Level: 12
Blinds: 3,500/7,000
Ante: 7,000
Level: 12
Blinds: 3,500/7,000
Ante: 7,000
On a flop of , Erik Seidel got his remaining 83,000 in the middle against Jake Schindler. Schindler tabled but Seidel flopped two pair with .
The turn was the and the river brought some paint, but it was the . Seidel held on to double up at the hands of the chip leader.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Jake Schindler
|
945,000 | -53,000 |
Erik Seidel
|
180,000 | 14,000 |
Stephen Chidwick took a hit after doubling Dan Smith, and he was just dealt another blow courtesy of Phil Hellmuth.
It happened when Steffen Sontheimer opened for 13,000 under the gun and Chidwick moved all in from the small blind. Phil Hellmuth called off for 131,500 from the big and Sontheimer folded.
Hellmuth:
Chidwick:
It was a race, but not after the flop came down to pair Hellmuth's ace. The turn improved Hellmuth to two pair, and he shipped the double after the was run out on the river.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Phil Hellmuth
|
275,000 | 175,000 |
Stephen Chidwick
|
18,500 | -346,500 |
Matt Hyman raised to 15,000 from the button and Doug Polk called from the big blind. The flop came and both players checked to the on the turn.
Polk led out for 21,000 and Hyman called. The river was the and Polk bet again for 53,000. Hyman thought for a brief moment then tossed in a chip to call. Polk missed his straight draw with but hit a jack on the river. Hyman angrily mucked his cards and the pot was shipped to Polk.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Doug Polk
|
600,000 | 100,000 |
Matt Hyman | 354,000 | -141,000 |
Steffen Sontheimer raised to 12,000 from the cutoff and Sean Winter three-bet to 110,000 from the button, leaving himself a single light blue T500 chip behind. Action folded back to Sontheimer and he called.
When the flop came down , Sontheimer bet 500 and Winter called off.
Winter:
Sontheimer:
Neither the turn nor river helped Winter and he hit the rail.
"Phil, you go broke there?" Winter asked Hellmuth.
"No, but I might have taken a flop," the Poker Brat responded.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Steffen Sontheimer | 255,000 | 95,000 |
Sean Winter | Busted |
There was a big pot brewing between Jake Schindler and Erik Seidel. The entire board was already out and it read . Seidel made a bet of 25,000 and Schindler had already made a substantial raise to 215,000. Seidel went into the tank and used up all three of his time extensions.
As the third one was running out Seidel tossed in a chip to call. Schindler showed for the nut straight and Seidel's cards went into the muck. Schindler is now within reach of being the first to a million chips today.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Jake Schindler
|
998,000 | 168,000 |
Erik Seidel
|
166,000 | -259,000 |
Brian Rast opened to 13,000 from under the gun and Daniel Negreanu called from the cutoff along Jake Schindler in the big blind. The flop came and Schindler checked to the preflop raiser. Rast continued for 18,000 and only Negreanu called.
The turn was the and Rast bet 52,000 this time. Negreanu wasn't shying away as he still made the call.
The river brought the and Rast moved all-in for 178,000. Negreanu leaned forward in his chair to study his opponent but came to the decision of folding as Rast raked in the pot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Brian Rast
|
365,000 | 90,000 |
Daniel Negreanu | 292,000 | -55,000 |
Dominik Nitsche opened for 13,000 under the gun and Koray Aldemir responded by three-betting all in for 120,000 from the cutoff. Doug Polk flatted from the button, both blinds folded, and Nitsche got out of the way.
Aldemir:
Polk:
Aldemir was shown no lady love as the board instead ran out to improve Polk to a full house.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Doug Polk
|
500,000 | 120,000 |
Koray Aldemir
|
Busted |
Level: 11
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 6,000
Doug Polk was sitting in his backward chair getting a massage and not one part of his body was moving. Polk had made a river bet of 25,000 into a pot of 70,000. The board read and the action was on Justin Bonomo in the big blind. Bonomo made the call Adrian Mateos sat in the cutoff pondering his decision.
After throwing in a time extension, Mateos was granted an extra 60 seconds to act. He eventually also made the call and Polk finally moved to turn over his . Both Bonomo and Mateos mucked their hands and Polk scooped the pot all to himself.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Doug Polk
|
380,000 | 125,000 |