Nick Mitchell Poker Tournament Updates

Nick Mitchell on a Roll

Dec 20, '10

Nick Mitchell was all in preflop for 47,300 and David Fox made the call. Their cards:

Mitchell: 10 10
Fox: A K

Board: 10 6 3 K 6

Mitchell won the hand to double up and Fox fell to 77,000.

A few hands later David Baker was all in with A-Q and Mitchell had him covered with A-K. The king kicker held for Mitchell and Baker was eliminated.

Player Tags: David Fox,   David Baker,   Nick Mitchell

Duane Goodison Eliminated on the Money Bubble

Dec 21, '10

Duane Goodison moved all in for 100,000 from middle position preflop and Nick Mitchell made the call. Their cards:

Goodison: 6 6
Mitchell: J J

Board: A 4 4 3 8

Goodison was eliminated on the money bubble in 16th place and Mitchell grew his stack to a quarter of a million.

Each player remaining will now walk away with at least $21,600 in prize money.

Player Tags: Nick Mitchell,   Duane Goodison

Nick Mitchell Eliminated in Eighth Place ($40,538)

Dec 22, '10

Nick Mitchell raised from under the gun and was called by Micah Raskin in the small blind. The flop came down 1062 and Raskin led for 50,000.

Mitchell called and the turn was the 3. Raskin bet 100,000 and Mitchell called. The river was the J and Raskin checked. Mitchell then moved all in for about 150,000 and Raskin instantly called with 102 for flopped two pair. Mitchell had AJ for a rivered pair of jacks but it wasn’t enough, sending him out in eighth place.

Player Tags: Micah Raskin,   Nick Mitchell

Nick Mitchell Doubles Through Jason Burt

Dec 22, '10

Nick Mitchell moved all in for his last 170,000 and Jason Burt moved all in behind him to isolate. The play worked and Burt revealed pocket tens.

Mitchell showed KQ and connected when the board ran out K97K2.

Player Tags: Nick Mitchell,   Jason Burt

Frankenberger Moves All In

Dec 22, '10

Nick Mitchell raised to 18,000 and Andy Frankenberger moved all in behind him for about 220,000. Mitchell folded and Frankenberger took the pot. Believe it or not, that is the most significant action we’ve seen this level.

Player Tags: Nick Mitchell,   Andy Frankenberger

Nick Mitchell on a Roll

Dec 20, '10

Nick Mitchell was all in preflop for 47,300 and David Fox made the call. Their cards:

Mitchell: 10 10
Fox: A K

Board: 10 6 3 K 6

Mitchell won the hand to double up and Fox fell to 77,000.

A few hands later David Baker was all in with A-Q and Mitchell had him covered with A-K. The king kicker held for Mitchell and Baker was eliminated.

Player Tags: David Fox,   David Baker,   Nick Mitchell

Duane Goodison Eliminated on the Money Bubble

Dec 21, '10

Duane Goodison moved all in for 100,000 from middle position preflop and Nick Mitchell made the call. Their cards:

Goodison: 6 6
Mitchell: J J

Board: A 4 4 3 8

Goodison was eliminated on the money bubble in 16th place and Mitchell grew his stack to a quarter of a million.

Each player remaining will now walk away with at least $21,600 in prize money.

Player Tags: Nick Mitchell,   Duane Goodison

Nick Mitchell Eliminated in Eighth Place ($40,538)

Dec 22, '10

Nick Mitchell raised from under the gun and was called by Micah Raskin in the small blind. The flop came down 1062 and Raskin led for 50,000.

Mitchell called and the turn was the 3. Raskin bet 100,000 and Mitchell called. The river was the J and Raskin checked. Mitchell then moved all in for about 150,000 and Raskin instantly called with 102 for flopped two pair. Mitchell had AJ for a rivered pair of jacks but it wasn’t enough, sending him out in eighth place.

Player Tags: Micah Raskin,   Nick Mitchell

Nick Mitchell Doubles Through Jason Burt

Dec 22, '10

Nick Mitchell moved all in for his last 170,000 and Jason Burt moved all in behind him to isolate. The play worked and Burt revealed pocket tens.

