Alex Farahi opened to 500 in the cutoff, and got a call from the button.
Farahi continuation bet for 500 on the 
flop, the button raised to 1,500, Farahi three-bet to 4,500, and the button called.
Farahi bet 6,500 on the 
turn, and the button gave it up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
48,000 |
The preflop pot had 10,000 in the middle in what appeared to be a four-bet pot between Nick Grippo and a big blind opponent.
Both players checked the 
flop. Grippo, in early position and facing another check on the 
turn, bet 5,000, prompting a fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
35,000 |
Lawrence Ma started the action with a raise to 600 from middle position, two players called and the small blind three-bet to 3,500. Ma and one other player called.
The flop came 
and the preflop aggressor put out a continuation bet of 3,700. Ma called and the next player moved all in for 23,700. The player in the small blind quickly folded and Ma gave it some thought before putting in the chips to call.
Lawrence Ma: 
Opponent: 
Ma was in the lead but would have to fade eight outs. The and completed the board and Ma busted his opponent out of the tournament early on Day 1b.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
86,000 | 46,000 |
Level: 4
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 200
The players are now on their first 10-minute break of the day
A player in the small blind led out for 2,000 into a pot of 5,500 on a board reading 
. Derek Gregory called from the cutoff and they went to a turn card which was the 
. The small blind led out for 4,300 and Gregory raised to 12,000. The small blind called.
Action went check-check on the 
river and they went to showdown.
Derek Gregory: 
Opponent: 
Gregory was good with just ace-ten high as his opponent missed his flush draw.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
48,000 | 48,000 |
An early position player opened to 500, and got a call from Ziao Guo on the direct left, as well as the hijack and both blinds.
Action checked to the hijack on the 
flop, the hijack bet 1,000, and the small blind called. The big blind and the original riaser folded.
Guo put in a check-raise, getting all remaining players to fold and taking down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
31,000 |
With 
showing on the flop, Robert Angeleri, in the big blind, check-called an 800 bet from the cutoff player.
Both players checked the 
turn. Angeleri bet 1,100 on the 
river, getting a call.
Angeleri turned over 
, winning the pot and getting back to 30,000 as Level 3 winds down.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000 | -6,000 |
PokerNews is in town to live report both the Main Event and High Roller here at the World Series of Poker Circuit Bicycle Casino, but those are just two of the gold ring events that will have played out by the end of the series.
One of those tournaments was Event #5: $400 NLH Monster Stack (Quantum), which drew 815 entries and offered up a $325,050 prize pool. That was paid out to the top 99 players including Andrew Moreno (3rd - $28,195), Dylan Wilkerson (4th - $21,095), Ryan Lenaghan (9th - $5,955), Ping Liu (11th - $4,795), Sam Cosby (27th - $1,930), Mohsin Charania (35th - $1,275), and Andrew Ostapchenko (41st - $1,135).
Coming out on top after beating Artashes Kartalyan in heads-up play was Javid Javani, a 61-year-old retired teacher who won $61,795 and his first gold ring.
“It’s nice to get my first ring,” said Javani who has cashes dating back to the 2008 WSOP in Las Vegas. “I play a lot of poker but I just retired so I’m going to playing a little bit more.”
He added: “Last night I was very tired, but I played a pretty solid game all the way, the first and the second round. I played the right cards; folded the right cards; folded ace-queen three times yesterday.”
Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Hometown | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Javid Javani | Los Angeles, California | $61,795 |
| 2 | Artashes Kartalyan | Pasadena, California | $38,200 |
| 3 | Andrew Moreno | Las Vegas, Nevada | $28,195 |
| 4 | Dylan Wilkerson | San Francisco, California | $21,095 |
| 5 | Cole Sudeck | Newport Beach, California | $15,985 |
| 6 | Robert Schmidt | Arcadia, California | $12,260 |
| 7 | Ronnie Tate | Honolulu, Hawaii | $9,520 |
| 8 | Robert Schmier | Chula Vista, California | $7,485 |
| 9 | Ryan Lenaghan | Mobile, Alabama | $5,955 |
Nipun Java opened to 600 from early position, and Ryan McClintock called from hijack.
Java continued for 600 on the 
flop, and McClintock called. Both players then checked the 
turn.
Java checked the 
river, McClintock bet 3,000, and Java folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
40,000 | |
|
30,000 | -5,000 |
