$10K: Ray Qartomy Doubles Through Matas Cimbolas

Event #25: $10,000 One-Day Event
$500,000 Guarantee | Structure
Level 10: 600/1,200/1,200
45 of 86 entries remain

Ray Qartomy raised to 3,000 from the hijack only to have Matas Cimbolas three-bet to 8,000 from the button. Both blinds folded and Qartomy called.

When the flop came down 6cQc7h, Qartomy jammed for 10,700 and Cimbolas called.

Cimbolas: AhKc
Qartomy: KsQd

Qartomy got lucky to take the lead on the flop and he held when the 3d appeared on the turn followed by the 8d river.

Meanwhile, Cliff Josephy was eliminated from the tournament.

Ray Qartomy – 38,000 (32 bb)
Matas Cimbolas – 50,000 (42 bb)
Cliff Josephy – Eliminated

$10K: Jeff Gross Doubles Through Stanley Lee

Event #25: $10,000 One-Day Event
$500,000 Guarantee | Structure
Level 10: 600/1,200/1,200
48 of 82 entries remain

Stanley Lee

Stanley Lee opened for 2,800 from early position and Jeff Gross responded by moving all in for 10,600 from the cutoff. Action folded back to Lee and he opted to call.

Lee: Kh10d
Gross: 6h6c

It was a flip but not after the flop came down 6sKdQd to give Gross a set. The Js turn kept Lee drawing live to an open-ended straight draw, but he missed when the 3s bricked the river.

Jeff Gross – 24,000 (20 bb)
Stanley Lee – 80,000 (67 bb)

$10K: David Peters Doubles Through Matas Cimbolas

Event #25: $10,000 One-Day Event
$500,000 Guarantee | Structure
Level 9: 400/800/800
48 of 82 entries remain

Matas Cimbolas

In the last hand of Level 9, David Peters got his stack of 12,700 all in preflop and was in bad shape against Matas Cimbolas.

Cimbolas: AcQc
Peters: KhQd

Peters was way behind but got lucky when the Kc3h7h flop paired his king. All he had to do was dodge an ace or running straight cards to double, and he did when the 6d peeled off on the turn followed by the Jh on the river.

David Peters – 27,000 (34 bb)
Matas Cimbolas – 80,000 (100 bb)

$10K: Bryn Kenney Eliminates Darryll Fish

Event #25: $10,000 One-Day Event
$500,000 Guarantee | Structure
Level 9: 400/800/800
50 of 82 entries remain

Darryll Fish got his short stack all in preflop and was racing for his tournament life against Bryn Kenney.

Fish: 7x7x
Kenney: As8s

Fish was looking to hold but that didn’t happen as the 3d3cAc flop paired Kenney. Neither the 10h turn nor 2c river was the “seven from heaven” Fish needed and he headed for the exit.

Bryn Kenney – 27,000 (34 bb)
Darryll Fish – Eliminated

$10K: Tim Reilly Eliminated By Ray Qartomy

Event #25: $10,000 One-Day Event
$500,000 Guarantee | Structure
Level 9: 400/800/800
50 of 82 entries remain

Ray Qartomy

Ray Qartomy raised to 2,500 from early position and was met by an all-in three-bet to 14,600 by Tim Reilly on the button.

“Alright, let’s gamble,” Qartomy said after both blinds folded. He then called.

Qartomy: 4h4c
Reilly: 10c10s

Qartomy was way behind but got lucky after the board ran out 7d2h7c4s8s to give him a full house.

Ray Qartomy – 75,000 (94 bb)
Tim Reilly – Eliminated

$10K: A Round of Chip Counts

Event #25: $10,000 One-Day Event
$500,000 Guarantee | Structure
Level 8: 400/800/800
Entries: 77

Here’s a look at some chip counts and recent eliminations headed into the second break of the day.

Stephen Chidwick – 105,000
Ryan Riess – 95,000
Matas Cimbolas – 85,000
Shannon Shorr – 55,000
Kristen Bicknell – 45,000
Ray Qartomy – 33,000
Dan Shak – 25,000
Joe McKeehen – 35,000
Aaron Mermelstein – 24,000
David Peters – 21,000
Jeff Gross – 12,000
Noah Schwartz – 11,000
Mike Leah – Eliminated
Jonathan Little – Eliminated
Alan Schein – Eliminated
Dylan Linde – Eliminated
Jonathan Concepcion – Eliminated

 

$10K: Big Slick Does the Trick for Elio Fox

Event #25: $10,000 One-Day Event
$500,000 Guarantee | Structure
Level 7: 300/600/600
Entries: 76

Patrick Eskandar got his stack of roughly 9,000 all in preflop and found himself in dire straits against 2018 SHRPO Super High Roller champ Elio Fox.

Fox: AsKh
Eskandar: AdQs

Eskandar had a kicker problem and it didn’t get resolved as the board ran out 8s6h4c9d6c.

Elio Fox – 63,000 (105 bb)
Patrick Eskandar – Eliminated

$10K: “Just Don’t Play Pots with Me”

Event #25: $10,000 One-Day Event
$500,000 Guarantee | Structure
Level 7: 300/600/600
Entries: 70

Stanley Lee

Stanley Lee is out to the early chip lead and it’s thanks in no small part to a run of good cards.

In a recent hand, Lee raised to 1,400 and both blinds called. When the flop came down 8s6d6s, both blinds checked and then folded when Lee continued for 2,000.

“Just don’t play pots with me,” Lee said with a smile as he showed the QcQd.

Stanley Lee – 110,000 (183 bb)

$10K: Kelly Minkin Check-Shoves

Event #25: $10,000 One-Day Event
$500,000 Guarantee | Structure
Level 7: 300/600/600
Entries: 70

Cliff Josephy raised to 1,400 from early position and Kelly Minkin called from the hijack. Darren Elias came along from the cutoff and after the button and blinds all folded, the flop came down 10dQs9c.

Two checks saw Elias bet 2,000 and Josephy folded. Minkin sprung to life with an all-in check-raise to 13,500 and Elias quickly folded. With that, both players fell to right around the starting stack.

Kelly Minkin – 20,000 (33 bb)
Darren Elias – 20,000 ( 33 bb)

$10K: Hyon Kim vs. Elio Fox

Event #25: $10,000 One-Day Event
$500,000 Guarantee | Structure
Level 6: 300/500/500
Entries: 66

Elio Fox, who last week won the $50K SHRPO Super High Roller, raised to 1,500 and Hyon Kim called from the button. WPT champ James Romero came along from the big blind and it was three-way action to the 7cQh10h flop.

Romero checked, Fox continued for 1,400, and only Kim called to see the 3h turn.

Fox check-called a bet of 1,500 and then checked again on the Kc river. Kim bet 7,000 and Fox paid it off. Kim revealed the KsAd for a rivered pair of kings and Fox mucked.

Hyon Kim – 33,000 (66 bb)
Elio Fox – 35,000 (70 bb)