Break Time
The remaining 23 players are on their first 15-minute break of the day.
The remaining 23 players are on their first 15-minute break of the day.
The cards of Jamie Armstrong were already rushed away when the board being spread . james Calvo had tabled and was about to leave before other players at the table told him he had won. "Oh, I thought he had eight-ten," Calvo said. "He had nine-ten? Wow, I am still in," and celebrated.
According to Eddy Sabat, Armstrong had defended his big blind and check-shoved the flop with his open-ended straight draw. Calvo called with his kings for 402,000 and doubled up.
Over on Table 700, there was also some action in the last hands of the level.
Pedro Cabeca shoved from the button for 420,000 and Eric Cloutier called in the big blind for less.
Eric Cloutier:
Pedro Cabeca:
The board came and Cloutier doubled for 364,000.
In the last hand before the break, Cloutier raised to 36,000 and John Dolan three-bet to 105,000 in the small blind, which Cloutier called. Dolan bet the flop for 80,000 and Cloutier called. Both checked the turn and Dolan checked the river. Cloutier bet 200,000 and Dolan eventually folded after the clock was called on him.
Sabat remains the dominating chip leader with 23 players remaining.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Eddy Sabat |
2,307,000
247,000
|
247,000 |
Eric Cloutier |
960,000
418,000
|
418,000 |
James Calvo |
880,000
308,000
|
308,000 |
Jamie Armstrong |
440,000
-335,000
|
-335,000 |
John Dolan |
440,000
-295,000
|
-295,000 |
Pedro Cabeca |
56,000
-342,000
|
-342,000 |
Troy Sprungl raised to 40,000 on the button and Joseph Kent went all in for 89,000 in the small blind. The big blind folded and Sprungl called, putting Kent at risk.
Sprungl:
Kent:
The flop was , giving Kent the nut flush, and Sprungl was drawing dead. The turn and the river were insignificant and Kent doubled through.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Joseph Kent |
210,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
Troy Sprungl |
205,000
-140,000
|
-140,000 |
Griffin Abel dominated the action on his new table and quickly built a stack. He got through with a four-bet shove against Pete Chen and left the latter with less than the average.
Michael Krasienko just now raised and Chen defended his big blind. The duo checked the flop and Chen bet the turn for 36,000, which Krasienko called. On the river, Chen bet 60,000 and Krasienko raised to 150,000. Chen called and Krasienko announced ten-high, then tabled . Chen had that beat with and won the pot.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Griffin Abel |
1,125,000
125,000
|
125,000 |
Pet Chen
|
630,000 | |
Michael Krasienko |
190,000
-246,000
|
-246,000 |
Philip Hannon went all in for 94,000 under the gun and Asi Moshe called in middle position. The remaining players folded and Hannon was at risk.
Hannon:
Moshe:
The board ran out and Hannon doubled up.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Asi Moshe |
873,000
-127,000
|
-127,000 |
|
||
Philip Hannon |
228,000
52,000
|
52,000 |
Chi Zhang had started rather mediocre and quickly lost half of his stack, but the Brit bounced back and just sent Federico Butteroni to the rail. The former November Niner three-bet shoved out of the small blind and Zhang quickly called.
Butteroni:
Zhang:
The flop came and Butteroni was in desperate shape. He picked up some chop outs on the turn, but the river was a blank. Michael Krasienko said "That was a good window card," to Zhang, referring to the queen that appeared first.
Butteroni was eliminated in 24th place and takes home $13,186 for his efforts.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Chi Zhang |
685,000
155,000
|
155,000 |
Federico Butteroni | Eliminado |
Just a few minutes earlier, Asi Moshe three-bet out of the small blind and folded to the shove by Jamie Armstrong, who flashed the . "That's a good one, right?" Armstrong joked.
Armstron then opened to 35,000 and Eddy Sabat just called in the big blind. The duo checked the flop and Sabat bet the turn for 27,000, Armstrong called. On the river, Sabat made it 80,000 to go and Armstrong reluctantly called. Sabat showed and Armstrong mucked face up.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Eddy Sabat |
2,060,000
194,000
|
194,000 |
Asi Moshe |
1,000,000
-150,000
|
-150,000 |
|
||
Jamie Armstrong |
775,000
19,000
|
19,000 |
Charalampos Lappas moved all in for 188,000 and Scott Margereson moved all in over the top out of the small blind. John Dolan in the big blind peeked at his cards and quickly called for fewer chips than Margereson.
Lappas:
Dolan:
Margereson:
The board ran out and Lappas was eliminated in 25th place for $13,186, while Dolan almost tripled up after doubling through Margereson for 262,000 total.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
John Dolan |
735,000
430,000
|
430,000 |
Scott Margereson |
375,000
-337,000
|
-337,000 |
Charalampos Lappas | Eliminado |
Tom Thomas was in the cutoff and he had Pedro Cabeca at risk in the big blind. Cabeca was all in for 186,000.
Thomas:
Cabeca:
The board ran out . Cabeca's set of tens was good for the double-up.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Tom Thomas |
574,000
-287,000
|
-287,000 |
Pedro Cabeca |
398,000
190,000
|
190,000 |
After an early position raise, Vitor Rangel three-bet to 85,000 in middle position. Curt Kohlberg then moved all in for 335,000 in late position and it folded back around to Rangel. He called and had Kohlberg at risk.
Kohlberg:
Rangel:
Kohlberg was in bad shape against Rangel's aces and the sealed it. Kohlberg was eliminated, receiving $13,186 for his 26th-place finish.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Vitor Rangel |
905,000
419,000
|
419,000 |
Curt Kohlberg | Eliminado |