Level: 9
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200
Level: 9
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200
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 |
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 |
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
|
85,600
16,100
|
16,100 |
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78,700
1,300
|
1,300 |
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57,000
-22,400
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-22,400 |
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27,400
-5,400
|
-5,400 |
|
26,100
6,100
|
6,100 |
|
20,100
300
|
300 |
Level: 10
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 1,600
[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 |
---|---|---|
|
120,700
35,100
|
35,100 |
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Busted |
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.
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 |
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76,400
19,400
|
19,400 |
|
Busted |
Level: 11
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
[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 |
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133,000
56,600
|
56,600 |
|
76,300
-44,400
|
-44,400 |