Level: 21
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 1,000
Level: 21
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 1,000
Four more bustouts occurred just as Level 20 came to a close, bringing the overall field size down to 45. That makes 18 bustouts in the first hour following the dinner break.
The latest group of eliminations included Derrick Perry (49th), Matthew Sedgeman (48th), Patrick Chan (47th), and Troy Skinner (46th), each of whom earned $3,329 for their finishes.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Derrick Perry | Busted | |
Troy Skinner | Busted | |
Patrick Chan | Busted | |
Matthew Sedgman
|
Busted |
Mark Dube was just eliminated in 50th place and was none too happy about it. You can't really blame him as he went from sitting with a decent stack to being out in a matter of minute courtesy of Shaun Suller.
It started when a short-stacked Shaun Suller got all in preflop holding only to run into the of Dube. Suller was on the verge of elimination but scored a come-from-behind double when a nine hit the flop.
A couple of hands later, Suller opened for 12,000 only to have Dube three-bet to 29,000. Suller thought for a moment before shoving for 148,000 with the and Dube snap-called with . Once again Dube was a huge favorite, but you could see the disdain on his face when the flop fell . Suller paired his ten but needed more help to survive. The turn wasn't what he needed, but the river was. Suller spiked two pair to double to 300,000 while a disgusted Dube dropped to 58,000.
On the very next hand, Kevin Saul opened for 14,000 under the gun, Suller called from the cutoff, and then Dube shoved the button. Saul moved all in over the top and Suller thought for about thirty seconds before folding the face up.
"You folded that?" Saul asked before tabling , which was ahead of Dube's . Even though he folded the best hand, it proved a wise decision by Suller as the board ran out to give Saul a straight. Meanwhile, a shellshocked Dube made his way to the payout desk to collect $3,329.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Shaun Suller |
300,000
175,000
|
175,000 |
Kevin Saul |
235,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
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Mark Dube | Busted |
Steven Dare just claimed another elimination, knocking Steven Minsaas out in 51st place when the latter got the last of his chips in on a flop with and had run into Dare's set with .
The turn was the and river the , and Minsaas was out. Meanwhile, Dare pushes past everyone up over 650,000 chips with that one.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Stephen Dare |
665,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
Steven Minsaas | Busted |
Michael Newman is the latest elimination here in Level 20, earning $3,329 for his 52nd place finish.
Meanwhile, Pete Campo has been adding chips at a rapid clip and is now approaching the half-million mark and the chip lead.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Pete Campo | 490,000 | |
Michael Newman | Busted |
Jimmy Seaver (54th) and Justin Pechie (53rd) have seen their Main Event runs come to a close as the march to the cashier's desk continues.
Following a raise to 20,000 from the UTG player, a middle position player flatted behind, then Kevin Saul also called from the button. The action reaching Cory Waaland in the big blind, he pushed all in for 147,000 total, enough to force the original raiser and first caller out of the hand.
Saul considered for a while, and after a bit of table talk from Waaland finally made the call. Waaland stood up in response as he tabled his hand — . He then leaned forward to get a better look at what Saul had called with — .
"Come on… no two-outer!" said Waaland.
"Why not?" said Saul hopefully.
The board rolled out , and an elated Waaland sat back down to scoop his winnings, saying he never thought Saul was going to be calling in that spot after the way the action had gone.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Cory Waaland |
295,000
120,000
|
120,000 |
Kevin Saul |
135,000
-141,000
|
-141,000 |
|
After Lawrence Greenberg had opened under the gun for 13,000 and John McNabola three-bet to 33,000 from middle position, a short-stacked Jimmy Seaver moved all in for 43,000 from the cutoff. Greenberg got out of the way and McNabola made a quick call.
McNabola:
Seaver:
"I need an ace," Seaver pointed out. Indeed he did, but he would be left wanting as the board ran out a dry . Seaver was eliminated in 54th place for $3,329 while McNabola chipped up to 350,000.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
John McNabola |
350,000
280,800
|
280,800 |
Lawrence Greenberg |
160,000
-85,000
|
-85,000 |
|
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Jimmy Seaver | Busted |
They have been hitting the rail in rapid order during the first half-hour of Level 20. Three more short-stacked players have fallen, each of whom earned a minimum-cash of $3,051.
Matthew Silotro (57th), Tim Reilly (56th), and Shawn Driscoll (55th) have all left us, and with the breaking down of a table the field is now gathered around just six nine-handed tables.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Tim Reilly | Busted | |
Shawn Driscoll | Busted | |
Matthew Solitro | Busted |
After Albert Smith fell in 59th place, Aditya Prasetyo was sent to the rail in 58th place. Earlier in week Prasetyo won Event #7 $365 No-Limit Hold'em for $21,624 and his first WSOP Circuit ring, and now with his min-cash in the Main Event, he has 55 points in Casino Championship race. That puts him in the lead with just 2.5 points more than Aaron Massey.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Aditya Prasetyo | Busted | |
Albert Smith | Busted |