Players are now on a 15-minute break. Play will resume at the 10,000/15,000 level.
Players are now on a 15-minute break. Play will resume at the 10,000/15,000 level.
Both Charles Himes finished in 26th place and Mike Sippola bowed out in 25th place and dropping out of contention, leaving 24 players remaining.
Joseph Bergh has been eliminated from contention in the RGPS Grand Prix $800 Main Event.
| Table | Seat | Name | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Rick Murray | United States | 610,000 | 51 |
| 1 | 2 | Paul McGurk | United States | 640,000 | 53 |
| 1 | 3 | Nikki Woodside | United States | 1,030,000 | 86 |
| 1 | 4 | Daniel Halverson | United States | 250,000 | 21 |
| 1 | 5 | Mike Sippola | United States | 270,000 | 23 |
| 1 | 6 | Chris McPherson | United States | 340,000 | 28 |
| 1 | 7 | Roger Van Valkenburg | United States | 570,000 | 48 |
| 1 | 8 | Victor Paredes | United States | 180000 | 15 |
| 1 | 9 | Andrew Greenawalt | United States | 490,000 | 41 |
| 2 | 1 | Daniil Fedunov | United States | 690,000 | 58 |
| 2 | 2 | Robert Hancock | United States | 770,000 | 64 |
| 2 | 3 | Scott Miller | 260,000 | 22 | |
| 2 | 4 | David Bridgett | United States | 345,000 | 29 |
| 2 | 5 | James Cihla | United States | 440,000 | 37 |
| 2 | 6 | Andrew Joros | United States | 425,000 | 35 |
| 2 | 7 | Toan Nguyen | United States | 500,000 | 42 |
| 2 | 8 | Kim Le | United States | 170,000 | 14 |
| 2 | 9 | Rian Mullins | United States | 250,000 | 21 |
| 3 | 1 | Joshua Prager | United States | 440,000 | 37 |
| 3 | 2 | Charles Himes | United States | 165,000 | 14 |
| 3 | 4 | Jana Pavini | United States | 170,000 | 14 |
| 3 | 5 | Deon Calamia | 145,000 | 12 | |
| 3 | 6 | Denis Lee | United States | 570,000 | 48 |
| 3 | 7 | Basilio Gallardo | United States | 510,000 | 43 |
| 3 | 8 | Brian Curtis | United States | 560,000 | 47 |
| 3 | 9 | Thomas Phillips | United States | 1,090,000 | 91 |
The chips went in between Laurence Wong and Roger Van Valkenburg, with Wong at risk.
Laurence Wong: J♦8♦
Roger Van Valkenburg: Q♠Q♥
Wong did not get help from the board as it ran out 9♠2♠K♣5♣4♦ to award Van Valkenburg the pot.
Level: 17
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 12,000
The hand began when Kim Le raised to 60,000 from under the gun and faced an all-in raise by Toan Nguyen (CA) in the big blind for 100,000 even. Le made the call to put Nguyen at risk.
Toan Nguyen (CA): K♣K♠
Kim Le: A♣Q♣
Nguyen had the goods as his pocket kings needed to fade an ace as an immediate threat.
The flop fanned out 2h3c5d] to give Le some additional straight outs, but the J♦ turn and the 9♦ river did not provide any drama as Nguyen dragged in the chips.
Joshua Prager got it started with a raise to 25,000 from middle position, which resulted in a call from Roger Van Valkenburg in the cutoff and Donald Nguyen in the big blind.
Nguyen and Prager checked the 7♦4♦2♣ flop before Van Valkenburg chose to bet 35,000. Nguyen called, and Prager folded.
The K♥ did not slow down Van Valkenburg as he put out a bet of 51,000. Nguyen yielded with a fold to award Van Valkenburg the pot.