Wednesday, July 6, 2022 10:18 PM Local Time
Mase Goes For It on River
The action was recapped after it was finished. The hijack opened to 1,200 and it folded around to Mikki Mase in the big blind who three-bet to 3,200 which was called.
The flop came , Mase led for 3,200 and the hijack made the call. On the turn Mase bet again, this time to the tune of 4,500 and again the hijack called.
The peeled off on the river and Mase sized up to 10,200. The hijack went deep in the tank but reluctantly made the call hoping the straight on board would be a chop.
Mase rolled over for king-high but played the board with a straight and the hijack had for a flopped set but chopped the pot with the board now playing.
| Mikki Mase | 50,000 | 16,000  |
Wednesday, July 6, 2022 10:17 PM Local Time
Hendrix Eliminated by Zukowicz Pocket Aces
With about 10,000 in the middle, the flop read and Adam Hendrix checked to Monika Zukowicz who took about ten seconds before putting out a bet of 3,500. Hendrix called.
The hit the turn and Hendrix check-called another bet of 8,000.
When the hit the river, Hendrix checked once more before Zukowicz pushed her entire stack of 62,000 across the line. Hendrix went deep into the tank, breaking down his stack of 19,700.
"I really want to believe you. It feels like ace-four more than aces," Hendrix said aloud as he was contemplating his decision.
Eventually Hendrix dropped some chips across the line to make the call and Zukowicz tabled for aces up. Hendrix quickly showed before tossing his cards face down into the muck and grabbing his bag to exit the tournament area.
| Monika Zukowicz | 115,500 | 28,500 |
| Adam Hendrix | 0 | -103,000  |
Wednesday, July 6, 2022 10:14 PM Local Time
Double Up for Stitzel
James Stitzel jammed all in from middle position for around 30,000. The button called, the blinds got out of the way and the cards were on their backs.
James Stitzel:
Opponent:
The board came down and while both players ended up with two pair, Stitzel's aces and queens were good to take down the pot for a double up.
Wednesday, July 6, 2022 10:09 PM Local Time
Morgan Rising Up The Ranks
With 20,000 in the middle on the flop of Both Jordan Morgan on the button and the big blind checked.
The turn saw the big blind bet 6,000. Morgan raised it to 15,000 which was called by the big blind.
Morgan bombed the river for 40,000. After much deliberation, the big blind elected to fold with Morgan taking a big pot.
Wednesday, July 6, 2022 10:00 PM Local Time
Select Chip Counts from Bally's Gold
| Patrik Jaros | 226,000 | 6,000 |
| Ryan Ko | 210,000 | 30,000 |
| Jeremy Ausmus | 146,200 | -8,800 |
| Kumar Parminder | 135,000 | 21,500 |
| George Holmes | 122,000 | 39,000 |
| Ken Aldridge | 100,000 | 70,000 |
| Eric Persson | 85,700 | -14,300 |
| Ben Yu | 83,000 | 83,000 |
| Frank Kassela | 80,300 | 66,300 |
| Timothy Telliard | 74,100 | -40,900 |
| Stanley Weng | 70,000 | 8,000 |
| Ray Henson | 67,600 | 13,600 |
| Sean Winter | 61,000 | 1,000 |
| Champie Douglas | 56,000 | -17,000 |
| Kevin Mallis | 54,000 | 54,000 |
| Brandon Sheils | 53,000 | 53,000 |
| Sarah Wasch | 39,000 | -1,000 |
| Joe Hachem | 25,000 | -25,600 |
Wednesday, July 6, 2022 9:56 PM Local Time
Level 5 started
Level: 5
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 600
Wednesday, July 6, 2022 9:35 PM Local Time
Break Time
The players have just been sent on their last 20-minute break of the day. Level 5 will be the last level tonight before bagging and the blinds will be 300/600 blinds with a 600 ante.
It has been an eventful level since the dinner break with more new faces in the field, big swings and some lucky hits. Gabe Ramos hit quads, Matthew Aquino chipped up off of Ivey and Koray Aldemir's stack continues to grow.
Wednesday, July 6, 2022 9:34 PM Local Time
Racener Scores The Knockout
The action was picked up in a multi-way pot with roughly 5,000 in the middle on a flop of . The big blind checked and John Racener bet 1,600 from middle position. The cutoff called and the big blind elected on a shove for 17,700 total. Racener took a moment but made the call and the cutoff got out of the way.
