Thursday, July 30, 2015 5:28 PM Local Time
Loni Harwood raises to 9,000 from early position, and Dominik Nitsche calls from the button.
The flop comes , and Harwood continues for another 9,000. Nitsche calls, and the turn is the . Both players check. The river is the , and Harwood bets 29,000. Nitsche thinks for a minute, then tosses out a single chip to call.
Harwood tables for a full house, and Nitsche mucks his cards.
Loni Harwood - 290,000
Dominik Nitsche - 155,000
Thursday, July 30, 2015 5:08 PM Local Time
Table 1
Seat 1: Michael Sanders - 110,000
Seat 2: Gevork Kasabyan - 92,000
Seat 3: Damjan Radanov - 68,000
Seat 4: Lance Jones - 85,000
Seat 5: Dominik Nitsche - 160,000
Seat 6: Darryll Fish - 520,000
Seat 7: Vincent Moscati - 360,000
Seat 8: Robert Hankins - 385,000
Seat 9: Loni Harwood - 215,000
Table 2
Seat 1: Ari Engel - 130,000
Seat 2: Juan Mendoza - 84,000
Seat 3: Seth Berger - 125,000
Seat 4: Brian McDaniel - 195,000
Seat 5: Brad St. Vincent - 495,000
Seat 6: Paul Mattioda - 135,000
Seat 7: Daniel Negreanu - 141,000
Seat 8: Jonathan Abla - 230,000
Seat 9: Alex Masek - 140,000
Thursday, July 30, 2015 5:05 PM Local Time
According to the table, Jonathan Abla raised the button to 10,000 and a shortstacked Andrew Robinson shoved from the small blind. Abla called and Robinson was at risk.
Abla:
Robinson:
The board ran out no help to Robinson and he was eliminated from the National Championship. The deep run marks Robinson's second in this event in as many years. Last year, he finished sixth for more than $65,000.
With his elimination, the field is down to the final 18 players and redrawing to two tables. Full seating assignments and chip counts will be posted shortly.
Andrew Robinson - Eliminated
Thursday, July 30, 2015 5:01 PM Local Time
Charles "Woody" Moore (pictured) opens the cutoff for 8,000. It's on Darryll Fish in the small blind and he three bets to 25,000. The big blind folds and Moore calls.
The flop comes and Fish leads for 20,000. Moore nearly beats him into the pot raising to 48,000.
"We're playing a pot now," Moore says to his rail.
Fish calls and they're off to the turn.
Fourth street brings the . Fish checks. Moore promptly moves all in for about 140,000. Fish rechecks his hole cards and calls.
"You got me," Moore says as Fish tables for an overpair. Moore is behind with , but has flush and straight outs.
The river reveals a blank -- the -- and Moore hits the rail. With that, Moore, who is the only player to qualify for the National Championship in each of its five years, is eliminated.
Darryll Fish - 522,000
Charles "Woody" Moore - Eliminated
Thursday, July 30, 2015 4:57 PM Local Time
Vincent Moscati limps from the button, and Seth Berger calls out of the small blind. Loni Harwood checks her option in the big blind, and the players see the flop three-handed.
The flop comes , and all three players check. The turn is the , and Berger leads out for 8,000. Harwood calls, and Moscati raises to 38,000. Berger quickly folds, and Harwood goes into the tank. After thinking for about three minutes, Harwood folds, and Moscati takes the pot.
Vincent Moscati - 330,000
Seth Berger - 102,000
Loni Harwood - 253,000
Thursday, July 30, 2015 4:45 PM Local Time
Level: 15
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 500
Thursday, July 30, 2015 4:28 PM Local Time
The remaining 20 players are now on their second break of the day.
Thursday, July 30, 2015 4:23 PM Local Time
Brian McDaniel is in middle position and opens the action for 6,500. Loni Harwood calls from the small blind and the big blind folds. The pair is heads up to the flop.
The flop comes and Harwood checks. McDaniel bets 8,500. Harwood calls.
The turn is the . Harwood checks again. McDaniel bets 12,500. Harwood calls.
Fifth street is the and Harwood checks a third time. McDaniel ups the ante, betting out 26,000. Harwoods take a minute or so, then reluctantly plops 26,000 into the pot for a call. McDaniel reveals for a jack-high flush. Harwood mucks and McDaniel wins the pot.
Brian McDaniel - 155,000
Loni Harwood - 265,000
Thursday, July 30, 2015 4:17 PM Local Time
Brad St. Vincent raises to 6,500 from the cutoff. Ari Engel three-bets to 21,000 from the small blind. St. Vincent moves all in, and Engel calls. Engel has 83,800, and St. Vincent has him outchipped by more than half a million.
St. Vincent:
Engel:
The board comes . Engel wins the pot with his jacks and doubles up.
