$2,500 High Roller | August 2019 Colorado Poker Championship

08-28-2019 19:38 UTC-6

Wilkie Gets a Double

HillKerby

Level 13 : 1,200/2,400, 2,400 ante

There was around 59,000 in the pot on a board of and Steve Wilkie had the all in button and a counted-out stack of 27,600 in front of him from the small blind. Action was on Ruth Graham, who was on the button.

Graham went into the tank for close to two minutes, asking to confirm the amount somewhere in that time. Eventually, she put out chips to call.

Wilkie sheepishly announced a weak flush. Graham stayed stoic.

Wilkie tabled .

Graham looked back at her cards with body language displaying a desire to muck. Knowing all cards must be turned up at showdown, she tabled for a pair of aces, resulting in Wilkie’s flush being good en route to a full double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Steve Wilkie	115,200 54,600	54,600
Ruth Graham	61,000 -45,100	-45,100

Tags: Ruth Graham Steve Wilkie

08-28-2019 19:30 UTC-6

Chip Counts from Break

HillKerby

Level 13 : 1,200/2,400, 2,400 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Matt Livingston	165,900 5,900	5,900
Rich Dixon	157,700 21,700	21,700
Anthony Martinez	155,200 -7,500	-7,500
Zach Gutierrez	145,500 52,100	52,100
Bobby Opila	140,900 83,700	83,700
Mansour Alipourfard	127,000 52,400	52,400
Jon Cohen	126,800 -32,500	-32,500

Erik Macias	107,300 60,300	60,300
Ruth Graham	106,100 -12,900	-12,900
Behrouz Keshtavar	105,300 31,900	31,900
Danny Gonzales	104,300 5,400	5,400
Samuel Uhlmann	73,500 -44,900	-44,900
Mike Itoafa	71,100 22,100	22,100
Thomas Heine	66,100 -34,100	-34,100
Steve Wilkie	60,600 -43,400	-43,400
Bobby Sanoubane	57,500 -15,500	-15,500
Ronnie Lamb	57,200 -3,000	-3,000
Mitch Lekarczyk	48,800 -13,100	-13,100
William Yarosh	36,900 -10,300	-10,300
Corey Zedo	Busted
Peter Grahm	Busted

Level: 13

Blinds: 1,200/2,400

Ante: 2,400

08-28-2019 19:13 UTC-6

Break Time

HillKerby

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

The remaining 21 players are on another 10-minute break.

08-28-2019 19:08 UTC-6

More Photos from the August 2019 Colorado Poker Championship $2,500 High Roller

HillKerby

Matt Livingston, Dapo Ajayi, and William Yarosh

08-28-2019 19:00 UTC-6

Keeline and Peck Gone

HillKerby

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

A pair of eliminations has just occurred on Table 6 and Table 9.

On Table 9, Ben Keeline shoved all in from the cutoff and Bobby Sanoubane gave him action on the button.

Ben Keeline:
Bobby Sanoubane:

Keeline was unable to improve and was eliminated in the process.

At the same time on Table 6, Austin Peck opened to 4,300 from the cutoff and Matt Livingston three-bet to 11,000 from the small blind. Peck four-bet all in for around 35,000 and Livingston called.

Austin Peck:
Matt Livingston:

Livingston hit a six on the runout and sent Peck back down the mountain dry on his luck for the day.

With the two eliminations, 21 players remain around two-thirds of the way through Level 12

Player	Chips	Progress
Matt Livingston	160,000 90,000	90,000
Bobby Sanoubane	73,000 35,900	35,900
Ben Keeline	Busted
Austin Peck	Busted

Tags: Austin Peck Ben Keeline Bobby Sanoubane Matt Livingston

08-28-2019 18:52 UTC-6

Prize Pool Announced!

HillKerby

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

The official prize pool has been released. In total, 49 entries generated a prize pool of $115,150. The top five finishers will make it into the money, with the winner earning $40,300 for their efforts. A full breakdown of the prize pool is provided in the Payouts Tab.

08-28-2019 18:42 UTC-6

Graham Eliminates Fuller

HillKerby

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Thomas Fuller's seat was recently vacated after he was eliminated from the tournament. According to tablemate Ben Keeline, Ruth Graham raised to 5,500 from the cutoff and Thomas Fuller three-bet all in from the big blind. Graham asked for a count, which was totaled to be 35,500, and made the call.

Thomas Fuller:
Ruth Graham:

Graham was in dominating shape to send Fuller to the rail as the flop came , giving Fuller backdoor straight outs. That was as close as he would get, however, as the turn and river ran blank and Fuller was eliminated from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ruth Graham	119,000 56,500	56,500
Thomas Fuller	Busted

Tags: Ben Keeline Ruth Graham Thomas Fuller

Level: 12

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000

08-28-2019 18:34 UTC-6

Zipprich Eliminated

HillKerby

Level 11 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Table 8 has just recently broken, meaning there are 24 players left in the tournament across three full tables. The 25th place finisher was Stephen Zipprich, who was eliminated by Behrouz Keshtavar after shoving all in for the last of his chips and getting a call.

Stephen Zipprich:
Behrouz Keshtavar: