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Mike Nye doubles up with a lucky turn card
After Eli Berg opened to 30,000, Mike Nye moved all in for 105,000. Mike hed [Ad][Qc] and was flipping against Eli's [Th][Td]. The [Tc][Kd][Qh] flop was a disaster for Mike, as Eli had flopped a set of...
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Will Failla doubles up
Will Failla was all in preflop holding [Qs][Qh] and was up against [Ah][Qc]. Before a flop was even placed, Will was calling for the [Qd]. That card did come as the board ran out [Jh][8d][5c][Kd][Qd],...
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16th Place: John Wrobleski ($8,206)
John Wrobleski got the last of his chips in in late position and was called by Shawn Busse in the small blind. The big blind folded, and the two exposed their hands:John [Ah][Ac]Shawn [As][Kd]John was...
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15th Place: David Datashvili ($9,231)
David Datashvili raised the button and was called by Mike Nye in the small blind. On a [Qd][2d][Th] flop, Mike check raised all in, and David called all in for less. Mike had flopped a pair and a flush...
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Updated chip counts at the break
Carlo leads the final 14The final 14 players are now on a 15 minute break. When they return, blinds will be 10,000/20,000 with a 3,000 ante. Here are updated chip counts:Carlo Sciannameo -...
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14th Place: Will "The Thrill" Failla ($9,231)
Will "The Thrill" Failla was allin preflop from middle position and action folded to Eli Berg in the big blind. He took a bit of time to think about it, eventually calling with [6h][5s]. He would need...
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12th Place: Brian LeBlanc ($10,941)
From the small blind, Brian LeBlanc moved all in and Todd Rebello called from the big blind. Brian held [Kd][4h] and was in bad shape against Todd's [Ks][Js]. The board ran out [9c][2c][Tc][3s][7s] to...
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Final table chip counts & seating assignments
With the elimination of Curt Kohlberg in 11th place, we have reached the final table in $2,700 Championship. Here are chip counts and seating assignments for the final table:Seat 1: Frank Flowers -...
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Frank Flowers bluffs out Eli Berg
With a board reading [3s][5d][Kh][9c], Justin "Stealthmunk" Schwartz checked and Eli Berg bet 110,000. Frank Flowers came out with a raise to 310,000. Justin folded and Eli went into the tank. He first...
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10th Place: Bart Guthrie ($10,941)
At 12,000/24,000 blinds, Carlo Sciannameo opened to 55,000 from early position and Bart Guthrie called all in for 23,000 in the cutoff. Mike Nye on the button moved all in over the top for 258,000, and...
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Updated chip counts at the break
Andrew has retaken the chip leadThe final 9 players are now on a 15 minute break. Here are updated chip counts as we go into 15,000/30,000 blinds with a 5,000 ante:Andrew Badecker - 1,515,000Todd...
View ArticleCarlo & Todd chop up some of Andrew's chips
Andrew Badecker raised under the gun and Carlo Sciannameo 3-bet. Todd Rebello cold called the raise, and Andrew called to close the action. The flop came ace high, and Andrew checked only to see Carlo...
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Frank Flowers doubles up with quad aces
Carlo Sciannameo raised preflop to 80,000 and two players saw the flop. The flop [Ad][5d][As] and Carlo continued for 125,000. Frank moved all in and that put Carlo deep into the tank. A clock was...
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Shawn Busse doubles through Frank Flowers
Only a couple hands after Frank Flowers made quad aces, it was aces that lost him a pot. Shawn Busse was all in holding [Ah][Ac] and was up against Frank's [Ad][Qh]. The [Jc][7h][As] flop had Frank...
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9th Place: Carlo Sciannameo ($15,055)
Chris Pierro was all in preflop and just to his left, Carlo Sciannameo called all in for slightly less. Chris was way ahead with [Qh][Qc] to Carlo's [3h][3c], and his lead didn't change on the...
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8th Place: Eli Berg ($19,490)
From the small blind, Shawn Busse raised enough chips to put Eli Berg all in. He made the call with [As][Jh] and was up against [3s][2d]. The [8d][6d][4d] flop gave Shawn a flush draw, a gut shot, and...
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7th Place: Chris Pierro ($24,618)
Chris Piero (right) is two outed as Andrew Badecker (left) looks on in astonishmentMike Nye opened for a raise before Chris Pierro reraised from the small blind. Mike moved all in and Chris snap...
View ArticleUpdated chip counts at dinner break
The final 6 players are now on a one hour dinner break. Play will resume at approximately 6:50pm EST at 25,000/50,000 with a 5,000 ante. Here are updated chip counts:Justin "Stealthmunk" Schwartz -...
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