$1,100 Six-Max No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-out)
Level 14: 800/1,600/200 Ante
In the final minutes of Level 13, former WPT Player of the Year Joe Serock was all in from the small blind for 59,500 with , and he needed it to hold to stay alive against chipleader Ari Engel’s in the big blind.
The board came — Engel turned a spade flush draw, but improved no further. Serock won the pot with his king kicker to double up in chips and contend for the chip lead himself.
Joe Serock – 123,000 (77 bb)
Ari Engel – 94,000 (59 bb)
In a blind-vs.-blind hand that extended into the break, Tom Dobrilovic was in the small blind, facing an all-in bet of about 30,000 from the big blind on a board of . Dobrilovic thought for a while before he called, and his opponent had for a queen-high bluff (missed straight draw). Dobrilovic turned over for a flopped eight-high straight to win the pot, eliminating his opponent from the tournament.
Tom Dobrilovic – 105,700 (66 bb)
The players took their 10-minute break, and in the opening minutes of Level 14, the UTG+1 players was all in preflop for 13,500 with against the of Darryll Fish in the big blind.
The board came , and the UTG+1 player paired his king on the flop to win the pot and double up in chips.
Darryll Fish – 66,000 (41 bb)
Here are updated chip stacks for some of the notables still alive in this field:
Alberto Rodriguez – 127,700 (80 bb)
Joe Serock – 123,000 (77 bb)
Tom Dobrilovic – 105,700 (66 bb)
Ryan Tepen – 102,500 (64 bb)
Larry Klur – 94,600 (59 bb)
Ari Engel – 94,000 (59 bb)
Marshall White – 79,500 (50 bb)
Jose Litvak – 70,900 (44 bb)
Stuart Paterson – 67,000 (42 bb)
Darryll Fish – 66,000 (41 bb)
Tracey Gelb – 58,000 (36 bb)
Aaron Mermelstein – 50,200 (31 bb)
Jamie Avila – 50,000 (31 bb)
David Diaz – 48,000 (30 bb)
Angel Vu – 47,000 (29 bb)
Mike Beasley – 33,000 (21 bb)
Matt Stout – 31,000 (19 bb)
With 39 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 67,000 (42 big blinds). The final 24 players will finish in the money, guaranteed at least $2,190.