Monday, October 22, 2012 3:23 PM Local Time
The players are on a 10-minute break.
Monday, October 22, 2012 3:22 PM Local Time
From the button, Josh Williams raised to 70,000. Robert Estepaniance called from the small blind, and Sean Szurko called from the big blind.
The flop was checked around after the fell to see the land on the turn. Estepaniance led for 80,000, Szurko folded, and Williams called.
The river was the , and both players checked.
Estepaniance showed the , but lost to Williams' . Williams had the winner with a pair of tens, but was lucky the flush didn't come in on the river, minus the of course.
Monday, October 22, 2012 3:21 PM Local Time
From under the gun, Joshua Reichard raised to 65,000. The only caller was John Bitakis from the small blind, and the flop came down . Bitakis checked, and Reichard fired a continuation bet of 80,000. Bitakis check-raised to 205,000, but Reichard didn't wasn't phased. He reraised to 450,000 and won the pot.
| Joshua Reichard | 2,605,000 | 355,000  |
| John Bitakis | 1,225,000 | -275,000  |
Monday, October 22, 2012 3:15 PM Local Time
Salvador Campos opened to 125,000 from early position, and the action folded to John Bitakis, who moved all in. The action folded back to Campos, who quickly called, and the hands were opened.
Campos:
Bitakis:
"Classic race situation," Tripp Kirk joked.
The flop didn't change much, but the on the turn gave Campos a leading pair of aces. At the site of the ace, Bitakis tossed one of his chips in the air, looking defeated, but to his delight the spiked on the river.
Bitakis won the hand with his flush, and the stacks were counted down. Bitakis' 710,000-chip stack barely covered Campos' 705,000-chip stack, eliminating him in 17th place.
| John Bitakis | 1,500,000 | 700,000 |
| Salvador Campos | 0 | -625,000 |
Monday, October 22, 2012 3:09 PM Local Time
From the hijack seat, Tripp Kirk raised to 60,000. Ryan Riess reraised to 125,000 from the cutoff seat, then action folded to Claudia Crawford in the small blind. She moved all in for an even 900,000. Play folded back to Riess, and he took a minute before laying it down. Crawford showed the as she pulled in the pot.
| Ryan Riess | 3,115,000 | -85,000 |
| Claudia Crawford | 1,160,000 | 295,000 |
Monday, October 22, 2012 2:57 PM Local Time
| Ryan Riess | 3,200,000 | 1,150,000 |
| Tripp Kirk | 2,400,000 | 300,000 |
| Joshua Reichard | 2,250,000 | 30,000 |
| Rob Zazay | 1,600,000 | -355,000 |
| Erik Roussakis | 1,550,000 | 200,000 |
| Claudia Crawford | 865,000 | 50,000 |
| Zal Irani | 810,000 | -400,000 |
| John Bitakis | 800,000 | -800,000 |
| Salvador Campos | 625,000 | 10,000 |
Monday, October 22, 2012 2:54 PM Local Time
| James Henson | 4,000,000 | 360,000 |
| Shiva Dudani | 3,100,000 | 550,000 |
| Brad Albrinck | 2,900,000 | 300,000 |
| Josh Williams | 2,600,000 | 20,000 |
| Nick Guagenti | 1,700,000 | 200,000 |
| Sean Szurko | 775,000 | -750,000 |
| Christopher Underwood | 700,000 | -100,000 |
| Robert Estepaniance | 600,000 | -50,000 |
Monday, October 22, 2012 2:52 PM Local Time
Rob Zazay opened to 60,000 from under the gun, and both Claudia Crawford and Joshua Reichard called out of the blinds. The dealer fanned , and Crawford led out for 80,000. Reichard released, and Zazay made the call.
The turn was the , and Crawford led again - this time for 125,000. Zazay tank-called, and the completed the board.
Crawford checked for the first time, and Zazay slid out 230,000. Crawford sat quietly in thought for over two minutes, then cut out enough chips to make the call.
"I'm having a real hard time putting you on a hand," she announced.
She eventually committed the chips.
"I got real lucky," Zazay announced, flipping over for a jack-high straight.
Zazay is now up around 2 million chips, while Crawford slipped to just 815,000.
| Rob Zazay | 1,955,000 | 530,000 |
| Claudia Crawford | 815,000 | -1,055,000 |
Monday, October 22, 2012 2:36 PM Local Time
From middle position, Josh Williams opened with a raise to 65,000. Robert Estepaniance called from the hijack seat, and James Henson called from the big blind.
The flop came down , and Henson checked. Williams fired 115,000, and Estepaniance made the call. Henson also called.
The turn was the , and Henson led for 250,000. Williams and Estepaniance both folded, allowing Henson to win the pot.
| James Henson | 3,640,000 | 390,000 |
| Josh Williams | 2,580,000 | 205,000 |
| Robert Estepaniance | 650,000 | 10,000 |
Monday, October 22, 2012 2:33 PM Local Time
From the hijack seat, Ryan Riess raised to 65,000. Claudia Crawford reraised to 165,000 from the button, and Riess called.
The flop came down , and Riess checked. Crawford checked behind.
