Monday, June 16, 2014 10:05 PM Local Time
Level 27 started
Level: 27
Blinds: 25000/50000
Ante: 5000
Monday, June 16, 2014 9:09 PM Local Time
Chip Counts at the Break
| Jeremy Ausmus | 3,705,000 | 1,035,000  |
| Max Silver | 1,870,000 | -380,000  |
| JC Tran | 1,190,000 | 90,000 |
| Joe Cada | 1,170,000 | -730,000 |
Monday, June 16, 2014 9:06 PM Local Time
Hands #57-62: Last Hands Before Break
Hand #57: Jeremy Ausmus raised to 90,000 on the button, Max Silver defended his big blind and the flop fell . Silver check-called a bet of 80,000, the turn was the and Silver checked again. Ausmus checked behind.
The completed the board, Silver led out for 150,000 and Ausmus folded.
Hand #58: Joe Cada received a walk.
Hand #59: Silver raised to 80,000 on the button, Cada reraised to what sounded like 190,000 from the small blind and Silver called. The dealer fanned , and Silver folded to a bet from Cada.
Hand #60: Ausmus raised to 110,000 out of the small blind, and picked up the pot.
Hand #61: Ausmus raised on the button, Silver defended his big blind and the flop fell . Silver checked, Ausmus continued for 85,000 and Silver called. The turn was the , Silver check-called another 175,000 and the completed the board. Silver checked a third time, Ausmus fired out 385,000 and Silver found a fold.
Hand #62: Tran moved all in on the button, winning the blinds and antes.
The players are now on a one-hour dinner break.
Monday, June 16, 2014 8:54 PM Local Time
Hands #51-56: A Shove by Tran
Hand #51: On a flop Ausmus bet 45,000, Cada called. On the turn, the hit and Ausmus picked up the pot with a 90,000-chip bet.
Hand #52: JC Tran received a walk in the big blind.
Hand #53: Cada raised under the gun and Tran moved all in from the small blind. Both Max Silver and Cada folded to give the pot to Tran.
Hand #54: Silver raised to 95,000 from the small blind and that was enough to take down the pot.
Hand #55: Ausmus received a walk.
Hand #56: Cada raised to 85,000 from the button and Ausmus three-bet to 220,000, which was enough to take down the pot.
Monday, June 16, 2014 8:49 PM Local Time
Updated Counts
| Jeremy Ausmus | 2,670,000 | -730,000 |
| Max Silver | 2,250,000 | 450,000 |
| Joe Cada | 1,900,000 | 400,000 |
| JC Tran | 1,100,000 | 50,000 |
Monday, June 16, 2014 8:47 PM Local Time
Hands #46-50: Silver Tries to Trap
Hand #46: Jeremy Ausmus raised on the button and received no callers.
Hand #47: Max Silver had the button, and raised to 80,000. Jeremy Ausmus three-bet to 240,000, Silver moved all in and Ausmus snap-folded.
Hand #48: Ausmus completed from the small blind, JC Tran checked and the flop came . Ausmus led out for 40,000, Tran called and the turn was the . Both players checked. The completed the board, the two players checked again and Tran took the pot with .
Hand #49: Joe Cada raised to 85,000 in first position and received no callers.
Hand #50: Ausmus was first to act and raised to 80,000. Silver called out of the small blind, the flop fell and both players checked. The turn was the , Silver checked and Ausmus bet 75,000. Silver called.
The completed the board, both players checked and Silver won with for a full house.
Monday, June 16, 2014 8:38 PM Local Time
Hands #42-45: Another Big One for Ausmus
Hand #42: Max Silver took down the pot after unknown action.
Hand #43: Jeremy Ausmus called a raise from Max Silver and the flop brought out and both players checked. On the turn the hit, and again the action was checked. The river was the and we saw two checks. Tran showed to take down the pot.
Hand #44: Joe Cada raised to 80,000 and that was enough to take down the pot.
