Dinner Break
The final 15 players are now on a 60-minute dinner break and will return at roughly 6:15 p.m. PDT.
The final 15 players are now on a 60-minute dinner break and will return at roughly 6:15 p.m. PDT.
David Michaud doubled through Richard Mombourquette to leave the latter very short before Paul Spitzberg scored a big double through Anthony Licastro. Spitzberg got his stack in with , and Licastro had . The board ran out , and Spitzberg doubled.
One last hand was still to be played before the dinner break, and Mombourquette was all in and at risk for very few big blinds with . Spitzberg had yet another big pocket pair and looked him up with . After a board of , Mombourquette headed to the rail to collect $26,148.
The 15 remaining players have $32,995 locked up.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Paul Spitzberg |
2,100,000
1,200,000
|
1,200,000 |
Anthony Licastro |
1,400,000
-700,000
|
-700,000 |
David Michaud |
950,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
Richard Mombourquette | Eliminado |
Right after being left very short from the previous hand, Mansour Alipourfard was in the big blind and moved all in for 370,000. Harvey Lewis called, while a third player in the hand folded.
Mansour Alipourfard:
Harvey Lewis:
The board ran out , and Alipourfard more than doubled.
One hand later, Dieter Dechant raised to 110,000, and Gina Bacon three-bet to 300,000. Lewis moved all in from the big blind, and Dechant folded. Bacon quickly called.
Harvey Lewis:
Gina Bacon:
The flop gave Bacon trip kings, and the turn and river were of no help for Lewis to see him depart in 17th place for $26,148.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Gina Bacon |
2,220,000
320,000
|
320,000 |
Dieter Dechant |
1,325,000
175,000
|
175,000 |
|
||
Mansour Alipourfard |
1,020,000
650,000
|
650,000 |
Harvey Lewis | Eliminado |
Mansour Alipourfard raised from under the gun, making it 120,000 to play. Action folded to Lew LeClair, who moved all in from middle position for 465,000. Action folded to Eluterio Rodriguez, and he called from the big blind. Alipourfard called, as well.
The flop came , and Rodriguez checked to Alipourfard, who quickly moved all in for 370,000. Rodriguez thought for a bit, then decided to fold.
"I'm probably folding the winner," Rodriguez said. "I had sevens."
Alipourfard had , but LeClair had , and he stayed ahead on the turn and river to triple up.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Eluterio Rodriguez |
1,700,000
-250,000
|
-250,000 |
Lewis LeClair |
1,495,000
815,000
|
815,000 |
Mansour Alipourfard |
370,000
-480,000
|
-480,000 |
There were several players with 20 big blinds or less that tried to run up their stacks before the dinner break.
One of them was Paul Spitzberg, and he just pushed for the second time. Federico Castaing was the initial raiser for 100,000, and Spitzberg shoved for 735,000 on the button. Castaing folded, and Spitzberg chipped up.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Federico Castaing |
2,060,000
160,000
|
160,000 |
Paul Spitzberg |
900,000
380,000
|
380,000 |
Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
700 | 1 | Mark Lillge | United States | 1,850,000 | 46 |
700 | 2 | Federico Castaing | Argentina | 1,900,000 | 48 |
700 | 3 | Frank Maggio | United States | 1,315,000 | 33 |
700 | 4 | Paul Spitzberg | United States | 520,000 | 13 |
700 | 5 | Bill Klein | United States | 2,890,000 | 72 |
700 | 6 | Dan Heimiller | United States | 4,250,000 | 106 |
700 | 7 | Richard Mombourquette | United States | 750,000 | 19 |
700 | 8 | David Michaud | United States | 550,000 | 14 |
700 | 9 | Anthony Licastro | United States | 2,100,000 | 53 |
708 | 1 | William Murray | United States | 1,640,000 | 41 |
708 | 2 | Harvey Lewis | United States | 700,000 | 18 |
708 | 3 | empty | - | - | |
708 | 4 | Dieter Dechant | United States | 1,150,000 | 29 |
708 | 5 | Lewis LeClair | United States | 680,000 | 17 |
708 | 6 | Peter Smaha | United States | 1,250,000 | 31 |
708 | 7 | Gina Bacon | United States | 1,900,000 | 48 |
708 | 8 | Eluterio Rodriguez | United States | 1,950,000 | 49 |
708 | 9 | Mansour Alipourfard | United States | 850,000 | 21 |
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Dan Heimiller |
4,250,000
375,000
|
375,000 |
|
||
Bill Klein |
2,890,000
490,000
|
490,000 |
Anthony Licastro |
2,100,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
Eluterio Rodriguez |
1,950,000
-200,000
|
-200,000 |
Federico Castaing |
1,900,000
370,000
|
370,000 |
Gina Bacon |
1,900,000
-100,000
|
-100,000 |
Mark Lillge |
1,850,000
650,000
|
650,000 |
William Murray |
1,640,000
590,000
|
590,000 |
Frank Maggio |
1,315,000
-235,000
|
-235,000 |
|
||
Peter Smaha |
1,250,000
500,000
|
500,000 |
Dieter Dechant |
1,150,000
-70,000
|
-70,000 |
|
||
Mansour Alipourfard |
850,000
125,000
|
125,000 |
Richard Mombourquette |
750,000
-925,000
|
-925,000 |
Harvey Lewis |
700,000
-175,000
|
-175,000 |
Lewis LeClair |
680,000
280,000
|
280,000 |
David Michaud |
550,000
-110,000
|
-110,000 |
Paul Spitzberg |
520,000
-50,000
|
-50,000 |
While the other two tables racked up their chips already to prepare for the upcoming two-table redraw, there was one hand still going on, and the dealer announced, "Seat open."
Kelley Brown walked away from the table, while Bill Klein sent the second opponent in a row to the rail. Brown pushed from under the gun for 400,000 with , and Klein called in the big blind with . Klein hit trip aces, and Brown failed to get there with a diamond flush draw, becoming the first player to receive $26,148 for his efforts.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Bill Klein |
2,890,000
490,000
|
490,000 |
Kelley Brown | Eliminado |
We missed the action, but according to Dan Heimiller, Sean Byrne moved all in for a little bit less than 200,000, and Heimiller called.
Heimiller was holding , while Byrne was holding . The board ran out safe for Heimiller to secure the elimination. Byrne took home $20,890 for his 19th-place finish.
Paul Evans pushed for what appeared to be 400,000, and Bill Klein called to see both players turn over aces with decent kickers.
Paul Evans:
Bill Klein:
The flop was of no help, but Evans picked up some outs on the turn. Evans initially celebrated, but just for a heartbeat, when he spotted the on the river. That very same card completed the straight for Klein, and Evans was eliminated in 20th place for $20,890.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Bill Klein |
2,400,000
275,000
|
275,000 |
Paul Evans | Eliminado |
Gina Bacon was spotted betting 200,000 on the river of a board and Mansour Alipourfad in the blinds check-called to show . Bacon had that beat with and raked in the pot.
Over on Table 708, Dieter Dechant defended his big blind against the raise to 100,000 by Bill Klein on the button. On the flop, Dechant checked and so did Klein. After the turn, both players checked as well and the river completed the board. Dechant bet 75,000 and Klein raised to 235,000, which Dechant called.
"You got it," Klein said, and Dechant turned over for trips to scoop the pot.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Bill Klein |
2,125,000
-425,000
|
-425,000 |
Gina Bacon |
2,000,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
Dieter Dechant |
1,220,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
|
||
Mansour Alipourfard |
725,000
-125,000
|
-125,000 |