Level: 20
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 1,000
Level: 20
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 1,000
Patrick Kellogg opened for 19,000 and saw Mike Holm jam for 45,000 in the cutoff. The big blind tank-folded.
"I don't think I can fold this crap," Kellogg said.
"That's good," Holm said with a laugh.
Holm:
Kellogg:
"Live ones," Kellogg said hopefully, but a run out of was dead for both players, leaving ace-high best.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Mike Holm |
110,000
48,000
|
48,000 |
Patrick Kellogg |
60,000
-45,000
|
-45,000 |
Ben Wiora opened for a raise in the cutoff and then called the shove of a short stack in the big blind.
Wiora:
Big blind:
Wiora turned a jack and busted his opponent.
Another player busted out at a different table, and players are now in the money.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Ben Wiora |
425,000
140,000
|
140,000 |
Mark Hodge got lucky to survive as he just doubled up with against the of Ken Rosheisen, taking the pot despite being dominated preflop.
Hodge followed a similar path at Mid-States Poker Tour Running Aces, coming into Day 2 with a massive stack only to bleed most of it off in the early going before coming charging back for a final table run. We'll see if history repeats.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Mark Hodge |
255,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
Ken Rosheisen |
248,000
-62,000
|
-62,000 |
Level: 19
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 1,000
Zach Shelton check-called 15,000 from Matt Alexander on a flop, and he check-called another 28,000 on the turn. Shelton switched gears and came out firing with 40,000 on the river, and Alexander folded quickly.
Shelton showed , causing Alexander to chuckle.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Zach Shelton |
440,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
Matthew Alexander |
125,000
-71,000
|
-71,000 |
|
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Craig Trost |
450,000
354,500
|
354,500 |
Mandy Caffee |
400,000
124,000
|
124,000 |
Zach Shelton |
400,000
-4,000
|
-4,000 |
Chris Karambinis |
330,000
142,000
|
142,000 |
Ken Rosheisen |
310,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
Ernest Garrett |
300,000
215,500
|
215,500 |
Ben Wiora |
285,000
145,500
|
145,500 |
Mark Hodge |
265,000
-50,500
|
-50,500 |
Will Stone |
265,000
-27,500
|
-27,500 |
Joe Barnard |
250,000
170,500
|
170,500 |
Adam Sivertson |
200,000
-114,000
|
-114,000 |
Matthew Alexander |
196,000
63,000
|
63,000 |
|
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John Hayes |
195,000
102,000
|
102,000 |
Todd Adler |
175,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
WJ Vincent |
165,000
31,500
|
31,500 |
Jeff Petronack |
125,000
-103,500
|
-103,500 |
Patrick Kellogg |
105,000
-41,500
|
-41,500 |
Nick Jivkov |
100,000
-148,000
|
-148,000 |
|
||
Mike Holm |
62,000
-74,500
|
-74,500 |
Joan Sandoval
|
55,000
-10,500
|
-10,500 |
Level: 18
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 1,000
PokerNews Senior News Editor Chad Holloway said he opened to 11,500 with only to have Ashor Ochana shove for 137,000 from middle of position. Action folded back to Holloway, and he called for all all but 21,000 of his chips. Ochana tabled , and it was a race, that is until Holloway found himself nearly dead on the flop. The turn and river blanked, and Holloway sent over the majority of chips.
In the next hand, Holloway shoved his short stack all in under the gun holding and the player on the button called with the . The board ran out clean and Holloway fell about 10 spots shy of the money.
Players are on break for 10 minutes.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Chad Holloway | Busted | |
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Brett Reichard bet 40,000 from under the gun on a board, and Thomas Peebles called from the button. Reichard showed for fives full of queens, beating Peebles' .
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Thomas Peebles |
230,000
74,000
|
74,000 |
Brett Reichard |
191,000
92,500
|
92,500 |