Mitchell showed KQ and connected when the board ran out K97K2.

Player Tags: Nick Mitchell,   Jason Burt

Frankenberger Moves All In

Dec 22, '10

Nick Mitchell raised to 18,000 and Andy Frankenberger moved all in behind him for about 220,000. Mitchell folded and Frankenberger took the pot. Believe it or not, that is the most significant action we’ve seen this level.

Player Tags: Nick Mitchell,   Andy Frankenberger

Nick Mitchell on a Roll

Dec 20, '10

Nick Mitchell was all in preflop for 47,300 and David Fox made the call. Their cards:

Mitchell: 10 10
Fox: A K

Board: 10 6 3 K 6

Mitchell won the hand to double up and Fox fell to 77,000.

A few hands later David Baker was all in with A-Q and Mitchell had him covered with A-K. The king kicker held for Mitchell and Baker was eliminated.

Player Tags: David Fox,   David Baker,   Nick Mitchell

Duane Goodison Eliminated on the Money Bubble

Dec 21, '10

Duane Goodison moved all in for 100,000 from middle position preflop and Nick Mitchell made the call. Their cards:

Goodison: 6 6
Mitchell: J J

Board: A 4 4 3 8

Goodison was eliminated on the money bubble in 16th place and Mitchell grew his stack to a quarter of a million.

Each player remaining will now walk away with at least $21,600 in prize money.

Player Tags: Nick Mitchell,   Duane Goodison

Nick Mitchell Eliminated in Eighth Place ($40,538)

Dec 22, '10

Nick Mitchell raised from under the gun and was called by Micah Raskin in the small blind. The flop came down 1062 and Raskin led for 50,000.

Mitchell called and the turn was the 3. Raskin bet 100,000 and Mitchell called. The river was the J and Raskin checked. Mitchell then moved all in for about 150,000 and Raskin instantly called with 102 for flopped two pair. Mitchell had AJ for a rivered pair of jacks but it wasn’t enough, sending him out in eighth place.

Player Tags: Micah Raskin,   Nick Mitchell

Nick Mitchell Doubles Through Jason Burt

Dec 22, '10

Nick Mitchell moved all in for his last 170,000 and Jason Burt moved all in behind him to isolate. The play worked and Burt revealed pocket tens.

Mitchell showed KQ and connected when the board ran out K97K2.

Player Tags: Nick Mitchell,   Jason Burt

Frankenberger Moves All In

Dec 22, '10

Nick Mitchell raised to 18,000 and Andy Frankenberger moved all in behind him for about 220,000. Mitchell folded and Frankenberger took the pot. Believe it or not, that is the most significant action we’ve seen this level.

Player Tags: Nick Mitchell,   Andy Frankenberger

Level Five Hour One: Laak's Stack Takes Big Blow

Jul 06, '10

Blinds: 200-400 with a 25 ante

Number of Entrants 1,489

Average Chip Count 37,888

Notable Chip Counts:

1. Robert Miller – 150,000
2. James Danielson – 148,000
3. Phil Galfond – 141,000
4. Gabe Walls – 138,000
5. Alex Kostritsyn – 126,000
6. Jim Collopy – 125,000
7. Jason DeWitt – 121,000
8. Tristan Wade – 120,000
9. Jon Van Fleet – 118,600
10. Kido Pham - 117,000

Card Player Chip Counts:

Jon Friedberg – 39,000
Michael Piper – 14,000
Josh Brikis – 90,000

Notable Eliminations

None

Big Hands:

Laak Loses a Huge Pot

On a flop of 945, Tristan Wade checked to Phil Laak who bet 10,000. Wade check-raised to 25,000 and Laak moved all in, having Wade covered. Wade called all in for around 60,000. Their hands:

Laak: 45
Wade: 99

Both players hit the flop in a big way, but Wade’s flopped set was well ahead of Laak’s two pair. The turn and river didn’t help and Laak took a big blow to his massive stack. Fortunately for him, he had accumulated enough chips today so that he was still healthy with 58,000 after the hand.

