Level: 14
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 400
Level: 14
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 400
A short-stacked Kai Koppe moved all in from early position for 40,000, and Tom Urbanski re-raised all in for around 100,000 from the button. The blinds folded, and the cards went on their backs.
Koppe:
Urbanski:
The board ran out , sending Koppe to the rail empty-handed in 17th place.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Tom Urbanski |
160,000
67,000
|
67,000 |
Kai Koppe | Busted |
With the elimination of two players just moments ago, we're down to our final two tables here in Event #7. Here's a look at the table draws, along with each player's chip count.
Table 12
Seat | Player | Chips |
---|---|---|
1 | Leon Halat | 80,000 |
2 | Christian Conrad | 52,000 |
3 | Andrew Spears | 98,000 |
4 | Randy Pfeifer | 50,000 |
5 | Sharman Olshan | 134,000 |
6 | Budway Salhab | 76,000 |
7 | Eric Liu | 41,000 |
8 | Eric Gierlinger | 207,000 |
9 | Jeff Joseph | 270,000 |
Table 13
Seat | Player | Chips |
---|---|---|
1 | Howard Kitchie | 125,000 |
2 | Tom Urbanski | 93,000 |
3 | Josh Knight | 105,000 |
4 | Jack Vaccarello | 66,000 |
5 | Kai Koppe | 50,000 |
6 | Rick Block | 295,000 |
7 | Art Demmerley | 110,000 |
8 | Chris Myers | 270,000 |
9 | EMPTY |
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Rick Block |
295,000
167,000
|
167,000 |
Jeff Joseph |
270,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
Chris Myers |
270,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
Eric Gierlinger |
207,000
207,000
|
207,000 |
Sharman Olshan |
134,000
-13,000
|
-13,000 |
Howard Kitchie |
125,000
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
Art Demmerley |
110,000
-19,000
|
-19,000 |
Josh Knight |
105,000
-3,600
|
-3,600 |
Andrew Spears |
98,000
-19,000
|
-19,000 |
Tom Urbanski |
93,000
93,000
|
93,000 |
Leon Halat |
80,000
-6,000
|
-6,000 |
Budway Salhab |
76,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
Jack Vaccarello |
66,000
-4,000
|
-4,000 |
Christian Conrad |
52,000
52,000
|
52,000 |
Kai Koppe |
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
Randy Pfeifer |
50,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
Eric Liu |
41,000
-42,000
|
-42,000 |
After significant preflop action, three players took to a flop of . Jeff Joseph checked over to the second player to act who open-shipped all in for 29,200. Chris Myers called the bet and Joseph went into the tank for about forty-five seconds before releasing his hand.
Myers:
Opponent:
Myers led with his pair of kings and stayed that way through the turn () and the river (). Myers scored the knockout and brought his stack up to 195,000. This knockout reduced the field down to the final 18 and prompted a total redraw of the tournament field. A full seating chart will be posted shortly.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Chris Myers |
195,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
On the last hand before the break, Rick Block raised to 4,200 from early position and Rodney Budschuh moved all in for 16,800 from the small blind. Howard Kitchie flatted from the big blind, and Block called as well. On the flop, Kitchie fired 30,000 into the pot. Block opted to fold and was relieved when the cards were turned up.
Budschuh:
Kitchie:
Kitchie's sneakily-played aces were way out in front, and they held up through the turn and river. Kitchie is now working with around 145,000.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Howard Kitchie |
145,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Rick Block |
128,000
128,000
|
128,000 |
Rodney Budschuh
|
Busted |
Level: 13
Blinds: 1,200/2,400
Ante: 300
Players are currently on a 10-minute break.
Jack Vaccarello was all in preflop holding the against Johannes Mueller's . Mueller was relatively safe through the flop and turn, but the on the river shipped the double to Vaccarello, leaving the former chip leader Mueller with just 23,000.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Jack Vaccarello |
85,700
85,700
|
85,700 |
Johannes Mueller |
23,000
-52,000
|
-52,000 |
After a preflop confrontation that resulted in a three-way all in, Josh Knight rolled over two aces - the and the , to show that he was dominating his opponents. Another short stacked player tabled while Rodney Budschuh, also all in for his tournament life, flipped over .
Knight was looking to scoop a sizable pot if his aces kept the lead. It looked as if this would be the case after the flop hit the felt. The on the turn changed nothing, as Knight was still out in front with his bullets.
The river, however, brought the down onto the felt with a thud which allowed several table members to release gasps while Budschuh bellowed in celebration. Budschuh was able to drag in the main pot and survive with 24,000 in chips. Knight's aces were still better than the third players treys, though, which allowed him to grab the side pot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Josh Knight |
130,000
-500
|
-500 |
Rodney Budschuh
|
24,000 |
Level: 12
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 300