$2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Level 12: 800/1,600 with a 200 ante
Players Remaining: 180 of 529

George Abdo moved all in under the gun for right around 20,000 and action folded to Stan Jablonski, who three-bet all in over the top for 45,000 or so. The blinds both folded and the cards were turned up.

Jablonski:
Abdo:

Jablonski’s kicker had him well out in front, and that’s just where he stayed after the board ran out a clean .

Meanwhile, both Allen Kessler and Mike Wang have fell in recent action.

Stan Jablonski – 60,000
George Abdo – Eliminated
Allen Kessler – Eliminated
Mike Wang – Eliminated

$2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Level 11: 600/1,200 with a 200 ante
Players Remaining: 198 of 529

We missed the elimination of Michael “The Grinder” Mizrachi as it happened, but fortunately the man who eliminated him, Gil Morgensztern, filled us in on some details.

As he told it, Mizrachi open-jammed the two-diamond flop holding the and a player in between called. Morgensztern then moved all in over the top with , the other player folded, and Mizrachi bricked on both the turn and river.

Gil Morgensztern – 50,000
Michael Mizrachi – Eliminated

$2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Level 11: 600/1,200 with a 200 ante
Players Remaining: 207 of 529

In a hand between Mike Wang and Bryn Kenney, we picked up the action preflop with the former having 6,600 in front of him in the cutoff and the latter popping it to 13,500 from the small blind. Wang responded by moving all in and Kenney snap-called off for 42,800 total.

Kenney:
Wang:

Kenney improved to a set on the flop, which left Wang drawing to runner-runner. The turn took away any chance of that happening, and he sent over more than half his stack after the was run out on the river.

Bryn Kenney – 90,000
Mike Wang – 40,000

$2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Level 10: 500/1,000 with a 100 ante
Players Remaining: 234 of 529

After a player in middle position opened with a raise, Bryn Kenney three-bet all in for 18,900 from the cutoff. The button and blinds all folded, and then the original raiser put in the chips to make the call.

Kenney:
Opponent:

It was a flip, and Kenney was just looking to hold to stay alive. That’s just what he did to as the board ran out a safe .

Bryn Kenney – 40,000

$2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Level 10: 500/1,000 with a 100 ante
Players Remaining: 252 of 529

Kory Kilpatrick, who won a World Series of Gold bracelet in 2014, opened for 2,000 from middle position and was met by a three-bet from Taylor Paur, who was to his direct left. Action folded back to Kilpatrick, and he tanked for a bit before moving all in.

Paur, who had 27,500 back, didn’t seem thrilled but called off nonetheless after pondering for a few moments.

Paur:
Kilpatrick:

The flop looked dangerous as it contained an ace, but it also included the case queen to give Kilpatrick a set. Paur could still win with another ace, but he was left wanting as the  blanked on the turn followed by the river.

Kory Kilpatrick – 80,000
Taylor Paur – Eliminated

$2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Level 9: 400/800 with a 100 ante
Players: 529

Christian Harder got his stack of 10,700 all in preflop and found himself at risk against Ben Zamani, who if you recall finished runner-up to James Mackey last month in the World Poker Tour Choctaw Main Event for $412,234.

Harder:
Zamani:

Harder was well out in front thanks to his kicker, and he held through both the flop and turn. Unfortunately for him, the river was a dagger through his heart as it paired Zamani.

Ben Zamani – 40,000
Christian Harder – Eliminated

$2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Level 9: 400/800 with a 100 ante
Players: 529

With around 14,000 in the pot and a board reading , unknown action broke out between Anthony Lombard and Mid-States Poker Tour Pro Blake Bohn that resulted in the former getting all in for 26,100.

Bohn: [kdjs]
Lombard: [ksqc]

Bohn was drawing to an open-ended straight with a flush draw, though a spade would do him no good as Lombard had a bigger one to go along with his top pair. The river was of no consequence, and Lombard doubled through Bohn.

Blake Bohn – 70,000
Anthony Lombard – 66,000

$2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Level 8: 300/600 with a 75 ante
Players: 501

After Samuel Bernabeu opened with a raise from middle position, Matt Berkey three-bet all in for roughly 9,000 from the small blind. After the player in the big blind folded, Bernabeu, who back in 2013 finished fifth in the SHRPO Main Event, made the call.

Bernabeu:
Berkey:

The flop was no help to Berkey, and while the turn didn’t hit him directly, it did give him an open-ended straight draw to go with his two live cards. Unfortunately for him, none of his outs appeared as the bricked on the river.

Samuel Bernabeu – 34,000
Matt Berkey – Eliminated

$2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Level 8: 300/600 with a 75 ante
Players: 501

A short-stacked player moved all in for 5,025 under the gun and action folded all the way around to Thailand’s Chane Kampanatsanyakorn, who moved all in for about twice that from the small blind. That prompted the player in the big to fold and the cards were turned up.

Kampanatsanyakorn:
Opponent:

Kampanatsanyakorn was ahead, but his opponent was drawing to two live cards. Fortunately for Kampanatsanyakorn, neither came as the board ran out a clean .

Chane Kampanatsanyakorn – 16,000

$2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Level 7: 250/500 with a 75 ante
Players: 495

Anthony Lombad, who finished seventh a couple days ago in Event #20: No-Limit Hold’em Turbo for $5,880, raised to 1,500 from early position and the player to his direct left made the call. Blake Bohn, who was to that player’s left, did the same, and action folded to the player in the big blind, who moved all in for 27,500.

Lombard wasted little time in calling off for 17,625 total and the other two players ditched their hands.

Lombard:
Opponent:

Lombard was looking to avoid an ace, and he did so on the flop, though his opponent did pick up a Broadway gutshot to a queen. The turn was of no consequence, and neither was the river. Ship the double to Lombard.

Anthony Lombard – 40,000