Event 24: Big Stacks; Big Bounties

$200 Double Green Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 1:  100/100

The last tournament before a short semi-break in the schedule is a $200 tournament with quads stacks and $50 bounties starting at 5 pm.

Event 24 players start with 40K stacks and the first eight levels last 15 minutes. Late registration and re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 7:15 pm and blind levels increase to 20 minutes. They will continue to work their way down to the final table and our eventual winner later this evening.

  • Players begin with 40,000 in chips
  • Levels 1-8 last 15 minutes; Levels 9+ last 20 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (7:15pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 24 Structure Sheet

Event 20: Counts on Break; Relocation Time

$1,100 Deep Stack NLH Shootout (Freeze-Out)
90-Player Cap | Structure | Payouts
Level 15:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining:  10 of 68

Another two hours and we still have ten players in the Shootout with a lot of chips. During the break, tournament staff relocated the final table into the Grand Ballroom since both Colin Robinson and Yoseph Yehudai both have chips in the $200 Big Stack restart.

Seat 1: Jonathan Kramer – 104,000 (26 bb)
Seat 2: Jayme Brashears – 79,000 (20 bb)
Seat 3: Matthew Zarcadoolas – 283,000 (71 bb)
Seat 4: Anthony Dunne – 208,000 (52 bb)
Seat 5: Natasha Mercier – 201,000 (50 bb)
Seat 6: Eric Seigel – 69,000 (17 bb)
Seat 7: Mate Hanusi – 227,000 (57 bb)
Seat 8: Yoseph Yehudai – 249,000 (62 bb)
Seat 9: Colin Robinson – 386,000 (97 bb)
Seat 10: Peter Muraca – 294,000 (74 bb)

1st: $22,135 + RRPO trophy
2nd: $12,865
3rd: $8,050
4th: $5,445
5th: $4,125
6th: $3,400
7th: $3,000
8th: $2,640
9th: $2,300
10th: $2,000

Event 21: Lewe Thiesen Leads the Final Five Players at the Break

$1,700 Purple Chip Bounty Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 18:  4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 77

Lewe Thiesen
Chipleader Lewe Thiesen arrived 13 minutes late today, but it hasn’t slowed him down.

Level 17 came to an end, and the players took a 15-minute break. Here are the official chip counts from the table:

Seat 1.  Lewe Thiesen  –  491,000  (61 bb)
Seat 2.  Damjan Radanov  –  75,000  (9 bb)
Seat 3.  David Moreno  –  376,000  (47 bb)
Seat 4.  Cuba Levenberry  –  226,000  (28 bb)
Seat 5.  Milos Ivanovic  –  372,000  (47 bb)

And the payouts:

1st:  $26,020
2nd:  $15,015
3rd:  $9,395
4th:  $6,355
5th:  $4,815

6th:  Kharlin Sued  –  $3,850
7th:  Dylan Smith  –  $3,465
8th:  Robert Michener  –  $3,080
9th:  Russell Brooks  –  $2,695
10th:  Steve Yagudaev  –  $2,310

With five players remaining, the average chip stack is around 308,000 (39 big blinds).

Event 20: Colin Robinson Versus Jayme Brashears

$1,100 Deep Stack NLH Shootout (Freeze-Out)
90-Player Cap | Structure | Payouts
Level 14:  1,500/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Players Remaining:  10 of 68

Colin Robinson
Colin Robinson

It was three-ways to a flop of Ad5h2c and Colin Robinson bet 7,000 from the big blind. Jayme Brashears raised to 24,000 and Eric Seigel folded from the cutoff. Robinson called, the turn was 3c and both players checked.

The river was 8c, Robinson bet 54,5000 and Brashears called.

Robinson flipped over 4d4c for the wheel and Brashears mucked one of the rare big pots to Robinson.

Colin Robinson – 285,000 (95 bb)
Jayme Brashears – 93,500 (31 bb)

Event 21: David Moreno Doubles Up Again, This Time Thru Lewe Thiesen

$1,700 Purple Chip Bounty Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 17:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 77

David Moreno

After a flop of Qh5d2s with 41K in the pot, Lewe Thiesen checked the big blind, and David Moreno checked behind from the cutoff.

The turn card was the Kh, Thiesen checked, Moreno bet 20,000, and Thiesen check-pot-raised to 101,000. Moreno moved all in for 151,000, and Thiesen quickly called.

