Level 16
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
The players are now on a quick 10-minute break as the the tan 1,000-chips are raced off and colored up.
2024 FPN Step In The Ring National Championship
Main Event
Day: 1
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Chip Counts
Chip Counts
Level 16
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
After a preflop betting war, Shane Frahm moved all in for around 375,000 and Roy Winkelman made the call to put him at risk.
Shane Frahm: Q♠Q♦ 
Roy Winkelman: A♥K♣
Frahm was ahead with his queens in this classic flip, but he felt pretty comfortable when a queen appeared in the window, and then threw his hands in the air when a second one came right behind it on the flop Q♣Q♥8♦ to give him quads. The board completed with a meaningless 7♠8♠ and the huge pot was shipped his way to boost him into the chip lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
800,000
386,000
|
386,000 |
|
|
225,000
-280,000
|
-280,000 |
Level 16
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Players have been looking to pull the elusive $1,500 grand prize Mystery Bounty, but the search is over as Maya Cuccaro has found it after 10 hours of play.
Level 16
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
The action was picked up as Roy Winkelman was dragging a pot holding K♣9♣ on a board of J♣Q♣10♣5♠Q♠ for a flopped straight flush while his opponent was hitting the rail.
The very next hand, two players moved all in and Winkelman quickly made the call to put both of them at risk and tabled pocket aces.
Opponent: 2♣2♠
Wesley Smith: 4♠4♥
Roy Winkelman: A♠A♥
"Keep it low!" the at-risk players shouted, but the deck did not listen to them as it came J♠J♣10♥9♠10♦ to send both of them to the exit.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
505,000
244,000
|
244,000 |
|
Busted |
Level: 16
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 20,000
Level 15
: Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante
This event attracted 324 runners to create a prizepool of $64,300 with $55,300 going towards payouts and the remainder going into Mystery Bounties. The top three players in this event will receive a WSOP Main Event package worth $12,500 and the min-cash will be $300.
| Place | Payout |
|---|---|
| 1-3 | $12,500 |
| 4-9 | $1,000 |
| 10-18 | $500 |
| 19-27 | $400 |
| 28-36 | $300 |
Level 15
: Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante
Laurel Smith was forced all in from the big blind and John Mizeur put in a hefty raise to successfully isolate on the stone bubble.
Laurel Smith: 6♣7♣
John Mizeur: A♦K♥
Smith would need some help to stay alive, but unfortunately, the runout of J♦Q♥4♥9♠2♣ gave neither player a pair and Mizeur claimed the pot with his ace-high. Smith was then eliminated in 37th place on the stone bubble, sending her to the rail while the rest of the field is now in the money.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
520,000
310,000
|
310,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Level: 15
Blinds: 8,000/16,000
Ante: 16,000
Level 14
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
With the field trimmed down to 37, the players are now on the money bubble and hand-for-hand is now in effect.
Level 14
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
With 38 players in the field and 36 spots being paid, the players are one spot away from being on the money bubble.