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The remaining players are on their third 15-minute break of the night and will return shortly.
The remaining players are on their third 15-minute break of the night and will return shortly.
On a three-way flop of , Brian Behncke in the small blind open shipped his stack of 31,000 and was called by Armando Mesina to his left.
But then Ken Morey came over the top and shoved for 150,000, covering Mesina. Mesina looked pained as he folded face up into the muck as the other players tabled their cards, with Behncke at risk.
Brian Behncke:
Ken Morey:
Morey was in a great position as he had Behncke drawing only to running tens or king-jack. That being said, the turn came the to also give Behncke two-pair, so he could win the hand with any ten, but the river did not do it and he was eliminated as Morey was pushed the large pot.
Meanwhile, Mesina was kicking himself as he had folded a diamond, which would have scooped the entire pot to make him the chip leader.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Ken Morey |
275,000
220,000
|
220,000 |
Armando Mesina | 100,000 | |
Brian Behncke
|
Busted |
On a heads-up flop of , big blind Erin Constantino check-raised all in after a bet of 7,000 from David Becker under-the-gun.
After mulling it over for a few moments, Becker eventually decided on a call and the cards were tabled, with Constantino at risk.
Erin Constantino:
David Becker:
Constantino was ahead at the time with her pair of fives, but the turn gave Becker the nut flush draw and the river was the dagger as it gave him two pair to win the hand.
Constantino was sent to the rail and Becker was pushed the pot to boost his stack to 165,000.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
David Becker | 165,000 | |
Erin Constantino | Busted |
On a three-way flop of , the early position player was first to act and he moved all in for 8,500 and was called by Dominic Alvarado while the third player folded. The cards were then tabled with Alvarado covering.
Early Position:
Dominic Alvarado:
"Oh wow, what a monster flop for you," Alvarado's opponent sighed as he realized he was way behind.
The board ran out to improve Alvarado to top two-pair and he was awarded the pot as his opponent was eliminated.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Dominic Alvarado
|
70,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
Registration for flight Day 1c is now closed, and the remaining players will continue to battle it out to make the money and bag for Day 2.
The remaining payers are on their second 15-minute break of the afternoon and will return to action shortly. The black 100-denomination chips will also be raced off during this time.
PokerNews walked up to the scene of a three-way all-in involving Mary Anne Madruga, Jason Singleton, and Hemal Patel, with Madruga covering.
Jason Singleton:
Hemal Patel:
Mary Anne Madruga:
Madruga was ahead with her pocket pair, and since her opponents had each other's outs she was in pretty good shape. The board of was pure for her and she scooped the big pot and eliminated her two opponents in the process.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Mary Anne Madruga | 140,000 | |
Jason Singleton | Busted | |
Hemal Patel
|
Busted |
TImoteo Calleio outlasted 274 players to win the top prize of $10,780 from a prize pool of $54,800. Calleio was followed by Mark Cincotta in second and Preston McEwan in third. Craig Trent and Thanh Doan rounded out the top five.
Place | Name | Prize |
---|---|---|
1 | TImoteo Calleio | $10,780 |
2 | Mark Cincotta | $8,000 |
3 | Preston McEwan | $7,500 |
4 | Craig Trent | $3,415 |
5 | Thanh Doan | $2,635 |
6 | Eric Brannon | $2,185 |
7 | Alexander March | $1,835 |
8 | Luis Rodriguez | $1,535 |
9 | Jonathan Jimenez | $1,225 |
10 | Paul Mendoza | $1,225 |
(Photo courtesy of Joe Garrett/RGPS)