Break
Players are now on a 15-minute break. When they return, play will resume in hand-for-hand mode.
Players are now on a 15-minute break. When they return, play will resume in hand-for-hand mode.
Alex Foxen was all in from the cutoff for about 95,000 against Alex Epstein in the hijack.
Alex Foxen:
Alex Epstein:
The runout was and Foxen doubled up.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Alex Epstein
|
950,000 | -100,000 |
Alex Foxen
|
205,000 | 115,000 |
Chance Kornuth limped from first position along with Alex Epstein from second position, Alex Foxen in the hijack, and Gabe Patgorski on the cutoff. Bill Perkins, on the button, checked.
A flop reading was dealt. Kornuth bet 19,000. Epstein folded. Foxen gave it some thought, then moved all in for 38,500. Patgorski and Perkins folded. Kornuth made the call.
Alex Foxen:
Chance Kornuth:
Kornuth flopped a straight, but the turn and river completed the board, and Foxen made queens full of jacks to take down the pot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Chance Kornuth
|
225,000 | -15,000 |
Alex Foxen
|
90,000 | 65,000 |
The tournament clock shows 20 players left. With 18 players being guaranteed to make the money, play is now in hand-for-hand mode.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Dustin Dirksen | 170,000 | -15,000 |
Martijn Gerrits | 160,000 | -5,000 |
Thai Ha
|
90,000 | 30,000 |
Dylan Wilkerson | 50,000 | -5,000 |
Matthew Gonzales | 40,000 | -25,000 |
The pace of eliminations was a steady stream, but four in quick succession means that the tournament is two off the money.
In total, 18 players will be guaranteed a min-cash of $14,615.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Scott Seiver
|
Busted | |
Darren Elias | Busted | |
Eder Murata | Busted | |
Weiyi Zhang | Busted |
Anson Tsang limped from second position, along with Chance Kornuth in the hijack and Eric Kurtzman on the cutoff. Todd Barlow, on the button, moved all in for 62,500. Tsang reshoved for about 655,000. Kornuth and Kurtzman folded.
Anson Tsang:
Todd Barlow:
The board ran and Tsang raked in the pot, sending Barlow to the exit.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Anson Tsang
|
730,000 | 10,000 |
Todd Barlow | Busted |
On a flop Dylan Wilkerson checked to Alex Epstein who put out 75,000.
"Damn," said Wilkerson who had 55,000 behind. "I was going to check-jam."
"That is still an option," said Epstein.
Eventually Wilkerson folded and Epstein showed .
"You know, when you flop that strong..." he said as he moved over a million chips.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Alex Epstein
|
1,050,000 | 105,000 |
Gabe Patgorski
|
370,000 | -40,000 |
Bill Perkins | 100,000 | 40,000 |
Dylan Wilkerson | 55,000 | -50,000 |
Alex Foxen
|
25,000 | -15,000 |
Ben Lamb and Anson Tsang tussled pre-flop with Lamb eventually getting his 240,000 stack in with . He had run into the of Tsang.
The flop gave Tsang top set and although the gave Lamb a gutshot straight draw, the river was the and he was eliminated.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Eric Kurtzman | 760,000 | 195,000 |
Anson Tsang
|
720,000 | 310,000 |
Matthew Gonzales | 65,000 | 15,000 |
Todd Barlow | 55,000 | 15,000 |
Ben Lamb
|
Busted |
Gabe Patgorski raised to 22,500 from first position. Alex Foxen, on the button, called.
The flop was . Patgorski checked. Foxen bet 15,000. Patgorski check-called.
The dealer burned and turned the that was checked through to the river. Patgorski checked once more. Foxen threw in a bet of 75,000. Patgorski responded by moving all in and Foxen quickly folded, leaving 40,000 behind.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Gabe Patgorski
|
410,000 | 110,000 |
Alex Foxen
|
40,000 | -20,000 |