Monday, December 10, 2012 10:18 PM Local Time
Much as he has done for nearly every hand since we've returned for Level 30, Pete Rios opened with a raise to 125,000 — from the button this time — and Sung Kim reraised again to 300,000 from the small blind.
Adam Teasdale then reraised to 1 million from the big blind, forcing folds from both opponents.
They are continuing four-handed a little longer while Terry Grimes sits out his one-round penalty.
Pete Rios | 3,350,000 | -150,000 |
Sung Kim | 2,450,000 | -325,000 |
Adam Teasdale | 2,350,000 | 440,000 |
Monday, December 10, 2012 10:14 PM Local Time
Terry Grimes is sitting a one-round penalty at the moment for exposing his hand out of turn.
The incident occurred during the preflop deal of a hand. When the dealer delivered Grimes's second hole card to him, the card hit the button and was seen to be a . It had to be taken out and used as the burn card, and when Grimes was dealt a replacement card he turned both of his hole cards over — — frustrated that he missed being dealt a pair of kings.
As Grimes had exposed his hand out of turn, he has been made to sit out for an orbit.
Monday, December 10, 2012 10:09 PM Local Time
Pete Rios opened to 125,000 in the cutoff and Adam Teasdale re-raised to 345,000 from the small blind. A call from Rios landed a flop.
Teasdale fired 300,000 and was met with a call from Rios. Both checked the turn, as well as the river.
Teasdale turned over for queens and sevens, but Rios had it beat when he rolled over for queens and tens.
Pete Rios | 3,500,000 | 800,000 |
Adam Teasdale | 1,910,000 | -710,000 |
Monday, December 10, 2012 9:45 PM Local Time
Terry Grimes | 3,140,000 | -210,000 |
Sung Kim | 2,775,000 | 105,000 |
Pete Rios | 2,700,000 | -360,000 |
Adam Teasdale | 2,620,000 | -310,000 |
Wade Woelfel | 1,080,000 | 165,000 |
Monday, December 10, 2012 9:38 PM Local Time
The final five players have reached the end of the 75-minute Level 29 and are now on a 15-minute break.
Monday, December 10, 2012 9:26 PM Local Time
The steady increase of Pete Rios's chip stack was halted just now following a somewhat familiar play from Terry Grimes — the post-flop all-in shove.
After Grimes raised to 95,000 from the button and Rios called from the big blind, Rios checked the flop. Grimes then proceeded to declare himself all in for 3-million plus, and Rios pushed his hand away.
Terry Grimes | 3,350,000 | 220,000 |
Pete Rios | 3,060,000 | -40,000 |
Monday, December 10, 2012 9:14 PM Local Time
Pete Rios opened with a 2.5x raise to 100,000 from the hijack seat, then Adam Teasdale made it 200,000 to go from the button. The blinds got out, and Rios called Teasdale's raise.
The flop came . Rios checked, Teasdale bet 165,000, and Rios called. Both players then checked the turn card.
The dealer burned one and turned over the as the river. Rios studied the board, then fired 250,000, and Teasdale called the bet.
Rios flipped over for queens and fours, and Teasdale mucked. Rios has taken a number of pots during Level 29, with this one pushing him past Teasdale and close to leader Terry Grimes.
Pete Rios | 3,100,000 | 560,000 |
Adam Teasdale | 2,930,000 | -470,000 |
Monday, December 10, 2012 9:00 PM Local Time
The table folded around to Aaron Overton in the small blind who raised to 110,000, and Adam Teasdale came back with a reraise to 285,000 in response from the big blind. Overton then pushed all in for about 1.45 million, and Teasdale called with nearly an identical stack.
Overton:
Teasdale:
Overton's hand was behind, but the flop gave him a flush draw to go with his live cards. Then the fell on the turn to pair his ten, and it looked like Overton was going to win a large pot and survive.
But the river brought the to give Teasdale aces, and after a counting down of the stacks it was determined Teasdale had Overton barely covered.
Just five players remain.
Adam Teasdale | 3,400,000 | 1,400,000 |
Aaron Overton | 0 | -1,800,000 |
Monday, December 10, 2012 8:55 PM Local Time
Pete Rios raised to 100,000 from the button and only Aaron Overton called from the big blind. The flop came , Overton checked, and when Rios continued for 125,000, Overton called.
The turn then brought the and another check from Overton. This time Rios fired 165,000, and Overton let his hand go.
Pete Rios | 2,540,000 | 380,000 |
Aaron Overton | 1,460,000 | -340,000 |
Monday, December 10, 2012 8:46 PM Local Time
Adam Teasdale opened for 90,000 from the hijack seat, then Terry Grimes reraised to 300,000 from a seat over. It folded to Pete Rios in the small blind who tanked for some time before pushing all in for 1,730,000.
Teasdale let his hand go, and Grimes thought a while before folding as well, saying "Assuming jacks are no good" as he did.
