Hand #9: Tony Gregg raised to 85,000 in the cutoff, Ryan D'Angelo defended his big blind, and D'Angelo check-folded to a bet of 90,000 on a flop of .
Hand #10: Gregg raised to 85,000 in the hijack seat, Curt Kohlberg called in the big blind, and the duo checked on a flop of . The turn was the , and Kohlberg check-folded to a bet of 75,000.
Hand #11: D'Angelo took down the blinds and antes with a raise to 90,000 on the button.
Hand #12: Gregg was second to act, and raised to 85,000. Abraham Korotki made the call in the big blind, and both players checked on the flop () and the turn (). They also checked on the river (), and Korotki was awarded the pot with for a rivered pair of eights.
Hand #13: The action folded to Korotki, who completed from the small blind. Byron Kaverman put in a raise to 130,000, and Korotki folded.
Hand #14: Keven Stammen opened to 95,000 from under the gun, but folded after Tony Dunst three-bet to 250,000 in the next seat over.
Hand #15: Ryan D'Angelo opened to 90,000 and Abraham Korotki flatted from the cutoff, bringing a flop to the table. The flop was checked through, as was the turn () and river (). D'Angelo turned over
Hand #16: Abraham Korotki opened to 85,000 from the hijack, Tony Gregg flatted from the button, and the flop fell . Kortoki led into the "End Boss" with a 130,000 wager and Gregg called, bringing the to the table on the turn. Korotki slowed down with a check to Gregg, who methodically cut out a stack of 290,000 and slid it forward. Korotki called to peel the on the river and quickly shoved all in for right around 1 million to fold Gregg.
Hand #17: It was folded to Keven Stammen on the button who made it 95,000 to go. Tony Dunst folded from the small blind and Ryan D'Angelo folded while saying "what a terrible hand." Stammen showed him and got a laugh from D'Angelo.
Hand #18: Abraham Korotki raised to 85,000 from under the gun + 1 and picked up the blinds and antes when everyone folded.
Hand #19: Byron Kaverman took down the blinds and antes with an early position (UTG+1) raise to 90,000.
Hand #20: Everyone folded and Abraham Korotki received a walk out of the big blind.
Hand #21: Tony Gregg raised to 85,000 under the gun, Tom Dobrilovic moved all in for around 550,000 on the button, and Gregg folded.
Hand #22: Keven Stammen raised to 95,000 from under the gun, Gregg defended his big blind, and the flop fell . Both players checked, and they knuckled again on the turn (). The river was the , Gregg led out for 150,000, and Stammen folded.
Hand #23: Tony Dunst raised to 85,000 from under the gun, Gregg three-bet to 235,000 out of the small blind, and Dunst folded.
Hand #25: Byron Kaverman opened to 90,000 from the hijack and claimed the blinds and antes.
Hand #26: Tony Dunst opened to 85,000 after action folded to him on the button, and the blinds and antes were his without a fight
Hand #27: Keven Stammen opened to 95,000 from the hijack and Tony Dunst flatted from the cutoff. The dealer fanned the and Stammen c-bet for 100,000. Dunst called to take the turn, which came , and both players tapped the table. They did the same on the river, with Dunst opening up for the winner.
Hand #28: Byron Kaverman opened to 90,000 from under the gun and the table folded around dutifully.
Hand #29: It was folded to Tom Dobrilovic on the button who moved the remainder of his short stack into the middle. Unfortunately for Dobrilovic, Byron Kaverman woke up with a hand in the big blind and made the call.
Dobrilovic had and Kaverman . The board would run out and Dobrilovic would be eliminated in 8th place for an impressive $143,146.
"Not a bad payday. I'll take it," Tom said with a smile as he left the room to collect his winnings.
Hand #30: There was unknown action after the Tom Dobrilovic elimination.'
Hand #31: Byron Kaverman took the blinds and antes with a raise to 90,000 on the button.
Hand #32: Kaverman popped it to 90,000 again, this time from the cutoff, and Tony Dunst defended his big blind. The dealer fanned , and Dunst check-folded to a bet of 105,000.
Hand #33: Tony Gregg took down the blinds and antes with a raise to 85,000.