Opponent:
John Racener:
Racener flopped top set but was up against a flush draw and open-ender. The board ran out turn and river giving Racener a full-house and secured the knockout after having to dodge a lot of outs.
| John Racener | 93,000 | 36,200 |
Wednesday, July 6, 2022 9:34 PM Local Time
Reisman Plays for Stacks
Michael "Skull Mike" Reisman, a commentator for The Lodge Livestream, opened for 1,200 from early position. Action folded all the way to Michael Finstein in the big blind who made the call.
The flop was . Finstein checked in flow, Reisman continued for 1,300, Finstein decided to come along with a call.
The turn paired the second card when the hit. Finstein led for 4,000. After some thought Reisman made the call.
When the river completed the board, Finstein led for 10,000. Reisman thought for about a minute, counted his stack, eyed his opponent's stack, then moved all in for about 27,000 effective. Finstein folded immediately and Reisman scooped the hefty late-day pot.
| Michael Reisman | 90,000 | 34,000 |
| Michael Finstein | 27,000 | 27,000 |
Wednesday, July 6, 2022 9:33 PM Local Time
Ramos Continues to Build Big Day 1d Stack
With 4,000 in the middle on a board, Gabe Ramos bet 1,500 from late position and was called by the button.
The river brought the and Ramos fired once more for 4,500. However, the button vowed to not give the table's chip leader anything else and folded.
With one level to play today, Ramos is already over 260,000 in chips.
| Gabe Ramos | 262,000 | 27,000 |
Wednesday, July 6, 2022 9:31 PM Local Time
Kenney Calls River with Third Pair
Bryn Kenney opened from late position for 1,300 and the big blind called.
The flop came and Kenney continued for 1,000. The big blind called.
The hit the turn and both players checked it down.
On the river, the big blind took a few seconds before firing 3,000. It wasn't long until Kenney flicked a chip in to signal a call.
The big blind flashed queen-high while Kenney turned over for the win.
| Bryn Kenney | 81,000 | 6,000 |
Wednesday, July 6, 2022 9:27 PM Local Time
Elias Wins Without Showdown
With 14,000 in the pot, action was picked up on the flop. Darren Elias checked in the hijack before Patrick Eskandar bet 8,500. Elias called.
The turn checked thorugh to the river and Elias waited a minute before firing for 27,000, leaving just 20,000 behind.
Eskandar stared down his opponent before conceding the pot.
| Darren Elias | 80,000 | 60,500 |
Wednesday, July 6, 2022 9:27 PM Local Time
Ausmus Gets Knockout with Set
Altynai Fung raised it up to 4,300 preflop, getting the small blind, under-the-gun player, and Jeremy Ausmus, in early position, to come along for the ride.
On the flop, action checked back to Fung, who continued for 14,000. The small blind and under-the-gun players got out of the way, putting the action on Ausmus. He thought for a bit, before tossing in a raise to 50,000, enough to put Fung all in. She thought only briefly before pushing her chips into the middle, making the call.
Altynai Fung:
Jeremy Ausmus:
Fung had flopped top pair, but that was no good against Ausmus' middle set. She would need some help to stay alive, but none would come on the turn or river. Ausmus' set was still best, and he scooped the pot while Fung left the table.
| Jeremy Ausmus | 155,000 | 28,400 |
| Altynai Fung | 0 | |
Wednesday, July 6, 2022 9:24 PM Local Time
Dobrin's Jacks are Good
Jeffrey Dobrin raised to 1,100 in the hijack before Ryan Smith three-bet to 3,300. The button and blinds got out of the way before Dobrin made the call.
The dealer spread a flop of and both players checked to see the on the turn.
Dobrin checked to Smith who made a bet of 2,500 and Dobrin called.
The fell on the river and once Dobrin checked, Smith quickly checked back. Dobrin tabled and Smith whipped his hand into the muck.
| Jeffrey Dobrin | 109,000 | |
| Ryan Smith (CAN) | 28,200 | -19,300 |
Wednesday, July 6, 2022 9:24 PM Local Time
Prianos Put In Tough Spot
Ashley Frank opened to 1,000 from early position and was called by Ying Zhao in middle position as well as Marios Prianos on the button.
Frank checked on a flop of and Zhao led out for 1,600. Prianos made the call while Frank folded to send the two players to the turn.
