| Player Name | Chip Count | |
| Vincent | Caesar | 123,300 |
| Jimmy | Born | 111,300 |
| Darien | Martin | 84,900 |
| Scott | Calcagno | 84,600 |
| Andrew | Rudnik | 83,200 |
| Jeromy | Bittan | 73,900 |
| August | Smrek | 71,300 |
| Joel | Bidnick | 64,400 |
| James | Kilarjian | 64,100 |
| Theodore | Hickman | 63,200 |
| Harry | Korotki | 61,800 |
| Daniel | Chan | 51,600 |
| Sudha | Baxter | 51,000 |
| Shawn | Weger | 50,500 |
| Chris | Kojack | 40,600 |
| Jay | Kaplan | 40,100 |
| Bradley | Yazici | 38,500 |
| Awaise | Dar | 36,400 |
| Stephen | Sindler | 36,100 |
| Ralph | Wong | 35,300 |
| Ryan | McKnight | 33,000 |
| Daniel | Wellborn | 29,500 |
| Scott | Blumenfeld | 29,100 |
| Lin | Virath | 28,300 |
| Terry | Saad | 27,800 |
| Hieu | Nguyen | 22,600 |
| Brian | Kurrus | 22,500 |
| Gang | Tao | 21,600 |
| Jeff | Fink | 18,300 |
| Tim | Bucknell | 18,300 |
| Ben | Strickland | 17,600 |
| Dawn | Sadler | 17,400 |
| Bryan | Roche | 12,500 |
| Shawn | Smith | 10,200 |
Wednesday, July 23, 2014
Event 15 (Day 1D): End Of Day 1D Chip Counts
Event 15 (Day 1D): Caesar Rules This Flight
Level 12 (Blinds 600/1,200/200)
Total Day 1D Entries: 105
Day 1D Players Remaining: 38
The Day 1D $1,000 chip lead bonus does indeed go to Vincent Caesar (Glen Mills, PA) with 123,300. That is actually the smallest sized bonus amount of the four completed flights, but it's still good for the money.
The end of Day 1D chip counts will be posted within (90) minutes on the live updates page. There will be one more flight tomorrow afternoon at 12:15pm, with live coverage picking up once the cards are again in the air.
Total Day 1D Entries: 105
Day 1D Players Remaining: 38
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| Day 1D Chip Leader Vincent Caesar |
The end of Day 1D chip counts will be posted within (90) minutes on the live updates page. There will be one more flight tomorrow afternoon at 12:15pm, with live coverage picking up once the cards are again in the air.
Event 15 (Day 1D): Land Hands Of Flight
Level 12 (Blinds 600/1,200/200)
Total Day 1D Entries: 105
Day 1D Players Remaining: 41
With 10:00 minutes showing on the clock, tournament supervisor Brent Philbin has announced that there are (5) hands left in the night. The players to earn the $1,000 chip lead bonus will be posted shortly, as well as the final chip counts for this flight.
Total Day 1D Entries: 105
Day 1D Players Remaining: 41
With 10:00 minutes showing on the clock, tournament supervisor Brent Philbin has announced that there are (5) hands left in the night. The players to earn the $1,000 chip lead bonus will be posted shortly, as well as the final chip counts for this flight.
Event 15 (Day 1D): Final Level Of The Night
Level 12 (Blinds 600/1,200/200)
Total Day 1D Entries: 105
Day 1D Players Remaining: 41
Players are entering the final level of the night, and it's time to take a look at who stands in contention for the chip lead bonus. Vincent Caesar (Glen Mills, PA) goes into the level with 145,000, which is 30,000 clear of his nearest competitors. Here are some other counts taken from the end of Level 11:
Vincent Caesar - 145,000
Jeromy Bittan - 112,000
Awaise Dar - 73,000
Jay Kaplan - 71,000
Theodore Hickman - 71,000
Bradley Yazici - 66,000
Shawn Weyer - 55,000
Total Day 1D Entries: 105
Day 1D Players Remaining: 41
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| Vincent Caesar (Glen Mills, PA) |
Vincent Caesar - 145,000
Jeromy Bittan - 112,000
Awaise Dar - 73,000
Jay Kaplan - 71,000
Theodore Hickman - 71,000
Bradley Yazici - 66,000
Shawn Weyer - 55,000
Event 15 (Day 1D): Remaining Field
Level 11 (Blinds 500/1,000/100)
Total Day 1D Entries: 105
Day 1D Players Remaining: 48
With an hour remaining in the night, here is an updated of those players currently active in the field:
Table 28:
- Dawn Saddler
- Kai Hills
- Brian Kurrus
- Scott Calcagno
- Christopher Kojack
- Rudy Tjin
- Duane Hunton
- Timothy Bucknell
- Jay Kaplan
- Brian Woods
Table 29:
- Harry Korotki
- Andrew Rudnik
- Jeffrey Fink
- Bryan Roche
- Andrew Interdonato
- Linkhoune Virath
- Gang Tao
- Dominic Kim
- Awaise Dar
- Sarang Ahuja
Table 30:
- Joel Bidnick
- James Poper
- Daniel Chan
- Theodore Hickman
- Stephen Sindler
- Shawn Smith
- Ryan McKnight
- Bradley Yazici
- Hieu Nguyen
Table 31:
- Timothy Weslow
- Jeromy Bittan
- Ralph Wong
- August Smrek
- Vincent Caesar
- Benjamin Strickland
- James Kilarjian
- Daniel Wellborn
- Timothy Bryan
Table 40:
- Sudha Baxter
- Shawn Weyer
- Amir Sadeghy
- Jimmy Born
- Darien Martin
- Edward Crooks
- Scott Blumenfeld
- Tarek Saad
- Donald Proctor
- Matthew Buchman
Event 15 (Day 1D): Looking For The Century
Level 10 (Blinds 400/800/100)
Total Day 1D Entries: 105
Day 1D Players Remaining: 55
Level 10 has just starting and there still is not a player in the field holding over 100,000. The chip average of 28,000 sits over (30) big blinds, so players who hover around that mark still have a comfortable amount of play remaining. Here are some more updated counts:
Theodore Hickman - 70,000
Jeromy Bittan - 65,000
Scott Calcagno - 61,000
Vincent Caeser - 55,000
Gang Tao - 41,000
Daniel Chan - 38,000
Total Day 1D Entries: 105
Day 1D Players Remaining: 55
Level 10 has just starting and there still is not a player in the field holding over 100,000. The chip average of 28,000 sits over (30) big blinds, so players who hover around that mark still have a comfortable amount of play remaining. Here are some more updated counts:
Theodore Hickman - 70,000
Jeromy Bittan - 65,000
Scott Calcagno - 61,000
Vincent Caeser - 55,000
Gang Tao - 41,000
Daniel Chan - 38,000
Event 15 (Day 1D): Lost From The Fray
Level 9 (Blinds 300/600/75)
Total Day 1D Entries: 105
Day 1D Players Remaining: 57
While there are still six active tables of players hoping to continue late into the night, there is a group that will need to decide whether to return tomorrow. The following players have been eliminated from this flight of play:
Christian Harder
Eric Rivkin
Joshua Gordon
Alan Lee
Olasupo Dosunmu
Vichien Siprajim
Total Day 1D Entries: 105
Day 1D Players Remaining: 57
While there are still six active tables of players hoping to continue late into the night, there is a group that will need to decide whether to return tomorrow. The following players have been eliminated from this flight of play:
Christian Harder
Eric Rivkin
Joshua Gordon
Alan Lee
Olasupo Dosunmu
Vichien Siprajim
Tuesday, July 22, 2014
Event 15 (Day 1D): Final Break Of The Day
Players are about to head on their second (and final) break of the day (15 minutes). When they return to play, they will be posting blinds of 300/600/75. The chip average is currently 24,000 (40 big blinds), as the field continues to shrink. Here is a look at the top five stacks from this afternoon's Day 1C flight:
Joshua Mischel - 192,900 ($1,000 Chip Lead Bonus)
Aaron Wright - 151,700
Sean Byars - 133,500
Dean Mikulla - 80,900
Corey Kennel - 70,600
Joshua Mischel - 192,900 ($1,000 Chip Lead Bonus)
Aaron Wright - 151,700
Sean Byars - 133,500
Dean Mikulla - 80,900
Corey Kennel - 70,600
Event 15 (Day 1D): Updated Chip Counts
Level 8 (Blinds 250/500/50)
Total Day 1D Entries: 105
Day 1D Players Remaining: 67
With registration having been closed for almost two levels now, some larger stacks are beginning to emerge across the tournament area. Here are some updated chip counts midway through Level 8:
Tim Bryan - 75,000
Scott Calcagno - 65,000
Jeromy Bittan - 65,000
Steven Sindler - 64,000
Theodore Hickman - 47,000
Dawn Saddler - 31,000
Daniel Chan - 28,000
Eric Rivkin - 24,000
Tony Hulbert - 23,000
Christian Harder - 9,000
Total Day 1D Entries: 105
Day 1D Players Remaining: 67
With registration having been closed for almost two levels now, some larger stacks are beginning to emerge across the tournament area. Here are some updated chip counts midway through Level 8:
Tim Bryan - 75,000
Scott Calcagno - 65,000
Jeromy Bittan - 65,000
Steven Sindler - 64,000
Theodore Hickman - 47,000
Dawn Saddler - 31,000
Daniel Chan - 28,000
Eric Rivkin - 24,000
Tony Hulbert - 23,000
Christian Harder - 9,000
Event 15 (Day 1D): Making Quads Work
Level 7 (Blinds 200/400/50)
Total Day 1D Entries: 101
Day 1D Players Remaining: 76
There would be a collectively reaction at Table 31 as the action concluded in a hand between Jeremy Stein and Tim Bryan. The board would read A♥ 2♥ 7♦ 7♥ 4♦, and Stein had just called Bryan's all-in of 22,450. Tim would table 7♠ 7♣ (turned quads), while Stein would show 2♠ 2♣ (full house) and toss the hand towards the muck.
With that pot Bryan is up to 50,000, well above the 19,000 chip average at the moment.
Total Day 1D Entries: 101
Day 1D Players Remaining: 76
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| Tim Bryan (Centreville, VA) |
With that pot Bryan is up to 50,000, well above the 19,000 chip average at the moment.
Event 15 (Day 1D): Proctor's Set Good
Level 6 (Blinds 150/300/50)
Total Day 1D Entries: 101
The action continues at Table 40, as Donald Proctor and Sheng Lo get it in for a pot worth over 38,000. The two hands were tabled after a flop of Kx 5x Jx, with Proctor holding 5x 5x (bottom set) against Lo's Kx Jx (top two). Proctor's hand would hold the lead through the turn and river, and he is now over 40,000.
Proctor has over $14,000 in career tournament earnings, including back to back wins in January of 2013. Donald first won a $200 NLH event during Delaware Park's Winter Poker Classic for $5,000, and followed that up two weeks later with a win in a $150 NLH event during the WPT Lucky Hearts Open in Hollywood, FL ($4,788).
Total Day 1D Entries: 101
The action continues at Table 40, as Donald Proctor and Sheng Lo get it in for a pot worth over 38,000. The two hands were tabled after a flop of Kx 5x Jx, with Proctor holding 5x 5x (bottom set) against Lo's Kx Jx (top two). Proctor's hand would hold the lead through the turn and river, and he is now over 40,000.
Proctor has over $14,000 in career tournament earnings, including back to back wins in January of 2013. Donald first won a $200 NLH event during Delaware Park's Winter Poker Classic for $5,000, and followed that up two weeks later with a win in a $150 NLH event during the WPT Lucky Hearts Open in Hollywood, FL ($4,788).
