Level: 23
Blinds: 8,000/16,000
Ante: 2,000
Level: 23
Blinds: 8,000/16,000
Ante: 2,000
With a short stack of under 10 big blinds, Dario Sammartino open-shoved for his last 110,000 from under the gun. Action folded around to Erick Lindgren in the small blind, and when he found the in the hole, he made the call to put Sammartino at risk.
Sammartino held the and was hoping his live drawing cards would connect with the board, but the flop was nothing but air. The turn () and river () brought no help either, and Sammartino headed for the payout desk with a 10th place finish.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Erick Lindgren
|
1,830,000 | 167,000 |
Dario Sammartino | Busted |
With his stack dwindling, and the six handed format showing no mercy to the shorties, Allen Bari made his stand with . Vasile Buboi started the action with a raise to 45,000 from under the gun, and Bari shipped his last 179,000 into the middle.
Buboi made the call with his , and the two were flipping a coin.
When the flop fell the coin fell on Bari's side, and the on the turn left Buboi drawing dead. After the completed the board on the river, Bari retook his seat to continue his climb to the final table.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Vasile Buboi | 2,280,000 | -130,000 |
Allen Bari
|
392,000 | 152,000 |
After Ryan D'Angelo moved all in for 296,000 from the button, Jonathan Little woke up with in the small blind. He quickly went all in himself, and after the big blind got out of the way, D'Angleo revealed his .
Flop:
D'Angelo found the perfect flop, and he took a commanding lead in the hand with his trip tens. The on the turn made things official, and after the completed the board on the river, Little was forced to ship a portion of his stack to D'Angelo.
In the next hand, however, Little and D'Angleo tangled again, with Little taking the pot down to get some of his chips back.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Jonathan Little | 650,000 | -195,000 |
Ryan D'Angelo
|
440,000 | 86,000 |
Vasile Buboi raised to 45,000 in the cutoff and Lee Markholt called on the button.
The flop came down and Markholt check-called 100,000 from Buboi to see the turn. Markholt checked to Buboi again and the chip leader bet 275,000. Markholt took a few moments before check-raising all in for 537,000. Buboi called instantly.
Buboi:
Markholt:
Buboi was drawing slim and found no help from the river, securing the double up for Markholt.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Vasile Buboi | 1,500,000 | -780,000 |
Lee Markholt | 1,398,000 | 734,000 |
Lee Markholt limped from the small blind and Allen Bari shoved from the big blind for about 350,000. Markholt called quickly.
Markholt:
Bari:
The flop offered little help to Bari, though he picked up a few outs when the turn fell. However, the river was no help to Bari, ending his run in ninth place.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Lee Markholt | 1,750,000 | 352,000 |
Allen Bari
|
Busted |
With the board reading and his stack depleted, Craig Fishman bet 50,000 into Erick Lindgren. The man known as "E-Dog" quickly tossed out a raise to 160,000, and Fishman's expression became pained.
"That's a lot of my chips," he said, referencing the fact that he would only have 155,000 or so behind if he called. "You really have a flush? I run that bad against you?"
Eventually, Fishman made the crying call with his for two pair, but his initial suspicion was proved correct when Lindgren rolled over the for a runner-runner flush.
Just two hands later, Fishman moved his last 66,000 into the middle, and the action folded around to Lindgren.
"I'll give you some action," Lindgren said while calling and turning over the .
Fishman held the , but the flop of left him looking for fours. The turn () and river () failed to deliver, and he hit the rail in 8th place.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Erick Lindgren
|
2,300,000 | 470,000 |
Craig Fishman | Busted |
Seat | Player | Chips |
1 | Lee Markholt | 1,814,000 |
2 | Jonathan Little | 830,000 |
3 | Erick Lindgren | 2,300,000 |
4 | Andrew Robl | 148,000 |
5 | Connor Drinan | 715,000 |
6 | Ryan D'Angelo | 370,000 |
7 | Vasile Buboi | 1,440,000 |
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On the first deal of the unofficial final table, a short-stacked Andrew Robl flatted Jonathan Little's 32,000 button raise from the big blind. The flop fell and Robl checked to Little, who bet out for 30,000. Robl then moved all in for his last 114,000, and Little snapped him off with the .
Robl had flopped top pair with his , but he was way behind the kings, and the turn () and river () offered no further help. Robl left the Mothership stage in 7th place, falling one spot short of the official final table.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Jonathan Little | 1,039,000 | 209,000 |
Andrew Robl | Busted |