Friday, June 25, 2010 7:29 PM Local Time
With the action folding round to Niccolo Caramatti, he moved all in from the small blind.
After some deliberation, Thomas O'Neal committed his last 455,000 to have his tournament life on the line.
Caramatti:
O'Neal:
"This time I have nothing" stated Caramatti as the flop fell.
The turn dropped the and Caramatti announced, "I just can't lose today!"
Like a huge can of poker karma being opened, the delivered the on the river to ensure O'Neal the double up to 935,000 as Caramatti slipped to 1,825,000 in chips.
Friday, June 25, 2010 7:23 PM Local Time
With the action folding round to Dean Hamrick on the button he opened the pot with a raise to 85,000 with James Schaaf defending his big blind.
When the flop fell down Schaaf moved all in for 230,000 and Hamrick made the call.
Schaaf:
Hamrick:
The turn fell the to leave Schaaf only drawing to a chop, and when the river fell the , he made his way to the rail in 12th place for a $34,748 payday as Hamrick soars over the 1,500,000-chip mark.
Friday, June 25, 2010 7:21 PM Local Time
Thomas Johnson moved all in from the cutoff and it was folded to Ian Wiley in the big blind. After calculating how much the all in was for, Wiley made the call and tabled . Johnson was all in for his tournament life with .
It didn't take long for Johnson to find the card he needed. It came on the flop of . The turn brought the and the river the . Wiley couldn't find one of the remaining sevens in the deck that would have knocked out his opponent.
Johnson is up to 790,000, while Wiley is sitting at 970,000.
Friday, June 25, 2010 7:20 PM Local Time
James Schaaf open-jammed for 765,000 from under the gun and was called all in by Aaron Kaiser next to speak.
Schaaf:
Kaiser:
The board ran out a rather undramatic to see Kaiser double through to 980,000 as Schaaf slips to 320,000 in chips.
Friday, June 25, 2010 7:15 PM Local Time
On one of the first hands after the resumption of play, Michael Swick moved all in for 370,000 from the cutoff and picked up the blinds and antes.
A few hands later, he moved all in and again was successful in adding some vital chips to his stack.
Swick has now pushed his stack over the 550,000-chip mark.
Friday, June 25, 2010 7:06 PM Local Time
We're back at it, playing to a winner. Shuffle up and deal!
Friday, June 25, 2010 6:01 PM Local Time
With the action folding round to Ian Wiley in the small blind, he moved all in for roughly 900,000.
Jose Obadia slowly sweated out his hand before standing up and announcing a call.
Obadia:
Wiley:
The flop fell to put Obadia in the lead as his rail began to celebrate his three-outer.
Unfortunately it was short-lived as the landed on the turn to put Wiley in the lead as the fell on the river.
Obadia collects $27,226 for his 13th place as Wiley soars to over 1,400,000 in chips.
"This always happens to me!" screamed Obadia in Spanish
Friday, June 25, 2010 5:54 PM Local Time
With the action on Peter Granlund under the gun, he made it 66,000 to go only to have Niccola Caramatti move all in from the hi-jack.
Granlund made the called all in for roughly 500,000 and we were off to a showdown.
Granlund:
Caramatti:
The board ran out to see Granlund eliminated in 14th place for a $27,226 payday as Caramatti climbs to 2,150,000 in chips.
Friday, June 25, 2010 5:52 PM Local Time
James Schaaf moved all in for 308,000 from the cutoff and was immediately followed by Aaron Kaiser moving all in for over 700,000 from the button.
Schaaf:
Kaiser:
The board ran out to see Schaaf double through to 650,000 as Kaiser slips to 400,000 in chips.
Friday, June 25, 2010 5:47 PM Local Time
From under the gun, Craig Bergeron made it 67,000. James Schaaf moved all in for 296,000 and Bergeron made the call.
Bergeron:
Schaaf:
Schaaf won the pot when the board rolled out .
On the very next hand, the two tangled again. The two got all their chips in the middle and Schaaf tabled and Bergeron showed .
It was Bergeron who got the best of Schaaf this time when he turned a set of sevens.
All said and done now, Schaaf is sitting on 270,000, while Bergeron has 735,000.
