Wednesday, July 30, 2014

Live! Summer Series Of Poker (Event 19): Final Results

Live! Summer Series Of Poker
July 28, 2014

Event 19 - $250 Last Chance No Limit Hold'em
$5,000 Guarantee

Final Results:


Place Player Name Hometown Prize
1 Charles Reed Riestertown, MD $4,000
2 Steven Solomon Baltimore, MD $3,256
3 Joseph Gabriszeski Columbia, MD $2,500
4 Travis Fowble Carroll County, MD $1,278
5 Elaine Ng Oakton, Va $1,009
6 Charles Southwell Arlington, VA $807
7 Alan Lee N/A $605

Live! Summer Series Of Poker (Event 18): Final Results

Live! Summer Series Of Poker
July 27, 2014

Event 18 - $600 No Limit Hold'em
$15,000 Guarantee

Final Results:


Place Player Name Hometown Prize
1 Jimmy Born Clarksville, MD $3,007
2 Andrew Weinstein Seatle, WA $3,004
3 Sang Kim Leesburg, VA $3,004
4 Albert Hoffman Springfield, MD $3,004
5 Sang Yi Marina, CA $3,004
6 Brian Kurrus Falls Church, VA $3,004
7 James Sloat Baltimore, MD $3,004
8 Robert Kosydar Severna Park, MD  $3,004

Live! Summer Series Of Poker (Event 17): Final Results

Live! Summer Series Of Poker
July 25-28, 2014

Event 17 - $2,200 No Limit Hold'em Main Event
$250,000 Guarantee

Final Results:


Place Player Name Hometown Prize
1 Christian Harder Annapolis, MD $84,270
2 Brian Hastings Fort Lauderdale, FL  $84,270
3 Ulises Roman Huntigton, WV $39,555
4 John O'Brien Baltimore, MD $27,860
5 Timothy Bishop Saint Clairsville, OH $21,497
6 Lawrence Lakatosh Red Lion, PA $16,338
7 Robert McLaughlin Washington, DC $12,726
8 Jonathan Ivy Columbia, MD $9,459
9 Charles Welch  Dundalk, MD $6,707
10 Fred Jafarzadeh Woodbridge, VA $5,331
11 Lawrence Pileggi Pittsburg, PA $5,331
12 Michael Dentale Brooklyn, NY $5,331
13 Jesse Chinni Hanover, MD $4,471
14 Jacob Bazely Cincinnati, OH $4,471
15 Christopher McCoy Carroll County, MD $4,471
16 Samuel Wasserman Vienna, VA $3,955
17 Bradley Yazici Essex, MD $3,955
18 Faramarz Firoozabadi Clifton, VA $3,955

Live! Summer Series Of Poker (Event 16): Final Results

Live! Summer Series Of Poker
July 23, 2014

Event 16 - $220 No Limit Hold'em (Mega Stack Turbo)
$10,000 Guarantee

Final Results:


Place Name Hometown Prize
1 Nathan Whiting Glen Burine MD $2,200
2 Jewel Lastner  Forest Hill MD $2,000
3 Behrooz Shahzad  Laurel MD $2,000
4 Ryan Sentz  Perry Hall MD $2,000
5 Stephen Kawata Elkridge MD $2,000
6 Timothy Bryan  Fort Lauderdale, FL $1,508
7 Alexander Wright  Brooklyn MD $1,508
8 Brendon Sadowski Aberdeen MD $1,508
9 Allan Taylor  Owings Mills MD $1,508
10 Yun Oh Ellicott City MD $1,508
11 Hewett Andrews  Joppa MD $1,508
12 Robert Kosydar  Severna Park MD $1,508
13 Michael Camp  Baltimore MD $1,508

Live! Summer Series Of Poker (Event 15): Final Results

Live! Summer Series Of Poker
July 21-24, 2014

Event 15 - $500 No Limit Hold'em 
$150,000 Guarantee

Final Results:


