Thursday, November 30, 2017 8:09 PM Local Time
Level: 12
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 200
Thursday, November 30, 2017 7:58 PM Local Time
After a raise from middle position, the player right next to TJ Shulman moves all in for roughly 20,000. Action folds back to Shulman who calls.
Shulman:
Opponent:
The board runs out which gives Shulman the winning full house, notching him an elimination and increasing his growing stack.
"I can't help it when they lose their minds," Shulman says after the hand.
TJ Shulman - 75,000
Thursday, November 30, 2017 7:55 PM Local Time
Action folds around to the button where Krzysztof Stybaniewicz (pictured) open-shoves for 14,400. Justin Harvell calls in the big blind, putting the two-time ring winner at risk.
Stybaniewicz:
Harvell:
The board runs out , and Stybaniewicz doubles up with queens up.
Krzysztof Stybaniewicz - 31,000
Justin Harvell - 77,000
Thursday, November 30, 2017 7:54 PM Local Time
Registration for this event is now closed with the clock showing 106 players. A prize pool will be posted momentarily.
Thursday, November 30, 2017 7:51 PM Local Time
Level: 11
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 200
Thursday, November 30, 2017 7:43 PM Local Time
Kurt Jewell limps in from the small blind and the blind blind checks his option.
The flop comes and Jewell leads out for 1,400. The big blind calls.
On the turn, Jewell checks to the big blind. The player bets 2,100 and Jewell calls.
The river is the and Jewell moves in for 18,600. The big blind thinks for a bit, then folds his hand, allowing Jewell to take down the pot.
Kurt Jewell - 29,800
Thursday, November 30, 2017 7:40 PM Local Time
Tyler Phillips moves all in for 28,400 before the flop and was called by Mike Wang.
Wang:
Phillips:
The board runs out keeping Phillips in the lead the whole time and giving him a winning pair of tens on the river. Wang takes a hit to his big stack and Phillips earns a full double up.
Tyler Phillips - 58,000
Mike Wang - 66,000
Thursday, November 30, 2017 7:27 PM Local Time
Level: 10
Blinds: 500/1000
Ante: 100
Thursday, November 30, 2017 7:18 PM Local Time
Players are on a 10-minute break and will return shortly.
Thursday, November 30, 2017 7:15 PM Local Time
Thomas Johnson opens with a raise to 2,500 from middle position. Action folds to Carter Phillips in the cutoff who reraises, making it 6,600. Action folds back to Johnson who calls.
The flop comes down and Johnson checks over to Phillips. Phillips bets 4,100. Johnson bets enough to move Phillips all in, and Phillips calls.
Johnson:
Phillips:
The turn is the and that moves Johnson into the lead. The river is the changing nothing. A visibly frustrated Phillips tosses his hat onto the floor and heads to the rail as Johnson takes down the pot and moves to right around 65,000 chips.
Thomas Johnson - 65,000
Carter Phillips - Eliminated
Thursday, November 30, 2017 7:14 PM Local Time
With a massive pot already brewing in the middle, Marshall White and Chun Law (pictured) are facing off. The board is and there is over 20,000 in the pot already. White checks over to Law who's in position. Law moves all in for 15,000 and White drops into the tank. He thinks for several minutes before finally deciding to call.
Law shows his for the flopped nuts. White is forced to show his hand as well since Law was all in. White held for top pair, but it was no good. Law doubles up while White still has over starting stack as well, but takes a big dent.
Chun Law - 55,000
Marshall White - 37,000
Thursday, November 30, 2017 7:02 PM Local Time
Level: 9
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 100
Thursday, November 30, 2017 7:02 PM Local Time
From the cutoff seat, William Watson opens with a raise to 1,300. Next to act is Kurt Jewell who three bets, making it 3,800. The big blind players calls, as does Watson.
The flop comes and action checks to Jewell who bets 5,050. The big blind shoves. Watson shoves all in over that, and Jewell snap calls with a covering stack of Watson, but less than the big blind.
Jewell:
Watson:
Big Blind:
The turn is the , and the river is the . That give Watson the best hand with his flush, while Jewell's set is left as the worst hand. The big blind wins a small side pot as Jewell is eliminated from the tournament, and Watson triples up with the best flush.
William Watson - 60,000
Kurt Jewell - Eliminated
Thursday, November 30, 2017 6:45 PM Local Time
Level: 8
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 100
Thursday, November 30, 2017 6:40 PM Local Time
While most of the action has already occurred, Mike Wang is holding on a board of giving him two pair. He was taking in the also massive stack of Regina Hampton. Hampton says that she was holding and that it was just a race she lost against Wang.
With that pot, Wang moves right around 90,000 chips, making him one of the largest stacks in the tournament at this point, if not the largest. Hampton meanwhile, draws a stack of cash from her purse and heads to the registration desk to re-enter.
Mike Wang - 92,000
Regina Hampton - Eliminated
Thursday, November 30, 2017 6:36 PM Local Time
The player under the gun opens to 1,000, and Kevin Eyster calls in the cutoff. Jesse Jones three-bets to 3,300 from the button, the raiser folds, and Eyster calls.
The flop is . Eyster checks, and Jones continues for 2,800. Eyster check-raises to 6,200, Jones moves all in for 15,450, and Eyster calls to put him at risk.
Eyster:
Jones:
Jones only has one live overcard, and he needs to catch up in a hurry. The on the turn provides a sweat, as he picks up nine outs to a flush. The river is the blank , though, and Eyster wins the pot with sevens up to score the knockout.
Kevin Eyster - 42,000
Jesse Jones - Eliminated
Thursday, November 30, 2017 6:27 PM Local Time
Jeffrey Turton opens with a raise to 1,200 from early position. Johanssy Joseph calls from middle position before Houston Baker moves all in on the button for 7,700. Turton folds putting the decision back on Joseph. Eventually he decides to call.
"King-high," Joseph says, showing his . He then sighs upon seeing Baker's for a better king-high.
The flop comes making Joseph's hand best, but the turn is the and the river is the which gives Baker the best hand with a flush.
"Did you feel good when I said king-high?" Joseph asks.
"Very," Baker responds. "But I didn't feel good when I seen that jack."
With that, Baker takes down the pot and Joseph takes a dent, but remains over the starting stack mark.
Houston Baker - 17,000
Johanssy Joseph - 38,400
Thursday, November 30, 2017 6:18 PM Local Time
Level: 7
Blinds: 250/500
Ante: 75
Thursday, November 30, 2017 6:18 PM Local Time
Justin Harvell is off to a hot start after recently registering for the tournament. He has already built up his stack to over 50,000 through his first few levels of play.
Catching up to Harvell with the button on a flop of , his lone opponent checks over to him. Harvell bets 675. The player calls and the comes on the turn. Both players proceed to check.
The river is the and Harvell's opponent leads out with a bet of 2,200. Harvell quickly calls.
"You're good," the player says showing .
Harvell turns up his and that earns him the pot, pushing him over 60,000 chips.
Justin Harvell - 62,000
Thursday, November 30, 2017 6:12 PM Local Time
Anthony Spinella opens the cutoff with a raise, and Peter Vitantoino defends his big blind.
The flop is . Vitantonio checks, Spinella continues for 1,100, and Vitantonio calls. The turn is the , and Vitantonio check-calls a second bet of 2,600. The river is the , and Vitantonio checks for the third time. Spinella bets 7,500, which is close to half of his remaining stack. Vitantonio lets him squirm for a couple minutes before surrendering his cards into the muck.
Spinella wins the pot, climbing just above his starting stack after some early slips.
Anthony Spinella - 25,500
Peter Vitantonio - 31,500