And it's time to play down to a champion here at Event #15.
Also of note, poker legend Phil Hellmuth has made an appearance on the rail.
And it's time to play down to a champion here at Event #15.
Also of note, poker legend Phil Hellmuth has made an appearance on the rail.
Level: 27
Hold'em - Omaha 8: Limits 40,000-80,000
Razz - Stud - Stud 8: Ante 10,000
Limits 40,000-80,000
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It's time for a dinner break. Players will return in one hour. Here are the chip stacks going into break:
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Tom Schneider |
1,120,000
-50,000
|
-50,000 |
|
||
Viatcheslav Ortynskiy |
975,000
125,000
|
125,000 |
|
||
Rep Porter |
925,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
|
||
Frankie O'Dell |
535,000
255,000
|
255,000 |
|
||
Owais Ahmed |
320,000
-35,000
|
-35,000 |
|
Razz
Scott Bohlman called a bet from Tom Schneider on fourth street with a seven-eight against Schneider's five-four. He called again on fifth despite catching another seven, and had little choice but to call off his last 13,000 on sixth.
Schneider: /
Bohlman: /
Schneider squeezed out a to make a nine-six. Bohlman needed an ace, four or five to survive. He peeked down to see a though, and his run is over.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Tom Schneider |
1,170,000
-115,000
|
-115,000 |
|
||
Scott Bohlman | Busted | |
|
Razz
Frankie O'Dell completed on third street showing the . Rep Porter, with the , was the only caller. Porter bet out after receiving the on fourth street, and O'Dell called after being the . Porter bet again after adding the to his board on fifth street, and O'Dell again called after receiving the . Porter checked his on sixth street, and O'Dell checked behind with his . Porter then check-called O'Dell's river bet, and O'Dell showed for an eighty-six. Porter mucked, and O'Dell raked in the pot. He is now up to 280,000.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Frankie O'Dell |
280,000
-305,000
|
-305,000 |
|
Omaha Eight or Better
Rep Porter raised after action folded to him in the cutoff, but Tom Schneider decided to bump it up with a three-bet to 90,000. Porter called.
Porter then check-called a flop. Both players checked the turn and river. Porter showed , and his jacks and sixes took the pot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Rep Porter |
860,000
350,000
|
350,000 |
|
Hold'Em
Tom Schneider raised from under-the-gun, and Owais Ahmed three bet from the button. The blinds folded, and Schneider called. The flop was . Schneider checked, then called Ahmed's bet and the players saw the turn card. Schneider again checked and then called Ahmed's bet, and the dealer revealed the on the river. This time when Schneider checked and Ahmed bet, Schneider went into the tank. He counted out chips for a call, then put them back in his stack, and eventually said, mostly to himself, "I can't figure out what I can beat." Soon after, he folded face-up, showing . Ahmed pushed his cards forward without showing them, and raked in the pot.
Hold'em
Tom Schneider called from the button, Viatcheslav Ortynskiy came in for a discount and Frankie O'Dell checked his option
A flop of brought checks from the blinds, and Schneider bet. Both players called. Everyone checked the turn, and the hit the river. Ortynskiy bet the end, and Schneider called after O'Dell folded. Ortynskiy showed for trip kings.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Viatcheslav Ortynskiy |
850,000
-200,000
|
-200,000 |
|
Action has slowed down a bit as we approach the dinner break. Most hands, a player wins only the blinds and antes, and with no one in imminent danger of busting out, we might need to wait until the next level before the action picks up again.