Blumenthal Out
Level 19
: 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
Nic Blumenthal has just been eliminated in 29th place. His 
couldn't beat the 
for Wade Townsend and he has hit the rail.
The Big Event at The Bicycle Casino
The Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
The Big Event at The Bicycle Casino
Buy-in
$4,750
Prize Pool
$1,921,327
Entries
417
Level
29
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000
These Short Stacks Just Won't Die
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Level 19
: 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
Thomas Jenson got himself all in for 136,000 with 
, and Joe Hachem seemed content to flip for the knockout with his 
.
Jenson flopped his pair, and the 
board means he gets to stick around with twice as many chips as before.
"Jeez," Hachem said as he counted out his debt. "These short stacks just won't die."
Dowdy Over One Million
David Peters raised from under the gun to 21,000 and James Dowdy called in the cutoff seat. The flop came down 
and Peters continuation bet 23,000. Dowdy called.
The turn brought the and both players checked to see the 
fall on the river. Peters fired a small 18,000 and Dowdy called.
Dowdy tabled the 
to beat the 
for Peters.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,050,000 | 398,000 |
|
330,000 | -115,000 |
One for Townsend
Tyler Cornell bet the flop of 
for 28,000 and was called by Wade Townsend. The turn paired the board with the 
and both players checked to see the fall on the river. After Cornell checked, Townsend bet 41,000. Cornell folded and Townsend won the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
860,000 | 245,000 |
|
415,000 | -65,000 |
Hagan Done
Level 19
: 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
Mal Hagan limped from the small blind only to have the big blind move all in. Hagan had around 200,000 and quickly called only to discover the bad news:
Hagan: 
Big Blind: 
Hagan was looking for some help but received none as the board ran out 
. He becomes the 30th-place finisher.
DeMaci Doubles
Level 19
: 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
Someone in late position (possibly Josh Prager) opened to 25,000 before David Peters three-bet shoved from the small blind. In the big, Chris DeMaci squeezed out his cards and quickly called all in for his last 147,000, folding the initial raiser and getting him heads up with Peters.
Showdown
Peters: 
DeMaci: 
The board saved DeMaci's tournament life as it ran down 
. With that double, he's back to 340,000 now, while Peters falls back to about 445,000.
Vartzar Doubles Through Ramdin
Level 19
: 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
From the button, Jaime Kaplan raised before Victor Ramdin called from the small blind. Romik Vartzar squeezed all in for 135,000 more from the big blind. Kaplan folded and Ramdin called.
Ramdin:
Vartzar:
The flop, turn and river ran through 
to give Vartzar the double up.
Battling Between Hachem and Ramdin
From early-middle position, Victor Ramdin opened with a raise to 23,000. The button flatted and Joe Hachem flatted in the small blind. The flop then came down 
with Hachem checking to Ramdin. Ramdin fired 35,000 and the button folded. Hachem made the call.
The turn brought the and both Hachem and Ramdin checked. They also checked after the hit the river. Hachem tabled the and that was good enough to win the pot. Ramdin mucked.
On the next hand, Ramdin opened again with a raise to 23,000. This time it was from the under-the-gun position. Hachem contested him once more, but this time he reraised to 56,000 from the button. Ramdin called.
The flop came down a similar 
and both players checked to see the fall on the turn. Ramdin bet out 80,000 and Hachem folded, showing the . Ramdin showed the 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,570,000 | 165,000 |
|
825,000 | 50,000 |
Kamberis Lays it Down
Level 19
: 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
It wasn't a very fun break for Alex Kamberis, thanks to the final hand of the previous level:
From middle position, Wade Townsend opened with a raise to 18,000, and Kamberis (better known as "AJKHoosier1" online) made the call from the button to see a heads-up flop.
It came 
, and Townsend checked. When Kamberis bet 33,000 though, Townsend check-raised to 70,000, and Kamberis called. They both checked the turn, and the river filled out the board. Townsend took his cue, moving all in for just about 300,000 on an overshove. Kamberis had about 280,000 chips left in his own stack, and he'd spend the next six or eight minutes deep in the tank as the level ran out to zero. It was a long while before he stood up from his chair, slid his cards into the muck, and walked away for break.
After two or three steps, he turned around and said, "Show the bluff," to which Townsend responded by flipping over his . Kamberis was not impressed as he stormed off for the ten-minute stew, left with those 280,000 chips.
Level: 19
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 1,000