A short-stacked Tripp Kirk got the last of his chips all in preflop holding and was racing against the of Harrah’s Rincon Main Event Champion Jonathan Chehanske. Kirk, who finished seventh in the Harrah's New Orleans $1,675 Main Event a couple days ago, got it in good but wouldn't hold as the flop brought an ace. Kirk was unable to reclaim the lead and was eliminated from the tournament.
We're not quite sure of how it went down, but we do know a flurry of action on a flop resulted in Roland Israelashvili getting his stack of 30,925 all in holding the and was up against the of Michael Sanders. Israelashvili's two pair was out in front, and that's where they stayed as the appeared on the turn followed by the on the river.
Minutes later, it'd be Israelashvili who was holding Big Slick when he doubled a short-stacked Alex Bylicki, who won with pocket kings.
Jeremy Ausmus has been peacefully grinding here on Day 1 of the Southern Comfort 100 Proof National Championship. In fact, the fifth-place finisher in the 2012 World Series of Poker Main Event has been so peaceful, that we didn't spot him until moments ago. Ausmus has been doing a bit of work already today, and is sitting with roughly three times the starting stack.
After earning $2,155,313 in the big one, Ausmus went on a few more deep runs. He took down a side event at the WPT Five Diamond, earning $78,572, finished fifth in the first event of the WSOP APAC, banking $56,865, then won a Deep Stack Extravaganza event at the Venetian, taking home $121,853.
Ausmus is looking for yet another big score here in NOLA, and is also eyeing what would be his first career WSOP bracelet.
Ping Liu moved all in from early position for his last 525 and Joseph McKeehen promptly three-bet to 1,100. Nancy Birnbaum and Cary Marshall called from the small and big blind respectively, and then all three active players checked the flop.
When the turned, Birnbaum checked and Marshall bet 1,400. Only McKeehen called and then the two reverted to checking on the river. Marshall showed the , and it was the best hand as Liu could only muster and McKeehen .
According to the Choctaw Main Event champion himself, a short-stacked Jeff Fielder was all in and at risk holding two sixes against an opponents pocket tens in a blind vs. blind scenario. Fielder flopped a gut-shot straight draw, but was unable to connect with either the turn or the river and was eliminated.
Jeff Gross has been tucked away at the far corner of the room, and on our most recent pass we saw him sitting with a mountain of a stack. We asked him how he acquired so many chips and he explained that he flatted the button holding after a player had raised under the gun. The flop gave him two pair, and his opponent continuation-bet. Gross raised, a three-bet followed and Gross "piled it in." His opponent called off with and Gross' hand held.
Registration is open until the start of Day 2 here in the Southern Comfort 100 Proof National Championship, and tournament director Jack Effel has suggested that a few players may be flying in to do just that.
Now, thanks to Twitter, we know one of those players is Jason Mercier, who just busted a tournament in Las Vegas and has opted to hop a flight to come compete for his third bracelet.
of Harrah’s Rincon Main Event Champion Jonathan Chehanske. Kirk, who finished seventh in the Harrah's New Orleans $1,675 Main Event a couple days ago, got it in good but wouldn't hold as the flop brought an ace. Kirk was unable to reclaim the lead and was eliminated from the tournament.
flop resulted in Roland Israelashvili getting his stack of 30,925 all in holding the 
and was up against the 
of Michael Sanders. Israelashvili's two pair was out in front, and that's where they stayed as the 
appeared on the turn followed by the 
on the river.
flop.
turned, Birnbaum checked and Marshall bet 1,400. Only McKeehen called and then the two reverted to checking on the 
river. Marshall showed the 
, and it was the best hand as Liu could only muster 
.
after a player had raised under the gun. The 
flop gave him two pair, and his opponent continuation-bet. Gross raised, a three-bet followed and Gross "piled it in." His opponent called off with 
and Gross' hand held.