Place Name Hometown Prize
1 Michael Dorsch Gibsonia, PA $32,567
2 Jefferey Chang Washington, DC $32,567
3 William Beer Catonsville, MD $27,000
4 Viet Le Roanoke, VA $26,300
5 Andrew Powderly Reisterstown, MD $26,016
6 Scott Calcagno Adelaide, SA $8,863
7 Tam Nguyen Harrisburg, PA $6,791
8 Sean Byars Fairfax, VA $4,834
9 David Tran Annandale, VA $3,453
10 Vincent Caesar Newark, DE $2,647
11 Timothy Weslow Odenton, MD $2,647
12 Demetrios Kappatos Sterling, VA $2,647
13 John Campbell Hummels Town, PA $2,072
14 Ravi Repole College Park, MD $2,072
15 William Kopp Brecksville, OH $2,072
16 Cory Robinson  Memphis, TN $1,726
17 Steven Kang Laurel, MD $1,726
18 Kenneth Taffaro Mooresville, NC $1,726
19 Matthew Brunskole Toronto, Canada $1,496
20 RJM McLaughlin Washington, DC $1,496
21 Sudha Baxter Silver Spring, MD $1,496
22 James Bushmire Greer, SC $1,496
23 Trenton Cunnigham Baltimore, MD $1,496
24 Nicholas Condo Philadelphia, PA $1,496
25 Kyle Bowker Walton, NY $1,496
26 Marc Gendleman Annapolis, MD $1,496
27 Vito DePaul Germantown, MD $1,496
28 Charles Welch Dundalk, MD $1,266
29 Eric Montemaggi Washington, DC $1,266
30 Theodore Hickman Frederick, MD $1,266
31 Ryan Sentz  Perry Hall, MD $1,266
32 William Bloom Marriottsville, MD $1,266
33 Darien Martin Baltimore, MD $1,266
34 Ralph Wong Washington, DC $1,266
35 Joseph Morris Leesburg, VA $1,266
36 Marc Gordon North Potomac, MD $1,266
37 Bradford Altman King George, VA $1,036
38 Jeromy Bitton Baltimore, MD $1,036
39 Daniel Chan New York ,NY $1,036
40 Dean Mikulla Frederick, MD $1,036
41 Douglas Swirsky Gaithersburg, MD $1,036
42 Jeffrey Yeh Miami, FL $1,036
43 Jeffrey Esterling Arnold, MD $1,036
44 Kunal Shah Baltimore, MD $1,036
45 Richard Ali Pittsburg, PA $1,036
46 Joshua Mischel Baltimore, MD $921
47 Jeffery Dolezal Fairfax, VA $921
48 Gang Tao Brooklyn, MD $921
49 Eric Laliberte Montreal, Canada $921
50 Harry Korotki Owings Mills, MD $921
51 Christopher Kojack Glen Burnie, MD $921
52 Michael Vida Herndon, VA $921
53 Reymundo Reyes Fort Washington, MD $921
54 Arnold Dinio Bowie, MD $921

Live! Summer Series Of Poker (Event 14): Final Results

Live! Summer Series Of Poker
July 18-20, 2014

Event 14 - $1,100 No Limit Hold'em 
$75,000 Guarantee

Final Results:


Place Player Name Hometown Prize
1 Drake Bronk Chicago, IL $29,335
2 Christopher Grove Pasadena, MD $24,540
3 Benjamin Sears Suffolk, VA $22,684
4 Serio Giuseppe Pasedena, MD $10,089
5 James Bucci Hollywood, MD $8,012
6 Frank Bonacci Pittsburgh, PA $6,232
7 Jesse Chinni Hanover, MD $5,045
8 Peter Calvo Edgewater, MD $3,858
9 Mark Castaldo Fairfax, VA $2,671
10 Brian Woods Towson, MD $2,077
11 Timothy Little Cheverly, MD $2,077
12 James Peters Silver Spring, MD $2,077

Tuesday, July 29, 2014

Event 17 (Day 3): 1st Place - Christian Harder ($84,270)

Level 27 (Blinds 12,000/24,000/3,000)
Total Entries: 178
Players Remaining: 1
Chip Average: 5,340,000

Event 17 Winner - Christian Harder
Moments after the 2 remaining players left to take a scheduled 15-minute break, they looked back at the table and realized they had almost identical chip stacks.

