Level: 1
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 0
Level: 1
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 0
Round 8 has begun and cards are in the air.
Semifinal Matchups
Jason Koon | vs | Simeon Naydenov |
Leif Force | vs | Julian Powell |
Due to the late finish of the Merkow vs Powell match, the start time for Round 8 will be at 4:15 instead of 4 p.m.
The match turned into a shove-fest this level as the blinds had gotten very big.
Powell open shoved and Merkow looked down at a monster and called all-in for 478,000.
Powell:
Merkow:
Powell couldn't believe the cooler in front of him and pleaded for a five.
The board ran to give the Australian what he wanted. He'll advance to play Leif Force in the semi-finals.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Julian Powell |
1,152,000
576,000
|
576,000 |
Gregg Merkow | Busted |
Level: 9
Blinds: 30,000/60,000
Ante: 0
The pots are staying small and Julian Powell is winning most of them without showdown. Through this PLO level he has gone from even in chips to having a two-to-one advantage over Gregg Merkow.
The inevitable showdown will be coming very soon.
Level: 8
Blinds: 20,000/40,000
Ante: 0
We just had an interesting hand develop. Gregg Merkow and Julian Powell were at the river on a board of . Powell checked, Merkow bet 110,000 and Powell thought about his action.
While considering his action, Powell exposed his hand - . Which is legal in a heads up format. The floorman paused the clock after the hand to verify that Powelll's move was in fact legal. It was confirmed and play is back in action.
We'll have a first-time bracelet winner here today after Andrew Frankenberger was eliminated by Leif Force.
Force was on the button and set Frankenberger all-in for his last 330,000 chips. Frankenberger thought for a minute and made the call.
Frankenberger:
Force:
The board ran .
Frankenberger winced when he saw his opponent's cards. He was hoping for a chopped pot, at least, but the river didn't come to his rescue.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Leif Force |
1,152,000
576,000
|
576,000 |
|
||
Andrew Frankenberger | Busted |