Break
Players are on break for 30 minutes.
Players are on break for 30 minutes.
Level: 9
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 100
Three players put in 1,800 preflop, and flopped. Brian Bumpas pushed all in from the big blind for 7,700, and Victor Ayala called on the button.
Ayala:
Bumpas:
Bumpas was in great shape and faded the sailboats as a turn and river hit.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Victor Ayala
|
108,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
Brian Bumpas |
22,500
-5,400
|
-5,400 |
Level: 10
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 100
In the last hand at the previous level, Matt Lushin and Ben McCoy saw a flop of 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:
McCoy:
McCoy needed a heart or a king but found none as harmless black filled out the community.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Matt Lushin |
72,000
37,775
|
37,775 |
Ben McCoy
|
60,000
-62,000
|
-62,000 |
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:
Sanders:
Button:
Sanders was in awful shape, and Etzel took a hammerlock on it when flopped, giving him a set. The was all he needed the cinch it up on the turn.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Todd Etzel
|
52,000 | |
Michael Sanders | Busted |
Level: 11
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 200
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.
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 against the of Victor Ayala, with the queens coming out on top.
Phan said he's hopping in Day 1b.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Victor Ayala
|
109,100
1,100
|
1,100 |
Ryan Phan | Busted |
Matt Lushin has been on fire at his table, but he recently dropped a sizable pot that slowed his momentum. On a flop of , 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:
Opponent:
Lushin needed a diamond or a queen but the turn and river were bricks.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Matt Lushin |
137,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
Ben McCoy
|
Busted | |
Win Maynard | Busted |