After about a 10-second discussion, they agreed to an even chop with Christian taking home the trophy:

Christian Harder - $84,270
Brian Hastings - $84,270

That's a wrap for the Main Event, as well as the series. We hope you've enjoyed our coverage of the 2014 Live! Summer Series of Poker over the past few weeks.

Event 17 (Day 3) 2nd Place - Brian Hastings ($84,270)

Level 27 (Blinds 12,000/24,000/3,000)
Total Entries: 178
Players Remaining: 2
Chip Average: 2,670,000

2nd Place - Brian Hastings
Moments after the 2 remaining players left to take a scheduled 15-minute break, they looked back at the table and realized they had almost identical chip stacks.

After about a 10-second discussion, they agreed to an even chop with Christian taking home the trophy:

Christian Harder - $84,270
Brian Hastings - $84,270

Event 17 (Day 3): Harder Closes Gap

Level 27 (Blinds 12,000/24,000/3,000)
Total Entries: 178
Players Remaining: 2
Chip Average: 2,670,000

Christian Harder pre-flop raised to 55,000 before Brian Hastings 3-bet to 170,000, which Harder called.

The flop came out Q♣ 3♣ 7♠. Hastings bet 225,000, and Harder called again.

After the 6♣ on the turn, Hastings checked and allowed Harder to be the aggressor in the form of a 290,000 chip bet. Hastings folded immediately, ceding a little over 400,000 chips in the hand.

Hastings - 3,240,000
Harder - 2,100,000

Event 17 (Day 3): 3rd Place - Ulises Roman ($39,555)

Level 27 (Blinds 12,000/24,000/3,000)
Total Entries: 178
Players Remaining: 2
Chip Average: 2,670,000

3rd Place - Ulises Roman
Ulises Roman was well behind both Christian Harder and Brian Hastings when he woke up to a pocket pair on the button. He pre-flop raised to 63,000 before Hastings re-raised over the top. Roman announced all-in and Hastings quickly called.

Hastings: A 10♠      Roman: 8 8♣

Flop: 6 4♠ 3
Turn: 3♣
River: 10

Roman's pair was holding up quite well in the race until Hastings paired his 10x on the river. He takes home $39,555 for the third-place finish.

As Hastings and Harder enter into heads up play, both players have over 2,000,000 chips, but Hastings has the early advantage by about a 1.2 million chip margin.

Event 17 (Day 3): 4th Place - John O'Brien ($27,860)

Level 27 (Blinds 12,000/24,000/3,000)
Total Entries: 178
Players Remaining: 3
Chip Average: 1,780,000

4th Place - John O'Brien
On the first hand of Level 27, the two shortest stacks at the table went head to head.

John O'Brien pushed all-in from the small blind with less than 400,000 chips remaining. Christian Harder thought for approximately 0.004 seconds before calling and flipping over a big blind special.

Harder: A♠ A      O'Brien: 10 9

Flop: 10♣ 7♣ 2♣
Turn: 8♠
River: 4

O'Brien got some life on the flop when the 10 gave him 5 outs, but it wasn't meant to be. He takes home $27,860 for the fourth-place finish.

The three remaining players have these chip stacks:

Brian Hastings: 3.4 million
Christian Harder: 1.2 million
Ulises Roman: 800,000

Event 17 (Day 3): Chip Update

Level 26 (Blinds 10,000/20,000/3,000)
Total Entries: 178
Players Remaining: 4
Chip Average: 1,335,000

40 minutes into Level 26, and still minimal action.

