2016 iNinja World Championship at Planet Hollywood

$250,000 Guaranteed
Day: 2
Event Info

2016 iNinja World Championship at Planet Hollywood

Final Results
Winner
Prize
$63,876
Event Info
Buy-in
$400
Entries
1,140
Level Info
Level
36
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
50,000

Welcome to Day 2 of iNinja World Championship (full)

iNinja World Championship Day 1b
iNinja World Championship Day 1b

Four grueling Day 1 flights are in the books and it's time for everyone who made it through to combine for a chance at some serious money. It's time for Day 2 of iNinja World Championship, which takes place at Planet Hollywood and will see 211 players out of 1,140 return for a chance at the $250,000 guaranteed prize pool that has ballooned to around $400,000.

Official payout numbers should be available almost immediately at the start of Day 2 play, and the money bubble should be hit pretty early in the day.

Matt Lushin will be coming in with the most chips at 439,000, trailed by Jeremy Kerbel (418,500), Jeff Sluzinski (346,000), and Praveen Lokam (315,000). Some others to watch for include Jason Smith (223,500), Michael Sanders (190,000), Matt Reed (161,000), Ryan Phan (160,500), and iNinja Pros Aaron Johnson (137,000), John Reading (136,500), and Vlad Revniaga (131,000).

Things get underway in Level 16 (2,000/4,000/500) and go until a winner is determined according to the schedule, but that may prove to be impossible with such a large field.

Player Chips Progress
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Matt Lushin
439,000
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Jeremy Kerbel
418,500
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Jeffrey Sluzinski
346,000
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Praveen Lokam
315,000
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Samuel Pierce III
301,000
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Jewook Oh
300,000
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Bob Dixon
284,500
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Jesse Mills
281,000
Profile photo of Gary Bertram
Gary Bertram
262,000
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Stephen Dees
243,000
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Ricky Kroegen
239,500
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Kai Yang
232,500
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Patrick Roy
228,500
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Ricky Lim
228,000
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Mason Rosenberg
228,000
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Tony Robertson
224,500
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Jason Smith
223,500
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Ahmed Karrim
222,500
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Dhanesh Chainani
222,500
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Fred Jones
221,000
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Arlen Yun
214,500
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Rafael Rodriguez
214,000
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James Krause
212,500
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Victor Ayala
211,000
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Alan Casas
205,500

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Reading Gets Lucky

Level 18 : 3,000/6,000, 500 ante
John Reading
John Reading

John Reading was in the big blind and check-raised a bet from the player on the button to about 45,000. Reading's opponent, who had bet 18,000 on the {9-Clubs}{q-Hearts}{q-Clubs} flop, shoved all in for around 150,000. Reading quickly called.

Reading: {j-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}
Opponent: {a-Clubs}{j-Clubs}

Both players were drawing but Reading was behind. The {10-Spades} turn gave him what he needed though, and the {2-Diamonds} river was a brick.

Reading is up to about 495,000. Players are now on break.

Lazar Coolers Oh

Level 22 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Jewook Oh
Jewook Oh

Jewook Oh and Tony Lazar got in a raising war that resulted in Oh being all in on a board of {a-}{q-}{q-}{8-} with {8-}{8-} for a boat. Unfortunately for him, he was drawing dead as Lazar held {q-Clubs}{8-Clubs} for queens full.

Lazar is hot early this summer, coming off a fifth-place finish at the World Series of Poker in the $1,500 8-Game event.

Player Chips Progress
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Tony Lazar
900,000
600,000
600,000
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Jewook Oh
Busted

Steiner Busts Two

Level 25 : 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante
Joshua Steiner
Joshua Steiner

We found Joshua Steiner in the small blind, calling the all-in shove of a player with 230,000 on the button. A player under the gun who initially raised to 60,000 then jammed for 1 million total. After getting the count and thinking for a bit, Steiner pushed in the calling chips.

Steiner: {a-Spades}{k-Hearts}
Button: {a-Clubs}{j-Spades}
Early position: {j-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}

The {10-Spades}{5-Hearts}{6-Spades} flop improved nobody, but an {a-Hearts} turn gave Steiner a hammerlock on things. The {5-Diamonds} river was a blank.

Player Chips Progress
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Joshua Steiner
2,400,000
950,000
950,000

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Final Table Bubble for Nagasako

Level 29 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante
Junichi Nagasako
Junichi Nagasako

Junichi Nagasako defended his big blind from a cutoff open by John Mann, and {3-Clubs}{9-Spades}{4-Spades} flopped. Nagasako shoved all in for about 550,000 and Mann shrugged and flicked in a chip to call.

Mann: {7-Clubs}{7-Spades}
Nagasako: {9-Clubs}{2-Clubs}

Mann needed a seven, and the {q-Clubs} missed him but the {7-Diamonds} was what he needed. Nagasako shot out of his seat in disgust, and the remaining players are drawing for the final table.

Player Chips Progress
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Junichi Nagasako
Busted

James Millman Eliminated in 8th Place ($7,039)

Level 31 : 60,000/120,000, 20,000 ante
James Millman - 8th Place
James Millman - 8th Place

Carlos Chang opened to 240,000 in middle position and called the shove of James Millman, who had about 1.6 million in the next seat.

Chang: {q-Hearts}{q-Spades}
Millman: {a-Hearts}{5-Spades}

The flop came {5-Clubs}{8-Clubs}{k-Hearts}, giving Millman some more outs after pairing his five. The {7-Spades} was a brick though, and it was followed by another blank: {4-Diamonds}.

Chip counts
Carlos Chang, 6.1 million

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Joshua Steiner Eliminated in 7th Place ($9,301)

Level 32 : 80,000/160,000, 20,000 ante
Joshua Steiner - 7th Place
Joshua Steiner - 7th Place

After a limp, Carlos Chang made it 560,000 in the small blind. Joshua Steiner shipped it for 745,000 in the big, and Chang called after the limper tank-folded.

Chang: {k-Hearts}{k-Spades}
Steiner: {a-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}

Steiner asked for one time, but a {j-Diamonds}{2-Spades}{4-Spades} flop was little help. He picked up a straight draw on the {q-Spades} turn but Chang added a flush draw. The {6-Clubs} helped neither player, eliminating Steiner.

Player Chips Progress
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Carlos Chang
8,000,000
1,900,000
1,900,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Joshua Steiner
Busted

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Munehiro Kurozumi Eliminated in 6th Place ($12,454)

Level 33 : 100,000/200,000, 20,000 ante
Munehiro Kurozumi - 6th Place
Munehiro Kurozumi - 6th Place

Munehiro Kurozumi sprinted back into the room and informed everyone he misunderstood before break and thought everyone was agreeing to a Day 3.

John Mann, meanwhile, shoved under the gun for over 2 million and an out-of-breath Kurozumi put his stack of 800,000 or so in from the small blind.

Kurozumi: {a-Spades}{4-Spades}
Mann: {q-Spades}{q-Clubs}

Kurozumi needed an ace but none appeared on the {2-Clubs}{2-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}{q-Hearts} board.

Player Chips Progress
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John Mann
3,100,000
-1,700,000
-1,700,000
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Munehiro Kurozumi
Busted

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