Ari Engel - 174,000
Brad St. Vincent - 560,000
Thursday, July 30, 2015 4:09 PM Local Time
Vincent Moscati and Justin Liberto get into an all-in confrontation preflop. Moscati has Liberto outchipped, and Liberto is at risk.
Moscati:
Liberto:
The board rolls out . The river ace gives Moscati the pot and sends Liberto to the rail.
Vincent Moscati - 312,000
Justin Liberto - Eliminated
Thursday, July 30, 2015 4:06 PM Local Time
The board reads on the turn. Ari Engel checks, and Brad St. Vincent bets 21,000. Engel calls, and the falls on the river.
Engel checks again, and St. Vincent bets 58,000. Engel has only about 120,000 behind, and he goes deep into the tank. As he considers his options, he starts talking to St. Vincent. "I've folded to you every time so far," he says. "Should I continue? Or should I call one time to stand up for all the guys you've run over?"
Over the next few minutes, he keeps talking to St. Vincent. "I can't fold this. I'm sorry for the nitroll. I have the stone nuts. I don't think this is foldable."
After more than five minutes, he calls, and St. Vincent shows for two pair. Engel mucks his cards, and St. Vincent extends his chip lead.
Brad St. Vincent - 580,000
Ari Engel - 62,000
Thursday, July 30, 2015 3:49 PM Local Time
David Peters (pictured) raises to 7,700 from late position. Action is on Robert Hankins on the button and he three bets. The blinds fold and it's back on Peters. He moves all in and Hankins, who has Peters covered, calls.
Hankins:
Peters:
The dealer burns and turns a board and POY qualifier Peters busts at the hands of Hankins.
Robert Hankins - 314,000
David Peters - Eliminated
Thursday, July 30, 2015 3:43 PM Local Time
The board reads on the river, and there's already about 25,000 in the pot. Seth Berger bets 14,000 from the small blind, and Loni Harwood raises to 44,000 from middle position.
Berger goes deep into the tank. After thinking for about eight minutes, he tosses out a call. Harwood shows for trips, and Berger mucks his cards.
Loni Harwood - 325,000
Seth Berger - 146,000
Thursday, July 30, 2015 3:35 PM Local Time
A shortstacked Jared Jaffee is in late position and moves all in. It folds around to David Peters in the big blind and he calls having Jaffee well covered. Jaffee is at risk and behind.
David Peters:
Jared Jaffee:
The board runs out and Jaffee hits the rail.
David Peters - 112,000
Jared Jaffee - Eliminated
Thursday, July 30, 2015 3:29 PM Local Time
Level: 14
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 500
Thursday, July 30, 2015 3:26 PM Local Time
A short-stacked Brandon Newsome moves all in, and Brad St. Vincent calls from his direct left.
Newsome:
St. Vincent:
Newsome is in good shape to double up. But the board runs out , and the seven on the turn gives the pot to St. Vincent and eliminates Newsome from the tournament.
Brad St. Vincent - 448,000
Brandon Newsome - Eliminated
Thursday, July 30, 2015 3:22 PM Local Time
According to Woody Moore, Jesse Wilke moved all in from the button with , and Moore called from the big blind with . Wilke caught a on the flop to take the lead, but Moore caught a to win the hand and eliminate Wilke from the tournament.
Woody Moore - 240,000
Jesse Wilke - Eliminated
Thursday, July 30, 2015 3:16 PM Local Time
Seth Berger raises to 5,200 from early position. Justin Liberto calls from his direct left and it folds all the way around to Brian McDaniel in the big blind. They are three handed to the flop.
The dealer burns and turns a flop. McDaniel checks and Berger bets 7,000. Liberto calls and McDaniel folds. Berger and Liberto are heads up to the turn.
Fourth street falls the and both players check.
The board completes with the on the river. Berger leads for 9,500 and Liberto calls.
Berger: for a pair of aces
Berger's top pair is good and Liberto's cards hit the muck.
Seth Berger - 175,000
Justin Liberto - 69,500
Thursday, July 30, 2015 3:05 PM Local Time
Gevork Kasabyan raises to 5,200, and Robert Hankins three-bets to 9,300 from the hijack. Kasabyan calls, and the flop comes . Kasabyan checks, and Hankins continues for 8,000. Kasabyan calls again.
The turn is the , and both players check. The falls on the river, and Kasabyan leads out for 11,000. Hankins calls. Kasabyan taps the table, and Hankins shows . Kasabyan mucks, and the dealer pushes Hankins the pot.
Robert Hankins - 191,000
Gevork Kasabyan - 105,000
Thursday, July 30, 2015 2:58 PM Local Time
In a blind-versus-blind battle, Jong Kim is all in from the small blind holding and up against the of Darryll Fish in the big blind.
The board runs out no help to Kim and he busts at the hands of Fish who now holds north of 200,000 chips.
Darryll Fish - 225,000
Jong Kim - Eliminated