Level: 18
Blinds: 8,000/16,000
Ante: 0
Level: 18
Blinds: 8,000/16,000
Ante: 0
Dan Smith limped under the gun, and Aaron Katz got a look at Smith's stack. Katz raised to 25,000 on the button, the small blind folded, Brant Hale called in the big blind, and Smith potted it to 106,000. Katz called, and Hale folded.
The flop came , and Smith bet the pot. Katz was shielding his eyes from the flop and asked the dealer if there was an ace on the flop. The dealer told him there was not, and Katz took a look for himself. He then called rather quickly, and they showed down.
Smith:
Katz:
Katz had a pair of fives and an open-ended straight draw. Smith's aces were ahead, and he improved to top set on the turn. The river did not bail Katz out, and Smith got the double-up.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Dan Smith
|
1,071,000 | 551,000 |
Aaron Katz
|
695,000 | -600,000 |
With around 75,000 in the pot and the board reading , the action was checked to Max Silver, in the cutoff, who bet 30,000. John Beauprez called from the big blind, and Anson Tsang called from middle position.
The turn was the , and Beauprez led out for 65,000. Tsang mucked his hand, and Silver called.
The river landed the , and Beauprez checked. Silver asked how much the pot was and then proceeded to bet the pot for 328,000. Beauprez didn't take much time to fold his hand, and Silver stacked another pot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Max Silver
|
1,915,000 | 315,000 |
John Beauprez
|
335,000 | -110,000 |
Konstantin Beylin limped in middle position, Dan Smith completed in the small blind, and Konstantin Bucherl checked his option.
The flop came , and Smith and Bucherl checked. Beylin bet 25,000, and Smith potted it to 111,000. Bucherl folded, and after a few seconds, Beylin folded his hand, too. The pot went to Smith.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Konstantin Beylin | 882,000 | -33,000 |
Dan Smith
|
520,000 | 125,000 |
With 39 players remaining, here are recent complete counts from the $25,000 Pot-Limit Omaha High Roller event, eight eliminations from the money:
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
James Calderaro
|
1,680,000 | -5,000 |
Max Silver
|
1,600,000 | 40,000 |
Alexey Rybin | 1,456,000 | 456,000 |
James Park | 1,300,000 | -40,000 |
Aaron Katz
|
1,295,000 | 731,000 |
Rifat Palevic
|
1,180,000 | |
Iraj Parvizi | 1,050,000 | 106,000 |
Mike Krasienko | 930,000 | 20,000 |
Konstantin Beylin | 915,000 | -105,000 |
Ben Tollerene | 805,000 | -210,000 |
Felix Bleiker | 775,000 | 650,000 |
Jason Gray | 755,000 | 245,000 |
Esther Taylor | 695,000 | -106,000 |
William Kakon
|
650,000 | -70,000 |
Tommy Le
|
623,000 | -31,000 |
Eddie Ochana | 600,000 | -25,000 |
Dario Sammartino | 570,000 | 170,000 |
Tom Hu | 540,000 | 261,000 |
Bryce Yockey
|
497,000 | 57,000 |
Anson Tsang
|
450,000 | 5,000 |
Brant Hale | 445,000 | 325,000 |
John Beauprez
|
445,000 | -30,000 |
Gjergj Sinishtaj | 440,000 | -140,000 |
Martin Kozlov
|
436,000 | 1,000 |
Harry Thomas Jr. | 430,000 | 25,000 |
Phil Galfond raised to 28,000 from middle position, Bryce Yockey called on the button, and Rifat Palevic called in the big blind.
The flop came , and the action was checked to Galfond, who bet 30,000. Yockey folded, and Palevic check-raised to 180,000. Galfond thought for a moment and moved all in for 300,000. Palevic quickly called, and the cards were tabled.
Palevic:
Galfond:
Galfond needed to hit one of his kickers to stay alive, but the turn was the , and the river was the . Palevic's ten kicker was good enough to earn him the pot and eliminate Galfond.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Rifat Palevic
|
1,180,000 | 740,000 |
Phil Galfond
|
Busted |
Level: 17
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 0
Here are some updated counts just before players took off on a one-hour dinner break. The tournament clock says 42 players remain. They will return at approximately 9:30 p.m. to play four more levels before bagging for the night.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
James Calderaro
|
1,685,000 | -15,000 |
James Park | 1,340,000 | 75,000 |
Esther Taylor | 801,000 | -489,000 |
William Kakon
|
720,000 | -40,000 |
Tommy Le
|
654,000 | 242,000 |
Eddie Ochana | 625,000 | -35,000 |
Anson Tsang
|
445,000 | 87,000 |
Bryce Yockey
|
440,000 | 99,000 |
Martin Kozlov
|
435,000 | 212,000 |
Phil Galfond
|
313,000 | 9,000 |
Andrew Watson | 275,000 | 45,000 |
Dimitar Popov | 227,000 | 37,000 |
Millard Hale | 185,000 | -105,000 |
Christopher Meyers | 160,000 | -178,000 |
Ajay Chabra | 115,000 | -535,000 |
With around 240,000 in the middle already, the board read . James Calderaro checked from the hijack, and Dario Sammartino bet 93,000 from the cutoff. Ben Tollerene called from the button, and Calderaro also stuck around with a call.
The river brought the , and the action was checked to Tollerene. He announced a bet of 300,000, and Calderaro went into the tank. After a couple minutes, he finally let his hand go, and Sammartino folded, as well.
"What did you have? Just tell me, don't tell anyone else," Calderaro pleaded.
"I can't tell you. Then you will know how I play," Tollerene responded as he stacked his newfound chips.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
James Calderaro
|
1,700,000 | 180,000 |
Ben Tollerene | 1,015,000 | 559,000 |
Dario Sammartino | 400,000 | -140,000 |
James Park raised to 35,000 under the gun, Dimitar Popov called on the button, and Millard Hale called in the big blind.
The flop came , and all three players checked. On the turn, Hale checked, Park bet 52,000, Popov called, and Hale folded. It was heads-up to the river, and Park bet 150,000. Popov went into the tank, and several minutes later, he called.
Park showed for nines full on the river to take the pot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
James Park | 1,265,000 | 240,000 |
Dimitar Popov | 190,000 | -440,000 |