Level: 9
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
Level: 9
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
With ![]()
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on the board, William Lahti checked from the small blind, and Tyson Apostol checked from the big blind.
The under-the-gun player bet 1,400, Lahti folded, Apostol raised to 4,000, and the under-the-gun opponent folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
27,000 | |
|
|
21,500
2,500
|
2,500 |
Jerod Smith raised to 1,700 from under the gun, and Kyle Anderson called in the big blind.
Anderson checked the ![]()
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flop to Smith, and Smith bet 1,500.
"Respectable bet," Anderson told Smith, before tossing in the chips to call.
The
fell on the turn, and Anderson said, "That's a huge card for you," before checking. Smith bet 4,000 and Anderson folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
41,000
32,000
|
32,000 |
|
|
24,000
18,800
|
18,800 |
A middle position player opened to 1,800, Nick Kiley called on the small blind, and Jesse Capps called from the big blind.
All three players checked the ![]()
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flop. Kiley led for 2,300 on the
turn, and only Capps called.
Kiley bet 6,200 more on the river
, and Capps called. Kiley held ![]()
for trip kings, but Capps ![]()
was the better hand, catching broadway on the river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
33,000
18,000
|
18,000 |
|
|
32,000
32,000
|
32,000 |
Michael Hofer jammed for 6,600 in middle position, and action folded to Andy Milonakis in the small blind.
"I think I'm going to make a donkey call," Milonakis said, and a few moments later, he made the call.
Michael Hofer: ![]()
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Andy Milonakis: ![]()
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Milonakis hit an eight on the ![]()
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flop, and no ace came on the
turn or
river to earn Milonakis the pot and $100.
"Sorry about my donkeyness!" Milonakis told Hofer, who was grinning as he made his way back to the cashier to re-enter.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
38,000
23,000
|
23,000 |
|
|
30,000 |
Level: 8
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 800
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
47,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
|
47,000
32,000
|
32,000 |
|
|
41,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
|
|
38,000
23,000
|
23,000 |
|
|
33,500
18,500
|
18,500 |
|
|
33,000
11,000
|
11,000 |
|
|
28,000
13,500
|
13,500 |
|
|
22,000
8,500
|
8,500 |
|
|
18,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
|
17,000
200
|
200 |
|
|
16,000 | |
|
|
15,000 | |
|
|
15,000
15,500
|
15,500 |
|
|
||
|
|
15,000
7,500
|
7,500 |
|
|
14,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
|
14,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
|
13,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
|
12,000
11,000
|
11,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
10,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
Voislav Ivanovski limped under the gun, the player to his direct left raised to 2,100, and John Gribben three-bet all in from the big blind. Ivanovski reshoved, and the original raiser folded.
John Gribben: ![]()
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Voislav Ivanovski: ![]()
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Board: ![]()
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The trap set by Ivanovski worked out well, and the RIU IX Mini Main Event champion Gribben went to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
32,000
32,000
|
32,000 |
|
|
Busted |
A player jammed for 2,100 from the small blind on a ![]()
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flop, and Paul Brockschmidt shoved for 4,600 from the hijack. Brett Gordon called on the button, shooting for a double bounty.
Opponent: ![]()
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Paul Brockschmidt: ![]()
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Brett Gordon: ![]()
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Brockschmidt had the best hand with ace-high, but both of his opponents had two live cards and a gutshot, and the small blind also had a flush draw. The
turn and
river faded everything for Brockschmidt, and he earned a bounty and more than doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
32,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
|
14,000
14,000
|
14,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
62,000
52,800
|
52,800 |
|
|
44,000
23,000
|
23,000 |
|
|
41,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
|
34,000
14,000
|
14,000 |
|
|
30,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
|
26,200
11,200
|
11,200 |
|
|
26,000 | |
|
|
24,000
11,000
|
11,000 |
|
|
22,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
21,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
|
19,500
4,500
|
4,500 |
|
|
17,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
|
16,800
3,700
|
3,700 |
|
|
14,500
500
|
500 |
|
|
13,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
|
11,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
|
10,000 | |
|
|
9,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
|
|
9,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
|
|
5,200 | |
|
|
4,300
10,700
|
10,700 |