Sunday, August 27, 2017 3:37 PM Local Time
Level: 19
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 1,000
Sunday, August 27, 2017 3:36 PM Local Time
Dave Stefanski open-shoves for 50,500 under the gun, and Jayaram Kovoor calls a couple seats over.
Stefanski:
Kovoor:
The flop keeps Stefanski in front. Kovoor does pick up a gunshot straight draw, but he also loses two of his previous outs to Stefanski's flush draw. The turn is the blank , and the river gives Stefanski a flush and a double-up.
Dave Stefanski - 112,500 (23 bb)
Jayaram Kovoor - 190,000 (38 bb)
Sunday, August 27, 2017 3:34 PM Local Time
On a board of Seth Russell is first to act and he moves all in. There is already more than 100,000 in the pot and Labriola has to commit about half of his remaining stack to call. He thinks for a bit, then eventually tosses in a few chips to signify the call.
Labriola:
Russell:
The board completes with the and that keeps Russell in the lead and allows him to double up to over 350,000 chips while Labriola slips to about 100,000.
Seth Russell - 375,000
David Labriola - 100,000
Sunday, August 27, 2017 3:20 PM Local Time
The preflop action isn't certain, but it looks like Jack Duong opens the button to 10,000 before Chris Leong three-bet shoves from the small blind. Either way, Duong ends up all in for 109,000 on a coin flip.
Duong:
Leong:
The board runs out , and Duong doubles up with eights full.
Jack Duong - 227,000 (45 bb)
Chris Leong - 150,000 (30 bb)
Sunday, August 27, 2017 3:14 PM Local Time
Mike Azzaro opens with a raise to 12,000 from early position. Right next to him, Jamey Kramer moves all in for 13,000. Action folds around as a crowd begins to gather around the table. Back on Azzaro and he calls. Action is halted until all the other action is finished then the hands are turned up.
Kramer:
Azzaro:
The board runs out giving Azzaro the better two pair and that does it for Kramer who is eliminated as the last player to walk away without a payday.
Mike Azzaro - 785,000 (157 bb)
Jamey Kramer - Eliminated
Sunday, August 27, 2017 2:58 PM Local Time
Bob Jepson open shoves all in for right around 30,000. Next to act is James Shirley. He calls the shove. Action folds around and after action ends on all the other tables, their hands are turned up.
Jepson:
Shirley:
In his best impression of Mike Sexton, Ralph Massey begins to commentate on the action.
"Now listen Vince," Massey says. "When you have two kings and your opponent shows an ace, you're never happy about it."
But the flop comes safe for Jepson when it falls as well as the turn, leaving Shirley drawing dead. The river is the and that allows Jepson to double through.
On the next hand at the same table, action folds around to Kevin Calenzo in the small blind who open shoves with a covering stack over Greg Pardy. Pardy tanks for a while, then calls.
Pardy:
Calenzo:
"Sorry about this man," Calenzo said. "I think I'm gonna win this one."
The board runs out and that gives Pardy trips to double through Calenzo.
Greg Pardy - 75,000 (15 bb)
Kevin Calenzo - 310,000 (103 bb)
Bob Jepson - 68,000 (23 bb)
James Shirley - 72,000 (24 bb)
Sunday, August 27, 2017 2:49 PM Local Time
Jamey Kramer moves all in for 5,500 under the gun, and Matthew Silberzweig raises to 15,000 next to act. From the big blind, Mike Azzaro re-raises to 42,000 total, and Silberzweig eventually folds out of the way after much deliberation. Kramer is heads-up with a chance to quadruple up.
Kramer:
Azzaro:
The board runs out , and Kramer finds an ace to stay alive on the direct bubble.
Mike Azzaro - 635,000
Jamey Kramer - 23,000 (5 bb)
Sunday, August 27, 2017 2:43 PM Local Time
With a board showing and over 50,000 already in the pot, Joseph Si puts out a bet of 17,000. Action is back to Bobby Corcione who moves all in for roughly 70,000, enough to cover Si. Si tanks for a while then folds his hand.
Corcione shows the then a few seconds later shows the as well for quads. Si nods his head and players continue playing hand for hand.
Bobby Corcione - 145,000
Joseph Si - 55,000
Sunday, August 27, 2017 2:36 PM Local Time
Kevin Calenzo opens the cutoff to 12,000, and Greg Pardy calls on the button.
The flop is , and both players check. The turn is the . Calenzo bets 23,500, and Pardy calls. The river is the , and Calenzo bets another 44,500. It represents well over half of Pardy's remaining stack, and he wastes little time calling to see a showdown.
Calenzo tables , winning the pot with aces up.