Hand #34: Dunst raised to 85,000 on the button, Curt Kohlberg called in the big blind, and both players checked on a flop of . Kohlberg led out for 65,000 on the turn (), and 100,000 on the river (). Dunst called both bets, Kohlberg showed for a pair of queens, but it was no good against Dunst's for a pair of kings.
Hand #35: Kaverman was first to act, and raise to 80,000. Four players called; Dunst (cutoff), Kohlberg (small blind), and Abraham Korotki (big bling). The flop came , and the action checked to Dunst who fired out 175,000. Kohlberg and Korotki both folded, and Kaverman check-raised to 550,000. Dunst called.
The turn was a third diamond - the - and Kaverman slid out another 550,000. Dunst folded.
Daniel Negreanu is not in the building, but we didn't dare break a confused railbird's heart
Hand #36: Tony Gregg opened to 85,000 from under the gun and the rest of the table paid respect to the "End Boss" by folding around.
Hand #37: Curt Kohlberg decided he wanted the blinds and antes too, so he opened to 80,000 from the cutoff and stole some himself.
Hand #38: Byron Kaverman opened for an undetermined amount (a railbird who bypassed the strict security measures which are an open gate was asking about Daniel Negreanu, and thus we missed the bet). Either way, Kaverman dragged the blinds and antes his way without a fight.
Hand #39: Keven Stammen opened to 120,000 from the small blind, and Tony Dunst surrendered his big blind.
Hand #40 Ryan D'Angelo went for a walk in the big blind.
Hand #41: Abraham Korotki opened for 85,000 from under the gun, and next to act, Byron Kaverman three-bet to 215,000. Korotki flatted to see the flop, and he checked to the aggressor. Kaverman played that part well when he c-bet for 250,000, but a raise to 585,000 by Korotki scared him off the pot.
Hand #42: Byron Kaverman opened to 90,000 from early position (UTG) and Abraham Korotki called from the big blind. The flop came and both players checked. On the turn, Korotki lead out for 130,000 and was called in record time by Kaverman. The river was the and Kaverman would take the pot with a 275,000 bet after Korotki checked.
Hand #43: Curt Kohlberg raised to 80,000 from the button and was called by Abraham Korotki in the small blind and Byron Kaverman in the big blind. The flop came and all three players checked. The turn was the and Korotki checked. Kaverman made a 150,000 chip bet and Kohlberg folded. Korotki made the call.
The river was the and this time Korotki led out for a large bet - 360,000 total. Kaverman thought for a short time before deciding to lay it down.
Hand #44: Ryan D'Angelo, the shortest stack at the table, opened to 90,000 from the hijack and was called by Tony Gregg in the big blind. The flop came and Gregg check-called D'Angelo's 60,000 bet. The turn was the and Gregg again check-called a bet from D'Angelo, this time for 135,000.
The river was the and Gregg checked a third time leading to a third bullet from D'Angelo, this time for 240,000. Gregg flipped his hoodie off of his head, thought about it for a moment, and then laid it down.
Hand #45: Byron Kaverman raised to 90,000 on the button, Tony Gregg called out of the small blind, and Keven Stammen defended in the big blind.
The dealer fanned , Gregg led out for 125,000, and both Stammen and Kaverman made the call.
The turn was a repeat nine - the - and Gregg opted to check. Stammen knuckled behind, Kaverman took the opportunity to fire out 325,000, and Gregg, the Season XI WPT Parx Open Poker Classic champion, tanked for a bit before he check-raised to an even 1 million.
Stammen upped the ante, announcing a re-raise to 1.6 million - 75,000 chips shy of an official raise, but there was no intervention - and Kaverman quickly folded. Gregg moved all in for a total of 1.85 million, and Stammen instantly called.
Stammen:
Gregg:
Stammen flopped the stone-cold nuts, and unfortunately for Gregg, he turned trip nines. The WPT Champions Club member needed a , , or the on the river to survive, but it was not to be as the completed the board.
Gregg shook hands with his former competitors before exiting, and the remaining six players are now buzzing about while bagging and tagging. We will have official counts and a recap for you shortly.
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