With the top four finishers receiving a $5,000 PPC Aruba Championship package, the five remaining players are vying not to be the next player eliminated. "Who doesn't want to go to Aruba?" said Michael Baize.
Exactly.
With the top four finishers receiving a $5,000 PPC Aruba Championship package, the five remaining players are vying not to be the next player eliminated. "Who doesn't want to go to Aruba?" said Michael Baize.
Exactly.
Level: 26
Blinds: 60,000/120,000
Ante: 10,000
We didn't catch the action but there was an all in and a call between the two blinds, Julio Orhuela out of the big blind and Nicholas Mann in the small blind. Mann had and Orhuela .
The flop was a dream one for Orhuela as it came . The turn was the and the river was the and Orhuela celebrated in his seat. "My favorite hand! I don't ever lose with that hand!"
Danny Lobato wasn't involved in the hand but he couldn't help but jab at Orhuela. "Hee Haw," Lobato said several times as Orhuela stacked his chips.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Julio Orhuela |
1,550,000
650,000
|
650,000 |
Nicholas Mann |
1,400,000
-600,000
|
-600,000 |
Danny Lobato opened for 250,000 and Michael Baize moved all in for slightly less than a million in chips. Stan Trim also moved all in and Lobato quickly got out of the way when it came back to him. Baize had and Trim .
"Ace," begged Baize. The dealer obliged by putting out two of them on the flop.
"Yes!" yelled Baize. "No six! No six!"
The turn was the and the river was the and Baize pumped his fists several times while almost doing a dance behind his seat. Trim was eliminated in sixth place for $8,660.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Michael Baize |
2,200,000
1,200,000
|
1,200,000 |
Stan Trim | Busted |
Nicholas Mann opened for 200,000 and Michael Baize moved all in for a little more than 600,000. Stan Trim also moved all in for a total of 325,000. Mann got out of the way and the cards were turned over:
Baize:
Trim:
The flop came putting Trim in the lead and the on the turn would move him further ahead with a ten high straight. The river changed nothing and Trim would double up to a million in chips.
Baize moved all in the next hand with and would double up when Julio Orhuela called out of the big blind with and the board ran out .
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Nicholas Mann |
2,000,000
230,000
|
230,000 |
Michael Baize |
1,000,000
-345,000
|
-345,000 |
Julio Orhuela |
900,000
-250,000
|
-250,000 |
Stan Trim |
800,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
It was folded to Julio Orhuela in the small blind who raised it up to 250,000. A short-stacked Buzz Papalia moved all in for a total of 345,000. Orhuela made the call with and was behind the that Papalia held. That lead was short lived for Papalia as the flop would come .
"One time," pleaded Orhuela. The dealer put out the on the turn giving Papalia some straight outs.
"One time," said Orhuela again. The river was the and Orhuela clapped his hands together loduly.
"Good hand buddy," said Papalia who was eliminated in seventh place for $6,726.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Julio Orhuela |
1,150,000
440,000
|
440,000 |
Buzz Papalia | Busted |
Level: 25
Blinds: 50,000/100,000
Ante: 10,000
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Danny Lobato |
2,145,000
295,000
|
295,000 |
Nicholas Mann |
1,770,000
220,000
|
220,000 |
Michael Baize |
1,345,000
-105,000
|
-105,000 |
Parry Shaw |
1,275,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
Stan Trim |
785,000
-215,000
|
-215,000 |
Julio Orhuela |
710,000
-190,000
|
-190,000 |
Buzz Papalia |
460,000
-190,000
|
-190,000 |
Players are taking a quick break. It's scheduled for ten minutes but play will resume once all the players are back in their seats.
Nicholas Mann moved all in for approximately 950,000 and it was folded to Alec Bradlow who moved all in as well for less. Everyone else folded and the cards were turned over:
Mann:
Bradlow:
The flop came and Bradlow said "that's not good." The turn was the and Bradlow would need a ten, king, or ace on the river to survive.
The river was the and that would be the last card Bradlow would see in this tournament as he was eliminated in eight place for $5,298.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Nicholas Mann |
1,550,000
475,000
|
475,000 |
Alec Bradlow | Busted |