The Big Event at The Bicycle Casino

The Main Event
Day: 4
Event Info

The Big Event at The Bicycle Casino

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aj
Prize
$500,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$4,750
Prize Pool
$1,921,327
Entries
417
Level Info
Level
29
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000

Alex Kamberis Eliminated in 12th Place ($21,000)

Level 22 : 10,000/20,000, 2,000 ante
Alex Kamberis-12th place
Alex Kamberis-12th place

Action folded to Alex Kamberis in the small blind and he moved all in for his last 350,000 holding {A-}{7-}. David Paredes was in the big blind and snapped after looking down at {Q-Spades}{Q-Hearts}.

Kamberis was in big trouble and looking for an ace or clubs. The {5-Hearts}{K-Clubs}{6-Diamonds} flop wasn't much help, but the {4-Clubs} turn gave him a sweat. The dealer burned and revealed the {7-Diamonds} on the river, sending Kamberis home is 12th place.

Tags: Alex KamberisDavid Paredes

Dwindling Dowdy

Level 22 : 10,000/20,000, 2,000 ante

With 150,000 in the pot and a board reading {a-Diamonds}{7-Spades}{8-Hearts}{6-Clubs}, Santiago Nadal checked and James Dowdy bet 100,000. Nadal made the call as the {7-Clubs} was put out on the river. This time Nadal, who had Dowdy covered, led out by moving all in. Dowdy had 220,000 behind but decided to hold on to them and folded.

Tags: James DowdySantiago Nadal

Ausmus Wins Race to Double Big

Level 22 : 10,000/20,000, 2,000 ante

Jeremy Ausmus was under the gun and raised to 45,000. When action folded to Taylor von Kriegenbergh in the big blind, he put in a reraise to 118,000. Ausmus thought for a second and then announced that he was all in, for 717,000 total! Von Kriegenbergh asked for a count, shrugged, and made the call.

von Kriegenbergh: {A-Hearts}{K-Hearts}
Ausmus: {J-Hearts}{J-Clubs}

It was a classic coinflip for a 1.5 million pot and Ausmus' tournament life. The race came to a quick end when the flop fell {J-Diamonds}{3-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}, giving Ausmus top set. The {9-Clubs} turn and {6-Diamonds} river changed nothing and von Kriegenbergh dropped to 1.9 million.

Tags: Jeremy AusmusTaylor von Kriegenbergh

De Noronha Shoves and Shows Middle Set

Level 22 : 10,000/20,000, 2,000 ante
Jose de Noronha
Jose de Noronha

Jose De Noronha raised to three times the big blind from the cutoff seat, making it 60,000 to go. Joe Hachem called from the big blind and the flop came down {A-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}{8-Spades}. Hachem checked and De Noronha fired all in for 470,000. Hachem folded and De Noronha was kind enough to show. What'd he have? Oh, just the {9-Spades}{9-Hearts} for a set of nines.

Tags: Joe HachemJose De Noronha

Ausmus Takes a Little from Ramdin

Level 22 : 10,000/20,000, 2,000 ante

Jeremy Ausmus raised to 45,000 on the button and Victor Ramdin called from the small blind. Both players checked when the flop came down {5-Diamonds}{J-Spades}{4-Spades}, leading to the {9-Spades} on the turn. Ramdin bet 65,000, Ausmus called, and the {J-Hearts} hit the river. This time Ramdin fired 140,000, Ausumus called, and Ramdin said, "King high."

Ausmus showed {A-Diamonds}{6-Spades} for the best hand to take down the pot.

Tags: Jeremy AusmusVictor Ramdin

'Dowdy' Had It

Level 22 : 10,000/20,000, 2,000 ante

Taylor von Kriegenbergh opened to 45,000, and James Dowdy defended his big blind with the short stack. The two men checked the {7-Hearts} {8-Spades} {J-Hearts} flop, and the {10-Diamonds} landed on fourth street. Dowdy shrugged and slid all 165,000 of his chips forward, and von Kriegenbergh sunk in his chair. He asked for the count before folding, and Dowdy exposed his airball {A-Diamonds} {6-Diamonds} as he collected the pot with a smirk.

Tags: James DowdyTaylor von Kriegenbergh

Hachem Sets Up Paredes

Level 22 : 10,000/20,000, 2,000 ante
Joe Hachem
Joe Hachem

We picked up the action as Joe Hachem was betting 77,000 on a {K-Clubs} {3-Hearts} {8-Hearts} flop. He was heads-up with David Paredes, and Paredes flatted to see another card.

It was the {J-Hearts}, and this time both players checked to the {5-Clubs} river. Hachem took control again, firing out 158,000. Paredes quickly called, and Hachem turned up {J-Diamonds} {J-Clubs} for the set. It was good, and Hachem moves up to about 1.7 million with that nice pot.

Paredes is down under a million now, knocked back to about 920,000.

Tags: David ParedesJoe Hachem

Wade Townsend Eliminated in 11th Place ($21,000)

Level 22 : 10,000/20,000, 2,000 ante
Wade Townsend - 11th place
Wade Townsend - 11th place

On a {3-Diamonds} {5-Hearts} {A-Diamonds} flop, Jeremy Ausmus checked to his heads-up opponent, Wade Townsend who put out a bet of 75,000. After some time considering, Ausmus check-raised to something like 215,000, and Townsend proceeded to shove all in for about 500,000 total. Ausmus called, and the cards were on their backs.

Showdown
Ausmus: {A-Clubs} {2-Hearts}
Townsend: {A-Hearts} {Q-Hearts}

Townsend was well in front, and the {9-Hearts} that landed on fourth street was a great card as it took one out away from Ausmus.

River: {4-Clubs}

Townsend let out a screaming, "F**!!!" as the river card betrayed his best hand. Ausmus made a wheel with that offsuit four, and Townsend's day has been put out to pasture.

Tags: Jeremy AusmusWade Townsend

Level: 23

Blinds: 12,000/24,000

Ante: 2,000