Back In Action
The players have returned from break and cards are back in the air.
The players have returned from break and cards are back in the air.
There are approximately 81 players still in action for Day 1b.
We found Chris Lyons calling an opponent's all in after a flop of
. The unknown player tabled
and Lyons had a higher flush holding
.
The board completed
and Lyons knocked out his opponent.
Allen Kessler saw us recording the hand and prompted us to ask Lyons how he got here.
"I'm on the Allen Kessler travel squad," he said with the smile. The pair travel together and came from Philadelphia together to play the event.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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42,000 |
An unknown player opened for 1,100, John Dolan called from the cutoff and Matt Welch raised to 3,450 from the small blind. The original raiser called and Dolan moved all in. Welch called and the unknown player folded.
Dolan:
Welch:
The board ran
and Dolan more than doulbed up to 37,000.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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37,000
18,000
|
18,000 |
Level: 8
Blinds: 250/500
Ante: 50
We found Ryan Lenaghan calling a 3,500 bet from the opponent to his right on a flop of
. The turn came
, the unknown player checked and Lenaghan bet 5,800.
His opponent called and the river came . The opponent checked and Lenaghan moved all in for a little over 27,000. His opponent tanked for a short while, counted out calling chips and then counted his stack. He elected to fold and Lenaghan took the pot and chipped up to around 50,000.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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50,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
Current Casino Champion leader Ashly Butler will be heavily invested watching the rest of this tournament play out. Butler was just eliminated after open-shoving from middle position. The small blind called with pocket nines and Butler held
. Butler couldn't connect on the board and was eliminated.
Several players remaining in the field could overcome Butler with a deep final table run.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Busted |
Level: 9
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 75
We caught Chris Lyons turning over pocket sevens and seemingly resigned to defeat on a
flop. His opponent held
and was sure to double up.
Except the board completed
and Lyons backed into a straight. His opponent left the table in a hurry and Lyons has around 90,000.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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90,000
48,000
|
48,000 |
David Mzarevlov opened from middle position, Jacob Bazeley raised to 4,500 and Mzarevlov moved all in for a little over 17,000. Bazeley thought for a few moments, took a long drink from his bottled beverage and then tossed in a call.
Mzarevlov:
Bazeley:
The board ran an uneventful
and Bazeley was left with just over 10,000 while Mzarevlov is near 40,000.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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|
40,000 | |
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10,500
-17,500
|
-17,500 |