Monday, July 15, 2019 6:07 PM Local Time
Level 32 started
Level: 32
Blinds: 100,000/200,000
Ante: 0
Monday, July 15, 2019 6:05 PM Local Time
All In Chop
John Richards raised and Alan Sternberg three-bet, Richards raised all in and Sternberg called the small amount more. The chances of a chop were high as the players shared cards.
Sternberg
Richards
The flop came , the turn was the to provide Sternberg with a flush draw but the river came the and the pot was indeed chopped up.
Alan Sternberg | 6,800,000 | 200,000 |
John Richards | 2,300,000 | 100,000 |
Monday, July 15, 2019 5:58 PM Local Time
Hale Continues to Double, Sternberg Slipping
Alan Sternberg raised to 400,000 on the button and Millard Hale three-bet to 1,280,000 in the big blind. Sternberg four-bet shoved all in and Hale called off his last 640,000.
Millard Hale:
Alan Sternberg:
Hale held a comfortable lead with his aces and the spades covered. The flop fell to give Sternberg some hope with a pair of sixes. However, the on the turn really limited his outs and the on the river gave Hale another double up.
Alan Sternberg | 6,600,000 | -2,200,000 |
Evangelos Kokkalis | 4,000,000 | 200,000 |
Millard Hale | 3,900,000 | 1,700,000 |
John Richards | 2,200,000 | 300,000 |
Monday, July 15, 2019 5:50 PM Local Time
Hale Doubles Up Again
Millard Hale raised and Evangelos Kokkalis re-raised and Hale called to put himself all in.
Hale
Kokkalis
The flop came , the turn was the , the river came the and Mills secured a double up.
Alan Sternberg | 8,800,000 | 0 |
Evangelos Kokkalis | 3,800,000 | -1,000,000 |
Millard Hale | 2,200,000 | 1,200,000 |
John Richards | 1,900,000 | -100,000 |
Monday, July 15, 2019 5:45 PM Local Time
Hale Doubles, Still the Shortest
Millard Hale raised to 480,000 from the small blind, leaving himself with just 20,000 chips behind. John Richards wanted to play for it all from the big blind and the cards were tabled.
Millard Hale:
John Richards:
The flop came and Richards picked up a bunch of outs after flopping a pair and straight draw. The on the turn took away many of those outs after pairing the board. The on the river completed the board and it was Hale's turn to double up.
Alan Sternberg | 8,800,000 | 600,000 |
Evangelos Kokkalis | 4,800,000 | -300,000 |
John Richards | 2,000,000 | -500,000 |
Millard Hale | 1,000,000 | 100,000 |
Monday, July 15, 2019 5:32 PM Local Time
Richards Finds Another Double
John Richards raised to 560,000 from the button. Sternberg re-raised and Richards called the bet to put himself all in.
Alan Sternberg
John Richards
The flop came , the turn was the and the river came the to give Richards yet another double up.
Alan Sternberg | 8,200,000 | -100,000 |
Evangelos Kokkalis | 5,100,000 | 400,000 |
John Richards | 2,500,000 | 500,000 |
Millard Hale | 900,000 | -800,000 |
Monday, July 15, 2019 5:18 PM Local Time
Richards Stays Alive with an "Eight Ball"
John Richards limped in from the small blind and Alan Sternberg made it 480,000 to go from the big blind. Richards shoved all in for 990,000 and Sternberg instantly called.
John Richards:
Alan Sternberg:
Sternberg had a lot of Richards' outs covered and the flop of put him even further ahead. However, with his rail cheering for an "eight ball", the on the turn gave Richards a straight and Sternberg was left drawing to a chop. The on the river was not it and Richards found himself a double up.
Alan Sternberg | 8,300,000 | -400,000 |
Evangelos Kokkalis | 4,700,000 | -600,000 |
John Richards | 2,000,000 | 1,330,000 |
Millard Hale | 1,700,000 | -300,000 |
Monday, July 15, 2019 5:04 PM Local Time
Level 31 started
Level: 31
Blinds: 80,000/160,000
Ante: 0
Monday, July 15, 2019 4:50 PM Local Time
Break Time
The remaining four players are heading on another 15-minute break. They will return with the blinds at 80,000/160,000 and John Richards will need to make something happen with only five big blinds.
Monday, July 15, 2019 4:49 PM Local Time
Kokkalis Leaves Richards With Crumbs
John Richards raised to 420,000, Alan Sternberg called from the button, Evangelos Kokkalis three-bet to 1,800,000, Richards moved all in and Kokklais called after Sternberg got out of the way.
Kokkalis
Richards
The flop came . The turn was the and the river came the to give Kokkalis the huge pot and leave Richards on fumes.
Alan Sternberg | 8,700,000 | -600,000 |
Evangelos Kokkalis | 5,300,000 | 3,000,000 |
Millard Hale | 2,000,000 | 0 |
John Richards | 670,000 | -2,430,000 |
Monday, July 15, 2019 4:42 PM Local Time
Richards Picks Up Aces to Double Up
Alan Sternberg opened to 300,000 from the cutoff and John Richards stuck in a three-bet to 960,000 in the big blind. Sternberg four-bet shoved all in and Richards snapped it off for another 560,000.
John Richards:
Alan Sternberg:
The flop fell to give Richards a comfortable lead with two pair. The turn was the which was one of the best cards in the deck for Sternberg but the on the river ensured Richards of a double up.
