Level: 13
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 6,000
Level: 13
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 6,000
Action landed on the small blind after the hijack called the blind. He shoved, with around 60,000 behind, after his friend asked "Do you want to go home?" from the rail.
Jamie Kerstetter, in the big blind, shoved as well, with 79,000 behind. The hijack, who had both players covered, made the call, and the players showed their hands.
Small Blind:
Jamie Kerstetter:
Hijack:
The flop came , giving the small blind a gutshot straight draw. That ten never came, as the board finished , giving Kerstetter the pot with ace high.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Jamie Kerstetter |
301,000
217,000
|
217,000 |
With registration closed, the number of entries into Day 1b amounted to 3,931.
That brings the combined amount of entries to 7,307 for days 1a and 1b.
The remaining field has all broken into the Ballys ballroom and there are approximately 1359 players remaining.
With 28,000 in the middle on a flop of , Michael Saakian in middle position bet 11,000. The button folded and the small blind check raised to 26,000. Saakian made the call.
The small blind moved all in for 156,000 when the appeared on the turn. Saakian called with little hesitation.
Small Blind:
Michael Saakian:
The small blind flopped the nuts, but Saakian turned two pair. The river left the small blind exasperated as Saakian rivered a full house to take the huge pot. Saakian only just had the big blind covered and is among the top stacks in the room.
Meanwhile on a nearby table Chris Moorman was eliminated and headed to the exit.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Michael Saakian
|
372,000
372,000
|
372,000 |
Chris Moorman | Busted | |
|
Level: 12
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
Action started when the table folded around to the blinds. Fred Robert completed for 3,000 and Primo Niyati checked his option.
The flop came , Robert started with a check and Niyati put out 4,000 which was quickly called by the Canadian.
On the turn action slowed with both players checking.
Things heated up on the river when Robert check-called the 12,000 bet of Niyati and showed for middle-pair which was good enough to take down the pot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Fred Robert
|
185,000
19,000
|
19,000 |
Primo Niyati
|
120,000
120,000
|
120,000 |
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Scott Daily |
184,000
69,000
|
69,000 |
Barrie Eget |
130,000
31,500
|
31,500 |
Lawrence Engerman |
128,000
33,000
|
33,000 |
Randy Marker |
85,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
Regina Auletta
|
Busted | |
Frank Bastow | Busted |
Action folded to the button, who put in 11,000. The small blind folded before Eric Von Guttenberg shoved from the big blind with 49k behind. The players showed their hands.
Eric Von Guttenberg:
Button:
The flop came , giving Von Guttenberg a pair of queens, but his opponent now had a straight draw. The button picked up even more outs on the turn, which came . Von Guttenberg successfully dodged those outs, as the river gave him two pair, and the pot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Eric Von Guttenberg | 103,000 |
With 16,000 already in the pot and the board showing , Kyriakos Papadopoulos was facing an all-in bet from his opponent.
After some thought, Papadopoulos called to put his last 17,000 at risk.
Kyriakos Papadopoulos:
Opponenet:
Papadopoulos needed help but the river changed nothing as his chips were sent across the table.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Kyriakos Papadopoulos | Busted |
The action was picked up on the flop of in a pot of roughly 16,000. Connor Manion bet out first to act to 10,000 and was called by Javier Zarco.
The turn saw Manion lead again for 25,000 and again was called by Zarco.
The board completed the and now the amount was for much more. Manion shoved his stack of 137,000 in the middle and Zarco went into the tank.
"You're too greedy" said Zarco as he eventually laid his hand down awarding Manion the sizable pot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Connor Manion
|
235,000 | |
Javier Zarco |
194,000
126,000
|
126,000 |