Players are going on a 15-minute break. Late registration for this flight ends once action resumes.
Players are going on a 15-minute break. Late registration for this flight ends once action resumes.
Level 9: 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Kevin Neb raised to 5,000 in middle position and the button called before Bridget Johnson three-bet to 15,000 in the small blind. Neb then moved all in for 32,100, the button called for 10,000, and Johnson also called to put both opponents at risk.
Button: Q♦10♥
Kevin Neb: 8♥7♥
Bridget Johnson: A♣K♣
The J♦10♦9♣ flop gave Neb a straight, but the 8♣ turn improved the button to a higher straight. The river, though, was the 6♣ and Johnson spiked the nut flush to win the pot and send both opponents to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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200,000
120,000
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120,000 |
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Busted |
Level 9: 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Greg Passa moved all in for 34,000 from middle position and an opponent in early position called.
Greg Passa: J♦4♦
Opponent: A♣A♥
Passa had run into aces and was at risk of elimination as the flop came 10♠9♠4♣. The turn was the 8♦, but the 4♠ river gave Passa trips and the double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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70,000
70,000
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70,000 |
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Level 9: 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
"Write about this one," Silas Sneed called over as tablemates Owen Martin and Daryl Brown went to the turn on a board of 9♦Q♦A♣J♠. Martin then bet 11,500 from early position and Brown called in the hijack.
The river was the 2♠ and Martin checked to Brown who bet 16,000. Martin quickly called.
Brown showed 10♥9♠, but Martin had J♦J♥ for a set. "What's with you and sets, dude?" Sneed said to Martin as he raked in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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160,000
75,000
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75,000 |
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10,000 |
Level 9: 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Mike Schaefer moved all in for 25,000 from under the gun, Andrew Lynch reraised to 40,000 in the hijack, and the rest of the table folded.
Mike Schaefer: A♦J♣
Andrew Lynch: 9♦9♣
The Q♠J♥10♥ flop gave Schaefer a pair, while Lynch picked up a straight draw. The 4♣ fell on the turn, while the river was the Q♥ and Schaefer held on to double up.
"What a flop," Lynch said as he handed over the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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150,000 | |
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50,000
50,000
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50,000 |
Level 9 is underway with blinds of 1,000/1,500 and a 1,500 big blind ante. This is the last level of late registration for this flight.
Level 8: 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
"Have you met Robert? He's dying to have a story written about him. I'll bust him in a minute," Silas Sneed said, pointing at tablemate Robert Hawkenberry.
"If you put my first name with my last name, it's Rockenberry," Hawkenberry added as Sneed pointed out that Hawkenberry had a pink iPhone.
Steen didn't bust Hawkenberry the next hand, but over on an adjacent table Richard Perkerewicz reshoved from middle position after an under-the-gun opponent moved all in for 20,000.
All-in Player: 4♦3♦
Richard Perkerewicz: 8♦8♥
The 9♠Q♠2♠5♠5♦ board offered no help to the at-risk player, and Perkerewicz scored the knockout.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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160,000
160,000
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160,000 |
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150,000
10,000
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10,000 |
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80,000
80,000
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80,000 |
A player in early position raised to 5,500 before Ryan Nickle shoved for 18,000 on the button. Dallas Opiola then reshoved in the small blind, and the early-position player got out of the way.
Ryan Nickle: A♣Q♣
Dallas Opiola: A♠A♦
"Story of my life today," Nickle lamented after Opiola turned over his aces. The board ran out 9♥8♥6♠9♣10♦ and Nickle headed to the exit.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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60,000 | |
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Busted |
Level 8: 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Wade Schlecht moved all in for 35,000 from the cutoff, Paul Johnson put in his last 25,000 on the button, and Wilfred Westerman put both players at risk in the hijack.
Paul Johnson: A♥Q♥
Wade Schlecht: J♦10♥
Wilfred Westerman: A♣J♣
Schlecht went from worst to first on the 10♣2♣5♠ flop by hitting top pair, but the 4♣ turn gave Westerman the nut flush. The river was the 3♦ and Westerman scored the double knockout.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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90,000
90,000
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90,000 |
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Busted | |
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Busted |
Level 8: 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
"You want to hear a story? That's my dad, and I'm absolutely annihilating him right now," Silas Sneed said, pointing at tablemate Kevin Neb.
"I'm the grandad," Tom Stanbugh added.
Meanwhile, Travis Schmatte had moved all in for 15,900 in the small blind and Myles Torgerson called in the cutoff.
Travis Schmatte: A♦9♣
Myles Torgerson: Q♣J♥
Schmatte hit an ace on the A♣7♥10♣ flop, and the rest of the board ran out Q♥8♦ to earn him the double up.
"Stay here, because I'm ready to destroy these guys," Sneed added.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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140,000
140,000
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140,000 |
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130,000
130,000
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130,000 |
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90,000
90,000
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90,000 |
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60,000 | |
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35,000
35,000
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35,000 |