Wade had around 120,000.

Small Pockets Good For Cahail

Blake Cahail raised to 1,000 preflop and was called by seat 1. The flop fell 659 and both players checked.

The 10 came on the turn and Cahail checked to seat 1, who bet 1,700. Cahail called and the 3 landed on the river. Both players checked and Cahail showed a simple 44. It was good enough, and he took a pot and chipped up above 75,000.

Griffin Lets One Go

Gavin Griffin called a bet from seat 7 on a flop of 86J. On the 7 turn, seat 7 bet 3,200 and Griffin called.

The K fell on the river and seat 7 reached for chips. he bet 6,200 and as soon as they hit the middle of the table Griffin looked pain. He eventually mucked and still had around 90,000 in chips.

Hamby Gets Bluffed

On a flop of K49, Jared Hamby led out for 800 and was called by the player on the button. The turn was the A and Hamby led out again, this time for 1,300 and was once again called.

The A fell on the river and this time Hamby opted to check. The player on the button bet 6,000 and Hamby went deep into the tank. Several minutes went by and was truly torn at what to do.

After a long period of though, Hamby let his hand go. The player on the button showed 89 and showed his busted flush draw. Hamby claimed he folded the king-high flush draw, which gave him top pair on the flop as well. Hamby is still very healthy in chips though.

Langmann Moving in the Right Direction

There were 8,600 chips in the middle on the turn with the board reading 2K3A. There was a check and Florian Langmann checked behind.

The A fell on the river and Langmann’s opponent bet out as 2,200. Langmann made the call and showed KJ. It was just ahead of his opponent’s K10 and Langmann increased his stack to 96,000.

Mitchell Gets Action on Aces

A player in early position raised to 2,000 and Nick Mitchell called from the button. The flop came 9610 and the original raiser bet 5,000 and Mitchell raised to 20,000, which covered his opponent.

His opponent made the call very quickly and showed JJ and Mitchell showed AA. The turn was the 2 and the 4 was the river card, to boost Mitchell to 50,000.

Player Tags: Phil Laak,   Gavin Griffin,   Tristan Wade,   Jared Hamby,   Florian Langmann,   Blake Cahail,   Nick Mitchell

Level 25 Update: Final Table Set

Jun 01, '10

Blinds: 20,000-40,000 with a 5,000 ante

Players Remaining: 9 out of 4,345

Average Chip Count: 1,448,333

Tournament Leaderboard:

1. Aadam Daya – 2,850,000
2. Cory Brown – 2,315,000
3. Gabe Costner – 1,830,000
4. Dash Dudley – 1,355,000
5. Bart Davis 1,355,000
6. Nick Mitchell – 1,280,000
7. Isaac Settle – 970,000
8. Rich Rice – 700,000
9. Deepak Bhatti – 400,000

Eliminations:

14. Ashira Lavine – $31,362
13. Sam Paolini – $31,362
12. Josh Roberts – $40,121
11. Dmitry Gromov – $40,121
10. Irving Rice – $40,121

Big Hands:

Ashira Lavine Eliminated in 14th Place ($31,362)

Ashira Lavine open-shoved for 380,000. Cory Brown made the call with 66. Lavine tabled AQ and they were racing. The board ran out A31037 and Brown made a flush to eliminate the last female left.

Sam Paolini Eliminated in 13th Place ($31,362)

Paolini made an ill-fated steal attempt with the 95 and was called by the pocket jacks of Aadam Daya. Daya nailed a set on the flop and had Paolini dead.

Joshua Roberts Eliminated in 12th Place ($40,121)

Roberts was racing with A-J against the pocket nines of Aadam Daya. The nines held and Roberts was sent to the rail close to the final table.

Cory Brown Makes a Huge Bluff

Nick Mitchell raised from the cutoff and Cory Brown three-bet from the button. Mitchell four-bet and Brown made the quick call. The flop came 886 and Mitchell bet about a third of the pot with 225,000. Brown called quickly. The 7 fell on the turn and Mitchell checked this time. Brown insta-checked behind. The K fell on the river and Mitchell checked again. Brown hesitated momentarily before moving all in, having Mitchell covered. Mitchell tanked before folding and Brown exposed the 32 for a stone-cold bluff.

