There was a cutoff open to 40,000 before it folded to Saverio Camarda in the small blind who took a moment before moving all in off a short stack. It folded back to the original raiser who snap called and the cards were tabled.
Saverio Camarda: K♠J♥
Cutoff: A♠A♥
The full board ran out 8♥5♣A♦9♣9♥ and Camarda hit the rail in 23rd place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
There was a middle position open before Abraham Gordon moved all in off a short stack. It folded back to the original raiser who called and the cards hit their backs.
Abraham Gordon: 7♦7♥
Middle Position: 10♣10♥
The full board ran out J♣A♠2♠3♦4♠ and Gordon hit the rail in 24th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
There was a raise in late position by David Goldstein Boris Kravets was in the blinds and moved all in. Goldstein called.
Boris Kravets: AxKx
David Goldstein: KxKx
Kravets could not improve on a ten-high runout and he hit the rail in 25th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted | |
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Level: 21
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 20,000
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,200,000
2,543,000
|
2,543,000 |
|
1,800,000
1,199,000
|
1,199,000 |
|
1,600,000
1,230,000
|
1,230,000 |
|
1,300,000
526,000
|
526,000 |
|
1,100,000
290,000
|
290,000 |
|
975,000
-52,000
|
-52,000 |
|
||
|
900,000
484,000
|
484,000 |
|
800,000
178,000
|
178,000 |
|
750,000
-130,000
|
-130,000 |
|
700,000
-54,000
|
-54,000 |
|
700,000
42,000
|
42,000 |
|
700,000
180,000
|
180,000 |
|
700,000
561,000
|
561,000 |
|
650,000
195,000
|
195,000 |
|
600,000
-433,000
|
-433,000 |
|
||
|
|
600,000
385,000
|
385,000 |
|
575,000
342,000
|
342,000 |
|
550,000
-178,000
|
-178,000 |
|
||
|
550,000
289,000
|
289,000 |
|
525,000
329,000
|
329,000 |
|
|
425,000
-21,000
|
-21,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
350,000
-66,000
|
-66,000 |
|
275,000
-69,000
|
-69,000 |
|
||
|
275,000
132,000
|
132,000 |
|
250,000
24,000
|
24,000 |
| Place | Prize | Place | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $172,390 | 9 | $17,560 |
| 2 | $123,080 | 10-12 | $14,895 |
| 3 | $79,150 | 13-15 | $12,360 |
| 4 | $53,595 | 16-18 | $10,125 |
| 5 | $41,190 | 19-21 | $8,430 |
| 6 | $34,200 | 22-24 | $7,120 |
| 7 | $28,655 | 25-27 | $5,810 |
| 8 | $23,105 |
The 26 remaining players are about to return from break. The average stack is currently at 43 big blinds so the players are sitting deep and ready to battle.
PokerNews Coverage starts now!
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Two extremely successful weekends of poker have already happened during the PokerStars Summer Series at Live! Casino and Hotel Philadelphia but Event #3: $2,200 No Limit Hold’Em has been the most anticipated of them all.
The guarantee was set at a massive $500,000 but as the final late registration ended on Saturday night, a total of 448 players had entered the event across three flights producing a total prize pool of $873,600. Whoever naviagates their way to the top spot will take home a huge first place prize of $172,390 and the coveted PokerStars trophy. Each of the 57 remaining players are in the money and have earned a minimum of $3,190, with progressive pay jumps happening fast.
| Place | Name | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alexander Rolfe | United States | 1,033,000 | 129 |
| 2 | Andrew Porter | United States | 1,027,000 | 128 |
| 3 | Azamat Isakov | United States | 880,000 | 110 |
| 4 | Chan Kim | United States | 810,000 | 101 |
| 5 | Gregory Himmelbrand | United States | 774,000 | 97 |
| 6 | George Abi-Zeid | United States | 754,000 | 94 |
| 7 | Joseph Liberta | United States | 728,000 | 91 |
| 8 | Sameer Batra | United States | 723,000 | 90 |
| 9 | William Corvino | United States | 668,000 | 84 |
| 10 | Keith Crowder | United States | 658,000 | 82 |
Two WSOP Main event champions who have found a bag and will be in the mix on Day 2. Philadelphia native Joe McKeehen (2015) and Jamie Gold (2006) will both be returning to the feld. A deep run from just one of these champions would be interesting to see but the prospect of both making a run is quite exciting.
The winner of last week's Event #2 Soukha Kachittavong found a bag on Day 1b and has now secured a cash in all three of the events of this series. He has also made the final table of both of the first two events and will look to make it three.
PokerStars.com Online Qualifier Alexander Rolfe still holds the overall chip lead with a huge 1,033,000 stack. He is a relative unknown in this field but if his performance on Day 1a is any indication he will not be shy about putting his chips to use early and often.
Play resumes on Sunday at 11:15 a.m. with action picking up on Level 17 at 4000/8000/8000 blinds. The structure will move to 60-minute levels on Day 2 with a 15-minute break every two levels and a dinner break at the tournament director’s discretion.
The PokerNews reporting team will begin live coverage after the first four levels of play as we crown another champion in Phildelphia, so make sure to tune in!
