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Adam "Roothlus" Levy just came over to our desk to grab his phone (which we are so graciously charging). For the service, he gave us a hot tip.
Levy tells us he's up to about 67,000, and he had details about David Baker's elimination for us. Levy was the preflop three-bettor, and "Bakes" cold four-bet with pocket tens. Levy had the two aces, and a board full of blanks is the reason things are the way they are right now.
The players are on a 15-minute break.
Level: 10
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 100
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
105,000 | |
|
||
|
65,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
65,000 | |
|
||
|
60,000 | |
|
55,000
17,000
|
17,000 |
|
53,000
14,975
|
14,975 |
|
|
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|
50,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
|
|
46,000
14,500
|
14,500 |
|
40,000
-6,500
|
-6,500 |
|
||
|
15,000
-15,000
|
-15,000 |
|
|
||
|
13,000
-17,000
|
-17,000 |
|
||
Tony Prusac has just joined the field as the last entrant, and the field is locked at 75. We'll have the prize pool for you as soon as it's available.
What we can tell you is that eight spots will pay out cash, and the final nine will all get seats into the WSOP-C National Championship next week.
Kido Pham started the action with a raise to 2,000 from early position. Jon Aguiar called on the button and from the small blind, Kenny Milam three-bet to 5,000. Pham called, but Aguiar responded with an all-in shove. Milam called all in for a bit less than 20,000, Pham folded, and it was off to the races.
Aguiar: 
Milam: 
The board ran out 
as Milam's queens held for the the double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
40,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
23,000
-17,000
|
-17,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
124,000
84,000
|
84,000 |
|
|
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|
|
105,000 | |
|
|
||
|
|
75,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
|
62,000
-3,000
|
-3,000 |
|
|
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|
|
53,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
|
|
52,000
-13,000
|
-13,000 |
|
|
50,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
|
|
50,000 | |
|
16,000
-14,000
|
-14,000 |
|
|
15,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
12,000
-3,000
|
-3,000 |
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|
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A player in early position opened the pot with a raise, and James Arruebarreena made the call next door. Action came to Steve Brecher (who happened to have 
), and he spent some time considering his play. As he was thinking, though, Carl Sheddan shoved all in for about 40,000 out of turn. The dealer put the action back on Brecher, and he decided to make a reraise of his own. Now with an option to take them back, Sheddan still stuck all his chips in the middle, and Arruebarreena called off the majority of his own stack as well. He tabled the unfortunate 
, and Sheddan's 
was far overmatched.
The board ran out 
, and Brecher takes the big pot to skyrocket into contention for the chip lead. His next-door neighbor, Will Failla, was thoroughly baffled. First, he took on Brecher for not flatting once Sheddan acted out of turn. If Brecher had, the action would not have changed, and Sheddan's chips would have had to stay in. But he stuck them in anyways, and that peeved Failla too. Someone mentioned they thought Brecher might be bluffing.
"Bluffing?!" Failla almost fell out of his chair. "He's older than dirt! He doesn't bluff, buddy."
Brecher does, on occasion, bluff. But not that time. Those aces shoot Brecher all the way up to 124,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
145,000
99,350
|
99,350 |
|
110,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
|
90,000
40,025
|
40,025 |
|
72,000
2,750
|
2,750 |
|
|
72,000
19,000
|
19,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
57,000
-18,000
|
-18,000 |
|
32,000
10,650
|
10,650 |
|
22,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
|
|
||
|
21,700
-17,150
|
-17,150 |
|
12,000
-23,800
|
-23,800 |
|
12,000
-13,500
|
-13,500 |
|
|
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|
|
Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
Byron Kaverman came in raising to 1,350, and Tommy Vedes three-bet shoved for 11,800 total. Kaverman made the call with 
, and Vedes' 
was a favorite to keep him around.
The board was not Vedes' favorite at all, though. It came 
, and his day is done with 39 players left.
