Hand-For-Hand Underway
With just 22 players remaining and 21 getting paid — hand-for-hand play has begun.
With just 22 players remaining and 21 getting paid — hand-for-hand play has begun.
Josh Damm was down to a few thousand chips and was all-in against Ben Landowski.
Josh Damm:
Ben Landowski:
The board ran out and Landowski won the hand with a pair of queens, sending his opponent to the rail two away from the money in the process.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Ben Landowski | 400,000 | -280,000 |
Josh Damm | Busted |
With several bets already in the middle, Ryan Laplante and Joseph Maas were all in and covered by Alan Sternberg preflop.
Alan Sternberg:
Ryan Laplante:
Joseph Maas:
The board ran out and Laplante took the high, while Sterberg took the low — eliminating Maas in the process.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Alan Sternberg
|
300,000 | -5,000 |
Ryan Laplante
|
105,000 | 5,000 |
Joseph Maas | Busted |
Phil Hellmuth opened on the button and Josh Damm defended in the big blind with just about a single bet behind.
Hellmuth bet on the flop and Damm quickly called off for the rest of his stack.
Phil Hellmuth:
Josh Damm:
The board ran out and Damm scooped the pot and secured a double-up with a flush.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Phil Hellmuth
|
300,000 | -50,000 |
Josh Damm | 55,000 | -30,000 |
Phil Hellmuth raised on the button and was three-bet by Eddie Blumenthal from the small blind. Action folded back to Hellmuth, who tossed in a call.
Blumenthal checked on the flop, prompting a bet from Hellmuth. Blumenthal called.
Both players checked on the turn; however, Blumenthal decided to lead out on the river.
"What the f***?" Hellmuth exclaimed before tossing his cards into the muck.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Eddie Blumenthal | 380,000 | 120,000 |
Phil Hellmuth
|
350,000 | -100,000 |
Level: 17
Blinds: 10,000/15,000
Ante: 0
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Ben Landowski | 680,000 | 180,000 |
Paul Volpe
|
600,000 | 90,000 |
Robert Mizrachi
|
570,000 | 265,000 |
Ari Engel
|
560,000 | 90,000 |
Andrew Yeh
|
470,000 | -140,000 |
Ken Aldridge
|
460,000 | -30,000 |
Phil Hellmuth
|
450,000 | 35,000 |
Khamar Xaytavone | 410,000 | -90,000 |
Zachary Milchman | 345,000 | 25,000 |
Chris Vitch | 340,000 | 40,000 |
Aditya Prasetyo | 340,000 | 55,000 |
George Wolff | 340,000 | -110,000 |
Alan Sternberg
|
305,000 | -5,000 |
Jerry Wong
|
300,000 | -240,000 |
Brian Rast
|
265,000 | 95,000 |
Eddie Blumenthal | 260,000 | 140,000 |
Michael Noori
|
250,000 | 30,000 |
Ben Yu
|
180,000 | -90,000 |
Mark Gregorich | 130,000 | -10,000 |
Dylan Linde
|
125,000 | 10,000 |
Ryan Laplante
|
100,000 | 5,000 |
Josh Damm | 85,000 | -45,000 |
Joseph Maas | 80,000 | -90,000 |
Tom Koral
|
50,000 | -100,000 |
The remaining 25 players are on their last break of Day 2. They will play one more level when they return and then the day will break.
Josh Damm was out of position in a heads-up pot against Ben Landowski.
Damm bet out on the flop and Landowski called. Damm then check-called on the turn and again check-called on the river.
Landowski tabled for a low and Damm showed for the high hand, and the two players split the pot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Ben Landowski | 500,000 | |
Josh Damm | 130,000 | -45,000 |
Ben Yu raised from middle position and was called by Mark Gregorich on the button and Ken Aldridge in the small blind.
Yu proceeded to bet when checked to on every street, and both Greogorich and Aldridge called each street. First on the flop, then on the turn, and lastly on the river.
Yu held the for two pair and a low and Gregorich held for the same low but an inferior high.
Aldridge mucked and Yu took down the majority of the pot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Ken Aldridge
|
490,000 | -260,000 |
Ben Yu
|
270,000 | 220,000 |
Mark Gregorich | 140,000 | -30,000 |