Event #20: Big Blind Antes $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em

Hand #77: Jake Schindler made it 120,000 under the gun and John Amato shoved his last 295,000 on the button. Schindler called it off.

John Amato:   
Jake Schindler:   

The dealer rolled out a     flop, pushing Amato ahead. Schindler couldn't hit a seven on the   and   runout and Amato doubled while Schindler dropped to the bottom of the leaderboard.

Hand #78: Shawn Buchanan made it to 135,000 but Amato was ready to play for his stack again, jamming 740,000. Buchanan wasn't interested.

Hand #79: David Peters got a walk.

Hand #80: Eric Blair raised to 140,000 in the hijack and Jake Schindler three-bet to 425,000, putting in the majority of his belongings. Blair let it go.

Hand #81: Peters made it 130,000 on the button and David Laka called in the big. The flop came     and Peters took it down with a 90,000-chip continuation-bet.

Jeremy Wien	3,500,000	0
Shawn Buchanan	2,300,000	-200,000
Eric Blair	2,200,000	-300,000
David Laka	1,500,000	-200,000
David Peters	1,500,000	100,000
John Amato	1,000,000	260,000
Jake Schindler	1,000,000	-200,000

Hand #69: Eric Blair received a walk.

Hand #70: Jake Schindler made it 120,000 and Blair pumped it to 410,000 in the small blind. Schindler took over a minute but eventually threw his cards into the muck.

Hand #71: David Peters raised to 130,000, earning a call from Jake Schindler (big blind) who checked the     flop. Peters pushed forward a small 80,000-bet and Schindler called.

Peters priced the   turn card at 200,000 and Schindler check-called again so they came to the   river where he checked again. Peters shoved all in for 480,000 and Schindler was visibly pained, twisting in his chair, trying to figure out a correct move. He tanked for a few minutes before someone called a clock on him. Then he eventually folded and the 11-minute hand was over.

Jeremy Wien	3,500,000	-200,000
Shawn Buchanan	2,500,000	0
Eric Blair	2,500,000	300,000
David Peters	1,400,000	510,000
Jake Schindler	1,200,000	-500,000
John Amato	1,200,000	-100,000
David Laka	765,000	0

Hand #63: David Laka was in the cutoff, making it 120,000. Jeremy Wien moved all in out of the big blind and Laka gave up.

Hand #64: Laka moved all in for 820,000 and his shove got through.

Hand #65: Shawn Buchanan made it 125,000 in early position. Jake Schindler flatted in the small blind and David Peters folded. The     flop ceased fire, then the   turn saw Schindler lead 235,000. Buchanan called and the   completed the board. Both players checked and Buchanan showed    for the winner.

Hand #66: Action folded to Peters who gave Buchanan a walk.

Hand #67: In the cutoff, Jake Schindler raised to 150,000 and big blind David Laka pushed all in for 910,000. Schindler folded.

Jeremy Wien	3,700,000	400,000
Shawn Buchanan	2,500,000	200,000
Eric Blair	2,200,000	-300,000
Jake Schindler	1,700,000	-600,000
John Amato	1,300,000	0
David Laka	1,200,000	260,000
David Peters	385,000	-335,000

Hand #52: Shawn Buchanan received a walk.

Hand #53: A walk for David Laka.

Hand #54: Jake Schindler made it 100,000 and John Amato called in the big blind. They checked the       board until the showdown where Amato's    lost to Schindler's   .

Hand #55: Jeremy Wien scooped the pot with a raise to 130,000.

Hand #56: David Peters open jammed his 595,000 in the middle from the second position and found no competitor.

Hand #57: David Laka raised to 100,000 in the hijack and Jake Schindler defended out of the big blind. Laka bet 90,000 again on the     flop and Schindler stuck around, check-calling.

The turn was the   and Laka fired a second barrel worth 235,000. Schindler called again and the   hit the river. Schindler checked for one last time and Laka didn't pull off another bet, saving himself from a further damage as Schindler opened    for a turned straight.

That was the last hand before the players headed for a 15-minute break.

Eric Blair	2,500,000	-100,000
Shawn Buchanan	2,300,000	-100,000
John Amato	1,700,000	-100,000
Jake Schindler	1,500,000	600,000
David Laka	940,000	-460,000
David Peters	720,000	100,000

Hand #47: Shawn Buchanan raised on the button and both blinds folded.

Hand #48: Buchanan raised to 125,000 again and small blind John Amato reraised to 375,000. Buchanan folded.

Hand #49: Under the gun, Jake Schindler placed in the minimum raise and that was enough to win the pot preflop.

Hand #50: David Peters made it 110,000 under the gun and his opponent on the left Shawn Buchanan pumped the price to 280,000. Peters released his hand and dropped under 16 bigs.

Hand #51: David Laka opened to 100,000 and Peters called in the big blind. Laka continued for 60,000 when the     hit the felt and Peters folded.

