$1,100 No Limit Hold’em Six Max (Single Re-Entry) Level 20: 3,000/6,000 with a 1,000 ante Players Remaining: 4 of 122 Average Stack: 386,000
Michael Laake raises to 12,000 under-the-gun and Charlemagen Benjamin calls from the big blind.
The flop is and Benjamin check-calls a bet from Laake. Both players check the turn and the falls on the river.
Benjamin bets 27,000 and Laake tanks for a few moments before calling. Benjamin exposes , giving him a missed straight draw and Laake drags the pot with .
Michael Laake – 550,000 Charlemagen Benjamin – 360,000
$1,100 No Limit Hold’em Six Max (Single Re-Entry) Level 20: 3,000/6,000 with a 1,000 ante Players Remaining: 5 of 122 Average Stack: 292,800
Matthew Silva raises to 13,000 from the cutoff and Charlemagen Benjamin three-bets to 31,000 out of the small blind. Silva calls and they see a flop of .
Benjamin bets 27,000 and Silva calls. The turn is the and Benjamin moves all in for about 110,000. Silva quickly folds and Benjamin takes the pot.
Charlemagen Benjamin – 235,000 Matthew Silva – 170,000
$1,100 No Limit Hold’em Six Max (Single Re-Entry) Level 20: 3,000/6,000 with a 1,000 ante Players Remaining: 5 of 122 Average Stack: 292,800
Michael Laake raises to 12,000 from middle position and Dimitry Agrachov moves all in on the button for about 70,000. Laake calls and the cards are tabled.
Agrachov needs help with his against Laake’s . The board runs out and Agrachov takes sixth place for $6,166.
Michael Laake – 430,000 Dimitry Agrachov – Eliminated
$1,100 No Limit Hold’em Six-Max (Single Re-Entry) Level 18: 2,000/4,000 with a 500 ante Players Remaining: 7 of 122 Average Stack: 209,143
After five eliminations today, the six-max field is down to its unofficial final table of seven. Everybody is guaranteed a cash of at least $4,6247, but the first place prize is $30,188. Evan Teitelbaum is the current chip leader.
Here is a look at the seating arrangement and chip counts:
$1,100 No Limit Hold’em Six-Max (Single Re-Entry) Returning to Level 16: 1,500/3,000 with a 500 Ante Players Remaining: 12 of 122
The biggest buy-in tournament of the weekend drew 122 entrants with 12 players making it through to Day 2. The Six Max event attracted some top names to the field and it’s a stacked group of returning players.
Evan Teitelbaum won his first Seminole Hard Rock Poker trophy a few months at the Lucky Hearts Poker Open, now he’s in great position to add a second. He leads the returning field but will have to contend with some tough competition including Dan Weinman, Brandon Byars, Charlemagne Benjamin, former WPT Champion Ryan Van Sanford, reigning SHR Poker Player of the Year Ory Hen, and SHR Poker team member Michael Laake.
They’ll return at 2pm to play it down to a champion when the winner will take home $30,188 and a new trophy for their mantle.
Day 2 Table/Seat Assignments:
Table 1 Seat 1: Ory Hen – 63,000 (21 bb) Seat 2: Dan Weinman – 34,500 (12 bb) Seat 3: Matthew Silva – 117,500 (39 bb) Seat 4: Brandon Byars – 37,500 (13 bb) Seat 5: Ryan Van Sanford – 64,000 (21 bb) Seat 6: Michael Laake – 204,000 (68 bb)