Jeffrey Michels, a Canadian player who qualified for the tournament through a PokerStars freeroll, just busted out of the tournament in a hand we didn't see, sending the last of his stack to countryman Hugh Drummond.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
500,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Mike Leah opened to 6,000 from the cutoff and one to his left, Andrew Wayman three-bet to 15,000. The blinds both folded and after a brief moment of hesitation, Leah grabbed his chips that were already in the pot and tossed them over to Wayman.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
225,000
169,600
|
169,600 |
|
141,000
-44,400
|
-44,400 |
|
||
Together with PokerNews.com's editor in chief Donnie Peters we looked at this year's Main Event numbers. The overall attendance is down for the Main Event, and we look to see what might've contributed to this result.
Level: 15
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 400
Players are on a 15-minute break.
Alex Millar opened for a raise to 5,200 and got called, and then Tony Baggio shoved all in for 47,000. Millar put him at risk, while the other player folded. Millar was ahead with 
, but Baggio flopped two pair with 
and turned Millar dead when a blank hit.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
20,200
-37,500
|
-37,500 |
|
||
On a board of 
, Paul Fisher was all in and at risk for his last roughly 40,000 against Ioannis Kontonatsios. The hands were turned over to find that Fisher was behind but drawing live.
Fisher: 
Kontonatsios: 
Unfortunately for Fisher, the river was the 
, failing to improve his hand and giving Kontonatsios trip tens for the win. Fisher was eliminated from play while Kontonatsios boosted his stack to 145,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
145,000
81,300
|
81,300 |
|
Busted |
How many times can the words “all in” appear in a conversation before it starts getting weird? Elizabeth Bennett-Martin may have just found out, as the PokerStars Blog reports.
Brazil's Felipe Ramos check-raised all in on the 
flop against Dmitry Ivanov. After a little bit of thought, Ivanov called with the 
. Ramos had the 
.
The turn was the 
to give Ivanov two pair, but the on the river gave Ramos a straight flush and he was able to double up.
Ramos was all in for 33,000 on the flop, and doubled to roughly 84,000. Ivanov was left with 115,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
115,000
-63,000
|
-63,000 |
|
84,000
42,300
|
42,300 |
|
||
Big blind Oliver Price check-called 6,800 on a 
flop against cutoff Mayu Roca. He check-called another 13,000 on the 
turn, and a 
hit the river. Price checked a final time, but this time he folded to a big river barrel of 42,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
280,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
60,000
-60,700
|
-60,700 |
