Level: 10
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 100
Level: 10
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 100
Ben Grise opened to 2,500 in the hijack, and David Eldridge reraised to 5,100 on the button. Adam Lamphere cold four-bet to 12,200 in the small blind, and Grise thought awhile before mucking. Eldridge put Lamphere all in for about 56,000 total, and Lamphere quickly called.
Lamphere:
Eldridge:
Lamphere fell miles behind as flopped to give Eldridge trips, and he filled up to lock up the win on the turn.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
David Eldridge |
156,500
63,900
|
63,900 |
Adam Lamphere | Busted |
With a player in the small blind already all in, Ben Grise bet 6,000 under the gun and got a call from Mike Senneff on a board. Grise bet 11,000 more on the river, and Senneff called.
Grise showed for a wheel. The dealer turned up the other two hands, per tournament rules, and Senneff had what looked like two tens, while the all-in played had .
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Ben Grise |
129,000
34,000
|
34,000 |
Mike Senneff
|
18,200
-31,800
|
-31,800 |
A player opened for 2,000 under the gun and Patrick Steele made it 5,300 on the button. The first player tanked awhile and then shoved all in for about 25,000, and Steele quickly called.
"That's not good," the player said, turning up .
Steele showed .
"Wow," the player said. "What's he doing with jack-high?"
The hand led though, and Steele took complete command as flopped. The turn gave his opponent a sweat, but a river gave Steele a straight.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Patrick Steele |
102,000
35,300
|
35,300 |
A player opened for 3,500 in the cutoff, and Casey Enders made it 8,500 on the button. The cutoff called, and he check-called 12,000 on the flop. Both players checked the , and a hit the river. Two more checks, and the cutoff opened for top two. Enders held for a straight.
The cutoff swore at the bad river before noting even leading out wouldn't have won him the pot, as Enders had the .
Players are on a 15-minute break.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Casey Enders
|
94,500
100
|
100 |
Level: 11
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 100
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Allen Kessler |
135,000
29,500
|
29,500 |
|
||
Matt Ringger
|
90,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
Mike Williams |
78,000
18,000
|
18,000 |
Tom Midena |
66,300
21,200
|
21,200 |
Donnie Kidman |
40,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
Steve Williams | Busted |
Nick Pupillo raised to 3,500 on the button and then called a three-bet to 10,000 from Ben Grise in the big blind. Both players checked the flop, and Grise bet 6,500 on the turn. Pupillo slid out 34,500, a massive raise.
"Is that all in?" Grise asked, leaning forward. Seeing Pupillo had about 30,000 more behind he seemed perplexed.
"Why so much?" he asked as he thought things over before eventually folding. "Pick one."
Pupillo declined.
"You don't want to see?" Grise pressed.
Another player flipped over the .
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Ben Grise |
130,500
1,500
|
1,500 |
Nick Pupillo |
92,000
16,500
|
16,500 |
|
Nick Pupillo and Ben Grise went to war once more as Pupillo opened for a raise and called a Grise three-bet to 7,500, seeing a flop. Both players checked, and Pupillo bet 6,000 on the turn. Grise raised to 13,000. Pupillo came back with 20,000.
"Is that enough for a raise?" Grise asked. The dealer confirmed it was, and Grise called.
Pupillo plopped down 25,000 on the river.
"You got an eight?" Grise asked as he called.
Pupillo silently flipped .
"That was evil," Grise said as he showed . "Easy game for you."
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Nick Pupillo |
135,000
44,100
|
44,100 |
|
||
Ben Grise |
93,500
-37,000
|
-37,000 |
Tom Midena bet 2,000 from middle position after his big blind opponent checked a flop, and the big blind checked. Midena rapped a chip after his opponent checked the turn, and the board completed with . The big blind checked and immediately called when Midena bet 5,200, and the latter showed for two pair.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Tom Midena |
73,200
6,900
|
6,900 |