Level: 14
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 500
Level: 14
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 500
The players have left for a 10-minute break.
Gennady Shimerfarb opened to 14,000 from early position, and John "JohnnyGstaks" Hayes jammed for 64,500 more from the button. After getting the count and thinking it over briefly, Shimerfarb made the call.
Shimerfarb:
Hayes:
The players were racing, and the flop favored Shimerfarb. The turn favored him even more, and he now needed to dodge only a six, which would leave him chopping the pot, and a ten, which would give Hayes a straight. The river was the , and Shimerfarb collected Hayes' stack.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Gennady Shimerfarb |
270,000
253,200
|
253,200 |
John Hayes | Busted |
We didn't see the action, but Eddie Bryant just snagged a huge pot from Blake Bohn when the two got it in after an flop. Bohn held for middle two, but Bryant had him bested with for top two. The board stayed clean for Bryant, and Bohn sent him 160,500.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Eddie Bryant |
340,000
176,000
|
176,000 |
Blake Bohn |
220,000
-140,000
|
-140,000 |
We're down to the last five tables, and here are some more eliminations.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Larry Ormson | Busted | |
Craig Fierke
|
Busted | |
Dave Haberman
|
Busted | |
Daniel O'Shaughnessy
|
Busted |
Mike Pfautz just called a shove from a short-stacked Russ Louwagie. Pfautz took the pot after his outflopped the nines of Louwagie when an ace hit the board.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Mike Pfautz |
170,000
119,500
|
119,500 |
Russ Louwagie
|
Busted |
Reg Powell shoved from middle position for 75,700, and Ric Cacho on the button was the only caller.
Cacho:
Powell:
Cacho had his opponent dominated, and his hand held on the runout.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Ric Cacho |
200,000
20,400
|
20,400 |
Reg Powell | Busted |
Level: 13
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 500
According to Mark Hodge, Marc "Poker Joker" Powers got it all in preflop with only to run into the of Peixin Liu. Liu's hand held, and he now has one of the largest stacks in the room.
At another table, Kishore Marimganti got all in with as well, and he was against two players holding and . Nobody made a set, and Marimganti's aces netted him a double to north of 205,000, while the player with fives was eliminated.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Peixin Liu |
372,000
247,900
|
247,900 |
Kishore Marimganti |
205,000
148,300
|
148,300 |
Marc Powers
|
Busted |
Jeff Fielder and Rodger Johnson were among the ranks of the recently eliminated.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Jeff Fielder | Busted | |
Sam Hanson | Busted | |
Jeff Anderson
|
Busted | |
Nick Neve
|
Busted | |
Rodger Johnson | Busted | |
Dennis Stevermer | Busted | |
George Shabatura
|
Busted | |
Ahmad Ouda
|
Busted | |
Chris Pierce
|
Busted |