Event 15 (Day 1D): Last Level For Registration
Level 6 (Blinds 150/300/25)
Total Day 1D Entries: 89
Players now have less than (30) minutes to register for this flight of Event 15. Once registration is closed it will leave only tomorrow afternoon's Day 1E flight remaining for the tournament. That will be the only flight of the day, and all players who bagged chips will return Thursday for Day 2 (12:15pm).
Christian Harder gets an early double towards the end of Level 5 as he three-bets a 550 open to 1,700 from the small blind. The original raiser the shoves for 15,000 and Christian makes the call:
Harder would grab the hand on the river and doubles to 37,000.
Total Day 1D Entries: 89
Players now have less than (30) minutes to register for this flight of Event 15. Once registration is closed it will leave only tomorrow afternoon's Day 1E flight remaining for the tournament. That will be the only flight of the day, and all players who bagged chips will return Thursday for Day 2 (12:15pm).
Christian Harder gets an early double towards the end of Level 5 as he three-bets a 550 open to 1,700 from the small blind. The original raiser the shoves for 15,000 and Christian makes the call:
Harder: A♥ K♥ Player X: Kx Kx
Flop: Qx Jx 7x
Turn: Jx
River: 10x
Harder would grab the hand on the river and doubles to 37,000.
Event 15 (Day 1D): Siprajim Chipping Up
Level 5 (Blinds 100/200/25)
Total Day 1D Entries: 89
One of the players in the fuel currently trending up is Vichien Siprajim, who currently sits with just under 50,000. Siprajim has a solid tournament resume, with over $92,000 in career tournament earnings. His best live cash came in 2010 when he finished 12th in the $3,300 Borgata Poker Open WPT Championship Event ($40,025). Vichien's only cash at Maryland came earlier in this series when he min-cashed Event 1 for $282 (split spot on the bubble).
Total Day 1D Entries: 89
One of the players in the fuel currently trending up is Vichien Siprajim, who currently sits with just under 50,000. Siprajim has a solid tournament resume, with over $92,000 in career tournament earnings. His best live cash came in 2010 when he finished 12th in the $3,300 Borgata Poker Open WPT Championship Event ($40,025). Vichien's only cash at Maryland came earlier in this series when he min-cashed Event 1 for $282 (split spot on the bubble).
Event 15 (Day 1D): First Break
Players are heading out on their first (15) minute break of the night, and they will be posting blinds of 100/200/25 when they return. This flight now has 89 total entries, which is already the more popular of the two night flights. Event 1 winner Joshua Gordon (Silver Spring, MD) took his seat about half the way through Level 4, and currently rounds up the notables in action.
Event 15 (Day 1D): Updated Chip Counts
Level 4 (Blinds 100/200)
Total Day 1D Entries: 80
Players will finish Level 4 before going on their first (15) minute break of the day, with eight more levels to follow. Along with Terry Saad, Christian Harder (Annapolis, MD) is another newcomer to this flight. Here are some updated chip counts from the beginning of Level 4:
Samuel Moore - 55,000
Jeromy Bittan - 50,000
Jeffrey Fink - 32,000
Daniel Chan - 28,000
Christian Harder - 15,000
Terry Saad - 13,000
Total Day 1D Entries: 80
Players will finish Level 4 before going on their first (15) minute break of the day, with eight more levels to follow. Along with Terry Saad, Christian Harder (Annapolis, MD) is another newcomer to this flight. Here are some updated chip counts from the beginning of Level 4:
Samuel Moore - 55,000
Jeromy Bittan - 50,000
Jeffrey Fink - 32,000
Daniel Chan - 28,000
Christian Harder - 15,000
Terry Saad - 13,000
Event 15 (Day 1D): Saad Back In Action
Level 3 (Blinds 75/150)
Total Day 1D Entries: 80
The last time Terry Saad (Fairfax, VA) was pictured on the live updates page, it was for chopping the Live! Poker Classic $3,500 Main Event. For his share of the chop Terry would receive $44,090, and finished runner up to Kevin Elia in the $1,000 sit and go played after the chop for the trophy and $10,000.
That was Terry's first recorded cash, and he was ready to take a piece of the winnings and go to Las Vegas for the 2014 WSOP. Unfortunately Saad's plan did unfold how he would of liked it, as scheduling conflicts kept him from going. He is in action for the first time this series, and has already committed to playing the $2,200 Main Event as well.
Total Day 1D Entries: 80
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| Terry Saad (Fairfax, VA) |
That was Terry's first recorded cash, and he was ready to take a piece of the winnings and go to Las Vegas for the 2014 WSOP. Unfortunately Saad's plan did unfold how he would of liked it, as scheduling conflicts kept him from going. He is in action for the first time this series, and has already committed to playing the $2,200 Main Event as well.
Event 15 (Day 1C): End Of Day 1C Chip Counts
| Player Name | Chip Count | |
| Josh | Misuhel | 192,900 |
| Arron | Wright | 151,700 |
| Sean | Byars | 133,500 |
| Dean | Mikulla | 80,900 |
| Corey | Kennel | 70,600 |
| Arnold | Dinio | 70,400 |
| Bradford | Altman | 68,000 |
| Philip | Rinaldi | 68,000 |
| Joe | Cutler | 67,500 |
| Andrew | Powderly | 67,100 |
| Akash | Patel | 64,800 |
| Jane | Hitchcock | 59,400 |
| Jeff | Yeh | 58,500 |
| Justin | Liberto | 57,500 |
| Eric | Laliberte | 54,500 |
| Kyle | Bowker | 54,400 |
| James | Bushmire | 50,800 |
| Eric | Montemaggi | 48,700 |
| Jim | Bucci | 48,500 |
| Charles | Reed | 47,900 |
| Richie | Smith | 43,100 |
| Walter | English | 42,300 |
| Bradley | Paleg | 39,100 |
| Joe | Wagner | 37,200 |
| Douglas | Swirsky | 34,600 |
| Robert | Mclaughlin | 33,000 |
| Mike | Vida | 28,700 |
| Maxwell | Young | 25,800 |
| Kenneth | Taffaro | 24,200 |
| Faisal | Qayumi | 17,600 |
| Joseph | Morris | 13,900 |
| Justin | Alder | 5,400 |
Event 15 (Day 1D): Notables In The Crowd (Part II)
Level 2 (Blinds 50/100)
Total Day 1D Entries: 70
The recognizable names continue to make their way to their seats, as these notables add their names to the list posted just fifteen minutes ago:
Eric Rivkin
Bradley Yazici
Juan Kassar
Jeremy Stein
Vincent Caesar
Benjamin Strickland
Dawn Saddler
Daniel Wellborn
Event 15 (Day 1D): Notables In The Crowd
Level 2 (Blinds 50/100)
Total Day 1D Entries: 64
As the tournament area begins to fill up, many familiar faces have taken their seats and are currently active on the felt. Here is a short list of those playing this flight:
Scott Blumenfeld
Alan Lee
Andrew Interdonato
Matthew Buchman
Mark Taranto
Olasupo Dosunmu
Harry Korotki
Tony Hulbert
Christopher Lundy
Jimmy Born
Daniel Chan
Ryan McKnight
Total Day 1D Entries: 64
As the tournament area begins to fill up, many familiar faces have taken their seats and are currently active on the felt. Here is a short list of those playing this flight:
Scott Blumenfeld
Alan Lee
Andrew Interdonato
Matthew Buchman
Mark Taranto
Olasupo Dosunmu
Harry Korotki
Tony Hulbert
Christopher Lundy
Jimmy Born
Daniel Chan
Ryan McKnight
Event 15 (Day 1D): Cards In The Air For Flight 1D
Level 1 (Blinds 25/50)
Total Day 1D Entries: 37
Tournament supervisor Brent Philbin has just made the rules announcement for players currently seated at their tables, and the cards for this flight are in the air. As the field continues to grow and players settle in, a post with the notables active will be published.
Total Day 1D Entries: 37
Tournament supervisor Brent Philbin has just made the rules announcement for players currently seated at their tables, and the cards for this flight are in the air. As the field continues to grow and players settle in, a post with the notables active will be published.
Event 15 (Day 1C): Mischel Bags The Bonus
Level 12 (Blinds 600/1,200/200)
Total Day 1C Entries: 124
Day 1C Players Remaining: 33
Joshua Mischel (Baltimore, MD) held off a few players that were making a good run at him, but nobody could beat his end of day stack of 207,900. The tournament supervisors are now taking care of the bagging process, and will set the tournament area up anew for the 7:15pm Day 1D flight.
Coverage of the next flight will resume when cards are in the air, and the whole thing will be done over again. The end of Day 1C final counts will be posted here on the live updates page within the first few levels of Day 1D play.
Total Day 1C Entries: 124
Day 1C Players Remaining: 33
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| Mischel's Bag Slip |
Coverage of the next flight will resume when cards are in the air, and the whole thing will be done over again. The end of Day 1C final counts will be posted here on the live updates page within the first few levels of Day 1D play.
Event 15 (Day 1C): Mischel's Chip Lead Pot
Level 12 (Blinds 600/1,200/200)
Total Day 1C Entries: 124
Day 1C Players Remaining: 34
Joshua Mischel (Baltimore, MD) may have just won the pot to give him the Day 1C $1,500 chip lead bonus. Doug Marinovich was all-in for 12,400 and called by Joe Cashen. The action would fold around to Joshua and he would re-shove, getting a less than warm reaction from Cashen.
After talking it out for a few moments, Cashen decided to go with his hand, and he made the call:
Mischel would eliminate both players from Day 1C play and chip up to 192,000 in the process. Only five minutes remain before the clock is paused, with Joshua holding a commanding lead.
Total Day 1C Entries: 124
Day 1C Players Remaining: 34
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| Joshua Mischel (Baltimore, MD) |
After talking it out for a few moments, Cashen decided to go with his hand, and he made the call:
Mischel: A♥ A♦ Marinovich: 8♣ 8♠ Cashen: 7♠ 7♣
Runout: Q♥ 4♦ 9♦ 9♠ K♠
Mischel would eliminate both players from Day 1C play and chip up to 192,000 in the process. Only five minutes remain before the clock is paused, with Joshua holding a commanding lead.
Event 15 (Day 1C): Final Level Of The Flight
Level 12 (Blinds 600/1,200/200)
Total Day 1C Entries: 124
Day 1C Players Remaining: 38
The race is now on for the chip lead bonus, as less than (30) minutes remain in the Day 1C flight. There are currently three players above 100,000, and other than that it would be anyone's opportunity to grab. The tournament supervisor will pause the clock with 10:00 showing, announce how many remain in the night, and the bagging process will then start afterwards. The end of Day 1C chip counts will be posted shortly thereafter. Here are the three largest stacks heading into the final level:
Sean Byars - 148,000
Aaron Wright - 125,000
Joshua Mischel - 116,000
Total Day 1C Entries: 124
Day 1C Players Remaining: 38
The race is now on for the chip lead bonus, as less than (30) minutes remain in the Day 1C flight. There are currently three players above 100,000, and other than that it would be anyone's opportunity to grab. The tournament supervisor will pause the clock with 10:00 showing, announce how many remain in the night, and the bagging process will then start afterwards. The end of Day 1C chip counts will be posted shortly thereafter. Here are the three largest stacks heading into the final level:
Sean Byars - 148,000
Aaron Wright - 125,000
Joshua Mischel - 116,000
Event 15 (Day 1C): Two Levels Left (Table Layout)
Level 11 (Blinds 500/1,000/100)
Total Day 1C Entries: 124
Day 1C Players Remaining: 40
With the commencement of Level 11, less than an hour now remains in this flight. Table 32 broke moments ago, leaving four active tables in the tournament area. Here is a layout to catch up on who still remains:
Table 28:
Total Day 1C Entries: 124
Day 1C Players Remaining: 40
With the commencement of Level 11, less than an hour now remains in this flight. Table 32 broke moments ago, leaving four active tables in the tournament area. Here is a layout to catch up on who still remains:
Table 28:
- Jane Hitchcock
- Faisal Qayumi
- Aaron Wright
- Douglas Swirsky
- Andrew Powderly
- Corey Kennel
- Bradley Paleg
- Joseph Morris
- Bradford Altman
- Eric Ladny
Table 29:
- Joseph Cutler
- Joshua Mischel
- Eric Doerr
- Kyle Bowker
- Tim Little
- Jim Bucci
- Joe Cashen
- Richard Smith
- Eric Laliberte
- Akash Patel
Table 30:
- Walter English
- Douglas Marinovich
- Mark Taranto
- Maxwell Young
- Joe Wagner
- Justin Adler
- Kenneth Taffaro
- Justin Liberto
- Michael Vida
- Philip Rinaldi
Table 31:
- Matthew Buchman
- James Bushmire
- William Beer
- Robert McLaughlin
- Jeffrey Yeh
- Sean Byars
- Dean Mikulla
- Arnold Dinio
- Eric Montemaggi
- Charles Reed
Event 15 (Day 1C): Byars Currently Boss
Level 10 (Blinds 400/800/100)
Total Day 1C Entries: 124
Day 1C Players Remaining: 43
Sean Byars only has one recorded result to his name, but he's looking to change that as he continues to trend upwards. Approaching Table 31, Byars would be tangled in a hand with James Bushmire. The players would be on the turn of a board reading 9♥ A♠ 6♣ K♠, with Byars turn bet of 6,500 being raised to 14,000 by Bushmire.
