Level: 16
Blinds: 1,200/2,400
Ante: 400
Level: 16
Blinds: 1,200/2,400
Ante: 400
Players are now on their last 15-minute break of the day.
The official numbers are in. Combined with the 316 runners from Day 1a, the 446-player Day 1b field brought the total number of entries up to 762, which created a prize pool of $1,143,000. That will divided among the top 81 finishers with $228,600 and a seat into the National Championship reserved for the winner.
Here's a look at how it will be divvied up:
Place | Prize |
---|---|
1st | $228,600 |
2nd | $140,932 |
3rd | $103,899 |
4th | $77,438 |
5th | $58,487 |
6th | $44,748 |
7th | $34,667 |
8th | $27,192 |
9th | $21,591 |
10th-12th | $17,351 |
13th-15th | $14,116 |
16th-18th | $11,624 |
19th-21st | $9,681 |
22nd-24th | $8,161 |
25th-27th | $6,961 |
28th-30th | $6,001 |
31st-33rd | $5,235 |
34th-36th | $4,618 |
37th-45th | $4,115 |
46th-54th | $3,703 |
55th-63rd | $3,372 |
64th-72nd | $3,098 |
73rd-81st | $2,846 |
Zal Irani and Quan Nguyen checked on a flop of , and Cord Garcia fired out 6,700. Only Irani called.
The turn was the , both players checked, and the completed the board. The two checked again.
Garcia showed for a pair of nines, prompting Irani to muck face up.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Cord Garcia | 122,000 | 25,000 |
Zal Irani | 58,000 | -8,000 |
Kevin Saul just received a full double holding on a board of . The Foxwoods Main Event champion was all in for 25,800 and his opponent's cards were in the muck when we arrived.
Saul now sits with around 55,000 chips.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Kevin Saul
|
55,000 | 29,200 |
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Pedro Rios | 145,000 | 48,000 |
Weber Kang
|
140,000 | 94,500 |
Ryan Lenaghan | 100,000 | 73,000 |
Ralph Massey | 95,000 | -55,000 |
Jonathan Taylor | 81,000 | 38,500 |
Paul Sokoloff | 40,000 | 18,000 |
Robert Castoire | 30,000 | -30,000 |
The following players are nowhere to be found, which means they have been eliminated in the last few levels.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Woody Moore
|
Busted | |
Justin Wainscott | Busted | |
Larry Wright
|
Busted | |
Jesus Cabrera | Busted | |
Ray Henson | Busted | |
Mark Maletic | Busted | |
Bill Phillips | Busted | |
Jeff Jafari
|
Busted | |
Paul Phillips | Busted | |
Jeff Tims | Busted |
In one of the last hands of Level 14, Rob Salaburu three-bet to 12,000 from the blinds facing a raise to 3,600 and a call. Only the original raiser called.
The dealer fanned , and Salaburu immediately led out for 13,000. The player folded, and the Octo-Niner pulled in the pot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Rob Salaburu | 80,000 | 34,000 |
Level: 15
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 300
"You're going to want to watch this one," Cord Garcia just told our reporter a moment ago.
He and Quan Nguyen were heads up on a flop of , and Nguyen checked.
"One free card," Garcia said, knuckling behind.
The turn was the , Nguyen checked again, and Garcia bet the minimum (1,600). Nguyen min check-raised, making it 3,200, and Garcia called.
A repeat four - the - completed the board, and both players checked. Nguyen showed for sevens and fours, and Garcia mucked.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Quan Nguyen | 102,000 | 15,000 |
Cord Garcia | 97,000 | -23,000 |