$330 Poker Industry Championship | 2019 RGPS Poker Industry Championship

11-12-2019 18:37 UTC-5

Bowler Takes Chips and Lead from Pearson

MarkSlatcher

Level 11 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

[Removed:309] opened to 4,000 and Thomas Bowler three-bet to 9,500. Holloway folded and Pearson called.

The flop came . Bowler continued for 10,000 and Pearson called. The came on the turn.

Bowler bet 14,500 and after a few seconds, Pearson moved all-in.

Bowler went into the tank for half a minute, after which he called off the remainder of his stack.

Thomas Bowler:
[Removed:309]:

Pearson came from behind on the turn but Bowler had a few outs to improve. One of them arrived on the river with the , giving Bowler a straight.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas Bowler	133,000	56,600
[Removed:309]	76,300	-44,400

Tags: Thomas Bowler

Level: 11

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000

11-12-2019 18:20 UTC-5

Katerina Lukina Eliminated on the Bubble

MarkSlatcher

Level 10 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Katerina Lukina open-shoved for around 18,000 and Thomas Bowler called on the button. The blinds folded and the hands were tabled.

Katerina Lukina:
Thomas Bowler:

The board ran out in Bowler's favor when it came , eliminating Lukina on the money bubble.

The remaining players are guaranteed a payday of at least $900.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas Bowler	76,400	19,400
Katerina Lukina	Busted

Tags: Katerina Lukina Thomas Bowler

11-12-2019 18:14 UTC-5

Four Left on the Money Bubble

MarkSlatcher

Level 10 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Bill Bruce has been eliminated for the third and final time, bringing us just one elimination away from the money. Ordinarily, this would mean hand-for-hand play, but with just one table in action, we've been going hand-for-hand since Level 8.

11-12-2019 18:11 UTC-5

Pearson Eliminates Lee, Assumes Chip Lead

MarkSlatcher

Level 10 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

[Removed:309] opened for 3,700 and Bernard Lee, next to act, moved all-in for around 35,000. The action folded back to Pearson who made a quick call.

[Removed:309]:
Bernard Lee:

Lee was the player all in and his nines were dominated by Pearson's queens. The flop all but ended Lee's day when it came , giving Pearson a full house. Lee needed running nines or running fives to stay alive. The turn left Lee drawing dead, with the completing the board on the river.

Player	Chips	Progress
[Removed:309]	120,700	35,100
Bernard Lee	Busted

Tags: Bernard Lee

Level: 10

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 1,600

11-12-2019 18:00 UTC-5

Updated Chip Counts (full)

MarkSlatcher

Level 9 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
[Removed:309]	85,600	16,100
Chad Holloway	78,700	1,300
Thomas Bowler	57,000	-22,400
Bernard Lee	27,400	-5,400
Bill Bruce	26,100	6,100
Katerina Lukina	20,100	300

11-12-2019 17:42 UTC-5

Official Payout Structure - $2,250 Up Top

MarkSlatcher

Level 9 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

The inaugural Poker Industry Championship garnered a total of 15 entries for a combined prize pool of $4,500. Three spots will be paid with $2,250 and the custom Signature ring going to the winner. Here is the official payout structure:

Place	Prize
1st	$2,250
2nd	$1,350
3rd	$900

11-12-2019 17:37 UTC-5

Welcome to the Final Table

MarkSlatcher

Level 9 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

The players have moved to the official final table in the tournament area. Six players remain and three spots will be paid. We'll bring you the payout structure next. Below are the current seating assignments and chip counts.

Seat	Player	Chip Count
2	Thomas Bowler	79,400
3	Chad Holloway	77,400
5	[Removed:309]	69,500
6	Bernard Lee	32,800
8	Bill Bruce	20,000
9	Katerina Lukina	19,800

Level: 9

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200