Break
The players are now on a 20-minute break.
The players are now on a 20-minute break.
Level: 16
Blinds: 1,200/2,400
Ante: 400
When we reached the table, Derrick Yamada had raised to 5,500, and Ylon Schwartz three-bet in position to 11,100. Yamada responded with a four-bet to 22,500, and Schwartz tanked for a bit before moving all in for effectively 83,800.
Yamada snapped it off instantly.
Yamada:
Schwartz:
The board ran out , and Yamada doubled to around 172,000 chips. Schwartz has about 67,000 chips.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Derrick Yamada |
172,000
86,000
|
86,000 |
Ylon Schwartz |
67,000
-73,000
|
-73,000 |
|
Jesse Rockowitz has recently taken a hit to his stack, and just by examining the table, we can tell that Narunat Pansuntorn was the culprit.
He now has well over 200,000 chips.
In a recent hand, the two took a flop of . Rockowitz check-called 7,000, and the turn brought the . Both players checked.
The turn was the , Rockowitz checked again, and Pansuntorn tossed out 20,800. Rockowitz tank-called, and Pansuntorn turned over for a runner-runner flush.
Rockowitz mucked, and is now down to around 115,000 chips.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Narunat Pansuntorn | 243,000 | |
Jesse Rockowitz |
115,000
-155,000
|
-155,000 |
|
Jim Willerson was all in for his tournament life on a flop of holding . He held against an opponent's , and now has about 72,000 chips.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Jim Willerson
|
72,000
-18,000
|
-18,000 |
After proudly announced that he stole the blinds in the previous hand, Pete Mavro was faced win an open to 5,300 from Narunat Pansuntorn. Mavro moved all in for 17,700 from the small blind, the big blind released, and Pansuntorn called.
Mavro:
Pansuntorn:
Mavro held as the board came , doubling to around 35,000 chips.
Moments later, friend and fellow short stack Kevin Calenzo doubled. To which Mavro announced loudly, "Watch out field!"
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Narunat Pansuntorn |
218,000
-25,000
|
-25,000 |
Kevin Calenzo |
43,000
16,500
|
16,500 |
Pete Mavro
|
35,000
18,000
|
18,000 |
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
John Deng |
248,000
58,000
|
58,000 |
Bruce Peterson |
230,000
85,000
|
85,000 |
Robert Hancock |
205,000
95,000
|
95,000 |
Bisuil Hoxhaj | 175,000 | |
Adam Wilbur |
160,000
36,400
|
36,400 |
Valentin Vornicu |
142,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
Shawn Van Asdale |
140,000
81,000
|
81,000 |
Robert Cheung | 80,000 | |
|
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Ping Liu |
70,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
Both Kim Kao and Nick Jivkov were eliminated during play today.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Nick Jivkov | Busted | |
|
||
Kim Kao
|
Busted |
Valentin Vornicu opened to 5,200 and was called by Cary Marshall (small blind) and John Miner (big blind). The flop fell , and the action checked to Vornicu, who fired 8,000. Marshall folded, and Miner, a Carson City native who just won a ring event here in Tahoe, moved all in for 65,900.
Vornicu went into the tank for a very long time, but eventually made the call.
Vornicu:
Miner:
Vornicu's sixes held as the turn and river came , respectively, eliminating Miner from the tournament.
After the hero call, Vornicu is now up over 200,000 chips
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Valentin Vornicu |
215,000
73,000
|
73,000 |
John Miner | Busted |
Level: 17
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 500