Level: 5
Blinds: 300/500
Ante: 500
Level: 5
Blinds: 300/500
Ante: 500
An early-position player limped in, prompting Luke Blindert to do the same from middle position. Action folded to the small blind who bumped it up to 2,200. Both the early-position player and Blindert made the call.
The flop came out . The original raiser checked, the early-position limper bet 2,500. Blindert raised it up to 10,500.
Action folded back to the flop bettor, but he didn't think long before folding.
"Royal flush," announced Blindert, showing , for 80% of the royal, but it sounded like he knew it was coming.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Luke Blindert |
53,000
53,000
|
53,000 |
Action began on the flop in a three-way pot with Noel Chladek leading out for 1,600 from the small blind. The board was .
The under-the-gun player raised to 3,600. The cutoff didn't go away, though, making the call of the flop raise as well.
Back on Chladek, he moved all in for 11,900, standing up as if getting ready to exit after he did so.
However, both of his opponents folded and the pot was pushed his way.
"Raised but couldn't call, huh?" said the cutoff while looking at the player under the gun.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Noel Chladek
|
26,000
26,000
|
26,000 |
Four players saw a flop of and action checked to Beau Wilshire, aka "Don K. Nado," in late position. He bet 1,500 and all three opponents let their cards go quickly.
Wilshire has amassed one of the biggest stacks in the room after nearly five levels of play.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Beau "Don K. Nado" Wilshire |
115,000
115,000
|
115,000 |
Level: 6
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 600
Action picked up with three players getting all their chips in the middle with very similar stacks. The cards on the flop read . The main pot was nearly 100,000 with a small side pot in play.
Dave Sanderson:
Opponent:
Opponent:
Sanderson was at risk, but not by much, and he was poised to triple up with his flopped set.
The board ran out , Sanderson's set held up and he took down the large pot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Dave Sanderson |
97,000
97,000
|
97,000 |
Terence Reid |
24,000
24,000
|
24,000 |
Action started on the river in a heads-up pot between Linda Johnson and Blake Bohn. The board showed and about 15,000 was in the pot.
From the big blind, Bohn bet 12,500 on the river. Johnson thought for a while before making the call.
"Ugh, your pair is good," said Bohn.
Johnson showed for top pair and the winner.
"Just one pair?" said Bohn. "Good call, she made a great call. You played the hand really well," Bohn said sincerely.
*****
A couple hands later, Bohn raised to 1,200 from the button. The big blind moved all in for the 9,000 effective remaining in Bohn's stack. Bohn snap called.
"You ran into a monster," said Bohn.
Blake Bohn:
Opponent:
"Does he have spades? No spades. For some reason I feel spades coming," said Bohn.
Spades were the least of Bohn's worries when the window card was the . The full board ran out and the set felted Bohn.
"Look at these hands," said Bohn as he headed out the door to buy back in.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Linda Johnson (MN)
|
67,000
67,000
|
67,000 |
Blake Bohn | Busted |
Adam Schultz raised from early position to 1,300. Immediately on his left, his opponent three-bet to 2,600. Action folded back to Schultz who four-bet to 8,500.
His opponent thought for a bit before sliding out a stack of chips worth 30,000.
"All in," said Schultz immediately, a total of 43,000. His opponent sighed but made the call.
Adam Schultz:
Opponent:
The ultimate cooler, Schultz had the aces and was poised to double. The board of kept him ahead and gave him the win.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Adam Schultz
|
87,000
87,000
|
87,000 |
Players are headed on their second break of the day.
Level: 7
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 800