Level: 29
Blinds: 40,000/80,000
Ante: 40,000
August 2019 Colorado Poker Championship
$1,100 Main Event
Day: 3
Level 28
: 30,000/60,000, 30,000 ante
After a few orbits of small pots and no meaningful showdowns, the final three players are on a 15-minute break.
Play will resume with blinds going up to 40,000/80,000/80,000. Official chip counts are as follows:
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
6,260,000
-340,000
|
-340,000 |
|
2,630,000
350,000
|
350,000 |
|
1,015,000
110,000
|
110,000 |
Level 28
: 30,000/60,000, 30,000 ante
Nate Zoller had opened preflop from the small blind and saw Bobby Sanoubane defend. The flop came 
and he made a continuation-bet of 100,000, getting a call from Sanoubane.
The turn fell 
and Zoller announced he was all in for a total of 905,000. Sanoubane went into the tank and after close to three minutes, threw in chips to call.
Nate Zoller: 
Bobby Sanoubane: 
Zoller's flopped eights up were ahead of Sanoubane's top pair of kings and he was in need of fading the eight king/queen/threes in the deck in order to double. The river 
truly was the prettiest card in the deck for Zoller as he raked in the pot to find himself back in second place in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
6,600,000
525,000
|
525,000 |
|
|
2,280,000
1,550,000
|
1,550,000 |
|
|
905,000
-1,425,000
|
-1,425,000 |
Level 28
: 30,000/60,000, 30,000 ante
Barb Visher went all in for her last 810,000 on the button Steve Wilkie quickly annoucned a call from the big blind upon Bobby Sanoubane folding in the small blind.
Barb Visher: 
Steve Wilkie: 
"Nice hand," said Visher, realizing she was drawing slim for her tournament life. The flop came 
and was of no help to her. The turn came 
to take away the two sixes she had as outs. However, it gave her eight new outs to a flush, leaving her in better shape than she was in on the flop. The river fell to seal the deal and she was sent home in fourth place after around six hours of play at the final table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Level 28
: 30,000/60,000, 30,000 ante
Bobby Sanoubane raised to 125,000 from the button and Steve Wilkie called from the small blind. The two of them went heads up postflop and checked through the flop 
fand turn .
The river came and Wilkie checked to Sanoubane for a third time. Sanoubane bet 125,000 and was immediately called.
Sanoubane tabled 
for a rivered straight and took down the pot as Wilkie sent his cards to the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
6,075,000
-985,000
|
-985,000 |
|
|
2,330,000
1,105,000
|
1,105,000 |
Level 28
: 30,000/60,000, 30,000 ante
Nate Zoller raised to 175,000 from the button and Bobby Sanoubane took about a minute to think about his preflop decision before calling. The flop came 
and both players checked.
The turn fell 
and Sanoubane checked again. Zoller bet 150,000, sending Sanoubane back into the tank. After two full minutes, he made the call.
The river came 
and Sanoubane checked once more. Zoller checked behind.
Upon checking back, Zoller tabled 
. Sanoubane showed 
and took down the pot with his ace kicker.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,225,000
410,000
|
410,000 |
|
|
730,000
-365,000
|
-365,000 |
Level 28
: 30,000/60,000, 30,000 ante
Bobby Sanoubane opened to 125,000 from the button and was called by Steve Wilkie in the small blind and Nate Zoller in the big blind. All three players checked to the river on a board of 
and Wilkie and Zoller checked again.
Sanoubane put out a bet of 125,000 and got a fold from Wilkie. Zoller then thought for about a minute and made the call.
Sanoubane tabled for a king kicker to the board's pair of jacks. Zoller showed 
and won the pot with jacks and sevens.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
7,060,000
-200,000
|
-200,000 |
|
|
1,095,000
570,000
|
570,000 |
|
|
815,000
-610,000
|
-610,000 |
Level: 28
Blinds: 30,000/60,000
Ante: 30,000
Level 27
: 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
There was around 500,000 in the pot on a board of 
and Bobby Sanoubane checked in the small blind. Steve Wilkie checked in the big blind and Nate Zoller, who was last to act, checked behind from the cutoff.
The river came 
and Sanoubane bet 200,000. Wilkie called, prompting a fold from Zoller.
"Pair of aces," said the dealer as Wilkie immediately showed .
Sanoubane sat still for a moment before rechecking his cards. He then mucked his cards, showing the face up to signify that he had a worse ace than Wilkie did.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
7,260,000
830,000
|
830,000 |
|
|
1,425,000
-340,000
|
-340,000 |
|
|
690,000
-135,000
|
-135,000 |
|
|
525,000
-355,000
|
-355,000 |
Level 27
: 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Steve Wilkie limped from the cutoff and Barb Visher completed her small blind. Bobby Sanoubane checked his option and the flop came . Visher bet 50,000 and both Sanoubane and Wilkie called.
Visher then checked the turn 
. Sanoubane put out a bet of 225,000 and Wilkie folded. Visher then had action on her and she thought for a few moments before letting her hand go, resulting in another pot being sent Sanoubane's way.
In the meantime, Zoller has lost a few small pots to Wilkie, whose heater continues as he has surpassed the 6 million-chip mark.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
6,430,000 | |
|
|
1,765,000 | |
|
|
880,000 | |
|
|
825,000 |