Saturday, January 13, 2018 7:49 PM Local Time
Irene Carey
Irene Carey opens to 2,000 in middle position and her opponent raises to 5,200. She shoves all in for her roughly 16,000 and her opponent quickly calls.
She is behind, holding against the [qh,qs] of her opponent. The board runs out [js,6s,6d,7h,ks] and Carey turns the best hand and stays ahead on the river to double up.
On the next hand, David Jackson finishes her newly short-stacked opponent with agains when Jackson managed to connect with the board, hitting a two on the turn.
Irene Carey - 33,000
David Jackson - 195,000
Saturday, January 13, 2018 7:44 PM Local Time
With around 5,000 in the pot it's heads up to a flop of . Adam Geyer bets 2,200 from the hijack and the button calls.
The turn brings the , Geyer leads 6,200 and thats good enough to take it.
Adamn Geyer - 45,000
Saturday, January 13, 2018 6:35 PM Local Time
Players are currently on a one hour dinner break. The clock shows
735 entrants with registration open until the start of level 13.
Action
will resume with increased blind of 400/800 with a 100 ante. Play will
continue until the completion of level 16 which will be around 12:45 AM
CT.
Saturday, January 13, 2018 6:34 PM Local Time
Rodrick Tyes
On the turn with the board reading , the player in the small blind bets 3,000 and Rodrick Tyes raises to 8,000 from the big blind.
The player under the gun folds and action is back on the small blind.
"I have an ace," says the small blind as he begins to push his hand towards the muck.
"I'll show you," says Tyes, who shows after the small blind's head is killed.
Tyes wins the pot with trip fours and is neck-and-neck with David Jackson for the chip lead as the field heads to dinner.
Rodrick Tyes - 174,000
Saturday, January 13, 2018 6:30 PM Local Time
Steven Stout is all in from the button for his last 5,425 with . The small blind calls with .
The board runs out clean for Stout, as he secures his double right before dinner break.
Steven Stout - 12,500
Saturday, January 13, 2018 6:21 PM Local Time
The board reads on the turn and it's a battle of the blind between the player in the small blind and John Richards in the big blind.
The small blind checks and Richards bets 3,000. The small blind check-raises all in for 16,050 and Richards goes into the tank for several minutes.
"It doesn't make any sense,"says Richards.
Richards eventually tosses his hand into the muck and the small blind wins the pot.
John Richards - 16,000
Saturday, January 13, 2018 5:53 PM Local Time
Level: 9
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 100
Saturday, January 13, 2018 5:50 PM Local Time
David Jackson opens to 1,400 from early position and gets two callers. All three players check a flop.
The turn brings the , Jackson bets 2,800 and Frank Schinco calls from the cutoff. The hits the river, and both players check. Jackson tables and is no good against Schinco's .
Frank Schinco - 51,000
David Jackson - 155,000
Saturday, January 13, 2018 5:34 PM Local Time
Ray Qartomy
Ray Qartomy raises to 1,250 from early position and the player in the hijack three-bets to about 3,500. Action folds back to Qartomy, who calls, and they are heads-up to a flop of .
Qartomy checks and the hijack bets 5,000. Qartomy calls and the turn is the . Both players check the turn and the comes on the river. Qartomy announces 'all in' and moves all in for effectively his opponent's remaining 6,000. The hijack doesn't take too much time before tossing face-up into the muck.
Qartomy shows and wins the pot to move over the 100,000-chip mark and contend with David Jackson for the chip lead.
Ray Qartomy - 110,000
Saturday, January 13, 2018 5:32 PM Local Time
David Shed is facing an all in bet from his opponent with the board reading and he decides to call the 16,000 shove. He has [tx,tx] against the of his opponent and wins the hand as the board runs out with the on the turn and the on the river.
David Shed - 41,000
Saturday, January 13, 2018 5:31 PM Local Time
There is about 20,000 in the pot on the river with a completed board of and a player in middle position is heads-up with Jared Hemingway in the hijack.
The player in middle position moves all in and Hemingway calls. Hemingway is the all in player for his last 8,450. Hemingway tables and doubles up against his opponent's .
Jared Hemingway - 37,000
Saturday, January 13, 2018 5:29 PM Local Time
Lyle Glover opens to 1,025 from middle position and Bryan Campanello raises to 3,000 on the button. Glover calls.
The flop comes and Glover bets 8,000 and Campanello folds.
Lyle Glover - 61,000
Bryan Camapanello - 48,000
Saturday, January 13, 2018 5:27 PM Local Time
On a flop of with around 3,500 in the pot, Justin Liberto checks from the big blind, and the button bets 1,500. Liberto reraises to 2,800 and the button calls.
The turn brings the , Liberto bets 3,600 and takes it down.
Justin Liberto - 50,000
Saturday, January 13, 2018 5:18 PM Local Time
Level: 8
Blinds: 250/500
Ante: 75
Saturday, January 13, 2018 5:16 PM Local Time
On a flop of , Viet Vo checks from the small blind, the player under the gun checks and the player on the button checks as well. The turn is the and Vo bets 2,500. The under the gun player folds and the button calls.
The river is the and Vo bets 9,500. The button thinks for a few moments and then calls. Vo shows and his opponent mucks his hand.
Viet Vo - 54,000
Saturday, January 13, 2018 5:09 PM Local Time
The button moves all in for 3,350 on a flop and Otis Anderson calls from the small blind. Anderson turns over and needs to hold against his opponent's .
The turn is the extending Anderson's lead, and the on the river makes the elimination official.
Otis Anderson - 35,000
Saturday, January 13, 2018 4:48 PM Local Time
Steven Stout opens to 1,000 from early position, middle position calls, and the hijack makes it 2,700. Both players call. All three players check down the board.
The hijack turns over but is no good against Stout's .
Steven Stout - 18,500
Saturday, January 13, 2018 4:34 PM Local Time
Level: 7
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 50
Saturday, January 13, 2018 4:20 PM Local Time
The players are taking their second 15-minute break of the day.
Saturday, January 13, 2018 4:19 PM Local Time
The player in the hijack moves all in on the turn for 7,500 with the board reading . Jonathan Hilton snap-calls from the cutoff.
"I got a chance," says the hijack, tabling , good for a pair and a flush draw.
Hilton shows , giving him bottom set, and the hijack was only drawing to non-board pairing diamonds. The river is the and Hilton wins the pot to eliminate the hijack.
"Man, I did not want to have to re-enter this," said the hijack as he walked away from the table.
Jonathan Hilton - 44,000