Level: 24
Blinds: 20,000/40,000
Ante: 40,000
Level: 24
Blinds: 20,000/40,000
Ante: 40,000
Tai Lee jammed the last of his small stack and Peter Le called quickly.
Tai Lee:
Peter Le:
The board ran out and the three kings were good to eliminate Lee from the tournament in 10th place for $10,115.
The tournament will now break into an unofficial final table of nine.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Peter Le |
2,830,000
1,280,000
|
1,280,000 |
|
||
Tai Lee | Busted |
Matt Steinberg got it all in for just over 200,000 and Brian Kent was there to go for the knockout.
Matt Steinberg:
Brian Kent:
The flop ran out with a six for Kent to take the lead. The turn was and the river was a brick, with no help for Steinberg, and he was eliminated in 11th place for $8,141.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Brian Kent |
550,000
260,000
|
260,000 |
Matt Steinberg | Busted |
Action was heads-up with 150,000 in the pot and on the board when Thomas Carroll checked. Brian Kent bet 60,000 and Carroll raised to 150,000.
Kent shoved with more and Carroll stood up to go deep into the tank.
After several minutes, Carroll slammed a stack of T-5,000 chips into the middle and turned over for a pair of fives. Kent revealed for the lead.
The turn brought and a change of fortune for Carroll, while the river was and a brick for Kent.
"Comin' in hot!" Carroll yelled again to little reaction from the table.
"You can't stop it, because it is unstoppable," Carroll repeated a few times while he stacked up his new chips. "Put that on the blog!"
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Thomas Carroll |
860,000
480,000
|
480,000 |
Brian Kent |
290,000
-360,000
|
-360,000 |
Level: 23
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 30,000
The final 11 players are now on another 15-minute break.
Thomas Carroll got his last 175,000 into the middle and Yi Chi Li was the one to put him at risk.
Thomas Carroll:
Yi Chi Li:
The board ran out and Carroll spiked a jack on the river to stay alive.
"I'm not going down without a fight!" Carroll yelled while he dragged the pot. "I'm comin' in hot!"
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Yi Chi Li |
590,000
-150,000
|
-150,000 |
Thomas Carroll |
380,000
220,000
|
220,000 |
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
James Leonard |
1,820,000
470,000
|
470,000 |
Dustin Nelson |
1,710,000
-395,000
|
-395,000 |
Peter Le |
1,550,000
-350,000
|
-350,000 |
|
||
Jason Lee |
1,000,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
||
Yi Chi Li |
740,000
348,000
|
348,000 |
Brian Kent |
650,000
105,000
|
105,000 |
Tai Lee |
465,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
Jack Sumner |
450,000
-225,000
|
-225,000 |
Jared Reinstein |
450,000
-143,000
|
-143,000 |
Matt Steinberg |
200,000
-115,000
|
-115,000 |
Thomas Carroll |
160,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
Kelley Slay shoved his last 170,000 and Brian Kent shoved with more from the next seat over. The rest of the table got out of the way and action was heads-up with Slay at risk.
Kelley Slay:
Brian Kent:
The board ran out and Kent turned a pair of aces to eliminate Slay in 12th place for $8,141.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Brian Kent |
545,000
159,000
|
159,000 |
Kelley Slay | Busted | |
|
Level: 22
Blinds: 15,000/25,000
Ante: 25,000