Level: 23
Blinds: 7,000/14,000
Ante: 2,000
Level: 23
Blinds: 7,000/14,000
Ante: 2,000
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
645,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
|
|
550,000
530,000
|
530,000 |
|
|
519,000
11,000
|
11,000 |
|
|
500,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
|
340,000
320,000
|
320,000 |
|
|
334,000
199,000
|
199,000 |
|
|
Busted |
We missed the details, but we were able to assess the damage once we reached the table. Miguel Borrero was all in with 
against the 
of Manh Nguyen. Not only did Borrero not catch a pair, Nguyen made a set just for fun. Borrero was off to the cage to collect his winnings, while Nguyen is our first player to cross a million chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,050,000
444,000
|
444,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Manh Nguyen and his sizable stack got involved with Jimmy Born and his sizable stack. The flop was
, Nguyen checked and Born bet 44,000. Nguyen slowly raised to 102,000. Born took his time making the call.
The two deliberate players saw the turn fall
and Nguyen slid out 120,000. Born sat motionless as two all in hands occurred at other tables and caused a commotion. The were as still and silent as statues while players milled around following the other action. After a long while Born decided to give the hand up and Nguyen won what appeared to be a moral victory for him.
Jeff Joseph had Tom Rubino all in and at risk moments ago. Rubino put his last two big blinds in with 
, and was well behind Joseph's 
.
The 

flop gave Rubino an extra out however, and after the
bricked on the turn, the
spiked on the river to give him a winning straight. Rubino is still very short with just 50,000 chips, but it's better than being busto.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
192,000
13,000
|
13,000 |
|
|
50,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
777,000
317,000
|
317,000 |
|
|
606,000
316,000
|
316,000 |
|
|
603,000
17,000
|
17,000 |
|
|
408,000
48,000
|
48,000 |
|
|
305,000
95,000
|
95,000 |
|
|
159,000
71,000
|
71,000 |
|
|
105,000
193,000
|
193,000 |
Kevin Taylor and Amarender Puri got their stacks in the middle preflop. Puri looked good holding
against Taylor's
. That is, until the river.
The board ran
and just like that Puri was busted in perhaps the best situation to be holding king-queen.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
740,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
When we reached the table, the board was 


. Steve Tabb moved all in for effectively 135,000, and his opponent Marc Andre Roy called instantly.
Showdown
Tabb: 

Roy: 

Tabb needed either a nine or a five to record the knockout, and received neither when the
fell on the river. Roy, a Montreal native, raked in the pot, more than doubling to 530,000, while Tabb plummeted to 135,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
530,000
320,000
|
320,000 |
|
|
135,000
325,000
|
325,000 |
Peter Ippolito moved all in on the button after the player in the cutoff opened. The blinds released and the cutoff called holding pocket tens. Ippolito held
and the board ran
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
280,000
110,000
|
110,000 |
Players have returned from break and have two levels to play before bagging and tagging for the night.