Level: 9
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
Level: 9
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
Just before the last break, a player in middle position opened for 2,200 and Corey Barkach three-bet to 6,100 from the hijack. Gary Herstein, a close, personal friend of Mr. Howard Hankin, then four-bet jammed for 14,300 from the small blind. The original raiser folded and Barkach called.
Corey Barkach:
Gary Herstein:
It was a flip and Herstein was looking to hold to stay alive. Unfortunately for him, that proved easier said than done as the flop paired Barkach.
Neither the turn nor river helped Herstein and he headed for the exit.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Corey Barkach
|
129,500 | |
Gary Herstein | Busted |
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Ryan Phan opened to 2,200 from under-the-gun and was three-bet to 6,500 by Chris Weber from the cutoff. Another player moved all-in for 24,700 causing Phan to fold before Weber made the call.
Weber was in great shape with against the of his opponent.
Although he asked to "give me the jack", his opponent was sent to the rail as the board ran out .
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Chris Weber
|
75,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
After having his pocket kings defeated by ace-queen, Yousef Saleh found himself extremely short stacked and all in against four opponents.
On a flop of , another player bet all in for 23,100, causing all of the other opponents to fold. Left heads up, both players tabled their hands. Saleh held against the of his opponent.
The board ran out to bing the chips to Saleh who staved off elimination.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Yousef Saleh |
20,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
Level: 10
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200
Pat Steele opened the action to 2,500 from the hijack and was called by the button and the big blind.
The flop of checked around.
The players watched as the dealer turned the . The big blind checked before Steele bet 3,200. The player on the button re-raised to 8,200 causing the big blind to fold before Steele called.
On the river , Steele checked to his opponent who fired 12,200. Steele made the call and watched his opponent turn over . Steele revealed to take the pot and add a nice chunk to his stack.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Pat Steele |
85,000
33,000
|
33,000 |
Level: 11
Blinds: 1,000/1,500
Ante: 1,500