Yan Chen opened to 12,000 from middle position and James Bord defended his big blind.
Both players drew one, but a bet of 20,000 from Chen was enough to prompt a fold from Bord.
Yan Chen opened to 12,000 from middle position and James Bord defended his big blind.
Both players drew one, but a bet of 20,000 from Chen was enough to prompt a fold from Bord.
J.T., the announcer, has called for a cocktail server to the final table over the microphone three times now. Having gotten no response, he just radioed for someone to fetch a waiter stat! Don't worry, though. No one is getting the shakes without their afternoon drink. The players just want bottles of water.
Still no waiters, or water.
James Bord raised to 15,000 and won the blinds and antes.
The next hand, he opened to 12,000. Yan Chan either sensed weakness or picked up a hand and reraised to 40,000. Action folded back to Bord, who looked less than pleased. He counted out his entire stack and stared at it, scratching his head (literally). After two minutes, Bord cut out the chips to call, shuffled them once, and folded.
The last of our final seven players in Todd Bui has just arrived.
Being the final table short stack with only 68,500, Bui lost a small blind of 2,500 and several antes to now sit with just over 60,000 in chips.
Nick Binger opened to 15,000 from under the gun and Erric Haynie made the call from the big blind.
Binger drew two and Haynie drew one before firing out 22,000 at the pot.
Slowly sweating his cards, Binger tossed his cards into the muck to see Haynie pushed the pot.
Yan Chen opened to 12,000 from under the gun and picked up the blinds and antes.
The following hand, James Bord tossed in two pink 5,000-denomination chips and also took the blinds and antes.
Derric Haynie opened to 10,500 from the hijack and Nick Binger made the call from the cutoff.
Haynie drew two and Binger stood pat before his 17,000-chip bet was check-folded by Haynie.
The dealing has begun, and Alexander Kravchenko arrived just in time. James Bord is settling in now, so we're only missing one. Todd Bui, now would be a good time to make your way to your final table.
Level: 19
Blinds: 2,500/5,000
Ante: 1,500
The announcer is reading out the players bios, and the final table is seconds from starting. However, only four players are seated and the rails is mostly empty. Alexander Kravchenko, Todd Bui, and James Bord, where are you?