Level: 16
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 500
Level: 16
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 500
It remains unclear what happened to Tina Andersen, but she has not shown up yesterday or today after bagging up more than average stack on Day 1. Her stack is quickly blinded down and she just lost the big blind as well to be forced all in within the next orbit.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Tina Andersen
|
4,500
-45,500
|
-45,500 |
The cards of Dario Sammartino were already in the muck and the TV crew headed away from the table. Jake Cody from one seat over doubled up his tiny stack with on a board of .
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Jake Cody | 40,000 | |
Ariel Mantel and Dirk Gerritse have been eliminated, the latter sent his stack over to Thiago Nishijima.
Nishijima raised to 8,000 and Gerritse three-bet all in for 118,500 from the small blind. The bracelet winner from Brazil asked the dealer twice for the amount and then made the call while the TV crew rushed by to record the action.
Gerritse:
Nishijima:
There was no help on the board and that was it for Gerritse.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Thiago Nishijima |
370,000
118,600
|
118,600 |
Dirk Gerritse | Busted | |
Ariel Mantel | Busted |
Koichi Nozaki limped the small blind and Team PokerStars SportStar Fatima Moreira de Melo checked her option in the big blind.
They both checked the flop, but when Nozaki checked the turn, Moreira de Melo fired out a bet of 5,000. Nozaki folded with a smile as Moreira de Melo showed the .
Despite winning the minimum with her two pair, the pot did push Moreira de Melo up over 400,000 for the first time as the money-bubble looms.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Fatima Moreira de Melo |
401,000
43,800
|
43,800 |
Pierre Calamusa has extended his chip lead in the first level of the day, and we just caught him winning a pot versus former PCA winner John Gale.
The flop showed on which Gale check-called 15,000, and the turn brought the . Gale quickly check-folded to a bet of 38,000 and Calamus now sits on 680,000 chips.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Pierre Calamusa |
680,000
99,800
|
99,800 |
|
||
John Gale |
270,000
2,500
|
2,500 |
It was a battle of American traveling pros when Kyle Frey made it 9,500 and Faraz Jaka three-bet the big blind, making it 21,500 total.
Frey called the bet, sending them heads-up to a flop, but when Jaka led for 14,000, Frey mucked his hand.
"Felt like something big there," Frey said, as Jaka raked in the pot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Kyle Frey |
215,000
-3,700
|
-3,700 |
Faraz Jaka |
130,000
16,400
|
16,400 |
Pierre Huter just won a decent pot in a three-way hand including Paul Hoefer and Kamran Aliyev. The latter bet the flop fpr 24,500 and was called by both before the turn and river were checked through. Hoefer was first after the button and had to show ace-ten, Huter had ace-jack for a straight and Aliyev mucked.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Pierre Huter |
210,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
Paul Hoefer |
205,000
33,000
|
33,000 |
Kamran Aliyev |
135,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
While we're not on the official bubble yet with 169 players remaining and 159 places paid, it must feel like a bubble double for Chris Dowling who seems to be safe to get paid after this hand.
Ivan Deyra just raised to 9,000 and from his left Dowling three-bet to 23,500. The action folded to Deyra and he put Dowling all in for 86,500 total.
Dowling:
Deyra:
The board ran out and Dowling doubled up.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Chris Dowling |
175,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
Ivan Deyra |
110,000
-83,300
|
-83,300 |
Vincent Gueneau just found himself all in and at risk for 35,000 chips and he was up against Marko Neumann.
Neumann:
Geuneau:
The board ran out and Geuneau picked up a little bit of steam right before the bubble.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Marko Neumann |
200,000
-30,000
|
-30,000 |
Vincent Gueneau |
75,000
33,500
|
33,500 |