Sean would continue his pressure filled play and three-bet to 30,000. James would think momentarily, but would eventually push his hand towards the muck, giving Byars the pot. Sean is now up to 145,000, almost 50,000 clear of his closest competitor.
Total Day 1C Entries: 124
Day 1C Players Remaining: 43
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| Sean Byars |
Sean would continue his pressure filled play and three-bet to 30,000. James would think momentarily, but would eventually push his hand towards the muck, giving Byars the pot. Sean is now up to 145,000, almost 50,000 clear of his closest competitor.
Event 15 (Day 1C): Bigger Stacks Emerging
Level 10 (Blinds 400/800/100)
Total Day 1C Entries: 124
Day 1C Players Remaining: 46
As the levels climb and the blinds begin to increase, a handful of larger stacks are beginning to pop up across the room, with the first player to eclipse 100,000 just moments ago:
Sean Byars - 115,000
Eric Doerr - 84,000
Arnold Dinio - 80,000
Aaron Wright - 70,000
Eric Laliberte - 70,000
Joshua Mischel - 67,000
Cory Kennel - 58,000
Jane Hitchcock - 55,000
Philip Rinaldi - 52,000
Total Day 1C Entries: 124
Day 1C Players Remaining: 46
As the levels climb and the blinds begin to increase, a handful of larger stacks are beginning to pop up across the room, with the first player to eclipse 100,000 just moments ago:
Sean Byars - 115,000
Eric Doerr - 84,000
Arnold Dinio - 80,000
Aaron Wright - 70,000
Eric Laliberte - 70,000
Joshua Mischel - 67,000
Cory Kennel - 58,000
Jane Hitchcock - 55,000
Philip Rinaldi - 52,000
Event 15 (Day 1C): Short Stacks Doublin'
Level 9 (Blinds 300/600/75)
Total Day 1C Entries: 124
Day 1C Players Remaining: 49
Two of the shorter stacks notables just got doubles as the last minutes of Level 9 tick away. Jim Bucci Jr. got his remaining chips in pre-flop with Kx Kx against 8x 8x, doubling to 28,000 after his hand held. Only one hand later at Table 29, Tim Little would be all-in and at risk with A♦ 5♠ against the 10♣ 10♥ of Joe Cashen. The runout would be kind to Little as the board came A♠ 2♠ 4♠ K♠ J♠, doubling Little up to 20,000.
Total Day 1C Entries: 124
Day 1C Players Remaining: 49
Two of the shorter stacks notables just got doubles as the last minutes of Level 9 tick away. Jim Bucci Jr. got his remaining chips in pre-flop with Kx Kx against 8x 8x, doubling to 28,000 after his hand held. Only one hand later at Table 29, Tim Little would be all-in and at risk with A♦ 5♠ against the 10♣ 10♥ of Joe Cashen. The runout would be kind to Little as the board came A♠ 2♠ 4♠ K♠ J♠, doubling Little up to 20,000.
Event 15 (Day 1C): No Longer Around
Level 9 (Blinds 300/600/75)
Total Day 1C Entries: 124
Day 1C Players Remaining: 57
As players return to play once again, it's a good time to point out the players who are no longer in the field:
Christopher Walker
Eric Rivkin
Kevin Lutz
Behrooz Shahrzad
Brendon Sadowski
Cameron Tahmasebi
James Sloat
Total Day 1C Entries: 124
Day 1C Players Remaining: 57
As players return to play once again, it's a good time to point out the players who are no longer in the field:
Christopher Walker
Eric Rivkin
Kevin Lutz
Behrooz Shahrzad
Brendon Sadowski
Cameron Tahmasebi
James Sloat
Event 15 (Day 1C): Final Break/Updated Chip Counts
Level 8 (Blinds 250/500/50)
Total Day 1C Entries: 124
Day 1C Players Remaining: 63
Players are about to head on their second (and final) fifteen minute break of the day. They will return to play the final four levels of the night, and will return to Level 9 and blinds of 300/600/75. Here are some updated chip counts as players head to break:
Aaron Wright - 90,000
Arnold Dinio - 76,000
Philip Rinaldi - 60,000
Joe Cashen - 55,000
Sean Byars - 54,000
James Bushmire - 50,000
Eric Doerr - 48,000
Jane Hitchcock - 47,000
Robert McLaughlin - 37,000
Jim Bucci - 35,000
Total Day 1C Entries: 124
Day 1C Players Remaining: 63
Players are about to head on their second (and final) fifteen minute break of the day. They will return to play the final four levels of the night, and will return to Level 9 and blinds of 300/600/75. Here are some updated chip counts as players head to break:
Aaron Wright - 90,000
Arnold Dinio - 76,000
Philip Rinaldi - 60,000
Joe Cashen - 55,000
Sean Byars - 54,000
James Bushmire - 50,000
Eric Doerr - 48,000
Jane Hitchcock - 47,000
Robert McLaughlin - 37,000
Jim Bucci - 35,000
Event 15 (Day 1C): Bushmire Sends Home Two
Level 8 (Blinds 250/500/50)
Total Day 1C Entries: 124
Day 1C Players Remaining: 66
Gary Schoengold would be standing at Table 31 and collecting his belongings. Approaching the table his hand would be tabled, as well as two others in a three-way all-in pre:
James Bushmire (Greer, SC) would have his hand hold against the two shorter stacks, with Anthony Hulpert and Gary Schoengold eliminated from Day 1C play. Bushmire would chip up to 55,000, which is almost double the chip average of 29,000 at the moment.
Total Day 1C Entries: 124
Day 1C Players Remaining: 66
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| James Bushmire (Greer, SC) |
Schoengold: J♠ J♥ Hulbert: 9♠ 9♣ Bushmire: A♠ A♥
Runout: 4♦ 5♣ 5♦ 8♦ 3♣
James Bushmire (Greer, SC) would have his hand hold against the two shorter stacks, with Anthony Hulpert and Gary Schoengold eliminated from Day 1C play. Bushmire would chip up to 55,000, which is almost double the chip average of 29,000 at the moment.
Event 15 (Day 1C): Dinio Doing It Again?
Level 7 (Blinds 200/400/50)
Total Day 1C Entries: 124
Day 1C Players Remaining: 77
Arnold Dinio (Bowie, MD) has alread collected a chip lead bonus this series, earning $1,000 during one of the starting flights of Event 1. He is currently top five in the room, sitting behind only one other player. There haven't been many players separating themselves from the rest of the field, and nobody has yet to have been spotted with over 100,000.
Aaron Wright - 88,000
Arnold Diio - 70,000
Faisal Qayumi - 62,000
Philip Rinaldi - 60,000
Joseph Cashen - 40,000
Another notable of note to enter the flight at the last possible second was Kyle Bowker (Walton, NY), looking to bag chips after unsuccessfully doing last night.
Total Day 1C Entries: 124
Day 1C Players Remaining: 77
Arnold Dinio (Bowie, MD) has alread collected a chip lead bonus this series, earning $1,000 during one of the starting flights of Event 1. He is currently top five in the room, sitting behind only one other player. There haven't been many players separating themselves from the rest of the field, and nobody has yet to have been spotted with over 100,000.
Aaron Wright - 88,000
Arnold Diio - 70,000
Faisal Qayumi - 62,000
Philip Rinaldi - 60,000
Joseph Cashen - 40,000
Another notable of note to enter the flight at the last possible second was Kyle Bowker (Walton, NY), looking to bag chips after unsuccessfully doing last night.
Event 15 (Day 1C): The Wright Way
Level 7 (Blinds 200/400/50)
Total Day 1C Entries: 124
Registration is now closed for this flight of Event 15, and the total number stands at 124 (largest flight yet). The chip leader is currently Aaron Wright (Baltimore, MD) with 86,000. Wright is a fairly unknown tournament player, with five lifetime cashes worth just under $4,000.
All of Aaron's results have come from Atlantic City properties, his largest being a 15th place finish at the Borgata during the $230 NLH Bounty Event (2011 Borgata Summer Poker Open) for $838. Wright is currently seated at Table 40 with the likes of Justin Liberto and Jim Bucci Jr.
Total Day 1C Entries: 124
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| Aaron Wright (Baltimore, MD) |
All of Aaron's results have come from Atlantic City properties, his largest being a 15th place finish at the Borgata during the $230 NLH Bounty Event (2011 Borgata Summer Poker Open) for $838. Wright is currently seated at Table 40 with the likes of Justin Liberto and Jim Bucci Jr.
Event 15 (Day 1C): Rinaldi Rising
Level 6 (Blinds 150/300/25)
Total Day 1C Entries: 120
Approaching Table 33, Brendon Sadowski would be all-in pre for 2,650 with Philip Rinaldi and Joshua Mischel coming along. The dealer would fan out a flop of 5♦ 10♦ K♠, and both players would check the street. After the K♣ paired the turn, Rinaldi jumped into action with a 10,000 bet. Joshua would think for a few moments before making the call, and the two players would see the A on the river. Rinaldi would once again put some chips together, this time throwing out 15,000. Mischel quickly mucked his hand, and Rinaldi turned over 10♥ 10♠ (turned full house).
Sadowski would turn over his Ax 2x, but the pot would go to Rinaldi and he would assume the chip lead in the field with over 75,000.
Total Day 1C Entries: 120
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| Philip Rinaldi (Silver Spring, MD) |
Sadowski would turn over his Ax 2x, but the pot would go to Rinaldi and he would assume the chip lead in the field with over 75,000.
Event 15 (Day 1C): One Level Left Of Registration
Level 6 (Blinds 150/300/25)
Total Day 1C Entries: 115
Only (30) minutes now remain for players interested in entering, or those looking to re-enter this flight of Event 15. This flight currently boasts the largest field of the three so far, with one more flight this evening at 7:15pm, and tomorrow afternoon at 12:15pm. Once registration is closed today, the numbers pertinent to Day 1C will be posted.
Total Day 1C Entries: 115
Only (30) minutes now remain for players interested in entering, or those looking to re-enter this flight of Event 15. This flight currently boasts the largest field of the three so far, with one more flight this evening at 7:15pm, and tomorrow afternoon at 12:15pm. Once registration is closed today, the numbers pertinent to Day 1C will be posted.
