It was going to take a cooler to get the next player out of this tournament, and we found it.
Brandon Ageloff, the chip leader at the beginning of this day, raised to 51,000 from under the gun and faced a three-bet to 115,000 from Jordan Morgan in middle position. Ageloff called and the dealer slid out for a flop.
Ageloff check-called a bet of 90,000 from Morgan, and the turn came . Ageloff checked and Morgan bet out 155,000. Ageloff pushed all in and Morgan snap-called.
Ageloff:
Morgan:
Ageloff was in trouble with the turned trip nines. Morgan had flopped top set and improved to a full house on the turn. The river card was the and Ageloff's chips were pushed across the table to Morgan - the biggest pot of the tournament thus far. Despite having the chip advantage coming into play on this final day, Ageloff has been eliminated in 10th place and will collect $27,337.
Hand #1: Joseph Iarussi opened to 55,000, Brian Dillon moved all in and Iarussi folded.
Hand #2: Iarussi open-shoved and Ray Foley made the call from the big blind, putting Iarussi at risk.
Foley:
Iarussi:
The flop came , Iarussi flopped top pair and it held to secure the double up.
Hand #3: Iarussi raised to 60,000, Michael Anselm three-bet to 120,000 and Iarussi called. The flop came , Iarussi checked, Anselm bet 128,000, Iarussi moved all in and Anselm folded.
Hand #4: Dillon opened to 60,000 and won the blinds and antes.
Hand #5: Foley open-shoved all in from the cutoff and won the blinds and antes.
Hand #6: Michael "Maddog" Anselm pushed all in from under the gun and Bryan Dillon shoved his stack over the top in middle position. All of the other players got out of the way to let the two battle it out.
Anselm:
Dillon:
Anselm was at risk and found no help on the flop of . The turn of missed him; Anselm needed a nine on the river to survive. The final card was the and Anselm was eliminated in ninth place for $35,063.
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Event
Date
Time
Tournament
Buy-in
Guarantee
1
June 22
5:30 p.m.
No-Limit Hold 'Em - Rebuy & Add On
$16.50
$2,500
2
June 23
5:30 p.m.
No-Limit Hold 'Em - Rebuy & Add On
$11
$1,500
3
June 24
5:30 p.m.
Pot-Limit Omaha - Rebuy & Add On
$11
$1,000
4
June 25
5:30 p.m.
No-Limit Hold 'Em - Freezeout
$22
$1,200
5
June 26
5:30 p.m.
Omaha 8 or Better - Re-Entry
$33
$750
6
June 27
5:30 p.m.
No-Limit Hold 'Em - Rebuy & Add On
$5.50
$1,500
7
June 28
5:30 p.m.
No-Limit Hold 'Em - Freezeout
$55
$5,000
8
June 29
5:30 p.m.
No-Limit Hold 'Em - Freezeout
$109
$7,500
9
June 30
5:30 p.m.
No-Limit Hold 'Em - Rebuy & Add On
$5.50
$1,500
10
July 1
5:30 p.m.
No-Limit Hold 'Em - Freezeout
$22
$1,200
11
July 2
5:30 p.m.
Pot-Limit Omaha - Rebuy & Add On
$5.50
$600
12
July 3
5:30 p.m.
No-Limit Hold 'Em - Knockout
$7.70 + $7
$750
13
July 4
5:30 p.m.
No-Limit Hold 'Em - Six Max - Rebuy & Add On
$11
$2,000
14
July 5
5:30 p.m.
No-Limit Hold 'Em - Rebuy & Add On
$55
$4,500
15
July 6
5:30 p.m.
No-Limit Hold 'Em - Rebuy & Add On
$27.50
$5,500
16
July 7
5:30 p.m.
No-Limit Hold 'Em - Six Max - Re-Entry
$33
$3,000
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Hand #7: Evan McNiff opened to 50,000 on the button and Joseph Iarussi called from the small blind. The dealer laid down a flop of , Iarussi led out for 80,000 and McNiff folded.
Hand #8: Ryan Spittles moved all in for 196,000, and Jason Johnson called from the cutoff, putting Spittles at risk.
Spittles:
Johnson:
Spittles was ahead and looking good for the double up. The dealer rolled out a flop and Johnson took the lead with his pair of tens. The turn and river did not help Spittles and he was eliminated in eighth place.
Hand #9: Evan McNiff raised to 60,000 and Joseph Iarussi made the call. The flop came and McNiff bet out 75,000 and won the pot.
Hand #10: Bryan Dillon raised to 60,000 from the button and won the blinds and antes.
Hand #11: Robert Chorlian raised to 65,000 from the hijack seat and Jason Johnson pushed all in from the big blind. Chorlian took a couple of minutes before folding his hand and giving the pot to Johnson.
Hand #12: Dillon raised to 60,000 and McNiff called from the big blind. The flop was the and McNiff checked. Dillon bet out 75,000 and McNiff called to go to the turn of . Both players checked and went to the river. McNiff led out for 184,000 and Dillon said "nice hand" before folding and giving the pot to McNiff.
Hand #18: Evan McNiff raised to 60,000 from under the gun and scooped in the blinds and antes.
Hand #19: Jason Johnson raised to 65,000 from the small blind and McNiff called in the big blind. The flop came and both players checked. The turn came the and Johnson slid out a bet of 70,000. McNiff let go and Johnson won the pot.
Hand #20: Robert Chorlian pushed all in and Ray Foley asked the dealer for a count when action got to him. The stack was counted out at 355,000 and Foley wanted no part of it. Chorlian won the blinds and antes.
Hand #21: Johnson raised to 60,000 when action folded to him in the cutoff. McNiff called from the button and Joseph Iarussi came along as well. Chorlian pushed all in from the big blind and McNiff shoved over the top once Johnson let go. Iarussi folded.
McNiff:
Chorlian:
The board ran out to give Chorlian the double up when he hit his king for top pair to go with the threes on the board.
Hand #22: Foley open-shoved all in from under the gun and won the small pot.