$200,000 Guaranteed Main Event Day 1b | 2014 PPC Aruba World Championship

10-19-2014 20:00 UTC-4

A Few Counts

[user272102]

Level 5 : 150/300, 25 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Parry Shaw	54,000 -2,000	-2,000
Cong Le	52,000 29,000	29,000
Stuart Prieto	45,000 7,500	7,500
Mark Kroon	38,000 9,000	9,000
Marilyn Guess	36,500 -1,500	-1,500
Marcia Kuntz	33,000 3,000	3,000
John Ott	31,000 -4,000	-4,000
Chris Bolek	26,000 -5,000	-5,000
Ryan Franklin	25,000 -5,000	-5,000
John Keenan	19,500 -9,500	-9,500
Sam Medina	18,000 -1,000	-1,000
Danny Lobato	15,000 -3,500	-3,500

Level: 6

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 50

10-19-2014 20:22 UTC-4

We got to the table with approximately 17,500 in the pot and a boar of and Marc Lowe all in for his last 10,550. His lone opponent in the hand tanked for nearly a minute before tossing out the call and turning over for fours full of tens. It was no good, however, as Lowe hit on the river with his to give him fours full of queens.

"Is there a queen out there," asked Lowe's opponent as he squinted at the board. Once it was confirmed there was he added "nice hand... sicko" before pushing out his chips into the middle.

That much needed double up moved Lowe to 38,500 in chips with about thirty minutes left before the dinner break.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marc Lowe	38,500 38,500	38,500

Tags: Marc Lowe

10-19-2014 20:35 UTC-4

Nye Gets Paid Off

[user272102]

Level 6 : 200/400, 50 ante

We got to the table with 12,500 in the middle and the board showing and a bet of 6,500 in front of Michael Nye. His opponent in the hand, Arun Chugani, was mulling over his decision and after tanking for a couple minutes said "I'll give him donation to see what he plays."

Chugani tossed out the call and Nye turned over . Chugani turned over for a pair of queens that was no good.

"Nice hand," said Chugani, adding "never put him on kings" to the player sitting next to him.

Player	Chips	Progress
Arun Chugani	44,000
Michael Nye	41,000

10-19-2014 20:47 UTC-4

Dinner Break

[user272102]

Level 6 : 200/400, 50 ante

Players are now on a 60-minute dinner break and will return at approximately 9:47 pm local time. Registration is open until the end of this break.

Level: 7

Blinds: 250/500

Ante: 50

10-19-2014 21:49 UTC-4

Back From Dinner

[user272102]

Level 7 : 250/500, 50 ante

The remaining 33 players are back from dinner. Registration is now officially closed. We'll have the prize pool and payout information as soon as it becomes available.

10-19-2014 22:16 UTC-4

A Flopped Royal Flush and Some Post-Dinner Break Chip Counts

[user272102]

Level 7 : 250/500, 50 ante

John Ott just flopped a royal flush with when the flop came . He was unable to pick up many chips against his opponent Parry Shaw but despite that bad beat still sits with what might be the biggest stack in the room at 75,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Ott	75,000 44,000	44,000
Mark Kroon	65,000 27,000	27,000
Cong Le	54,000 2,000	2,000
Todd Boghosian	47,000 9,500	9,500
Marc Lowe	42,000 3,500	3,500
Marilyn Guess	42,000 5,500	5,500
Chris Bolek	40,000 14,000	14,000
Ryan Franklin	39,000 14,000	14,000
Parry Shaw	33,000 -21,000	-21,000
Marcia Kuntz	33,000
Sam Medina	Busted
John Keenan	Busted
Danny Lobato	Busted

Tags: John Ott

10-19-2014 22:35 UTC-4

Kings Versus Kings

[user272102]

Level 7 : 250/500, 50 ante

Anthony Brammer opened for 1,400 and a short-stacked player moved all in for his last 4,600. Arun Chugani made the call from the button and Brammer also called.

The flop came and the short-stacked player shook his head in disgust. Brammer and Chugani both checked.

They would check again on the turn and river and Brammer would muck when Chugani showed . The short-stacked player jumped up, excited, and said "chop chop" as he turned over his own pair of kings with .

Level: 8

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 75