Level: 5
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 400
Level: 5
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 400
Michael Curry (441,000) is the overall leader of the tournament after he went on another big run in the final level of the the night.
Day 1b has concluded for the evening, but Day 1c is underway. The PokerNews team will resume live coverage with the beginning of Level 5 at approximately 8 p.m. local time.
A total of 122 players turned out for Day 1b and 15 runners will return on Sunday for Day 2.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Michael Curry | 441,500 | 121,500 |
Paul Petraglia
|
244,500 | -59,000 |
Kyle Besaw | 234,000 | -1,000 |
Jeremy Paetsch | 218,500 | 127,000 |
Kerry Goldberg | 215,000 | 102,000 |
Clayton Adams | 209,000 | -11,000 |
Tyler Densen
|
178,000 | 178,000 |
Wesley Skarpness
|
148,000 | -77,000 |
James Roberts | 102,000 | -40,000 |
Edward Mroczkowski | 92,000 | -6,000 |
Michael Yeargins
|
82,500 | 82,500 |
William Davis | 77,000 | 77,000 |
Travis Simpson | 74,000 | 32,000 |
Trey Sumner | 64,000 | 3,000 |
Max Mazariegos
|
62,000 | -83,000 |
The tournament director has paused the clock with ten minutes left and announced that there will be three more hands played before players bag up for the night.
Action was heads-up between Michael Curry and Paul Petraglia with on the board when Paul Petraglia bet 25,000. Curry called and the river was .
Both players checked the river and Petraglia turned over . Curry nodded and offered a "gg" before he tossed his cards in the muck.
Petraglia is now about 300,000, but Curry has maintained pace at the top of the leaderboard as the flight nears its final level of the evening.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Michael Curry | 320,000 | 70,000 |
Paul Petraglia
|
303,500 | 195,000 |
Action was heads-up with over 8,000 in the pot and on the board when Trey Sumner checked to Raymond Hammond. Hammond bet 2,500 and Sumner called to see on the river.
Sumner fired 5,000 and Hammond quickly called. Sumner turned over to win the hand with a straight while Hammond tossed the losing hand into the muck.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Raymond Hammond
|
90,500 | |
Trey Sumner | 61,000 |
Action was heads-up with nearly 80,000 in the pot and when Wesley Skarpness bet 25,000 and Kerry Goldberg called from the button. The river was .
Skarpness wasted no time and pushed hist last two large stacks of orange T-1,000 chips into the middle. Goldberg went into a tank for a few moments before he shook his head and tossed his hand in the muck to give up the pot.
Elsewhere at the table, Kyle Besaw is on a run and now sits with over 200,000.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Kyle Besaw | 235,000 | |
Wesley Skarpness
|
225,000 | 160,000 |
Kerry Goldberg | 113,000 |
Day 1c will get underway in just a few moments at 6:00 p.m. local time. PokerNews will stay with Day 1b through its conclusion and coverage of Day 1c will continue after the end of today's first flight.
Jeremy Paetsch raised to 4,500 and Michael Curry called from the cutoff while Edward Mroczkowski came along from the big blind. The flop was and Edward Mroczkowski checked. Paetsch continues for 6,500 and his opponents tossed their hands in the muck to give him the pot.
Meanwhile, Tammy Ehrhart and James Nighbert clashed over a 74,000 pot with on the board. Both players checked the flop and came on the river. Nighbert checked and then got away from it when Ehrhart bet 10,000.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Michael Curry | 250,000 | -12,000 |
Edward Mroczkowski | 98,000 | -17,000 |
Jeremy Paetsch | 91,500 | 47,500 |
Tammy Ehrhart
|
86,500 | 43,000 |
James Nighbert
|
82,500 | 82,500 |