During that time, Harder has lost about 400,000 chips, and Roman has gained them.

Brian Hastings - 3.0 million
Ulises Roman - 1.5 million
Christian Harder - 500,000
John O'Brien - 400,000

Event 17 (Day 3): Plenty of Effort, Minimal Work

Level 26 (Blinds 10,000/20,000/3,000)
Total Entries: 178
Players Remaining: 4
Chip Average: 1,335,000

There have been a few decent pots in the 20 minutes since the players returned from break. But if you'll recall from physics class, if you carry a piano up the stairs and carry it back down the stairs to the same starting point, you've "physically" done no work.

That's where the 4 remaining players are, as their chip counts are all but identical to what they were at break.

Monday, July 28, 2014

Event 17 (Day 3): Chip Update At Break

Level 26 (Blinds 10,000/20,000/3,000)
Total Entries: 178
Players Remaining: 4
Chip Average: 1,335,000

What a roller coaster ride it has been for Brian Hastings over the past few hours.

At one point before the dinner break, he was up over 2.7 million - holding more than 50 percent of the chips in play. Then, about 45 minutes after dinner, he was down to just over 1.0 million. But over the past 40 minutes, he has soared back into a commanding lead.

Brian Hastings - 2,925,000
Ulises Roman - 1,050,000
Christian Harder - 900,000
John O'Brien - 500,000

Event 17 (Day 3): 5th Place - Tim Bishop ($21,497)

Level 25 (Blinds 8,000/16,000/2,000)
Total Entries: 178
Players Remaining: 4
Chip Average: 1,335,000

5th Place - Tim Bishop
After a long, uphill journey to get over half a million chips, Tim Bishop's chips were gone in the blink of an eye thanks to the rejuvenated good fortune of Brian Hastings.

After a flop of 9♣ 6♠ 5♣, Bishop pushed all-in and got a call from Hastings.

Bishop: J J♣     Hastings: 7 8

Turn: 10♠
River: 5

After the turn, Bishop was drawing dead to the straight that Hastings flopped.

Bishop leaves in 5th place with $21,497, and Hastings is back over the 2,000,000-chip mark.

Players are 15 minutes away from their next 15-minute break. There will be a full chip update at that time.

Event 17 (Day 3): Hastings Back in Great Shape

Level 25 (Blinds 8,000/16,000/2,000)
Total Entries: 178
Players Remaining: 5
Chip Average: 1,068,000

Brian Hastings
After 75 minutes of losing chips left and right, it only took two hands against Christian Harder for Brian Hastings to get comfortably back into first place.

This showdown transpired maybe 4 hands after the previous one documented.

Hastings raised to 40,000 pre-flop, and Harder made the call in the big blind.

Flop: 10♠ 6 4

Hastings upped his bet marginally to 45,000 and Harder flat-called.

Turn: 8♣

Now Hastings started going for the jugular, putting out a bet of 150,000, which Harder called after some deliberation.

River: A

This time Hastings counted out a big stack of teal 25,000 chips, pushing 350,000 into the middle. Harder once again thought for some time before making the call. Hastings flipped up 10 8, revealing two pair. Harder tossed his cards into the muck, and now sits with less than 400,000 chips.

Event 17 (Day 3): Harder To Fold

Level 25 (Blinds 8,000/16,000/2,000)
Total Entries: 178
Players Remaining: 5
Chip Average: 1,068,000

Christian Harder
With a pre-flop pot of about 200,000 and a flop of 10♣ 3♣ 4, Christian Harder put out a bet of 112,000, which Brian Hastings re-raised to 250,000. Harder deliberated for a little while before making the call.

The 3♠ came out on the turn, and Hastings pushed all-in for his final 650,000 chips.

