Level: 16
Blinds: 2,500/5,000
Ante: 5,000
Level: 16
Blinds: 2,500/5,000
Ante: 5,000
One table has broken and the field is down to 53 players, just eight away from making it into the money. Here are the early casualties.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Rich Stevens
|
Busted | |
Mike Nelson
|
Busted | |
Jay Melancon | Busted | |
Sam Chase
|
Busted | |
John Olson
|
Busted | |
Steve Meirink
|
Busted | |
Jeremy Dresch | Busted |
Action folded to Vic Peppe in the small blind and he ripped in his last 51,000. Matt Williams quickly called out of the big blind.
Vic Peppe:
Matt Williams:
Seeing he was dominated, Peppe stood up in preparation to leave the tournament area. He just as quickly sat back down as the flop dropped . The turn and river were safe to complete the runout and secure him the double.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Vic Peppe |
107,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
Matt Williams |
42,000
-25,000
|
-25,000 |
Fresh to the table after Table 7 broke, Eric Torgerson was on the button and three-bet all in for 46,500 over a cutoff open to 10,000 from 2006 and 2009 Main Event Champion Brad Berman. Berman thought for about 30 seconds and then put in chips to call.
Eric Torgerson:
Brad Berman:
Torgerson's tens were out in front and pulled even further ahead as the flop came to give him a set of tens. The turn left Berman drawing dead before the river finished the runout, resulting in the pot being sent to Torgerson.
"Nice table change," another player across the table chided. Torgerson smiled as he raked in the pot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Eric Torgerson |
105,500
9,000
|
9,000 |
Brad Berman
|
46,000
-42,500
|
-42,500 |
Gennady Shimelfarb saw action folded to him on the button and opened to 12,500. Stuart Luhm, who appeared to have chipped up to around 400,000 prior to the hand, announced he was all in. Shimelfarb quickly called when action got back to him.
Gennady Shimelfarb:
Stuart Luhm:
"Two aces!" said Rob Wazwaz, correctly predicting Shimelfarb's hand much to Luhm's dissatisfaction.
"Oh s**t! Gimme that f*****g five!" said Luhm, standing up with his phone out to record the runout. The dealer did not comply, bringing a runout of to leave Shimelfarb's hand best. His stack was counted to be 170,000 and he was paid off, bringing him over 350,000 as Luhm finds himself back at 223,000.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Gennady Shimelfarb |
352,500
209,000
|
209,000 |
Stuart Luhm |
223,000
-29,000
|
-29,000 |
Players are on their first 10-minute break of the day to color up the T500 chips.
Just before break, Rich Alsup was on the button and raised to 10,500 after action was folded to him. Jason Sell three-bet all in from the big blind for 54,000. Alsup thought for a while and then called.
Jason Sell:
Rich Alsup:
Alsup was all over the flop , but the turn put Sell back in front and in position to double. The river turned the tides once more, however, and Sell found himself with the second-best hand and no more chips, resulting in his elimination from the tournament.
Brad Berman was also eliminated right before break, ending his campaign at a third Main Event title and missing an opportunity at eclipsing $1,000,000 in lifetime earnings.
Aside from that, play has been trending towards a slower pace as the tournament is just four eliminations away from the money. Here are a few short stacks with the bubble approaching.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Rich Alsup |
236,000
85,500
|
85,500 |
|
||
Bob Van Syckle |
64,500
-42,000
|
-42,000 |
Robert Mitchell |
44,000
-98,500
|
-98,500 |
Everett Carlton |
41,500
-14,500
|
-14,500 |
Paul Kelly |
38,500
-67,000
|
-67,000 |
Matt Williams | Busted | |
Jeffrey Radigan
|
Busted | |
Brad Berman
|
Busted | |
Jason Sell | Busted |
Level: 17
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 6,000
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Justin Thurlow |
380,000
162,500
|
162,500 |
Bill Perpich |
328,000
245,500
|
245,500 |
Erick Wright |
165,000
14,500
|
14,500 |
Scotter Clark |
160,000
64,000
|
64,000 |
Rob Wazwaz |
135,000
-81,000
|
-81,000 |
|
||
Zeph Baer |
126,000
71,500
|
71,500 |
Kou Vang |
126,000
-85,500
|
-85,500 |
Yao Yin |
126,000
-47,000
|
-47,000 |
Nghia Le |
125,000
86,500
|
86,500 |
Sammy Whammy |
120,000
-40,500
|
-40,500 |
Alex Winter |
100,000
-6,500
|
-6,500 |
Matt Alexander |
85,000
-21,500
|
-21,500 |
Ian Matakis |
76,000
-15,500
|
-15,500 |
|
||
Jesse Rockowitz |
71,000
-36,000
|
-36,000 |
|
Nick Marsh opened to 15,000 from under the gun and received a call from Jess Petronack, who was on the cutoff. Andrew Johnson was on the button and next to act, and shoved all in for his last 49,000. Marsh folded and Petronack put out chips to call.
Jeff Petronack:
Andrew Johnson:
The board ran out to give Petronack trips and send Johnson to the rail. The table remarked about him having kings and losing with them twice in a row.
The hand they were referencing right before it saw Blake Bohn's departure when there was a three-way all in between Bohn, Johnson, and Sam Hanson.
Sam Hanson:
Andrew Johnson:
Blake Bohn:
Hanson hit a seven on the runout to score the triple as Bohn was sent home and Johnson was left short before being eliminated from the tournament.
"Now's the time to get lucky," added Hanson as Petronack finished the recap of the hand.
Moments afterward, Yao Yin was also eliminated from Table 1 to bring the total number of players from 49 down to 46, meaning the tournament is officially on the bubble and in hand-for-hand play.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Jeff Petronack |
488,000
110,500
|
110,500 |
Sam Hanson |
148,000
103,500
|
103,500 |
Nick Marsh |
75,000
17,500
|
17,500 |
Blake Bohn | Busted | |
Andrew Johnson | Busted | |
Yao Yin | Busted |