Friday, June 25, 2010 5:47 PM Local Time
Daniel Buzgon and Niccolo Caramatti tangled after Buzgon moved all in from the hijack and Caramatti made the call from the big blind.
Buzgon:
Caramatti:
The board came down and Caramatti's flopped set sent Buzgon to the payout desk.
Friday, June 25, 2010 5:30 PM Local Time
Niccolo Caramatti moved all in and was called by Daniel Buzgon made the call. Caramatti was at risk with versus Buzgon's .
The flop rolled out . It was the turn that gave Caramatti a set and the on the river meant nothing to either player.
Caramatti doubled to 1,280,000 while Buzgon dropped to 180,000.
Friday, June 25, 2010 5:24 PM Local Time
The action folded round to Dean Hamrick in the small blind and he raised it up to 82,000 with Aaron Gustavson defending his big.
Hamrick fired out 126,000 on the flop and Gustavson made the call as the fell on the turn.
Hamrick slid in a stack of 5,000-denomination chips amounting to a bet of 210,000 and again Gustavson made the call.
The river of the was checked through to see Hamrick table his for quads to rake in the pot and move to 1,360,000 as Gustavson flashed his and slipped to 1,230,000 in chips.
Friday, June 25, 2010 5:14 PM Local Time
Ryan Hemmel made it 72,000 from the cutoff. To answer that, Niccolo Caramatti moved all in from the big blind. Hemmel made the call for 63,000 more.
Hemmel:
Caramatti:
The board rolled out for a chop.
Friday, June 25, 2010 5:00 PM Local Time
Daniel Buzgon raised it to 58,000 from the cutoff. The button folded and Peter Grunlund moved all in from the small blind for 325,000.
Thomas Johnson thought about it for a moment, playing with his chips, and then moved all in. Buzgon took just a moment before folding sevens face up.
Grunlund tabled and would need some help against the of Johnson.
The flop came fown . Grunlund was looking for a queen, but it didn't come on the turn. It did however bink on the river. The fell, and Johnson lept out of his seat and walked away from the table in disbelief.
Johnson is down to 430,000 while Grunlund chipped up to 700,000.
Friday, June 25, 2010 4:55 PM Local Time
When we walked up to the table, it was on Niccolo Caramatti, who was in the tank after Ryan Hemmel raised, Caramatti reraised, Ian Wiley moved all in and Hemmel called. Caramatti eventually folded and Hemmel tabled and was up against Wiley's .
The and fell on the flop. Keeping Wiley's tournament hopes alive, as he was covered by Hemmel. The turn brought the and the river the , giving Wiley a double to just over 604,000.
"Did you say what you had?" Wiley asked Caramatti.
"Queens," he replied.
Friday, June 25, 2010 4:51 PM Local Time
Dean Hamrick opened to 56,000 from the cutoff and James Schaaf made the call from the small blind.
Schaaf checked the flop to see Hamrick fire out 61,000 with Schaaf making the call.
Hamrick then found himself all in for his last 314,000 on the turn after it fell the with Schaaf making the call.
Hamrick:
Schaaf:
The river landed the and Hamrick doubled to over 900,000 as Schaaf slipped to 325,000 in chips.
Friday, June 25, 2010 4:47 PM Local Time
With the action folding round to Thomas O'Neal in the small blind, he moved all in for 301,000 and, following a lengthy deliberation, Ian Wiley made the call from the big blind.
O'Neal:
Wiley:
The board ran out to see both players chop it up!
Friday, June 25, 2010 4:40 PM Local Time
From under the gun, Humberto Brenes moved all in for his remaining 136,000. It was folded around to Aaron Gustavson on the button who made the call. The blinds released and the cards were on their backs.
Brenes:
Gustavson:
The flop was a good one for Brenes when it fell . It was the turn however that did The Shark in. The river was the and Brenes hit the rail and Gustavson increased his stack to 1,500,000.
Friday, June 25, 2010 4:30 PM Local Time
Humberto Brenes opened to 60,000 from the cutoff only to have Michael Swick move all in for 292,000 from the button. Brenes called and we were off to a showdown.
Brenes:
Swick:
The board ran out to see Swick double through to 644,000 as Brenes slipped to just 142,000 in chips.