Sunday, August 27, 2017 6:00 PM Local Time
Fabio Dagata opens the cutoff to 21,000, and Jeffrey Miller three-bets to 65,000 in the small blind. From the big blind, Mike Azzaro announces a four-bet to 160,000, and Dagata folds out of the way. Miller moves all in for what looks like 191,000 total, though, and Azzaro calls the small remainder to put him at risk.
Miller:
Azzaro:
Dagata also claims to have folded ace-queen, which is not great news for Miller. The board comes , and Azzaro wins the pot with his kicker. Miller is eliminated in 23rd place.
Mike Azzaro - 990,000 (124 bb)
Jeffrey Miller - Eliminated
Sunday, August 27, 2017 5:56 PM Local Time
Gerry Aiello shoves all in in late position over a raise from Mike Azzaro. Action folds back to Azzaro and he calls the shove.
Aiello:
Azzaro:
The flop is bad for Aiello when it comes putting Azzaro in the lead but it gets a little better on the turn, killing one of his nine outs, but giving him a three tens to make a straight. Unfortunately the river is the and that gives Azzaro a winning flush and the pot as Aiello is eliminated from the tournament.
Mike Azzaro - 810,000 (101 bb)
Gerry Aiello - Eliminated
Sunday, August 27, 2017 5:46 PM Local Time
Jeremy Meacham opens to 20,000 in middle position, and JeWook Oh three-bet shoves for 135,000 on the button. Meacham eventually calls, putting Oh at risk.
Meacham:
Oh:
The board runs out , and Meachem's pair holds to earn him the pot. Oh is eliminated in 25th place at the hands of the Day 1A chip leader.
Jeremy Meacham - 695,000 (87 bb)
JeWook Oh - Eliminated
Sunday, August 27, 2017 5:44 PM Local Time
Mike Dentale opens to 18,000 under the gun, and Long Tran three-bet shoves for what looks like 111,000 a couple seats over. "Good luck, myself," Cory Waaland says, moving all in for 141,000 next to act. Dentale folds, and Tran is flipping for his tournament life.
Tran:
Waaland:
The board runs out , and Waaland makes aces up to win the pot. He essentially doubles up, while Tran is eliminated in 26th place.
Cory Waaland - 291,000 (36 bb)
Long Tran - Eliminated
Sunday, August 27, 2017 5:38 PM Local Time
Greg Himmelbrand open shoves all in from the button and is called by Daniel Podheiser from the big blind. Himmelbrand is holding while Podheiser hold . Himmelbrand bricks on the flop, turn, and river and is left with just 8,000 chips with Podheiser doubles up.
Himmelbrand moves all in for his last 8,000 on the next hand from the cutoff. Seth Russell raises to 20,000 from the button and everyone else folds leaving the two players heads up.
Himmelbrand:
Russel:
The flop is no help to Himmelbrand when it comes but the on the turn offers him some extra outs. The river is the though and he is eliminated from the tournament in 27th place.
Daniel Podheiser - 340,000 (43 bb)
Seth Russell - 785,000 (98 bb)
Greg Himmelbrand - Eliminated
Sunday, August 27, 2017 5:26 PM Local Time
Table 1
Seat 1: Ralph Massey - 660,000
Seat 2: Andrew Weinstock - 200,000
Seat 3: Alexander Krisak - 565,000
Seat 4: Bobby Corcione - 610,000
Seat 5: Larry Greenberg - 285,000
Seat 6: Bryan Rowland - 465,000
Seat 7: Galen Hall - 760,000
Seat 8: Bob Ricciuti - 565,000
Seat 9: Matthew Silberzweig - 250,000
Table 2
Seat 1: Gerry Aiello - 105,000
Seat 2: Glenn Stone - 50,000
Seat 3: Fabio Dagata - 220,000
Seat 4: David Mock - 235,000
Seat 5: Jeffrey Miller - 125,000
Seat 6: Mike Azzaro - 740,000
Seat 7: Greg Himmelbrand - 155,000
Seat 8: Seth Russell - 765,000
Seat 9: Daniel Podheiser - 160,000
Table 3
Seat 1: Jeremy Meacham - 540,000
Seat 2: Kevin Calenzo - 700,000
Seat 3: JeWook Oh - 135,000
Seat 4: Phil Stavrakis - 250,000
Seat 5: Mike Dentale - 100,000
Seat 6: Sean Thomson - 415,000
Seat 7: Long Tran - 115,000
Seat 8: Cory Waaland - 180,000
Seat 9: Jordan Meltzer - 185,000
Sunday, August 27, 2017 5:14 PM Local Time
Johanssy Joseph opens with a raise on the button and he is called by Mike Azzaro in the big blind.
The flop comes and Azzaro checks to Joseph who bets 20,000. Azzaro calls.
On the turn Azzaro checks again. Joseph bets 36,000. Azzaro thinks for a second, then moves all in and Joseph snap calls.
Azzaro:
Joseph:
Azzaro turned trips, but Joseph had turned a full house. The river is the though and that gave Azzaro quads, eliminating Joseph from the tournament. Azzaro takes down the pot and stops his sliding down the leaderboard.
Mike Azzaro - 790,000 (99 bb)
Johanssy Joseph - Eliminated
Sunday, August 27, 2017 5:13 PM Local Time
Action folds around to the blinds, where Galen Hall raises from the small and Jack Duong three-bet shoves for about 170,000 in the big. Hall calls, putting Duong at risk.
Hall:
Duong:
The board runs out , and Hall's kicker plays to earn him the knockout. Duong is eliminated.