Terry Grimes | 3,130,000 | -310,000 |
Pete Rios | 2,160,000 | 310,000 |
Monday, December 10, 2012 8:37 PM Local Time
Sung Kim raised to 80,000 from under the gun, Adam Teasdale reraised to 175,000 from the cutoff seat, and Kim called. The flop came and Kim checked. Teasdale fired 150,000, and Kim called. The turn brought the and another check from Kim. Teasdale pushed out a bet of 260,000 this time, and Kim let his hand go.
Sung Kim | 2,070,000 | -400,000 |
Adam Teasdale | 2,000,000 | 320,000 |
Monday, December 10, 2012 8:27 PM Local Time
Aaron Overton opened for 70,000 from the cutoff, and it folded to Terry Grimes in the small blind who made a big reraise to 300,000. Wade Woelfel tossed away his cards from the big blind, Overton did the same, and Grimes showed his before scooping the small pot.
Terry Grimes | 3,440,000 | 140,000 |
Aaron Overton | 1,800,000 | -265,000 |
Monday, December 10, 2012 8:26 PM Local Time
As Level 28 drew to a close, Barry Leventhal raised to 85,000 from middle position and only chip leader Terry Grimes called from the big blind. The flop came . Grimes checked, Leventhal bet 120,000, and Grimes called.
The turn brought the and another check from Grimes. Leventhal was the one pushing all in this time — for 540,000 total — and Grimes quickly called.
Leventhal had for for sevens and fours, but Grimes had for trips. The river was the , and Leventhal hit the rail.
Terry Grimes | 3,300,000 | 600,000 |
Barry Leventhal | 0 | -820,000 |
Monday, December 10, 2012 8:22 PM Local Time
Terry Grimes raised to 65,000 from middle position and got three callers in Pete Rios (button), Sung Kim (small blind), and Aaron Overton (big blind).
The flop came and it checked to Grimes who bet 250,000. Only Kim called. The turn was the and both checked. Then the river brought the , and both checked once more.
Grimes showed for kings, while Kim had for two pair to take the pot.
Terry Grimes | 2,700,000 | -290,000 |
Sung Kim | 2,470,000 | 410,000 |
Monday, December 10, 2012 8:13 PM Local Time
We just saw another hand involving a Terry Grimes all-in shove on the flop, this time against fellow big stack Sung Kim.
In that hand, Kim opened for 60,000 from under the gun and Grimes called from the cutoff. The flop then came , and Kim continued with a bet of 80,000. Grimes responded by raising all-in, and Kim stepped aside.
Terry Grimes | 2,990,000 | 230,000 |
Sung Kim | 2,060,000 | -260,000 |
Monday, December 10, 2012 8:08 PM Local Time
Adam Teasdale raised to 60,000 from the cutoff, and it folded around to Barry Leventhal who called from the big blind. Both players checked the flop, and Leventhal checked once more when the turn brought the .
Teasdale took a moment to think before betting 75,000, and Leventhal responded with an all-in check-raise for 575,000. Teasdale tanked for three full minutes, the rest of the table leaving their seats as he did, before finally letting his hand go.
Adam Teasdale | 1,680,000 | -170,000 |
Barry Leventhal | 820,000 | 255,000 |
Monday, December 10, 2012 8:03 PM Local Time
Following a Sung Kim open for 60,000 from middle position, Ed Modlin reraised all in from the button for 590,000. Next to act, Terry Grimes reraised all in over the top from the small blind, and both Wade Woelfel (big blind) and Kim stepped aside.
Modlin:
Grimes:
Unfortunate timing for Modlin, and five cards later — — Modlin was out in eighth.
With that hand, Grimes passes Kim to reclaim the chip lead.
Terry Grimes | 2,760,000 | 640,000 |
Ed Modlin | 0 | -640,000 |
Monday, December 10, 2012 7:59 PM Local Time
We've seen Terry Grimes pushing all in either before the flop or on flops several times over the last few hours on his way to becoming the start-of-final-table chip leader. He just did so again in a hand versus Pete Rios.
In that hand, Rios had opened for 75,000 from middle position and Grimes called from the big blind. The flop came , and Grimes led by announcing he was all in for the 2 million or so he had behind. Rios promptly folded.
Terry Grimes | 2,120,000 | 120,000 |
Pete Rios | 1,850,000 | -110,000 |
Monday, December 10, 2012 7:44 PM Local Time
Halfway through the first orbit of the final table, Trevor Deeter open-raised all in for 395,000 from the button and got a caller in Sung Kim playing from the big blind.
Deeter showed and was hoping to improve versus Kim's . The flop came , then the turn provided some flush hopes for Deeter. But the river was the , and Deeter hits the rail.
Sung Kim | 2,320,000 | 460,000 |
Trevor Deeter | 0 | -460,000 |
Monday, December 10, 2012 7:41 PM Local Time
We've seen some action here in the early going during the first hands of the final table.
On the second hand of the final table, Barry Leventhal reraised all in over an opening raise by Terry Grimes, getting the latter to fold.
Then soon after Ed Modlin was all in and at risk with versus Wade Woelfel's , but when the board rolled out , Modlin survived with a chopped pot.