Dmitry Gromov Eliminated in 11th Place ($40,121)

One hand after Gromov lost a flip for almost all his stack, he was all in with the 94 against the pocket aces of Isaac Settle. 9-4 offsuit failed to draw out and Gromov was gone.

Irving Rice Eliminated in 10th Place ($40,121)

The father of tablemate Rich Rice moved in from the small blind with pocket queens after Gabe Costner raised under the gun with AK. Costner hit a king on the turn to send Rice to the rail.

Player Tags: Rich Rice,   Irving Rice,   Nick Mitchell

Level 24 Update: Eric Baldwin Eliminated

Jun 01, '10

Blinds: 15,000-30,000 with a 4,000 ante

Players Remaining: 14 out of 4,345

Average Chip Count: 869,000

Tournament Leaderboard:

1. Aadam Daya – 1,750,000
2. Dash Dudley – 1,600,000
3. Cory Brown – 1,450,000
4. Nick Mitchell – 1,300,000
5. Gabe Costner – 1,300,000
6. Irving Rice – 1,065,000
7. Rich Rice – 820,000
8. Bart Davis – 785,000
9. Samuel Paolini – 735,000
10. Dmitry Gromov – 650,000

Eliminations:

16. Jeremiah Degreef – $24,675
15. Eric Baldwin – $31,362

Big Hands:

Nick Mitchell Doubles up Gabe Costner

Gabe Costner moved all in for about 380,000 with the AK and Nick Mitchell made the call with pocket sixes. Costner hit a king on the turn and locked up the pot. Costner is up to 800,000 and Mitchell was at 550,000 after the hand.

Jeremiah Degreef Eliminated

In a standard blind vs. blind scenario, Dash Dudley moved all in against the short stack of Jeremiah Degreef, who woke up with queens in the big blind. Dudley exposed the A9 and was behind. However, the flop brought and ace and Degreef was eliminated.

Eric Baldwin Eliminated

Nick Mitchell bet 75,000 under the gun. Action folded to to Eric Baldwin in the big blind. Baldwin moved all in for 646,000. Mitchell made the call with the JJ and was racing against the KQ. The board ran out J337K and Baldwin was eliminated. Mitchell is now up to 1,300,000.

Irving Rice Moves In

With about 900,000 in his stack, Irving Rich open shipped with the KK and everyone folded.

Left in the Deck:

The players are on a short 20 minute break to color up the yellow 1,000 denomination chips.

Player Tags: Eric Baldwin,   Dash Dudley,   Jeremiah DeGreef,   Nick Mitchell

Level 23 Update: Play at a Stand Still

Jun 01, '10

Blinds: 12,000-24,000 with a 3,000 ante

Players Remaining: 16 out of 4,345

Average Chip Count: 766,764

Tournament Leaderboard:

1. Samuel Paolini – 1,600,000
2. Cory Brown – 1,360,000
3. Dash Dudley – 1,345,000
4. Aadam Daya – 1,100,000
5. Rich Rice – 1,000,000
5. Nicholas Mitchell – 860,000
6. Eric Baldwin – 740,000
7. Dmitry Gromov – 680,000
8. Irving Rice – 650,000
10. Bart Davis – 580,000

Eliminations:

17. Matthew Wilkins – $24,675
18. Tai Nguyen – $24,675

Big Hands:

Rich Rice Doubles Up

Rich Rice called all in for his tournament life with pocket sevens and was up against the KJ of his opponent. A seven landed on the flop and Rich doubled up to 600,000.

Eric Baldwin Loses Some Chips

Dash Dudley bet 60,000 preflop and Eric Baldwin three-bet to 152,000. Rich Rice then moved all in and Dudley quickly folded. Baldwin quickly folded as well. Rich is now up to 1,000,000.

