Joel Lumpkins just hit the rail 12th courtesy of Alex Gambino’s . Lumpkins earned $3,445 while Gambino scooped a nice pot and took the chip lead with almost 500,000.
Alex Gambino – 485,000 (97 bb) Joel Lumpkins – Eliminated 12th ($3,445)
Jake Schwartz shoved 41,500 from late position and Michael Newman called from the button. Bryan Rosen thought for a bit from the big blind, but let it go. Schwartz was at risk versus Newman and had the worst of it.
Newman: Schwartz:
Runout:
Newman’s jacks held and Schwartz was eliminated in 17th place. Newman, meanwhile, raked a pot that put him among the leaders with over 300,000 chips.
Seat 1: Ronald Spooner Seat 2: TK Miles Seat 3: Eric Beller Seat 4: Michael Tait Seat 5: John Valevich Seat 6: Kevin Chan Seat 7: Andrew Thompson Seat 8: Dolphus Powers Seat 9: Ran Shahar
Seat 1: Joel Lumpkins Seat 2: Michael Mizrachi Seat 3: Alex Gambino Seat 4: Frank Silverstein Seat 5: Jake Schwartz Seat 6: Chad Eveslage Seat 7: Michael Newman Seat 8: Oleksiy Lyashenko Seat 9: Bryan Rosen
Roughly 25 hands and one hour into bubble play, Carlos Rodriguez Rojas hit the rail sending the remaining 19 players into the money. Here’s how it went down:
Rodriguez Rojas had 33,500 at risk on a board. Action was on Ronald Spooner on the button and he called. Rodriguez Rojas was at risk.
Spooner: for two pair Rodriguez Rojas: for a pair of sixes and a gutshot
River:
Spooner’s kings-up held and Rodriguez Rojas was eliminated on the bubble.
Paul Balzano just hit the rail 21st courtesy of Jake Schwartz. With that, the event is down to 20 players and on the bubble. Details of hand-for-hand play will be posted after the money is reached.
Start-of-day chip leader Kevin Chan recently added to his advantage busting Michael Ciccarelli. Ciccarelli was the first elimination of the day and his exit left the event just two spots shy of the money.
The 148-entry starting field is down to 22 with the top 19 finishing in the money. Updates throughout the day will be available right here at SHRPO.com.