Level: 33
Blinds: 50,000/100,000
Ante: 10,000
Level: 33
Blinds: 50,000/100,000
Ante: 10,000
The remaining eight players are now on a short break.
From the hijack seat, Sean Szurko raised to 160,000. Josh Wiliams called from the small blind, and the flop came down . Williams checked and Szurko bet 180,000. Williams made the call.
The turn was the , and both players checked to see the fall on the river. Both players checked again.
Williams showed the , but Szurko's was a little better and he won the pot.
Sean Szurko opened to 160,000 from middle position, Tripp Kirk called in the cutoff, and Ryan Riess defended his big blind. The dealer fanned , and the action checked to Kirk who tossed out 185,000. Both of his opponents folded, and Kirk picked up the pot.
The next hand, Kirk opened to 160,000 from the hijack seat, and Riess called out of the small blind. The flop was , and Riess checked. Kirk continued for 135,000, and Riess check-raised to 310,000. Kirk called.
The turn was the , and Riess led for 365,000. Kirk raised to 800,000, and Riess called.
Both players knuckled after the completed the board, and Riess tabled for trip sixes. Kirk mucked, and Riess was pushed the pot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Tripp Kirk |
5,160,000
-340,000
|
-340,000 |
Ryan Riess |
4,700,000
835,000
|
835,000 |
|
Josh Williams opened to 170,000 from the hijack seat, Zal Irani three-bet all in for 1.21 million from the cutoff, and Williams folded.
A few hands later, Irani opened to 180,000 from under the gun. Ryan Riess called on his immediate left, and the rest of the players folded. The dealer fanned , and Irani checked. Riess fired 175,000, and won the pot.
Brad Albrinck opened to 160,000 from the cutoff seat, Josh Williams three-bet to 350,000 from the small blind, and Albrinck called. The flop was , and Williams led out for 255,000. Albrinck mucked, and Williams picked up the pot.
From middle position, Brad Albrinck raised to 160,000. Action then folded to Erik Roussakis in the cutoff seat, and he reraised all in for 1.145 million. Action folded back to Albrinck and he quickly made the call with the . Roussakis was at risk with the .
On the flop, Albrinck's queens stayed in front as the fell. The turn was the and paired the board, which left Roussakis needing an ace on the river.
The finished off the board on fifth street, and that was the final blow to Roussakis as he was the first place eliminated at the final table.
Although Roussakis couldn't outdo his third-place run from last year, he did add another $39,168 to his bank account.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Brad Albrinck |
5,340,000
1,490,000
|
1,490,000 |
Erik Roussakis | Busted |
Josh Williams opened in middle position, Shiva Dudani called in position, and the flop fell . Williams led out for 225,000, and Dudani called.
The turn was the , and Williams slowed down, checking to Dudani who checked behind. The completed the board, and Williams slid forward 455,000. Dudani begrudgingly called, and Williams flipped over two black deuces for a full house.
Dudani showed what looked like for a flopped flush.
A few hands later, Brad Albrinck raised in late position, and Williams defended his big blind. The dealer fanned , and Williams checked. Albrinck continued for 170,000, Williams check-raised to 390,000, and Albrinck folded.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Josh Williams |
7,050,000
1,475,000
|
1,475,000 |
Brad Albrinck |
3,850,000
-330,000
|
-330,000 |
Shiva Dudani |
3,795,000
-1,060,000
|
-1,060,000 |
Level: 32
Blinds: 40,000/80,000
Ante: 10,000
Nick Guagenti sits second to last on the leader board at the start of the final table with 1.335 million in chips, but a double up would put him right back into the mix of things.
The Ohio native can be regularly seen in a lot of events in this region, and he does quite well in them. Throughout his career, Guagenti has amassed over $330,000 in live earnings, including a personal best score of $44,000 when he won the 2010 Midwest Regional Poker Championship. He also has seven World Series of Poker cashes for nearly $50,000 total.