Nick Mitchell Eliminates an Opponent

A player on the button shipped in for 125,000 and Nick Mitchell made the call from the big blind with the Q10. His opponent tabled the dominated 109. Mitchell’s hand held and he is now at 860,000 in chips.

Left in the Deck:

It appears the players will end the day at a final table of nine. The action has been too slow of late to attempt concluding a final table tonight.

Player Tags: Eric Baldwin,   Rich Rice,   Nick Mitchell

Level 30 Update: Nick Mitchell and Bart Davis Eliminated

Jun 02, '10

Blinds: 30,000-60,000 with a 15,000 ante

Players Remaining: 3 out of 4,345

Average Chip Count: 4,345,000

Tournament Leaderboard:

1. Gabe Costner – 6,500,000
2. Aadam Daya – 4,000,000
3. Deepak Bhatti – 3,000,000

Notable Eliminations:

Nick Mitchell – $154,425
Bart Davis – $206,904

Big Hands:

Bhatti Doubles Up Again

Nick Mitchell raised from the button to 250,000 and Deepak Bhatti three-bet from the small blind to 600,000, with only another 600,000 behind in his stack. Mitchell opted to move the rest in and Bhatti made the call.

Mitchell showed KQ and was in terrible shape against Bhatti’s AQ. Despite cries from Mitchell’s supporters, the board came 510742, meaning Bhatti would double up to 3,500,000 and Mitchell slipped to 1,300,000.

Nick Mitchell Eliminated in Fifth Place ($154,425)

Nick Mitchell made a move on the blinds and was called by seemingly his nemesis, Deepak Bhatti. Mitchell showed 5-4 and Bhatti held the A-7.

The dealer turned over the door card and showed the 4 and the Mitchell supporters roared, until he displayed the other two cards, the A and 7. The J on the turn brought no help to Mitchell and the 3 on the river gave the pot to Bhatti. With Mitchell’s supporters gone, the Amazon room is a lot quieter.

Bart Davis Eliminated in Fourth Place ($206,904)

Aadam Daya made it 300,000 on the button and was met with a three-bet from the small blind to 750,000. Daya thought for a while and then made the call.

The flop was J95 and Davis announced that he was all in. Daya couldn’t get his chips in the middle fast enough and showed the A10, giving him the nut flush. Davis showed QQ and was in need of some serious help.

Players are now on a 60-minute dinner break.

The turn was the K leaving Davis drawing dead and left with just over $200,000 as a parting gift.

Player Tags: Nick Mitchell,   Aadam Daya

Level 28 Update: Dash Dudley Eliminated

Jun 02, '10

Blinds: 40,000-80,000 with a 10,000 ante

Players Remaining: 7 out of 4,345

Average Chip Count: 1,862,142

Tournament Leaderboard:

1. Aadam Daya – 3,500,000
2. Nicholas Mitchell – 3,300,000
3. Gabe Costner – 1,900,000
4. Cory Brown – 1,700,000
5. Isaac Settle – 1,500,000
6. Deepak Bhatti – 900,000
7. Bart Davis – 500,000

Notable Eliminations:

Dash Dudley – $67,221

Big Hands:

Dash Dudley Eliminated in Eighth Place ($67,221)

After his confrontation with Mitchell, Dash Dudley moved all-in for his last 250,000 and was called by Isaac Settle. Dudley showed 107 and Settle had AJ. The board came K9Q, giving each player a flush straight draw, with Settle’s flush draw being better.

The K on the turn and the 3 on the river bricked off for Dudley and his bracelet dreams are dashed.

Isaac Settle Doubles Through Deepak Bhatti

Isaac Settle got all of his chips in the middle against Deepak Bhatti. Settle had QQ and Bhatti had AK. Settle won the race and doubled up to 1,500,000.

Mitchell Loses Some, Doubles Up Davis

Action folded to Bart Davis on the button who moved all-in for 630,000 and Nick Mitchell isolated by going all-in from the small blind. The Mitchell crowd erupted when they saw Mitchell turn over KJ and Davis show the K3.

