Level: 18
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 8,000
Level: 18
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 8,000
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
800,000
230,000
|
230,000 |
|
|
727,000
187,000
|
187,000 |
|
|
515,000
350,000
|
350,000 |
|
|
392,000
37,000
|
37,000 |
|
|
374,000
142,000
|
142,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
372,000 | |
|
|
370,000
231,000
|
231,000 |
|
|
340,000
19,000
|
19,000 |
|
|
290,000
22,000
|
22,000 |
|
|
275,000
85,000
|
85,000 |
|
|
255,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
|
240,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
|
225,000
131,000
|
131,000 |
|
|
225,000
85,000
|
85,000 |
|
|
220,000
158,000
|
158,000 |
|
|
215,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
|
185,000
43,000
|
43,000 |
|
|
170,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
|
|
160,000 | |
|
|
149,000
11,000
|
11,000 |
|
|
140,000
118,000
|
118,000 |
|
|
130,000
310,000
|
310,000 |
|
|
105,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
|
105,000
455,000
|
455,000 |
|
|
74,000
97,000
|
97,000 |

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| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
720,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
|
550,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
|
525,000
395,000
|
395,000 |
|
|
405,000
127,000
|
127,000 |
|
|
390,000
221,000
|
221,000 |
|
|
370,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
|
|
360,000
62,000
|
62,000 |
|
|
360,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
|
310,000
37,000
|
37,000 |
|
|
300,000
102,000
|
102,000 |
|
|
300,000
180,000
|
180,000 |
|
|
265,000
110,000
|
110,000 |
|
|
265,000
24,000
|
24,000 |
|
|
255,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
240,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
|
|
240,000
190,000
|
190,000 |
|
|
240,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
216,000
16,000
|
16,000 |
|
|
201,000
137,000
|
137,000 |
|
|
194,000
28,000
|
28,000 |
|
|
185,000
135,000
|
135,000 |
|
|
184,000
160,000
|
160,000 |
|
|
172,000
22,000
|
22,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
171,000
209,000
|
209,000 |
|
|
165,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
|
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Porfirio Mendez jammed for 51,000 in early position, and Roger Campbell called in middle position.
Porfirio Mendez: ![]()
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Roger Campbell: ![]()
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Mendez got no help on a ![]()
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flop, and lost an out on the
turn. The
river gave Campbell the nuts, and Mendez finishes two spots shy of a cash.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
380,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
|
Busted |
55 players remain in the HPT Ameristar East Chicago $1,650 Main Event, and 54 are slated to be paid. Hand-for-hand play has begun, so stay tuned to the PokerNews blog as we wait to find out who the unfortunate bubble boy will be.
Ravi Raghavan checked a ![]()
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board from the big blind, and Geremi Wicinski bet 42,000 into a pot of 80,000 from early position. Raghavan check-raised all in for 107,000, and Wicinski called.
Ravi Raghavan: ![]()
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Geremi Wicinski: ![]()
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Raghavan's kicker made the difference after the
fell on the river, and he doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
310,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
255,000
135,000
|
135,000 |
Greg Raymer checked an ![]()
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flop from the small blind over to Robert Keeling in the big blind. Keeling simply moved all in to put Raymer at risk for 225,000, an overbet of the 90,000 currently in the pot.
Raymer tanked for a few minutes, while Keeling took a sip of his beer, then eventually called the clock. Raymer called a few seconds into the countdown.
Greg Raymer: ![]()
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Robert Keeling: ![]()
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Keeling needed an ace, jack or eight to burst the bubble, but the
turn and
river gave a big double to the former WSOP Main Event champ.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
540,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
130,000
230,000
|
230,000 |
Greg Baird jammed for 134,000 from under the gun, and David Kenniston called to put him at risk next to act.
Greg Baird: ![]()
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David Kenniston: ![]()
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Baird needed to win a flip to avoid being the bubble, but a ![]()
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board left him one spot shy of a cash.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
680,000
130,000
|
130,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Christopher Underwood got his last 76,000 in preflop from the hijack, and Michael Matter three-bet shoved for 98,000 on the button, chasing out the blinds.
Christopher Underwood: ![]()
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Michael Matter: ![]()
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Underwood's aces got a small sweat when the ![]()
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flop gave Matter a gutshot, but the
turn and
river left Underwood in front for the double. Matter busted a few hands later.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
175,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
|
|
Busted |