2016 iNinja World Championship at Planet Hollywood

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Day: 1ab
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

Level: 9

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 100

Bumpas Doubles Through Ayala

Level 9 : 400/800, 100 ante

Three players put in 1,800 preflop, and {2-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds} flopped. Brian Bumpas pushed all in from the big blind for 7,700, and Victor Ayala called on the button.

Ayala: {4-Diamonds}{4-Spades}
Bumpas: {q-Hearts}{9-Clubs}

Bumpas was in great shape and faded the sailboats as a {10-Spades} turn and {a-Spades} river hit.

Player Chips Progress
Victor Ayala
Victor Ayala
108,000
3,000
3,000
Brian Bumpas us
Brian Bumpas
22,500
-5,400
-5,400

Tags: Victor AyalaBrian Bumpas

Level: 10

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 100

Lushin Doubles Through McCoy

Level 10 : 500/1,000, 100 ante
Matt Lushin, pictured at a different event
Matt Lushin, pictured at a different event

In the last hand at the previous level, Matt Lushin and Ben McCoy saw a flop of {9-Hearts}{a-Hearts}{3-Hearts} after bloating the pot preflop to nearly 40,000. Lushin was in the cutoff and got his last 16,300 in against McCoy in middle position, though we didn't see how the action went.

Lushin: {a-Spades}{j-Hearts}
McCoy: {k-}{k-Hearts}

McCoy needed a heart or a king but found none as harmless black {2-Spades}{9-Clubs} filled out the community.

Player Chips Progress
Matt Lushin us
Matt Lushin
72,000
37,775
37,775
Ben McCoy
Ben McCoy
60,000
-62,000
-62,000

Tags: Matt LushinBen McCoy

Etzel Busts Sanders, One Other

Level 10 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

Three players got all in at the table nearest the media desk, with Michael Sanders in for about 12,000 in the cutoff and the player on the button having only about 6,000. Small blind Todd Etzel covered both.

Etzel: {q-Diamonds}{q-Clubs}
Sanders: {j-Spades}{j-Hearts}
Button: {k-Diamonds}{j-Clubs}

Sanders was in awful shape, and Etzel took a hammerlock on it when {5-Hearts}{k-Clubs}{q-Hearts} flopped, giving him a set. The {3-Diamonds} was all he needed the cinch it up on the turn.

Player Chips Progress
Todd Etzel
Todd Etzel
52,000
Michael Sanders us
Michael Sanders
Busted

Tags: Todd EtzelMichael Sanders

Level: 11

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 200

A Note on Numbers

Level 11 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

The number of players on the screen reflects both Day 1a and Day 1b, which recently started. For the purposes of this coverage, both sets of updates will be contained here, but Day 1b coverage will not start until Day 1a ends.

Ayala Busts Phan

Level 11 : 600/1,200, 200 ante
Ryan Phan, pictured at a different event.
Ryan Phan, pictured at a different event.

According to Ryan Phan, he was able to grind his last 5,000 or so up to 30,000 but his momentum ended there after he opened under the gun and got it in with {a-}{k-} against the {q-}{q-} of Victor Ayala, with the queens coming out on top.

Phan said he's hopping in Day 1b.

Player Chips Progress
Victor Ayala
Victor Ayala
109,100
1,100
1,100
Ryan Phan us
Ryan Phan
Busted

Tags: Ryan PhanVictor Ayala

Setback for Lushin

Level 11 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

Matt Lushin has been on fire at his table, but he recently dropped a sizable pot that slowed his momentum. On a flop of {9-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds}{j-Hearts}, he bet 3,500 from early position and saw an opponent raise to 9,000. Lushin pushed all in for just over 40,000 effective, and his opponent tanked a bit and called.

Lushin: {k-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}
Opponent: {k-Clubs}{j-Clubs}

Lushin needed a diamond or a queen but the {a-Hearts} turn and {9-Hearts} river were bricks.

Player Chips Progress
Matt Lushin us
Matt Lushin
137,000
65,000
65,000
Ben McCoy
Ben McCoy
Busted
Win Maynard
Win Maynard
Busted

Tags: Matt Lushin