Sunday, March 3, 2019 10:10 PM Local Time
Robbie Beck moves all in before the flop and Niel Mittelman reshoves from the button with a covering stack. Everyone else folds and it's on to a showdown.
Robbie Beck:
Niel Mittelmean:
The board comes and Beck stays in the lead to double up to over 600,000.
Robbie Beck - 610,000 (25 bbs)
Niel Mittelmen - 440,000 (18 bbs)
Sunday, March 3, 2019 9:59 PM Local Time
Matthew Davis moves all in for his remaining stack of around 130,000 and Josh Reichard calls, players turn over their hands.
Josh Reichard:
Matthew Davis:
The board runs out and Reichard's ace high takes down the pot, sending Matthew Davis out in 28th place.
Josh Reichard - 2,340,000 (97 bbs)
Matthew Davis - Eliminated
Sunday, March 3, 2019 9:55 PM Local Time
Robbie Beck moves all in before the flop and Niel Mittelman reshoves from the button with a covering stack. Everyone else folds and it's on to a showdown.
Robbie Beck:
Niel Mittelmean:
The board comes and Beck stays in the lead to double up to over 600,000.
Robbie Beck - 610,000 (25 bbs)
Niel Mittelmen - 440,000 (18 bbs)
Sunday, March 3, 2019 9:52 PM Local Time
There is a big pot in the middle of the table and Josh Reichard has Alex Maturi at risk for a big pot with a board of in the middle of the table already.
Josh Reichard:
Alex Maturi:
Reichard's aces are the best hand, holding up to send Alex Maturi to the rail who just had a pair of kings. With that, Reichard takes down the big pot and moves over two million.
Josh Reichard - 2,000,000 (83 bbs)
Alex Maturi - Eliminated
Sunday, March 3, 2019 9:46 PM Local Time
Action folds to Brett Apter in the small blind, he moves all in for around 380,000 and Sean Munjal snap-calls in the big blind, players turn over their hands with Apter at risk.
Sean Munjal:
Brett Apter:
The flop comes down and Munjal pulls ahead with his pair of nines but Apter has an over card with flush outs. A falls on the turn and Apter will need to hit to stay alive. The on the river changes nothing and Apter is eliminated to Munjal's flopped pair of nines.
Sean Munjal - 1,650,000 (70 bbs)
Brett Apter - Eliminated
Sunday, March 3, 2019 9:37 PM Local Time
Hamid Izadi opens with a raise to 55,000. Action folds to Peter Kelly on the button who three-bets, making it 165,000. Action folds back to Izadi who calls.
The flop is and Izadi checks. Kelly puts out a bet of 100,000. Izadi calls.
On the turn, Kelly continues to fire, making it 160,000. Izadi thinks for a bit, then calls again.
The river is the and Izadi checks a third time. Kelly puts out another bet, making it 400,000. Izadi tanks for nearly a minute before calling. Kelly turns up his for a turned full house and Izadi mucks, dropping to right around 500,000.
Peter Kelly - 2,090,000 (87 bbs)
Hamid Izadi - 510,000 (21 bbs)
Sunday, March 3, 2019 9:31 PM Local Time
Amelito Umbao opens to 90,000 from late position, John Dennehy pushes all in in the cutoff for 313,000. Umbao thinks for a couple of minutes, but in the end calls and the players turn over their hands.
Amelito Umbao:
John Dennehy:
The flop falls and Umbao is calling for a king to hit the board. A lands on the turn and Umbao lets out an enthusiastic fist pump as he now has the lead with his two pair. The falls on the river and Umbao scoops the pot with this two pair, eliminating Dennehy from the tournament.
Amelito Umbao - 2,125,000 (85 bbs)
John Dennehy - Eliminated
Sunday, March 3, 2019 9:11 PM Local Time
Level: 24
Blinds: 12,000/24,000
Ante: 24,000
Sunday, March 3, 2019 9:10 PM Local Time
Evan Scherer shoves all in from middle position for 208,000 and John Lizzio calls.
Lizio has the best of it with against the of Scherer.
The board runs out and Scherer finds the double up with the four on the turn.
Scherer says his kid loves to read the updates which prompted Mark Owens to share that during the break, his kid wanted him to win enough money to build a house.
Evan Scherer - 480,000 (24 bbs)
John Lizzio - 1,420,000 (71 bbs)
Sunday, March 3, 2019 9:09 PM Local Time
Todd Sladek moves all in from the cutoff for 244,000, Amelito Umbao goes all in over the top from the small blind and the two goes heads-up.
Amelito Umbao:
Todd Sladek:
The dealer spreads out on the flop, Umbao now takes a commanding lead. A comes on the turn, giving Sladek some straight outs, but the on the river not the card he needed as he was eliminated by Umbao's jacks.
