Level: 24
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 30,000
Level: 24
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 30,000
There has not been a ton of action over the first half of Level 24. Here are updated chip counts.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Gennady Shimelfarb |
1,870,000
360,000
|
360,000 |
Justin Thurlow |
1,505,000
205,000
|
205,000 |
Bob Van Syckle |
1,285,000
-75,000
|
-75,000 |
Stephen Webb |
930,000
-270,000
|
-270,000 |
Rob Wazwaz |
680,000
-140,000
|
-140,000 |
|
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Eric Torgerson | 500,000 | |
James Lawrence |
360,000
-120,000
|
-120,000 |
Saad Ghanem |
250,000
-300,000
|
-300,000 |
Action folded around to James Lawrence in the small blind and he picked up a pile of chips to go all in.
"Whoa, whoa whoa!" said Gennady Shimelfarb, who was in the big blind. Lawrence looked up to him.
"Oh, go ahead," implored Shimelfarb. Lawrence complied and went all in, prompting Shimelfarb to look down at his hand.
"Oh Jimmy, bad news. Good card," said Shimelfarb. He looked at the other one afterward.
"How much is that exactly?" Shimelfarb asked the dealer. The number was totaled to be 275,000 and Shimelfarb made the call.
James Lawrence:
Gennady Shimelfarb:
"What are you doing?! Can I take that one back?" joked Shimelfarb. He changed his viewpoint: "okay, chop. Let's go."
The flop and turn rolled off , negating any possibility of a chop. However, the river fell to give Shimelfarb a pair of fives, topping Lawrence's unpaired hand to send him home in eighth place.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Gennady Shimelfarb |
1,980,000
110,000
|
110,000 |
James Lawrence | Busted |
Gennady Shimelfarb saw action folded to him on the button and opened to 130,000. Eric Torgerson three-bet all in for around 450,000 from the big blind and Shimelfarb called to send the two off to the races.
Eric Torgerson:
Gennady Shimelfarb:
Torgerson needed to improve to stay alive with his two overcards to Shimelfarb's pair of sevens. The flop gave him two chances to double. The turn brought him four more outs, but the river was of no help and Torgerson became the seventh-place finisher of the tournament, earning $12,036 for his efforts.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Gennady Shimelfarb |
2,435,000
315,000
|
315,000 |
Eric Torgerson | Busted |
There was around 225,000 in the middle on a board reading with action heads up between Rob Wazwaz in the small blind and Gennady Shimelfarb, who was on the button.
Wazwaz threw out a bet of 100,000 and Shimelfarb thought for a bit. He then slid in a raise, which the dealer cut out and announced to be 350,000. Wazwaz took about 10 seconds and then sent his cards to the muck.
Shimelfarb has been responsible for five of the last eight eliminations, vaulting him up the counts to make him the clear chip leader. With his most recent pot, he has eclipsed 2.5 million and now holds roughly one-third of the chips in play.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Gennady Shimelfarb |
2,675,000
240,000
|
240,000 |
Rob Wazwaz |
695,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
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Hand #1: Rob Wazwaz opened to 60,000 from under the gun as the clock expired on Level 24 and action folded around to Gennady Shimelfarb, who defended his big blind.
The flop came and Shimelfarb checked to Wazwaz, who made a continuation-bet of 75,000. Shimelfarb thought for a bit and then check-raised to 300,000. Wazwaz quickly sent his cards to the muck.
Hand #2: On the following hand, Wazwaz defended his big blind to an open from Bob Van Syckle and the two checked a flop of . The turn came and Wazwaz went all in for 325,000.
Van Syckle confirmed that Wazwaz's stacks were 100,000 each and then sent his cards to the mcuk.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Gennady Shimelfarb |
3,000,000
325,000
|
325,000 |
Bob Van Syckle |
1,350,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
Rob Wazwaz |
515,000
-180,000
|
-180,000 |
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Level: 25
Blinds: 20,000/40,000
Ante: 40,000
Rob Wazwaz opened to 65,000 from the button and saw Bob Van Syckle defend his big blind. The two saw the flop and Van Syckle checked. Wazwaz fired another 65,000 into the middle and Van Syckle put in a check-raise to 165,000. Wazwaz called.
The turn fell and Van Syckle slid forward his full stack of T25,000 chips, putting Wazwaz all in. Wazwaz quickly folded.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Rob Wazwaz |
3,200,000
2,685,000
|
2,685,000 |
|
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Bob Van Syckle |
1,615,000
265,000
|
265,000 |
Gennady Shimelfarb opened to 100,000 out of the hijack and Rob Wazwaz went all in for his last 320,000 from the cutoff. Action folded back to Shimelfarb and he dropped in calling chips.
Rob Wazwaz:
Gennady Shimelfarb:
Shimelfarb would lock in another knockout as the board ran out leaving Wazwaz with the second-best hand. The two shook hands and Wazwaz got up from the table to go receive the $15,318 he earned for his sixth-place finish.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Gennady Shimelfarb |
3,325,000
325,000
|
325,000 |
Rob Wazwaz | Busted | |
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