Level: 36
Blinds: 300,000/600,000
Ante: 600,000
Level: 36
Blinds: 300,000/600,000
Ante: 600,000
Richard Alsup raised to 1,000,000 from the cutoff and Donny Casho moved in from the small blind for his last 150,000.
Donny Casho:
Richard Alsup:
The board ran out eliminating Casho in ninth place for $26,413. Casho said on his way out. "It was nice to be at the final table," having survived just two hands.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Richard Alsup
|
9,500,000
5,100,000
|
5,100,000 |
Donny Casho | Busted |
Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count |
1 | Patrick Truong | United States | 27,500,000 |
2 | Donny Casho | United States | 625,000 |
3 | Frederick Brown | United States | 10,000,000 |
4 | Gary Whitehead | United Kingdom | 9,000,000 |
5 | Ryan Jaworski | United States | 23,000,000 |
6 | Ari Engel | Canada | 9,200,000 |
7 | Artem Metalidi | Ukraine | 9,500,000 |
8 | Richard Alsup | United States | 9,500,000 |
9 | Marc Macdonnell | Ireland | 20,000,000 |
After Ryan Jaworski opened to 1,200,000 from the button, Michael Kelly called leaving himself around 2,000,000 behind, which he moved in to the pot on a flop of which Jaworski called
Michael Kelly:
Ryan Jaworski:
The turn and river gave Jaworski a straight from four to eight to bust Kelly in 10th for just shy of $21,000.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Ryan Jaworski |
24,000,000
1,025,000
|
1,025,000 |
Michael Kelly | Busted |
Robert Pisel in the cutoff was heads-up on a flop against Gary Whitehead, Whitehead in the big blind after a min-raise from Pisel and call from Whitehead.
The flop of was check-called by Whitehead. On the turn, Whitehead once again checked. Pisel then fired all in and Whitehead snapped him off.
Robert Pisel:
Gary Whitehead:
It was a huge cooler as both players flopped trips. The completed the board as Pisel mistakingly celebrated, thinking it was a chop, when in fact Whitehead's ten played, sending Pisel to the rail in 11th.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Gary Whitehead |
11,100,000
4,325,000
|
4,325,000 |
Robert Pisel | Busted |
Level: 35
Blinds: 250,000/500,000
Ante: 500,000
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Ryan Jaworski |
22,975,000
1,875,000
|
1,875,000 |
Patrick Truong | 17,600,000 | |
Marc Macdonnell |
16,450,000
5,450,000
|
5,450,000 |
Ari Engel |
13,900,000
5,900,000
|
5,900,000 |
|
||
Frederick Brown |
10,300,000
1,300,000
|
1,300,000 |
Gary Whitehead |
6,775,000
-1,225,000
|
-1,225,000 |
Artem Metalidi |
6,750,000
950,000
|
950,000 |
Robert Pisel |
5,400,000
-600,000
|
-600,000 |
Richard Alsup
|
4,400,000 | |
Michael Kelly |
4,150,000
-1,550,000
|
-1,550,000 |
Donny Casho |
3,700,000
1,800,000
|
1,800,000 |
The final 11 players have been on a 60 minute dinner break. Play will resume at approximately 7:35 p.m. local time.
Patrick Truong raised to 800,000 from the cutoff and Richard Alsup called in the big blind.
The flop came and Truong continued for 550,000. Alsup called.
The was the turn pairing the board. Alsup checked to Truong who tanked for a while before betting 1,300,000. Alsup wasn't budging and made the call.
The river was the and Alsup checked. Truong again went deep into the tank before betting 4,000,000. Alsup called. It was a bad beat as Truong turned over for a full house while Alsup had turned trip sixes. The pot put Truong in a commanding position and left Alsup with significantly less chips.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Patrick Truong |
17,600,000
3,400,000
|
3,400,000 |
Richard Alsup
|
4,400,000
-8,100,000
|
-8,100,000 |
Richard Alsup moved all in from the button for around 9,000,000 and was called by Benjamin Thomas in the small blind for his tournament life. The big blind folded.
Benjamin Thomas:
Richard Alsup:
Thomas was ahead but Alsup flopped best as it came down giving Alsup two pair. The turn came the which eliminated Thomas as he was drawing dead. The river was the made no difference as Thomas was sent to the payout desk.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Richard Alsup
|
12,500,000
5,500,000
|
5,500,000 |
Benjamin Thomas | Busted |