Event #8: $1,675 MAIN EVENT

Owen Crowe Leads the Final 11 with 2,700,000 Chips 

Owen Crowe bagged the chip lead of the Bicycle Casino Main Event after an stellar last level. Crowe will bring 2,700,000 into Day 3 and will look to turn that in a victory and circuit title. To start the day, Crowe began with 164,500 and stayed steady for most of the day, until the last two levels when he finally hit a hot streak, bounding from right around 500,000 to almost 3 million. Despite having over $1,000,000 in World Series of Poker Earning, Crowe is still looking for his first ring to add to his collection, and could do so with a victory on Tuesday. 

The day began with 159 players (the 143 from Day 1A and 1B and 16 new entrants as well), but at the end of the night only 11 players will return for Day 3. Both the Day 1A chip leader, Adam Miller, and Day 1B chip leader, Kristy Arnett, are still alive as well as 10 more levels of play are in the books...READ MORE

Owen Crowe raises to 56,000 from the button. Francisco Fragoso calls from the small blind and Kristy Arnett calls from the big blind.
The flop is    . Fragoso checks and Arnett bets 80,000. Crowe raises to 215,000. Fragoso then check-raises all in for over 900,000. Arnett thinks for about 30 seconds, then folds. Crowe quickly calls.

Crowe:   
Fragoso:   

Crowe is ahead with his set, but Fragoso has a lot of outs with a flush draw and an inside straight draw.

The turn is the  , and the river the  . Crowe wins with a full house, and Fragoso is eliminated.

As the dealer pushes the pot Arnett tells the table she folded top two pair.

Francisco Fragoso finishes in 12th place, earning $16,305.

Owen Crowe - 2,600,000 (108 bb)
Francisco Fragoso - Eliminated

Tom Braband opens with a raise to 55,000 from early position. Adam Swan calls from the cutoff and Adam Miller calls from the small blind. 

Miller checks in the dark and the flop comes down    . This prompts checks from the two other players. The turn is the   and Miller checks again. Braband checks as well and Swan fires 68,000. Only Braband calls so the two head to a river. 

On the   river, Braband checks for a third time. Swan bets 177,000. Braband thinks for a bit, then releases his hand, allowing Swan to take down the pot. 

Adam Swan - 715,000 (30 bb)
Tom Braband - 2,350,000 (98 bb)

Ben Keeline - Eliminated 

Kevin Gimble opens with a raise to 56,000. Next to act, Ben Keeline moves all in for 211,000 more. Action folds back to Gimble who thinks for a bit, asks for an exact count, then calls. 

Gimble:   
Keeline:   

The board runs out       which gives Gimble the winner with a pair of queens, besting Keeline's jacks. Keeline collects $13,270 for his run in the main event while Gimble moves to right around 900,000. 

Kevin Gimble - 905,000 (38 bb)
Ben Keeline - Eliminated

 
Ping Liu - Eliminated

Andrew Wisdom opens with a raise to 40,000. Next to act is Ping Liu who moves all in for 537,000 total. Action folds to David Pham who moves all in with a bigger stack and Liu. Action folds back to Wisdom who lets go of his hand. 

Liu:   
Pham:   

The flop comes     giving Pham a bit of a sweat as Liu flops a flush draw, but the turn is the   and the river is the   which means that Liu hits the rail in 16th place. Pham takes down the pot and moves to about 1,300,000 in chips. 

David Pham - 1,300,000 (54 bb)
Ping Liu - Eliminated

Two players see the flop come    . Martin Carnero checks from early position. Owen Crowe is in the hijack, and he bets 70,000 into the 150,000 pot. Carnero check-raises to 210,000. Crowe thinks for about 30 seconds, then moves all in for 771,000. Carnero quickly calls.

Crowe:   
Carnero:   

Crowe is in good shape with his set of sixes. The turn is the  , and the river the  . Crowe wins with his set, and he doubles up.

Owen Crowe - 1,690,000 (84 bb)
Martin Carnero - 1,300,000 (65 bb)

Adam Miller raises to 53,000 from the button and Martin Carnero calls from the big blind.

The flop is     and Carnero checks. Miller continues for 80,000 and Carnero calls.

Both players check the   on the turn. The river is the   and Carnero leads out for 155,000. Miller thinks for a minute, then calls.

Carnero turns over    for trip kings, and Miller mucks his cards.

Martin Carnero - 2,100,000 (105 bb)
Adam Miller - 270,000 (13 bb)

The 18 remaining players have redrawn to the final two tables.

Table 1
1 - Ben Keeline
2 - Andy Hwang
3 - Owen Crowe
4 - Francisco Fragoso
5 - Kristy Arnett
6 - Adam Miller
7 - Brett Murray
8 - Martin Carnero
9 - Kevin Gimble

Table 2
1 - Andrew Wisdom
2 - Michael Wasserman
3 - Ping Liu
4 - Adam Swan
5 - David Pham
6 - Dejuante Alexander
7 - Nick Palma
8 - Scott Saunders
9 -Tom Braband

Mesha James and Martin Carnero get all their chips in the middle preflop. James has   , and Carnero has   .

The board comes out      , and Carnero wins the pot with his pair of queens.

Mesha James is eliminated in 19th for $9,115.

Martin Carnero - 1,500,000 (75 bb)
Mesha James - Eliminated

David Pham raises to 46,000. Tom Braband moves all in from the small blind for 335,000. Ben Keeline is in the big blind, and he moves in over the top for more. Pham folds.

Braband:   
Keeline:   

Keeline is in good shape, but the flop is    , giving Braband a set and the lead. The turn is the   and the river the  , both complete blanks, and Braband doubles up with his set.

Tom Braband - 730,000 (36 bb)
Ben Keeline - 400,000 (20 bb)