Harder went into the tank for several minutes, saying nothing while shuffling a stack of teal 25,000 chips over and over again. Losing the hand would have left him with less than half of the chip average, but a win would give him an overwhelming chip lead with just four players remaining.

In the end, he elected to fold and remains the chip leader by a thin margin.

Event 17 (Day 3): Level Increase, Chip Update

Level 25 (Blinds 8,000/16,000/2,000)
Total Entries: 178
Players Remaining: 5
Chip Average: 1,068,000

Christian Harder - 1,600,000
Ulises Roman - 1,100,000
Brian Hastings - 1,100,000
John O'Brien - 1,000,000
Tim Bishop - 600,000

Event 17 (Day 3): Chip Update

Level 24 (Blinds 7,000/14,000/1,500)
Total Entries: 178
Players Remaining: 5
Chip Average: 1,068,000

Here is where the players stand 45 minutes after dinner break (with their pre dinner break chip count listed in parentheses):

Christian Harder: 1,600,000 (1,050,000)
John O'Brien: 1,200,000 (750,000)
Brian Hastings: 1,100,000 (2,050,000)
Ulises Roman: 950,000 (1,200,000)
Tim Bishop: 450,000 (200,000)

Event 17 (Day 3): O'Brien's Turn To Double Through Hastings

Level 24 (Blinds 7,000/14,000/1,500)
Total Entries: 178
Players Remaining: 5
Chip Average: 1,068,000


John O'Brien
John O'Brien pre-flop raised to 30,000 under the gun before action folded around to Brian Hastings in the big blind. He raised to 85,000, which O'Brien called.

Flop: 10 8 5♠

O'Brien bet 75,000, and after a minute, Hastings pushed him all-in for his final 422,000. He immediately called and flipped up a monster draw.

O'Brien: 6 4     Hastings: A♠ Q

Turn: 3♣
River: 7♣

O'Brien got his gut-shot straight on the river, taking nearly 600,000 more chips away from Hastings.

Ulises Roman hasn't been involved in any big hands since dinner break, but he may be the new chip leader by attrition. Four of the five players at the final table now have more than 1,000,000 chips.

Event 17 (Day 3): Bishop Doubles Up; Hastings Takes Another Hit

Level 24 (Blinds 7,000/14,000/1,500)
Total Entries: 178
Players Remaining: 5
Chip Average: 1,068,000

Brian Hastings
Slowly but surely, the dents are starting to take effect on Brian Hastings' big stack, as he gave away another 200,000 to Tim Bishop.

Bishop pushed all-in pre-flop with A 3♠ and got a call from Hastings' K Q.

The board ran out A♠ 4♠ 2 6 10, giving Bishop the win, but leaving him at least one more double up away from the chip average.

Event 17 (Day 3): Easing Back Into Play

Level 24 (Blinds 7,000/14,000/1,500)
Total Entries: 178
Players Remaining: 5
Chip Average: 1,068,000

They say you should wait half an hour after eating before going swimming.

Evidently, that also applies to playing big hands of poker. Aside from Tim Bishop occasionally pushing his short stack all-in and getting no callers, there weren't any big pots in the first 20 minutes after players returned from dinner.

But then Christian Harder and Brian Hastings made a bit of a splash in a hand that almost reached 1,000,000 chips.

After a flop of 8♠ 8 7, Harder bet 90,000. Hastings flat-called.

The turn brought the A♠ and a 130,000 bet from Harder. Again, Hastings flat-called.

With the 5 on the river, Harder counted out 280,000 chips before pushing them into the middle. Hastings went into the tank for a minute before folding and revealing the A.

Harder ended up taking about 250,000 chips from Hastings' 2,000,000 stack.

Event 17 (Day 3): Back From Summer Break

Level 24 (Blinds 7,000/14,000/1,500)
Total Entries: 178
Players Remaining: 5
Chip Average: 1,068,000

Play has resumed after a one-hour dinner break.

Players are entering Level 24, where the chip average equates to 76 big blinds.

