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Event 5: The Sun Will Come Out Tomorrow

$1,100 Six Max No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 21: Blinds 5,000/10,000/1000 ante

The players reached the 3 AM cutoff and Angel Vu declaring “I want to sleep” means the issue will not be settled tonight.  Daren Stabinkski and Angel Vu will be back at 3 PM to determine the Event 5 Champion with 4:04 left on Level 21. Vu holds a slight edge heading into Tuesday.

Chip Counts:
Angel Vu – 586,000
Daren Stabinski – 530,000

Daren Stabinski
Daren Stabinski
Angel Vu
Angel Vu

Event 5: Antonio Colon Eliminated In 3rd Place ($11,727)

$1,100 Six Max No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 20: Blinds 4,000/8,000/1000 ante

Since they couldn’t seem to settle anything one-on-one, the three remaining players decided to have another three-way pot to try to settle the issue tonight.  And it was looking very good for Darin Stabinksi to end it all in one hand.

Stabinksi: AsKd
Vu: AcQh
Colon: Ah9d

Stabinsky held the lead but it was not to be as Vu hit the Ad8cQd flop then Colon got some hope with the 9h but a 3h ended the hand. Vu had Colon covered and she tripled up eliminating Colon.

Antonio Colon ends this Six Max tourney in 3rd place taking down $11,727.

Antonio Colon
Antonio Colon

Event 5: Stabinski Picks Off Bluff But Vu Doubles Again

$1,100 Six Max No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 20: Blinds 4,000/8,000/1000 ante

Just when it looked like Angel Vu might be done, the former dealer stays alive again.

A few hands ago, Vu tried a bluff on a Tc4c9d10dAh board but Daren Stabinski paired the river ace and cut Vu down under 100k.

Vu then went all in with AhQc and Stabinski tried once again to end her evening with 5h5c but a board of 3cQdTc2c8d keeps Vu alive and back to around 190k.

We play on three-handed here in Event 5.

Event 5: Vu Fighting Back, Stabinski Still Leads

$1,100 Six Max No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 20: Blinds 4,000/8,000/1000 ante

The fireworks for the most part have calmed down as tension has risen with three players left.  Angel Vu made an all-in push over the top of a 40k bet from Stabinski and got the fold to keep rebuilding her stack.  Stabinski still leads with around half the chips in play, Antonio Colon around 30% and Vu the remainder.

It could be a long fight here in Event 5.

Event 5: Massive Three-Way All-In

$1,100 Six Max No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 19: Blinds 3,000/6,000/1,000 ante

A game-changing three-way all-in pot ensued.   Antonio Colon moved his stack in followed by Angel Vu and then chip leader Daren Stabinski decided to call both of them and try to end the tournament.

Colon: 9c9h
Vu: QcQd
Stabinski: AcKh

The flop of Jh9s6s went Colon’s way as he flopped the set. The board ran out 2h3c giving the short stacked Colon the triple-up but Vu also stayed alive by beating Stabinski and having her stack reduced to 140k.

Two hands later, Vu three-bet shoved with Ah4s and Colon called with KhKc. The board ran out As6h5d9h7d giving Vu the double up and keeping her hopes alive to take down Event 5.

Event 6 Three Way All In

Event 5: Break Time

$1,100 Six Max No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 18: Blinds 2,500/5,000/500 ante

The players have hit another break here in Event 5 and will be taking the 500 chips out of play.  Blinds will be moving to 3,000/6,000/1,000 ante.

Daren Stabinski has now taken the chip after a couple of strong hands vs. Angel Vu and Antonio Colon is still a threat but has some work to do to get back into this Six Max championship.

Event 6: We’re Coming Back Tomorrow

$300 Seniors (50+) No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 19: Blinds 4,000/8,000/1000 ante

The last elimination flipped the leaderboard but not enough to get everyone to keep playing so we’re back tomorrow at 1 PM ET for the conclusion of the Seniors event. George Miro’s stranglehold on the table was broken but he will still come back out in front. Play resumes with 14:41 left in Level 19 with blinds at 4,000/8,000/1000 ante. Here are the chip counts at the end of tonight’s play with five players remaining:

George Miro – 243,000
Hyon Chun – 171,000
Paul Balzano – 164,000
Bruce MacGregor – 156,000
Lawrence Bass – 106,000

Best of luck to everyone tomorrow!

Event 6: Gary Chapin Eliminated in 6th Place ($1,178)

$300 Seniors (50+) No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 19: Blinds 4,000/8,000/1000 ante

Gary Chapin nearly got away with it.  Almost immediately after the break, Chapin went all-in after a pre-flop raise from Hyou Chun which put Chun in the tank.  After checking out the payout board, he decided to take the chance after evaluating the pay jump.  It turned out to be the right call.

Chun: AcQh
Chapin: AhJh

Chapin did have out to catch up after a 8d7h3c5h board gave him the remaining hearts in the deck along with the jacks but a Tc finished the hand and Chapin’s day in 6th place. Chapin wins $1,178 for a great run through the Seniors event.

Gary Chapin
Gary Chapin

Event 6: MacGregor Lands Against Miro

$300 Seniors (50+) No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 17: Blinds 2,500/5,000/500 ante

The action keeps flying with George Miro front and center.  The chip leader called an 84k all-in from Bruce MacGregor and the race was on.

Miro: 8d8c
MacGregor: AhQd

MacGregor hit an ace right off the flop and it held up giving him a big double-up through the chip leader. Six players still remain as we close in on Level 18.