Level: 16
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 6,000
Level: 16
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 6,000
A player in middle position moved all in for his last 41,000 chips. John Renshaw called from the hijack before Istvan Szabo moved all in from the big blind for 73,000. Renshaw called.
Middle Position: 10♣7♣
Istvan Szabo: A♣K♦
John Renshaw: 7♠7♥
The board ran out 2♥J♠9♦A♠10♥ and Szabo caught an ace to sit back down in his chair and drag in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
380,000 | |
|
|
180,000
180,000
|
180,000 |
Michael Azzaro opened to 12,000 from the button. John Renshaw defended his big blind.
Both players checked the Q♠J♠3♠ flop before Renshaw fired 25,000 on the Q♣ turn. Azzaro called.
Renshaw checked the J♣ river over to Azzaro who bet 55,000. Renshaw called but came up short against Azzaro's A♥Q♦.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
430,000 | |
|
|
130,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
Michael McNicholas raised to 12,000 from middle position, and when it folded to the small blind, he three-bet to 28,000. The big blind folded, and McNicholas made the call to see a flop.
The flop came 5♦3♣Q♦ and both players checked to the 6♠ on the turn. The small blind then bet 35,000, which was called by McNicholas.
The river was the J♦ and the small blind went all in for 113,000. McNicholas was in the tank for almost two minutes, before finding the call.
The small blind said "Good call" as he tabled A♠K♠ for just ace high. McNicholas then showed A♦Q♥ for top pair top kicker, to take the pot and eliminate the small blind.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
345,000
135,000
|
135,000 |
With 28 players remaining, and 27 players making the money and Day 2, the tournament director has announced that the tournament will go to hand for hand play.
Level: 17
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 8,000
Keith Crowder raised to 15,000 from early position, and was called by Bin Weng in middle position, and Kevin Roche in the big blind.
The flop came 2♥10♥4♦ and Roche checked to Crowder, who bet 36,000. Weng folded, and Roche made the call.
Roche check-called a bet of 52,000 after the A♦ on the turn.
The river was the K♥ and Roche led out for a bet of 90,000, which sent Crowder into the tank. After about two minutes, Crowder eventually found the call.
Roche tabled A♥7♠ for a pair of aces, but Crowder had the winner when he flipped over K♠K♣ for rivered set of kings to take the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
750,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
|
585,000 | |
|
|
||
|
|
320,000
95,000
|
95,000 |
|
|
||
A player in early position opened to 1,600. The button called, Ryan Mostafa called in the small blind but Keith Crowder three-bet to 75,000 from the big blind. The initial raiser folded but Mostafa reraised all in for 530,000. Crowder called, covering Mostafa and needed to dodge an Ace.
Ryan Mostafa: A♠J♣
Keith Crowder: K♠K♣
The dealer put out K♦7♣3♥Q♦J♦ and Mostafa was eliminated on the bubble, as Crowder took down the over 1,000,000-chip pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,250,000
665,000
|
665,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
Busted | |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,178,000
72,000
|
72,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
817,000
257,000
|
257,000 |
|
|
663,000
87,000
|
87,000 |
|
|
628,000
88,000
|
88,000 |
|
|
536,000
191,000
|
191,000 |
|
|
408,000
98,000
|
98,000 |
|
|
389,000
144,000
|
144,000 |
|
|
350,000
350,000
|
350,000 |
|
|
304,000
304,000
|
304,000 |
|
|
284,000
284,000
|
284,000 |
|
|
276,000
44,000
|
44,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
266,000
31,000
|
31,000 |
|
|
264,000
249,000
|
249,000 |
|
|
233,000
23,000
|
23,000 |
|
|
215,000
215,000
|
215,000 |
|
|
196,000
214,000
|
214,000 |
|
|
191,000
133,000
|
133,000 |
|
|
188,000
80,500
|
80,500 |
|
|
186,000
71,000
|
71,000 |
|
|
122,000
122,000
|
122,000 |
|
|
112,000
63,000
|
63,000 |
|
|
109,000
76,000
|
76,000 |
|
|
107,000
63,800
|
63,800 |
|
|
86,000
44,000
|
44,000 |
|
|
86,000
94,000
|
94,000 |
Action has concluded for the day with the final 27 players making it to Day 2. A recap of today's action will follow shortly.