Zhao continued her aggression on the turn, firing off 9,600. Prianos responded with a raise to 9,600 only to be met with all in shove for 31,300 from Zhao. The jam sent Prianos into the tank. He pondered over his decision for quite some time, asking the dealer to count out the shove before calculating how many chips he would have left if he called and was wrong. Ultimately he did commit calling chips to put Zhao at risk.
Ying Zhao:
Marios Prianos:
Both players had made two pair but Zhao's was better, putting her in a good position to get the full double. The river changed nothing, bringing Zhao back up above starting stack while putting a large dent in Prianos' stack.
| Marios Prianos | 113,000 | -26,000 |
| Ying Zhao | 63,000 | |
Wednesday, July 6, 2022 9:19 PM Local Time
Chan Busts Opponent With Boat
Action was retold to PokerNews
From early position, Daniel Daconti had three-bet and Johnny Chan came along in the cutoff, as did Akeem Stewart in the small blind with flat calls.
The flop was the . Stewart bet, Daconti raised, Chan and Stewart both called.
The turn was the . Action was not recalled from this point but Daconti ended up folding with Chan and Stewart getting it all in.
Chan had the for the boat while Stewart had the . The river was the and Stewart was gone and Chan gathered a big pot. Daconti claimed to have folded .
| Johnny Chan | 142,000 | 39,000 |
| Daniel Daconti | 137,000 | -3,000 |
| Akeem Stewart | 0 | -82,000 |
Wednesday, July 6, 2022 9:19 PM Local Time
Colillas Cracks Aces to Bust Monroig
The cutoff opened to 1,200 before Ramon Colillas made it 3,500 on the button. Michael Monroig then moved all in for around 10,000 in the small blind. The cutoff mucked and Colillas hesitantly called.
Michael Monroig:
Ramon Colillas:
Monroig immediately stood up and said "Oh boy," as the hands were exposed. The flop gave Colillas an open-ended straight draw which immediately came on the turn. The river completed the board and Monroig left the table in disgust as Colillas dragged in the last of his chips.
It's been quite the spin-up for the PokerStars Ambassador as he had just 19,000 chips at one stage on Day 1d.
| Ramon Colillas | 85,000 | 10,000 |
| Michael Monroig | 0 | 0 |
Wednesday, July 6, 2022 9:15 PM Local Time
Hayes Running It Up in the Silver Section
| PT Hayes | 147,000 | 147,000 |
| Bill Klein | 122,000 | -3,000 |
| Cliff Josephy | 74,500 | -500 |
| Christoph Vogelsang | 52,000 | -6,000 |
| Rio Rodriguez | 20,000 | 20,000 |
Wednesday, July 6, 2022 9:14 PM Local Time
Wang Coolers "JBoogs"
Ebony Kenney was kind enough to relay a cooler hand at her table. The action picked up when Jeremy "JBoogs" Levin opened for 1,100 and it folded to Grant Wang on the button who three-bet to 4,200. Levin four-bet all in for 44,000 and it was back on Wang who was put in the tank. Wang eventually made the call and the cards were on their backs.
Jeremy Levin:
Grant Wang:
The flop came and it looked like both players would likely chop until the turn hit giving the ultimate sweat to Levin. When the peeled off on the river it was the flush of Wang that coolered the popular "Hustler Casino Live" player and sent JBoogs to the rail.
The table also wanted Wang to be referred to as "Greedy Grant" as they all joked together about his nickname.
| Grant Wang | 190,000 | 190,000 |
| Jeremy Levin | 0 | 0 |
Wednesday, July 6, 2022 9:10 PM Local Time
Grant Doubles Up with Aces
The three-way action was picked up with 11,700 in the pot and a flop of having just hit the table.
Action checked over to Ryan Grant in late position, who fired out for 3,000. The button raised it up to 10,000. After a fold from the player between them, Grant thought for a moment before stacking his remaining chips into a single tower and placing them into the center, a shove worth 27,700 total. His opponent went into the tank for a couple minutes, before making the call. He got up as though to leave before the hands had even been tabled.
Ryan Grant:
Opponent:
Upon seeing the hands, the opponent was quick to point out that he would have chips left, as he had around 40,000 or so in chips, enough to cover Grant, who was massively ahead. His opponent would need to hit runner-runner to make Broadway in order to take the pot and eliminate Grant. Instead, the turn left him drawing dead before the river completed the board, giving Grant the double up.