Lewe Thiesen:  AsQd4h3s  (pair of queens, wrap draw)
David Moreno:  AhKcJc5h  (pair of kings, heart flush draw, gutshot straight draw)

The river card was the 8s, and Moreno won the pot with his pair of kings to double up in chips. It was the second double-up for Moreno in the span of 10 minutes.

David Moreno  –  500,000  (83 bb)
Lewe Thiesen  –  343,000  (57 bb)

With five players remaining, the average chip stack is around 308,000 (51 big blinds), and the next player to be eliminated will earn $4,815 for fifth place.

Event 21: David Moreno Doubles Thru Milos Ivanovic

$1,700 Purple Chip Bounty Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 17:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 77

David Moreno
David Moreno

Milos Ivanovic raised under the gun 15,000, David Moreno pot-raised from the small blind to 55,000, and Ivanovic moved all in. Moreno called all in for 70,000, and they turned over their cards.

Milos Ivanovic:  KcJs10s10h
David Moreno:  9c8h7h5h

The board came 5s4s2hJc6c, and Moreno rivered an eight-high straight to win the pot and double up in chips.

David Moreno  –  152,000  (25 bb)
Milos Ivanovic  –  330,000  (55 bb)

With five players remaining, the average chip stack is around 308,000 (51 big blinds), and the next player to be eliminated will earn $4,815 for fifth place.

Event 21: Kharlin Sued – 6th Place ($3,850)

$1,700 Purple Chip Bounty Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 17:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 77

Kharlin Sued
Kharlin Sued

Kharlin Sued (UTG) got it all in preflop for 125,000 against chipleader Lewe Thiesen in the small blind.

Lewe Thiesen:  Js10h9h8c
Kharlin Sued:  AhAdKdJc

The board came Kc6c5c8c9c, and Thiesen paired his eight on the turn and his nine on the river to win the pot with two pair and eliminate Sued in sixth place. Thiesen also collected the $500 bounty on Sued.

Lewe Thiesen  –  620,000  (103 bb)
Kharlin Sued  –  Eliminated in 6th Place ($3,850)

With five players remaining, the average chip stack is around 308,000 (51 big blinds), and the next player to be eliminated will earn $4,815 for fifth place.

Event 21: Damjan Radanov Wins a Pot Against David Moreno; Moreno Drops to 12 bb

$1,700 Purple Chip Bounty Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 17:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 77

Damjan Radanov
Damjan Radanov

Damjan Radanov (UTG) and David Moreno (cutoff) put in 39,000 each to see a flop of Qh10d7c, and they both check.

The turn card was the 4h, Radanov bet 48,000, and Moreno called.

The river card was the 10c, Radanov bet 65,000, and Moreno went into the tank. Eventually, Radanov called for a clock, and a floorperson came to the table to begin the 30-second countdown.

After 10-15 seconds, Moreno called.

Damjan Radanov:  AcJc10h2h  (trip tens with an ace)
David Moreno:  mucked

Radanov turned over trip tens to win the pot, and Moreno mucked, dropping down to about 12 big blinds.

Damjan Radanov  –  424,000  (71 bb)
David Moreno  –  70,000  (12 bb)

With six players remaining, the average chip stack is around 257,000 (43 big blinds), and the next player to be eliminated will earn $3,850 for sixth place.

Event 21: Cuba Levenberry Makes a Good Call Against David Moreno

$1,700 Purple Chip Bounty Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 16:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 77

Cuba Levenberry
Cuba Levenberry

David Moreno completed the small blind to 5,000, and Cuba Levenberry checked his option in the big blind.

The flop came AhKcJd, Moreno bet 5,000, and Levenberry called.

The turn card was the 5c, Moreno bet 18,000, and Levenberry tanked for a while before he called.

The river card paired the board with the Kh, Moreno bet 15,000, and Levenberry went into the tank with just 58K left in his stack.

Levenberry eventually called, and Moreno said, “Good call.

David Moreno:  Qh6h6c3h  (two pair, kings and sixes)
Cuba Levenberry:  Ad9d7c5s  (two pair, aces and kings)

Levenberry won the pot with his higher two pair to bounce back up to 134,000 in chips.

Cuba Levenberry  –  134,000  (27 bb)
David Moreno  –  202,000  (40 bb)

With six players remaining, the average chip stack is around 257,000 (51 big blinds), and the next player to be eliminated will earn $3,850 for sixth place.