Back To The Action
The 32 remaining players have taken their seats once again, and the cards are back in the air.
The 32 remaining players have taken their seats once again, and the cards are back in the air.
Level: 22
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 2,000
Joshua Pollock called a three-bet ship worth 219,000 holding . He was well ahead of the that the at-risk player held... until the flop. It came down . The turn gave Pollock some outs to chop but it was not to be. The hit the river and nearly 500,000 worth of chips were shipped in the other direction.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Joshua Pollock |
170,000
-210,000
|
-210,000 |
|
Although were not sure how it happened, less than 5 minutes later, Joshua Pollock is almost back to where he started the level. That was quick.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Joshua Pollock |
350,000
180,000
|
180,000 |
|
A player in middle position made it 25,000 before Brett Schwertley reraised to 65,000. Sean Getzwiller though for a couple of minutes before drawing out 117,000 chips and sticking them in the middle. The big blind and two previous aggressors all quickly mucked.
The very next hand Getzwiller flatted a raise to 26,000 from James Mordue. Mordue was in early position while Getzwiller controlled the button. The flop was . Mordue continued for 33,000 and Getzwiller called. The slowed down Mordue and Getzwiller took the opportunity to bet, although we're not sure exactly how much. Mordue quickly folded and Getzwiller scooped the pot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Sean Getzwiller |
460,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
|
Joe Kuether has been at the top of the chip counts all day, and the dinner break hasn't slowed him down, as he just knocked out another player. Action folded to the player on the button, who raised to 31,000. Joe Kuether thought for about 15 seconds before putting in a raise to 88,000 total. The big blind asked for a count, then tanked for a minute. Eventually, he slid the rest of his stack in, 198,000 total. The button folded, and Kuether quickly made the call.
Kuether:
Opponent:
Kuether was in great shape, and while he paired his king on the flop of , he still wasn't out of the woods, as his opponent picked up a broadway draw. The on the turn took one of those outs away, and the on the river sealed the hand. Kuether collected the bounty, and is now sitting on 1.4 million.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Joe Kuether |
1,400,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
Jeff Madsen was heads up in a pot out of position on a board from the big blind position. His opponent, who was on the button, fired at the flop 35,000. Madsen called.
The turn was the and this time Madsen led for 82,000. His opponent this time was the one calling. Madsen had his opponent covered but both were still extremely deep for this stage of the tournament.
The river was the and Madsen led one more time for 112,000. After some thought, he got called and calmly tabled for a flush. His opponent angrily mucked and Madsen scooped the pot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Jeff Madsen |
1,185,000
215,000
|
215,000 |
|
We are now down to 27 players so we redrew for new table and seat assignments. Here is where everyone ended up and their approximate chip count.
Table | Seat | Name | Chip Count |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | Steve Goldberg | 110,000 |
1 | 2 | Kevin Calenzo | 155,000 |
1 | 3 | Jonas Mackoff | 395,000 |
1 | 4 | Phil Martin | 255,000 |
1 | 5 | Dean Buchanan | 192,000 |
1 | 6 | Tony Le | 220,000 |
1 | 7 | Igor Grinevski | 440,000 |
1 | 8 | Joe Kuether | 1,065,000 |
1 | 9 | Joshua Pollock | 285,000 |
Table | Seat | Name | Chip Count |
---|---|---|---|
2 | 1 | James Mordue | 510,000 |
2 | 2 | Brett Schwertley | 250,000 |
2 | 3 | Joseph Gray | 470,000 |
2 | 4 | Mark Kroon | 630,000 |
2 | 5 | Bill Criegor | 415,000 |
2 | 6 | Sam McGrath | 680,000 |
2 | 7 | Sean Getzwiller | 510,000 |
2 | 8 | Jeff Madsen | 1,200,000 |
2 | 9 | Jeff Zigulis | 310,000 |
Table | Seat | Name | Chip Count |
---|---|---|---|
3 | 1 | Eyal Elter | 340,000 |
3 | 2 | Dutch Boyd | 490,000 |
3 | 3 | Ian Mack | 425,000 |
3 | 4 | Aryeh Cohen | 115,000 |
3 | 5 | Rellie Sigua | 500,000 |
3 | 6 | Jeff Fielder | 685,000 |
3 | 7 | Brandon Riha | 1,100,000 |
3 | 8 | Nicholas Wilbur | 330,000 |
3 | 9 | Allen Carter | 570,000 |
Almost immediately after condensing tables, Steve Goldberg was eliminated in 27th place.
Just a short while later, Brett Schwertley doubled up when his pocket aces held against the pocket queens of Mark Kroon.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Brett Schwertley |
540,000
290,000
|
290,000 |
Mark Kroon |
380,000
-250,000
|
-250,000 |
Steve Goldberg
|
Busted |
We didn't catch the action as we were at the other tables, but we heard all in and call from table 35 and went over to investigate. Dean Buchanan was all in on a flop of with , but was dominated by Igor Grinevski, who held . The turn gave Buchanan some flush draw outs, coming the , but he couldn't catch them on the river, the . Buchanan was eliminated, while Grinevski is up to 600,000.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Igor Grinevski |
600,000
160,000
|
160,000 |
Dean Buchanan | Busted |