Wednesday, June 1, 2016 10:05 PM Local Time
Level: 18
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 500
Wednesday, June 1, 2016 9:51 PM Local Time
Allison Arvey raises to 17,000 from middle position. A late-position player shoves with a larger stack, and Arvey has to decide if she wants to risk her tournament life.
Arvey calls and turns over . Her opponent shows .
The flop is . Arvey's pair hold so far.
The turn is and Arvey's still safe. She wins the hand when the hits the river, and her opponent loses a large portion of his stack.
Allison Arvey - 147,000
Wednesday, June 1, 2016 9:43 PM Local Time
Michael Xing bets 22,000 on a flop reading and his opponent shoves all in for 64,000. Xing tanks for what one player at the table says was "ten minutes," and then the clock is called on Xing. Before the floor person starts the countdown, Xing calls.
Xing -
Opponent -
The turn is the , which sparks a celebration clap from Xing. He then starts cheering for a safe river and gets one with the . Xing mentions something about a good call and his opponent questions that statement.
"How was that a good call?" he asks Xing.
"I won the pot," Xing replied.
Michael Xing - 117,000
Wednesday, June 1, 2016 9:35 PM Local Time
Level: 17
Blinds: 2,500/5,000
Ante: 500
Wednesday, June 1, 2016 9:34 PM Local Time
Sarah Lee moves all in for 6,000 from early position and the cutoff, the small blind, and the big blind call.
Lee's three opponents are content to check the flop and the turn.
The small blind bets 8,000 on the river. The big blind and the cutoff fold, and Lee's pair of eights beat the small blind's .
Sarah Lee - 26,000
Wednesday, June 1, 2016 9:34 PM Local Time
A middle-position player raises to 12,000 and Allison Arvey moves all in from the small blind for 35,500. The opponent deliberates, then calls.
She shows . He holds .
The board runs out .
The little pair of quackers is good enough and Arvey survives.
Allison Arvey - 77,000
Wednesday, June 1, 2016 9:29 PM Local Time
The player on the button moves all in and Matt Tyler calls from the small blind. The big blind folds and Tyler tables , while his opponent flips over .
Tyler improves by pairing up on the flop, the turn and river are no help to his opponent, and Tyler finds himself stacking chips once again.
Matthew Tyler - 460,000
Wednesday, June 1, 2016 9:23 PM Local Time
In the span of three hands, Matthew Tyler has surged to the top of the counts, and he's now sitting with more than twice as many chips as his nearest challenger.
In the first hand, the button player moves all in for about 65,000 with , and Tyler puts him at risk with the dominated . The board runs out , though, giving Tyler the win with aces and jacks. That pot earns him a knockout and a chip increase to more than 250,000.
In the next hand, Shaun Harris opens with an under-the-gun raise, and Tyler three-bets to 40,000 next to act. Harris calls. The flop is , and Harris checks. Tyler moves all in for his opponent's effective stack of about 73,000, and Harris calls to put himself at risk. The latter is well ahead as the cards are shown down.
Harris: (set of jacks)
Tyler: (pair of aces)
The turn is the blank but the river steals the pot away from Harris. He's eliminated, while Tyler vaults all the way up to about 370,000.
In the last hand of the series, Tyler gets his money in with ace-king against an opponent's ace-jack. This time it's Whitney Langwell at risk, and Tyler's dominating hand holds to secure his third consecutive knockout. Langwell is celebrating her birthday today, and she earns a small pay bump for her 54th-place finish here in Event #1.
Matthew Tyler - 400,000
Shaun Harris - Eliminated in 56th place for $1,131
Whitney Langwell - Eliminated in 54th place for $1,278
Wednesday, June 1, 2016 9:18 PM Local Time
The big stack raises to 9,000 in late position and it's folded through the button and small blind to Raynard Luna in the big blind. He shoves for 35,500 and gets called by the big stack.
