Level: 13
Blinds: 2,000/3,000
Ante: 3,000
Level: 13
Blinds: 2,000/3,000
Ante: 3,000
The final 25 players have stepped out for a 15-minute break. Action will continue this evening until 16 players remain.
Just a short while ago, Nick Raio was down to the felt and at risk for just a few thousand. In the last few levels he has climbed his way back up to over 100,000.
Action was heads-up with over 60,000 in the pot and on the board when Raio checked and Tyler Payne went into the tank.
After a few moments, Payne spoke up.
"This might be the weakest check back in history," Payne said as he looked at the board, Raio's stack, and his own.
Payne checked and the cards were turned up. Raio had ace-high, but Payne showed to take the pot with queens and jacks.
Elsewhere in the room, Ryan Hogan has 264,000
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Ryan Hogan | 264,000 | |
Tyler Payne | 234,000 | -17,000 |
Nick Raio | 69,000 | 2,500 |
Thomas Carroll raised to 5,500 from the button and Toni Fiorenza called from the small blind. The big blind got out of the way and action was heads-up.
The flop was and Fiorenza check-called a 5,000 bet from Carroll. The turn was .
Both players checked the turn to see on the river. Fiorenza immediately tossed out 10,000.
"I have the ," said Carroll as he looked over at Fiorenza in the next seat.
"I can't wait for you to see these cards," Fiorenza fired back with a smile.
Carroll called and Fiorenza turned over for the flopped straight. Carroll tapped the table and threw the losing hand in the muck.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Toni Fiorenza | 110,000 | 72,000 |
Thomas Carroll | 89,000 | -15,000 |
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Edward Mroczkowski | Busted | |
Chongyou Chen | Busted | |
Vincent Caruso | Busted | |
Kelly Slay | Busted | |
Maria Elkaz | Busted | |
Anthony Infantini | Busted | |
Steve Idels | Busted | |
Deborah Miller
|
Busted | |
John O'Neal | Busted | |
Mac Johnson | Busted |
William Davis was seem taking in a big pot while two of his opponents were gathering their things to leave the tournament area.
Davis had showing and the board read . The set of aces was good for Davis to take a pot that moved him about the 200,000 mark.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
William Davis | 213,000 | 113,500 |
Level: 12
Blinds: 1,500/2,500
Ante: 2,500
With a big pot near 100,000 and on the board, Jason Lee bet 55,000 from the small blind and the player in the big blind folded to give up the pot. It was another pot in the latest run for Lee, as he has taken control of the leaderboard in the last two levels.
Elsewhere at the table, Tyler Payne and Chanthou Chau are also building big stacks as Day 1a enters its final stages.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Jason Lee
|
358,000 | 130,000 |
Chanthou Chau | 262,000 | 84,500 |
Tyler Payne | 251,000 | 159,000 |
Thomas Carroll raised to 5,000 from early position and Raminder Singh three-bet to 17,000 from the small blind. Carroll went into the tank for a few moments and counted out some of his chips before he went all in for 83,000. Singh leaned back to consider his options.
"I don't want a call, but I'll take one," Carroll said as Singh thought it over. "Or I might have aces."
Singh was covered and the call was for his tournament life, but he ultimately got away from his .
Carroll smiled and turned over and Singh breathed a sigh of relief while Carroll took a pot that brought him back over 100,000.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Thomas Carroll | 104,000 | -12,000 |
Raminder Singh | 57,000 | 37,000 |
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Jason Lee
|
228,000 | 150,000 |
Carlos Guerrero | 147,000 | 15,000 |
William Davis | 99,500 | 52,500 |
Phillip Pompper
|
84,000 | |
Yuval Bronshtein
|
83,000 | 17,000 |
Jeff Reese | 75,000 | -27,500 |
David "Moose" Hughes | 73,000 | -34,000 |
Nick Raio | 66,500 | -13,500 |
Johnny Landreth | 63,000 | |
Jack Sumner | 61,500 | |
Adam Harrell
|
50,000 | |
Phillip Krnyaich | 40,000 | -35,000 |
Toni Fiorenza | 38,000 | -22,000 |
Men Nguyen (FL)
|
18,000 | -114,000 |