Monday, June 7, 2010 9:16 PM Local Time
A player had raised to 7,500 when Shaun Deeb countered with an all-in raise to 38,400. The original raiser made the call and they went to the flop.
Deeb:
Opponent:
Deeb stayed ahead as the board ran out and he ended the hand with about 90,000 in chips.
Monday, June 7, 2010 9:09 PM Local Time
Over at Table 298, Garrett Thompson raised to 18,000 and was reraised by Will "The Thrill" Failla to 45,000. Thompson went all in for a couple thousand more and Failla made the call.
Thompson:
Failla:
Failla was ahead but still walked away from the table. As he did, the flop came . Suddenly Failla was in big trouble. The on the turn was no help. The on the river gave Thompson the double up to over 100,000 and left Failla with around 40,000.
Monday, June 7, 2010 8:54 PM Local Time
Players have returned from their break. The plan is to play through Level 17 and then call it a night.
Monday, June 7, 2010 8:37 PM Local Time
Just before break, David "Bakes" Baker had raised to 4,800 when a player went all in for 44,000 more. Baker made the call and we were off to the flop.
Baker:
Opponent:
Baker pulled ahead on the flop when it fell and stayed ahead with the on the turn and the on the river.
Monday, June 7, 2010 8:35 PM Local Time
The remaining players are currently on a 20 minute break.
Monday, June 7, 2010 8:19 PM Local Time
We're almost through Level 14 and we're down to 15 tables and 135 players. We're going to play through another four levels before coming back tomorrow. Stay tuned to see how many players are left at that point. Some huge stacks are emerging as smaller-stacked players are finding themselves having to gamble.
Monday, June 7, 2010 8:11 PM Local Time
Jared Hamby raised to 4,900 from the cutoff and was reraised to 12,700 by Shaun Deeb. Hamby made the call and the two players saw a flop of .
Both players checked to the turn, which was the . Hamby bet 13,500 and Deeb called. Once again, both players checked when the hit the river.
Hamby turned over for a rivered pair, which caused Deeb to muck. Hamby was up to 105,300 after the hand.
Monday, June 7, 2010 7:59 PM Local Time
Nick Guagenti called an opponent's all in with . His opponent held and the two were off to the races.
The flop came , keeping Guagenti in the lead. The changed nothing and Guagenti needed to dodge both an ace and queen on the river.
The dealer burned and flipped over the , giving Guagenti the pot and bringing his stack to 220,000.
Monday, June 7, 2010 7:56 PM Local Time
Wil Failla was in early position when he raised to 4,500. The player on the button went all in for 21,000 and Failla tanked for a while before calling. Failla showed and was ahead of his opponent's . The board didn't change a thing, and Failla is up to 130,000.
Monday, June 7, 2010 7:52 PM Local Time
At the river on a board, Andy Black bet 8,000 and was raised by an opponent to 16,000. Black moved all in for 44,100 more and was called.
The unknown player showed for two pair but Black hit a runner-runner flush with . Black doubled on the hand to 122,000.
Monday, June 7, 2010 7:49 PM Local Time
A player from middle position raised to 4,300 and Ylon Schwartz pushed all in for 18,000. A player in the big blind called off his remaining 17,400, and the original raiser folded.
Schwartz:
Opponent:
Schwartz picked up plenty of outs when the flop came . He managed to find one of them when he made a flush through the on the turn. However, when the fell on the river, his opponent made a higher flush, crippling Schwartz.
Monday, June 7, 2010 7:47 PM Local Time
Jared Hamby was in the small blind and moved all in over an opponent's original 4,600 raise for 32,500. His opponent called and showed but was behind Hamby's .
The flop came , which kept Hamby in the lead. The on the turn paired his opponent's hand but also gave Hamby a wheel. The on the river ensured Hamby the double up and he is now sitting with 68,000 in chips.
Monday, June 7, 2010 7:44 PM Local Time
Dana Kellstrom is back towards the average stack size after doubling up with against . Kellstrom hit an ace on the river, which was music to his ears, but not likely to his opponent's.
Monday, June 7, 2010 7:35 PM Local Time
Shaun Deeb was involved in a pot with an opponent with a board . Deeb was in the cutoff and checked, when his opponent bet 11,000. Deeb tanked for a while and eventually made the call.
Both players checked the turn as well as the river. Deeb showed which was better than his opponent's . After telling his opponent "good effort." That may have seemed unsportsmanlike to Adam Katz, who from the rail said "Good effort? That's just wrong."
Monday, June 7, 2010 7:29 PM Local Time
On a flop of , Adam Croffut bet 10,000 and Victor Ramdin went all in for a total of 27,000. Croffut made the call and Ramdin showed for a double-gutted straight draw while Croffut held .
Ramdin called for a ten on the turn and it came the . "I wish I was that lucky," a player at the table proclaimed. Croffut was drawing dead on the river, but Ramdin still called for a six. Wouldn't you know it, it ended up being the . Ramdin took the pot and doubled to 74,000.
Monday, June 7, 2010 7:28 PM Local Time
William Reynolds bet 13,600 into an 18,000 pot on a board reading . He got a call from a player in middle position, who mucked upon seeing Reynold's .
Reynolds is currently sitting with 120,000 in chips.
Monday, June 7, 2010 7:25 PM Local Time
David "Bakes" Baker raised to 4,000 from the hijack and got some love from the big blind, who made the call. The flop came . When the big blind checked, Baker bet 5,600, inducing a fold.
Monday, June 7, 2010 7:25 PM Local Time
An unknown player raised to 4,300 and David Levi moved all in for a total of 30,000. His opponent called and was ahead with . Levi held the .
The board ran out and Levi was eliminated from the tournament.
Monday, June 7, 2010 7:23 PM Local Time
John Phan is visiting Table 298 and having a chat with Will Failla. The two are teasing back and forth about their respective chips stacks.
Meanwhile, a table over at Table 293, Victor Ramdin has been enjoying a massage ever since we got back from the dinner break. As players are eliminated and stacks get a little deeper, it appears the camaraderie between players is getting a little deeper as well.
Monday, June 7, 2010 7:13 PM Local Time
Andy Black and an opponent were all in preflop for the opponent's tournament life.
Black:
Opponent:
Black may not have liked his chances heading to the flop, but that sure changed when it came . His opponent was drawing dead, with the and coming as a formality.
Black is now up to 75,000.