The big stack quickly flips over . Luna holds the .
The flop is an innocuous looking , but the turn is the and the river is the , giving Luna an improbable double-through with trip eights to stay alive.
Raynard Luna - 72,000
Wednesday, June 1, 2016 9:18 PM Local Time
A short-stacked Brandon Barnette goes all in for 4,500 and Stephen Conyers calls from the big blind.
Barnette -
Conyers -
The flop comes . "I don't feel it coming," Barnette says.
He's right: the turn and the river don't help the 2015 Casino Employees Event Champion, and he exits in 55th place.
Stephen Conyers - 130,000
Brandon Barnette - eliminated in 55th place for $1,131
Wednesday, June 1, 2016 9:16 PM Local Time
Brian Soja is in early position and raises to 7,000. A player in middle position reraises to 17,000, then action comes back around to Soja, who pauses for a short time before announcing he's all in for around 70,000.
The other player appears to have Soja covered by a small amount, but elects to fold. Soja gains more than 26,000 chips.
Brian Soja - 95,000
Wednesday, June 1, 2016 9:11 PM Local Time
Aaron McCormack moves all in from early position for 13,000 and David Toong calls from the big blind.
McCormack -
Thoong -
The board runs out and Mccormack is sent to the rail.
David Thoong - 50,000
Aaron McCormack - eliminated in 68th place for $1,021
Wednesday, June 1, 2016 9:10 PM Local Time
Kerry Craigie shoves all in for her last 17,500 and Daniel Ellery calls from the big blind. Ellerly has and Craigie has .
The board runs out and Craigie doubles up.
"They never let me down," Craigie says, as she collects the pot.
"Pocket twos are my favorite hand."
Kerry Craigie - 35,000
Daniel Ellery - 49,000
Wednesday, June 1, 2016 9:06 PM Local Time
Dominique Mendez is eliminated after getting all in preflop against Eric Narciso and his .
The flop is in Mendez's favor when he flops a set on the flop. However, the board runs out with the on the turn and on the river, giving Narciso a flush and the pot..
Mendez had a rough level; he says he had pocket aces against pocket fives earlier for a 30,000 pot, but his opponent flopped a set and left him short. Mendez will be looking for a better finish when he joins Colossus Friday morning.
Eric Narciso - 160,000
Dominique Mendez - Eliminated
Wednesday, June 1, 2016 9:04 PM Local Time
Level: 16
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 500
Wednesday, June 1, 2016 9:01 PM Local Time
Paul Kelly moves all in from early position and action folds around to the big blind, who calls for the remainder of his stack.
Kelly tables and the big blind shows .
The board runs out and Kelly's hand holds up to eliminate his opponent.
Paul Kelly - 64,500
Wednesday, June 1, 2016 9:01 PM Local Time
A big pot brews on a deep-stacked table when Tama Karnchanakphan raises to 6,500 in early position.
Karnchanakphan is called by four players, including Richard Glabman in late position, and Henry Thiel on the button.
The flop is . The small blind, the last player to call preflop, checks, and Karnchanakphan bets 12,000. The other four players fold, netting Karnchanakphan a pot of more than 35,000.
Tama Karnchanakphan - 80,000
Wednesday, June 1, 2016 8:56 PM Local Time
A player opens from middle position, making it 8,000. Brian Hawkins goes all in for 13,500 and the middle-position raiser calls.
Hawkins quickly turns over and his opponent is a bit slower, eventually revealing . The board runs out , and Hawkins doubles up.
Brian Hawkins - 34,000
Wednesday, June 1, 2016 8:51 PM Local Time
A player shoves all in from middle-late position and William Johnson calls all in from the small blind for about 15,000. The big blind folds and the players show their hands:
Johnson:
Cutoff:
The board runs out and Johnson doubles up.
William Johnson - 34,000
Wednesday, June 1, 2016 8:34 PM Local Time
Level: 15
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 500