Level: 8
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 75
Level: 8
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 75
There are entries so far, the largest number so far of the first three flights.
The prize pool has ballooned to over $107,000, absolutely smashing the guarantee of $75,000.
114 players remain going into the last level before the color-up break, after which time registration will close.
Play has really progressed throughout the day and the top stacks are beginning to break away from the pack.
Here is a look at the top stacks in the room:
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Derek Schlaud
|
85,000 | |
Peter DeSantis | 85,000 | |
Sahar Khajavi | 75,000 | |
Rik Bausch
|
72,000 | |
Brian Bowen | 65,000 |
Players are on a color-up break and will resume at 2:25PM.
Registration will close at this time.
Level: 9
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 100
Don Kerr managed to get his money in the middle with top pair and was called by a flush draw.
The board read and Kerr held . His opponent had a flush draw with .
The turn was the and the river was the .
Kerr started with top pair and backed into a flush, securing the double up.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Don Kerr
|
60,000 |
Level: 10
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 100
There was about 14,000 in the pot on a board reading .
The small blind checked, as did the player in middle position. A player in late position bet 9,000. Blake Napierala was in the hijack and moved all in for 32,100. The small blind took several minutes to act before eventually releasing his hand. The player in middle position folded, and the late-position player opted to call.
Napierala tabled for a flush draw, while his opponent held two black jacks.
The turn was the , giving Napierala a flush. The river was the and Napierala more than doubled up.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Blake Napierala |
75,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
Level: 11
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 200
A player in middle position raised to 3,500 and Mike 'The Mayor' Rellinger defended his big blind.
The flop came and Rellinger checked. His opponent bet 4,000 and Rellinger check-raised to 9,000. His opponent re-raised to 19,700 and Rellinger called.
The turn was the . Rellinger led out for 25,000 and his opponent looked down at his cards before whipping them into the muck.
Rellinger flashed for a pair of sixes and an open-ended straight draw and raked in the pot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Mike Rellinger |
180,000
180,000
|
180,000 |