They were ecstatic until the flop came 6103, giving Davis the lead. The turn was the K and the river was the 2, doubling Davis up to 1,400,000 and Mitchell slipped to 2,200,000.

Player Tags: Deepak Bhatti,   Dash Dudley,   Nick Mitchell

Level 27 Update: Richard Rice Eliminated

Jun 02, '10

Blinds: 30,000-60,000 with a 5,000 ante

Players Remaining: 7 out of 4,345

Average Chip Count: 1,862,142

Tournament Leaderboard:

1. Aadam Daya – 3,500,000
2. Nicholas Mitchell – 3,300,000
3. Gabe Costner – 1,900,000
4. Cory Brown – 1,700,000
5. Isaac Settle – 1,500,000
6. Deepak Bhatti – 900,000
7. Bart Davis – 500,000
8. Dash Dudley – 250,000

Notable Eliminations:

Richard Rice – $51,735

Big Hands:

Richard Rice Eliminated in Ninth Place ($51,735)

This hand took place at the end of the last level just before the 20 minute break.

Nick Mitchell raised to 110,000 from middle position and Richard Rice moved all in for 575,000. Mitchell thought for a moment before making the call and the cards were turned over.

Mitchell showed the AJ and Rice tabled the KQ. The board came 61079A, making Rice our first casualty at the final table.

Another Level, Another Double Up for Bhatti

Nick Mitchell raised to 130,000 and Deepak Bhatti moved his last 640,000 into the middle. Mitchell nodded and made the call and found he was in some trouble. Bhatti showed KK and Mitchell showed KQ

There was barely even a sweat for Bhatti as the board ran out 28J84, doubling Bhatti up to 1,400,000, Mitchell slipped to 1,300,000.

Dudley Wins a Couple Pots

Dash Dudley was able to add some chips to his stack when he defended his big blind to a raise from Gabe Costner. They both checked down a Q66K5. Dudley’s pocket jacks trumped Costners pocket nines.

Just a few hands later, Dudley three-bet preflop to 400,000 after Cory Brown raised to 140,000.

Mitchell Doubles Up

After a raise on the button by Dash Dudley, Nick “Agriffrod” Mitchell moved his 1,260,000 stack into the middle. Dudley went into the tank for quite a while before making the call.

Dudley showed AQ and was way ahead of Mitchell’s AJ. Mitchell’s supporters on the rail exploded when the KJ3 hit the flop. The turn was the 6 and the river was the 8 and Dudley was left with under 300,000 in chips, while Mitchell propelled himself into contention for the chip lead.

Player Tags: Rich Rice,   Deepak Bhatti,   Dash Dudley,   Nick Mitchell

Level 25 Update: Final Table Set

Jun 01, '10

Blinds: 20,000-40,000 with a 5,000 ante

Players Remaining: 9 out of 4,345

Average Chip Count: 1,448,333

Tournament Leaderboard:

1. Aadam Daya – 2,850,000
2. Cory Brown – 2,315,000
3. Gabe Costner – 1,830,000
4. Dash Dudley – 1,355,000
5. Bart Davis 1,355,000
6. Nick Mitchell – 1,280,000
7. Isaac Settle – 970,000
8. Rich Rice – 700,000
9. Deepak Bhatti – 400,000

Eliminations:

14. Ashira Lavine – $31,362
13. Sam Paolini – $31,362
12. Josh Roberts – $40,121
11. Dmitry Gromov – $40,121
10. Irving Rice – $40,121

Big Hands:

Ashira Lavine Eliminated in 14th Place ($31,362)

Ashira Lavine open-shoved for 380,000. Cory Brown made the call with 66. Lavine tabled AQ and they were racing. The board ran out A31037 and Brown made a flush to eliminate the last female left.

Sam Paolini Eliminated in 13th Place ($31,362)

Paolini made an ill-fated steal attempt with the 95 and was called by the pocket jacks of Aadam Daya. Daya nailed a set on the flop and had Paolini dead.

Joshua Roberts Eliminated in 12th Place ($40,121)

Roberts was racing with A-J against the pocket nines of Aadam Daya. The nines held and Roberts was sent to the rail close to the final table.