Hand #45: Ausmus raised and Silver called. The flop brought out and Silver check-called a bet. On the turn both players checked. The river was the and Silver led out for 200,000. Ausmus raised to 560,000 and Silver made the call. Ausmus showed and his full house took it down.
| Jeremy Ausmus | 3,400,000 | 650,000 |
| Max Silver | 1,800,000 | -600,000 |
Monday, June 16, 2014 8:31 PM Local Time
Erick Lindgren Eliminated in 5th Place ($129,192)
Hand #40: Jeremy Ausmus raised to 80,000 on the button, winning the blinds and antes.
Hand #41: Erick Lindgren moved all in for 490,000 from the small blind, and Max Silver called in the big blind.
Lindgren:
Silver:
The flop gave Lindgren a backdoor straight draw, and the kept that draw alive. Lindgren could make a straight with an eight or a king on the river - or win with a simple pair - but the bricked off on the river.
"Well," Lindgren said as he walked to the rail to embrace his wife. "That wasn't fun."
He'll earn $129,192 for his fifth-place finish, while Silver is up to 2.4 million chips.
| Max Silver | 2,400,000 | 450,000 |
| Erick Lindgren | 0 | -680,000 |
Monday, June 16, 2014 8:25 PM Local Time
Hands #37-39: Double for Tran
Hand #37: Joe Cada received a walk in the big blind.
Hand #38: Joe Cada called from the small blind and Jeremy Ausmus raised to 125,000 from the big blind. Cada folded.
Hand #39: Jeremy Ausmus moved all in from the small blind and JC Tran called off his remaining chips.
Ausmus:
Tran:
The board ran out and Tran doubled up.
| Jeremy Ausmus | 2,750,000 | -500,000 |
| JC Tran | 1,050,000 | 500,000 |
Monday, June 16, 2014 8:19 PM Local Time
Hands #32-36: Ausmus Keeps Adding
Hand #32: Max Silver completed from the small blind, Joe Cada checked, and the flop fell . Both players checked. The turn was the , Silver led out for 45,000, and Cada folded.
Hand #33: Silver raised to 80,000 on the button, Cada called from the small blind, and Jeremy Ausmus defended his big blind. The flop fell , all three players checked, and the turn was a repeat king - the . Cada checked, Ausmus fired out 185,000, and both Silver and Cada folded.
Hand #34: Cada raised to 80,000 on the button, Ausmus three-bet to 240,000 from the small blind, and Cada folded.
Hand #35: Ausmus moved all in on the button, and took down the blinds and antes.
Hand #36: Erick Lindgren completed from the small blind, Silver checked, and the flop fell . Lindgren check-folded to a bet of 45,000.
Monday, June 16, 2014 8:17 PM Local Time
Chip Count Update
| Jeremy Ausmus | 3,250,000 | 250,000 |
| Max Silver | 1,950,000 | 150,000 |
| Joe Cada | 1,500,000 | -550,000 |
| Erick Lindgren | 680,000 | -240,000 |
| JC Tran | 550,000 | -130,000 |
Monday, June 16, 2014 8:11 PM Local Time
Hands #31-35: No Flops
Hands #31: Max Silver completed from the small blind, Joe Cada raised out of the big blind and Silver folded.
Hand #32: Jeremy Ausmus received a walk.
Hand #33: Ausmus moved all in from the small blind, having JC Tran well-covered, and Tran folded.
Hand #34: Erick Lindgren received a walk.
Hand #35: Ausmus raised to 85,000 in the cutoff, winning the blinds and antes.
Monday, June 16, 2014 8:06 PM Local Time
Level 26 started
Level: 26
Blinds: 20000/40000
Ante: 5000
Monday, June 16, 2014 8:05 PM Local Time
Hands #30: Last Hand of the Level
Hand #30: JC Tran raised to 70,000 on the button, Max Silver defended his big blind and the flop came . Both players checked, the turn was the and Silver led out for 100,000. Tran called.
The river was the , Silver led out for 300,000 and Tran folded.
Monday, June 16, 2014 8:04 PM Local Time
Hands #27-29: Ausmus Keeps Winning
Hand #27: Jeremy Ausmus received a walk in the big blind.
Hand #28: Joe Cada raised and JC Tran moved all in for 730,000. Cada folded and Tran took down this pot.
