Break Time
The remaining players will now be taking a 15-minute break.
The remaining players will now be taking a 15-minute break.
Level: 13
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
Thomas Penza moved his last 13 big blinds into the middle and found one caller, putting him at risk yet again here on Day 1d.
Thomas Penza:
Opponent:
The flop fell and Penza was still trailing the big slick. A sweaty peeled off on the turn, bringing a flush draw to light. The unlikely runner-runner completing then landed on the river, shipping another double to Penza with his flush.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Thomas Penza |
112,000
53,500
|
53,500 |
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Awonke Phewa |
358,000
103,000
|
103,000 |
Eric Salazar |
310,000
58,000
|
58,000 |
Chris Staats |
207,000
123,000
|
123,000 |
Camille Brown |
170,000
92,000
|
92,000 |
Andre Bryan |
165,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
Ahir Chatterjee | 155,000 | |
Ian Tang |
110,000
18,000
|
18,000 |
Matthew Sanders |
75,000
52,000
|
52,000 |
Rocco Smeriglio |
67,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
Richard Stevens has been picking up steam as of late, and Denian Costa attempted to slow him down. Costa shoved his 90,000 stack from the button and Richard Stevens elected to call.
Denian Costa:
Richard Stevens:
The board came down and Stevens held on with kings to take down another pot, eliminating Costa from the field.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Richard Stevens | 315,000 | |
Denian Costa | Busted |
Level: 14
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 6,000
Rocco Smeriglio had he stack in the middle, around 60,000 and Jacob Ferro was the only other player that stuck around for a runout.
Rocco Smeriglio:
Jacob Ferro:
The board fell and Ferro took down the pot, eliminating Smeriglio from the flight just shy of advancing.
The tournament is now down to the final 26 and hand-for-hand is now in play.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Jacob Ferro | 172,000 | |
Rocco Smeriglio | Busted |
The final flight is now down to just 26 runners and will play hand-for-hand until one more elimination ends the night.
Richard Stevens was sitting near the top for the better part of the day but Zachary Vuong threw a wrench in his plans. The turned board showed and there were around 230,000 chips in the pot when Vuong pushed his last 165,000 into the middle.
Stevens thought for several minutes but ultimately, he elected to call and turned over . His overpair was not enough when Vuong showed and the river was of no help.
The hand left Stevens with just 42,000 and a few hands later he shoved an flop with . John Clancy called with his and filled the board, shipping the chips to Clancy and Stevens claimed the title of bubble boy in the process.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Zachary Vuong | 525,000 | |
|
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John Clancy |
167,000
142,000
|
142,000 |
Richard Stevens | Busted |
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Zachary Vuong |
555,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
||
Awonke Phewa |
543,000
185,000
|
185,000 |
Michael Alvarez |
436,000
189,000
|
189,000 |
Eric Salazar |
328,000
18,000
|
18,000 |
Pedram Ghassemi |
316,000
316,000
|
316,000 |
Michael Pickett |
197,000
197,000
|
197,000 |
George Bronstein |
187,000
187,000
|
187,000 |
Curtis King |
176,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
Mason Barrell |
171,000
171,000
|
171,000 |
John Clancy | 167,000 | |
Jacob Ferro |
163,000
-9,000
|
-9,000 |
Cody Wells |
160,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
Ahir Chatterjee |
158,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
Luke Iorio |
158,000
158,000
|
158,000 |
Mohammad Bagheri |
154,000
154,000
|
154,000 |
Chris Staats |
150,000
-57,000
|
-57,000 |
Andre Bryan |
148,000
-17,000
|
-17,000 |
Mason Mooring |
127,000
127,000
|
127,000 |
Camille Brown |
124,000
-46,000
|
-46,000 |
Felix Weis |
117,000
117,000
|
117,000 |
Jonathan Welch |
114,000
114,000
|
114,000 |
Austin Amoroso |
105,000
105,000
|
105,000 |
Alessandro Bertoncini |
103,000
103,000
|
103,000 |
Thomas Penza |
102,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
Ian Tang |
77,000
-33,000
|
-33,000 |