Event 15 (Day 1C): Needing All Of The Turn
Level 5 (Blinds 100/200/25)
Total Day 1C Entries: 113
The action at Table 33 would be picked up on the turn of a board reading 9♥ 3♥ 10♥ 9♦, with Joshua Mischel betting 3,500. The action would be on Brendon Sadowski, who would throw out a min-raise to 7,000. It didn't take long for Joshua to collect the rest of his chips and push them across his cards. Brendon would quickly make the call and wouldn't be too happy to see that his Q♥ 8♥ only had one out to win against the 10♠ 9♣ of Mischel. The river would bring the 7♦ and Sadowski would send over a double Mischel's way.
Joshua is now over 30,000 and is looking for his second cash of the series. Mischel finished runner-up to Cameron Tahmasebi in the $350 PLO Bounty event last week, good for $4,900.
Total Day 1C Entries: 113
The action at Table 33 would be picked up on the turn of a board reading 9♥ 3♥ 10♥ 9♦, with Joshua Mischel betting 3,500. The action would be on Brendon Sadowski, who would throw out a min-raise to 7,000. It didn't take long for Joshua to collect the rest of his chips and push them across his cards. Brendon would quickly make the call and wouldn't be too happy to see that his Q♥ 8♥ only had one out to win against the 10♠ 9♣ of Mischel. The river would bring the 7♦ and Sadowski would send over a double Mischel's way.
Joshua is now over 30,000 and is looking for his second cash of the series. Mischel finished runner-up to Cameron Tahmasebi in the $350 PLO Bounty event last week, good for $4,900.
Event 15 (Day 1C): First Break/Chip Counts
Level 4 (Blinds 100/200)
Total Day 1C Entries: 106
The total number of entries for the day has already eclipsed either of the numbers from yesterday, with over an hour remaining in registration. Players are about to go on their first (15) minute break of the day, and they will return to Level 5 and blinds of 100/200/25. Here are some updated counts from the field:
Aaron Wright - 63,000
Arnold Dinio - 50,000
James Clark - 45,000
Philip Rinaldi - 30,000
Eric Doerr - 28,000
Jane Hitchcock - 27,000
Jim Bucci - 26,000
Joseph Cashen - 25,000
Daniel Chan - 21,000
Joseph Stiers - 19,000
Total Day 1C Entries: 106
The total number of entries for the day has already eclipsed either of the numbers from yesterday, with over an hour remaining in registration. Players are about to go on their first (15) minute break of the day, and they will return to Level 5 and blinds of 100/200/25. Here are some updated counts from the field:
Aaron Wright - 63,000
Arnold Dinio - 50,000
James Clark - 45,000
Philip Rinaldi - 30,000
Eric Doerr - 28,000
Jane Hitchcock - 27,000
Jim Bucci - 26,000
Joseph Cashen - 25,000
Daniel Chan - 21,000
Joseph Stiers - 19,000
Event 15 (Day 1C): Word Is Spreading
Level 4 (Blinds 100/200)
Total Day 1C Entries: 99
When tournament professionals begin adding new spots to their calendar, it makes it clear that the word is spreading about the tournaments here at the Live! Poker Room. Daniel Chan (New York, NY) has travelled around the world playing poker, and can now add Maryland as one of his destinations.
Chan has just under $500,000 in career tournament earnings, with his largest score coming in May of 2012, when he won a $1,090 No Limit Hold'em event at Foxwoods. This is the first time that Daniel has been spotted during the Live! Summer Series Of Poker, and his welcome gift just happens to be sitting next to the runner-up of Event 1.
Corey Kennel (Springfield, VA) is also back for the first time since chopping up Event 1, earning just over $20,500 for his efforts.
Total Day 1C Entries: 99
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| Daniel Chan (New York, NY) |
Chan has just under $500,000 in career tournament earnings, with his largest score coming in May of 2012, when he won a $1,090 No Limit Hold'em event at Foxwoods. This is the first time that Daniel has been spotted during the Live! Summer Series Of Poker, and his welcome gift just happens to be sitting next to the runner-up of Event 1.
Corey Kennel (Springfield, VA) is also back for the first time since chopping up Event 1, earning just over $20,500 for his efforts.
Event 15 (Day 1C): Like Father Like Son
Level 3 (Blinds 75/150)
Total Day 1C Entries: 90
The Ripkens, Griffeys, Andersons...just some of the most well known and successful father/son combos in sports. There are actually two father/son combos in the Day 1C field, which is definitely something to note. Justin and John Liberto (pictured) are both active in the field at the moment, but this is a scenario where (in terms of poker) the father is looking up to his son. Justin has over $500,000 in career earnings, propelled by a year of poker in 2013 that many people would wish for. John may have been playing this game much longer than his son, but he has some work to do if he would like to catch up to his son (John has $10,000 in career earnings).
On the other side of the spectrum, there is also the combination of Jim Bucci and Jim Bucci Jr. currently in the tournament area. This is a case where the senior Bucci holds all of the earnings for the family in tournament poker, with over $600,000 in recorded cashes. Bucci Jr. does not have resume just yet, but is looking to make a deep run in this event and do his best to catch Dad.
Total Day 1C Entries: 90
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| Justin Liberto (Baltimore, MD) & John Liberto (Fallston, MD) |
On the other side of the spectrum, there is also the combination of Jim Bucci and Jim Bucci Jr. currently in the tournament area. This is a case where the senior Bucci holds all of the earnings for the family in tournament poker, with over $600,000 in recorded cashes. Bucci Jr. does not have resume just yet, but is looking to make a deep run in this event and do his best to catch Dad.
Event 15 (Day 1C): Those Familiar Faces (Part 2)
Level 2 (Blinds 50/100)
Total Day 1C Entries: 84
The list of notables in the field was so long that it had to be separated into two posts for reading purposes. With the $2,200 Live! Summer Series Of Poker $2,200 Main Event coming up quickly, many tournament professionals are traveling early to take advantage of the value that comes with this tournament:
Brendon Sadowski
Justin Liberto
James Sloat
Walter English
Philip Rinaldi
Joshua Mischel
Behrooz Shahrzad
James Bucci Jr.
Joseph Stiers
Joseph Cutler
Arnold Dinio
Total Day 1C Entries: 84
The list of notables in the field was so long that it had to be separated into two posts for reading purposes. With the $2,200 Live! Summer Series Of Poker $2,200 Main Event coming up quickly, many tournament professionals are traveling early to take advantage of the value that comes with this tournament:
Brendon Sadowski
Justin Liberto
James Sloat
Walter English
Philip Rinaldi
Joshua Mischel
Behrooz Shahrzad
James Bucci Jr.
Joseph Stiers
Joseph Cutler
Arnold Dinio
Event 15 (Day 1C): Those Familiar Faces (Part 1)
Level 2 (Blinds 50/100)
Total Day 1V Entries: 80
The flow of players entering the tournament continues to be steady, and at this pace Day 1C will have the largest field to date (for Event 15). It seems as if this afternoon has brought out a large number of notables, many looking for an early start to the day:
Jane Hitchcock
Christopher Walker
John Liberto
Eric Rivkin
Brian Reeve
Tim Little
Oleksand Onufriychuk
Christopher Grove
Cameron Tahmasebi
Gary Schoengold
Eric Doerr
James Bucci
Robert McLaughlin
Total Day 1V Entries: 80
The flow of players entering the tournament continues to be steady, and at this pace Day 1C will have the largest field to date (for Event 15). It seems as if this afternoon has brought out a large number of notables, many looking for an early start to the day:
Jane Hitchcock
Christopher Walker
John Liberto
Eric Rivkin
Brian Reeve
Tim Little
Oleksand Onufriychuk
Christopher Grove
Cameron Tahmasebi
Gary Schoengold
Eric Doerr
James Bucci
Robert McLaughlin
Event 15 (Day 1C): Let's Get Going
Level 1 (Blinds 25/50)
Total Day 1C Entries: 71
The rules announcement has been made by the tournament supervisor and the cards are now in the air. As the options of different flights to enter pass, the trend the field size should see is one of extreme growth. There are already eight active tables in the tournament area, with many notables spotted for the first time during Event 15. Those familiar faces will be posted once the registration line has disappeared.
Total Day 1C Entries: 71
The rules announcement has been made by the tournament supervisor and the cards are now in the air. As the options of different flights to enter pass, the trend the field size should see is one of extreme growth. There are already eight active tables in the tournament area, with many notables spotted for the first time during Event 15. Those familiar faces will be posted once the registration line has disappeared.
Event 15 (Day 1C): The Flights Continue At 12:15pm
The multiple flights of Event 15 continue today, with Day 1C at 12:15pm and Day 1D at 7:15pm. The structure remains exactly the same, with 15,000 starting stacks, (30) minutes levels, registration open through Level 6, and a $1,500 chip lead bonus at the end of each flight. Here is a quick look back at the numbers from yesterday:
Day 1A:
Total Entries: 103
Players Remaining: 22
Chip Lead Bonus: Viet Le (151,100)
Day 1B:
Total Entries: 67
Players Remaining: 17
Chip Lead Bonus: Andrew Franklin (116,000)
Day 1A:
Total Entries: 103
Players Remaining: 22
Chip Lead Bonus: Viet Le (151,100)
Day 1B:
Total Entries: 67
Players Remaining: 17
Chip Lead Bonus: Andrew Franklin (116,000)
Event 15 (Day 1B): End Of Day 1B Chip Counts
| Andrew | Franklin | 116,000 |
| Nicholas | Verderamo | 110,100 |
| Trent | Cunningham | 108,900 |
| Matteo | Menna | 108,500 |
| Daniel | Bruzga | 95,600 |
| Josef | Teshome | 85,100 |
| Walter | Moffett | 59,700 |
| Blake | Mason | 54,100 |
| Chad | Power | 53,500 |
| Ramesha | Ugrappa | 34,800 |
| Jon | Cantor | 33,700 |
| Michael | Sassin | 29,200 |
| James | Peters | 26,100 |
| Salah | Saad | 26,100 |
| Bill | Bloom | 25,300 |
| Jeff | Esterling | 21,600 |
| Steve | Siani | 16,800 |
Event 15 (Day 1B): Last Hands
Level 12 (Blinds 600/1,200/200)
Total Day 1B Entries: 67
Day 1B Players Remaining: 19
Tournament supervisor Brent Philbin has announced how many hands remain in the night, and players will finish up before bagging. The end of day chip counts will be posted by 3:00am, with live coverage starting back up tomorrow at 12:15pm.
Total Day 1B Entries: 67
Day 1B Players Remaining: 19
Tournament supervisor Brent Philbin has announced how many hands remain in the night, and players will finish up before bagging. The end of day chip counts will be posted by 3:00am, with live coverage starting back up tomorrow at 12:15pm.
Event 15 (Day 1B): Last Level Of the Night
Level 12 (Blinds 600/1,200/200)
Total Day 1B Entries: 67
Day 1B Players Remaining: 20
Chip Average: 50,000
The final level of the night has just started, with players having (30) minutes left to set themselves up for Day 2 on Thursday (12:15pm). The three leaders going into the final level are Nicholas Verderamo (118,000), Trenton Cunningham (110,000), and Chad Power (85,000). The clock will be paused with 10:00 showing, and the tournament supervisor will determine how many hands remain in the night. Once those hands are completed the remaining players will proceed with the bagging process, and chip counts will be posted afterwards. There will also be an update at the conclusion of play in regards to the end of day chip lead bonus ($1,500).
Total Day 1B Entries: 67
Day 1B Players Remaining: 20
Chip Average: 50,000
The final level of the night has just started, with players having (30) minutes left to set themselves up for Day 2 on Thursday (12:15pm). The three leaders going into the final level are Nicholas Verderamo (118,000), Trenton Cunningham (110,000), and Chad Power (85,000). The clock will be paused with 10:00 showing, and the tournament supervisor will determine how many hands remain in the night. Once those hands are completed the remaining players will proceed with the bagging process, and chip counts will be posted afterwards. There will also be an update at the conclusion of play in regards to the end of day chip lead bonus ($1,500).
