Frank Kassela, the 2017 champion of this event, has taken his seat here on Level 1 right beside Tony Sinishtaj. Maria Ho has also entered the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
25,000 | |
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|
25,000 | |
|
25,000 | |
|
25,000 | |
in a four-way pot, Bradley Webert raised to 500 from the hijack and was called by the cutoff, Michael Hartzheim on the button and Ren Lin in the small blind.
Lin drew two, Webert and the cutoff drew one and Hartzheim drew two.
Lin then led out with a bet of 200, which was raised to 1,200 by Webert. The cutoff folded and Hartzheim called.
Lin paused briefly then put his hand on top of his chip stack, teasing a big raise, but then shook his head and tossed his cards in the muck.
Webert showed 
, while Hartzheim showed a winning 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
25,500 | |
|
24,800
800
|
800 |
|
||
|
18,600 | |
The cards were already on their back and a player had their entire 25,000 stack in the middle as Jason Daly was showing 7-6-5-3-2. His opponent had 8-7-6-4-2 and made an early exit from the tournament.
According to Daly, all the action occurred before the draw with multiple pre-draw raises.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
58,000 | |
|
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Level: 2
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 300
Yanni Raz didn't get his wish for a refund, and so far he's doing quite well in a game he claims he has no idea how to play.
In his last hand, Raz called a raise from the cutoff and both he and his opponent took one. His opponent led out for 1,100 before Raz raised to 4,000.
His opponent called after a brief tank. "A big one," Raz said, showing 8-7-6-4-3 to take down the pot while apologizing to his defeated opponent.
"I told you to give it a chance. Way better than No-Limit Hold'em," a tablemate said to him after the hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
32,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
Bernard Lee's stack was already among the shortest in the room when he took another hit recently.
The poker author and podcaster who finished second in this event in 2017 raised to 600 on the button and was called by Ryan Johnson in the big blind.
After each player drew one, Lee bet 1,500 and was quickly called.
Lee showed 
, but was pipped by Johnson's 
to drop below the 5,000 chip mark.
Two re-entries are allowed in the tournament so if he does bust soon, his day may be far from done.
Newly-minted four-time bracelet winner Brad Ruben's quest for a fifth just took a hit after dropping a big pot to Nicolai Morris.
Morris three-bet to 2,500 from the button and both Ruben and the original raiser called. Ruben and Morris both took one, while the third player stood pat.
Ruben bet out 4,500 after the draw and both players called. He showed a 9-8, but Morris had him beat with 8-7-6-3-2 to win the multi-way pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
33,000 | |
|
13,500
-11,500
|
-11,500 |
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| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
32,500
500
|
500 |
|
31,000
31,000
|
31,000 |
|
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|
28,800
3,800
|
3,800 |
|
||
|
27,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
25,800
800
|
800 |
|
|
25,500
700
|
700 |
|
|
||
|
25,400
1,900
|
1,900 |
|
|
||
|
24,500
-500
|
-500 |
|
23,500
23,500
|
23,500 |
|
||
|
23,500
-1,500
|
-1,500 |
|
|
22,500
-2,500
|
-2,500 |
|
19,200
-3,800
|
-3,800 |
|
18,000
-7,000
|
-7,000 |
|
13,000
-12,000
|
-12,000 |
|
9,600
-15,400
|
-15,400 |
|
|
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Raymundo Ortega raised to 500 and both the button and Tony Sinishtaj in the big blind called. Sinishtaj and Ortega both took one, while the button drew two.
Action checked to Ortega who put a bet of 1,200. Only Sinishtaj called as Ortega turned over 7-6-5-4-2.
"No good," Sinishtaj joked before mucking.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
27,500 | |
|
|
21,500
-3,500
|
-3,500 |
