$2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Level 6: 200/400/50
Players: 474

This past summer, Ben Keeline, a down-on-his-luck poker pro, went from driving for Uber in his home state of Colorado to winning the 2016 World Series of Poker $565 Colossus II for $1 million. It was one of the “feel good” stories of the summer.

Keeline, who will be taking his first trip to Europe to play poker later this month, was here at SHRPO looking for more success, but he’s not going to find it in this event as he was just eliminated in the last hand of Level 6.

It happened when Greg Spinder opened for 1,000 from middle position and Keeline jammed for 8,400 from the hijack. The rest of the field folded and Spinder snap-called.

Spinder:
Keeline:

The flop gave Keeline a little help, but he needed more to stay alive. The turn wasn’t what he was looking for, and neither was the river.

Greg Spinder – 30,000
Ben Keeline – Eliminated

$2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Level 6: 200/400 with a 50 ante
Players: 474

On a flop of , Jared Hamby checked from the big blind and James Gilbert bet 1,000 from under the gun.

Hamby called and the turn was the . Hamby checked and Gilbert bet again, this time it was 2,500. Hamby called and the river was the .

Hamby led out for 5,000 and Gilbert tanked for a minute before tossing his hand into the muck. Gilbert still has plenty of chips and Hamby moved back over the 20,000 chip mark.

Jared Hamby – 23,500
James Gilbert – 49,500

$2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Level 6: 200/400 with a 50 ante
Players: 474

Chris Hunichen raised to 7,000 from early position, leaving himself with 375 behind. A player in middle position called and everybody else got out of the way.

Hunichen moved his last 375 into the middle on a flop of and his opponent called.

“You got anything?” asked Hunichen.

“I got a flush draw,” said his opponent.

Hunichen showed and was technically in the lead, but had to fade a lot of cards against his opponent’s . The turn was the Kh, giving middle position the lead.

“I got one out,” said Hunichen.

Hunichen needed the on the river to stay alive, but the came on the river to send him to the rail.

Chris Hunichen – Eliminated 

$2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Level 6: 200/400/50
Players: 471

In October 2014, Scott Davies defeated Jack Salter to win the World Series of Poker Asia-Pacific Main Event for $850,000 and a gold bracelet.

Since then, he has been traveling the world playing poker, which included a visit to the 2016 SHRPO. Unfortunately for him, his hope of cashing this event just came crashing down.

We missed his demise, but he was kind enough to share some details after the fact. According to him, he was crippled after picking up . He raised to 1,000 from the cutoff, the player in the big blind three-bet to 3,000, and Davies shipped. His opponent, who as it turned out held , called off for 16,000 total and held.

In the very next hand, Scott Clements raised to 1,000 from middle position and then called when Davies jammed for 2,950 total from the hijack.

Clements:
Davies:

Davies got it in good, but he failed to hold as the board ran out .

Scott Davies – Eliminated

$2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Level 6: 200/400/50
Players: 471

I had AK vs Q8 on AQ4Q3 and lost a little then got in with 88 vs AK for 45bbs. Tomorrow is the $25500 @shrpo event.

— Jonathan Little (@JonathanLittle) August 14, 2016

$2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Level 6: 200/400/50
Players: 471

A player in middle position opened for 1,200 and Minnesota’s Blake Bohn called from the button. Both blinds folded and it was heads-up action to the flop.

Bohn proceeded to call a bet of 1,200, and then called when his opponent bet 2,000 on the turn. When the completed the board on the river, action went check-check.

“Nines,” declared the middle-position player before tabling the . It was no good as Bohn held top pair with the .

Blake Bohn – 70,000

$2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Level 5: 150/300 with a 50 ante
Players: 469

On the river with a completed board of , Jake Schindler bet 1,275 out of the big blind and Seminole Hard Rock Team member Darryll Fish called on the button.

Schindler showed , good for ace-high, and Fish won the pot with his .

Darryll Fish – 18,400
Jake Schindler – 21,400

$2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Level 5: 150/300/50
Players: 460

Aaron Massey – Eliminated
Kathy Liebert – Eliminated
Daniel Strelitz – Eliminated
Joe McKeehen – Eliminated
Neil Blumenfield – Eliminated

$2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Level 5: 150/300/50
Players: 460

With around 7,000 in the pot and a board reading , the under-the-gun player checked and Las Vegas poker pro Matt Berkey did the same from middle position.

When the completed the board on the river, the under-the-gun player checked and Berkey tossed out a single gray chip for a bet of 5,000. His opponent snap called and Berkey confidently rolled over the . However it was no good as his opponent held a bigger flush with the .

Matt Berkey – 14,000

$2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Level 5: 150/300 with a 50 ante
Players: 460

On a flop of , the big blind checked and former November Niner Pat Chan bet 1,300 from early position. The player in middle position called and the big blind folded.

The turn was the and Chan checked. His opponent bet 1,600 and Chan called. Both players checked the river and Chan showed .

His opponent mucked his hand and Chan took the pot.

Pat Chan – 23,500