Event 15 (Day 2): Two Tables Remain
Level 11 (Blinds 500/1,000/100)
Total Day 1B Entries: 67
Day 1B Players Remaining: 20
Here are the lineups for the remaining two tables:
Table 29:
Total Day 1B Entries: 67
Day 1B Players Remaining: 20
Here are the lineups for the remaining two tables:
Table 29:
- Blake Mason
- Michael Sassin
- Jon Cantor
- Chad Power
- Shawn Weyer
- James Peters
- Andrew Franklin
- Jeffrey Esterling
- Salah Sood
- Trenton Cunningham
Table 30:
- Daniel Bruzga
- Walter Moffett
- William Bloom
- Nicholas Verderamo
- Benjamin Lester
- Steven Siani
- Philip Rinaldi
- Josef Teshome
- Matteo Menna
- Ramesha Ugrappa
Event 15 (Day 1B): Cunningham Eclipses 100,000
Level 11 (Blinds 500/1,000/100)
Total Day 1B Entries: 67
Day 1B Players Remaining: 20
Chip Average: 50,000
As players begin the second to last level of the night, a new name has jumped to the top of the leaderboard. Trenton Cunningham (Baltimore, MD) is one of the first players to eclipse the 100,000 mark, and goes into Level 12 with 115,000. Cunningham has $7,500 in career tournament earnings, with his largest cash to date a $2,000 win during a Parx $200 NLH Survivor event. Half of his recorded results are final table finishes, but none have come here at Live!.
As this post was being published, Nicholas Verderamo eliminated Christian Harder and chipped up to 120,000. With that elimination and a quick flurry that followed, play is now down to two tables, with the updated lineup to be posted momentarily.
Total Day 1B Entries: 67
Day 1B Players Remaining: 20
Chip Average: 50,000
As players begin the second to last level of the night, a new name has jumped to the top of the leaderboard. Trenton Cunningham (Baltimore, MD) is one of the first players to eclipse the 100,000 mark, and goes into Level 12 with 115,000. Cunningham has $7,500 in career tournament earnings, with his largest cash to date a $2,000 win during a Parx $200 NLH Survivor event. Half of his recorded results are final table finishes, but none have come here at Live!.
As this post was being published, Nicholas Verderamo eliminated Christian Harder and chipped up to 120,000. With that elimination and a quick flurry that followed, play is now down to two tables, with the updated lineup to be posted momentarily.
Event 15 (Day 1B): Updated Chip Counts
Level 10 (Blinds 400/800/100)
Total Day 1B Entries: 67
Day 1B Players Remaining: 26
Chip Average: 38,000
With over a little over an hour remaining in the night, a watch in now on for players in contention for the end of night $1,500 chip lead bonus. Here are some updated counts from the end of Level 10:
Nicholas Verderamo - 84,000
James Peters - 80,000
Chad Power - 77,000
Mateo Menna - 58,000
Ramesha Ugrappa - 54,000
Philip Teshome - 47,000
Andrew Franklin - 43,000
Ryan McKnight - 41,000
Christian Harder - 40,000
Total Day 1B Entries: 67
Day 1B Players Remaining: 26
Chip Average: 38,000
With over a little over an hour remaining in the night, a watch in now on for players in contention for the end of night $1,500 chip lead bonus. Here are some updated counts from the end of Level 10:
Nicholas Verderamo - 84,000
James Peters - 80,000
Chad Power - 77,000
Mateo Menna - 58,000
Ramesha Ugrappa - 54,000
Philip Teshome - 47,000
Andrew Franklin - 43,000
Ryan McKnight - 41,000
Christian Harder - 40,000
Event 15 (Day 1B): Down To Three Tables
Level 9 (Blinds 300/600/75)
Total Day 1B Players: 67
Day 1B Players Remaining: 27
Chip Average: 37,000
Table 32 has just broken, leaving the field now with 27 active players remaining. Two players currently trending upwards include Chad Power and Matteo Menna. Power is currently sitting with 70,000, but just got Christian Harder seated to his immediate left. Menna went to break with 70,000 and has since added to that stack over the first half of Level 9:
Total Day 1B Players: 67
Day 1B Players Remaining: 27
Chip Average: 37,000
Table 32 has just broken, leaving the field now with 27 active players remaining. Two players currently trending upwards include Chad Power and Matteo Menna. Power is currently sitting with 70,000, but just got Christian Harder seated to his immediate left. Menna went to break with 70,000 and has since added to that stack over the first half of Level 9:
At 70700 300/600/75 when we resume
— Matteo Menna (@matteo__menna) July 22, 2014
Monday, July 21, 2014
Event 15 (Day 2): Final Break/Updated Counts
Players are going on their final (15) minute break, and will return to finish the final four levels of the night. When the players remaining at break return to play, they will be posting blinds of 300/600/75. Here are some updated chip counts heading to break:
Ramesha Ugrappa - 62,000
Ryan McKnight - 58,000
Nicholas Verderamo - 56,000
Matteo Menna - 56,000
Chrstian Harder - 50,000
Chad Power - 44,000
Josef Teshome - 39,000
James Peters - 35,000
Andrew Franklin - 32,000
Event 15 (Day 1B): Peters Predicts A King
Level 8 (Blinds 250/500/50)
Total Day 1B Entries: 67
Day 1B Players Remaining: 30
Chip Average: 30,000
After a limp from Ravi Repole and Roy Adler, James Peters would bump it up from the button to 1,800. Repole would make the call and with the action back to Adler, he would three-bet to 7,000. Peters would four-bet to 20,000 (effectively enough to put it Adler), Repole would fold behind, and Adler would put in the rest of his chips:
Peters would call for a king just as the dealer was ready to fan out the flop, and James would get his wish. Adler would be looking for a one-outer on the turn or river to steal the hand away, but he would brick out and be eliminated from Day 1B play. With that pot Peters would chip up to 40,000, over (80) big blinds at the moment.
Total Day 1B Entries: 67
Day 1B Players Remaining: 30
Chip Average: 30,000
After a limp from Ravi Repole and Roy Adler, James Peters would bump it up from the button to 1,800. Repole would make the call and with the action back to Adler, he would three-bet to 7,000. Peters would four-bet to 20,000 (effectively enough to put it Adler), Repole would fold behind, and Adler would put in the rest of his chips:
Peters: K♥ J♦ Adler: J♠ J♣
Runout: 8♥ K♠ 5♠ 4♣ K♥
Peters would call for a king just as the dealer was ready to fan out the flop, and James would get his wish. Adler would be looking for a one-outer on the turn or river to steal the hand away, but he would brick out and be eliminated from Day 1B play. With that pot Peters would chip up to 40,000, over (80) big blinds at the moment.
Event 15 (Day 1B): The Entire Layout
Level 8 (Blinds 250/500/50)
Total Day 1B Entries: 67
Day 1B Players Remaining: 33
Chip Average: 29,000
With the size of this flight, the entire remaining field can be noted:
Table 29:
Total Day 1B Entries: 67
Day 1B Players Remaining: 33
Chip Average: 29,000
With the size of this flight, the entire remaining field can be noted:
Table 29:
- Ravi Repole
- Gang Tao
- Ryan McKnight
- Tim Little
- Roy Adler
- James Peters
- Andrew Franklin
- Jeffrey Esterling
- Matthew Buchman
- Trenton Cunningham
Table 30:
- Walter Moffett
- William Bloom
- Jon Cantor
- Bradley Yazici
- Steven Siani
- Philip Rinaldi
- Josef Teshome
- Matteo Menna
- Wesley Wyvill
Table 31:
- Chad Power
- Agimon Ali
- Joseph Cain
- Jeffrey Kostolni
- Ryan Belz
- Blake Mason
- Michael Wamsganz
- Ramesha Ugrappa
- Dominic Colonna
Table 32:
- Michael Sassin
- Daniel Bruzga
- Nicholas Verderamo
- John Creed
- Christian Harder
- Samuel Moore
- Salah Sood
- Shawn Weyer
- An Hwang
Event 15 (Day 1B): Cash Games Are Great Too
Level 7 (Blinds 200/400/50)
Total Day 1B Entries: 67
Registration is now closed for this flight, but that does not mean that players don't have other options. Professional poker player Jeff Gross is a Baltimore native, and one of the top players in the world. Jeff has over $2,087,000 in career tournament earnings, including two final tables and four cashes during this years WSOP. One of the greatest things about poker that separates it from other competitive outlets is that anyone can sit down with some of the best.
Gross just Tweeted that he was back in Baltimore and playing 2/2 PLO here at Live! with friends at the moment. It has not yet been confirmed whether Gross will be here or not for the $2,200 Live! Summer Series Of Poker.
Total Day 1B Entries: 67
Registration is now closed for this flight, but that does not mean that players don't have other options. Professional poker player Jeff Gross is a Baltimore native, and one of the top players in the world. Jeff has over $2,087,000 in career tournament earnings, including two final tables and four cashes during this years WSOP. One of the greatest things about poker that separates it from other competitive outlets is that anyone can sit down with some of the best.
Gross just Tweeted that he was back in Baltimore and playing 2/2 PLO here at Live! with friends at the moment. It has not yet been confirmed whether Gross will be here or not for the $2,200 Live! Summer Series Of Poker.
Back in Baltimore and playing some 2/2 PLO with friends @marylandlive $500 max buy in, running hottt 😃 pic.twitter.com/6UWqo1GLKj
— Jeff Gross (@Jgross5) July 22, 2014
Event 15 (Day 1B): Steinhorn Straights On Turn
Level 6 (Blinds 150/300/25)
Total Day 1B Entries: 64
The action at Table 30 would be picked up on the turn, as Philip Tomaselli check raised Jason Steinhorn to 8,000 on a board of J♣ 2♣ 10♥ K♣. Steinhorn would return by announcing himself all-in, and Tomaselli would begrudgingly make the call for a few thousand more. Jason would turn over A♦ Q♣, having Philip's Q♦ 9♦ drawing to a chop at best. They both would turn the straight, and Steinhorn would river a queen high flush for good measure. Jason would chip up to over 33,000 with that pot, while Philip would be left short with only (10) minutes remaining in registration.
Total Day 1B Entries: 64
The action at Table 30 would be picked up on the turn, as Philip Tomaselli check raised Jason Steinhorn to 8,000 on a board of J♣ 2♣ 10♥ K♣. Steinhorn would return by announcing himself all-in, and Tomaselli would begrudgingly make the call for a few thousand more. Jason would turn over A♦ Q♣, having Philip's Q♦ 9♦ drawing to a chop at best. They both would turn the straight, and Steinhorn would river a queen high flush for good measure. Jason would chip up to over 33,000 with that pot, while Philip would be left short with only (10) minutes remaining in registration.
Event 15 (Day 1B): Last Level For Re-Entry
Level 6 (Blinds 150/300/25)
Total Day 1B Entries: 64
This is the last level for entry/re-entry into this Day 1B flight, with less than (30) minutes currently on the clock. Players will still have opportunities to bag chips for Day 2, with two more flights tomorrow (Day 1C at 12:15pm and Day 1D at 7:15pm), and one flight on Wednesday (Day 1E at 12:15pm).
Here are some updated counts from the end of Level 5:
Ramesha Ugrappa - 54,000
Tim Little - 49,000
Blake Mason - 41,000
James Peters - 38,000
Matteo Menna - 35,000
Christian Harder - 30,000
Chad Power - 23,000
Total Day 1B Entries: 64
This is the last level for entry/re-entry into this Day 1B flight, with less than (30) minutes currently on the clock. Players will still have opportunities to bag chips for Day 2, with two more flights tomorrow (Day 1C at 12:15pm and Day 1D at 7:15pm), and one flight on Wednesday (Day 1E at 12:15pm).
