Prize Pool is Set
The prize pool is set at $229,000. A min-cash will be worth $2,519, with $54,956 set to go to the winner.
The prize pool is set at $229,000. A min-cash will be worth $2,519, with $54,956 set to go to the winner.
Players are on a 15-minute break.
Level: 11
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 100
We picked up the heads-up action after a flop of . Michael Filippidis bet 2,500 and his opponent called. The turn was the and Filippidis checked. His opponent bet 8,000 and Filippidis raised enough to put him all in. He instantly called and tabled . Filippidis had and the fell on the river to eliminate his opponent.
It appears that Filippidis may have been the benefactor of a misread board, as his opponent mentioned "I have the fl...", before realizing the turn was just the second heart on the board.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Michael Filippidis |
280,000
97,000
|
97,000 |
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Michael Filippidis |
235,000
-45,000
|
-45,000 |
Keven Stammen |
180,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
|
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Blake Barnes |
143,000
89,000
|
89,000 |
Jared Palmer |
134,000
89,000
|
89,000 |
Al Hencheck |
131,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
Stuart Hoag |
107,000
-8,000
|
-8,000 |
Matt Wright
|
95,000
33,000
|
33,000 |
Greg Yeager |
77,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
Ben Aicholtz
|
53,000
23,000
|
23,000 |
Harold Evans |
37,000
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
Aaron Wallace |
35,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
|
||
Matt Ernst |
33,000
-15,800
|
-15,800 |
David Ross |
21,500
-28,500
|
-28,500 |
Matt Lushin |
21,000
-25,000
|
-25,000 |
Level: 12
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 200
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David Ross Limped from middle position and Al Hencheck limped from the cutoff. Stuart Hoag raised to 3,200 from the button and Jared Palmer called from the small blind. Ross and Hencheck also came along. The flop was and Palmer led for 5,000. Ross folded and Hencheck raised to 15,000. Hoag got out of the way and Palmer called.
The turn brought two checks, as did the river. Palmer rolled over for the flopped flush, but Hencheck was one better with .
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Al Hencheck |
152,000
21,000
|
21,000 |
Jared Palmer |
126,000
-8,000
|
-8,000 |
Harold Evans raised to 3,500 from under the gun and Keven Stammen called from right behind. The flop came and Evans continued for 3,500. Stammen called and the came on the turn. Evans bet 7,000 and Stammen called. The river was the and Evans checked.
Stammen bet 9,000 and Evans reluctantly called, seeing the bad news when Stammen tabled for one more pair than his .
Stammen gave a few chips away the very next hand, but is still sitting with a healthy stack.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Keven Stammen |
264,000
84,000
|
84,000 |
|
||
Harold Evans |
14,600
-22,400
|
-22,400 |
Players are on a 15-minute break