Some Updated Chipcounts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Frank Berry | 860,000 | 160,000 |
Allan Rosen | 330,000 | 280,900 |
Laurence OHalloran | 200,000 | 141,100 |
Kevin O'Donnell | 84,000 | -4,500 |
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Frank Berry | 860,000 | 160,000 |
Allan Rosen | 330,000 | 280,900 |
Laurence OHalloran | 200,000 | 141,100 |
Kevin O'Donnell | 84,000 | -4,500 |
Four players were all in and the board was put down by the dealer who caused shock among the table as three players were eliminated. One of the players at the table informed us of how the preflop action went down.
Doug Hartwick raised to 18,000 from under the gun and saw three players move all in. Hartwick had them all covered and called.
Doug Hartwick:
Opponent 1:
Opponent 2:
Opponent 3:
Board:
All four players held a pocket pair, but it was Hartwick who won the entire pot after he flopped top set. One opponent also managed to flop a set of jacks, but it was not enough, and Hartwick, to his shock, swooped in the pot as spectators and his fellow players took their opportunity to take a picture of this extremely rare hand!
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Douglas Hartwick | 650,000 | 607,200 |
Level: 20
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 1,000
John Esposito, in the small blind and with two other players active in the hand, bet 12,000 on a flop . Only the player situated in the hijack made the call.
The turn was a and Esposito shoved all in for a stack worth 103,000. After some thought, his opponent made the call and tabled . Holding , Esposito had outs to double up, but a river brought him no help.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
John Esposito
|
Busted |
Here are some updated stacks and a special message from Kendale Limahai, representing Hawaii, who asked us to pass along a "love and aloha" message to the Hawaiian people hurt by the recent volcano eruption.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Deborah Phillips | 470,000 | 431,000 |
Kendale Limahai | 205,000 | 157,800 |
Andreas Dassopoulos | 190,000 | 150,000 |
Larry Wright
|
125,000 | -72,000 |
John Esposito
|
65,000 | -30,000 |
Neil Blumfield
|
Busted |
The action was opened by a player in early position after he moved all in for 78,000, and only Frank Berry in the small blind made the call.
Frank Berry:
Opponent:
Board:
Berry had his opponent dominated preflop and once the nine of diamonds hit the turn, he had locked down the pot to increase his stack up to 700,000.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Frank Berry | 700,000 | 330,000 |
Andreas Dassopoulos was all in for about 20,000 and called by Marry Williams with suited. Dassopoulos was in very good shape for a double-up, and the board brought no help to Williams.
The oldest player of the tournament now has a stack around 40,000, while Williams fell down to 21,000.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Andreas Dassopoulos | 40,000 | -65,000 |
Marry Williams | 21,000 | -69,000 |
Brian Reinert moved all in for about 75,000 after a first player opened. His opponent called to go to showdown.
Brian Reinert:
Opponent:
It was a flip situation and the board gave the winning hand and the double-up to Reinart.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Brian Reinert | 150,000 | -10,000 |
William Wilkinson opened in middle position to 16,000 and was called by three players. A flop came and, after a check, Wilkinson continued for 5,000. It was enough to make all his opponents fold their hands and earn him the pot.
Wilkinson now has a massive stack worth 720,000.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
William Wilkinson | 720,000 | 719,274 |
The following players have all departed the field with a $3,760 payout.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Matthew Bayford | Busted | |
Paul Baker | Busted | |
John Drohan | Busted | |
Ashley Young | Busted | |
Skip Plotnicki | Busted | |
Elpidio Dulay | Busted | |
William Dendy | Busted | |
Scotty Nguyen
|
Busted | |
Paul Xiong | Busted | |
Clement Nieto | Busted | |
Johnny Landreth | Busted | |
James Jewell | Busted | |
Aaron Morris | Busted | |
John Sowell | Busted | |
Michael Kamenjarin | Busted | |
David Clemons | Busted | |
Jack Lancaster | Busted | |
Alan Weisman | Busted | |
Mark Lifman | Busted | |
Donald Fujita | Busted | |
Douglas Gerda | Busted | |
Lee Farris | Busted | |
Andrew Finlay | Busted | |
Charles Zis | Busted | |
Martinus Kaspers | Busted |