Saturday, October 22, 2016 4:06 PM Local Time
There is about 11,500 in the pot on the turn with a board of and Viet Vo moves all in from middle position for about a pot-sized bet.
The player in the hijack goes into the tank for a few moments and verbalizes his concern about king-ten and a flush.
"I could always pair the board," says the hijack before eventually committing the chips needed to call.
"You got it," says Vo, who shows .
The hijack shows , good for a set of queens, and has Vo drawing dead. The river is the irrelevant and Vo hits the rail. There is still plenty of time for Vo to fire a second bullet if he wants to.
Viet Vo - Eliminated
Saturday, October 22, 2016 4:04 PM Local Time
With the board reading , his opponent in the big blind checks and Mike Monicatti moves all in from the cutoff for 14,175, around a pot-sized bet. His opponent thinks briefly and calls.
Monicatti shows for top set. His opponent says "Good hand" and Monicatti collects the chips.
The very next hand, Monicatti opens to 800 in late position, the cutoff three-bets to 2,100, the small blind calls, and Monicatti announces "all in." His opponents quickly fold and Monicatti adds to his stack.
Mike Monicatti - 49,000
Saturday, October 22, 2016 3:53 PM Local Time
Last season's Hammond Casino Champion Josh Reichard is in today's Flight B field and consistently putting his opponents to the test.
There's nearly 2,500 in the pot and a board reading . The small blind checks, Josh Reichard checks in the big blind, and the button bets 2,000. The small blind calls, and with action on Reichard, he pauses and then raises to 6,000.
The button goes into the tank for over two full minutes, starting Reichard down, and then releases his cards. Now it's the small blind's turn to think. Over a minute passes before the player hesitantly picks up his cards and moves them forward.
"It was either shove or fold. If I called, I wasn't going anywhere," the player says to Reichard.
Josh Reichard - 32,000
Saturday, October 22, 2016 3:47 PM Local Time
Level: 6
Blinds: 150/300
Ante: 25
Saturday, October 22, 2016 3:38 PM Local Time
On the turn with the board reading , Nick Pupillo is in the small blind and heads-up with the player in the cutoff. Pupillo bets 1,500 and his opponent calls.
There is about 5,000 in the pot heading to the river and the dealer peels off the . Pupillo bets 3,000 and his opponent takes a few moments before folding. Pupillo mucks his hand and takes the pot.
Nick Pupillo - 10,000
Saturday, October 22, 2016 3:34 PM Local Time
Four players see a flop of and there is over 2,000 in the pot.
The big blind checks, Al Hencheck bets 1,300 in early position, James Biehl calls in middle position, Kevin Eyster calls on the button, and the big blind folds.
They go heads up to the turn. Hencheck checks, Biehl bets 1,200, Eyster calls, and Hencheck folds.
The river is the . Biehl bets 8,000 and Eyster moves all in for 21,675. Biehl quickly calls for a little less and they show down.
Eyster:
Biehl:
Biehl's fours full is good and he gets the full double up.
James Biehl - 49,000
Kevin Eyster - 1,600
Saturday, October 22, 2016 3:20 PM Local Time
According to his table mates, Jean 'Prince' Gaspard came to the table and said he was going to be raising in the dark.
Action folds to Justin Lee in middle position who limps in. Gaspard holds true to his word and raises to 650 without looking at his cards. It folds back to Lee who reraises to 2,000, and Gaspard shoves all in still without looking. Lee snap-calls and turns over . Gaspard looks for the first time at .
The appears in the window, but it's followed by the (giving Lee a set of aces) and the , leaving Gaspard drawing pretty thin.
The turn is the , and the river becomes inconsequential.
Gaspard is sent to the cage to re-enter, and Lee moves over the 50,000 mark.
Justin Lee - 55,000
Jean 'Prince' Gaspard - Eliminated with the option to re-enter
Saturday, October 22, 2016 3:13 PM Local Time
A player in early position opens to 600, Michael Sanders calls next to act, and Greg Wilson joins in position to create three-way action.
The flop is . The preflop raiser continues for 1,000, and only Sanders calls. The turn is the , and it checks to Sanders. He bets 2,400, and his opponent calls. The river is the , and the preflop raiser takes the lead again with a bet of 5,000. Sanders moves all in with the larger stack, putting his opponent to the test for about 20,000 effective. After a long soak in the tank, the call comes, and Sanders shows to win the pot with jacks full.
Michael Sanders - 55,000
Saturday, October 22, 2016 3:00 PM Local Time
Level: 5
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 25
Saturday, October 22, 2016 3:00 PM Local Time
A player in middle position raises to 450 and Zal Irani makes it 1,200. It folds back to the original raiser who shoves all in, having Irani covered, and Irani snap-calls.
