolina | $9,003* |
| 2 | Andrew Dykeman | Destin, Florida | $7,886* |
| 3 | Louis De Pasquale | Jacksonville, Florida | $4,118 |
| 4 | Andrew Simmonds | Jacksonville, Florida | $2,505 |
| 5 | Trammell Evans | Jacksonville, Florida | $1,935 |
| 6 | Lee Pohle | Newland, North Carolina | $1,603 |
| 7 | Shane Scorza | Tampa, Florida | $1,366 |
| 8 | Russell Dugger | Brunswick, Georgia | $1,181 |
*Denotes heads-up deal.
After wife Kelly Slay found a double in the previous level, husband Kelley Slay open-jammed 285,000 under the gun and received action from Joshua Gerjevic in the small blind.
Kelley Slay: ![]()
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Joshua Gerjevic: ![]()
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Slay picked up four more outs on the flop ![]()
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, the only four that would not connect as the turn
and river
came to give him the double with aces up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
610,000
470,000
|
470,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
530,000
170,000
|
170,000 |
Level: 21
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 20,000
The first two minutes after the redraw saw the eliminations of Taylor Howard and Filipp Khavin, leaving 22 players still in action. Here's an updated look at seat assignments after the redraw.
| Seat | Table 61 | Table 62 | Table 63 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dustin Holladay | Matt Mauldin | Ian Schmidt |
| 2 | Kelley Slay | James Calderaro | Barbara Rogers |
| 3 | Luan Nguyen | Kelly Slay | Jeff Klein |
| 4 | Ken Stacy | Chuck Tabor | Mitch Smith |
| 5 | (Empty) | Scott Stewart | (Empty) |
| 6 | Tyler Payne | Guy Caudill | Chris Perry |
| 7 | Jason Block | Samuel Oh | Thad McNulty |
| 8 | Joshua Gerjevic | Brian Arbaugh | Ross Ward |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,350,000
120,000
|
120,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,350,000
320,000
|
320,000 |
|
|
875,000
340,000
|
340,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
835,000
145,000
|
145,000 |
|
|
835,000
115,000
|
115,000 |
|
|
825,000
85,000
|
85,000 |
|
|
750,000
275,000
|
275,000 |
|
|
700,000
480,000
|
480,000 |
|
|
660,000
275,000
|
275,000 |
|
|
575,000
275,000
|
275,000 |
|
|
540,000
165,000
|
165,000 |
|
|
520,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
|
505,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
|
405,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
|
310,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
|
|
310,000
304,000
|
304,000 |
|
|
300,000
178,000
|
178,000 |
|
|
260,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
|
260,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
|
250,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
|
235,000
130,000
|
130,000 |
|
|
140,000
195,000
|
195,000 |
|
|
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Chuck Tabor opened to 40,000 in middle position and Scott Stewart called in the hijack. Tommy Tran three-bet shoved for 400,000 on the button and Tabor thought for a while before folding. A second later, Stewart called and Tabor showed that he folded ![]()
for a quick second.
Tommy Tran: ![]()
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Scott Stewart: ![]()
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"I'll take a chop," offered Stewart after the flop ![]()
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, but it was not in the cards for Tran as the turn
and river
completed the runout to result in him taking 25th place.
With 24 players remaining, the tournament clock has been paused for the full three-table redraw. There will be a short break in the meantime while staff cleans and sanitizes the three tables in play. An updated list of chip counts and seat assignments will be posted shortly.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,470,000
520,000
|
520,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
310,000
145,000
|
145,000 |
|
|
Busted | |
Chad Brown and Hamid Izadi have just been eliminated from the tournament, marking the third and fourth bust outs of the level. Twenty-five players now remain, and Tournament Director Arley Johnson has announced that the field is now one elimination away from a total redraw of the field.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
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|
Busted | |
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|
Busted |