Level 22 Blinds: (10,000/20,000/3,000)
Total Entries: 385
Players Remaining: 12
Brian Zilm Spikes A Queen On The River.
The action folds to Brian Stolarz in the cutoff position and he moves all in for 202,000. Brian Zilm calls from the big blind for his last 127,000 and the hands are shown.
Stolarz: {8c}{8s}
Zilm: {qd}{qh}
Zilm is ahead with his queens until the dealer fans a flop of {8d}{5c}{3c} giving Stolarz top set. The turn brings the {10d} which is no help to Zilm. The {qc} spikes on the river and Zilm shoots out of his seat and lets out a fist pump. Stolarz is down to 75,000 after the hand is eliminated just a few hands later.
Brian Zilm- 290,000
Level 21 Blinds: (8,000/16,000/2,000)
Total Entries: 385
Players Remaining: 14
Raul Fernandez 525,000.
Raul Fernandez raises to 40,000 from early position. Action folds to Chris Chatman in the small blind and he moves all in for 85,000. Fernandez calls and the hands are revealed.
Fernandez: {jh}{jd}
Chatman:{ac}{10h}
The board runs out {4h}{3c}{8s}{10c}{8h} and Chatman is out 14th place finisher collecting $1,044 for his efforts.
Raul Fernandez- 525,000
Level 10 Blinds: (600/1,200)
Total Entries: 129
Players Remaining: 35
Vinny Pahuja Is Gaining Traction In Event 3.
A player limps from under-the-gun and action folds to the cutoff. The player in the cutoff raises to 3,000 and the button calls. Vinny Pahuja calls from the small blind and the limper calls. The dealer spreads a flop of {8h}{9h}{qc} and the action checks around.
The turn brings the {jd} and the action checks to the button. The player bets 9,500, Pahuja calls and the other players both fold. The {2c} completes the board and Pahuja checks. The button player bets 12,500 and Pahuja thinks it over before sliding out the call. The player on the button mucks his hands and Pahuja shows {10h}{9d}{7c}{7d} for a straight.
Vinny Pahuja- 90,000
Level 20 Blinds: (6,000/12,000/2,000)
Total Entries: 385
Players Remaining: 21
John Debuchananne spikes the turn.
A player moves all in for 74,000 from under-the-gun and action folds around to John Debuchananne in late position. Debuchananne moves all in for 249,000 and the player on the button reshoves for 260,000. The blinds fold and the hands are shown.
UTG: {jh}{jd}
Debuchananne: {Qd}{qh}
Button: {Ad}{As}
The dealer spreads a flop of {kd}{2h}{6s} and the player on the button remains ahead with aces. The {Qs} spikes on the turn giving Debuchanne a set of queens. The {3c} completes the board and Debuchanne scoops the pot.
John Debuchananne- 600,000
Level 19 Blinds: (5,000/10,000/1,000)
Total Entries: 38
Players Remaining: 25
Chris Chatman (Stone Ridge, VA)
The action folds to Chris Chatman in the cutoff and he moves all in for 69,000. The small blind moves all in for 144,000 and the big blind moves all in for 47,000.
Chatman: {as}{qs}
Small Blind: {ah}{6s}
Big Blind: {ks}{qc}
The dealer spreads a flop of {ad}{2s}{3s} giving Chatman top pair and the nut flush draw. The {9h} and {5h} completes the board earning Chatman the double elimination and the pot. “It’s the power of the steak dinner” jokes Chatman as he takes a bite of his steak and rakes in the pot.
Chris Chatman- 195,000
Level 19 Blinds: (5,000/10,000/1,000)
Total Entries: 385
Players Remaining: 28
Brian Stolarz Doubles Up To 260,000.
We catch up to the action in a heads up pot on a board reading {qd}{9h}{3s}{qh}{kh}. A player checks to Brian Stolarz and he moves all in for 99,000 with 60,000 in the main pot. His opponent calls and Stolarz shows {qs}{js} for trip queens with a jack kicker. His opponent flashes his {qc}{10h} before sliding his hand into the muck and Stolarz scores the double up.
Level 8 Blinds:
Total Entries: 129
Players Remaining: 41
Eddie Espino Scores A Double Knockout
Eddie Espino limps from under-the-gun and the player next to act moves all in for 3,100. A player in middle position calls and the action folds back to Espino who moves all in for 23,100. The middle position player calls for his last 15,500 and the hands are revealed.
Espino: {qh}{kh}{qc}{9c}
Player 1: {as}{ah}{ac}{6d}
Player 2: {js}{ks}{ad}{4d}
The board runs out {jh}{6h}{8d}{qd}{8c} improving Espino to a full house and sending two players to the rail.
Eddie Espino- 43,000
Jerome Poznanski 466,000
Level 16 Blinds: (2,000/4,000/400)
Total Entries: 1,752
Total Day 1D Entries: 628
1D Players Remaining: 170
Avg Chips: 92,500
Jerome Poznanski bagged 466,000 chips leading the 150 returning Day 1D players. Right on his heels is Chris Limo who bagged 458,000. Poznanski is a Maryland native with just a few small tournament cashes on his resume. Meanwhile Limo is coming off of a win here at Borgata in the Almighty Million event for $168,000.
Poznanski will be looking for his first big tournament score and Limo will be hoping to add another big tournament score to his already extensive resume. Here is a list of some of the top stacks from Day 1D. A full list of combined chip counts will be posted as soon as they are available.
Jerome Poznanski- 466,000
Chris Limo- 458,000
Allan Rabinovic- 401,000
Jason Kim-409,000
Vinny Dang- 393,000
Level 16 Blinds: (2,000/4,000/400)
Total Entries: 1,752
Total Day 1D Entries: 628
1D Players Remaining: 170
Avg Chips: 92,500
The blinds are now 2,000/4,000 with a 400 ante and this will be the last level of the night.
Level 15 Blinds: (1,500/3,000/400)
Total Entries: 1,752
Total Day 1D Entries: 628
1D Players Remaining: 220
Avg Chips: 71,500
Marc Kravitz is looking for his break through score here in Event 1.
Many players can fly under the radar in a tournament with such a large field. One such player is Marc Kravitz who has been steadily chipping up all night. Kravitz now holds the most chips at his table with 170,000. Kravitz hopes to continue his upward trend throughout the night here on Day 1D.