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We caught up with Andrew Lichtenberger during a break in last night's Day 1 of the $1k NLHE. He tells us what he plans on playing and what he plans on skipping.
Players are taking an unscheduled 20-minute break as the tournament staff chips up the T1,000 chips.
Hand 113: Morgan Popham raised to 50,000 on the button. Brandon Shack-Harris potted to 174,000 in the small blind, and Iori Yogo dumped his big blind. Popham mucked as well.
Hand 114: Shack-Harris raised to 50,000 and won the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,380,000 | 190,000 |
|
670,000 | 170,000 |
|
320,000 | -380,000 |
Hand 107: Iori Yogo received a walk in the big blind.
Hand 108: Brandon Shack-Harris raised the button to 50,000 and collected the blinds.
Hand 109: Iori Yogo opened to 50,000 and Brandon Shack-Harris defended his big blind to see a 
flop fall. Shack-Harris checked and Yogo bet out 50,000. Shack-Harris announced a bet of pot to 262,000 and Yogo quickly mucked.
Hand 110: From the small blind Brandon Shack-Harris raised to 80,000 and Iori Yogo quickly called from the big.
The flop fell 
and Shack-Harris slid out a stack of 100,000 to prompt an insta-muck from Yogo.
Hand 111: Iori Yogo limped the small blind and Morgan Popham checked his option to see a 
flop fall. Both players checked, then the 
landed on the turn. Yogo bet out 25,000 with Popham calling. The river then brought the .
Yogo pushed out 55,000 and Popham called, tabling his 
to better Yogo's 
.
Hand 112: Iori Yogo announced a raise of pot to 84,000 and picked up the blinds.
Hand 98: Morgan Popham opened to 50,000 on the button and got potted by Brandon Shack-Harris to 170,000. Iori Yogo folded, and Popham thought for about a minute before folding.
Hand 99: Shack-Harris won with a raise from the button.
Hand 100: Yogo opened to 50,000 on the button, and he took it down.
Hand 101: Popham min-raised the button, and Yogo defended his big. A relatively dry 
flop hit the felt, and Yogo check-folded.
Hand 102: Shack-Harris raised to 50,000 on the button and was called by Yogo in the small blind. Yogo checked the 
flop, and he folded to Shack-Harris' 60,000.
Hand 103: Popham raised it up to 50,000 from the small blind, and Shack-Harris defended. Popham checked the 
flop, and Shack-Harris fired 50,000. Popham potted to 265,000, and Shack-Harris quickly folded.
Hand 104: Yogo got a walk.
Hand 105: Shack-Harris raised the button to 50,000 and took the pot down.
Hand 106: Shack-Harris got a walk.
Brandon Shack-Harris is a mixed game player with plenty of PLO experience. In fact, all of his WSOP cashes have come in events other than no-limit hold’em. With the elimination of Steve Billirakis in fourth place, Shack-Harris is at least guaranteed to tie his best finish, which was third place in the 2012 WSOP $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Event.
We caught up with Shack-Harris during the break.
How did you feel about playing down to six last night instead of stopping at nine?
I think it’s great. I like keeping the momentum of the game going instead of starting cold. It’s helpful for me at least. It works well with my mindset.
How did the rest of the table take the news?
No one said anything. I think everyone liked it. I can’t speak for the people that busted — maybe they would have wanted a little more attention or something like that — but I think a lot of us just want to get it done.
I want to late reg razz and because we came back with six, this should be over before late reg closes. It might be bad for amateur or recreational players, though. They should probably get their time in the sun. That’s something to think about.
Did you make any adjustments to your game overnight?
There was a hand that kind of bothered me. It played out weird. I had a lot of options. I had one or two plays and then I decided that a third option was probably better. I was just to trying to get some closure. We have a poker house with 13 of us. There are eight of us right now and everyone is really good.
I talked to everybody about that hand and listened to what everyone had to say. Otherwise, I went home and did a little homework.
You have the chip lead going into break. How does that change things if at all?
It allows me to put pressure on the other players obviously. I’m kind of going about it selectively.
Is PLO is your best game?
No. It’s a game I play a lot. I play a lot of mixed games. I like having the game change every eight hands. I like PLO a lot. I even played it on its own for a bit, but I prefer the mixed games in general. I like different games.
Do you have a favorite?
Razz was it. I have been really enjoying badacey, baduecy and deuce. I’ve got a lot of friends who like talking about little nuances of new games and that makes it a lot of fun. Right now PLO is my favorite game, though.
What’s your summer schedule like — is it pretty packed?
Yeah. I think I have 20 events that are the best for me and I will add on accordingly. The PLO events coincide with the mixed events and that’s bad for me. Just three no-limit events right now and PLO.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,190,000 | 720,000 |
|
|
700,000 | -40,000 |
|
|
500,000 | -122,000 |
Hand 97: Steve Billirakis opened to 50,000 only to have Brandon Shack-Harris pot from the big blind to 162,000. After a few moments of deliberation, Billirakis made the call. The dealer fanned a 
flop and Shack-Harris announced a bet of pot totaling 336,000.
Billirakis went into the tank as he sat with just a big blind more than Shack-Harris' bet. After about two minutes Billarikis moved all in for 360,000 and Shack-Harris made the call.
Billirakis:
Shack-Harris: 
With Billirakis holding an inside wrap, the turn then brought the to give him a plethora of outs for any eight, seven, six, four, or two for the win.
Unfortunately for the two-time WSOP bracelet winner, the river landed the and he was sent to the rail in 4th place for a $57,785 payday.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Hand 93: Iori Yogo opened the button to 50,000 and Brandon Shack-Harris defended his big blind, then the dealer fanned a 
flop. Both players checked and the 
landed on the turn. Shack-Harris checked to Yogo who bet out 65,000 to prompt a fold from Shack-Harris.
Hand 94: Morgan Popham opened his button to 50,000 and Brandon Shack-Harris called from the small blind. The flop fell 
and Shack-Harris checked to Popham who followed suit.
The turn of the 
saw Shack-Harris lead for 75,000 which was enough to prompt a fold from Popham.
Hand 95: Brandon Shack-Harris raised his button to 48,000 and Iori Yogo called from the big blind to see a 
flop fall.
Both players checked as the landed on the turn and Yogo bet out 65,000 as Shack-Harris quickly mucked.
Hand 96: Brandon Shack-Harris raised to 50,000 from the cutoff only to have Steve Billirakis three-bet to 186,000 and force a fold from Shack-Harris.
