The remaining players are heading on a 20-minute break while the Tournament Directors color-up the green 25-denomination chips.
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Brian Rast is now up there at the top of the chip counts after a massive pot went his way to take his total to 135,000.
Rast's now-busted opponent checked to him on a board and with over 40,000 already in the pot, Rast moved all in and his opponent called.
Rast's had flopped top set and then improved to a full house. His opponent had in his hand for a very expensive second best hand.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Brian Rast |
135,000
66,000
|
66,000 |
|
Poker Hall of Fame member Scotty Nguyen is seat on table #15 alongside Jason Somerville, Eoghan O'Dea and Eli Elezra. On the rail is a woman who Nguyen described as "his number one fan." So far she's cheered when Nguyen won a hand, posed for a photograph with Nguyen and went straight for his heart and brought him his favorite beer!
Following a raise to 1,500 and a call by Matt Giannetti, Jeremy Ausmus raised the button to 6,500. The original raiser folded but Giannetti called while saying, "Lets see a flop!"
The flop fell and Giannetti moved all in for roughly his last 450 in chips and Ausmus called.
Giannetti:
Ausmus:
The turn and river landed the and and Giannetti headed to the rail as Ausmus climbed to nearly 70,000 in chips.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Jeremy Ausmus |
68,500
9,000
|
9,000 |
|
||
Matt Giannetti | Busted |
On a board of , Scotty Nguyen bet out 1,500 and Elezra raised pot to 9,600. A third player made the call before Nguyen spent several minutes deliberating before finding a fold.
The river landed the and Elezra bet out 9,000 with his opponent instantly making the call.
Elezra tabled his for the nut straight as his opponent tabled his .
As Elezra was scooping the pot, Nguyen stated he folded .
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Eli Elezra |
45,000
21,000
|
21,000 |
|
||
Scotty Nguyen |
39,000
-3,000
|
-3,000 |
|
Tom Marchese was all-in and at risk of elimination after a preflop betting war with Phil Laak.
Laak held and Marchese the . The board ran to improve Laak to trip sixes, but Marchese to a full house and he doubled up.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Phil Laak |
25,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
|
||
Tom Marchese |
13,400
-3,600
|
-3,600 |
|
From the cutoff, Joe Ebanks opened with a raise to 1,400 and was called by the player on the button, Jeffrey Palarino in the small blind and David "Bakes" Baker in the big blind.
The quartet checked around on the flop leading the dealer to place the onto the turn. Palarino checked, Baker bet 4,500 and only Ebanks called.
The river brought the into play and both players checked.
Ebanks showed for jacks and fours, which Baker mucked when he saw.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Jeffery Palarino
|
44,300
19,500
|
19,500 |
Joe Ebanks |
41,750
20,500
|
20,500 |
|
||
David "Bakes" Baker |
28,200
-800
|
-800 |
|
Level: 8
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 0
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With registration now closed in this event the prize pool information has become public knowledge.
A total of 452 entrants have created a prize pool of $2,124,400 which is to be shared among the top 48 finishers.
Reaching the money is worth $9,559 and progressing to the final table locks up at least $66,918. The champion of this tournament has to figure out how to carry a cool $541,747 and the coveted gold World Series of Poker bracelet.