Event #16: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Handed

Hand #1: Daniel Weinman raised to 70,000, and Ilkin Amirov called from the big blind.

The flop came    , and Amirov checked to Weinman, who bet 70,000. Amirov called, and the turn was the  , which both players checked. The river was the  , and Amirov checked again. Weinman bet 230,000, and after thinking for a couple minutes, Amirov called. Weinman tabled    to win the hand.

Action folded around to Royce Matheson in the small blind, and he moved all in for about 450,000. Matt Berkey was in the big blind and quickly called.

Matheson was at risk with    against the    of Berkey.

The board ran out      , and Matheson was eliminated on the official final table bubble.

Matt Berkey	1,750,000	550,000
Royce Matheson	0	-660,000

Action folded around to Matt Berkey on the button, and he moved all in for 210,000. Demosthenes Kiriopoulos called from the big blind.

Berkey was at risk with    against the    of Kiriopoulos.

The board ran out      , and Berkey locked up the double.

Demosthenes Kiriopoulos	1,350,000	-255,000
Matt Berkey	450,000	-100,000

The final seven players have taken their seats on the main stage in the Thunderdome.

Anthony Marquez leads the way with 3,570,000, and the shortest stack belongs to Matt Berkey with 550,000.

Here is a look at how they stack up:

Royce Matheson raised to 60,000 from under the gun and Anthony Marquez put in a three-bet to 205,000 from the big blind. Matheson four-bet to 560,000 and Marquez five-bet shoved for 1,780,000. Matheson asked for a count and eventually called.

Marquez was at risk with   , but well ahead of the    of Matheson.

The flop came     and Marquez was still in the lead with two kings. The turn sealed the deal with the  , and Marquez's rail erupted as the   hit the river.

Marquez has now taken over the chip lead and Matheson is left with a little more than 11 big blinds.

Anthony Marquez	3,600,000	2,200,000
Royce Matheson	350,000	-1,800,000

There was 160,000 in the pot and the flop came     and the action was checked to Steven Buckner on the button who bet 86,000. Brett Murray check-raised to 230,000 and got a call from Buckner. The turn was the   and Murray bet 255,000 followed by another call from Buckner.

The river landed the   and Murray checked this time. Buckner enthusiastically moved all in for 346,000 and said to his opponent, "Come get me now, big shot!".

Murray threw in some chips, indicating a call, and Buckner turned over    for a rivered flush. He then proceeded to dance around the room, cheering, and shouting that he isn't scared to play with the young kids. Murray was left with just 145,000 after the hand.

In the next hand, the action was folded to Murray in the small blind who shipped all in and was called by Daniel Weinman in the big blind. Murray held    and was behind Weinman's   , but still had live cards. The board ran out       and Weinman's full house was too much, eliminating Murray in ninth place.

Daniel Weinman	3,250,000	450,000
Steven Buckner	1,800,000	550,000
Brett Murray	0	-740,000

Daniel Weinman raised to 55,000 from under the gun and Steven Buckner called on the button. Brett Murray was in the big blind and moved all in. Weinman called, and Buckner folded.

Murray was at risk and tabled    while Weinman held   .

The board ran out       and Murray held on.

Daniel Weinman	2,800,000	-300,000
Brett Murray	740,000	60,000

Royce Matheson has put a puzzled look on his opponent's face after winning back-to-back pots against Ilkin Amirov. The board was     with four players still in the hand and the action was checked around to Amirov on the button. Amirov bet 135,000 and Matheson elected to raise to 505,000. The other two players folded and Amirov asked for a count. He tanked for a minute or so and then tossed his cards away in disbelief.

In the very next hand, Matheson opened with a raise to 52,000 from the cutoff and Amirov three-bet to 150,000 from the big blind. Matheson called and the two players saw the     flop. Amirov bet 132,000 and Matheson didn't waste any time moving all in for 1,300,000, putting his opponent at risk.

Amirov thought about what to do for nearly five minutes, scratching his head and asking Matheson all sorts of question trying to get some more information. "Why so much?", "Why don't you just raise a little bit?", "Did you start the hand with a pair?", were all question coming from Amirov.

The only response Matheson could muster was, "That's the puzzle, you need solve it." Amirov would eventually lay his hand down still with a confused look on his face.

Royce Matheson

1,800,000

520,000

Steven Buckner raised to 60,000 from the cutoff and James Mackey three-bet to 155,000 on the button. Daniel Weinman was in the big blind and paused for a moment before putting in a four-bet to 340,000. Buckner got out of the way and Mackey called.

The flop came     and Weinman instantly moved all in, having Mackey covered by a decent amount. After a few seconds, Mackey put a couple of chips in the middle to call.

Mackey tabled    for the nut flush draw and Weinman showed   .

The turn was the   and Mackey started to get up and out of his seat before the   hit the river.

As Weinman was raking in the pot, after Mackey had left the table, Steven Buckner piped up and asked, "How does he give you seven hundred thousand? What does he think you had? Nothin'?"

Daniel Weinman	3,100,000	1,250,000
James Mackey	0	-1,280,000

After three quick eliminations, just 12 players remain. Here is a look at how they stack up: