Tuesday, July 5, 2016 7:27 PM Local Time
James Alexander is under the gun and bets the pot, making it 105,000. Marco Johnson is in the big blind and calls.
The flop comes and Johnson checks. Alexander goes all in with his last 160,000. Johnson thinks for a moment.
"For the benefit of my stomach, please don't take long," says Johnson, "I'm about to throw up."
Johnson folds and Alexander's stomach, and stack are given a reprieve.
James Alexander - 360,000 (12 bb)
Marco Johnson - 595,000 (19 bb)
Tuesday, July 5, 2016 7:23 PM Local Time
Marco Johnson Hunting for His Second Bracelet this year
Marco Johnson raises to 60,000 from under the gun, and James Alexander three-bets to 225,000 in early position. Action folds back around to Johnson, who calls the raise.
The flop is . Johnson goes all-in for 200,000, and Alexander quickly calls. Both hands are revealed.
Johnson:
Alexander:
The turn and river are . Both players chop the low with a wheel, but Johnson's seven-high straight gives him the high. He gets three quarters of the pot, and Alexander is left short.
Marco Johnson - 680,000 (22 bb)
James Alexander - 260,000 (8 bb)
Tuesday, July 5, 2016 7:18 PM Local Time
Colin Gelker
Timothy Vukson opens to 60,000 and Alexander, Gelker, and Dave Nowakowski come along to the flop.
The flop comes and the action checks to Gelker, who bets the pot. The remaining players quickly fold and then Alexander re-ports, putting a large stack of green chips into the pot. Gelker calls and is all-in.
The hands:
Gelker -
Alexander -
The turn is the and the river is the , giving Gelker a flush. He will scoop the pot and jump into second in chips. Gelker was one of the shorter stacks coming back from break,
but after eliminating Matt Lefkowitz, he doubles up again against James
Alexander.
Colin Gelker - 900,000 (30 bb)
James Alexander - 530,000 (17 bb)
Tuesday, July 5, 2016 7:13 PM Local Time
Kenneth Po raises to 65,000 from under the gun, and David Nowakowski calls from early position. All other players fold, so it's heads-up to the flop.
The flop is . Po bets 90,000, and Nowakowski folds his hand, surrendering the pot to Po.
Kenneth Po - 450,000 (15 bb)
David Nowakowski - 1,600,000 53 bb)
Tuesday, July 5, 2016 7:07 PM Local Time
Matt Lefkowitz
Colin Gelker opens to 60,000 and Matt Lefkowitz calls in position. Marco Johnson is in the big blind and calls. Johnson has both players covered.
The flop is and Johnson checks. Gelker goes all in for 175,000 and Lefkowitz calls for less, about 100,000. Johnson folds.
The hands:
Gelker -
Lefkowitz -
The turn is the and the river is the , which gives Gelker trip fives. There is no possible low, so Gelker scoops the pot and Lefkowitz is eliminated.
Colin Gelker - 425,000 (14 bb)
Marco Johnson - 280,000 (9 bb)
Matt Lefkowitz - Eliminated in 9th place ($13,691)
Tuesday, July 5, 2016 6:59 PM Local Time
Martin Staszko
James Alexander raises to 65,000 from middle position. Action folds around to Martin Staszko in the big blind, who three-bets to 210,000. Alexander calls to make it heads-up
The flop is . Staszko goes all-in for his last 70,000, and Alexander calls. Both hands are tabled.
Staszko:
Alexander:
The turn and river are . Staszko takes the whole pot with a pair of kings, and doubles his stack.
Martin Staszko - 650,000 (21 bb)
James Alexander - 820,000 (27 bb)
Tuesday, July 5, 2016 6:50 PM Local Time
Kenneth Po limps under the gun and Colin Gelker calls on the button. Matt Lefkowitz checks his option.
The flop is and the action checks to Gelker. He bets the pot or 105,000 and everyone folds.
Colin Gelker - 270,000 (9 bb)
Kenneth Po - 460,000 (15 bb)
Matt Lefkowtiz - 130,000 (4 bb)
Tuesday, July 5, 2016 6:45 PM Local Time
Bart O'Connell Eliminated in 10th Place ($10,658)
Bart O'Connell raises to 105,000 in middle position, and David Nowakowski three bets to 240,000 from the cutoff. O'Connell calls all-in to put himself at risk, and both hands are tabled.
O'Connell:
Nowakowski:
The board runs out . Nowakowski makes quad tens to take the pot, and eliminate O'Connell.
David Nowakowski - 1,510,000
Bart O'Connell - Eliminated in 10th Place ($10,658)
Tuesday, July 5, 2016 6:36 PM Local Time
Level: | 25 | | Blinds: | 15,000/30,000 | |
Tuesday, July 5, 2016 6:21 PM Local Time
Players are on a 15-minute break.
Tuesday, July 5, 2016 6:21 PM Local Time
Marco Johnson raises to 55,000 from middle position. Action folds to Bark O'Connell on the button, who moves all in for 186,000 total. Johnson calls quickly to put O'Connell at risk. Both hands are revealed.
Johnson:
O'Connell:
The board runs out . With no low possible, both players play ace-king high from their hands, and they chop the pot.
Bart O'Connell - 190,000 (7 bb)
Marco Johnson - 390,000 (16 bb)
Tuesday, July 5, 2016 6:14 PM Local Time
James Alexander opens to 56,000 and Stephen Johnson reraises to 180,000. Alexander calls.
The flop comes and Johnson goes all in for his remaining 130,000. Alexander calls.
Alexander has against the of Johnson.
The turn is the , giving Alexander two pair, and the river is the , giving Johnson the low for a chop.
James Alexander - 1,200,000 (50 bb)
Stephen Johnson - 310,000 (12 bb)
Tuesday, July 5, 2016 6:09 PM Local Time
Martin Staszko raises to 70,000 from the cutoff and Timothy Vukson calls from the button.
The flop is . Staszko goes all in for about 90,000, and Vukson calls. Both hands are tabled.
Staszko:
Vukson:
The turn and river are . Both players chop the high with top two pair, and Staszko makes the better low, so he gets three quarters of the pot.
Martin Staszko - 220,000 (8 bb)
Timothy Vukson - 1,100,000 (44 bb)
Tuesday, July 5, 2016 6:05 PM Local Time
Bart O'Connell opens to 51,000 and Matt Lefkowitz calls in position.
The flop comes and O'Connell checks. Lefkowitz announces, "Pot," and is all in for about 100,000.
O'Connell folds.
Matt Lefkowitz - 220,000 (9 bb)
Bart O'Connell - 245,000 (10 bb)
Tuesday, July 5, 2016 6:00 PM Local Time
Kenneth Po raises to 51,000 from the cutoff. David Nowakowski calls from the button, and Timothy Vukson calls from the big blind. The three see a flop of . All three players check.
The turn is the . Vukson checks and Po bets 80,000. Both of his opponents fold, and Po stacks the winnings.
Kenneth Po - 265,000 (10 bb)
David Nowakowski - 1,150,000 (47 bb)
Timothy Vukson - 1,170,000 (48 bb)
Tuesday, July 5, 2016 5:47 PM Local Time
Kenneth Po raises to 51,000 from middle position, and big blind James Alexander raises the pot to 177,000 total. Po goes into the tank for about four minutes. "If you guys want to call the clock you can," he remarks.
Before the clock is called, Po folds his hand, and Alexander takes the pot. "If you took that long, your hand was no good," says Alexander.
James Alexander - 1,180,000 (49 bb)
Kenneth Po - 220,000 (8 bb)
Tuesday, July 5, 2016 5:39 PM Local Time
Kenneth Po opens to 51,000, Martin Staszko shoves all in for 80,000, and Po calls.
Po has and Staszko has .
The board runs out and Staszko scoops the pot with a Broadway straight.
Martin Staszko - 384,000 (16 bb)
Kenneth Po - 304,000 (12 bb)
Tuesday, July 5, 2016 5:34 PM Local Time
Colin Gelker raises to 48,000 from middle position, and Timothy Vukson calls in the big blind.
The flop is . Both players check.
The turn is the , Vukson bets 40,000, and Gelker calls.
The river is the . Vukson bets 125,000 this time, and Gelker folds his hand after a few moments.
Timothy Vukson - 950,000 (38 bb)
Colin Gelker - 255,000 (10 bb)
Tuesday, July 5, 2016 5:28 PM Local Time
Stephen Johnson opens to 50,000 and Bart O'Connell calls in position.
The flop is and Johnson bets 129,000. O'Connell goes all in for less and shows against the of Johnson.
The turn is the and the river is the .
Both players have two pair, but O'Connell has the low thanks to the and gets three quarters here.
"What a run-out," says Johnson.
Bart O'Connell - 310,000 (14 bb)
Stephen Johnson - 264,000 ( 12 bb)
Tuesday, July 5, 2016 5:23 PM Local Time
Level: | 24 | | Blinds: | 12,000/24,000 | |