Sunday, March 19, 2023 9:32 PM Local Time
Kasey Mills raised to 80,000 from middle position. Brandon Elmore three-bet to 180,000 out of the big blind and Mills called.
The flop came . Elmore led for 200,000 and Mills swiftly folded.
Brandon Elmore - 1,175,000
Kasey Mills - 2,040,000
Sunday, March 19, 2023 9:26 PM Local Time
Out of the big blind, Kasey Mills jammed all in over a four-bet from Will Berry in middle position who snap-called and two of the larger stacks saw themselves in an all in showdown.
Mills:
Berry:
The stacks were close and Mills shook her head "This always happens to me. Get coolered in a big hand" she said as she pulled out her phone to record the damage.
The flop came , the turn was the and the river was the to put a wheel on board and save Mills as both players simply pulled their chips back.
Kasey Mills - 2,220,000
Will Berry - 2,075,000
Sunday, March 19, 2023 9:20 PM Local Time
The first level of final table play was a fairly cautious one with few decent sized pots.
Harold Kruger will see himself as the winner of the level as he doubled his stack through winning various hands and was one of the more active players. Ashley Frank dropped a decent amount of her stack while most everyone else stayed pretty level with their count.
Sunday, March 19, 2023 9:18 PM Local Time
Level: 24
Blinds: 20,000/40,000
Ante: 40,000
Sunday, March 19, 2023 9:14 PM Local Time
Brandon Elmore raised under the gun and John Lopez defended the big blind.
The flop came . Elmore continued for 80,000. Lopez check-raised to 190,000 and Elmore folded.
Brandon Elmore - 1,040,000
John Lopez - 1,850,000
Sunday, March 19, 2023 9:03 PM Local Time
Kasey Mills raised to 60,000 from early position. Harold Kruger three-bet to 260,000 from the hijack. Ashley Frank took her time before flatting out of the big blind. Mills folded.
The flop came . Kruger said all in when action was actually on Frank first. He apologized and Frank checked before he moved all in legally this time and Frank folded quickly as Kruger was given a verbal warning by the dealer for acting out of turn.
Harold Kruger - 1,800,000
Ashley Frank - 1,300,000
Kasey Mills - 2,150,000
Sunday, March 19, 2023 8:47 PM Local Time
Eric Bunch raised under the gun to 65,000. Jeffrey Roberson three-bet to 165,000 from early position, Bunch called when it was back on him.
The flop came . Roberson bet 175,000. Bunch called.
The turn was the and both players checked. The river came the . Bunch led out for 625,000 which was enough to get the fold from Roberson.
Jeffrey Roberson - 1,150,000
Eric Bunch - 1,430,000
Sunday, March 19, 2023 8:29 PM Local Time
Three-way action was on the flop of . Will Berry bet 75,000 from the cutoff. Brandon Elmore called in the small blind. Ashley Frank raised from the big blind to 300,000. Berry called the raise and Elmore shook his head before folding.
The turn was the . Berry thought for a while before he slid forward a bet of 500,000. Frank took about 30 seconds before she folded.
Will Berry - 2,120,000
Ashley Frank - 1,750,000
Brandon Elmore - 1,150,000
Sunday, March 19, 2023 8:21 PM Local Time
Play has just begun after dinner. Chip counts have been updated and the story is the close nature of all the stacks. There is no big chip leader, nor significant short stack as all players currently fall in the 80 to 30 big blinds range.
Sunday, March 19, 2023 8:19 PM Local Time
Level: 23
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 30,000
Sunday, March 19, 2023 6:51 PM Local Time
The field is now on a 90-minute dinner break. Play will resume at 8:20 p.m. local time.
Sunday, March 19, 2023 6:44 PM Local Time
Kasey Mills three-bet out of the big blind over the middle position raise from John Lopez who then four-bet jammed and Mills called.
Mills:
Lopez:
The flop came . The turn was the and the river came the to secure a double up for Mills.
Kasey Mills - 2,100,000
John Lopez - 1,750,000
Sunday, March 19, 2023 6:37 PM Local Time
By Seat:
1. Richard Gebhart - 975,000
2. Eric Bunch - 1,230,000
3. Kasey Mills - 1,100,000
4. Jeffrey Roberson - 1,650,000
5. Harold Kruger - 1,700,000
6. Will Berry - 1,780,000
7. John Lopez - 2,340,000
8. Brandon Elmore - 1,300,000
9. Ashley Frank - 2,100,000
Sunday, March 19, 2023 6:30 PM Local Time
Phil Mader
The flop read . Ashley Frank bet, Phil Mader jammed all in and Frank snap-called.
Frank had flopped a set with the against the of Mader. The turn was the and the river the to sink Mader and give Frank the big pot.
Phil Mader - Eliminated
Ashley Frank - 1,900,000
Sunday, March 19, 2023 6:24 PM Local Time
Trey Bartlett was all in with the vs the of Richard Gebhart.
There was a seven on the river to eliminate Bartlett, which denied him the chop that was looking likely on the board of .
Trey Bartlett - Eliminated
Sunday, March 19, 2023 6:16 PM Local Time
Jacob Phillips
Eric Bunch raised preflop, Jacob Phillips jammed all in from the small blind and Bunch called.
Phillips:
Bunch:
The flop sent Bunch ahead as it came . The turn was the and the river came the to bust Phillips.
Jacob Phillips - Eliminated
Eric Bunch - 1,080,000
Sunday, March 19, 2023 6:11 PM Local Time
John Reynolds was seen heading to payouts as his short stack had run out vs John Lopez to become the next elimination.
John Reynolds - Eliminated
John Lopez - 2,650,000
Sunday, March 19, 2023 6:06 PM Local Time
Phil Mader was seen gathering a double up as his winning hand of was the winner over the of John Lopez.
The board showed as Mader gathered the double.
Phil Mader - 810,000
John Lopez - 2,250,000
Sunday, March 19, 2023 5:57 PM Local Time
Steve Eoff
Steve Eoff was at risk prelfop holding the and needing to come from behind to best the of Brandon Elmore.
The flop came . The turn was the and the rive rthe to confirm Eoff's elimination.
Steve Eoff - Eliminated
Brandon Elmore - 645,000
Sunday, March 19, 2023 5:49 PM Local Time
Todd Bartlett
The rapid eliminations continued at their breakneck pace as Todd Bartlett found himself all in with the against the of Kasey Mills.
The board came and Bartlett was eliminated, leaving only his son Trey alive to represent the Bartlett name,
Todd Bartlett - Eliminated
Kasey Mills - 650,000