Wednesday, August 10, 2016 8:11 PM Local Time
Sean Small raises to 13,000 from middle position and David Cossio (pictured) moves all in from the big blind for his last 52,500. Small calls, the hands at the other tables conclude, and the two turn up their hands.
Small holds , while Cossio has overs with . Cossio gets no help from the board and he is eliminated in 20th place. All the remaining players are guaranteed at least a $16,280 payday.
Sean Small - 355,000 (71 bb)
David Cossio - Eliminated in 20th place
Wednesday, August 10, 2016 8:07 PM Local Time
Justin Zaki moves his last 12,000 in on the button the first hand back from break and Joe Kuether calls him in the big blind. They have to wait to table their cards until the other tables play out. Zaki gets wind there is an all-in and a call at the other table, but is unsure how the hand between Brian Senie and Josh Turner panned out.
Once tournament officials are done with the Senie double-up, they move to Zaki's table.
"Did that guy bust?" Zaki asks.
"No."
"F***."
Zaki is not in bad shape though, as he holds to Kuether's . The board runs out and Zaki improves to a Broadway straight.
Kuether jokes, "Just the nuts, huh kid?"
Justin Zaki - 35,000
Joe Kuether - 250,000
Wednesday, August 10, 2016 8:03 PM Local Time
On a flop reading , Brian Senie bets and Josh Turner calls. The turn is the and Senie continues for 31,500. Turner calls again. The river is the , and Senie pushes all in for about 85,000. Turner calls.
Senie:
Turner:
Turner has three tens, but Senie makes a full house to double up.
Brian Senie - 290,000
Josh Turner - 650,000
Wednesday, August 10, 2016 7:54 PM Local Time
Players are now back from dinner. Hand-for-hand play continues at the same blinds as before dinner (2,500/5,000 with a 500 ante).
Wednesday, August 10, 2016 6:44 PM Local Time
After 15 hands on the bubble, there still has not been an elimination.
The 20 remaining players are now on break, and play will resume at roughly 7:54 p.m. Here is a look at the chip counts:
Seat 1: Sean Small - 307,000
Seat 2: Joe Kuether - 269,000
Seat 3: -empty-
Seat 4: Yasin Ahmady - 235,500
Seat 5: David Cossio - 54,000
Seat 6: Blake Whittington - 80,500
Seat 7: Nipun Java - 156,500
Seat 8: Justin Zaki - 12,500
Seat 1: Jesse Martin - 288,500
Seat 2: Jason Bolton - 48,500
Seat 3: Jon Turner - 66,000
Seat 4: David Slaughter - 138,500
Seat 5: AJ Kelsall - 107,500
Seat 6: Doug Carli - 81,000
Seat 7: -empty-
Seat 8: Cody Pack - 339,500
Seat 1: Alex Rocha - 132,000
Seat 2: -empty-
Seat 3: -empty-
Seat 4: Brian Senie - 144,000
Seat 5: Josh Turner - 800,000
Seat 6: Jeff Dobrin - 39,500
Seat 7: Brian Green - 234,000
Seat 8: Said El-Youfsi - 172,500
Wednesday, August 10, 2016 6:39 PM Local Time
David Slaughter raises to 11,000 from middle position and Cody Pack defends his big blind. The flop comes and Pack checks to Slaughter, who bets 12,000. Pack quickly check-raises to 25,000 and Slaughter just as quickly calls.
The turn is the and both players check. They check again on the river and Pack shows for a pair of queens. Slaughter jokingly throws his face-up to show he had it until the river.
Cody Pack - 215,000
David Slaughter - 164,000
Wednesday, August 10, 2016 6:32 PM Local Time
Brian Green raises to 12,000 from middle position, and Brian Senie calls from the small blind. Josh Turner is the big blind, and he calls as well.
The flop comes and the blinds both check. Green continues for 10,500. Senie then check-raises to 26,000. Turner re-raises to 50,000 and Green quickly folds. Senie thinks for a moment, then calls.
The turn is the and both players check. The river is the and Senie checks again. Turner bets 62,000 and Senie goes into the tank. After about three minutes, he mucks his cards and Turner takes the pot.
Josh Turner - 790,000
Brian Senie - 140,000
Wednesday, August 10, 2016 6:15 PM Local Time
On the fifth hand of hand-for-hand play, Justin Zaki pushes all in for his last 22,000 from middle position. Action folds around to David Cossio in the big blind. He thinks for a minute, then folds.
Zaki shows the table one of his cards, the . Nipun Java, seated next to Zaki, jokes "I don't think you even looked at the second one." Zaki then shows the tables as the dealer pushes him the pot.
Justin Zaki - 33,000
Wednesday, August 10, 2016 6:05 PM Local Time
Barry Hutter (pictured) moves all in for his last 69,000 from the cutoff and Brian Senie reraises all in for around 175,000. Everyone else folds. Hutter holds and Senie is out front with . The nines improve to quads on the board and Hutter is eliminated in 21st place. With his elimination, the final 20 players are now on the money bubble and playing hand-for-hand.
