$1,100 Eight-Handed NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 16: 3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 28 of 219
Brian Altman had a solid chip lead at the start of the Money Bubble, and he used those chips to pressure his opponents in pretty much every hand.
With the board showing on the turn, Altman bet 25,000 from the hijack, and Evan Dahl tanked for a while before calling from the button.
The river card was the , Altman moved all in, and Dahl tanked for a while before he folded. Altman took the pot.
Brian Altman – 760,000 (190 bb)
Evan Dahl – 113,000 (28 bb)
A few hands later, after Altman had picked up even more chips, Altman shoved the small blind. Jason Brin called all in from the big blind for 48,000 with . Altman turned over , and Brin needed his pair to hold to stay alive.
The board came , and the pocket sixes held up for Brin to win the pot and double up in chips.
Jason Brin – 100,000 (25 bb)
Brian Altman – 725,000 (181 bb)
A few hands later, Altman moved all in from the hijack. Evan Dahl called all in from the button with , and Altman turned over .
The board came , and Altman paired his king on the flop to win the pot and eliminate Dahl on the Money Bubble in 29th place.
Brian Altman – 825,000 (206 bb)
Evan Dahl – Eliminated on the Money Bubble
With nine seconds on the clock, they have time for just one more hand before taking a break, and when they return, Level 16 begins with increased blinds of 3,000-5,000 with a 5,000 ante.
With 28 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 156,000 (31 big blinds). The field will be playing all the way down to a winner tonight.