Level: 8
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
Level: 8
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
"I played so bad," said Kevin Mathers, as he walked away from his table. He's going to take a break and try again in Flight B at 5 p.m.
His last hand, in his own words:
Managed to get to Level 7 and thought A9o was a good had to get it in with and was appropriately punished by AQ. Gonna give it a go at 5
— Kevin Mathers (@Kevmath)
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
Busted |
Level: 7
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 800
[Removed:438] raised to 3,000 from under the gun and was called by Mike Dentale in the middle position while the rest of the table folded.
The flop came ![]()
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for Goldner to check-shove for 9,400 after Dentale put in a bet. Dentale asked for a count and the dealer confirmed the amount. Dentale made the call.
Both players kept their cards closed for a few seconds with Goldner finally revealing ![]()
while Dentale held ![]()
.
The rest of the board was completed with the
on the turn and the
on the river for Goldner to stay ahead and double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
26,200 | |
|
|
20,200
26,800
|
26,800 |

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Dave Hausmann, a.k.a. "Two-Dollar Dave", always has a $2 bill handy, stamped with his name, at the table. He handed this one over to Din Tien after Tien picked up a nice pot.
Hausmann is up to 140,000, but had a bit more before losing a bit shortly after this photo was taken.
He took sixth place in the Omaha/Stud High/Low mixed event during last November's Fall Poker Open, earning $1,174. His best live cash came in the 2018 WSOP Main Event where he finished 1,073rd for $15,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
140,000
140,000
|
140,000 |
The flop read ![]()
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with some chips in the middle already.
The player in the middle position shoved for the player in the late position to fold but for Don Fisher in the cutoff to snap-call with the bigger stack.
Middle Position: ![]()
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Don Fisher: ![]()
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Fisher had flopped top pair with the flush draw while his opponent held middle pair with the straight draw.
The turn was the
for Fisher to make the flush and leave his opponent drawing dead.
The
completed the board as a formality as Fisher commented: "I am running pure today," while stacking up his newly acquired chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
200,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
|
49,000
49,000
|
49,000 |
|
|
||
Level: 6
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 600
Jon Gottlieb (small blind) got his last chips in holding ![]()
against Din Tien (big blind) who had ![]()
. The runout of ![]()
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was too little, too late, for Gottlieb, who was felted. (He's got the option to re-enter, however.) Tien took the pot with queens-up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
70,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
|
Busted |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
67,000 | |
|
|
66,000 | |
|
|
53,500 | |
|
|
47,000 | |
|
|
47,000 | |
|
|
42,000 | |
|
|
40,000 | |
|
|
40,000 | |
|
|
40,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
|
40,000 | |
|
|
40,000 | |
|
|
40,000 | |
|
|
||
|
|
40,000 | |
|
|
40,000 | |
|
|
39,000 | |
|
|
39,000 | |
|
|
38,200 | |
|
|
38,000 | |
|
|
38,000 | |
|
|
36,000 | |
|
|
30,000 | |
|
|
27,000 | |
|
|
17,000
13,000
|
13,000 |