Friday, December 1, 2017 8:31 PM Local Time
With the board showing action is on Johanssy Joseph. He has a bet of 21,000 already in front of him and Chris Bell (pictured) has moved all in for 68,400 total. Joseph is in the tank deciding whether or not to call for over half of his remaining stack. According to Bell who recounted the hand later, Joseph bet 3,500. Bell reraised, making it 9,500. Joseph reraised to 21,000 and Bell shoved all in.
"I'll show you either way," Bell says to Joseph. "How about that? I wouldn't want you to go to sleep curious."
Joseph stays in the tank for nearly four minutes before the clock is finally called on him by one of the players at the table. As his time is about to expire he calls and the hands are turned up.
Joseph:
Bell:
The turn is the which leaves Joseph drawing dead. The river is the which doesn't change anything and Joseph is forced to send over the chips to Bell who double to nearly 150,000.
Chris Bell - 145,000
Johanssy Joseph - 51,000
Friday, December 1, 2017 8:24 PM Local Time
There is 15,000 in the pot on a board reading and Fikret Kovac checks from under the gun. Ethan Gilbert is in the cutoff and bets 10,500. Kovac calls.
The turn is the and Kovac checks again. Gilbert decides to shove this time, putting Kovac to the test for his remaining 22,000. After going into the tank for a short while, Kovac opts to fold.
Gilbert shows for ace-high and excitedly rolls up both sleeves before stacking up his chips.
Ethan Gilbert - 55,000
Fikret Kovac - 22,000
Friday, December 1, 2017 8:21 PM Local Time
Table 52 has been a tough spot at which to operate this evening. It contains the likes of Tyler Phillips, Kindah Sakkal, Alex Rocha, and Keven Stammen, among others.
The latter two both have significant stacks, both have been active, and they're involved together in this heads-up pot. The board shows on the turn, and there's about 8,000 in the middle. Rocha (pictured) is leading the betting, and he sets out 4,300. Stammen calls, and the river is the . Rocha bets 17,000, and Stammen wastes no time calling to see a showdown.
Rocha tables , good for the nuts and the pot. It's a meaningful one, too, moving Rocha into six figures while knocking Stammen back down into five.
Alex Rocha - 108,000
Keven Stammen - 85,000
Friday, December 1, 2017 8:18 PM Local Time
With 4,000 in the middle already, on a board reading , the player in the big blind leads out for 2,500. Chad Trentacosta snap-calls.
The turn is the and the big blind bets 5,000. Trentacosta min-raises to 10,000 and his opponent quickly calls.
The river is the and the big blind leads for 5,000 again. Trentacosta just calls this time, and his opponent tables for two pair queens and sixes. Trentacosta reveals for a set of sixes and fist-pumps before raking in the pot.
Chad Trentacosta - 105,000
Friday, December 1, 2017 7:56 PM Local Time
Level: 12
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 200
Friday, December 1, 2017 7:56 PM Local Time
Rudy Mamo faces a three-bet of 3,500 from Josh Lowing and decides to shove for his last 15,000. Lowing calls.
Mamo tables , at risk and flipping against Lowing's .
The flop comes and Lowing flops a set but Mamo has a flush draw. Sure enough, the hits the turn and the comes on the river to give Mamo a double-up.
Rudy Mamo - 33,000
Josh Lowing - 40,000
Friday, December 1, 2017 7:55 PM Local Time
Catching up to the action on a board of action is on Brett Feder. He bets 10,000 and action moves to Carter Phillips. There is roughly 20,000 already in the pot, before Feder's bet. Phillips decides to move all in. Phillips has Feder covered by just a few thousand, both players sitting right around 45,000 each.
Feder drops into the tank and thinks for about a minute before eventually calling. Phillips shakes his head, and holds his cards out to muck, indicating that Feder is likely good. Phillips does show his , but Feder does in fact have that beat with for a rivered straight. That puts him right about 115,000 chips while Phillips is left with just about 3,000 chips.
Brett Feder - 115,000
Carter Phillips - 3,000
Friday, December 1, 2017 7:41 PM Local Time
Sitting at the table with Jeffrey Trudeau who took down Event #9: $2,200 High Roller yesterday for his third World Series of Poker Circuit ring is David Jackson (pictured), who early this week won his first WSOPC gold ring as well by taking down Event #3: $580 No-Limit Hold'em.
Jackson, whose second child was just born, has had his "baby run-good" carry over into the main event here at Harrah's Cherokee as well. Over the first few levels Jackson has amassed a stack of right under 200,000 chips, which is one of the largest stacks in the room so far, if not the largest.
Several of the players at the table admitted that not only is Jackson running good, but he's playing good as well, a combination that is hard to beat.