Here are some updated counts from the end of Level 5:
Ramesha Ugrappa - 54,000
Tim Little - 49,000
Blake Mason - 41,000
James Peters - 38,000
Matteo Menna - 35,000
Christian Harder - 30,000
Chad Power - 23,000
Event 15 (Day 1B): Harder Doubles
Level 5 (Blinds 100/200/25)
Total Day 1B Entries: 59
After losing a few small pots, Christian Harder's stack was down to 12,000. He would get his remaining chips in on a flop of 2♠ 4♣ 9♥ holding K♠ K♣ against the 7♠ 7♥ of Robert Meyer. Meyer would not find either of his two outs on the turn or river, and Christian would double up to just over 25,000.
Another notable just entered the field late, as Kyle Bowker (Walton, NY) brings his 94 career cashes and $2,900,000 tournament earnings to the felt.
Total Day 1B Entries: 59
After losing a few small pots, Christian Harder's stack was down to 12,000. He would get his remaining chips in on a flop of 2♠ 4♣ 9♥ holding K♠ K♣ against the 7♠ 7♥ of Robert Meyer. Meyer would not find either of his two outs on the turn or river, and Christian would double up to just over 25,000.
Another notable just entered the field late, as Kyle Bowker (Walton, NY) brings his 94 career cashes and $2,900,000 tournament earnings to the felt.
Event 15 (Day 1B): Event 14 Reunion
Level 5 (Blinds 100/200/25)
Total Day 1B Entries: 59
There are three players at Table 29 that have a little history which each other recently, as the all went deep in yesterday's Event 14 Day 2. Andrew Franklin was the only one of the three not to cash in the event, as he took a bad beat on the bubble. Both James Peters and Tim Little min-cashed in the event for $2,077, and both are off to solid starts this evening:
Tim Little - 45,000
James Peters - 44,000
Andrew Franklin - 20,000
Total Day 1B Entries: 59
There are three players at Table 29 that have a little history which each other recently, as the all went deep in yesterday's Event 14 Day 2. Andrew Franklin was the only one of the three not to cash in the event, as he took a bad beat on the bubble. Both James Peters and Tim Little min-cashed in the event for $2,077, and both are off to solid starts this evening:
Tim Little - 45,000
James Peters - 44,000
Andrew Franklin - 20,000
Event 15 (Day 1B): First Break
Players are going on their first (15) minute break of the day, and they will return to Level 5 and blinds of 100/200/25. Those interested in getting into the Day 1B flight (or) re-entering have two levels of play after break to do so.
Event 15 (Day 1B): Tough Table Draw
Level 4 (Blinds 100/200)
Total Day 1B Entries: 59
With a list of alternates growing, tournament supervisors opened a new table for those waiting. A few players were grabbed from other active tables so it didn't have to be short, and Table 32 would get the cards in the air.
One of the new players to the field (and Table 32) is Christian Harder (Annapolis, MD). Harder is coming off Day 2 of Event 14 yesterday, when he ran an over pair into a set to bust, only a handful of spots short of the money.
Of his $2,960,000 in career tournament earnings,and 74 total lifetime cashes, Harder is still looking for his first cash at Maryland Live!.
Total Day 1B Entries: 59
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| Christian Harder (Annapolis, MD) |
One of the new players to the field (and Table 32) is Christian Harder (Annapolis, MD). Harder is coming off Day 2 of Event 14 yesterday, when he ran an over pair into a set to bust, only a handful of spots short of the money.
Of his $2,960,000 in career tournament earnings,and 74 total lifetime cashes, Harder is still looking for his first cash at Maryland Live!.
Event 15 (Day 1B): Updated Chip Counts
Level 4 (Blinds 100/200)
Total Day 1B Entries: 51
Level 4 started moments ago with the blinds going up to 100/200, with a new table in the field about to open. Here are some updated chip counts from the end of Level 3:
James Peters - 42,000
Tim Little - 36,000
Ramesha Ugrappa - 35,000
John Robinson - 25,000
Wesley Wyvill - 18,000
Matteo Menna - 15,000
Andrew Franklin - 11,000
Total Day 1B Entries: 51
Level 4 started moments ago with the blinds going up to 100/200, with a new table in the field about to open. Here are some updated chip counts from the end of Level 3:
James Peters - 42,000
Tim Little - 36,000
Ramesha Ugrappa - 35,000
John Robinson - 25,000
Wesley Wyvill - 18,000
Matteo Menna - 15,000
Andrew Franklin - 11,000
Event 15 (Day 1B): Level Up
Level 3 (Blinds 75/150)
Total Day 1B Entries: 45
Players are now posting blinds of 75/150 in Level 3, with some new additions taking their seats in the field. Chad Power (Pittsburgh, PA) is one of the most recent players to join the field, a professional player who is making his second appearance during a Live! Poker Room series. Power was here during the Live! Poker Classic and also joined the Poker Night In America cash game that was filmed at the end of that series. It has not yet been determined if he will be playing in the upcoming session (July 29-30th), but regardless he can say he booked a win on live television after winning $10,000 in April.
Total Day 1B Entries: 45
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| Chad Power (Pittsburgh, PA) |
Event 15 (Day 1A): End Of Day 1A Chip Counts
| Player Name | Chip Count | |
| Viet | Le | 151,100 |
| Charles | Welch | 150,200 |
| Michael | Dorsch | 120,800 |
| Geoff | Desobry | 106,800 |
| David | Tran | 102,300 |
| Antonio | Amato | 95,000 |
| Cliff | Goldkind | 94,300 |
| William | Kopp | 89,300 |
| Jeffrey | Chang | 83,700 |
| Marc | Gendleman | 62,500 |
| Marc | Gordan | 57,800 |
| Demetri | Kappatos | 55,000 |
| Cory | Robinson | 51,900 |
| Samuel | Nasat | 48,900 |
| Matthew | Flynn | 48,800 |
| Francis | Mohan | 47,100 |
| Mark | Cunningham | 44,000 |
| James | Bushmire | 43,100 |
| Andrew | Franklin | 29,900 |
| Taylor | Honkofsky | 27,400 |
| Gregg | Repole | 21,100 |
| Adam | Steinback | 10,400 |
Event 15 (Day 1B): Second Flight Notables
Level 2 (Blinds 50/100)
Total Day 1B Entries: 42
There is currently a good mix of players who were here earlier today and those arriving for the first time at the moment, with many notables making up that bunch. Here are some that have been spotted over the first level of play:
Jon Cantor
James Peters
Tim Little
Ryan McKnight
Wayne Griffin
Matteo Menna
Philip Rinaldi
Salah Sood
Dominic Colonna
Total Day 1B Entries: 42
There is currently a good mix of players who were here earlier today and those arriving for the first time at the moment, with many notables making up that bunch. Here are some that have been spotted over the first level of play:
Jon Cantor
James Peters
Tim Little
Ryan McKnight
Wayne Griffin
Matteo Menna
Philip Rinaldi
Salah Sood
Dominic Colonna
Event 15 (Day 1B): Second Flight Underway
Level 1 (Blinds 25/50)
Total Day 1B Entries: 40
The rules announcement has been made for the second time today, this time by tournament director Brent Philbin. The cards are in the air once again, and players are once again trying to put themselves in good position to bag chips for Day 2. The structure is the same as earlier, with players sitting down to a 15,000 starting stack and (30) minute levels. There is another $1,500 bonus for the chip leader of this flight, and we will keep an eye on that as throughout the flight. A list of notables in the field will be posted once players settle in.
Total Day 1B Entries: 40
The rules announcement has been made for the second time today, this time by tournament director Brent Philbin. The cards are in the air once again, and players are once again trying to put themselves in good position to bag chips for Day 2. The structure is the same as earlier, with players sitting down to a 15,000 starting stack and (30) minute levels. There is another $1,500 bonus for the chip leader of this flight, and we will keep an eye on that as throughout the flight. A list of notables in the field will be posted once players settle in.
Event 15 (Day 1A): Down To The Last Chip
Level 12 (Blinds 600/1,200/200)
Total Day 1A Entries: 103
Day 1A Players Remaining: 24
Chip Average: 64,000
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| Viet Le (Day 1A Chipleader) |
It looked as if Charles Welch pulled off an astonishing feat as he flatted a raise with AA on the button, and watched as two players shoved behind. His hand would hold up and Welch would end the flight with 150,200.
Viet Le was right around that number, and until his count could be verified, is was too close to call. Le's final count would be 151,100, besting Charles by just 900 chips. Viet will collect the $1,500 chip lead bonus for Day 1A, and lead the way into Day 2 at this moment.
The Day 1B flight begins in just (15) minutes, with live coverage of the flight picking up once the cards are in the air.
Event 15 (Day 1A): Final Hands Of Flight
Level 12 (Blinds 600/1,200/200)
Total Day 1A Entries: 103
Day 1A Players Remaining: 25
Chip Average: 62,000
Tournament supervisor Brent Philbin has paused the clock with 10:00 showing, and those players still active will have (4) hands left. Once those hands are finished, players will get their counts verified before bagging for Day 2 on Thursday at 12:15pm. The official end of Day 1A chip counts will be posted once the bags are all verified.
Total Day 1A Entries: 103
Day 1A Players Remaining: 25
Chip Average: 62,000
Tournament supervisor Brent Philbin has paused the clock with 10:00 showing, and those players still active will have (4) hands left. Once those hands are finished, players will get their counts verified before bagging for Day 2 on Thursday at 12:15pm. The official end of Day 1A chip counts will be posted once the bags are all verified.
Event 15 (Day 1A): Bonus Up For Grabs
Level 12 (Blinds 600/1,200/200)
Total Day 1A Players: 103
Day 1A Players Remaining: 31
Chip Average: 53,000
Marc Cohen was a short stack at Table 31, and he would shove all-in pre for 9,400. Cliff Goldkind would make the call (button), as well as Viet Le (big blind). The dealer would then fan out a flop of 9♦ 7♠ 3♣ and the two players would check. After the Q♦ on the turn, Viet would check-call Goldkind's 8,000 bet. The 10♣ would come on the river and Viet would check once again, with Goldkind betting 15,000. Le's cards went into the muck very quickly and Cliff turned over K♣ Q♣, good for both the main and side pot.
Viet Le - 110,000
Cliff Goldkind - 98,000
Total Day 1A Players: 103
Day 1A Players Remaining: 31
Chip Average: 53,000
Marc Cohen was a short stack at Table 31, and he would shove all-in pre for 9,400. Cliff Goldkind would make the call (button), as well as Viet Le (big blind). The dealer would then fan out a flop of 9♦ 7♠ 3♣ and the two players would check. After the Q♦ on the turn, Viet would check-call Goldkind's 8,000 bet. The 10♣ would come on the river and Viet would check once again, with Goldkind betting 15,000. Le's cards went into the muck very quickly and Cliff turned over K♣ Q♣, good for both the main and side pot.