Brian Senie - 255,000
Barry Hutter - Eliminated
Wednesday, August 10, 2016 6:00 PM Local Time
AJ Kelsall moves all in from under the gun for 61,500. Action folds around to Jesse Martin in the cutoff, and he moves all in over the top. The button and small blind both fold. David Slaughter is in the big blind, and he folds ace-queen face up.
Kelsall:
Martin:
The board rolls out . Kelsall remains ahead, and ends up with a full house to win the pot and double up.
AJ Kelsall - 134,000
Jesse Martin - 185,000
Wednesday, August 10, 2016 5:48 PM Local Time
With the board reading on the river, Brian Senie checks from the big blind. Brian Green bets 10,500 from the hijack. Senie thinks for a minute, then check-raises to 34,500. Green quickly calls.
Senie:
Green:
Senie has aces up, but Green wins the pot with three sevens.
Brian Green - 235,000
Brian Senie - 210,000
Wednesday, August 10, 2016 5:48 PM Local Time
Level: 16
Blinds: 2,500/5,000
Ante: 500
Wednesday, August 10, 2016 5:45 PM Local Time
New Orleans Casino Champ David Slaughter raises to around 8,300 from middle position and at-large qualifier Doug Carli reraises to around 21,000 from late position. Slaughter calls and they go heads-up to a flop of . Slaughter checks, Carli bets 30,000, and Slaughter quickly calls.
The turn brings the and both players check. They check again on the river ad Carli shows to take the pot.
Doug Carli - 213,000
David Slaughter - 155,000
Wednesday, August 10, 2016 5:39 PM Local Time
According to Josh Turner, Barry Hutter raised preflop and Turner three-bet out of the big blind. Hutter called, then the two saw a flop of Turner bet and Hutter called. The turn brought the . Turner checked, Hutter bet, and Turner called. The river was the . With a ton of chips already in the pot, Turner bet 61,500. Hutter thought for some time, then called and mucked when Turner showed him for top pair to take the pot and the bulk of Hutter's stack.
Josh Turner - 600,000
Barry Hutter - 75,500
Wednesday, August 10, 2016 5:32 PM Local Time
Noah Bronstein
Noah Bronstein and Brian Senie get all their chips in the middle preflop. Senie shows , and he's up against Bronstein's .
The flop comes , and Senie takes the lead with his ace. The turn is the , and the river the . Senie wins with his pair of aces, and Bronstein is eliminated.
Brian Senie - 245,000
Noah Bronstein - Eliminated
Wednesday, August 10, 2016 5:26 PM Local Time
Joe Cappello (pictured) moves all in for 32,500 from middle position and Jason Bolton reraises all in from the small blind. Jon Turner is in the big blind and folds K-10 face-up. Bolton has Turner bested with , but Cappello has the best of it with . The flop comes though, putting Bolton in the lead with a pair of jacks. The turn brings the and the river the and Bolton's hand holds to eliminate Cappello and move the field closer to the money bubble.
Jason Bolton - 105,000
Joe Cappello - Eliminated
Wednesday, August 10, 2016 5:18 PM Local Time
Nipun Java raises to 9,000 from early position, and Joe Kuether calls from the cutoff. The flop is , and Java checks. Kuether bets 10,000, and Java calls.
The turn is the , and both players check. Then the falls on the river and Java leads out for 24,000. Kuether goes into the tank. After about three minutes of thinking, he folds his cards.
Nipun Java - 120,000
Joe Kuether - 175,000
Wednesday, August 10, 2016 5:06 PM Local Time
Barry Hutter
With the board reading on the flop, Barry Hutter checks from the big blind. Jeff Dobrin bets 8,000 from the hijack, and Hutter calls.
Both players check the on the turn, and the river is the . Hutter checks again, and Dobrin bets 16,000. Hutter thinks for a minute, then raises to
63,500. Dobrin goes deep into the tank. After about five minutes, he relinquishes his cards, and Hutter takes the pot.
Barry Hutter - 220,000
Jeff Dobrin - 175,000
Wednesday, August 10, 2016 4:59 PM Local Time
Cody Pack raises to 10,000 on the button and Jason Bolton moves all in from the big blind, having Pack's 73,500-chip stack covered. Pack calls with and Bolton shows .
The flop is great for Pack, as it comes , giving him a pair of jacks and the nut flush draw. The turn brings the and the river the and Pack's hand holds to give him the pot. Bolton isn't happy about the situation and says something to Pack about his holdings. Pack points out he was running low on chips and got a relatively good hand, but Bolton responds, "This isn't against some random guy. It's me and you know I have it."
Cody Pack - 157,000
Jason Bolton - 50,000
Wednesday, August 10, 2016 4:49 PM Local Time
Cody Pack
David Slaughter raises to 9,000 from under the gun, and Cody Pack moves all in from the cutoff for 36,500. Slaughter calls.
Slaughter:
Pack:
The board rolls out , and Pack wins with his ace-jack to double up.
Cody Pack - 83,000
David Slaughter - 55,000