Level: 18
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 1,000
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
Recent Payouts
Level 18
: 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
34th- Cynthia May ($9,000)
35th- Ali Eslami ($9,000)
36th- Farhad Saadat ($9,000)
37th- Daniel Negreanu ($9,000)
38th- Ognjen Sekularac ($9,000)
39th- Calvin Anderson ($9,000)
40th- Dustin Schmidt ($9,000)
41st- Shawn Busse ($8,000)
42nd- Pat Pezzin ($8,000)
43rd- Michael Allmroodt ($8,000)
44th- Anton Nikaj ($8,000)
45th- Ken Lawson ($8,000)
Cornell Flops It
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Level 18
: 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
Alex Kamberis opened to 18,000 from middle position, and he found a call from Tyler Cornell who was in the small blind.
Heads up, the two men took a flop of 
, and Kamberis continued out with another 28,000 chips. Cornell quickly called, and the 
landed on fourth street. Our attention was stolen by an all in at the adjacent table, but we would infer that the action check-checked to the 
river. This time, Cornell led out with a bet, pushing 66,000 into the pot. Kamberis called, but we'd never get to see his hand.
Cornell's 
had flopped a full house, and the pot he dragged has moved him up to about 440,000.
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."
Chippies!
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,405,000
205,000
|
205,000 |
|
1,380,000
-270,000
|
-270,000 |
|
||
|
875,000
53,000
|
53,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
650,000
178,400
|
178,400 |
|
580,000
305,000
|
305,000 |
|
||
|
510,000
-120,000
|
-120,000 |
|
480,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
||
|
335,000
-210,000
|
-210,000 |
|
310,000
-65,000
|
-65,000 |
|
||
|
|
290,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
275,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
245,000
125,000
|
125,000 |
|
|
230,000
-25,800
|
-25,800 |
|
205,000
-95,000
|
-95,000 |
|
||
|
200,000
-90,000
|
-90,000 |
|
150,000
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.