Jeremy Wien	3,300,000	0
Eric Blair	2,600,000	-200,000
Shawn Buchanan	2,400,000	300,000
John Amato	1,800,000	100,000
David Laka	1,400,000	100,000
Jake Schindler	900,000	0
David Peters	620,000	-260,000

Hand #38: Eric Blair made it 110,000 in the hijack and Shawn Buchanan came along from the big blind. Buchanan let Blair continue for 135,000 on the     flop and called. The   turn was quickly checked by both players and the   river saw Buchanan fire 225,000. Blair quickly called with the winning hand, although it wasn't clear which exact hole cards he opened.

Hand #39: David Peters raised to 115,000 on the button, but folded after David Laka moved all in for 1.15 million out of the big blind.

Hand #40: Peters repeated his previous raise, and this time it went through uncontested.

Hand #41: Buchanan raised to 125,000 in the cutoff and John Amato flatted in the small blind. A Broadway flop landed as the dealer rolled out    . Amato check-called 125,000 and then checked the   turn. Buchanan checked back to see a blank   river. Amato fired 415,000 and Buchanan let it go.

Hand #42: Eric Blair completed in the small blind and called when Jeremy Wien made it 155,000. They both checked the     flop, then Blair led out 255,000 on the   turn. Wien called and the   paired the board. Blair checked and folded to Wien's bet of 275,000.

Jeremy Wien	3,300,000	300,000
David Peters	2,300,000	0
Shawn Buchanan	2,100,000	-700,000
John Amato	1,700,000	200,000
David Laka	1,300,000	100,000
Eric Blair	1,300,000	0
Jake Schindler	900,000	-100,000

Hand #31: Jake Schindler limped from the button, David Peters completed out of the small blind, and Shawn Buchanan checked his option from the big blind to see the     flop. Peters and Buchanan checked to Schindler who fired 80,000, earning a call from Peters and a fold from Buchanan.

The   turn was checked through and Peters checked the   river as well. Schindler reached to his stack and slid forward a 180,000 bet. Peters paused for over a minute and then finally decided to fold.

Hand #32: Second to act, Eric Blair made it 90,000 and only big blind David Laka called. Laka led out 85,000 when the     flop landed and Blair matched the price.

They continued to the   turn where Laka slowed down, checking. Blair fired 260,000 and Laka quickly folded.

Hand #33: Blair raised to 90,000 again and earned three callers: Schindler (hijack), Peters (cutoff), and John Amato (big blind). The     flop was checked and they went four-way to the   turn. Amato led out 185,000 and all remaining players gave up.

Hand #34: Laka raised to 80,000 on the button and Blair defended his big. Blair check-called 70,000 on the     flop before both players tapped the   turn and   river. Blair showed    and Laka mucked.

Eric Blair	2,000,000	200,000
David Peters	1,500,000	-100,000
John Amato	1,500,000	400,000
David Laka	1,200,000	-400,000
Jake Schindler	1,000,000	-200,000

Hand #28: Shawn Buchanan limped from middle position and Jeremy Wien checked his option in the big blind. On a flop of     Buchanan bet 50,000 after Wien checked. Wien took a few seconds before releasing his hand into the muck.

Hand #29: From under the gun Peters opened to 90,000 with Shawn Buchanan making the call. Jake Schindler put in a call from the big blind as well. The flop came    , and the action checked to Buchanan who bet 125,000. Schindler folded and Peters tossed in a call. The   fell on the turn with the action checking through.

On a   river Peters checked to Buchanan who took a few seconds before checking back. Peters rolled over    for a pair of nines, Buchanan couldn't beat it and Peters won the hand.

Shawn Buchanan	2,800,000	-200,000
David Peters	1,600,000	200,000

Hand #18: Shawn Buchanan raised to 80,000 from the cutoff and John Amato called from the big blind. The flop came     and Amato check-called a bet of 55,000 from Buchanan.

The turn was the   and action went check-check. On the river   Buchanan fired 350,000 and Amato mucked.

Hand #19: David Peters raised to 90,000 from middle position with Shawn Buchanan calling directly to his left and David Blair coming along from the big blind. The flop came    . The action checked to Buchanan who fired a bet of 100,000. Blair called and Peters folded. On the   turn Blair checked with Buchanan checking back.

The   river fell with Blair checking and after a few seconds Buchanan checked again. Buchanan showed    which was good enough to take it down.

Hand #20: John Amato raised to 80,000 from the button and everyone folded.

Hand #21: David Peters opened to 90,000 from under the gun with Shawn Buchanan calling behind him and Jake Schindler defending from the big blind. On the     flop, Peters put out a bet of 110,000. Buchanan and Schindler both mucked and Peters was awarded the pot.

Hand #22: On the button Jeremy Wien opened to 85,000 and David Peters called in the big blind. The flop fell [8sac6] with Peters checking to Wien who bet 100,000. Peters mucked and Wien collected the pot.

Shawn Buchanan

2,900,000

320,000

The cards are in the air as we begin the third and final day of Event #20: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em.