Hand #29: Max Silver raised to 60,000 and both Cada and Ausmus made the call. The flop brought out and Silver checked to Cada, who bet 105,000. Ausmus and Silver both made the call.
The turn was the and Silver led out for 215,000, Cada folded and Ausmus made the call. On the river, the hit and Silver checked to Ausmus, who bet 500,000. Silver eventually folded and Ausmus took down another pot.
| Jeremy Ausmus | 3,000,000 | 620,000 |
| Max Silver | 1,800,000 | -150,000 |
Monday, June 16, 2014 7:52 PM Local Time
Hands #22-26: Slow Goings
Hand #22: Max Silver raised to 60,000 on the button, Jeremy Ausmus defended his big blind, and the dealer fanned . Both players checked. The turn was the , Ausmus led out for 75,000 and Silver called.
A repeat four - the - completed the board and Ausmus check-folded to a bet of 135,000.
Hand #23: Erick Lindgren was the first player to act, and he raised to 60,000. JC Tran moved all in out of the big blind and Lindgren folded.
Hand #24: Ausmus raised to 60,000 on the button, taking down the blinds and antes.
Hand #25: Silver received a walk.
Hand #26: Silver completed from the small blind, Joe Cada checked and the flop fell . Both players checked. They checked again on the turn ( ) and the river ( ), and Silver took it down with for ace-high.
Monday, June 16, 2014 7:47 PM Local Time
Thinking Poker Podcast Episode #82: Ari Engel
On this episode of the Thinking Poker Podcast, Nate and Andrew set the location for the meet up in Las Vegas, break down a cash game hand that listener Jason played at Maryland Live! Casino, and talk with Ari Engel about how to travel the circuit profitably, the difficulties of multi-tabling online, and the value of live tells.
- 0:00 — Intro
- 3:14 — Thinking Poker meet up information
- 11:14 — Breaking down a cash game hand from Maryland Live!
- 44:15 — Interview with Ari Engel
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Monday, June 16, 2014 7:46 PM Local Time
Hands #17-22: Small Pots
Hand #17: Joe Cada wins the hand after unknown action.
Hand #18: Max Silver raised to 60,000 and picked up the blinds and antes.
Hand #19: Cada raised to 65,000 and Jeremy Ausmus three-bet to 165,000. That was enough to get Cada to fold.
Hand #20: Erick Lindgren called from the small blind and Max Silver raised to 75,000 from the big blind. Lindgren called and the flop brought out . The action was checked and the hit on the turn. Both players checked again and the river was the . Once again we saw both players check and Lindgren tabled . Silver showed [K7s7s] and that was enough to take this pot down.
Hand 21: Ausmus raised to 65,000 and picked up the blinds and antes.
Monday, June 16, 2014 7:43 PM Local Time
Counts
Jeremy Ausmus was last in chips during the most recent break, and now he is the chip leader.
| Jeremy Ausmus | 2,380,000 | 1,700,000 |
| Joe Cada | 2,050,000 | -650,000 |
| Max Silver | 1,950,000 | -320,000 |
| Erick Lindgren | 920,000 | -160,000 |
| JC Tran | 680,000 | 10,000 |
Monday, June 16, 2014 7:40 PM Local Time
Dario Sammartino Eliminated in 6th Place ($91,670)
Hand #13: Max Silver raised to 60,000 from early position, Joe Cada called in the cutoff, and Dario Sammartino moved all in for 555,000 out of the big blind. Silver folded, and Cada tanked for a minute or so before folding as well.
Hand #14: Cada raised to 65,000 in the hijack, Jeremy Ausmus called on the button, and the two players took a flop of . Cada led out for 80,000, and Lindgren folded.
Hand #15: JC Tran raised to 65,000 on the button, Sammartino three-bet to 175,000 out of the small blind, and Tran folded.
Hand #16: Ausmus raised to 65,000 in the hijack, Tran reraised to 150,000 on his direct left, and Sammartino moved all for in on the button. The action folded back to Ausmus, who reshoved. Tran folded.
Sammartino:
Ausmus:
The queens held up as the board came , and Sammartino hit the rail in sixth place.
| Dario Sammartino | 0 | -565,000 |