David Jackson - 190,000
Friday, December 1, 2017 7:22 PM Local Time
Level: 11
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 100
Friday, December 1, 2017 7:19 PM Local Time
With 15,000 chips already in the middle action has been checked to Shawn "Happy" Clark. The board is and Clark is on the button. He bets 3,900. Back to Hampton and she raises, making it 9,200. Shiva Dudani is the other player in the hand and he thinks for a while before letting his hand go. Clark then shoves all in with a stack that covers Hampton.
Hampton drops into the tank and thinks for a while. She flips her coin twice, both times landing on heads. After the second coin flip she puts in the chips, calling Clarks bet.
"Do you have kings or queens?" Hampton asks.
"Kings," Clark responds. He turns up his for two pair while Hampton only has for a lesser two pair.
The river is the and that it for Clark who is sent to the rail.
"That's how it goes," Hampton says after the hand as she walks away.
Shawn "Happy" Clark - 115,000
Regina Hampton - Eliminated
Friday, December 1, 2017 7:10 PM Local Time
Action folds to Tim Kane in late position and he raises to 1,800. The player in the cutoff calls and the player on the button decides to three-bet to 5,600. Kane calls and the cutoff folds.
The flop comes and Kane checks. The button bets 5,300 and Kane calls.
The turn is the . Kane immediately bets 15,000 and his opponent quickly mucks, sending the pot to Kane.
Tim Kane - 80,000
Friday, December 1, 2017 7:00 PM Local Time
Catching up to the action on the flop of . Jett Schencker is first to act and with roughly 20,000 chips already in the middle he checks over to his opponent who's on the button. The player puts out a bet of 8,000. Schencker then decides to check-raise, making it 19,000 to go.
His opponent tanks for several minutes, sighing and weighing his options before he finally decides to fold.
"Got one," Schencker says as he rakes in the pot. He shows for a stone bluff and gives his opponent a little smile.
Jett Schencker - 66,000
Friday, December 1, 2017 6:50 PM Local Time
Chris Conrad (pictured) is down to just over 5,000 in chips and gets his remaining stack in the middle with . He is called by a player holding but manages to find a flop reading to pair his ten.
The turn is the and the river is the to send the pot his way for a much-needed double-up.
Chris Conrad - 11,500
Friday, December 1, 2017 6:33 PM Local Time
Level: 10
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 100
Friday, December 1, 2017 5:34 PM Local Time
Level 9 has just ended and the Main Event is on a 60-minute dinner break.
Play will resume at approximately 6:34 p.m. with Level 10 at 400/800 with a 100 ante.
Friday, December 1, 2017 5:33 PM Local Time
After two limps, Russ Head raises to 1,800. He gets three calls from the button and the two early position limpers.
The flop is and all four players check. All four players check again on the turn.
On the river, action checks to head who bets 2,100. He gets a call from one of the early position limpers. Head shows his and that earns him the pot as his one opponent mucks his hand.
Russ Head - 83,000
Friday, December 1, 2017 5:19 PM Local Time
Jeffrey Turton opens with a raise to 1,500 from middle position. Action folds around where Carter Phillips (pictured) three bets, making it 3,875. Action is back on Turton and he reraises, making it 12,000 total. Phillips shoves and Turton calls.
Phillips:
Turton:
"Nice recovery hand for you," Turton says.
Phillips is all in for 32,500 and Turton has a covering stack, starting the hand with over 70,000.
The board runs out which doesn't give Phillips a sweat and leaves Turton drawing dead on the turn. He is forced to cut out the chips to send over to Phillips who doubles up to nearly 70,000 chips.
Carter Phillips - 67,000
Jeffrey Turton - 40,000
Friday, December 1, 2017 5:19 PM Local Time
Action folds around to Ryan Jones on the button and he raises it up to 1,700. The small blind folds and Fikret Kovac decides to defend his big blind.
The flop comes and Kovac checks. Jones bets 1,800 and Kovac calls.
The turn is the and Kovan checks yet again. Jones bets 2,600 this time, and Kovac puts in a check-raise to 7,000. Jones looks back at his cards several times before releasing them.
Kovac flashes for a set of queens before raking in the pot.
Fikret Kovac - 52,000
Ryan Jones - 43,000
Friday, December 1, 2017 5:15 PM Local Time
A player in early position raises to 1,500 and Ross Clare calls from middle position. Chun Law is in the big blind and moves all-in for 14,700. The initial raiser folds and Clare snap-calls for his last 9,200.
Clare is at risk with , up against Law's .
The board runs out and Clare takes the pot down with two pair kings and sevens.
Ross Clare - 21,500
Chun Law - 5,500
Friday, December 1, 2017 5:03 PM Local Time
With over 6,000 already in the pot and the board showing action is on Ryan Leng who is first to act. He shoves all in for a bit over 5,000 chips. and his opponent, Jon Hoellein thinks for a bit. He settles on a call.
Leng turns up for top pair, but it's not good. Hoellein shows for the best hand. With that Leng stands up and wishes everyone luck while Hoellein takes down the pot and moves to over 30,000 chips.
Jon Hoellein - 32,000
Ryan Leng - Eliminated