Tuesday, June 3, 2008 3:03 PM Local Time
Action folded around to Melvin Jones on the button and he raised to 100,000. Grant Hinkle called from the big blind and they went heads up to a flop of
. Hinkle checked and Jones asked how much Hinkle had behind. Hinkle counted it out and it was roughly 230,000. Jones counted out 230,000 and slid it out. Hinkle declared "all in." After a count, it was determined it was a total of 239,000. Jones insta-called the additional 9,000 and said "You got me, man. You got me with that ace." Hinkle flipped up
and Jones shyly tabled
. The turn and river came the
and
respectively, and Hinkle doubled up to roughly 700,000. Jones slips to about 1,300,000.
Tuesday, June 3, 2008 2:54 PM Local Time
Chris Ferguson raised to 90,000 from the button. Aaron Coulthard called from the big blind and the two took a flop heads up. It came down
and Coulthard checked. Ferguson bet 160,000 and Coulthard made the call. The turn brought the
and both men checked. When the
hit the river, Coulthard declared "all in." He had Ferguson well covered and after thinking a bit, Jesus reluctantly let the hand go.
Tuesday, June 3, 2008 2:50 PM Local Time
On the second hand back from break, James Akenhead opened from under the gun for 80,000. Joe Rutledge moved all in. Action folded back to Akenhead who snap-called with pocket aces. Rutledge showed
.
A flop of
gave Rutledge some life. He didn't improve on the
turn. As the river came down, Rutledge pleaded, "King or a jack!" and was rewarded with the
. "Yeah!" he shouted, clapping his hands and walking in circles. He leaned over the rail to a nearby table in a different tournament and added "I just cracked aces with king-jack!"
Akenhead drops to about 1.3 million chips. Rutledge is up to about 900,000.
Tuesday, June 3, 2008 2:44 PM Local Time
Play resumes.
Tuesday, June 3, 2008 2:42 PM Local Time
Here are the remaining players' current chip counts.
James Akenhead - 1,770,000
Aaron Coulthard 1,700,000
Melvin Jones 1,620,000
Mike Ngo - 1,300,000
Theo Tran - 1,130,000
Jeff Wiedenhoeft - 1,060,000
Chris Ferguson - 880,000
Perry Friedman - 757,000
David Bach - 628,000
Joe Rutledge - 552,000
Grant Hinkle - 360,000
Tuesday, June 3, 2008 2:28 PM Local Time
Play will resume in 15 minutes.
Tuesday, June 3, 2008 2:26 PM Local Time
On the last hand before the break, Theo Tran opened for 80,000. Short-stacked David Bach moved all in for 240,000. Tran went into the tank for about two minutes before making the call with
. He was racing against Bach's
, but lost when the board came
. Bach moves up to over 500,000 in chips.
Tuesday, June 3, 2008 2:21 PM Local Time
James Akenhead opened for 67,000 from middle position. Action folded to Minh Nguyen in the big blind, who raised to 200,000. Akenhead immediately pushed all in. Nguyen made the call with
and was dismayed to see Akenhead turn over pocket queens. The board came out
to send Nguyen to the rail. He collects $52,021 for his efforts.
Tuesday, June 3, 2008 2:20 PM Local Time
Aaron Coulthard raised to 65,000 from the button. Josh Engerdahl put in a sizable reraise from the small blind. Melvin Jones came over the top from the big blind for all his chips. Coulthard passed and Engerdahl called what would end up being all in. It was
for Jones and
for Engerdahl. Jones made the nuts when the board came
. He shook hands with Jones, and congratulated the others as he made his way towards the payout table to collect his $41,295.
Tuesday, June 3, 2008 2:14 PM Local Time
Eric Hicks' day is over. He moved all in from the big blind after Jeff Wiedenhoeft open-raised from late position for 75,000. Wiedenhoeft called the all in and was ahead with his
against Hicks'
. Wiedenhoeft was pumped when the flop came
, but looked skywards in agony when the turn came
to keep Hicks' chances alive. A harmless
hit the river, sending Hicks to the cage to collect $41,295. Wiedenhoeft now has about 400,000 chips.
