As if making the final table of Event #47: $111,111 One Drop High Rollers No-Limit Hold'em isn;t enough of a stage to be on today, Tony Gregg has decided to hop into this event in order to get a few hands in on break. Our guess is, some people just want to win all the money.
Level: 6
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 100
The following players are either relatively short, or busto:
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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36,000 | 8,000 |
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26,000 | -14,000 |
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21,000 | -54,000 |
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20,000 | -12,000 |
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18,800 | -2,200 |
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13,500 | -29,500 |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted |
Another of the players to register late today and show up right at the end of registration was Brandon Cantu, and it looks like registering late may have paid off for him.
We caught up to Cantu on a flop of 
. There he checked to his opponent who fired out 3,600. Cantu reraised to 9,000 and the player called.
The turn fell the 
and Cantu fired out again, this time for 12,500. Once again his opponent just called.
On the 
river, Cantu bet one more time, this time a bet worth 32,000, which was almost enough to put the player all in. His opponent went into the tank.
"I wouldn't be left with very much here," he said to no one in particular.
After about two minutes, the player made the call.
Cantu turned over 
for a straight and that was good for Cantu to take down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
120,000 | 120,000 |
Finally, someone was able to beat Brandon Meyers out of a pot, who is the early chip leader with over 270,000 in chips. The player that beat him was Masa Kagawa.
From under the gun, Meyers raised to 1,500. JC Tran called from the cutoff seat, and Kagawa called from the big blind. ON the 
flop, Kagawa checked, Meyers bet 3,000, Tran folded, and Kagawa called.
The turn was the , and Kagawa checked. Meyers bet 8,000, and Kagawa called. Both players then checked the 
river card.
Kagawa showed the 
for top pair, and Meyers mucked his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
273,000 | 78,000 |
|
130,000 | 45,000 |
The number are in for today's event, with 175 players entering, generating a prize pool of $4,156,000. Of those entrants, 18 will make the money, with the 18th place finisher pocketing $53,781, with the potential winner walking away with $1,205,324.
We arrived at the table, just as John Juanda committed his remaining 33,000 in to the pot, with the board showing 
. His opponent asked for a count, then made the call, only to let out a big moan, as Juanda tabled his for a rivered set. He showed his 
, before jumping up from his chair, and walking to a nearby table, to tell a friend of his beat.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
110,000 | 35,000 |
Action began on Sorel Mizzi who raised to 1,500 from under the gun. Action folded around to Shannon Shorr who was in the small blind and he reraised to 5,100. The big blind folded putting the action back on Mizzi and he just flat called.
The flop came down 
and Shorr lead out for 4,000. Mizzi called. On the 
turn, both players checked.
The river came down the 
and Shorr checked to Mizzi again. This time, Mizzi put out a bet of 9,200. With action back on Shorr, he reraised to 25,500. Mizzi thought about it for a bit, but eventually folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
127,300 | -42,700 |
|
114,000 | 4,000 |
A few new tables were added just after the dinner break. Here are some familiar faces that were added to the tournament. In the meantime, Bill Klein and Kathy Lehne were also eliminated from this event.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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75,000 | 75,000 |
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75,000 | 75,000 |
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75,000 | 75,000 |
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75,000 | 75,000 |
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75,000 | 75,000 |
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75,000 | 75,000 |
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Busted | |
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Busted |
Players are now back from their extended break and are ready to play cards.