Galen Hall - 755,000 (94 bb)
Jack Duong - Eliminated
Sunday, August 27, 2017 5:05 PM Local Time
Second to act, Phil Stavrakis moves all in for 69,000, and Johanssy Joseph calls from the big blind to put him at risk.
Stavrakis:
Joseph:
The flop gives Stravrakis the lead with a pair of sixes, and the turn and river secure his double-up.
Phil Stavrakis - 151,000 (19 bb)
Johanssy Joseph - 170,000 (21 bb)
Sunday, August 27, 2017 4:53 PM Local Time
Level: 20
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 1,000
Sunday, August 27, 2017 4:40 PM Local Time
Level 19 comes to a close, and the 34 remaining players are on a 15-minute break.
Sunday, August 27, 2017 4:40 PM Local Time
Bobby Corcione opens with a raise to 15,000 from under the gun. Action folds around to Jeffrey Gurfinkel who reraises, making it 33,500 from the cutoff. Bob Ricciuti is on the button and he four bets, reraising to 86,500. Corcione folds his hand, but after a few seconds Girfinkel calls.
The flop comes and Gurfinkel checks to Ricciuti who moves all in. Gurfinkel calls quickly.
Gurfinkel:
Ricciuti:
It's a cooler for Ricciuti who is way behind, but the turn is the giving him some life. He completes his flush on the river. Gurfinkel slams the table in frustration of his bad luck, but Ricciuti is able to take down the big pot and double up to over 500,000.
Bob Ricciuti - 570,000 (95 bb)
Jeffrey Gurfinkel - Eliminated
Sunday, August 27, 2017 4:31 PM Local Time
JeWook Oh opens the hijack with a raise, and Kevin Calenzo three-bets from the button. Oh moves all in for 70,000 total, with Calenzo flipping for the knockout.
Oh:
Calenzo:
The board comes , and Oh wins the race to double up with a pair of nines.
JeWook Oh - 157,000 (26 bb)
Kevin Calenzo - 510,000 (85 bb)
Sunday, August 27, 2017 4:24 PM Local Time
David Labriola moves all in for 94,500 under the gun, and Andrew Weinstock calls all in for 93,500 on the button, putting himself at risk.
Labriola:
Weinstock:
The flop gives Labriola a big lead with top two pair, but his advantage is short-lived. The on the turn pulls Weinstock in front with a set of tens, and the river secures his double-up.
Labriola is left with just 1,000 chips, and he's all in for the ante from the big blind on the following hand. He manages to nonuple up with , but he's eliminated one hand thereafter by Mike Dentale.
Andrew Weinstock - 205,000 (34 bb)
David Labriola - Eliminated
Sunday, August 27, 2017 4:08 PM Local Time
Michael Deloge opens to 15,000 in middle position, and Phil Stavrakis three-bet shoves for 44,000 in the small blind. "I have to call," Deloge says as he hears the amount.
Deloge:
Stavrakis:
The flop is a fine sight for Stavrakis, giving him a set of treys.
"There you go," Deloge says. "Nice hand."
It's not quite over yet, though, and the turn suddenly creates a sweat. Deloge needs a club that's not the deuce to find the knockout, but the river gives Stavrakis a double-up with treys full.
Phil Stavrakis - 102,000 (17 bb)
Michael Deloge - 145,000 (24 bb)
Sunday, August 27, 2017 4:07 PM Local Time
A preflop confrontation leaves Theodore Burt all in and at risk against Seth Russell. Russell is holding and Burt is holding . The board runs out clean initially for Burt when it comes Jack high, but a spikes the river for Russell and that earns him the pot and the knockout of Burt who had about 100,000 in his stack at the time.
Russel has been on a tear since doubling up earlier and now has over 700,000 chips.
Seth Russell - 755,000 (126 bb)
Theodore Burt - Eliminated
Sunday, August 27, 2017 4:02 PM Local Time
Bryan Rowland opens the pot from middle position, and Dave Stefanski three-bet shoves for around 50,000 in the big blind. Rowland calls for a small portion of his big stack, putting Stefanski at risk.
Rowland:
Stefanski:
The board comes , and Rowland ends up winning the pot with a flush. Stefanski is eliminated.
Bryan Rowland - 530,000 (88 bb)
Dave Stefanski - Eliminated
Sunday, August 27, 2017 3:58 PM Local Time
Louis Cummings shoves his short stack all in from under the gun for just a little bit more than 20,000. Next to act is Jeffrey Gurfinkel and he reraises, making it 45,000. Everyone else folds so the two are heads up and the cards are turned over.
Cummings:
Gurfinkel:
"Ah man," Cummings says. "You have one of my outs."
The board rolls out [2s,Kh,5h,8b,7s] and that keeps Gurfinkel in the lead the whole way. He is awarded the pot while Cummings is sent to the payout desk to collect his payday.
Jeffrey Gurfinkel - 220,000 (37 bb)
Louis Cummings - Eliminated
Sunday, August 27, 2017 3:54 PM Local Time
James Shirley open-shoves the cutoff for 27,000, and Cory Waaland re-shoves for about 80,000 in the small blind. Ralph Massey open-mucks from the big blind, and that's bad news for the at-risk Shirley.
Shirley:
Waaland:
The board runs out , and Waaland's jacks hold to earn him the knockout. Shirley is eliminated.
Cory Waaland - 115,000 (19 bb)
James Shirley - Eliminated
Sunday, August 27, 2017 3:49 PM Local Time
David Labriola opens to 15,000 in early position, and Glenn Stone three-bet shoves for 58,000 a few seats over. Labriola asks for the count, then calls to put Stone at risk.
Labriola:
Stone:
Stone wins the race; the board comes to double him up.
Glenn Stone - 134,000 (22 bb)
David Labriola - 46,000 (8 bb)