Amelito Umbao - 1,610,000 (80 bbs)
Todd Sladek - Eliminated
Sunday, March 3, 2019 8:53 PM Local Time
Action is on the turn with the board showing and Josh Reichard checks in late position over to Mark Morris. Morris puts out 130,000 which Reichard calls after a second.
The river is the and Reichard checks again. This time Morris puts out a bet of 225,000. Reichard thinks for about 30 seconds before calling.
"Good call," Morris says. He shows his for just king-high and it's no good, so Reichard earns the pot with his .
Josh Reichard - 1,200,000 (60 bbs)
Mark Morris - 985,000 (49 bbs)
Sunday, March 3, 2019 8:48 PM Local Time
The flop is showing and there's around 225,000 in the pot. Elik Vodovoz leads out for 300,000, Robert Biedrzycki calls and the turns comes down a .
Vodovoz moves all in, covering his opponents last 800,000. Biedrzycki thinks for a moment and in the end calls for his remaining stack, players turn over their hands.
Biedrzycki shows for jacks over sevens, Vodovoz tables , giving him a higher two pair. A lands on the river, Vodovoz takes down the pot with his full house, sending Biedrzycki out of the tournament.
Elik Vodovoz - 2,925,000 (142 bbs)
Robert Biedrzycki - Eliminated
Sunday, March 3, 2019 8:41 PM Local Time
Action is heads up between Carter Myers and John Lizzio. Myers checks over to Lizzio who puts out a bet of 70,000. Myers then check-raises, making it 240,000. Lizzio calls.
The turn is the and Myers jams all in for 543,000. Lizzio tanks for nearly a minute then calls, so it's on to showdown.
Carter Myers:
John Lizzio:
The river is the bricking Myers' flush, pair, and trip draws, and with that he's sent to the rail. Lizzio rakes in the pot and moves to over 1,600,000 while Myers takes home $7,105 for his run in the Main Event.
John Lizzio - 1,610,000 (81 bbs)
Carter Myers - Eliminated
Sunday, March 3, 2019 8:30 PM Local Time
Jonathan Lawson moves all in from under the gun for 184,000, Kenny Felten shoves over the top to around 260,000 from the small blind and the two go heads-up, tabling their hands.
Kenny Felten:
Jonathan Lawson:
The flop came down and Lawson took the lead with his pair of queens. Felten says "Come on ace or king, one time," as the dealer flips over a on the turn and Lawson is still ahead. A lands on the river, Felten lets out a fist pump as he takes down the pot, eliminating Lawson from the tournament.
Kenny Felten - 478,000 (23 bbs)
Jonathan Lawson - Eliminated
Sunday, March 3, 2019 8:19 PM Local Time
Maurice Hawkins opens to 55,000 in the cutoff, an opponent in the big blind shoves all in for 144,000. Hawkins does some math, smiles and calls the all in saying "I have to call, the math makes sense,".
Maurice Hawkins:
Opponent:
The board runs out and Hawkins rivers a straight, taking down the pot and eliminating his opponent.
Maurice Hawkins - 905,000 (45 bbs)
Sunday, March 3, 2019 8:16 PM Local Time
A player moves all in from the cutoff for 44,000, John Dennehy calls in the small blind and Bryan Skreens jumps in from the big blind. The dealer fans out on the flop, Dennehy moves all in for around 265,000 and Skreens chucks his hand into the muck.
The all in player shows for a pair of aces and Dennehy tables for aces with a higher kicker. A falls on the turn, giving Dennehy two pair. The falls on the river and Dennehy secures the pot with his two pair, eliminating his opponent.
John Dennehy - 390,000 (19 bbs)
Sunday, March 3, 2019 8:05 PM Local Time
Level: 23
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 20,000
Sunday, March 3, 2019 7:07 PM Local Time
The players are on a one-hour dinner break.
Sunday, March 3, 2019 7:06 PM Local Time
Maurice Hawkins relayed some of the details that led to his most recent double up. According to him, he opened to 37,000 and was flatted by Hamid Izadi in position.
The flop was and Hawkins checked. Izadi bet 35,000 and Hawkins called.
The turn was the and Hawkins checked again. Izadi checked back.
On the river, Hawkins checked a third time. Izadi bet 100,000. Hawkins moved all in for 345,000. Izadi called with for two pair, but Hawkins was holding for a straight flush to the jack. With that, Hawkins doubled to around 900,000 while Izadi was left with around 460,000.
Maurice Hawkins - 900,000 (56 bbs)
Hamid Izadi - 460,000 (29 bbs)
Sunday, March 3, 2019 6:56 PM Local Time
The board is showing and the pot is around 325,000. A player in the big blind position bets 100,000 and Carter Myers moves all his chips into the middle for a total of 517,000.
His opponent hits the tank, but in the end they fold to Myers and he scoops in another pot.
Carter Myers - 942,000 (58 bbs)