2016 iNinja World Championship at Planet Hollywood

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Day: 1cd
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Event Info
2016 iNinja World Championship at Planet Hollywood
Final Results
Winner
Prize
$63,876
Event Info
Buy-in
$400
Total Entries
1,140
Level Info
Level
36
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
50,000
Players Left 1 / 1,140
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Day 1cd Completed

iNinja World Championship Draws 1,140; Jeff Sluzinski Leads Day 1c/d With 346,000

Level 15 : 1,500/3,000, 400 ante
Jeffrey Sluzinski
Jeffrey Sluzinski

After Day 1a/b drew a turnout of 420, Day 1c/d of iNinja World Championship got 720 more to push the two-day total to 1,140, smashing the guarantee of $250,000 with a prize pool that should approach $400,000 when official numbers are released.

At the end of a grueling day that saw 139 players book seats to Wednesday's Day 2, it was Jeff Sluzinski coming out with the best stack, bagging 346,000. Praveen Lokam (315,000), Jewook Oh (300,000), Bob Dixon (284,500), and Gary Bertram (262,000) also bagged hefty stacks.

Others making it through included Matt Reed (161,000), Aaron Johnson (137,000), Vlad Revniaga (132,000), Chris Tryba (78,500), Kou Vang (72,000), Leif Force (66,500), and DJ Mackinnon (60,500).

Reed, who made a deep run in the World Series of Poker Main Event in 2013, finishing 11th for $573,204, won a big pot late when he opened to 7,000 at 1,500/3,000/500. The small blind shoved for about 47,000 with {j-Spades}{10-Spades} and Reed snapped it off with {q-Spades}{q-Diamonds}. A board of {7-Clubs}{9-Spades}{7-Hearts}{8-Hearts} looked bad for Reed on the fourth street as his opponent made a straight, but a {7-Diamonds} river gave him a boat.

Some players firing and failing to bag stacks included Josh Reichard, Anna Khait, Michael Rocco, Lance Harris, Ralph Massey, and Colossus II winner Ben Keeline.

Day 2 play gets underway at 2 p.m. local time back at Planet Hollywood, and PokerNews will be on hand to watch as the tournament plays down to a winner.

Tags: Jeff SluzinskiMatt Reed

End of Day 1c/d Counts (full)

Level 15 : 1,500/3,000, 400 ante

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Roller Coast for Reed

Level 15 : 1,500/3,000, 400 ante

Matt Reed opened to 7,000 in middle position and snap-called when the small blind shipped 47,000 or so.

Reed: {q-Spades}{q-Diamonds}
Small blind: {j-Spades}{10-Spades}

The flop came {7-Clubs}{9-Spades}{7-Hearts}, but the {8-Hearts} turn gave Reed's opponent a straight. Reed now needed to improve and that's exactly what happened when he filled up on the {7-Diamonds} river.

Tags: Matthew Reed

Woodson, Capps Eliminated

Level 15 : 1,500/3,000, 400 ante

Tim Woodson put in his last 35,000 or so from middle position, and the big blind snap-called after everyone else folded, showing {a-Spades}{a-Clubs}. Woodson turned over {q-Hearts}{j-Spades}. The flop came {4-}{4-}{3-} and Woodson was dead after a {3-} turn.

Jesse Capps busted at another table.

Tags: Tim WoodsonJesse Capps

Top Chip Counts

Level 15 : 1,500/3,000, 400 ante

Level: 15

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 400

Karn Eliminated

Level 14 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante

Terry Karn got his last 40,000 in on a {k-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}{3-Hearts} flop with {a-}{k-}. His opponent was drawing with {a-Hearts}{8-Hearts} and needed help, which the {j-Hearts} provided on the river to make him a winning flush after the {a-Clubs} turn bricked off.

Tags: Terry Karn

Keeline Loses a Race

Level 14 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante

Ben Keeline shoved all in for 22,900 in middle position, and the small blind called.

Keeline: {a-Hearts}{q-Spades}
Small blind: {7-Clubs}{7-Hearts}

The board ran out {4-Clubs}{j-Clubs}{6-Spades}{5-Spades}{7-Spades}, and Keeline didn't improve while his opponent rivered a set.

Tags: Ben Keeline

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