Viet Le - 110,000
Cliff Goldkind - 98,000
Event 15 (Day 1A): Counts Going Into Final Level
Level 12 (Blinds 600/1,200/200)
Total Day 1A Entries: 103
Day 1A Players Remaining: 35
Chip Average: 44,000
Players still active in the Day 1A flight are coming down the homestretch, and Viet Le holds a somewhat comfortable lead with just (30) minutes remaining. Le goes into the final level with 140,000, with his nearer competitor 25,000 behind:
Viet Le - 140,000
Geoffrey Desobry - 115,000
Demetrios Kappattos - 90,000
Cory Robinson - 83,000
Charles Welch - 80,000
Cliff Goldkind - 70,000
Jeffrey Chang - 60,000
Justin Liberto - 55,000
Total Day 1A Entries: 103
Day 1A Players Remaining: 35
Chip Average: 44,000
Players still active in the Day 1A flight are coming down the homestretch, and Viet Le holds a somewhat comfortable lead with just (30) minutes remaining. Le goes into the final level with 140,000, with his nearer competitor 25,000 behind:
Viet Le - 140,000
Geoffrey Desobry - 115,000
Demetrios Kappattos - 90,000
Cory Robinson - 83,000
Charles Welch - 80,000
Cliff Goldkind - 70,000
Jeffrey Chang - 60,000
Justin Liberto - 55,000
Event 15 (Day 1A): They Have History
Level 11 (Blinds 500/1,000/100)
Total Day 1A Entries: 103
Day 1A Players Remaining: 37
Viet Le and James Sloat have played a handful of sizable pots against each other today, and it would be Viet who would have the last word on this day. Sloat would shove his remaining 14,000 over an open from Le, and Viet would make the call:
Sloat's lead would only strengthen after the flop, but everything would change when Viet hit the ace on the turn, leaving James looking for one of the two kings remaining in the deck. The river would not bring any help, and James would collect his things and leave the table. Viet holds the chip lead at the moment with 140,000, but the race looks like it should go down to the final hands for the bonus.
Total Day 1A Entries: 103
Day 1A Players Remaining: 37
Viet Le and James Sloat have played a handful of sizable pots against each other today, and it would be Viet who would have the last word on this day. Sloat would shove his remaining 14,000 over an open from Le, and Viet would make the call:
Sloat: K♠ K♥ Le: A♣ 3♣
Runout: 2♥ 2♠ 10♣ A♥ A♦
Sloat's lead would only strengthen after the flop, but everything would change when Viet hit the ace on the turn, leaving James looking for one of the two kings remaining in the deck. The river would not bring any help, and James would collect his things and leave the table. Viet holds the chip lead at the moment with 140,000, but the race looks like it should go down to the final hands for the bonus.
Event 15 (Day 1A): One Hour Of Play Remains
Level 11 (Blinds 500/1,000/100)
Total Day 1A Entries: 103
Day 1A Players Remaining: 39
Chip Average: 39,000
With the levels transitioning and Level 11 starting moments ago, less than an hour remains in play for this flight. The field is now down to five active tables, with some notables failing to bag chips including Tim Little and Wayne Griffin. Justin Liberto (Baltimore, MD) was working with a below average stack for most of the day, but he has chipped up to 50,000 and looking to continue the upward trend. A list of players in contention for the chip lead bonus will be posted prior to the start of Level 12.
Total Day 1A Entries: 103
Day 1A Players Remaining: 39
Chip Average: 39,000
With the levels transitioning and Level 11 starting moments ago, less than an hour remains in play for this flight. The field is now down to five active tables, with some notables failing to bag chips including Tim Little and Wayne Griffin. Justin Liberto (Baltimore, MD) was working with a below average stack for most of the day, but he has chipped up to 50,000 and looking to continue the upward trend. A list of players in contention for the chip lead bonus will be posted prior to the start of Level 12.
Event 15 (Day 1A): Chang Chips Up
Level 10 (Blinds 400/800/100)
Total Day 1A Entries: 103
Day 1A Players Remaining: 40
Chip Average: 39,000
Approaching Table 29, the would be a hand on the turn between Jeffrey Chang and Spencer Mensh. The board would read K♥ 9♣ 5♥ 3♥, and Chang's 5,800 turn bet had just been raised to 15,800 by Spencer. After some thought, Jeffrey would announce himself all-in and the action would be on Mensh to decide for his tournament life. Spencer would make the call and the hands would be tabled:
The board would not pair for Spencer, and he would be eliminated from the field, while Jeffrey would chip up to 80,000.
Total Day 1A Entries: 103
Day 1A Players Remaining: 40
Chip Average: 39,000
Approaching Table 29, the would be a hand on the turn between Jeffrey Chang and Spencer Mensh. The board would read K♥ 9♣ 5♥ 3♥, and Chang's 5,800 turn bet had just been raised to 15,800 by Spencer. After some thought, Jeffrey would announce himself all-in and the action would be on Mensh to decide for his tournament life. Spencer would make the call and the hands would be tabled:
Chang: J♥ 9♥ Mensh: 5♣ 5♠
Board: K♥ 9♣ 5♥ 3♥
River: 10♥
The board would not pair for Spencer, and he would be eliminated from the field, while Jeffrey would chip up to 80,000.
Event 15 (Day 1A): Viet Gets It Back
Level 10 (Blinds 400/800/100)
Total Day 1A Entries: 104
Day 1A Players Remaining: 43
Chip Average: 36,000
Approaching Table 31, there would be a player who asked to remain anonymous all-in for 4,000 pre-flop. He would get called by Viet Le, James Sloat, and Cliff Goldkind. The dealer would fan a flop of 4♥ K♣ 9♥, and James Sloat would fire out a bet of 6,000. Goldkind would fold and Viet Le would call the bet, as the players then saw the 8♠ on the turn. Sloat would check this street, while Le would spring into action with a bet of 12,000.
James thought momentarily before check raised all-in (having Le covered), and Viet would stand up an immediately make the call. Le would table K♥ K♠ and would have both Sloat (K♦ Q♠) and the anonymous player (7♠ 7♣) drawing dead.
Le would collect the pot worth 115,000 and now assume the chip lead with three levels of play remaining.
Total Day 1A Entries: 104
Day 1A Players Remaining: 43
Chip Average: 36,000
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| Viet Le |
James thought momentarily before check raised all-in (having Le covered), and Viet would stand up an immediately make the call. Le would table K♥ K♠ and would have both Sloat (K♦ Q♠) and the anonymous player (7♠ 7♣) drawing dead.
Le would collect the pot worth 115,000 and now assume the chip lead with three levels of play remaining.
Event 15 (Day 1A): Who Else But Welch?
Level 9 (Blinds 300/600/75)
Total Day 1A Entries: 103
Day 1A Players Remaining: 52
Chip Average: 30,000
The field now has its first players to eclipse the 100,000 mark, and it's none other than Charles Welch. Welch is the only player to bag more than one bonus in Live! Poker Room tournament history, and he's put himself in contention to grab a third.
Welch scored a double elimination right before break, when he flopped a set of sevens on a board of A♣ K♠ 7♣ J♥ A♦ against Ax Kx again K♣ 5♣. The chips all got in on the turn, and after winning the hand he would be up to 90,000. Since returning from break he has continued to apply pressure to the rest of the table, and now sits with 110,000.
Total Day 1A Entries: 103
Day 1A Players Remaining: 52
Chip Average: 30,000
The field now has its first players to eclipse the 100,000 mark, and it's none other than Charles Welch. Welch is the only player to bag more than one bonus in Live! Poker Room tournament history, and he's put himself in contention to grab a third.
Welch scored a double elimination right before break, when he flopped a set of sevens on a board of A♣ K♠ 7♣ J♥ A♦ against Ax Kx again K♣ 5♣. The chips all got in on the turn, and after winning the hand he would be up to 90,000. Since returning from break he has continued to apply pressure to the rest of the table, and now sits with 110,000.
Event 15 (Day 1A): Final Break/Updated Chip Counts
Level 8 is about to end and players will be going on their final (15) minute break of the night. They were return to play the final four levels before bagging chips for Day 2 on Thursday (12:15pm). Those still active will return to Level 9 and blinds of 300/600/75, with an average stack at the moment of 29,000.
Here are some updated counts from the field as players head to break:
Charles Welch - 90,000
James Sloat - 64,000
Mark Gendleman - 61,000
Geoffrey Desobry - 53,000
Michael Drosch - 48,000
Spencer Mensh - 46,000
Antonio Amato - 42,000
Cory Robinson - 42,000
Cliff Goldkind - 34,000
Here are some updated counts from the field as players head to break:
Charles Welch - 90,000
James Sloat - 64,000
Mark Gendleman - 61,000
Geoffrey Desobry - 53,000
Michael Drosch - 48,000
Spencer Mensh - 46,000
Antonio Amato - 42,000
Cory Robinson - 42,000
Cliff Goldkind - 34,000
Event 15 (Day 1A): Max Value From Quads
Level 8 (Blinds 250/500/50)
Total Day 1A Entries: 103
Day 1A Players Remaining: 55
On a board of 10♣ 6♥ K♥ 6♣ 9♣, James Sloat would call 5,000 bets from Viet Le on both the flop and the turn. Once the river 9♣ hit the table, Viet announced a 9,000 bet, with Sloat quickly pushing the remainder of his chips towards the middle.
Le immediately made the call, and as he was tabling his K♣ Q♣, Sloat turned over 6♠ 6♦. Viet would send over the extra 7,900 the way of James, and watch as Sloat would stack his new stack of 63,000.
James Sloat - 63,000
Viet Le - 31,000
Total Day 1A Entries: 103
Day 1A Players Remaining: 55
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| James Sloat (Fort Meade, MD) |
Le immediately made the call, and as he was tabling his K♣ Q♣, Sloat turned over 6♠ 6♦. Viet would send over the extra 7,900 the way of James, and watch as Sloat would stack his new stack of 63,000.
James Sloat - 63,000
Viet Le - 31,000
Event 15 (Day 1A): Already Cut In Half
Level 8 (Blinds 250/500/50)
Total Day 1A Entries: 103
Day 1A Players Remaining: 56
The field has already been cut in half, as only 56 active players remain from this flight. The following players busted after the window for re-entry closed:
Joshua Mischel
Valerie Wrightson
Joshua Gordon
Philip Rinaldi
Total Day 1A Entries: 103
Day 1A Players Remaining: 56
The field has already been cut in half, as only 56 active players remain from this flight. The following players busted after the window for re-entry closed:
Joshua Mischel
Valerie Wrightson
Joshua Gordon
Philip Rinaldi
Event 15 (Day 1A): Updated Chip Counts
Level 7 (Blinds 200/400/50)
Total Day 1A Entries: 103
Now that registration is closed, players can focus on the task of bagging chips and/or trying to bag the chip lead bonus. Here are some updated counts from the field:
Demetrios Kappattos - 84,000
Marc Gendleman - 69,000
Antonio Amato - 63,000
Cliff Goldkind - 47,000
Charles Welch - 41,000
Marc Cohen - 40,000
Michael Drosch - 39,000
Justin Liberto - 30,000
Total Day 1A Entries: 103
Now that registration is closed, players can focus on the task of bagging chips and/or trying to bag the chip lead bonus. Here are some updated counts from the field:
Demetrios Kappattos - 84,000
Marc Gendleman - 69,000
Antonio Amato - 63,000
Cliff Goldkind - 47,000
Charles Welch - 41,000
Marc Cohen - 40,000
Michael Drosch - 39,000
Justin Liberto - 30,000
Event 15 (Day 1A): Registration Closed
Level 7 (Blinds 200/400/50)
Total Day 1A Entries: 103
Registration for this flight is now closed, and here are the final numbers:
Day 1A Entries: 103
Total Chips: 1,545,000
Total Prize Pool: $45,505 (with $1,500 chip lead bonus deducted from that amount)
Total Day 1A Entries: 103
Registration for this flight is now closed, and here are the final numbers:
Day 1A Entries: 103
Total Chips: 1,545,000
Total Prize Pool: $45,505 (with $1,500 chip lead bonus deducted from that amount)
Event 15 (Day 1A): Registration Window Closing
Level 6 (Blinds 150/300/35)
Total Day 1A Entries: 98
Players have less than (15) minutes before registration is closed for this flight go Event 15, with one player getting here just in time. Charles Welch (Baltimore, MD) is looking for his third cash in the series, and he likely has his third chip in bonus in mind as well. Charles won the bonus during the $3,500 Live! Poker Classic Main Event for $10,000, and followed that up with a $1,000 bonus from one of the starting flights of Event 1:
Total Day 1A Entries: 98
Players have less than (15) minutes before registration is closed for this flight go Event 15, with one player getting here just in time. Charles Welch (Baltimore, MD) is looking for his third cash in the series, and he likely has his third chip in bonus in mind as well. Charles won the bonus during the $3,500 Live! Poker Classic Main Event for $10,000, and followed that up with a $1,000 bonus from one of the starting flights of Event 1:
@LivePokerRoom @MatthewAxelrod just late reg'd in Event #5... Starting with 15K at 150-300 25A. 98 entrants so far in 1A. Let's play ball
— Charles Welch (@CamIsTheMan718) July 21, 2014
Event 15 (Day 1A): Doesn't Hurt To Run Good
Level 6 (Blinds 150/300/25)
Total Day 1A Entries: 96
Approaching Table 32, Steve Benkovic would be all-in on a board reading 6 2 8 7. The action would be on Justin Liberto (Baltimore, MD), and with a 10,000 pot and 7,000 behind, Justin would take a look at the clock and toss in the chips for a call:
Board: 6♣ 2♦ 8♥ 7♦
Benkovic: 8♦ 9♦
Liberto: Q♥ 9♥
River: Q♣
Justin would be in pretty bad shape when the cards were tabled, needing a non diamond queen to win the hand. The river would bring just that, and Liberto would double to 24,000.
