Break!
With four levels in the books, the players are off on a 10-minute break.
With four levels in the books, the players are off on a 10-minute break.
Level: 5
Blinds: 150/300
Ante: 25
Belfast, NY's Matt Warner is off to a hot start.
Warner got in a huge pot holding versus with both players flopping a set. Warner's was bigger, it held, and he takes a little more than 40,000 with him to the next level.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Matt Warner
|
41,500 |
Level: 6
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 50
It's all coming up Marvin Baker right now.
He called Yong Wolfer's 15,000-chip shove on board with , thinking he had the best hand. Turns out he was right. Wolfer had .
The river gave Baker three kings just to make it look good and as Wolfer was forced to consider re-entry, Baker extended the early lead.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Marvin Baker |
79,200
45,200
|
45,200 |
Level: 7
Blinds: 250/500
Ante: 50
Niagara Falls, NY local Josh Deskovic has vaulted to the top of the chip counts now, after winning a huge three-way all-in pot.
He had versus and , and even though the money went in when flopped aces up, a on the river ensured the pot would go to Deskovic.
In the meantime, both Bruce Pace and Marvin Baker continue to accumulate, with the latter picking up 20,000 after flopping a gutshot versus two pair and hitting it on the turn.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Marvin Baker |
90,000
10,800
|
10,800 |
Josh Deskovic
|
80,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
Bruce Pace |
71,000
26,000
|
26,000 |
Level: 8
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 75
Nick Walker heads into the break trying to win tonight's draw for a pair of Buffalo Sabres tickets.
Walker appears willing to fire another bullet to get a second entry in the draw, unfortunately, with just a few minutes left to rebuy, he's having a little trouble going broke first.
He got it in with against Scott Aitchison's and crawled out from under domination to triple up.
If he doubles up again he may have let it ride with the single entry and depend on Poker Room Supervisor Brian Bartoe's uncanny ability to draw the names of popular regulars and friends of PokerNews in this completely random and legitimate draw.
The entire field heads into a 15-minute break right now with the registration and re-entry period closing when play resumes.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Scott Aitchison |
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Nick Walker | 7,600 |
Level: 9
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 100