Alan Sternberg | 9,300,000 | -1,200,000 |
John Richards | 3,100,000 | 1,100,000 |
Evangelos Kokkalis | 2,300,000 | 0 |
Millard Hale | 2,000,000 | 100,000 |
Monday, July 15, 2019 4:30 PM Local Time
Sternberg Smothering the Table
Evangelos Kokkalis raised to 360,000 from the big blind after a call, Alan Sternberg called the raise. The flop came . Kokkalis bet 300,000 and Sternberg called. The turn was the . Kokkalis bet 575,000 after it was checked to him and Sternberg called quickly. The river came the . Sternberg checked again and Kokkalis checked too.
Sternberg took down the hand as he showed the for the best hand.
Alan Sternberg | 10,500,000 | 1,500,000 |
Evangelos Kokkalis | 2,300,000 | -1,100,000 |
John Richards | 2,000,000 | -200,000 |
Millard Hale | 1,900,000 | -200,000 |
Monday, July 15, 2019 4:20 PM Local Time
Sternberg Opens the Largest Gap Yet
Alan Sternberg limped in from the small blind and Evangelos Kokkalis opted to see a flop. The dealer fanned the flop of and Sternberg led out for 200,000. Kokkalis called and the paired the board on the turn.
Sternberg fired out another 400,000 and Kokkalis stuck around to see the on the river. Sternberg checked this time and Kokkalis checked it back. Sternberg tabled for two pair and was awarded the pot.
Alan Sternberg | 9,000,000 | 1,000,000 |
Evangelos Kokkalis | 3,400,000 | -800,000 |
John Richards | 2,200,000 | -300,000 |
Millard Hale | 2,100,000 | 0 |
Monday, July 15, 2019 4:15 PM Local Time
Richards Takes One
Evangelos Kokkalis raised to 300,000. John Richards called from the big blind. The flop came . Kokkalis bet 200,000 and Richards called again.
The turn was the , both players checked.
The river came the and both players checked again. Richards took it down with for a pair of sevens to move his chip stack up some from previous lower levels.
Alan Sternberg | 8,000,000 | -300,000 |
Evangelos Kokkalis | 4,200,000 | 1,100,000 |
John Richards | 2,500,000 | -500,000 |
Millard Hale | 2,100,000 | -200,000 |
Monday, July 15, 2019 3:56 PM Local Time
Sternberg Doubles Through Kokkalis to Take the Lead
Alan Sternberg opened to 300,000 on the button and Evangelos Kokkalis three-bet to 1,020,000 in the small blind. Sternberg called and the two players went heads-up to a flop of in an already inflated pot.
Kokkalis led out for 2,160,000 and Sternberg shoved all in for 3,080,000. Kokkilas quickly called and the cards were tabled.
Evangelos Kokkalis:
Alan Sternberg:
The on the turn changed nothing and Sternberg was looking to dodge a queen or ten to score a double up. The completed the board and Sternberg scored a massive double up with two pair to take the chip lead.
Alan Sternberg | 8,300,000 | 4,100,000 |
Evangelos Kokkalis | 3,100,000 | -3,700,000 |
John Richards | 3,000,000 | -400,000 |
Millard Hale | 2,300,000 | -100,000 |
Monday, July 15, 2019 3:49 PM Local Time
Richards Check-Raises Kokkalis
Evangelos Kokkalis raised to 300,000 from the button. John Richards called from the big blind. The flop came . Kokkalis bet 300,000 after a check, Richards then raised to 1,560,000 which got a quick fold out of Kokkalis and Richards continued his upward trajectory.
Evangelos Kokkalis | 6,800,000 | -300,000 |
Alan Sternberg | 4,200,000 | -100,000 |
John Richards | 3,400,000 | 900,000 |
Millard Hale | 2,400,000 | -400,000 |
Monday, July 15, 2019 3:46 PM Local Time
Level 30 started
Level: 30
Blinds: 60,000/120,000
Ante: 0
Monday, July 15, 2019 3:35 PM Local Time
Richards Doubles Through the Chip Leader
Evangelos Kokkalis raised to 250,000 in the cutoff and John Richards three-bet to 850,000 from the small blind. Kokkilas four-bet shoved all in and Richards called the extra 370,000 to put himself at risk.
Evangelos Kokkalis:
John Richards:
The flop fell to give Richards trip sevens and a stranglehold on the hand. The on the turn changed nothing and Kokkilas was drawing to just two outs. The river was the to give Richards quads and a full double up.
Evangelos Kokkalis | 7,100,000 | -1,200,000 |
Alan Sternberg | 4,300,000 | -100,000 |
Millard Hale | 2,800,000 | 0 |
John Richards | 2,500,000 | 1,300,000 |
Monday, July 15, 2019 3:32 PM Local Time
Check-Raise from Sternberg, Richards Getting Short
Alan Sternberg opened to 250,000 in the cutoff and Evangelos Kokkalis called on the button. The blinds got out of the way and the flop of was spread across the felt.
Sternberg started with a check and Kokkalis seized the opportunity to toss in a bet of 300,000. Sternberg check-raised to 800,000 and Kokkilas sent his cards to the muck.
Evangelos Kokkalis | 8,300,000 | -100,000 |
Alan Sternberg | 4,400,000 | 200,000 |
Millard Hale | 2,800,000 | 200,000 |
John Richards | 1,200,000 | -400,000 |
Monday, July 15, 2019 3:18 PM Local Time
Chop It Up
Evangelos Kokkalis raised pre-flop. Alan Sternberg called from the big blind.
The flop came , bringing an explosion of action as Kokkalis bet 200,000 and Sternberg raised to 600,000. Kokkalis then three-bet, Sternberg raised all in and Kokkalis called off the rest.
Sternberg
Kokkalis
The turn was the and the river came the and the players chopped it up.
Evangelos Kokkalis | 8,400,000 | 100,000 |
Alan Sternberg | 4,200,000 | 200,000 |
Millard Hale | 2,600,000 | -100,000 |
John Richards | 1,600,000 | -100,000 |