$570 Eight Handed No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
Level 15: 1,200/2,400/400 Ante

Jennifer David hit the flop but so did Joe Calderon.  And it ended up putting the players in the money here in Event 14.

On a flop of , Calderon fired out 12,200 and got a call from David who bet nearly half her stack to make the call.  The turn of changed nothing and predictably the rest of her chips ended up in the middle.  David held for second pair but Calderon had putting him ahead.  The ended the hand and the quest for the other twenty players to lock up a trip to the payout window.

We should be headed toward a stellar final table with many recognizable pros and top area players still standing here in Event 14.

$570 Eight Handed No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
Level 14: 1,000/2,000/300 Ante

We are on the bubble with 21 players remaining in Event 14.  The three remaining tables are now hand-for-hand with a min-cash for $1,065 on the line.

$570 Eight Handed No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
Level 14: 1,000/2,000/300 Ante

As we near the money, the cream is rising to the top.

Carter Gill had an opponent in with pocket eights against A-K and depsite not getting the he called for, Gill won the hand and sent the field down to 22 players.  At the same table, John Dolan and Darryll Fish got into a battle both holding A-K and ended up chopping the hand.  When asked why he put his chips on by a player at the table Fish proudly declared “I’m not scared.  Not playing to min-cash.”

We close in the money here in Event 14 with that top prize of $17,749 starting to reach the player’s sights.

$570 Eight Handed No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
Level 14: 1,000/2,000/300 Ante

The battle continues here in Event 14 as we have now gotten down to three eight-handed tables.  After the elimination of Raquel Abut in 25th, the final female in the field is Jennifer David who was among the chip leaders at the last break.

With all the talent in this tournament, this redraw will bring all of these top players into tighter quarters to battle it out as we move closer to the money.

$570 Eight Handed No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
Level 14: 1,000/2,000/300 Ante

After a couple of fast eliminations off the break including Matt Stout picking off an opponent and adding to his stack, the pace has slowed down.  A lot of the friendly banter has gone away and the tournament area is eeriely quiet as we close on in going down to three tables and the money bubble at 20 players.

Play continues here in Event 14 as we just moved to Level 14 with Stout, Darryll Fish, Carter Gill, Yigal Hen, Steven Bennett, Pasquale Caiazza and Barry Hutter among those players remaining.

$570 Eight Handed No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
Level 12: 600/1,200/200 Ante

Table 26 is one player away from breaking with 33 players remaining but there’s another fun seat just waiting for someone.

The table right next to these guys has a row of Barry Hutter, Aaron Massey and Zo Karim followed by an open seat.

As a side note, a suggestion to change the breaking order and leave Table 26 intact was met by numerous groans and a couple of obscene gestures.  So we’ll leave the order intact, thanks.

$570 Eight Handed No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
Level 12: 600/1,200/200 Ante

That open seat on Table 26 just got filled.  And boy, did it ever.

Poker superstar and the man behind the Charity Series of Poker, Matt Stout, fell right into the lion’s den.  So now the line up is Dolan, Gill, Stout and Fish plus Bluff Magazine’s Tim Fiorvanti in the following seat.  And now following an elimination, Joe Kuether is there as well in an unbelievable stroke of luck.

Fortunately or unfortunately depending on your point of view, it is the next table to break. So unless these gentlemen beat each other up, they’ll be released back in the field soon.  But for now, there should be some outstanding poker at this star-studded table.

$570 Eight Handed No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
Level 11: 500/1,000/100 Ante

As we close in on the final five tables of Event 14, someone is not going to be very happy when the next table breaks.

A nice comfy chair is ready for someone to be moved into with John Dolan and Carter Gill to the left and Darryll Fish to the right.  Best of luck to whomever gets that seat card.

$570 Eight Handed No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
Level 10: 400/800/100 Ante

Event 14 turned out to be a great value – and an even better draw to some of the best players in the game.

With 56 players still in, the talent remaining here is off the charts as Barry Hutter, Joe Kuether, Zo Karim, Aaron Massey, Darryll Fish, John Dolan, Carter Gill, Cliff Goldkind and Matt Stout are in the hunt along with top area players like Yigal Hen and Pasquale Caiazza.

Event 7’s final table already brought us one amazing group playing for a title and this one could be even better.  Could an all-star showdown be imminent.  We’ll find out as the night goes on.