McKain Eliminated, Bradshaw Doubles Then Slips Again, Holder and Moore Remain Big Stacks
Here's a recap of the action from the second level of play at the final table where the blinds were 12,000-24,000 with a 4,000 ante.
Brian McKain Eliminated in 6th Place ($18,885) - 3:10 PM
Charles "Woody" Moore raised to 90,000 from the hijack and Brian McKain moved all in for 490,000 more from the small blind. Moore was clearly perplexed by the huge shove but counted out the chips and made the call nonetheless.
McKain:
Moore:
The flop gave McKain a pair of tens but he still needed help. Unfortunately for him, the turn was the giving Moore a straight. McKain could only hope to chop the pot but couldn't do it as the fell on the river. McKain was eliminated in 6th place while Moore reclaimed the chip lead.
Threes Good for Calenzo - 3:17 PM
Mike Foster raised from the cutoff seat to 60,000. Kevin Calenzo made the call from the small blind and the two saw the flop come down . Both players checked and the paired the board on the turn. Both checked again.
The river completed the board with the and both players tapped the table once more, checking it down. Calenzo announced "two pair" and showed the to win the pot.
Bradshaw All In with Moore - 3:22 PM
From the cutoff seat, Charles "Woody" Moore raised to 80,000. Kris Bradshaw was in the small blind and reraised all in for 237,000. Moore made the call.
Both players tabled and the board ran out and chopped up the action.
Two Big Stacks Collide - 3:24 PM
From under the gun, Charles "Woody" Moore raised to 80,000. Mike Foster flatted on the button and then John Holder reraised to 210,000 from the small blind. Moore called and Foster got out of the way, leaving the two largest stacks at the table to do battle.
The flop came down and Holder was up first. He fired out 180,000 and almost immediately Moore announced a raise to 400,000. Holder thought for a bit, mumbled something about Moore having a set of sixes and then mucked his hand. Moore took the pot without showing and retook the chip lead on this hand.
More Checking Down with Calenzo - 3:30 PM
Kevin Calenzo was in the cutoff seat and raised to 56,000. His only customer was Charles "Woody" Moore from the button and the two saw a flop of . They both quickly checked to see another ten on the turn, the . Both quickly checked again. The river was the and once again, both players quickly checked.
Moore showed the , but was outdone by the that Calenzo held and he won the pot.
Bradshaw Working the Short Stack - 3:35 PM
Kris Bradshaw has been the shortest stack in the tournament for a while. His only move is really the all-in shove. He shoved a little bit ago with , only to have Charles "Woody" Moore call with the same hand and chop up the pot. This time, Bradshaw shoved from the button for 209,000. Both the blinds folded and Bradshaw picked up the pot to move to 265,000 in chips.
On the very next hand, Moore raised from under the gun to 80,000 and Bradshaw moved all in from the cutoff seat for 261,000. Moore hemmed and hawed over his decision before eventually making the call, claiming that he didn't want to double up Bradshaw.
Bradshaw:
Moore:
This one wasn't too exciting as the flop rolled out to give Bradshaw a flush. There would be no runner-runner antics on this one as the turn was the and the river the , allowing Bradshaw to double up to 578,000 in chips.
Foster Takes One on the Flop - 3:39 PM
Mike Foster raised to 60,000 from the cutoff seat. He was called by John Holder on the button and Charles "Woody" Moore called from the big blind. The three players saw the flop come down and Moore checked to the preflop aggressor. Foster fired 160,000 and that was good enough to win the pot.
One for Calenzo - 3:42 PM
From the button, Kevin Calenzo raised to 56,000. Kris Bradshaw was in the small blind and able to make the call this time as he has some new found chips thanks to doubling through minutes before this hand. The flop came down and both players checked to see the fall on the turn. Bradshaw check-folded fourth street to a bet of 81,000 from Calenzo.
Holder Adds a Couple Hundred Thousand - 3:44 PM
John Holder raised to 96,000 under the gun and Charles "Woody" Moore made the call from the button as did Mike Foster from the big blind. The flop came down and Holder fired out 300,000. It was enough to take it down as both his opponents quickly mucked.
Holder Shows - 3:58 PM
On the flop of , a bet of 131,000 was laid out in front of John Holder as Kevin Calenzo sat in the tank. "Will you show this one?" asked Calenzo before mucking his hand. Holder did just that, he showed the and raked in the chips.
Bradshaw Shoving Some More - 4:02 PM
After Charles "Woody" Moore raised to 56,000 from the cutoff seat, Kris Bradshaw moved all in for roughly 460,000 from the button. The two blinds and Moore all folded, giving Bradshaw an additional 112,000 chips.
Foster Takes Some Biscuits from Bradshaw - 4:06PM
Kris Bradshaw had raised up the action from the cutoff seat. He made it 52,000 to go. Mike Foster paused on the button and then made the call. Just these two players saw the flop and the first three community cards came down .
On the flop, Bradshaw fired a continuation bet worth 70,000. Foster made the call and the turn card added the to the board. Both players checked and the river card completed the board with the . Bradshaw checked again. Foster fired out 160,000 with a tall stack of chips. Bradshaw made the call, but mucked his hand with his head down when he saw Foster turn up the for trip kings.
After the hand, Foster stacked back up to 850,000 while Bradshaw dropped to 265,000 and went back on the short stack.
The players are now on another 10-minute break before returning to action.
Chip Counts
Charles "Woody" Moore - 2,100,000
John Holder - 1,675,000
Kevin Calenzo - 1,100,000
Mike Foster - 575,000
Kris Bradshaw - 275,000