Break
The players are on a 10-minute break.
The players are on a 10-minute break.
With the final board laid out , Joe Tehan put Vanessa Peng all in. Peng tanked for a bit and then made the call. Tehan tabled the for two pair and Peng mucked. She was out the door immediately while Tehan stuck around to relish his round-one win. He'll take his three bounties to the final table already having locked up $40,000 for winning his first table.
Matt Woodward was all in on the feature table with the and up against the pocket sixes for Shannon Shorr. The board ran through and Woodward doubled up.
Allen Kessler was all in on the flop of with the . Ali Eslami called with the . The turn brought the and the river the to keep Kessler's hand in front and double him up to about 60,000.
Allen Kessler raised to 5,100 from the button. Sameer Al Janedi moved all in for 17,800 from the small blind. Ali Eslami folded the big blind and Kessler called.
Kessler:
Al Janedi:
The board ran out and Al Janedi doubled to about 40,000. Kessler was knocked back to 28,000.
Allen Kessler and his were looking to eliminate the short-stack Sameer Al Janedi with the . The board ran out though and Al Janedi was able to double back to 20,000 in chips.
Level: 10
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 300
With 20,000 in the middle, Allen Kessler was all in on the flop of with the . Ali Eslami was his opponent and he held the .
The turn brought the , which missed Kessler, but the on the river gave him a flush and doubled him up to 70,000 in chips.
John Smith has advanced to the final table after beating Bill Chen. Smith held the when all the money went in to Chen's . The board ran out and Chen hit the rail. Smith earned four bounties at this first table.
From the small blind, Joe Tehan raised to 4,200. William Reynolds reraised to 10,000 from the big blind. Tehan moved all in and Reynolds called.
Reynolds:
Tehan:
The board ran out and Tehan made a flush to bust Reynolds. He's now heads up with Vanessa Peng and has 230,000 of the 270,000 chips in play.