Level: 17
Blinds: 2,500/5,000
Ante: 500
Level: 17
Blinds: 2,500/5,000
Ante: 500
Mike Mustafa raised a continuation-bet from an opponent on a flop. His opponent reraised to more than 100,000, and Mustafa shoved all in and was called.
Mustafa:
Opponent:
The turn was a , but the river was the , giving Mustafa kings to drag the huge pot.
Players are on a 10-minute break.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Mike Mustafa |
337,000
179,000
|
179,000 |
David Snitkin shoved from an early position for 50,000 and was called by small blind Bob Chow.
Chow:
Snitkin:
The board ran out , helping only Chow and sending Snitkin to the rail.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Bob Chow |
335,000
85,000
|
85,000 |
David Snitkin | Busted |
Bob Chow checked to Paul Bianchi on a flop, and Bianchi checked it back. Chow bet 9,500 on the turn and was called, then fired 18,000 more on the river. Bianchi quickly called again, and Chow showed for a missed straight draw. Chow had for top pair.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Bob Chow |
250,000
21,500
|
21,500 |
Paul Bianchi |
169,000
97,000
|
97,000 |
Level: 16
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 500
A player opened for 7,500 in middle position and Brandon Meyers shoved all in for 49,000 on the button. The opener hemmed and hawed before ultimately calling after a few minutes of thought.
Meyers:
Opponent:
Meyers flopped a set as the board came , but he was still in danger of losing to a flush. The was a brick on the turn, and the merely gave Meyers' opponent a lower set. Nonetheless, the player pumped his fist, briefly thinking he had won the pot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Brandon Meyers |
106,000
36,000
|
36,000 |
One player was all in on the button when Paul Fisher bet 8,500 into a small side pot on a flop. Jason Wagner put him all in for about double that, and Fisher called it off.
Fisher:
Wagner:
Button:
The turn was a lovely for Fisher, filling his flush draw and locking up the hand for him.
At another table, Ken Auker busted out.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Jason Wagner |
90,500
-50,000
|
-50,000 |
Paul Fisher |
87,000
47,500
|
47,500 |
Ken Auker | Busted |
Prize pool information has become official, and the winner of the tournament will receive $61,870. A min-cash in 27th will pay $1,989.
Day 2 is underway.