Event 19: Bubble Burst, Down To Eighteen

$1,100 Turbo No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Level 18: 2,500/5,000/500 Ante

The bubble has burst in Event 19.  Ari Engel faced with Richard Blanchar as Blanchar was all-in with TdTh against Engel’s AsKs. Engel hit the AhJs9h flop to take the lead.  The board ran out 5d4c and Blanchar was eliminated in 19th place.

Here are the seat draws for the final two tables:

Table 7
Seat 1: Ellen Lambeth
Seat 2: David DiBernardi
Seat 3: Harrison Gimbel
Seat 4: Michael Wang
Seat 5: Ryan Tepen
Seat 6: Andrew Hinrichsen
Seat 7: Xuan Liu
Seat 8: David Peters
Seat 9: Stuart Patterson

Table 8
Seat 1: Keven Stammen
Seat 2: Anthony Spinnela
Seat 3: Jonathan Duhamel
Seat 4: Darryll Fish
Seat 5: Ian O’Hara
Seat 6: Tom Sheets
Seat 7: Tyler Patterson
Seat 8: Ari Engel
Seat 9: Scott Efron

Richard Blanchar
Richard Blanchar

Event 19: On the Money Bubble

$1,100 Turbo No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Level 19: 3,000/6,000/1,000 Ante

With 19 players remaining, the field is on the Money Bubble. They will now play hand-for-hand until one more player is eliminated.

Here is a look at the prizepool they’re playing for:

1st:  $49,200
2nd:  $27,060
3rd:  $15,580
4th:  $13,120
5th:  $9,840
6th:  $8,200
7th:  $6,560
8th:  $4,920
9th:  $3,690
10th-12th:  $3,280
13th-15th:  $2,870
16th-18th:  $2,460

Event 19: Not Messing Around

$1,100 Turbo No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Level 18: 2,500/5,000/500 Ante

It seems like everyone wants to get this one over with to play the Charity Series of Poker Event.

We’re already down to 24 players and closing in on the money bubble at 18.  The pace of eliminations has been wild even for a turbo tournament and we don’t expect it to stop any time soon.

Not to mention it’s a field loaded with poker superstars including Jonathan Duhamel, Keven Stammen, Ari Engel, Anthony Spinella, Michael Wang, Darryll Fish, Ryan Teppen, Tyler Patterson, David Peters, Xuan Liu, Harrison Gimbel, Stuart Patterson, D.J. McKinnon and Joe Kuether along with top local players Scott Efron and Kathy Fleck.Event 19 Table 2 Event 19 Table 3 Event 19 Table 1

Expect a wild finish to tonight’s tournament as play rolls on this evening.

 

Event 19: Three-Way All-In Goes Awry for Chance Kornuth

$1,100 Turbo No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Level 11: 500/1,000/100 Ante

Chance Kornuth raised to 2,000 preflop under the gun and both of the blinds come along to see a flop dealt Ad9h7h. Kornuth bet 3,000 and the small blind check-raised all-in. The big blind and Kornuth called, and the three players flipped over their cards.

Small Blind: AcJd
Kornuth: As4c
Big Blind: Qh9d

Turn and River: 7d4s

The big blind was eliminated and the small blind doubled up thanks to the strength of her jack-kicker. Kornuth took a hit and he was down to 8,000 after the hand.

Chance Kornuth
Chance Kornuth

Event 19: Comings and Goings

$1,100 Turbo No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Level 10: 400/800/100 Ante

There are now 164 players remaining in Event 19 at the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open. Registration is open until the end of Level 12, so players still have a chance to buy-in for $1,100.

Nikolai Sears and Justin Zaki were among the recent eliminations. Notables still in the field include Xuan Liu, Shannon Shorr, Will Failla, Keven Stammen, Chance Kornuth, Tyler Patterson, Ari Engel, Jose Barbero, Darryll Fish, Dylan Wilkerson, Tyler Reiman, and Joe Kuether.