Monday, September 18, 2017 1:09 AM Local Time
Kyle Cartwright - Day 2 Chip Leader
September 17, 2017 (Biloxi, MS) - Kyle
Cartwright already has a stellar poker resume to his name and is on the
verge of adding another piece of World Series of Poker jewelry to his
already crowded trophy case.
Cartwright, who
already has seven figures in WSOP earnings, six Circuit rings and a WSOP
bracelet, takes a massive chip lead into the final day of the WSOP
Circuit IP Bioloxi main event. The Tennessee native has the inside track
to his seventh ring with only six other players standing in his way.... READ MORE
Monday, September 18, 2017 12:36 AM Local Time
The final seven players have bagged up their chips for the night and a recap of the day's action will be posted tonight.
Monday, September 18, 2017 12:35 AM Local Time
Cody Stanford raises to 55,000 from the hijack and Kyle Cartwright three-bets to 110,000 out of the small blind. Stanford calls and they are heads-up to a flop of .
Cartwright bets 85,000 and Stanford moves all in for about 500,000. Cartwright snap-calls. Cartwright shows and has Stanford's in bad shape.
The turn is the and the river is the . Cartwright's rockets hold up to eliminate Stanford in eighth place and extend his chip lead over the rest of the table. He's the first player to cross the 2 million chip mark and Stanford takes home $13,933 for his efforts.
Kyle Cartwright - 2,600,000 (108 bb)
Cody Stanford - Eliminated
Monday, September 18, 2017 12:22 AM Local Time
Action folds around to the blinds. T.K. Miles calls in the small blind and Chris McLean checks his option.
The flop comes . Miles checks. McLean bets 25,000 and Miles calls.
The turn is the . Miles checks again. McLean bets 75,000 and Miles sticks around with another call.
The river is the . Miles checks for a third time. McLean fires bullet number three, a bet of 300,000. A call would leave Miles with scraps behind. He enters the tank.
After a couple minutes goes by, the cocktail waitress comes around. McLean orders a Dos Equis while he waits for Miles to act. Miles follows suit, saying "I'll take one of those too."
Eventually Miles decides to call. He flips over for top pair and a low kicker, and McLean mucks his hand.
T.K. Miles - 884,000 (36 bb)
Chris McLean - 1,280,000 (53 bb)
Monday, September 18, 2017 12:19 AM Local Time
Kyle Cartwright raises on the button and Saeed Nia moves all in from the small blind for about 450,000. Cartwright calls and is in great shape with his against Nia's .
The board runs out clean for Cartwright as it comes and he eliminates Nia in ninth place. Nia earns $11,123 for his finish and Cartwright takes the chip lead.
"Nice hand," says Nia as he pats him fairly hard on the back.
"Damn, you don't got to hurt me," jokes Cartwright as Nia heads to the cashier.
Kyle Cartwright - 1,970,000 (82 bb)
Saeed Nia - Eliminated
Monday, September 18, 2017 12:07 AM Local Time
Kyle Cartwright raises to 50,000 from middle position and James Miller calls from the small blind. They are heads-up to a flop of and both players check to the turn card.
Miller checks and Cartwright bets 65,000. Miller takes a moment of thought, takes a sip of his coffee, and then raises to 130,000. Cartwright calls and the river is the .
Miller bets about 250,000, leaving himself with about 25,000 behind. Cartwright announces "all in" immediately after the chips go into the middle and Miller quickly calls.
"I guess you filled up, huh?" asks Miller, tabling .
Cartwright tables and wins the pot with kings full of eights.
"Oh, you had it on the turn," says another player at the table about Cartwright's full house.
Miller earns $8,999 for his 10th place finish. The final nine players are guaranteed at least a five-figure cash and Cartwright is neck and neck with Chris McLean for the chip lead.
Kyle Cartwright - 1,530,000 (63 bb)
James Miller - Eliminated
Sunday, September 17, 2017 11:56 PM Local Time
James Miller moves all in from middle position for 184,000 and Kyle Cartwright calls from the hijack. Everybody else folds and Miller is heads-up for his tournament life.
Cartwright shows and has Miller's dominated.
"Give me some queens," says Miller before the cards are dealt.
The flop is and Miller takes the lead with a pair of queens. Cartwright still has equity with an over and a straight draw, but the comes on the turn and the comes on the river to secure Miller's double up.
James Miller - 444,0000 (18 bb)
Kyle Cartwright - 1,045,000 (43 bb)
Sunday, September 17, 2017 11:35 PM Local Time
With Bryan Rowland's elimination, the final 10 players redraw and take their seats at the unofficial final table of 10. With one more elimination, the final nine players will be credited with an official WSOP Circuit final table.
Here is a look at the seating arrangement and chip counts of the final 10 players:
Seat 1: James Miller - 358,000
Seat 2: TK Miles - 422,000
Seat 3: Chris McLean - 1,660,000
Seat 4: Kyle Cartwright - 1,167,000
Seat 5: Saeed Nia - 535,000
Seat 6: Kevin Benoit - 416,000
Seat 7: Bob Beck - 543,000
Seat 8: Bob Chow - 519,000
Seat 9: Leo Boothe - 578,000
Seat 10: Cody Stanford- 673,000
Sunday, September 17, 2017 11:32 PM Local Time
Bryan Rowland moves all in for about 300,000 from under the gun and Chris McLean calls out of the big blind. McLeans shows and is in good shape against Rowland's .