Cory Brown Makes a Huge Bluff

Nick Mitchell raised from the cutoff and Cory Brown three-bet from the button. Mitchell four-bet and Brown made the quick call. The flop came 886 and Mitchell bet about a third of the pot with 225,000. Brown called quickly. The 7 fell on the turn and Mitchell checked this time. Brown insta-checked behind. The K fell on the river and Mitchell checked again. Brown hesitated momentarily before moving all in, having Mitchell covered. Mitchell tanked before folding and Brown exposed the 32 for a stone-cold bluff.

Dmitry Gromov Eliminated in 11th Place ($40,121)

One hand after Gromov lost a flip for almost all his stack, he was all in with the 94 against the pocket aces of Isaac Settle. 9-4 offsuit failed to draw out and Gromov was gone.

Irving Rice Eliminated in 10th Place ($40,121)

The father of tablemate Rich Rice moved in from the small blind with pocket queens after Gabe Costner raised under the gun with AK. Costner hit a king on the turn to send Rice to the rail.

Player Tags: Rich Rice,   Irving Rice,   Nick Mitchell

Level 24 Update: Eric Baldwin Eliminated

Jun 01, '10

Blinds: 15,000-30,000 with a 4,000 ante

Players Remaining: 14 out of 4,345

Average Chip Count: 869,000

Tournament Leaderboard:

1. Aadam Daya – 1,750,000
2. Dash Dudley – 1,600,000
3. Cory Brown – 1,450,000
4. Nick Mitchell – 1,300,000
5. Gabe Costner – 1,300,000
6. Irving Rice – 1,065,000
7. Rich Rice – 820,000
8. Bart Davis – 785,000
9. Samuel Paolini – 735,000
10. Dmitry Gromov – 650,000

Eliminations:

16. Jeremiah Degreef – $24,675
15. Eric Baldwin – $31,362

Big Hands:

Nick Mitchell Doubles up Gabe Costner

Gabe Costner moved all in for about 380,000 with the AK and Nick Mitchell made the call with pocket sixes. Costner hit a king on the turn and locked up the pot. Costner is up to 800,000 and Mitchell was at 550,000 after the hand.

Jeremiah Degreef Eliminated

In a standard blind vs. blind scenario, Dash Dudley moved all in against the short stack of Jeremiah Degreef, who woke up with queens in the big blind. Dudley exposed the A9 and was behind. However, the flop brought and ace and Degreef was eliminated.

Eric Baldwin Eliminated

Nick Mitchell bet 75,000 under the gun. Action folded to to Eric Baldwin in the big blind. Baldwin moved all in for 646,000. Mitchell made the call with the JJ and was racing against the KQ. The board ran out J337K and Baldwin was eliminated. Mitchell is now up to 1,300,000.

Irving Rice Moves In

With about 900,000 in his stack, Irving Rich open shipped with the KK and everyone folded.

Left in the Deck:

The players are on a short 20 minute break to color up the yellow 1,000 denomination chips.

Player Tags: Eric Baldwin,   Dash Dudley,   Jeremiah DeGreef,   Nick Mitchell

Level 23 Update: Play at a Stand Still

Jun 01, '10

Blinds: 12,000-24,000 with a 3,000 ante

Players Remaining: 16 out of 4,345

Average Chip Count: 766,764

Tournament Leaderboard:

1. Samuel Paolini – 1,600,000
2. Cory Brown – 1,360,000
3. Dash Dudley – 1,345,000
4. Aadam Daya – 1,100,000
5. Rich Rice – 1,000,000
5. Nicholas Mitchell – 860,000
6. Eric Baldwin – 740,000
7. Dmitry Gromov – 680,000
8. Irving Rice – 650,000
10. Bart Davis – 580,000

Eliminations:

17. Matthew Wilkins – $24,675
18. Tai Nguyen – $24,675

Big Hands:

Rich Rice Doubles Up

Rich Rice called all in for his tournament life with pocket sevens and was up against the KJ of his opponent. A seven landed on the flop and Rich doubled up to 600,000.

