$330 Poker Industry Championship | 2019 RGPS Poker Industry Championship

11-12-2019 17:27 UTC-5

Pearson Eliminates Atwood

MarkSlatcher

Level 8 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

The action folded to Delia Atwood on the button and she made it 7,000 to go. [Removed:309] moved all-in from the big blind and Atwood called all-in to put herself at risk.

Delia Atwood:
[Removed:309]:

Atwood was the one all-in and will need help to stay alive. The flop came , bringing only backdoor draws as possible outs. The on the turn left Atwood needing a jack and only a jack to survive. The was no help and Atwood was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
[Removed:309]	73,500	35,700
Delia Atwood	Busted

Tags: Delia Atwood

11-12-2019 17:22 UTC-5

Bruce Eliminated (Again)

MarkSlatcher

Level 8 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

After a three-bet and call pre-flop, Thomas Bowler and Bill Bruce saw a flop of . Bowler continued with a bet and Bruce shoved all-in. Bowler called and the hands were turned up.

Thomas Bowler:
Bill Bruce:

"I was hoping you had big cards that missed," Bruce sighed as he saw the bad news.

The board ran out to send Bruce to the rail for a second time.

When it was pointed out that re-entry was still open, Bruce asked, "I can't fire three bullets, can I?" It would appear he can, as he has re-entered for a third time.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas Bowler	74,500	34,900
Bill Bruce	Busted

Tags: Bill Bruce Thomas Bowler

11-12-2019 17:17 UTC-5

Second Break

MarkSlatcher

Level 8 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

At the close of Level 8, a couple eliminations bring us down to just five players remaining. We'll bring you the bustouts and updated chip counts shortly. In the meantime, the second 15-minute break has begun. Late registration and re-entry will close at the start of Level 9, after which we'll bring you the prize pool and payout information.

11-12-2019 17:07 UTC-5

Bowler Doubles Up

MarkSlatcher

Level 8 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Thomas Bowler opened from the hijack to 2,500 and [Removed:309] called on the button. Bernard Lee came along from the big blind and the three saw a flop of .

Lee checked and Bowler continued for 3,500. Pearson raised to 9,000 straight. Lee folded and Bowler moved all-in. After getting a count, Pearson made the call and the hands were turned up.

Thomas Bowler:
[Removed:309]:

The board ran out clean for Bowler when it came , scoring the long-awaited double up for Bowler, who is above the starting stack for the first time today.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas Bowler	39,600	13,500
[Removed:309]	37,800	-11,800

Tags: Thomas Bowler

Level: 8

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000

11-12-2019 16:43 UTC-5

Single-Table Redraw (full)

MarkSlatcher

Level 7 : 400/800, 800 ante

With seven players remaining, the seats have been redrawn to combine the players onto one table. After the redraw, Katerina Lukina registered to bring the field back to eight. The following shows the new seating arrangements and updated chip counts:

Seat	Player	Chip Count
1	Delia Atwood	56,600
2	Thomas Bowler	26,100
3	Chad Holloway	71,400
5	[Removed:309]	49,600
6	Bill Bruce	23,200
7	Bernard Lee	19,300
8	Brian Matthiessen	8,400
9	Katerina Lukina	20,000

11-12-2019 16:24 UTC-5

Pearson Eliminates Bruce (Temporarily)

MarkSlatcher

Level 7 : 400/800, 800 ante

In the closing moments of Level 6, [Removed:309] sent Bill Bruce to the rail.

Danielle Fisher limped in for 600 from the cutoff and Bill Bruce raised to 1,200 from the small blind. Pearson called from the big blind and Fisher came along.

The flop came and Bruce bet 1,500. Pearson called and Fisher folded.

The turn changed nothing and Bruce bet 2,200. Pearson fingered his stack briefly before tossing in a raise to 15,000.

Bruce announced, "I call," making it unclear whether he was all-in as his stack was close in size. After counting it down, Bruce still had 1,300 chips behind.

The river completed the board and Bruce tossed in the last of his chips. Pearson quickly called and the hands were tabled.

Bill Bruce:
[Removed:309]:

Pearson's flopped flush cracked Bruce's aces, sending the latter to the rail, temporarily.

"I'll be right back," Bruce said, and headed back to registration. He's back with a new stack in Level 7.

Player	Chips	Progress
[Removed:309]	52,700	28,600
Bill Bruce	20,000	7,000

Tags: Bill Bruce

Level: 7

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 800

11-12-2019 16:10 UTC-5

Hanging Around

MarkSlatcher

Level 6 : 300/600, 600 ante

Traveling dealer Thomas Bowler has been nursing a short stack almost since the day began, but he's managed to hang around. In his latest adventure, Bernard Lee raised to 1,700 and Bowler called from out of position.

The flop came and Bowler shoved all-in for 4,600. Lee thought it over but ultimately tapped the table and threw away his hand. Bowler showed the as he collected the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bernard Lee	39,100	-3,100
Thomas Bowler	8,400	3,000

Tags: Bernard Lee Thomas Bowler

11-12-2019 15:45 UTC-5

Jack of all Trades

MarkSlatcher

Level 6 : 300/600, 600 ante

Some people wear a lot of hats, and then there's RG Ambassador Bernard Lee, the overachiever. Perhaps best known for his 13th-place finish in the 2005 WSOP $10,000 Main Event for $400,000, Lee has since made a name for himself both on and off the felt. A tournament specialist, Lee has collected a whopping $2,388,527 in tournament winnings during his career.

Off the felt, Lee has promoted the game through a variety of media. Since September 2005, Lee has written the Sunday poker column for the Boston Herald. In April 2006, Lee joined the ESPN.com Poker website as a regular columnist. Beginning in 2007, Lee has hosted his own poker podcast/radio show, The Bernard Lee Poker Show. Not to mention numerous guest and guest-hosting and commentary appearances across all major poker media outlets.

All this in addition to publishing two books, The Final Table, Volumes I and II (2008).

But the highlight of Lee's work in poker are his charitable endeavors. Lee helps to organize All-In for CP charity poker tournaments to advance medical research and treatment for cerebral palsy. In addition, Lee spearheads the Full House Charity Program, which provides customized gifts for homeless families and children.

Lee currently leads the field as Level 5 winds down.

Tags: Bernard Lee