Event 17 (Day 3): Dinner Break Chip Count

Level 24 (Blinds 7,000/14,000/1,500)
Total Entries: 178
Players Remaining: 5
Chip Average: 1,068,000

The remaining 5 players will return to Level 24 after a one-hour dinner break, resuming play at 9:40 p.m.

With Ulises Roman taking more than 300,000 chips from Brian Hastings in the final hand before dinner, the playing field has been evened out a bit.

Brian Hastings - 2,100,000
Ulises Roman - 1,200,000
Christian Harder - 1,050,000
John O'Brien - 750,000
Tim Bishop - 225,000

Event 17 (Day 3): Dinner Looming

Level 23 (Blinds 6,000/12,000/1,500)
Total Entries: 178
Players Remaining: 5
Chip Average: 1,068,000

The 5 remaining players are 8 minutes away from their hour-long dinner break.

With the average chip stack currently accounting for 89 big blinds, let's hope they get some coffee with their nourishment. It could be a very late night.

Event 17 (Day 3): 6th Place - John Lakatosh ($16,338)

Level 23 (Blinds 6,000/12,000/1,500)
Total Entries: 178
Players Remaining: 5
Chip Average: 1,068,000

6th Place - John Lakatosh
It had been a good 25 minutes since a river card came out on the final table. If Brian Hastings wasn't big-stack bullying everyone else out of the hand pre-flop or if another player wasn't going all-in pre-flop without getting a call, it was a flop and immediate raise that ended the hand.

But when the river finally did come, it was quite cruel to John Lakatosh.

John O'Brien pre-flop raised to 75,000, which Lakatosh called. After the 10 5♣ 2 flop, Lakatosh pushed all-in and O'Brien immediately called.

Lakatosh: 2x 2x     O'Brien: J J♣

Turn: K
River: J♠

O'Brien hit a two-outer on the river, nearly doubling up to 750,000 and sending Lakatosh home in 6th place with $16,338.

Event 17 (Day 3): Chip Updates

Level 23 (Blinds 6,000/12,000/1,500)
Total Entries: 178
Players Remaining: 6
Chip Average: 890,000

After a small flurry of eliminations and less than an hour before dinner, here is what the remaining six players are holding:

Brian Hastings: 2,750,000
Christian Harder: 1,150,000
Ulises Roman: 600,000
Tim Bishop: 330,000
John Lakatosh: 320,000
John O'Brien: 300,000

Event 17 (Day 3): 7th Place - McLaughlin ($12,726)

Level 23 (Blinds 6,000/12,000/1,500)
Total Entries: 178
Players Remaining: 6
Chip Average: 890,000

7th Place - Robert McLaughlin
Two hands after Jonathan Ivy's elimination and less than 5 hands after his own stack was crippled, Robert McLaughlin was eliminated in 7th place.

He was all-in pre-flop against Christian Harder in a race that all but ended on the turn.

Harder: 9x 9x     McLaughlin: Ax Kx

Flop: 8x 7x 6x
Turn: 10x
River: Ax

Without a 9x on the river, McLaughlin was unable to get a chopped pot and left in 7th place.

A few hands prior, he and Brian Hastings were engaged in a big hand. With a board of K Q 8 9 9 and roughly 300,000 already in the pot, Hastings put out a bet of 375,000 that would have put McLaughlin all-in. He went into the tank for several minutes before electing to fold, leaving him with about 200,000 chips.

Event 17 (Day 3): 8th Place - Ivy ($9,549)

Level 22 (Blinds 5,000/10,000/1,000)
Total Entries: 178
Players Remaining: 7
Chip Average: 762,857

8th Place - Jonathan Ivy
In a battle between the two biggest stacks at the table, Brian Hastings emerged victorious and now has more than half the chips in play.

Jonathan Ivy put out a pre-flop raise to 30,000, knocking everyone out of the hand except for Hastings.

