Following a Chris Klodnicki button raise, Drew Heller reraised all in for about 100,000 from the big blind, and Klodnicki called.
Heller had 
and was hoping his hand would hold versus Klodnicki's 
. But the board paired Klodnicki a couple of times, coming 
, and Heller hits the rail in 12th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
945,000
126,000
|
126,000 |
|
||
|
Busted | |
After a Coury Mascagni opening raise to 20,000 from the cutoff, both Edward Pham (button) and Micah Raskin (small blind) called. The 
flop then inspired action between Mascagni and Pham, with Mascagni getting all of his chips in the middle, Pham there with him, and Raskin stepping aside.
Mascagni had 
for a flush draw while Pham had flat-called before the flop with 
. The turn was the 
and Pham was still ahead. But the 
came on the river to save Mascagni, giving him the flush and the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
440,000
260,000
|
260,000 |
|
200,000
-224,000
|
-224,000 |
In the very next hand after losing most of his stack to Micah Raskin, John Chapman watched as Edward Pham opened for 22,000 from the hijack seat, and Chapman called all in for 17,000 total from the small blind.
Pham had 
and Chapman , and after the community cards came 
Chapman had been eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
John Chapman's first level went well today as he worked his short stack up throughout the 90 minutes. But Level 20 hasn't begun so kindly for him, as he just lost nearly all of his chips in a hand versus Micah Raskin.
The hand began with Edward Pham raising to 22,000 from the hijack seat and Raskin calling from the cutoff. Chapman then pushed all in from the button, and it folded around to Pham who folded. Raskin called, however, putting himself all in for 294,000.
Raskin showed and Chapman 
. The flop was okay for Chapman, coming 
. But the fell on the turn, and after the 
river Chapman was down to less than two big blinds.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
621,000
326,000
|
326,000 |
|
|
18,000
-298,000
|
-298,000 |
Level: 20
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 1,000
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
926,000
56,000
|
56,000 |
|
|
819,000 | |
|
|
||
|
792,000
77,000
|
77,000 |
|
589,000
29,000
|
29,000 |
|
|
424,000
74,000
|
74,000 |
|
323,000
28,000
|
28,000 |
|
|
316,000
31,000
|
31,000 |
|
312,000
-8,000
|
-8,000 |
|
295,000 | |
|
|
295,000
-45,000
|
-45,000 |
|
289,000
9,000
|
9,000 |
|
|
180,000
-55,000
|
-55,000 |
|
|
106,000
-50,000
|
-50,000 |
Players have left for their first 15-minute break of the day.
In the last hand of Level 19, Chris Klodnicki lost some chips to Ian Searing, and it appears might have lost the chip lead, too.
The hand saw Searing open-push all in for 92,000 from early position, Daniel Wach call from middle position, then Klodnicki reraise to 215,000 from the button to force Wach out of the hand.
Searing had 
and Klodnicki , but when the board came 
, Searing's tens were best.
The break is upon us, and we'll get exact counts on all 13 remaining players shortly.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
819,000
-121,000
|
-121,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
295,000
95,000
|
95,000 |
Vince Baldassano was down to just 13,000 after losing most of his stack in a hand versus John Chapman in which Baldassano's 
failed to hold up versus Chapman's .
He'd double up once through Coury Mascagni when Baldassano's bested Mascagni's after the board came 
to give Baldassano a winning straight. But soon he'd be all in and at risk again, and this time Baldassano's Main Event run finally came to an end.
In that final hand, Michael Schoultz raised to 16,000 from the cutoff, then Baldassano reraised all in for 34,000 from the small blind. Chapman responded with an all-in shove of his own from the big blind, and Schoultz got out.
Baldassano: 
Chapman: 
The flop came 
to give both players pairs, but Chapman the better one. The turn was the and river the 
, and Baldassano is out.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
285,000
179,000
|
179,000 |
|
Busted |
We returned with 16 players to the 2012 Sands Bethlehem DeepStack Extravaganza Main Event final table.
Here is some early action...
