Break Dance
Break #2 is upon us. We'll be back in 15 minutes.
Break #2 is upon us. We'll be back in 15 minutes.
There are a bunch of matches heads up right now. Here's how the duels are shaping up:
Wesley Pantling - 70,000
William Pilossoph - 80,000
Andre Akkari - 45,000
Ville Wahlbeck - 105,000
Max Greenwood - 50,000
Jesse Martin - 100,000
Marko Neumann - 105,000
Alexander Timman - 45,000
Eric Ladny - 45,000
Greg Dyer - 105,000
Michael Binger - 55,000
Darren Kennedy - 95,000
Jean Francois Talbot - 25,000
Dean Lyall - 125,000
Andrew Chen - 75,000
Chris Hunichen - 75,000
Toby Lewis - 40,000
Luc Lafontaine - 110,000
Alexander Fitzgerald - 95,000
Bobby Suer - 55,000
Shaun Deeb - 70,000
Matt Mezvinsky - 80,000
Adam Sherman - 55,000
Travis Carson - 95,000
Scott Baumstein recently defeated Jason Potter at Table 27 to advance to Round 2.
Rob Tepper survived a heads-up battle against Jonathan Little to advance.
Dane Canelas-Miller outlasted the likes of Daniel Cates, Sorel Mizzi, John O'Shea, Brandon Steven, and Joe Serock to take down Table 2.
Jude Ainsworth has just finished off Matthew Jarvis to advance to round two.
Jarvis raised the button with , and Ainsworth three-bet him with . Jarvis called, and the flop came . Bingo for Ainsworth. He bet and Jarvis called, and Ainsworth bet again after the turn. Jarvis shoved drawing dead, and the river has finished that match off.
We'll see Ainsworth tomorrow as well.
Level: 6
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 100
Todd Terry moved all in for his last 12,500 with and was called by the of Nick Binger. The flop gave Terry a pair but also supplied Binger with a set. Terry was left drawing dead when the hit the turn and shook Binger's hand. The was put out on the river for good measure as Binger, who collected four bounties, advanced to Round 2.
Michael and Nick Binger share the same last name, they drew adjacent tables, and they're both currently heads up for a spot in Day 2. That's where the similarities end, however.
Nick is heads up with Todd Terry, and he has just about 120,000 chips of the 150,000 on the table. In the few hands we watched, Binger was really putting the pressure on the short-stacked Terry with big raises and shoves.
Michael, on the other hand, is heads up with Darren Kennedy, and things aren't going so well for him. Michael's stack has just 18,000 chips left in it, and his seat was vacant as we walked by. Kennedy told us Binger needed a quick break, and we see that the two men have now resumed their duel. It may be a short one.
Nick Binger raised to 2,000 under the gun only to have PokerStars Team Pro (USA) Greg Raymer move all in from the big blind for around 21,000. Binger called and the cards were turned up:
Binger:
Raymer:
It was off to the races, but the gave Binger a hammerlock on the hand. The on the turn changed nothing and Raymer needed a ten on the river to stay alive. It was not meant to be however as the appeared. Raymer was eliminated from the tournament while Binger increased his chip lead at the table.
Faraz Jaka just defeated Cliff Josephy in heads-up action to win Table 10. He collected three bounties for $3,000 and will win an additional $10,000 for taking down the table. He'll be back in action tomorrow for Round 2.
On a board of , Amichai Tzvi Barer bet 2,325 and Daniel Negreanu called behind. When the hit the river, Tzvi Barer bet another 3,100 and Negreanu tank called. Tzvi Barer showed for a rivered pair of fours, but Negreanu tabled to win the pot. He is up to 56,000.