Flop: K J♣ 9♣

Ivy bet 50,000 before Hastings re-raised to 130,000. Ivy immediately announced a raise to 300,000. Hastings thought for maybe 30 seconds before putting Ivy all-in, which he agreed to do.

Ivy: K♣ K♠     Hastings: Q♠ 10♠

If the top players were all-in, you had to know they both had monster hands. Ivy flopped top set, but Hastings had a straight. A pair on the board would have given Ivy a full house, but it ran out 6 2, sending Ivy home in 8th place.

Event 17 (Day 3): Roman Takes 120,000 From Lakatosh

Level 22 (Blinds 5,000/10,000/1,000)
Total Entries: 178
Players Remaining: 8
Chip Average: 667,500

John Lakatosh
John Lakatosh could do no wrong last night as he opened up a commanding lead heading into the final two tables.

Today has been a different story. He opened the day with just under 900,000 chips, but now has just over 200,000.

The latest loss came courtesy of Ulises Roman. Lakatosh put out a pre-flop raise to 23,000, which Roman re-raised to 58,000. Lakatosh called, and they saw a flop of Q♣ 9♣ 5♣.

Lakatosh checked and Roman bet 64,000. Lakatosh flat-called. The turn brought the 5. Lakatosh once again checked before Roman bet 100,000, leading Lakatosh to fold.

Lakatosh and Tim Bishop are currently battling for the honor of short stack with 8 players remaining. Both players have about 20 big blinds left.

Event 17 (Day 3): 9th Place - Welch ($6,707)

Level 22 (Blinds 5,000/10,000/1,000)
Total Entries: 178
Players Remaining: 8
Chip Average: 667,500

9th Place - Charles Welch
After an impressive run of three final tables during this series, Charles Welch's Main Event has come to an end.

Welch was one of the shorter stacks since the start of the final table, and was down to about 10 big blinds when he got all his chips into the middle with two over cards against John O'Brien's pocket pair.

Welch: A J    O'Brien: 9♠ 9♣

Flop: K♠ K 9
Turn: 8
River: 6

Not only was Welch unable to pair either of his cards, but O'Brien flopped a full house. He has been running hot since the start of the final table. He was the shortest stack with 10 players remaining, but now has just a shade under the chip average - pretty good considering Brian Hastings has more than one-third of the chips in play.

Welch goes home in 9th place with $6,707. This was his third cash during this series and his fifth career cash at the Live! Poker Room.

Event 17 (Day 3): Chip Update On Break

Level 22 (Blinds 5,000/10,000/1,000)
Total Entries: 178
Players Remaining: 9
Chip Average: 593,333

Players are currently on a 15-minute break. When they return, they will play two more levels before taking an hour-long dinner break.

At the moment, here is where everyone stands in the quest to catch up to Brian Hastings.


  1. Jonathan Ivy - 825,000
  2. Charles Welch - 150,000
  3. Robert McLaughlin - 420,000
  4. Brian Hastings - 1,900,000
  5. John Lakatosh - 350,000
  6. John O'Brien - 380,000
  7. Christian Harder - 825,000
  8. Ulises Roman - 330,000
  9. Tim Bishop - 140,000

Event 17 (Day 3): Action Slowing Before Break

Level 21 (Blinds 4,000/8,000/1,000)
Total Entries: 178
Players Remaining: 9
Chip Average: 593,333

With just 5 minutes remaining until the next break, it's been a little while since a big hand transpired.

Perhaps the most intriguing development in the past half hour was a hand in which Brian Hastings raised to 18,000 pre-flop and got three callers - John Lakatosh, Christian Harder and Tim Bishop.

All three players checked the J 10♠ 2♠ flop, bringing out the 8♣.

Bishop bet 23,000. Hastings and Harder called. The 7♣ came out on the river and Harder bought the pot with a bet of 82,000.

While players are on break, a full chip count updated will be provided.