Level: 5
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 400
Level: 5
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 400
We caught up with this hand on the flop between Aaron Massey, Tim West and Rick Fernandez. The board was ![]()
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, action checked to Massey and he bet 1,400. West moved all in for just over 9,000, Fernandez called and Massey let his hand go.
West: ![]()
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Fernandez: ![]()
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Fernandez was ahead with two pair, the board completed ![]()
and West was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
40,000 | |
|
|
Busted |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
90,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
|
|
90,000 | |
|
|
85,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
|
|
72,000
72,000
|
72,000 |
|
|
60,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
|
57,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
|
55,000 | |
|
|
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
|
50,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
|
48,000 | |
|
|
45,000 | |
|
|
45,000 | |
|
|
43,000
13,000
|
13,000 |
|
|
40,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
|
38,000 | |
|
|
||
|
|
36,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
|
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
|
28,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
28,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
|
28,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
|
20,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
|
14,000
16,000
|
16,000 |
Level: 4
Blinds: 100/300
Ante: 300
The first three levels are history and the field is going on their first break of the day. There is a lengthy list of players waiting to get a seat.
Gino Martinez limped under the gun, Eric Klemann limped behind, Aaron Massey raised to 1,300 and Anthony Wells called. Martinez re-raised to 3,000, Klemann folded and Massey called. Wells let his hang go, Massey and Martinez went to the flop of ![]()
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heads up and Martinez checked dark.
Massey bet 4,000, Martinez called and the turn came
. Martinez checked, Massey bet 8,000 and Martinez called. The river came
, Martinez checked and Massey bet 7,000. Martinez folded and Massey stacked the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
47,000
17,000
|
17,000 |
|
|
12,000
46,000
|
46,000 |
Level: 3
Blinds: 100/300
Ante: 0
We caught up with this hand on the turn with a board of ![]()
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. Gino Martinez, a local player with flair, checked, Faraz Jaka bet 5,000 and Martinez raised.
"That's a relaxed bet," he said and raised to 10,000.
Jaka moved all in for about 20,000 more and Martinez let his hand go. "That's a relaxed fold," he replied.
While the dealer was shuffling the next hand, Aaron Massey needled Martinez from across the table, "Gino, why are you trying to bluff the pro? Gino!"
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
58,000 | |
|
|
36,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
|
|
||
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 0
Tables of Death happen throughout tournaments as tables break but Level 1 TODs don't happen often.
Table 8
Seat 1: Aaron Massey
Seat 2: Tim West
Seat 5: Faraz Jaka
Seat 6: Ed Sebesta