$2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Level 8: 300/600 with a 75 ante
Players: 501

On a flop of , Jake Schindler checked from the big blind and a player in middle position bet. Schindler put in a check-raise and Schindler got his opponent all in for his last 6,400.

Schindler showed and was in the lead against his opponent’s .

The turn was the , however, and the player in middle position took the lead. The river was the and Schindler lost the pot to double up his opponent.

“That was not chainsaw approved,” said Allen Kessler after the hand.

Schindler took the hit to his chip stack, but still has more than double his starting stack.

Jake Schindler – 43,000

$2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Level 8: 300/600 with a 75 ante
Players: 501

After Samuel Bernabeu opened with a raise from middle position, Matt Berkey three-bet all in for roughly 9,000 from the small blind. After the player in the big blind folded, Bernabeu, who back in 2013 finished fifth in the SHRPO Main Event, made the call.

Bernabeu:
Berkey:

The flop was no help to Berkey, and while the turn didn’t hit him directly, it did give him an open-ended straight draw to go with his two live cards. Unfortunately for him, none of his outs appeared as the bricked on the river.

Samuel Bernabeu – 34,000
Matt Berkey – Eliminated

$2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Level 8: 300/600 with a 75 ante
Players: 501

A player in early position raised to 1,400 and Kane Kalas called in the cutoff. Dan O’Brien moved all in for 7,450 out of the small blind and the original raiser folded. Kalas took a minute before calling.

O’Brien showed and was in the lead against Kalas’ .

The board ran out and O’Brien had Kalas drawing dead on the turn to double up.

Dan O’Brien – 17,500
Kane Kalas – 42,000

$2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Level 8: 300/600 with a 75 ante
Players: 501

A short-stacked player moved all in for 5,025 under the gun and action folded all the way around to Thailand’s Chane Kampanatsanyakorn, who moved all in for about twice that from the small blind. That prompted the player in the big to fold and the cards were turned up.

Kampanatsanyakorn:
Opponent:

Kampanatsanyakorn was ahead, but his opponent was drawing to two live cards. Fortunately for Kampanatsanyakorn, neither came as the board ran out a clean .

Chane Kampanatsanyakorn – 16,000

$2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Level 7: 250/500 with a 75 ante
Players: 497

Darren Rabinowitz raised from early position and the player in the hijack three-bet to 3,600. Rabinowitz four-bet to about 8,000 and the hijack called.

The flop was and Rabinowitz checked. The hijack bet 5,500 and Rabinowitz called.

Both players checked the turn and the came on the river. Rabinowitz moved all in and the hijack quickly folded. Rabinowitz collected the chips and showed the as he mucked his hand.

Darren Rabinowitz – 46,500

$2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Level 7: 250/500 with a 75 ante
Players: 497

Brian Hastings got things started with a raise to 1,100 from late position. It was on Filipp Khavin on the button and he three-bet to 2,800. The blinds folded and Hastings saw a flop versus Khavin.

Flop:

Both players checked.

Turn:

Hastings lead for 3,800. Khavin called.

River:

Hastings bet 10,000 and Khavin called. Hastings turned over and earned the pot.

Brian Hastings – 61,000
Filipp Khavin – 36,500

$2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Level 7: 250/500 with a 75 ante
Players: 495

Anthony Lombad, who finished seventh a couple days ago in Event #20: No-Limit Hold’em Turbo for $5,880, raised to 1,500 from early position and the player to his direct left made the call. Blake Bohn, who was to that player’s left, did the same, and action folded to the player in the big blind, who moved all in for 27,500.

Lombard wasted little time in calling off for 17,625 total and the other two players ditched their hands.

Lombard:
Opponent:

Lombard was looking to avoid an ace, and he did so on the flop, though his opponent did pick up a Broadway gutshot to a queen. The turn was of no consequence, and neither was the river. Ship the double to Lombard.

Anthony Lombard – 40,000

$2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Level 7: 250/500 with a 75 ante
Players: 495

On the turn with the board reading , the player in middle position checked and Iaron Lightbourne bet 2,100 from the hijack.

The river was the and middle position moved all in for effectively Lightbourne’s last 5,700. Lightbourne immediately called and showed , good for a full house.

“That was a bad river card for me,” said Lightbourne’s opponent, who showed , having rivered a flush.

Lightbourne dragged the pot and doubled up.

Iaron Lighbourne – 21,000

$2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Level 7: 250/500 with a 75 ante
Players: 474

Mike Wang – 73,000
Jared Reinstein – 70,000
Blake Bohn – 64,000
Justin Young – 58,000
James Sutherland – 55,000
Tom Middleton – 49,500
Anthony Spinella – 47,000
Scott Clements – 44,800
Zach Gruneberg – 43,850
Jared Jaffee – 42,500
Ryan Tepen – 38,400
Noah Schwartz – 38,000
Ben Yu – 37,200
Brian Hastings – 37,000
Pratyush Buddiga – 35,500
Shannon Shorr – 34,600
Javier Zarco – 34,000
Ryan Laplante – 33,300
Jeremy Ausmus – 33,000
Christian Harder – 32,200
Jake Schindler – 32,000
Harrison Gimbel – 31,800
Jonathan Duhamel – 31,300
Vinny Pahuja – 30,000
Matt Berkey – 27,500
John Reading – 27,475
Natasha Barbour – 27,400
Hunter Cichy – 26,000
Marvin Rettenmaier – 25,000
Mohsin Charna – 22,750
Cate Hall – 17,475
Jake Schwartz – 17,000
Andy Spears – 17,000
Matt Stout – 16,600
Dan O’Brien – 16,250
Thayer Rasmussen – 15,325
Amir Lehavot – 13,275
Allen Kessler – 8,000
Richard Seymour – 7,650

$2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Level 7: 250/500 with a 75 ante
Players: 486

Cards are back in the air following the second 15-minute break of the night. Players will log another two levels of action before taking a 60-minute recess for dinner around 7:50pm. Cards go back in the air at 8:50pm and registration closes at that time.

As of now, the clock shows 486 entries in the event.