The board runs out and McLean's queens hold up to eliminate Rowland. With 10 players remaining, there is a slight break in the action while the final 10 players redraw for seats at the unofficial final table.
Chris McLean - 1,660,000 (69 bb)
Bryan Rowland - Eliminated
Sunday, September 17, 2017 11:27 PM Local Time
Level: 25
Blinds: 12,000/24,000
Ante: 4,000
Sunday, September 17, 2017 11:16 PM Local Time
There is about 160,000 in the pot on the river with a completed board of and Leo Boothe is heads-up with Bob Chow. Boothe leads out from the big blind for 75,000 and Chow goes into the tank from under the gun.
After a couple minutes of thought, Chow calls.
"You got me," says Boothe."King-high."
Nobody reveals their cards for a few moments and then Boothe tables , giving him king-high and a missed flush draw. Chow mucks his hand.
"You tried to bluff it all off and they wouldn't let you," says TK Miles after the hand.
"It's the first time I bluffed all night," says Boothe.
The table laughs in unison and they move on to the next hand.
Leo Boothe - 525,000 (26 bb)
Bob Chow - 530,000 (26 bb)
Sunday, September 17, 2017 10:56 PM Local Time
Kyle Cartwright raises to 40,000 from the cutoff and Jason Bergeron moves all in for 45,000 from the small blind. Cartwright commits the extra 5,000 to call and the cards are turned on their backs.
Cartwright shows and needs help against Bergeron's . Cartwright finds the help he needs on the 8h7c2s4d4s runout and eliminates Bergeron in 12th place. Bergeron earns $8,999 for his run in Mississippi.
Kyle Cartwright - 720,000 (36 bb)
Jason Bergeron - Eliminated
Sunday, September 17, 2017 10:54 PM Local Time
Tony Cusimano moves all in from the small blind for about 125,000 and Bob Beck snap-calls out of the big blind. Beck shows and is in the lead against Cusimano's .
The board runs out and Beck wins the pot with ace-high. Cusimano is eliminated in 13th place and takes home $7,383 for his finish. Beck drags the pot and is nearing the million chip mark.
Bob Beck - 963,000 (48 bb)
Tony Cusimano - Eliminated
Sunday, September 17, 2017 10:46 PM Local Time
After losing the majority of his stack, Charles Cusimano moves all in for 47,000 in the cutoff. Christopher McLean calls in the small blind and Bryan Rowland folds his big blind.
Cusimano's has McLean's dominated.
The board lays out and Cusimano survives.
Charles Cusimano - 121,000 (6 bb)
Christopher McLean - 1,090,000 (54 bb)
Sunday, September 17, 2017 10:41 PM Local Time
Cody Stanford limps in from the hijack. Charles Cusimano shoves in the small blind. Stanford immediately calls the shove. The two players have similar stack sizes. A count will be had following the showdown.
Stanford smoothly flips over his cowboys, and Cusimano shows a small pocket pair, .
The board runs out . Stanford improves to a full house and dominantly wins the pot. After the stacks are counted, Cusimano pays up 197,000 to Stanford, leaving him with only 50,000 behind.
Cody Stanford - 421,000 (21 bb)
Charles Cusimano - 50,000 (2 bb)
Sunday, September 17, 2017 10:31 PM Local Time
Bob Chow raises to 50,000 from the cutoff and Kyle Cartwright moves all in on the button for 281,000. Chow asks the dealer to pull in the dead money and he is able to see that it is 231,000 more for him to call.
Chow calls and the cards are turned up. Cartwright shows and is flipping with Chow's .
The flop is and Chow takes a commanding lead with bottom set against Cartwright's top pair. Cartwright finds one of the best cards in the deck - the - on the turn, giving him a straight draw and a flush draw.
The river is the and Cartwright goes runner-runner to make a flush and double through Chow.
Kyle Cartwright - 610,000 (30 bb)
Bob Chow - 530,000 (26 bb)
Sunday, September 17, 2017 10:22 PM Local Time
Level: 24
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 3,000
Sunday, September 17, 2017 10:09 PM Local Time
The players are taking their final 15-minute break of the day. When they return, they will play two more one-hour levels before bagging up chips for the night.
Sunday, September 17, 2017 10:09 PM Local Time
Action folds to the blinds and Kyle Cartwright completes the small blind. TK Miles checks his option in the big blind. The flop is and Cartwright leads out for 16,000. Miles folds.
"Guess my hand," says Cartwright to Miles.
Miles doesn't respond and after a few guesses from the rest of the table, Cartwright shows , good for top set.
"You've just made every correct decision against me all day, "says Cartwright.
Kyle Cartwright - 300,000 (18 bb)
TK Miles - 790,000 (49 bb)
Sunday, September 17, 2017 9:48 PM Local Time
Lester Milligan opens to 56,000 from under the gun. Action folds around to Bob Chow in the big blind. Chow pauses for a bit, then slams out a stack of 25,000 denomination chips. The three-bet is more than enough to put Milligan all in. Milligan calls for his Main Event life and the two table their hands.
Chow has and Milligan turns up .
The flop delivers a blow to Milligan, laying out for a set made by Chow. The turn is the . The hits on the river, and Milligan's Main Event comes to an end. He takes home $7,383 for his deep run.
Bob Chow - 910,000 (56 bb)
Lester Milligan - Eliminated
Milligan improves on his 30th-place finish in the IP Biloxi Main Event in 2014.