Southern Poker Open

Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info

Southern Poker Open

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
1010
Prize
$47,734
Event Info
Buy-in
$420
Entries
1,138
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
200,000

Schmidt Doubles, Taylor Out

Level 16 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

With 30 to go before we're in the money, many on short stacks are feeling the pressure. On table 11, Brian Schmidt open-shoved for 46,000 and Ben Taylor reshoved for just under 70,000.

Schmidt held {a-Clubs}{9-Diamonds} and was up against Taylor's {k-Clubs}{j-Clubs}. The board ran out {a-Hearts}{10-Hearts}{6-Clubs}{6-Hearts}{8-Diamonds} to give Schmidt the double-up.

Taylor was left with just 19,000 and he open-shoved on the next hand. Frank Kirkpatrick, on Taylor's left, three-bet to 45,000, and everyone else folded.

Taylor said, "I think you have me," turning over {3-Hearts}{2-Hearts}. Kirkpatrick tabled {a-Clubs}{10-Hearts}.

"You have live cards, at least," another player quipped.

The board ran out clean for Kirkpatrick when it came {q-Spades}{9-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds}{j-Hearts}, eliminating Taylor from the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
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Frank Kirkpatrick
173,000
16,500
16,500
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Brian Schmidt
96,000
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Ben Taylor
Busted

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Rick Braun Gets Lucky

Level 16 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Paul Espinoza made it 19,000 to go and got one caller behind before Rick Braun shoved all in for 218,000.

Espinoza called after getting an accurate count and the next player folded. Espinoza showed {k-Hearts}{k-Clubs} and was ahead against the {j-Clubs}{j-Spades} of Braun.

The board came {j-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}{3-Diamonds}{7-Hearts} and Braun doubled through Espinoza for a 400,000 pot.

"Man I got lucky," Braun said as he collected the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Rick Braun
460,000
337,000
337,000

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Tompkins Chipping Up

Level 16 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Tommy Tompkins started the day with 120,000, but he's more than tripled his stack since the day started. In his latest pot, Tompkins was heads-up in a pot with Greg Robinson. The flop read {a-Hearts}{5-Hearts}{7-Clubs} and Tompkins checked. Robinson bet 40,000 into the 60,000 pot and Tompkins called.

The dealer added the {2-Diamonds} to the board, and both players checked.

The river came the {6-Clubs} and Tompkins bet out 55,000. Robinson checked his hole cards one last time and then mucked.

On an adjacent table, Stuart McNahen is sitting on 606,000 after starting the day with 108,500.

"I won a pot to get up to 185,000 and since then I've been catching everything," McMahen said. "I keep betting but I'm running so good, they just don't believe me."

Player Chips Progress
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Stuart McMahen
606,000
497,500
497,500
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Tommy Tompkins
461,000
341,000
341,000

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Level: 17

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 8,000

Logan Hoover Shoves On Tommy Tompkins

Level 17 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

The board read {10-Hearts}{9-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds} and Tommy Tompkins, who is among the chip leaders, checked to Logan Hoover.

There was about 140,000 in the pot already and Hoover shoved for slightly less, around 120,000.

Tompkins checked his cards again, debated for a second, and then folded.

"You got me? Is that why you went all in," he asked as he mucked his cards.

Player Chips Progress
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Tommy Tompkins
720,000
259,000
259,000
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Logan Hoover
280,000
183,500
183,500

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Roy Hill Moving Up

Level 17 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Roy Hill of Benton, Louisiana, has been chipping up steadily through the day and now sits among the leaders. In his latest victory, Hill added another 50,000 to his stack and now has 498,000.

An early position player limped for 8,000 and the small blind completed. Hill checked his option in the big blind and the three players saw a flop of {q-Hearts}{4-Hearts}{2-Clubs}. The blinds checked and the third player bet out 12,000. The small blind folded and Hill called.

It went heads up to the turn, which came {k-Clubs}. Hill checked and his opponent bet 12,000. Hill called.

The river completed the board with the {2-Hearts}, and both players checked it down.

Hill's opponent said, "I can't beat ya," and tabled {a-Hearts}{j-Diamonds}.

Hill turned over {q-Spades}{10-Clubs} for top pair to collect the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Roy Hill
498,000
290,000
290,000

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Level: 18

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 10,000

Hand-for-Hand

Level 18 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

We're down to 118 and one away from the money. Play will now proceed on a hand-for-hand basis until the money bubble has burst.