The Big Event at The Bicycle Casino
The "I Want to See" Game
Table 8 has been playing a game all day where each player is allowed a one-time "I Want to See" pass, which allows them to see an opponent's hand when requested. It is a good way to gather information, but the players only have one request. That said, they're waiting for the right opportunity.
David Paredes thought the opportunity was right after he folded to Joe Hachem's 80,000 river bet on a board. Hachem obliged and showed .
Shortly thereafter, Alex Kamberis raised to 38,000 from the hijack only to have Taylor von Kriegenbergh reraised to 85,000 on the button. Kamberis decided to fold while deciding to use his one-time pass. Von Kriegenbergh showed .
Table Redraw
Table 7
Seat 1: Jeremy Ausmus
Seat 2: Joshua Field
Seat 3: Victor Ramdin
Seat 4: James Dowdy
Seat 5: Santiago Nadal
Seat 6: Jose DeNoronha
Seat 7: Wade Townsend
Seat 8: David Peters
Table 8
Seat 1: Bryan Leskowitz
Seat 2: Romik Vartzar
Seat 3: Govert Metaal
Seat 4: Joe Hachem
Seat 5: Alex Kamberis
Seat 6: David Paredes
Seat 7: Taylor von Kriegenbergh
Seat 8: -Empty-
Jaime Kaplan Eliminated in 16th Place ($14,000)
While David Baker was getting eliminated on one table, Jaime Kaplan was all in on another table against David Paredes. Kaplan failed to win the hand meaning he was next to the payout desk, finishing in 16th place for $14,000. The field is now down to 15 players.
David Baker Eliminated in 17th Place ($11,500)
From the cutoff seat, David Baker moved all in for 205,000 after action folded over to him. Taylor von Kriegenbergh reraised all in from the button and knocked out the two blinds from the hand. He held the and was up against the for Baker.
Von Kriegenbergh went on to flop an ace on the flop. From there, the turn was the and the river the to eliminate Baker.
Von Kriegenbergh is over two million in chips now.
Ausmus Flushes Ramdin
On the final board of , Jeremy Ausmus fired a bet of 95,000. Victor Ramdin tanked for a bit and then made the call. He wasn't happy with what he saw as Ausmus tabled the for a rivered flush. Ramdin said he made aces up on the river.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Victor Ramdin | 1,600,000 | -310,000 |
Jeremy Ausmus
|
760,000 | 440,000 |
Joe Gaultieri Eliminated in 18th Place ($11,500)
Joe Gaultieri moved all in under the gun with and was called by the of Taylor von Kriegenbergh. Gaultieri could not catch and was eliminated from the tournament in 18th place, good for $11,500.
Good Day for Leskowitz
Just before the break, Jaime Kaplan put in a standard preflop raise only to face a reraise from Bryan Leskowitz. Action folded back to Kaplan and he pushed back with an all-in shove. Leskowitz snap-called for his tournament life, which was a total of 396,000 chips, and the cards were turned up:
Kaplan:
Leskowitz:
Kaplan had picked a bad spot and couldn't improve as the board ran out . He was crippled after the hand being left with less than 200,000. Meanwhile, it has been a good start to the day for Leskowitz, who is up to 900,000 after starting with less than 300,000.
Level: 21
Blinds: 8,000/16,000
Ante: 2,000
Break Time
Players are now on their first 10-minute break of the day.