Event 1: Chip Leaders at Dinner Break

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Return to Level 24: 15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining: 74 of 2,958

Jeff Kessler

The remaining players are in the midst of a 40-minute dinner break. The cards will be back in the air at 8:27 pm.

Here are the top three stacks:
1. Jeff Kessler – 2,915,000
2. Mohammed Tarkmani – 2,215,000
3. Jake Ristich – 1,870,000

Event 1: David Shmuel Catches Brian England’s Bluff to Double Up

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Level 23: 15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining: 80 of 2,958

With about 410,000 in the pot and the board reading KsQs10c4c4d, David Shmuel (pictured above, center) checked from the big blind and Brian England shoved for effectively 330,000 from the hijack.

Shmuel tanked a bit before he called.

England showed Ah6s, while Shmuel tabled Kc3c for kings and fours to win the pot.

David Shmuel – 1,070,000 (43 bb)
Brian England – 325,000 (13 bb)

Event 1: Aaron Massey Doubles Through Jeff Kessler

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Level 23: 15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining: 80 of 2,958

Aaron Massey

Jeff Kessler was at or near the top of the counts when he ran into a little trouble. He opened to 60,000 from the button and Aaron Massey moved all in from the big blind for 500,000 on the nose. Kessler called with a chance to add a lot more.

Kessler: 7h7d
Massey: Ah7s

Massey needed help to stay in the game and found it on the AdJh3c flop. The board finished 5s and 9c to send him the pot.

Aaron Massey – 1,040,000 (42 bb)
Jeff Kessler – 1,530,000 (61 bb)

Jeff Kessler

Event 1: Dennis Brinn Eliminated by Nick Raio

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Level 23: 15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining: 80 of 2,958

Dennis Brinn was all in for 215,000 from the cutoff against Nick Raio in the big blind.

Brinn: Ah4s
Raio: KcJc

The board ran out Jd4c3c7c10h, giving Raio a king-high flush to eliminate Brinn.

Nick Raio – 1,160,000 (46 bb)
Dennis Brinn – Eliminated in 81st Place ($2,588)

Event 1: Stacked Table 7

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Level 22: 10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining: 108 of 2,958

Michael Tureniec

There are a lot of chips on Table 7 and they won’t be going anywhere any time soon. Michael Tureniec (WPTDeepStacks Immokalee Champ) is among the biggest stacks in the room with 1,800,000 and he’s joined by WSOP bracelet winner (and four-time WSOPC ring champ) Arkadiy Tsinis at the other end of the table with 1,225,000.

They can get comfortable in their seats. They’ll be there until the field hits the three-table redraw.

Arkadiy Tsinis

Event 1: More Results

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Level 21: 10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining: 115 of 2,958

Event 1 is close to dropping into double digits (and might get there before this goes live) with another tough group of players including Nipun Java, Joshua Wasserman, Tom Nguyen, Matthew Smith, former RRPO champ Michael Newman, and current SHRP Player of the Year Brett Bader.

116th: Joseph Buonodono – $1,923
117th: Zachary Mullennix – $1,923
118th: Peter Eichhardt – $1,923
119th: Ahamad Meman – $1,923
120th: Amin Akhlaghi – $1,923
121st: Stephen Caplan – $1,775
122nd: Joseph Carrafa – $1,775
123rd: Tom Nguyen – $1,775
124th: John Littleton – $1,775
125th: John Iglesias – $1,775
126th: Adam Mann – $1,775
127th: Unclaimed – $1,775
128th: Michael Falanga – $1,775
129th: Rafay Asrar – $1,775
130th: Joshua Wassermann – $1,775
131st: Dien Le – $1,627
132nd: Toby Kasser – $1,627
133rd: Ladarryl Alexis – $1,627
134th: Billy Rewis – $1,627
135th: Noam Muallem – $1,627
136th: Carlos Avila Urruchua – $1,627
137th: Trent Smith – $1,627
138th: Evan Teisch – $1,627
139th: Taylor Wilson – $1,627
140th: Gregory Weber – $1,627
141st: Neal Harris – $1,479
142nd: James Peterson – $1,479
143rd: Yuleisys Torres – $1,479
144th: Robert Leff – $1,479
145th: Christopher Young – $1,479
146th: Michael Beasley – $1,479
147th: Gui Van – $1,479
148th: Brett Bader – $1,479
149th: Steven Rosen – $1,479
150th: Rick Diamond – $1,479
151st: Ismael Cabrera – $1,361
152nd: Stephen Johnson – $1,361
153rd: John Dermody – $1,361
154th: Matthew Smith – $1,361
155th: Anthony Barbera – $1,361
156th: Michael Newman – $1,361
157th: Gabriel Sack – $1,361
158th: Nipun Java – $1,361
159th: Adrian Curry – $1,361
160th: Christopher Asaro – $1,361

Event 1: Allan Bieler’s Time at the Top

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Level 21: 10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining: 135 of 2,958

Allan Bieler

The 135 remaining players returned from their second break and we have a new chip leader. SHRP regular Allan Bieler began the day with 200,000 but tacked a cool million on top since then.

He leads the field with 1,270,000 and one of five players over 1,000,000. T.K. Miles is close but his 975,000 falls just short of the top five stacks.

  1. Allan Bieler – 1,270,000 (85 bb)
  2. Arkadiy Tsinis – 1,180,000 (79 bb)
  3. Trent Marbut – 1,100,000 (73 bb)
  4. Uri Kadosh – 1,075,000 (72 bb)
  5. Michael Dyer – 1,000,000 (67 bb)

Event 1: Results 161st Through 250th

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Level 20: 5,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining: 160 of 2,958

Faraz Jaka

Besides Lily Kiletto, we had more than our share of top names ending their Event 1 over the last two levels including last year’s WPT Poker Showdown Championship runner-up Faraz Jaka.

This big list of results from 161st through 250th can be found by clicking the link below.

Continue reading Event 1: Results 161st Through 250th →

Event 1: Lily Kiletto Among Recently Departed

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Level 20: 5,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining: 160 of 2,958

Lily Kiletto

The line at the payout desk continues to be consistent and we are down to 160 players from the 423 who returned a few hours ago.

Lily Kiletto was one of the recent eliminations. She open-shoved for her last 88,000 from under the gun and it folded to the button. He reshipped to isolate and she needed help.

Kiletto: KsQs
Button: AsJd

Kiletto was live but blanked the 9h7s3cTc2c runout to exit the tournament.

Event 1: Uri Kadosh Over One Million; TK Miles and Jake Ristich Climbing

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Level 20: 5,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining: 180 of 2,958

T.K. Miles

The player count is dropping and the stacks are building. Uri Kadosh surpassed a million and sits now with 1,100,000. Nick Raoi isn’t going anywhere he’s still cruising with 960,000.

The two newer names climbing the counts belong to T.K. Miles and Jake Ristich. Miles is up to 810,000 while Ristich is working with ~780,000.

Jake Ristich