John Lupo has been slowly accumulating chips back on Table 4, now up to about 650,000 and close to the chip leader.
Just 13 tables remain in action here in the Signature Room with three levels to go before the bag & tag.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
650,000 |
Level: 15
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 6,000
Just a couple of days ago, Soukha Kachittavong took first place in the BFPO $500K GTD Deepstack Kick-Off event, earning $87,443 (7-way deal).
He's been struggling to get any traction today, but he's finally there.
He was all-in with pocket fours against pocket sevens and both players caught a set on the 
flop.
Then Kachittavong caught the case four for quads to take the pot, doubling up to ~530,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
530,000 |
James Brady got his chips in good holding pocket kings against 
.
The the dealer burned and spread a flop that included not one but two Aces!
No King arrived to help Brady and he was busted.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Level: 14
Blinds: 2,500/5,000
Ante: 5,000
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
475,000 | 378,000 |
|
460,000 | -40,000 |
|
430,000 | 100,000 |
|
420,000 | |
|
400,000 | 240,000 |
|
380,000 | 30,000 |
|
|
310,000 | |
|
270,000 | |
|
|
245,000 | |
|
225,000 | |
|
220,000 | |
|
208,000 | |
|
170,000 | |
|
|
165,000 | |
|
|
160,000 | |
|
150,000 | |
|
110,000 | |
|
110,000 | |
|
95,000 | |
|
Busted |
Players are back and registration has closed with an unofficial count of 295 entrants in Flight B, bringing the total through the first two flights to 548.
As of the break, Michael Lind leads the remaining ~170 players with 765,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
765,000 |
Level: 13
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
Level 12 is done and time for a color-up break. The black 100-denomination chips will be colored up and removed from play during this break.
When play resumes, registration for Flight B will close.
Rich Palumbo is up to 500,000 and doing quite well.
"It's my fault," said Michael Malinconico, "I brought him."
Palumbo isn't really blushing, it's just the red reflecting off his sweatshirt.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
500,000 |