Kathy Liebert - 19th Place
Chris Dombrowski opened the pot with a min-raise from under the gun and the action folded all the way around the table to Kathy Liebert in the big blind, who just called.
The flop came and Liebert open-shoved all in for a total of 5,100. Dombrowski insta-called and turned over the for middle pair; Liebert tabled two red nines and was drawing slim.
When the fell on the turn, one of Liebert's outs was stolen, as the would've given Dombrowski a club flush. Liebert was forced to sweat the river for a solid two minutes due to the "action-for-action" rule in place here at Tahoe, as Scott Clements was all in over on table three and Mike McClain took ages considering a call, but eventually folded.
The senior tournament staff member finally gave the dealer the green light to expose the river and it was the . No miracle for Liebert and she found herself out in 19th place, earning the unwanted title of bubble girl.
Good ole short stack
The much awaited dinner break is here, after the busting of the bubble. Play will resume in one hour. Redraw assignments to follow.
The 18 remaining players have returned to the tournament area and play has recommenced. All players are in the money now, and the worst anyone can do is finish with $7,042.
The tournament clock has been reset to the beginning of Level 15, with blinds at 1,500/3,000.
Here's how the final two tables look after the redraw, which took place just before players left for dinner:
(Table 1)
Seat 1: Emilio Porcalla
Seat 2: Rick Troendly
Seat 3: Tay Nguyen
Seat 4: Chris Ferguson
Seat 5: Preston Derden
Seat 6: Travis Erdman
Seat 7: Scott Clements
Seat 8: Bill Bostick
Seat 9: Mike McClain
(Table 2)
Seat 1: Jake Solis
Seat 2: Michael Cooper
Seat 3: James "Drew" Marks
Seat 4: Michael Binger
Seat 5: Glenn Uchibori
Seat 6: Ty Stewart
Seat 7: Chris Dombrowski
Seat 8: Allen Kessler
Seat 9: Jason Sanders
Glenn Uchibori - 18th Place
Before his seat could get warm, Glenn Uchibori moved his remaining 40,000 all in preflop. Jake Solis looked down and saw before quickly calling. Uchibori made his stand with .
The flop was not help to Uchibori as it came . The turn wasn't beneficial either as it evolved as the . Needing to catch a ten, Uchibori saw his tournament end as the appeared. Jake Solis is up to 218,000 after the hand.
Mike McClain opened the pot with a raise to 8,000 and Rick Troendly made the call. The flop came and McClain made a continuation bet of 15,000. Troendly then raised it up to 30,000, the minimum allowed, and McClain responded with an all-in reraise, after asking Troendly to count his remaining stack. Troendly wasted little time tossing his cards into the muck, leaving himself with around 86,000 in chips.
Mike McClain was at it again, opening another pot with a raise to 8,000. The action then fell to Emilio Porcalla who quickly announced, "I'm all in." Action folded around the table and back to McClain, who asked for a count.
"37,100" the dealer told him, and McClain made the call.
Showdown:
McClain:
Porcalla:
The flop came down giving both players the nut Broadway straight and a chance at hitting running flush cards. The turn and river filled out anticlimactically, however, finishing out , and the players took their bets back.
Two of the 17 remaining players in the field have a chance to make WSOP Circuit history this weekend.
Chris "Jesus" Ferguson currently owns three circuit championship gold rings and is the only player to own that many. Back when he won his second, Ferguson was the first player to have won two. Last November when he won this very same event, he was the first player to have won three. Now he's within sight of becoming the first player to win four! Ferguson currently has around 86,000 in chips -- about 30,000 below average.
Travis Erdman is another player who's quickly making a name for himself up here in the mountains. Erdman made the final table of this event in each of the last two years and now he's got a very good shot to make his third straight final table appearance. Erdman currently has around 200,000 in chips and unless something catastrophic happens, he'll likely achieve that milestone.
Bill Bostick
With the action 9,000 to go, both Bill Bostick and Mike McClain saw a flop of . Bostick from the small blind led out with 17,000, and McClain behind him in the big blind decided to see another card. The turn was the and both players checked it down. After the river and more of the same (check,check), McClain showed , which was good enough to beat Bostick's .
This was more action than many have seen since the dinner break as the pace has slowed tremendously. McClain has around 163,00 to Bostick's 71,000 after the hand.
Tay Nguyen
Rick Troendly and Tay Nguyen just clashed in a monster pot that left Troendly with just 52,000 in chips.
Bill Bostick limped into the pot from middle position, Troendly called from the small blind and Nguyen checked his option in the big. The flop came down and all three players checked. The turn brought the and Troendly led out with a 6,000 bet. Nguyen responded with a raise to 18,000 and Bostick got out of their way. When the action returned to Troendly, he reraised, making it a total of 33,000 to play; Nguyen just called.
The -- a scare card in every sense of the word -- fell on the river and Troendly immediately slid a stack of blue 500-denomination chips across the betting line, a bet worth 15,000. After a short dwell in the tank, Nguyen made the call and Troendly conceded, saying, "Nice call, you got it. I missed," as he returned his cards to the dealer. Nguyen showed for two pair to rake the pot.
After the hand, Nguyen stacked up an impressive 170,000 in chips.
and Liebert open-shoved all in for a total of 5,100. Dombrowski insta-called and turned over the 
for middle pair; Liebert tabled two red nines and was drawing slim.
fell on the turn, one of Liebert's outs was stolen, as the 
would've given Dombrowski a club flush. Liebert was forced to sweat the river for a solid two minutes due to the "action-for-action" rule in place here at Tahoe, as Scott Clements was all in over on table three and Mike McClain took ages considering a call, but eventually folded.
. No miracle for Liebert and she found herself out in 19th place, earning the unwanted title of bubble girl.
before quickly calling. Uchibori made his stand with 
.
. The turn wasn't beneficial either as it evolved as the 
. Needing to catch a ten, Uchibori saw his tournament end as the 
and McClain made a continuation bet of 15,000. Troendly then raised it up to 30,000, the minimum allowed, and McClain responded with an all-in reraise, after asking Troendly to count his remaining stack. Troendly wasted little time tossing his cards into the muck, leaving himself with around 86,000 in chips.
, 
and the players took their bets back.
. Bostick from the small blind led out with 17,000, and McClain behind him in the big blind decided to see another card. The turn was the 
. 
and all three players checked. The turn brought the 
-- a scare card in every sense of the word -- fell on the river and Troendly immediately slid a stack of blue 500-denomination chips across the betting line, a bet worth 15,000. After a short dwell in the tank, Nguyen made the call and Troendly conceded, saying, "Nice call, you got it. I missed," as he returned his cards to the dealer. Nguyen showed 
for two pair to rake the pot.
