Event #13: $3,000 Main Event
Day 1b Completed
Event #13: $3,000 Main Event
Day 1b Completed
The second flight of Event 13: $3,000 Main Event $2 Million Guaranteed has now hit the brakes after nine levels here at The Lodge Poker Club in Round Rock, Texas. A total of 44 entry slips were sold on Day 1b, having just 20 of those slips turn into a Day 2 birth by night's end.
When the final buzzer went off it was Maxwell Young sitting in the top spot on the leaderboard. Young had a downfall during the midst of the day but fought his way back, taking his last chip-up from Michael Wang during the last 15-minutes of the night. Wang's ace-eight fell to the kings of Young to be eliminated, and Young went on to bag 226,000 for the Day 1b lead.
Ian Ivers shot up to second on the totem pole during the penultimate hand of his table. Ivers held big slick and was against the pocket jacks of Hunter Cichy. The turned board was clean for Cichy but a rivered deuce gave Ivers the wheel, sending Cichy on his way. Ivers ended the night with 196,000 thanks to that lucky river. Rounding out the top five are Gabriel Andrade (186,500), David Mzareulov (156,000), and Mahesh Rathi (151,000).
| Rank | Player | Hometown | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maxwell Young | North Palm Beach, FL | 226,000 | 118 |
| 2 | Ian Ivers | Canada | 196,000 | 98 |
| 3 | Gabriel Andrade | Houston, TX | 186,500 | 93 |
| 4 | David Mzareulov | Katy, TX | 156,000 | 78 |
| 5 | Mahesh Rathi | Austin, TX | 151,000 | 75 |
The most accomplished player to jump into the field today was Alex Foxen who quickly took an exit upon sitting down. Foxen's second bullet however went much better, ending the night with 144,500. Foxen has over $21 million in live career earnings and is a player that should be on everyone's radar heading into Day 2.
All 20 survivors from this flight will combine with the other five Day 1 flight survivors on Sunday, May 22, at 2 p.m. for Day 2. Blinds will begin at 1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante and the levels will increase to 60-minutes in length. A total of ten levels will be played on the second day and all who remain will bag up for Day 3.
The second flight of the main event is now in the books but check out the High Roller that is still running as the PokerNews live reporting team brings the updates.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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226,000
18,000
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18,000 |
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196,000
9,000
|
9,000 |
|
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186,500
56,500
|
56,500 |
|
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156,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
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|
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151,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
|
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144,500
15,500
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15,500 |
|
|
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|
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137,500
59,500
|
59,500 |
|
|
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|
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136,000
74,000
|
74,000 |
|
|
114,500
93,500
|
93,500 |
|
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106,500
34,500
|
34,500 |
|
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92,500
2,500
|
2,500 |
|
|
90,000
400
|
400 |
|
|
81,500
58,500
|
58,500 |
|
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76,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
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63,500
11,500
|
11,500 |
|
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61,500
83,500
|
83,500 |
|
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56,500
7,500
|
7,500 |
|
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50,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
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|
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41,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
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34,000
63,000
|
63,000 |
Hunter Cichy had all of his chips pushed into the pot, totaling around 72,000 and Ian Ivers called during the penultimate hand of their table.
Hunter Cichy: ![]()
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Ian Ivers: ![]()
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The classic flip saw Cichy hold strong on the turned board of ![]()
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, but a
river built a wheel for Ivers, and Cichy was eliminated, dropping the field to just 20.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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205,000
100,000
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100,000 |
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Busted | |
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Mahesh Rathi opened from the cutoff and John New pushed around 35,000 from the big blind. Rathi called and the cards went over.
John New: ![]()
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Mahesh Rathi: ![]()
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The board came down ![]()
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and Rathi's two pair brought him some chips, eliminating New from the field.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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145,000
35,000
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35,000 |
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Busted |
The tournament clock has run down to the 10-minute mark and the tournament director has pulled a card for how many more hands. A total of five more hands will take place until players bag up for the night.
Maxwell Young opened to 3,200 and Michael Wang moved all in, having around 30,000 and Young called without hesitation.
Michael Wang: ![]()
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Maxwell Young: ![]()
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The flop of ![]()
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gave some hope for Wang but that instantly vanished when the
landed. Wang was then drawing dead to the
river and Young took the lead of Day 1b.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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244,000
105,000
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105,000 |
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Busted | |
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| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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210,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
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160,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
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|
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155,000
55,000
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55,000 |
|
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|
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145,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
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140,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
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139,000
16,000
|
16,000 |
|
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|
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130,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
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110,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
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105,000
16,000
|
16,000 |
|
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97,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
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90,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
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80,000
36,000
|
36,000 |
|
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78,000
37,000
|
37,000 |
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|
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75,000
26,000
|
26,000 |
|
|
72,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
|
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71,000
9,000
|
9,000 |
|
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|
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70,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
|
|
64,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
|
|
45,000
9,000
|
9,000 |
|
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|
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45,000
22,000
|
22,000 |
|
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40,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
|
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|
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40,000
19,800
|
19,800 |
|
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|
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32,000
13,000
|
13,000 |
|
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24,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
|
21,000
51,000
|
51,000 |
Level: 9
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 1,600
Connor Armstrong moved all in for his last 11,000. Kimberly Stone, Wendy Nguyen, and Mahesh Rathi called. The ![]()
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flop hit the table and Stone bet 20,000. Both Nguyen and Rathi folded, leaving just two for a showdown.
Armstrong flipped over ![]()
and Stone showed ![]()
. The ![]()
runout sealed it for Stone who added another as the end of the day draws near and Armstrong was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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145,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
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135,000
99,800
|
99,800 |
|
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52,000
58,000
|
58,000 |
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Busted |