Tuesday, June 3, 2008 2:03 PM Local Time
Matthew Kearney raised to 60,000 from under the gun. Next to act was Jeff Wiedenhoeft, and he moved all in for 130,000 total. Aaron Coulthard, who had both men well covered, came over the top for all his chips. Action folded back around to Kearney, who made the call. The players showed:
Kearney:
Wiedenhoeft:
Coulthard:
There was a side pot between Coulthard and Kearney, with Wiedenhoeft looking to triple up. The board came
and Wiedenhoeft's full house was best. Coulthard took down the side pot with his Broadway straight and Kearney was eliminated in 15th place. He'll take home $41,295 for his impressive finish.
Tuesday, June 3, 2008 1:58 PM Local Time
We missed the preflop action, but arrived to see Perry Friedman all in against Eric Hicks with
against Hicks' pocket jacks on a flop of
. The turn
made a spade flush for Friedman, which held when the river came
.
Friedman now has 960,000 chips, while Hicks takes a big hit.
Tuesday, June 3, 2008 1:52 PM Local Time
From the small blind, Matt Kearney open-raised to 175,000. He was quickly called by Jeff Wiedenhoeft in the big blind. Wiedenhoeft made a good call, as Kearney was stealing with
and was far behind Kearney's
. Neither player improved on the
flop or the
turn, but Kearney spiked the
on the river to stay alive. He now has about 400,000.
Tuesday, June 3, 2008 1:39 PM Local Time
Chris Ferguson refuses to depart this tournament. From middle position, Perry Friedman raised to 55,000 and put his sunglasses on. Ferguson, on the button, moved all in for 286,000. Friedman deliberated for about 20 seconds before making the call and got his chips in behind
Friedman:
Ferguson:
The board ran out
. Ferguson is now at approximately 620,000 chips, while Friedman dips to about 350,000.
Tuesday, June 3, 2008 1:36 PM Local Time
Theo Tran raised to 65,000 from middle position and Joe Rutledge called from the small blind. The flop came down
and Rutledge checked. Tran bet 65,000 and got a quick call. The
on the turn prompted both men to check. The
on the river prompted Rutledge to slide out 100,000. Tran raised to 350,000 and Rutledge made a quick call. Tran tabled
for the full house and a surprised Rutledge flipped up
before mucking. Rutledge slips to 122,000 while Tran climbs near 1,500,000.
Tuesday, June 3, 2008 1:28 PM Local Time
There's more action today than there was last night. This time, Mike Ngo raised to 65,000 from early position and found two customers: Grant Hinkle and Matt Kearney. On a flop of
, Ngo instantly moved all in for about 440,000. Hinkle and Kearney folded just as quickly.
Ngo now has about 655,000 chips.
Tuesday, June 3, 2008 1:25 PM Local Time
It seems that the table is no longer willing to let Chris Ferguson play the table bully. Not normally known for super-aggressive play, Ferguson has raised the last two pots to 55,000. Both times, however, Ferguson was reraised and after a lengthy deliberation, gave up the hands.
Tuesday, June 3, 2008 1:18 PM Local Time
Josh Engerdahl checked his option from the big blind after Grant Hinkle limped in from middle position. It was another big flop,
. Engerdahl check-called a bet of 75,000 from Hinkle. Both players checked the
on the turn, bringing a river
. With quiet deliberation, Engerdahl bet 150,000. Hinkle didn't think long before folding.
Tuesday, June 3, 2008 1:16 PM Local Time
Action folded to Melvin Jones who limped in from early position. When it got around to Aaron Coulthard in the small blind, he completed and Frank Sinopoli checked his big blind option. The flop came down
. Coulthand led out for 35,000 and Sinopoli instantly declared all in. Jones quickly folded and Coulthard insta-called. The players showed:
Coulthard:
Sinopoli:
The turn and river came the
and
respectively and Sinopoli was eliminated. He was clearly discouraged, but will pick up $30,569 to sooth his pain.
Tuesday, June 3, 2008 1:11 PM Local Time
It's an early end to Brandon Blake's day. From under the gun, he raised to 55,000. Grant Hinkle, who had tangled with Blake just a few hands ago, called from the button.
Both players checked the
flop. When the turn came
, Blake bet 200,000. Hinkle moved all in and Blake instantly called and table pocket fives for a set of fives. Hinkle turned his hand over to reveal pocket sixes for a set of sixes: set over set on the flop. The miracle one-outer didn't hit the river and Blake was eliminated. His payday is $30,569.