Event 12: Barry Hutter Eliminated in 19th Place ($9,800)

$2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 20: 5,000/10,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 18 of 395

Barry Hutter

Barry Hutter was all in for 210,000 on a final board reading 10s7s5h10c10d, Charles Gomez considered for a while before calling with 8h8s Gomez’s full house was good, eliminating Hutter in 18th place.

Charles Gomez  –  712,000  (71 bb)
Barry Hutter  –  Eliminated in 18th Place ($9,800)

Charles Gomez

Event 12: Jason Koon is the Chip Leader Again

$2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 20: 5,000/10,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 19 of 395

Jason Koon (left) Darryl Ronconi (right)

Darryl Ronconi has 125,000 in front of him in the small blind and Jason Koon bet 200,000 from the button. Ronconi called.

The flop came 4c3c2s Ronconi checked, Koon bet 100,000 and Ronconi called. Both players checked the Kc on the turn.

The 9c hit the river, Ronconi checked and Koon moved all in for 384,000. Ronconi tanked for five minutes before saying “I think I have the best hand but I’m going to fold.” He then folded 10h10c face up and Koon mucked.

Jason Koon  –  1,020,000 (102 bb)
Darryl Ronconi  –  620,000 (62 bb)

Event 12: Ronit Chamani Eliminated in 20th Place ($9,800)

$2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 20: 5,000/10,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 19 of 395

Paul Domb (left) Ronit Chamani (right)

Paul Domb moved all in for 205,000 from the button with 10s8s and Ronit Chamani called from the small blind with AcJd.

The board came 10d10c9c8dKs giving Domb the winning full house, leaving Chamani with two big blinds.

Ronit moved all in for 20,000 with AdJc and Domb called with KsKd. The board came 10s9s5d8c3c and Domb’s pocket kings held, eliminating Chamani in 20th place.

Paul Domb  –  462,000
Ronit Chamani  –  Eliminated in 20th place ($9,800)

Event 12: Not So Fast on Foxen

$2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 20: 5,000/10,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 19 of 395

Alex Foxen

Alex Foxen refused to let his title hopes go. In the time it took to convey the big hand which dropped him down to the felt, he went down to 12K, then promptly ran his microstack over 500,000 in a few hands.

Tablemate Jacquelyn Scott could only shake her head when asked about the run up.

Alex Foxen – 520,000 (52 bb)

Event 12: Vlad Mezheritsky Doubles Through Alex Foxen

$2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 19: 4,000/8,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 20 of 395

Alex Foxen

Vlad Mezheritsky and Alex Foxen were heads up to a Ad9s6d flop and Foxen bet out 19,000. Mezheritsky called from the button and both checked the 9h turn.

Foxen checked the Kh river and Mezheritsky moved all in for 115,000. Foxen took plenty of time to think it through, asking questions, cutting out chips, and he finally called.

Mezheritsky tabled AsAh for the top flopped set turn full house. Foxen tossed his cards towards the much and he was down to the felt.

Vlad Mezheritsky – 454,000 (45 bb)
Alex Foxen – 25,000 (3 bb)

Alex Foxen
Vlad Mezheritsky

Event 12: Faraz Jaka makes the right call

$2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 20: 5,000/10,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 22 of 395

Faraz Jaka

Seminole Hard Rock Poker team member Faraz Jaka opened to 20,000 from the cutoff and Alex Foxen called from the big blind.

The flop came Jd8d5h Foxen checked, Jaka bet 24,000, and Foxen called. Both players checked the 8s on the turn. The 6s hit the river and Foxen bet 61,000. Jaka thought for a second before calling.

Foxen turned over Kd9d for a busted flush draw and Jaka tabled KsQc with his queen kicker playing.

Faraz Jaka  –  610,000  (61 bb)
Alex Foxen  –  60,000  (6 bb)

Event 12: Ryan McKnight Eliminated in 23rd Place ($8,320)

$2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 20: 5,000/10,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 22 of 395

Ryan McKnight

Ryan McKnight moved all in for 74,000 from under the gun with 4c4h and got called by Darryl Ronconi’s Ah10c.

The board came Ad10c8sKdJh and Ronconi hit two-pair, eliminating McKnight in 23rd place.

Darryl Ronconi  –  750,000
Ryan McKnight –  Eliminated in 23rd Place ($8,320)

Event 12: Nigel Murray Eliminated by Jack Duong

$2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 19: 4,000/8,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 23 of 395

Nigel Murray

Nigel Murray moved all in for 107,000 preflop with Kc10c and Jack Duong called with KsQd.

The board came Qc6c3d10hJs and Duong hit a pair of queens, eliminating Murray in 24th place, ending his quest for another final table this series.

Jack Duong  –  300,000  (38 bb)
Nigel Murray  –  Eliminated in 24th Place ($8,320)

Event 12: Curt Kohlberg Doubles Through Jeremy White

$2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 19: 4,000/8,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 24 of 395

Curt Kohlberg

Jeremy White opened to 19,000 from under the gun and David Bradshaw called from the cutoff. Curt Kohlberg moved all in from the button for 153,000 and White called. Bradshaw got out of the way and they were running.

White: 9s9h
Kohlberg: JcJh

Kohlberg was in prime position for the double up and nothing on the KdTd6d changed any of that. The 8d turn gave White nine chop outs but the Ks sent his chips across the table.

Curt Kohlberg – 380,000 (48 bb)
Jeremy White – 246,000 (31 bb)