Monday, September 16, 2013 9:32 PM Local Time
Hank Sitton raises to 100,000 from the button, Martin Zentner calls out of the small blind, and Rob Mariano calls out of the big blind.
The three players see a flop of and action checks to Sitton, who bets 200,000. Both Zentner and Mariano call. The turn brings the and action checks around.
The river is the and Zentner checks. Mariano bets 600,000, which causes SItton to think for a good minute or so. He eventually folds, Zentner quickly mucks his cards, and Mariano takes the pot.
Rob Mariano - 2,785,000 (56 BBs)
Martin Zentner - 1,875,000 (38 BBs)
Hank Sitton - 1,330,000 (27 BBs)
Monday, September 16, 2013 9:24 PM Local Time
It is a limped family pot preflop as our final three see a flop of . It checks around, then the turn comes . Mariano checks from the small blind, Hank Sitton checks from the big blind, and Martin Zentner bets 90,000 from the button. Mariano calls and Sitton folds.
The river is the and Mariano checks again. Zentner fires 650,000, Mariano folds, and Zentner takes the pot to move over 2 million in chips.
Martin Zentner - 2,270,000 (45 BBs)
Rob Mariano - 2,210,000 (44 BBs)
Monday, September 16, 2013 9:18 PM Local Time
Action folds around to Martin Zentner in the small blind who make sit 150,000 to go and Rob Mariano defends from the big blind.
The dealer deals a flop a and Zentner check. Mariano cuts out two stacks of four blue 25,000 chips and slides them in the middle. Zenter sternly reaches to the side of his stack and slides out 20 blue chips, raising to 500,000. Mariano calls.
The players slow down during the later streets, checking the turn and river.
"Queen-high," Zentner says exposing .
Mariano shows for a winning pair of sevens and takes the pot, extending his chip lead.
Rob Mariano - 2,415,000 (48 BBs)
Martin Zentner - 1,435,000 (29 BBs)
Monday, September 16, 2013 9:13 PM Local Time
Martin Zentner raises to 100,000 on the button and Rob Mariano calls from the small blind. The flop comes and Mariano bets out 100,000. Zentner calls.
The turn brings the and Mariano bets again, this time 350,000. Again, Zentner calls.
The river is the and Marian announces he is all-in. Zentner takes some time agonizing over his decision before eventually giving up his cards.
Rob Mariano - 2,105,000 (42 BBs)
Martin Zentner - 1,920,000 (39 BBs)
With that hand, Mariano is back in the chip lead, but the three players are once again locked in an effective dead heat in the chip counts.
Monday, September 16, 2013 9:06 PM Local Time
An untimely king on the river left Josh Evans eliminated third in the 12th and final gold ring event. Evans needed a victory to earn 50 points and top Ylon Schwarz in the Casino Championship race. He gave Schwartz a sweat, working his way to the final table and well within reach of a bid into the season-ending WSOP National Championship.
Evans got his last 10 big blinds in holding against David Lin's . Evans faded the flop and turn, but the river reared the ugly head belonging to the , giving Lin a winning pair.
Evans earned 80 points toward the Casino Championship, matching Nolan Burton for second. Both players came up short of the 87.5 points earned by Schwartz who recorded first and second-place finishes.
A full profile of Schwartz's Casino Championship will be made available on WSOP.com tomorrow.
Remember, our Main Event champion also earns an automatic bid and will join Schwartz at Caesars Atlantic City this spring to play for a gold bracelet.
Monday, September 16, 2013 8:56 PM Local Time
Players are back from their latest ten minute break. Blinds are now up to 25,000/50,000 ante 5,000. Here is a look at the latest chip counts:
Martin Zentner - 2,340,000 (47 BBs)
Hank Sitton - 2,080,000 (42 BBs)
Rob Mariano - 1,570,000 (31 BBs)
Monday, September 16, 2013 8:54 PM Local Time
Level: 30
Blinds: 25,000/50,000
Ante: 5,000
Monday, September 16, 2013 8:50 PM Local Time
Hank Sitton raises to 100,000 on the button and Rob Mariano calls from the big blind. Both players check the flop. The turn brings the and Sitton observes that there are four clubs on board.
"If I have on of these f***ers down here, I think I'm gonna bet," he tells Mariano. Mariano, meanwhile, checks. Sitton checks behind.
The river is the and Mariano checks a third time. Sitton bets 150,000 and Mariano calmy and quietly announces, "400", then puts out his raise.
Sitton thinks for around 20 seconds before he tells Mariano, "Alirght, if you have the ace, I am paying you off." Sitton then throws in the chips to call.
Mariano instantly mucks his hand. Sitton turns over for the king-high flush and takes the pot.
As a result of this hand, Mariano has gone from chip leader to the short stack. Though, it should be noted all three players are within 300,000 chips of one another and this is still very much a three-way race for the ring.
Hank Sitton - 2,030,000 (51 BBs)
Rob Mariano - 1,965,000 (49 BBs)
Monday, September 16, 2013 8:37 PM Local Time
In a family pot, all three players take a flop of . Hank Sitton checks and Martin Zentner fires 75,000. Rob Mariano announces an all in bet and Sitton folds. Zentner calls for his tournament life of 765,000.
Zentner:
Mariano:
Zentner leads with his two pair but Mariano picks up additional outs to make a flush when the hits the turn. Nothing materializes, however, as the finishes the board and Zentner doubles up.
Rob Marinano - 2,950,000 (73 BBs)
Martin Zentner - 1,600,000 (40 BBs)
Monday, September 16, 2013 8:25 PM Local Time
The action folds around to Rob Mariano in the small blind who makes it 120,000. Ray Weaver calls from the big blinds and we're heads-up to the flop.
