Blanton Toasted; Koch Nearing a Quarter-Million

Ken Blanton shoved all in for his last 20,000 or so from under the gun and action folded around to Mykel Comroe, who checked his cards from the small blind and announced he was all in over the top. The big blind got out of their way and hands were tabled.

Ken Blanton:
Mykel Comroe:

The board ran out , giving Blanton outs at a chop on the turn that never came. As a result, he found himself eliminated from the tournament nearing the end of Level 10 as the last of his chips were sent to Comroe after winning the pot due to his queen kicker.

Meanwhile, tablemate Kevin Koch has amassed a stack that appears to be just shy of the quarter-million mark. He caught up for a moment when away from the table during another hand, stating that he was simply riding the waves as they came and looked forward to the prospects of riding a big stack into Day 2.