The turn was the , and Riess checked. Crawford bet 210,000, and Riess made the call.
The river was the , and both players checked.
Riess showed the , and Crawford mucked her hand.
Monday, October 22, 2012 2:28 PM Local Time
After a series of bets and raises, Randall Pace and Brad Albrinck were both all in and at risk against Sean "brtnboarder" Szurko. Ironically, Pace and Szurko had the same hand, and Albrinck had them both dominated.
Pace:
Szurko:
Albrinck:
The jacks held as the board ran out , and Albrinck more than doubled to 2.6 million chips.
Pace is eliminating in 18th place, earning $21,335, and Szurko's stack dipped to 1.525 million chips.
| Brad Albrinck | 2,600,000 | 1,495,000 |
| Sean Szurko | 1,525,000 | -1,125,000 |
| Randall Pace | 0 | -510,000 |
Monday, October 22, 2012 2:21 PM Local Time
Action folded to Sean Szurko in middle position, and he opened with a raise to 60,000. Brad Albrinck flat-called the raise in the hijack position, and then James Henson reraised to 185,000 from the cutoff seat. After action folded back to Szurko, he gave it up, and play moved back to Albrinck.
Albrinck took a few moments, then reraised to 525,000. Henson wasted almost no time in announcing that he was all in, and Albrinck was faced with a big decision as he had just over 1.1 million behind.
Albrinck tanked for several minutes, but then laid down the face up on the table. Henson didn't show and casually scooped in the pot.
| James Henson | 3,250,000 | 1,050,000 |
| Sean Szurko | 2,650,000 | -170,000 |
| Brad Albrinck | 1,105,000 | -725,000 |
Monday, October 22, 2012 2:08 PM Local Time
| Table | Seat | Player |
|---|
| 1 | 1 | James Nelson |
| 1 | 2 | Shiva Dudani |
| 1 | 3 | Christopher Underwood |
| 1 | 4 | Josh Williams |
| 1 | 5 | Randall Pace |
| 1 | 6 | Robert Estepaniance |
| 1 | 7 | Sean Szurko |
| 1 | 8 | Nick Guagenti |
| 1 | 9 | Brad Albrinck |
| | | |
| 2 | 1 | Erik Roussakis |
| 2 | 2 | Zal Irani |
| 2 | 3 | Salvador Campos |
| 2 | 4 | Tripp Kirk |
| 2 | 5 | Ryan Riess |
| 2 | 6 | John Bitakis |
| 2 | 7 | Claudia Crawford |
| 2 | 8 | Joshua Reichard |
| 2 | 9 | Rob Zazay |
Monday, October 22, 2012 2:07 PM Local Time
Ping Liu was first to act, and opened to 65,000. Salvadore Campos called in the cutoff, and Erik Roussakis moved all in on the button, having both players covered, for effectively 670,000. Liu called all-in for around 500,000, and Campos mucked.
Liu:
Roussakis:
The board ran out , and Liu was eliminated.
The remaining 18 players will now redraw for seats at the final two tables.
| Erik Roussakis | 1,350,000 | 520,000 |
| Salvador Campos | 615,000 | -45,000 |
| Ping Liu | 0 | -880,000 |
Monday, October 22, 2012 1:59 PM Local Time
The cards are back in the air in the Main Event.
Monday, October 22, 2012 1:40 PM Local Time
Level 27 has come to a close, and the players are on a 15-minute break with 19 remaining.
Monday, October 22, 2012 1:38 PM Local Time
In button-versus-small-blind action, Adam Cook was all in with the against the for Sean Szurko.
The board ran out , and Cook was just that... cooked. He was eliminated in 20th place, earning $17,878 for his finish.
| Sean Szurko | 2,820,000 | 620,000 |
| Adam Cook | 0 | -900,000 |
Monday, October 22, 2012 1:36 PM Local Time
| Josh Williams | 2,375,000 | 425,000 |
| Joshua Reichard | 2,220,000 | 788,000 |
| Tripp Kirk | 2,100,000 | 588,000 |
| Claudia Crawford | 1,870,000 | -100,000 |
| Rob Zazay | 1,425,000 | -297,000 |
| Zal Irani | 1,210,000 | 160,000 |
| Robert Estepaniance | 640,000 | -80,000 |
Monday, October 22, 2012 1:34 PM Local Time
Ryan Riess opened to 52,000 in middle position, and the action folded to Nick Grippo, who moved all in for 472,000 from the big blind. Riess asked for a count, went into the tank, then made the call.
Riess:
Grippo:
Grippo, who took down the 2012 SCOOP Main Event, needed help, but received nothing from the flop or the on the turn.
He was getting up out of his chair as the completed the board, and shook a few hands before exiting.
Grippo is gone, while Riess is now floating around 2 million chips.
| Ryan Riess | 2,050,000 | 300,000 |
| Nick Grippo | 0 | -800,000 |
Monday, October 22, 2012 1:31 PM Local Time
Tripp Kirk bet 125,000 on the flop, and Joshua Reichard folded. Rob Zazay made the call.
The turn was the , and both players checked. They also checked the river card.
Kirk showed the for a pair of jacks, and Zazay mucked his hand.