Level 17 Blinds: (3,000/6,000/500)
Total Entries: 590
Players Remaining: 92
A player raises to 14,500 from under-the-gun and the action folds to Lou Menges in the big blind. The dealer spreads a flop of {9d}{4d}{4h} and Menges moves all in for 140,000. The player calls for his last 122,500 and the hands are shown.
Menges: {ks}{9h}
Opponent: {ad}{jd}
Menges holds top pair and is up against the two over cards and flush draw of his opponent. The turn brings the {10c} and the {ks} completes the board. Menges earns the pot and sends his opponent to the rail.
Lou Menges- 270,000
Level 17 Blinds: (3,000/6,000/500)
Total Entries: 590
Players Remaining: 117
Daniel Park’s Full House Moves Him Into The Chip Lead.
We caught up to the action on a board reading {js}{7c}{5h}{7h}. Daniel Park moved all in for 122,500 with over 250,000 already in the main pot. His opponent called and Park tabled {5c}{5d} for a full house. The player showed {qh}{qd} and could not improve when the {3d} completed the board. Park now looks to be the new chip leader with over 500,000 chips.
Daniel Park- 505,000
Opponent- 36,500
Level 16 Blinds: (2,500/5,000/500)
Total Entries: 590
Players Remaining: 117
Lou Menges Straightens Out His Opponent.
A player raises to 14,000 from early position, the action folds to the button and he calls. Lou Menges moves all in for 94,000 from the small blind. The early position player re-shoves all in for 140,000, the button folds and the hands are revealed.
Menges: {ac}{10h}
Opponent: {ad}{kc}
The player is in great shape to eliminate Menges after the dealer spreads a flop of {jd}{5d}{9s}. The turn brings the {kh} and Menges can only win the hand with a river queen. The {qd} spikes on the river giving Menges a straight earning him the pot and the double up.
Lou Menges- 200,000
Opponent-46,000
Level 19 Blinds: (4,000/8,000/1,000)
Total Entries: 237
Players Remaining: 23
Play has wrapped up for the night. Here is a list of some of the big stacks. Full chip counts and day 2 seating assignments will be posted as soon as they are available.
Bob Hwang- 648,000
James Helbig- 600,025
Behrooz Jamshidi- 430,000
Eugene Kotlyarevskiy- 395,000
Tony Sinishtaj- 370,000
Level 19 Blinds: (4,000/8,000/1,000)
Total Entries: 237
Players Remaining: 23
Bob Hwang Leads The Final 23.
A player moves all in for 74,000 from early position. Bob Hwang calls, the other players fold and the hands are shown.
Hwang: {ac}{qc}
Opponent: {9d}{7d}
The board runs out {6c}{5d}{6h}{qh}{3h} and Hwang sends his opponent to the rail and collects his $100 bounty. Hwang is the chip leader of the final 23 players with 560,000 chips.
Level 18 Blinds: (3,000/6,000/500)
Total Entries: 237
Players Remaining: 27
Tam Nguyen (405,000 chips)
We caught up to the action on a board reading {10s}{8d}{8c}{qh}{4h}. Tam Nguyen slides out a bet of 60,000 into a pot of about 100,000. Tony Sinishtaj calls and Nguyen shows {Ac}{ac} which is good enough to scoop the pot. Sinishtaj and Nguyen are two of the biggest stacks left in the tournament both with over 400,000.
Level 17 Blinds: (3,000/6,000/500)
Total Entries: 237
Players Remaining: 27
Hand for hand play was short and sweet lasting only one hand. The 27 players are now in the money and will take a shorty break before play resumes.
Level 18 Blinds: (3,000/6,000/500)
Total Entries: 237
Players Remaining: 28
We are currently hand for hand on the bubble here in Event 4. Posts will resume as soon as the bubble bursts.
Level 17 Blinds: (2,500/5,000/500)
Total Entries: 237
Players Remaining: 31
There are currently 31 players remaining here in Event 4. With 27 players in the money, hand for hand play will begin shortly after the next few eliminations.
Level 17 Blinds: (2,500/5,000/500)
Total Entries: 237
Players Remaining: 34
Behrooz Jamshidi raises to 12,500 from under-the-gun and the player next to act moves all in for 70,000. Action folds back to Jamshidi who gives it a good amount of thought but eventually calls. The player shows {5d}{5h}, “I thought you had two over cards” says Jamshidi as he tables his {9s}{9c}.The board runs out clean for Jamshidi and he sends the player to the rail collecting his $100 bounty.
Behrooz Jamshidi- 178,500