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Day 1c Started
2016 iNinja World Championship at Planet Hollywood
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Day: 1cd
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2016 iNinja World Championship at Planet Hollywood
Buy-in
$400
Entries
1,140
Level
36
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
50,000
Welcome to Day 1c/d of iNinja World Championship
Two flights are in the books and two flights remain for the iNinja World Championship at Planet Hollywood.
Once again, two Day 1s are scheduled for today, the first beginning at 11 a.m. and the second at 4 p.m. local time. They will have considerable overlap, so expect Day 1d coverage to start after Day 1c bags, whenever that proves to be — both Day 1a and Day 1b hit their hard stops with 17 percent of the field remaining yesterday.
When all was wrapped up after Day 1a/b it was Matt Lushin who set the bar by bagging 439,000. Other runners making it through included Jeremy Kerbel (418,500), Jason Smith (223,500), Michael Sanders (190,000), Ryan Phan (160,500), iNinja Pro and World Series of Poker bracelet winner John Reading (160,500), and Jose Montes (86,500).
If yesterday is any guide, Day 1d will prove to be the bigger flight as it accommodates a bunch of players who take their shots at World Series of Poker events and come up empty-handed.
Again, unlimited reentry is available through the start of Level 13 for both flights. Expect things to end sometime during Level 16 if things play out as their did during Day 1a/b. Players will begin with 22,500 in their stacks and blinds at 50/100, with 30-minute levels throughout the day until Level 16.
Level: 1
Blinds: 50/100
Ante: 0
Early Runners
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
Among the players sitting in early: MSPT champ Charlie Dawson, PNIA champ Jason Seitz, and Survivor contestant Anna Khait.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
22,500 | 22,500 |
|
22,500 | 22,500 |
|
22,500 | 22,500 |
|
22,500 | 22,500 |
|
22,500 | 22,500 |
|
22,500 | 22,500 |
|
22,500 | 22,500 |
|
22,500 | 22,500 |
|
22,500 | 22,500 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 75/150
Ante: 0
Simmons Ships on Gerhart
Level 2
: 75/150, 0 ante
Matt Simmons bet 2,500 from the big blind on a board of 
, and Kevin Gerhart was the lone caller, with a third player folding. The river paired the board with the 
, and Simmons checked. Gerhart bet 6,000 and Simmons announced he was all in for about 11,000 more. Gerhart quickly folded.
Despite the setback, Gerhart is well above the starting stack after busting an opponent early. He said the player got in a six-bet all-in pot preflop with ace-king suited against Gerhart's kings.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
50,500 | 28,000 |
|
|
34,000 |
Level: 3
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 0
More Notables
Level 3
: 100/200, 0 ante
iNinja Pros Vlad Revniaga and Aaron Johnson are among the players firing early here on Day 1c.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
22,500 | 22,500 |
|
22,500 | 22,500 |
|
22,500 | 22,500 |
|
22,500 | 22,500 |
Rough River for Karn
Level 3
: 100/200, 0 ante
We found Terry Karn in the cutoff, calling a wager of 2,500 from an opponent in middle position on a board of 
. Karn flipped 
into the middle but his opponent had hit a set with 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
14,500 | -8,000 |
Level: 4
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 25