Total Day 1A Entries: 96
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| Justin Liberto (Baltimore, MD) |
Board: 6♣ 2♦ 8♥ 7♦
Benkovic: 8♦ 9♦
Liberto: Q♥ 9♥
River: Q♣
Justin would be in pretty bad shape when the cards were tabled, needing a non diamond queen to win the hand. The river would bring just that, and Liberto would double to 24,000.
Event 15 (Day 1A): A Little Addition
Level 5 (Blinds 100/200/25)
Total Day 1A Entries: 94
Coming off a quick turnaround, one of the most recent additions to the field is Tim Little (Cheverly, MD). Little finished in 11th place of Event 14 last night, after experiencing a roller coaster like day. Tim went from one of the chip leaders with twenty players left, to actually having to sweat the bubble a little. The $2,077 cash would be his second for this series, as he shoots for a third in this event. His table was the first to break today, and he is now seated at Table 40 with the likes of Michael Dorsch, Tiffany Williamson, and Alan Lee.
Total Day 1A Entries: 94
Coming off a quick turnaround, one of the most recent additions to the field is Tim Little (Cheverly, MD). Little finished in 11th place of Event 14 last night, after experiencing a roller coaster like day. Tim went from one of the chip leaders with twenty players left, to actually having to sweat the bubble a little. The $2,077 cash would be his second for this series, as he shoots for a third in this event. His table was the first to break today, and he is now seated at Table 40 with the likes of Michael Dorsch, Tiffany Williamson, and Alan Lee.
Event 15 (Day 1A): A Solid Pace
Level 5 (Blinds 100/200/25)
Total Day 1A Entries: 94
Players are once again seated and the action has resumed for Event 15, with a really good number to start the tournament off. For the beginning of the week (and middle of the afternoon), over 100 players is going to put this tournament on pace to reach the guarantee tomorrow afternoon ($150,000 guarantee on this event).
Players should not forget the chip leader from each flight of this event will receive a $1,500 bonus, with a keen eye on that race at the end of the night.
Total Day 1A Entries: 94
Players are once again seated and the action has resumed for Event 15, with a really good number to start the tournament off. For the beginning of the week (and middle of the afternoon), over 100 players is going to put this tournament on pace to reach the guarantee tomorrow afternoon ($150,000 guarantee on this event).
Players should not forget the chip leader from each flight of this event will receive a $1,500 bonus, with a keen eye on that race at the end of the night.
Event 15 (Day 1A): Break Time/Chip Counts
Players are about to go on their first (15) minute break of the day, and when they return to Level 5 the blinds will have increased to 100/200/25. Registration will be open for another hour after the break, with another opportunity to play in tonight's Day 1B flight at 7:15pm. Here are some early counts from the field as players head off for break:
Demetrios Kappattos - 64,000
Spencer Mensh - 48,000
Michael Dorsch - 45,000
Cligg Goldkind - 39,000
James Sloat - 23,000
Taylor Honkofsky - 18,000
Justin Liberto - 15,000
Joshua Gordon - 13,000
Tiffany Williamson - 10,000
Demetrios Kappattos - 64,000
Spencer Mensh - 48,000
Michael Dorsch - 45,000
Cligg Goldkind - 39,000
James Sloat - 23,000
Taylor Honkofsky - 18,000
Justin Liberto - 15,000
Joshua Gordon - 13,000
Tiffany Williamson - 10,000
Event 15 (Day 1A): Off To A Quick Start
Level 4 (Blinds 100/200)
Total Day 1A Entries: 85
"Welcome to the table," Alan Lee said to Michael Dorsch, as Michael raked in a pot worth close to 35,000. Dorsch had just busted Salah Sood and William Beer as the chips all got in on the turn:
Dorsch would need to fade a handful of outs on the river, but that's just what he did to triple his starting stack. Michael now sits with just over 42,000 in front of him, as William Beer headed to the tournament podium to use his option to re-enter.
Total Day 1A Entries: 85
"Welcome to the table," Alan Lee said to Michael Dorsch, as Michael raked in a pot worth close to 35,000. Dorsch had just busted Salah Sood and William Beer as the chips all got in on the turn:
Board: 7♣ J♦ K♦ Q♠
Dorsch: K♥ Q♣ (top two) Sood: K♠ 10♣ (pair/straight draw) Beer: Q♦ 7♦ (two pair/flush draw)
River: 8♣
Dorsch would need to fade a handful of outs on the river, but that's just what he did to triple his starting stack. Michael now sits with just over 42,000 in front of him, as William Beer headed to the tournament podium to use his option to re-enter.
Event 15 (Day 1A): Bookending The Series
Level 3 (Blinds 75/150)
Total Day 1A Entries: 82
Joshua Gordon (Silver Spring, MD) has two recorded lifetime cashes to his name, one of which occurred just over a week ago. Gordon was the Event 1 winner ($300 No Limit Hold'em), taking home the trophy and $31,732 as his part of a three-way chop. Gordon's Day 2 saw a mix of great play and extra run good, as he held over 65% of the chips in play when players were three-handed.
Gordon has not played in an event since, but just took his seat at Table 41. Primarily a high stakes cash game player, Joshua looks to continue building a solid tournament resume.
Total Day 1A Entries: 82
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| Joshua Gordon (Silver Spring, MD) |
Gordon has not played in an event since, but just took his seat at Table 41. Primarily a high stakes cash game player, Joshua looks to continue building a solid tournament resume.
Event 15 (Day 1A): Structure Reminder
Level 2 (Blinds 50/100)
Day 1A Entries: 76
Tournament supervisor Karim Baruque just made an announcement for the players currently seated that should also be recognized by anyone planning on playing in one of the five flights. Each flight will be played down to the conclusion of Level 12 (not Level 14 as printed in structure sheet) or 12% of the field.
There have been some notables that weren't spotted to start the day, or have entered since the post had been published:
Philip Rinaldi
Michael Sassin
Wayne Griffin
Ali Navid
Valerie Wrightston
David Van Noy
Day 1A Entries: 76
Tournament supervisor Karim Baruque just made an announcement for the players currently seated that should also be recognized by anyone planning on playing in one of the five flights. Each flight will be played down to the conclusion of Level 12 (not Level 14 as printed in structure sheet) or 12% of the field.
There have been some notables that weren't spotted to start the day, or have entered since the post had been published:
Philip Rinaldi
Michael Sassin
Wayne Griffin
Ali Navid
Valerie Wrightston
David Van Noy
Event 15 (Day 1A): Franklin Tries To Forget
Level 2 (Blinds 50/100)
Total Day 1A Entries: 69
Andrew Franklin was only a few spots away from making the money in Event 14 ($1,100 No Limit Hold'em) last night, but watched as the cruel side of this game reared its' head. Franklin had Brian Woods all-in and at risk for a pot worth 160,000, over (80) big blinds at the time.
Franklin held KQ on a board of Q x x K against the AK of Woods, but watched in disappointment as an ace hit the river. Andrew would be left with just (4) blinds after the hand and would be eliminated short of the money.
Franklin spoke about the hand moments ago, clearly still fresh on his mind. The great part about this game is the fact that he now gets a chance to put that behind him and start new. Andrew is seated at Table 32 to start the day, and currently hovers right around the starting stack.
Total Day 1A Entries: 69
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| Andrew Franklin |
Franklin held KQ on a board of Q x x K against the AK of Woods, but watched in disappointment as an ace hit the river. Andrew would be left with just (4) blinds after the hand and would be eliminated short of the money.
Franklin spoke about the hand moments ago, clearly still fresh on his mind. The great part about this game is the fact that he now gets a chance to put that behind him and start new. Andrew is seated at Table 32 to start the day, and currently hovers right around the starting stack.
Event 15 (Day 1A): Notables In The Field
Level 1 (Blinds 25/50)
Total Day 1A Entries: 58
The number of entries continues to rise at a steady pace, as players head from the tournament podium to their seats. At the moment there are two players who have won events during the Live! Summer Series Of Poker, as Event 10 winner Cameron Tahmasebi and Event 11 winner Cliff Goldkind are already in action. Here are some other players in the field:
James Sloat
Behrooz Shahrzad
Oleksand Onufriychuk
Taylor Honkofsky
Andrew Franklin
Matthew Brunskole
Ray Shackelford
Tiffany Williamson
Jonathan Robinson
Marc Cohen
Total Day 1A Entries: 58
The number of entries continues to rise at a steady pace, as players head from the tournament podium to their seats. At the moment there are two players who have won events during the Live! Summer Series Of Poker, as Event 10 winner Cameron Tahmasebi and Event 11 winner Cliff Goldkind are already in action. Here are some other players in the field:
James Sloat
Behrooz Shahrzad
Oleksand Onufriychuk
Taylor Honkofsky
Andrew Franklin
Matthew Brunskole
Ray Shackelford
Tiffany Williamson
Jonathan Robinson
Marc Cohen
Event 15 (Day 1A): Cards In The Air
Level 1 (Blinds 25/50)
Total Day 1A Entries: 43
Tournament supervisor Karim has just made the rules announcement for players already in their seats, and the cards are now in the air for Event 15. Many of the room's notables have already been spotted, including a couple of previous winners from this series. Once players do begin to settle in at their tables, a list of recognizable faces will be posted.
Total Day 1A Entries: 43
Tournament supervisor Karim has just made the rules announcement for players already in their seats, and the cards are now in the air for Event 15. Many of the room's notables have already been spotted, including a couple of previous winners from this series. Once players do begin to settle in at their tables, a list of recognizable faces will be posted.
Event 15 (Day 1A): Lots Of Action To Kick Off The Week
Another one of the marquee events of the Live! Summer Series Of Poker begins in just over an hour, as the cards will be in the air for Event 15. This $500 No Limit Hold'em tournament boasts (5) starting flights and a $150,000 guarantee. Players will sit down to a starting stack of 15,000 in chips, with levels lasting (30) minutes during Day 1, transitioning to (40) on Day 2. Late entries and re-entries are allowed for the first (6) levels, with each sitting down to full stacks. The chip leader for each flight with receive a $1,500 bonus, which always adds a little excitement to the end of the night.
The cards will be in the air for Day 1A at 12:15pm, with live coverage of the flight beginning at exactly then.
The cards will be in the air for Day 1A at 12:15pm, with live coverage of the flight beginning at exactly then.
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