Level: 8
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 75
Poker Night in America at Golden Nugget
$1,675 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1c
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Poker Night in America at Golden Nugget
Buy-in
$1,675
Entries
136
Level
27
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
5,000
Weissman Picks Off Chock
Level 7
: 250/500, 75 ante
Joey Weissman opened to 1,200 in the cutoff and called a three-bet to 4,000 from Justin Chock in the big blind. Check-check on the 
, and the 
hit the turn. Weissman called a bet of 3,500 and the river 
paired the board. Chock bet 7,000 this time and Weissman tanked a couple of minutes before calling.
Chock showed 
for an airball and Weissman took it with 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
51,000 | -15,125 |
|
41,000 | 8,825 |
Capps and Engel Take Seats
Level 7
: 250/500, 75 ante
Jesse Capps and Aussie Millions champ Ari Engel entered the tournament.
Capps got off to a running start, three-betting to 3,100 from the button on one of his first hands, and seeing an opponent who opened to 1,100 in middle position call. Capps bet 2,100 on the 
flop when checked to, and his opponent called. The and 
both got checked through and Capps won with 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
37,000 | |
|
30,000 |
Level: 7
Blinds: 250/500
Ante: 75
Clinkscales Busted
Level 6
: 200/400, 50 ante
Rex Clinkscales put in his last 5,000 or so from late position after a player two to his right opened, and his 
was a bit ahead of 
. A king on the flop put an end to that and Clinkscales went bust after failing to hit on the turn or river.
Players are on break for 10 more minutes.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Queens Good for Loosli
Level 6
: 200/400, 50 ante
Sylvain Loosli called what looked like a three-bet from Michael Rocco and the two saw an 
flop. Loosli check-called 3,500 and both checked the and . Loosli flipped over queens and took the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
33,600 | 3,600 |
|
29,000 | -1,000 |
Updated Chip Counts
Level 6
: 200/400, 50 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
66,125 | 10,125 |
|
48,000 | 18,000 |
|
|
38,400 | 12,400 |
|
|
33,000 | -5,500 |
|
|
32,175 | 17,175 |
|
23,250 | 3,250 |
|
22,700 | |
|
|
18,400 | -9,200 |
"You Know I'm a Calling Station, Right?"
Level 6
: 200/400, 50 ante
We found Nick Yunis checking under the gun on a completed board of 
. Robert Schulz moved in on the button to put Yunis at risk for 13,850.
"You know I'm a calling station, right?" the Chilean said after thinking a bit. "I'm going to go against my gut."
He mucked, preserving his remaining chips.
At another table, former November Niner Sylvain Loosli took a seat.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
79,000 | 32,000 |
|
|
30,000 | |
|
13,850 | -16,150 |
Level: 6
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 50
Eveslage Crushing
Level 5
: 150/300, 50 ante
Chad Eveslage checked from the big blind on a 
board and an opponent in early position bet 3,600. Eveslage made it 11,000 and his opponent jammed for about 21,000. Eveslage snapped with 
for the nuts but he had cards to fade as his opponent had a set of nines. The 
river was a blank.
The next hand, there was an open to 750 from Joey Weissman and a call from Duwayne Kosi. Eveslage made it 3,500 and both opponents called. The flop came and Eveslage checked. Weissman did likewise and Kosi bet 8,100. Eveslage was the only caller, and he check-called another 15,600 on the 
turn. Check-check on the 
, and Eveslage revealed 
that his opponent couldn't beat.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
86,400 | 43,400 |
|
|
26,000 | -25,000 |