Break it Up
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Level 18
: 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
We've got 31 players left, and they're off for a ten-minute break once again.
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
Pass the Sugar!
Level 18
: 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
Action folded to Joe Hachem on the button and he min-raised to 16,000. Joshua Field reraised from the small blind to 42,000. Action got back to Hachem and the 2005 World Series of Poker Main Event champion made the call.
The flop came down 
and Field paused for a bit before continuing his aggressive ways with a bet of 48,000. Hachem came back with a raise to 200,000. Field moved all in, having Hachem covered. Hachem called.
Hachem tabled the 
for an overpair and was ahead of the 
for Field. The turn was the 
and the river the 
. Hachem made sure to see if Field had a diamond and then breathed a sigh of relief when he verified he didn't.
Hachem was all in for 338,000 on the flop and is now up to 775,000 in chips. Field was left with 170,000.
Arjang Eliminated While DeMaci Drops
Level 18
: 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
Chris DeMaci raised to 19,000 from early position and received a call from Josh Prager in the big blind. When the flop fell 
, Prager check-called a bet of 24,000 from DeMaci to see the 
on the turn, which both players checked.
Prager then best a tiny 15,000 when the 
appeared on the river. DeMaci thought about it for a long time before folding, dropping to 470,000 in the process.
Not too long after, David Peters raised to 16,000 on the button and DeMaci reraised to 45,000. The big blind, Payman Arjang, called all in for his last 34,000 and Peters called DeMaci's raise. With one player all in, the flop came down 
. DeMaci bet 47,000, Peters called, and both players checked the 
turn. When the 
was put out on the river, DeMaci checked, Peters bet 86,000, and DeMaci tank-folded. Peters showed 
for a pair of nines. Arjang simply mucked while Peters chipped up to 600,000. DeMaci is down to 360,000.
Hachem Finds Aces, Action
Level 18
: 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
In early position, Joe Hachem opened to 16,000, and Jamie Kaplan three-bet him to 36,000 a couple seats over. Romik Vartzar made the overcall, sending the decision back to Hachem. All 170,000 of his chips went into the middle on a shove, and that folded Kaplan out of the way without too much trouble. Vartzar had 
, though, and he made the call to put Hachem at risk. Hachem's hand? Just 
.
There was a scary paint card on the flop, but the board ran out 
to hold Hachem's aces and earn him the double. "Aussie, Aussie, Aussie," table mate Victor Ramdin said as Hachem stacked the pot. He's got 396,000 now, back in the game with an above-average stack.
Williams is Finished
Level 18
: 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
On the button, Nic Blumenthal opened to 18,000, and Jeff Williams three-bet shoved for 90,000 from the small blind. When it came back to Blumenthal, he quickly made the call to put Williams at risk, and "yellowsub86" knew he was well behind.
Showdown
Blumenthal:
Williams: 
Williams was looking for an ace to stick around, but the dealer provided no help as the board ran . The sub has been torpedoed while Blumenthal moves up to 375,000 or so.
Dowdy and DeMaci Exchange Blows
Level 18
: 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
From under the gun, 2010 North American Poker Tour Los Angeles Main Event runner-up Chris DeMaci raised to 19,000. James Dowdy called from the cutoff seat and the flop came down 
. DeMaci checked and Dowdy checked.
The turn card brought the 
and DeMaci checked again. Dowdy bet 32,000 only to have DeMaci check-raise to 94,000. Dowdy stuck around by making the call.
The fell on the river and DeMaci bet 137,000. Dowdy asked how much the bet was for and then made the call. He called with bottom set holding the and DeMaci mucked his hand without showing.
On the very next hand, Dowdy opened from the hijack seat to 20,000 and DeMaci defended with a call from the big blind to see the flop come down . DeMaci checked and Dowdy bet 24,000. Guess what? DeMaci check-raised again, this time to 57,000. Dowdy made the call.
The fell on the turn and a bet of 115,000 was slid out by the former chip leader of this event. Dowdy mumbled some words to himself, checked his hand once more and then tossed it into the muck.
After those two confrontations, Dowdy sits at 652,000 and DeMaci at 495,000.
We're Stuck
Level 18
: 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
The number on the board has been locked on 33 for nearly an hour as nobody wants to cash a check today. With an average stack approaching 50 big blinds, it may be a while before the action starts to pick up again.
A while, that is, unless Victor Ramdin and Taylor von Kriegenbergh have anything to say about it.
Von Kriegenbergh's Isolates
Level 18
: 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
Under the gun, Paul Chauderson raised and was called by Taylor von Kriegenbergh in middle position. The hijack then moved all in for 119,000 more and Chauderson called, leaving himself 210,000 behind. Von Kriegenbergh, the big stack, asked for a count before announcing that he was all in. It was a tough decision back to Chauderson who stood from his seat and thought for a couple minutes before releasing his hand.
"You have a big hand?" the hijack asked.
"No, I just thought he'd fold," von Kriegenbergh responded as he flipped 
. The hijack revealed his 
and it was off to the races. When the flop fell 
, the hijack took the lead and left von Kriegenbergh looking for an eight.
The turn was the 
, which caused Chauderson to smack the table in frustration. He then grabbed his mucked cards and showed for what would have been trips had he played. The on the river ensured the hijack's double thanks to von Kriegenbergh's isolation.
Chippies!
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,405,000 | 205,000 |
|
1,380,000 | -270,000 |
|
875,000 | 53,000 |
|
|
650,000 | 178,400 |
|
580,000 | 305,000 |
|
510,000 | -120,000 |
|
480,000 | 200,000 |
|
335,000 | -210,000 |
|
310,000 | -65,000 |
|
|
290,000 | 40,000 |
|
275,000 | 45,000 |
|
245,000 | 125,000 |
|
|
230,000 | -25,800 |
|
205,000 | -95,000 |
|
200,000 | -90,000 |
|
150,000 | -20,000 |
No Action For Prager
Level 18
: 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
A player in late position opened to 23,000 before Josh Prager three-bet shoved for a total of 216,000. The initial raiser spent several long minutes in the tank, considering the decision for nearly his full stack as well. Eventually, he folded showing .
The pot was pushed to Prager, and he showed up 
with a frown and a, "Good fold."