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Friday, February 27, 2015 6:00 PM Local Time
In a limped battle of the blinds between William Byrnes and Zal Irani, Byrnes checks a board. Irani bets 700. Byrnes calls.
Both players check the turn.
The river brings the and Byrnes checks a third time. Irani makes it 1,400. Byrnes calls after some deliberation and Irani instantly flings his cards into the muck. Byrnes is required to show the winner, tabling for bottom pair.
William Byrnes - 49,500
Zal Irani - 29,000
Friday, February 27, 2015 5:54 PM Local Time
Level: 9
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 75
Friday, February 27, 2015 5:48 PM Local Time
After a series of preflop raises, Kevin McColgan and Roger Campbell get into an all-in confrontation. McColgan is at risk, and he shows . Campbell turns over .
The board runs out , and Campbell wins the pot with his pocket nines. McColgan, who recently became the Circuit's latest five-time ring winner, is eliminated.
Roger Campbell - 64,000
Kevin McColgan - Eliminated
Friday, February 27, 2015 5:42 PM Local Time
An early position player opens to 1,100. William Byrnes calls from late position as does Zal Irani in the cutoff. The button shoves for about 9,000 sending the action back to the early position player. He moves all in for more -- 16,500. It's on Byrnes and he shoves as well having both players covered. Irani gets out of the way and it's time for showdown.
Byrnes:
Early position player:
Button player:
The flop comes leaving lots left to be decided as they head to fourth and fifth street.
The board completes with the and improving the button to trips but giving Byrnes a full house. He takes the pot and sends both players to the rail.
William Byrnes - 60,000
Friday, February 27, 2015 5:28 PM Local Time
Chris Conrad opens to 1,200 from the cutoff. Russ Head (pictured) calls from the button and they head to the flop. Conrad starts talking before Head cuts him off.
"I can't hear you. I got my music turned up really, really loud," Head says. "I got some Akon and Snoop Dogg."
The table gets a laugh as the dealer reveals the board and both players check.
The turn is the . Conrad checks again. Head bets 1,600. Conrad calls.
The river brings the . Conrad checks again. Head makes it 1,400. After a few words out of Head, Conrad retorts.
"I'm just trying to figure out which way you sucked out on me," Conrad laughs.
Conrad calls and Head tables for a turned straight. Conrad's cards hit the muck.
Russ Head - 30,000
Friday, February 27, 2015 5:27 PM Local Time
A short-stacked Dennis Phillips raises all in for 2,625, and Kevin Berwin calls from his immediate left. Everyone else folds, and the players turn up their cards:
Phillips:
Berwin:
The flop comes , leaving Phillips drawing pretty thin. The turn is the , securing the pot for Berwin, and the meaningless river is the .
Kevin Berwin - 38,500
Dennis Phillips - Eliminated
Friday, February 27, 2015 5:14 PM Local Time
| Level: | 8 | | Blinds: | 250/500 | |
Friday, February 27, 2015 5:05 PM Local Time
According to the table, a shortstacked BJ McBrayer (pictured) jammed from late position and the button re-shipped for more. The remaining players folded and McBrayer was at risk against the button.
Button:
McBrayer:
McBrayer never improved and hit the rail at the hands of the button player.
BJ McBrayer - Eliminated
Friday, February 27, 2015 5:00 PM Local Time
Jeff Fielder opens to 1,000 from under the gun. The button calls as does the property's re-entry winner Mario Webster from the small blind. The big blind comes along for the ride and they are four handed to the flop.
The dealer burns and turns an flop. The blinds check. Fielder bets 2,300 and the button folds. Webster calls from the small blind and the big blind gold. Fielder and Webster are heads up to the turn.
Both players check the .
The river is the . Webster switches gears, leading for 3,800. Fielder quickly throws in a red 5,000 chip for a call. Webster shows for a missed flush draw. Fielder holds and takes the pot with a pair of tens.
Jeff Fielder - 41,000
Friday, February 27, 2015 4:53 PM Local Time
Friday, February 27, 2015 4:34 PM Local Time
Level: 7
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 50
Friday, February 27, 2015 4:19 PM Local Time
Players are now on the second break of the. The tournament will resume in about 15 minutes.
Friday, February 27, 2015 4:18 PM Local Time
The flop is and Josh Turner is in position in a heads-up pot. His opponent leads for 1,200. Turner raises making it 3,100 to go. The opponent calls and they go to the turn.
Both players check the .
The river completes the board with the . The opponent reaches into his stack for a bet of 3,200. Turner insta-calls. The opponent shows for king high. Turner tables for a pair of tens and rakes in a pot that moves him over 50,000 chips.
Josh Turner - 51,500
Friday, February 27, 2015 4:16 PM Local Time
Action folds around to Yuval Bronshtein on the button, and he raises to 1,500. The small blind calls, and the big blind folds.
The flop is , and both players check. The comes on the turn, and the small blind leads out for 1,500. Bronshtein calls, and the river is the . The small blind checks, and Bronshtein bets 3,000. His opponent calls, and Bronshtein turns over . His opponent mucks, and Bronshtein wins the pot with his overpair.
Yuval Bronshtein - 58,000
Friday, February 27, 2015 4:04 PM Local Time
Jeff Fielder is back at it following a premature elimination during the previous level. It appears his second bullet is off to a better start than his first as he's turned his 20,000-chip starting stack into 34,000.
Jeff Fielder - 34,000
Friday, February 27, 2015 4:02 PM Local Time
There is over 10,000 in the pot on the turn, and the board reads . After a check, a player bets 4,000, and Heather Alcorn raises all in. Russ Head is to Alcorn's immediate left, and he goes into the tank. After a couple minutes, he slides his cards to the dealer. The first player quickly folds, and the bettor asks for an exact count. The dealer counts down Alcorn's stack, and she has exactly 19,000. The bettor reluctantly calls and turns over for an overpair. Alcorn shows for the nut straight, leaving her opponent drawing dead. The meaningless river card is the , and Alcorn doubles up on the hand.
Heather Alcorn - 52,500
Friday, February 27, 2015 3:58 PM Local Time
According to tablemate Ari Engel, a shortstacked Kyle Cartwright got all in preflop holding pocket eights against the of his opponent. His opponent improved to send Carwright to the rail.
Kyle Cartwright - Eliminated
Friday, February 27, 2015 3:41 PM Local Time
Level: 6
Blinds: 150/300
Ante: 25
Friday, February 27, 2015 3:41 PM Local Time
Jeff Fielder (pictured) has been eliminated from the Main Event following unknown action.
Friday, February 27, 2015 3:35 PM Local Time
The under-the-gun player opens for 500. An early position player calls as does a late position player. The cutoff and button come along for the ride, too. With five players in the pot before him, it's on Chico Pho in the small blind. He raises, making it 3,650 to go. The big blind mucks and it's on the original UTG raiser. He folds. The early position player moves all in for 7,300. The remaining players in the hand fold and it's on Pho who quickly calls.
Pho:
Opponent:
The board runs out improving Pho to a set and eliminating the early position player.
Chico Pho - 25,000