It's been a frustrating run so far for Ray Qartomy at the Wynn Spring Classic $3,500 Main Event but he seems to finally be gaining some momentum. He's sitting with about 120,000 after he said he just busted two players, flopping trip kings with 
on 
and seeing one show down 
and the other .
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
120,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
Mike Shin checked in the small blind on 
and his opponent in the cutoff bet small with 1,800 into about 6,000. Shin made it 6,000 and they went to the 
river for that price. Shin bet big with 20,000. His opponent shoved and Shin quickly called with 
but was only chopping with 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
120,000
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
Level: 6
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 600
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
126,000
26,000
|
26,000 |
|
111,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
|
95,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
58,100
28,100
|
28,100 |
|
34,000
22,000
|
22,000 |
|
||
|
33,000
33,000
|
33,000 |
|
29,000
-29,000
|
-29,000 |
|
28,000
-12,000
|
-12,000 |
|
19,000
-3,000
|
-3,000 |
|
|
||
The cutoff limped and Ryan Laplante made it 2,500 to go on the button. The cutoff called, and they saw a 
flop that the cutoff check-called for another 2,500. The 
turn and 
river were checked down and the cutoff revealed what looked like 
before quickly mucking to Laplante's 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
25,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
|
|
||
James Carroll was looking at a completed board of 
from early position and he mashed in 23,800, a hair under the size of the pot. The player on the button tank-called but had no recourse but to muck as Carroll had 
for the flopped nuts.
Carroll is coming off a big recent win in an MSPT event here in Las Vegas in which he scooped $180K and seeks to keep the momentum cooking here at the Wynn.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
123,000
47,000
|
47,000 |
|
||
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
160,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
|
130,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
90,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
|
||
|
80,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
|
70,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
||
|
66,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
|
55,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
|
|
||
|
48,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
42,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
|
||
|
42,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
|
|
||
|
20,800
-13,200
|
-13,200 |
|
||
Dave Alfa squeezed to 3,600 in the big blind after a middle-position open and a James Carroll call for 1,200 apiece. Only Carroll, in the small blind, continued to the 
flop. Alfa continued for 3,000 and Carroll called. Both players checked the 
turn and river.
Carroll opened but was beaten by 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
117,200
-5,800
|
-5,800 |
|
|
||
|
|
105,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
Players are on dinner break for an hour.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
240,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
175,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
|
64,000
-16,000
|
-16,000 |
|
||
|
|
62,000
3,900
|
3,900 |
|
|
57,000
9,000
|
9,000 |
|
56,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
50,000
21,000
|
21,000 |
|
|
50,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
46,000
13,000
|
13,000 |
|
45,000 | |
|
|
41,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
|
|
||
|
33,000
-15,000
|
-15,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
30,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
22,000
-48,000
|
-48,000 |
|
8,000
-38,000
|
-38,000 |
Level: 7
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 800