Level: 23
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 4,000
Level: 23
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 4,000
Phil Gioia opened for 75,000 from under the gun and Alex Wheeler called from the next seat over.
The flop came ![]()
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and Gioia continued for 60,000. Wheeler called and both players checked the
turn bringing the
river.
Gioia led out for 80,000 and then snap-called Wheeler's all in raise.
Wheeler rolled over ![]()
for the eight-high straight but it was second best as Gioia held the nuts ![]()
to send Wheeler home in 11th place for $7,078.
Ha Nguyen open-jammed from under the gun and action folded around to Tim Garles who called off his roughly 400,000 stack from the big blind.
Tim Garles: ![]()
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Ha Nguyen: ![]()
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It was a classic race with Garles looking to connect with either of his overs but the feat was easier said than done as the ![]()
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runout ended his tournament.
Cory Nordstrand raised to 55,000 from middle position and then called Paul Carney's 160,000 three-bet jam from the small blind.
Paul Carney: ![]()
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Cory Nordstrand: ![]()
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Nordstrand had Carney dominated and improved after a king appeared in the window on the ![]()
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flop.
The
appeared on the turn giving Carney life with the nut flush draw.
Carney was looking for a spade to fall on the river but it came the
ending his tournament in 13th place for $5,662.
Anthony Scarborough raised to 55,000 from under the gun and Larry Loose called from the button.
Once the ![]()
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flop appeared, Scarborough continued for 75,000 and Loose raised all in, sending Scarborough into the tank.
After a few glares through Loose's soul, Scarborough said "What do you have, king-queen?" and then called off his 425,000 stack.
Larry Loose: ![]()
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Anthony Scarborough: ![]()
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Scarborough stuck with his read making the correct call and the
turn nor the
river changed a thing as he collected his double-up.
Level: 22
Blinds: 15,000/25,000
Ante: 4,000
The remaining 13 players are on a 10-minute break.
Josh Matti raised all in for 385,000 from late position and Ha Nguyen isolated from the hijack.
Josh Matti: ![]()
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Ha Nguyen: ![]()
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Matti was behind needing some help but didn't find it on the ![]()
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flop.
The
turn however, gave Matti some life as he picked up the nut flush draw but the river fell a brick
ending his tournament.