The player in middle position shows and Irani turns over .
"I am zero for eleven with aces," Irani says to the table.
The flop comes and Irani takes a breath. But the turn and river are safe and Irani's aces hold. As the chips are passed over to Irani the table talks about how he has broken the cycle.
Zal Irani - 21,000
Saturday, October 22, 2016 2:57 PM Local Time
After an early position limper and a middle position limper, Justin Brown raises to 825 in the cutoff. The first limper folds and the middle position limper calls.
The flop comes . The first player checks and Brown bets 1,125. His opponent calls.
Both players check the turn.
On the river, the first player bets 3,000 and after thinking for awhile, Brown tosses out calling chips.
His opponent shows and Brown tables his , good enough to take down the pot.
Justin Brown - 25,000
Saturday, October 22, 2016 2:53 PM Local Time
A player in middle position raises to 650 and Nick Pupillo calls from the hijack. The big blind calls as well and they are three-handed to a flop of .
The big blind checks and the original raiser bets 925. Pupillo calls and the big blind folds. The turn is the and the player in middle position bets 1,200. Pupillo raises to 4,400 and his opponent calls.
The river is the and both players check. Middle position shows , good for trip jacks, and Pupillo mucks his hand.
Nick Pupillo - 11,000
Saturday, October 22, 2016 2:47 PM Local Time
After a bet and a call on the turn, there is about 6,500 in the pot with a completed board of . John Holley is in middle position and heads-up against his opponent in early position.
Holley's opposition checks and Holley bets 4,400. His opponent calls and Holley shows , good for a flush. His opponent mucks his hand and Holley takes the pot.
"God, you cracked my aces," says the player in early position.
Holley apologizes as he stacks his newly acquired chips.
John Holley - 22,000
Saturday, October 22, 2016 2:44 PM Local Time
There's 2,800 in the middle and a board reading . The big blind checks, Larry Ormson checks from under the gun and Eric Baldwin bets 800 in middle position. Only Ormson calls.
The turn is the . Ormson checks, and Baldwin bets 4,000. Ormson pauses for a few seconds before releasing his cards into the muck.
Winning this pot puts Baldwin back to the starting stack mark.
Eric Baldwin - 20,000
Larry Ormson - 28,000
Saturday, October 22, 2016 2:21 PM Local Time
Despite being held without a ring so far, Art Harb (pictured) is arguably having a better series than anyone else. Harb is a part-time player from Chicago, and he's made two final tables through the first eight events -- the only player who can boast that accomplishment. Harb finished as the runner-up in Event #1, the big re-entry event that kicked off the series. Four days later, he was at the final table of Event #4, notching another near miss with a third-place finish in the Monster Stack. Those two results have earned him nearly $80,000 in combined winnings, and his running total of 67.5 points puts him atop the leaderboard for the series.
It's also worth mentioning that those two events drew the two largest fields of the series. This Main Event should fall right in between them, and Harb is in attendance for today's Day 1B as he tries to navigate another big field and increase his points lead over the pack.
Saturday, October 22, 2016 2:19 PM Local Time
| Level: | 4 | | Blinds: | 100/200 | |
Saturday, October 22, 2016 2:02 PM Local Time
Players are taking their first 15-minute break of the day.
Saturday, October 22, 2016 2:02 PM Local Time
On a flop of , the small blind and big blind both check and the player in middle position bets 750. The hijack calls, Ben Keeline calls on the button, the small blind calls, and the big blind folds.
Four players still remain for the turn card and action checks to Keeline, who bets 3,200. The small blind quickly folds, middle position takes a few moments before folding, and the hijack folds as well. Keeline mucks his hand and takes the pot.
Ben Keeline - 23,000
Saturday, October 22, 2016 1:59 PM Local Time
Sam De Silva
Sam De Silva raises to 525 in the hijack and the big blind thinks for thirty seconds before calling.
The flop comes . The big blind checks and De Silva bets 600. His opponent mucks his cards and De Silva shows .
Sam De Silva - 32,000
Saturday, October 22, 2016 1:49 PM Local Time
In a six-way limped pot, the flop comes .
It checks around to Kevin Eyster in the cutoff and he bets 600. The button folds, both blinds fold, and a player in late position calls.
Both players check the turn.
The river is the . The first player bets 400 and Eyster calls.
"I got a nine," the first player announces. Eyster shows for a pair of tens and takes down the pot.
Kevin Eyster - 32,000