Kevin Calenzo - 352,000 (70 bb)
Greg Pardy - 28,000 (6 bb)
Sunday, August 27, 2017 2:28 PM Local Time
Action folds around to Bob Ricciuti in the small blind who open shoves all in with a covering stack over Tammy Parker who has a shorter stack in the big blind.
Parker thinks for a couple of minutes before open folding from the big blind which releases a series of "wows," from the table.
"I mean, I played for two days already," Parker says.
Tammy Parker - 75,000 (15 bb)
Sunday, August 27, 2017 2:27 PM Local Time
David Davenport is in the big blind with 4,000 of his 9,500 chips committed. Action folds around to Gerry Aiello's small blind, and he raises enough to cover his opponent. Davenport calls all in.
Aiello:
Davenport:
The board runs out , and Davenport doubles up with a pair of jacks.
The next hand, Davenport moves all in for 22,500 in the small blind, and Galen Hall puts him at risk from the big.
Davenport shows against Hall's , and the board runs out blanks. Hall wins the pot, Davenport is eliminated in 56th place, and the field is now on the direct money bubble.
Galen Hall - 375,000 (75 bb)
David Davenport - Eliminated
Sunday, August 27, 2017 2:17 PM Local Time
Level: 18
Blinds: 2,500/5,000
Ante: 500
Sunday, August 27, 2017 2:01 PM Local Time
The first two levels are complete, and the field is on a 15-minute break. The money bubble looms, with 56 players left and only room for 54 in the payouts.
Sunday, August 27, 2017 2:00 PM Local Time
There is already about 40,000 worth of dead money in the pot when Sean Thomson moves all in for 158,000 in the cutoff. David Davenport puts him at risk from the small blind, committing most of his own stack to do so.
Thomson:
Davenport:
The board runs out , and Thomson's aces full earn him a big double-up.
Davenport is now the owner of the shortest stack in the room, with the field now just two spots from the money.
Sean Thomson - 355,000 (89 bb)
David Davenport - 14,000 (4 bb)
Sunday, August 27, 2017 1:55 PM Local Time
After some preflop action, Jack Duong is all in and at risk against Andrew Ostapchenko. Duong is holding against Ostapchenko's .
The board rolls out and that makes Duong's hand best. He was all in for 62,000 and he scoops the pot. Ostapchenko meanwhile frustratedly starts muttering under his breath about losing every pot. He dips under 100,000 while Duong eclipses that mark.
Jack Duong - 134,000 (34 bb)
Andrew Ostapchenko - 89,000 (22 bb)
Sunday, August 27, 2017 1:53 PM Local Time
Douglas Jackson moves all in for 42,500 in early position, and Jeffrey Gurfinkel calls to put him at risk.
Jackson:
Gurfinkel:
The board runs out , and Gurfinkel wins the race with a pair of kings. Jackson is eliminated.
Jeffrey Gurfinkel - 240,000 (60 bb)
Douglas Jackson - Eliminated
Sunday, August 27, 2017 1:25 PM Local Time
Andrew Ostapchenko limps under the gun, and Chris Leong raises to 12,000 a few seats over. Bob Ricciuti calls on the button, and Tammy Parker calls in the small blind. Ostapchenko back-raises to 49,000, and Leong and Ricciuti fold. Parker moves all in for 84,500 total, though, and Ostapchenko calls to put her at risk.
Ostapchenko:
Parker:
The board runs out , and Parker doubles up with queens and jacks.
Tammy Parker - 197,000 (49 bb)
Andrew Ostapchenko - 210,000 (53 bb)
Sunday, August 27, 2017 1:12 PM Local Time
Cory Waaland open-shoves the button for 46,500, and JeWook Oh calls in the big blind to put him at risk.
Waaland:
Oh:
The first four cards are safe for Oh on the run-out, but the river gives Waaland aces up and a double-up.
Cory Waaland - 99,000 (25 bb)
JeWook Oh - 112,000 (28 bb)
Sunday, August 27, 2017 1:09 PM Local Time
Level: 17
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 500
Sunday, August 27, 2017 1:07 PM Local Time
Cory Waaland opens with a raise to 8,000 from early position. JeWook Oh calls from the cutoff, as does Jason Pardy on the button. From the big blind, James Shirley moves all in for his last 19,500. Waaland moves all in over the top for 74,000. Oh asks for a count before letting go of his hand. Pardy releases as well.
Waaland:
Shirley:
The board runs out and that gives Shirley the better hand with trips allowing him to take the pot while Waaland moves well below where he began the day.
James Shirley - 57,000 (19 bb)
Cory Waaland - 51,000 (17 bb)