The board reads and Mariano makes it 250,000. Weaver thinks a bit before calling.
The turn comes and Mariano instantly goes all-in dropping a handful of chips in the pot to signify the bet.
Weaver sits still, carefully thinking about the bet before calling and showing for king-high. Meanwhile, Mariano has for fives full of nines leaving Weaver drawing to a chop.
The river brings the and Mariano eliminates Weaver in 4th place.
Boston Rob Marinao - 3,945,000 (98 BBs)
Raymond Weaver - eliminated 4th ($35,311)
Monday, September 16, 2013 8:03 PM Local Time
Hank Sitton raises to 100,000 out of the small blind and Martin Zentner calls from the big blind. The flop comes and Sitton bets 175,000. Zentner calls.
The turn is the and Sitton bets again, this time wagering 275,000. Once again, Zentner calls. The river is the and both players check.
Zentner holds for a pair of treys, but Sitton's has him beat and Sitton takes the pot.
Hank Sitton - 1,920,000 (48 BBs)
Martin Zentner - 635,000 (19 BBs)
Monday, September 16, 2013 7:58 PM Local Time
Martin Zentner raises to 80,000 from middle position, Rob Mariano calls on the button, and Raymond Weaver calls from the small blind. The trio checks the flop, then the turn comes . Weaver checks again, then Zentner bets 125,000. Mariano raises, making it 300,000 to play. Weaver folds. Zentner calls.
The river is the and Zentner checks. Mariano bets 350,000, Zentner folds, and Mariano takes the pot.
Rob Mariano - 1,940,000 (65 BBs)
Martin Zentner - 1,210,000 (40 BBs)
Monday, September 16, 2013 7:49 PM Local Time
Rob Mariano makes it 100,000 under the gun and Martin Zentner defends from the big blind. The flop comes
and Zentner checks. Mariano keeps the pressure on, betting 75,000.
Zenter thinks before he three-bets to 150,000. Mariano follows suit four-betting to 350,000.
Zenter doesn't give up, moving all-in for 825,000 more.
Mariano squirms in his seat, double checks his cards and thinks for a good two minutes before, uttering some indiscernible words and folding.
Martin Zentner - 1,645,000 (41 BBs)
Rob Mariano - 1,375,000 (34 BBs)
Monday, September 16, 2013 7:44 PM Local Time
Rob Mariano opens to 100,000 from hit button and it folds to Daniel Lowery who ships all in for about 260,000 from the big blind. Mariano calls.
Mariano:
Lowery:
The board runs out and Mariano scores the elimination with trip tens.
Rob Mariano - 1,555,000 (38 BBs)
Daniel Lowery - eliminated in 5th for $26,510
Monday, September 16, 2013 7:43 PM Local Time
Daniel Lowery raises to 100,000 from the hijack. Hank Sitton consolidates his chips to one tall stack and slides them forward, announcing all-in. Lowery calls and shows against Sitton's .
The flop comes giving Sitton runner-runner flush possibilities and leaving Lowery in need of an ace or nine. The turn brings the completing the first leg of Sitton's runner-runner hopes.
The river falls , completing Sitton's flush, but he begins to stand up and push in his chair.
"He's got the flush but doesn't know it," Lowery said counting out chips to pay Sitton.
"565,000," the dealer says counting down Sitton's stack. Sitton takes his seat again and stacks a pot worth 1,400,000
Hank Sitton - 1,400,000 (35 BBs)
Daniel Lowery - 570,000 (14 BBs)
Monday, September 16, 2013 7:28 PM Local Time
Level: 29
Blinds: 20,000/40,000
Ante: 5,000
Monday, September 16, 2013 7:28 PM Local Time
The five remaining players are at their seats and cards are in the air following the one-hour dinner break. We're playing 20,000/40,000 blinds with a 500 ante.
Here's a look at what the remaining players are battling for:
1st: $106,455
2nd: $65,821
3rd: $47,805
4th: $35,311
5th: $26,510
Monday, September 16, 2013 6:29 PM Local Time
Level 28 draws to a close and the final five players are now on a one-hour dinner break. Cards should be back in the air at approximately 7:30pm CT. Until then, here is where the chip counts stand:
Seat 1: Daniel Lowery - 835,000
Seat 2: Hank Sitton - 510,000
Seat 3: Martin Zentner - 1,645,000
Seat 5: Rob Mariano - 1,335,000
Seat 6: Raymond Weaver - 1,715,000
Monday, September 16, 2013 6:15 PM Local Time
This level we have yet to see an elimination, but we have seen some stacks fluctuate. We saw Daniel Lowery move up over 2 million, possessing roughly a third of the chips in play. We saw Martin Zentner drop under a million only to rally back into six-figure territory.
Now all the stacks are meeting in the middle again. Chip leader Raymond Weaver is sitting on around 1.8 million, but he is less than 500,000 chips ahead of the rest of the field. Meanwhile, Rob Mariano, Zentner and Lowery are all tightly clustered in the middle of the pack with just about 1.1 million each, while Hank Sitton is our short stack with roughly half that, around 580,000 chips.
Monday, September 16, 2013 6:07 PM Local Time
Martin Zentner raises to 65,000 from middle position and Daniel Lowery calls from the big blind. Both players check the flop, then the turn brings the . Lowery checks, Zentner bets 100,000, and Lowery calls.
The river is the and Lowery leads out, betting 200,000. Zentner calls and tables for a straight. Lowery mucks and Zentner picks up the pot.
Martin Zentner - 1,165,000 (39 BBs)
Daniel Lowery - 1,170,000 (39 BBs)