Month: May 2018

Event 28: Down to Three

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Event 28: $1,100 No-Limit Hold’em Summer Kick-Off $500,000 Guarantee

Level 28
Blinds: 30,000/60,000 w/ 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 3/563

From the button, Matt Affleck raised to 135,000 on the big blind called.

The dealer fanned 9♠9♦2♦ and the big blind checked. Affleck bet 100,000 and his opponent called.

The turn was the A♠ and the big blind checked. Affleck bet 310,000 and the big blind called.

The river was the K♥ and the big blind moved all-in for 820,000. Affleck – with 900,000 even – called.

Big Blind = A♥2♣
Matt Affleck = 9♣8♦

4th: Withheld – $38,425

 

Event 28: Level Up, Updated Counts

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Event 29: $600 Omaha 8-or-Better $100,000 Guarantee 

End of Level 22
Limits: 30,000/60,000
Players Remaining: 10/274
Chip Average: 410,000

Omaha players are on a short break after one full level of final table play. Sergey Zaprorozhets holds a monstrous lead and there should be a wave of all-ins with limits up to 40,000/80,000. Chip counts and payouts are below.

  1. Scott Rist – 760,000
  2. Yuebin Guo – 430,000
  3. Michael Bees – 210,000
  4. Adam Haman – 275,000
  5. Terrence Hasloo –200,000
  6. Rylen Sanehisa –540,000
  7. Eric Pratt – 120,000
  8. Ross Campo – 5,000
  9. Mack Lee – 60,000
  10. Sergey Zaporozhets – 1,575,000

    1. $32,643
    2. $20,154
    3. $14,619
    4. $10,787
    5. $8,090
    6. $6,245
    7. $4,826
    8. $3,832
    9. $2,966
    10. $2,399

Event 28: Matt Affleck Doubles Through Bobby Suer

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Event 28: $1,100 No-Limit Hold’em Summer Kick-Off $500,000 Guarantee

Level 28
Blinds: 30,000/60,000 w/ 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 4/563

Matt Affleck

Bobby Suer raised to 150,000 from under the gun and Matt Affleck moved all-in for 625,000.

Suer called.

Suer showed A♦J♦ and Affleck tabled K♦Q♦

Affleck flopped a King on a K♥8♠5♣3♣Q♥ board to double.

Bobby Suer – 1,500,000

Event 29: Sergey Zaprorozhets Over 1.5 Million

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Event 29: $600 Omaha 8-or-Better $100,000 Guarantee 

Level 22
Limits: 30,000/60,000
Players Remaining: 10/274
Chip Average: 410,000

Sergey Zaprorozhets

Start of final table chip leader Sergey Zaprorozhets is nearing possession of half the chips in play after taking a multi-way pot.

Adam Haman checked the big blind and Zaprorozhets checked the hijack on a K♠9♣2♠ flop. Scott Rist bet the cutoff and both players came along to the 5♠ turn.

The betting action repeated and Zaprorozhets bet the 6♦ river. Only Rist called and Zaprorozhets rolled over 5♣4♦3♣2♣ for a straight. Rist flashed top two pair and mucked.

Mack Lee and Ross Campo are both below two bets with the blinds coming around.

Sergey Zaprorozhets – 1,510,000
Scott Rist – 425,000

Event 29: Final Table Chip Counts

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Event 29: $600 Omaha 8-or-Better $100,000 Guarantee 

Level 21
Limits: 20,000/40,000
Players Remaining: 10/274
Chip Average: 410,000

Sergey Zaprorozhets

  1. Scott Rist – 430,000
  2. Yuebin Guo – 580,000
  3. Michael Bees – 215,000
  4. Adam Haman – 340,000
  5. Terrence Hasloo – 660,000
  6. Rylen Sanehisa – 810,000
  7. Eric Pratt – 200,000
  8. Ross Campo – 90,000
  9. Mack Lee – 215,000
  10. Sergey Zaporozhets – 985,000

Event 28: Keith Morrow Eliminated 5th ($29,093)

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Event 28: $1,100 No-Limit Hold’em Summer Kick-Off $500,000 Guarantee

Level 27
Blinds: 25,000/50,000 w/ 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 4/563

Keith Morrow

With the board reading 7♦3♦2♠7♣9♦, Ahmed Taleb bet 250,000 and Keith Morrow moved all-in for about 550,000. Taleb called.

Taleb quickly tabled A♣A♥ and Morrow pushed his cards – K♠6♦ – into the middle.

Morrow finished 5th for $29,093, marking his second deep run in this tournament. Last year Morrow finished 2nd for $65,429 to Brian Altman.

Ahmed Taleb – 4,300,000

 

Event 28: Chip Counts

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Event 28: $1,100 No-Limit Hold’em Summer Kick-Off $500,000 Guarantee

Level 26
Blinds: 20,000/40,000 w/ 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 5/563

Chip Counts:

  1. Ahmed Taleb – 3,700,000
  2. Bobby Suer – 2,700,000
  3. Matt Affleck – 1,610,000
  4. Withheld – 1,350,000
  5. Keith Morrow – 900,000

Event 28: Martin Zamani Eliminated 6th ($21,975)

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Event 28: $1,100 No-Limit Hold’em Summer Kick-Off $500,000 Guarantee

Level 25
Blinds: 15,000/30,000 w/ 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 5/563

Martin Zamani

Bobb Suer raised to about 600,000 and Martin Zamani moved all-in for about 490,000 from the small blind.

Suer called.

Bobby Suer = 10♦10♣
Martin Zamani = A♣Q♠

Zamani was eliminated 6th for $21,957 on a 10♥9♦2♦A♦K♠ board.

Event 28: Daniel Collins Eliminated 7th ($17,017)

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Event 28: $1,100 No-Limit Hold’em Summer Kick-Off $500,000 Guarantee

Level 25
Blinds: 15,000/30,000 w/ 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 6/563

Daniel Collins

From under the gun, Bobby Suer raised to 250,000 and action folded around to Daniel Collins in the big blind. Collins moved all-in for his last 275,000 and Suer called.

Collins showed A♦9♦ and Suer tabled 10♠10♣

Collins stood up and watched the board run out K♣5♦3♥J♦7♣, giving him a 7th place finish for $17,017 in his first tournament during his first ever trip to Las Vegas.

Bobby Suer – 2,075,000

Event 28: Joseph Cheong Eliminated 8th ($13,174)

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Event 28: $1,100 No-Limit Hold’em Summer Kick-Off $500,000 Guarantee 

Level 25
Blinds: 15,000/30,000 w/ 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 7/563

Joseph Cheong

Ahmed Taleb raised to 65,000 and Joseph Cheong moved all-in for about 600,000 from the button. The blinds moved out of the way and Taleb called.

Joseph Cheong = A♠Q♦
Ahmed Taleb = 8♠8♣

Cheong was eliminated 8th for $13,174 on a board of 9♦8♥3♠K♦2♠

Ahmed Taleb – 3,400,000