Eric Baldwin Loses Some Chips

Dash Dudley bet 60,000 preflop and Eric Baldwin three-bet to 152,000. Rich Rice then moved all in and Dudley quickly folded. Baldwin quickly folded as well. Rich is now up to 1,000,000.

Nick Mitchell Eliminates an Opponent

A player on the button shipped in for 125,000 and Nick Mitchell made the call from the big blind with the Q10. His opponent tabled the dominated 109. Mitchell’s hand held and he is now at 860,000 in chips.

Left in the Deck:

It appears the players will end the day at a final table of nine. The action has been too slow of late to attempt concluding a final table tonight.

Player Tags: Eric Baldwin,   Rich Rice,   Nick Mitchell

Level 30 Update: Nick Mitchell and Bart Davis Eliminated

Jun 02, '10

Blinds: 30,000-60,000 with a 15,000 ante

Players Remaining: 3 out of 4,345

Average Chip Count: 4,345,000

Tournament Leaderboard:

1. Gabe Costner – 6,500,000
2. Aadam Daya – 4,000,000
3. Deepak Bhatti – 3,000,000

Notable Eliminations:

Nick Mitchell – $154,425
Bart Davis – $206,904

Big Hands:

Bhatti Doubles Up Again

Nick Mitchell raised from the button to 250,000 and Deepak Bhatti three-bet from the small blind to 600,000, with only another 600,000 behind in his stack. Mitchell opted to move the rest in and Bhatti made the call.

Mitchell showed KQ and was in terrible shape against Bhatti’s AQ. Despite cries from Mitchell’s supporters, the board came 510742, meaning Bhatti would double up to 3,500,000 and Mitchell slipped to 1,300,000.

Nick Mitchell Eliminated in Fifth Place ($154,425)

Nick Mitchell made a move on the blinds and was called by seemingly his nemesis, Deepak Bhatti. Mitchell showed 5-4 and Bhatti held the A-7.

The dealer turned over the door card and showed the 4 and the Mitchell supporters roared, until he displayed the other two cards, the A and 7. The J on the turn brought no help to Mitchell and the 3 on the river gave the pot to Bhatti. With Mitchell’s supporters gone, the Amazon room is a lot quieter.

Bart Davis Eliminated in Fourth Place ($206,904)

Aadam Daya made it 300,000 on the button and was met with a three-bet from the small blind to 750,000. Daya thought for a while and then made the call.

The flop was J95 and Davis announced that he was all in. Daya couldn’t get his chips in the middle fast enough and showed the A10, giving him the nut flush. Davis showed QQ and was in need of some serious help.

Players are now on a 60-minute dinner break.

The turn was the K leaving Davis drawing dead and left with just over $200,000 as a parting gift.

Player Tags: Nick Mitchell,   Aadam Daya

Level 28 Update: Dash Dudley Eliminated

Jun 02, '10

Blinds: 40,000-80,000 with a 10,000 ante

Players Remaining: 7 out of 4,345

Average Chip Count: 1,862,142

Tournament Leaderboard:

1. Aadam Daya – 3,500,000
2. Nicholas Mitchell – 3,300,000
3. Gabe Costner – 1,900,000
4. Cory Brown – 1,700,000
5. Isaac Settle – 1,500,000
6. Deepak Bhatti – 900,000
7. Bart Davis – 500,000

Notable Eliminations:

Dash Dudley – $67,221

Big Hands:

Dash Dudley Eliminated in Eighth Place ($67,221)

After his confrontation with Mitchell, Dash Dudley moved all-in for his last 250,000 and was called by Isaac Settle. Dudley showed 107 and Settle had AJ. The board came K9Q, giving each player a flush straight draw, with Settle’s flush draw being better.

The K on the turn and the 3 on the river bricked off for Dudley and his bracelet dreams are dashed.

Isaac Settle Doubles Through Deepak Bhatti

Isaac Settle got all of his chips in the middle against Deepak Bhatti. Settle had QQ and Bhatti had AK. Settle won the race and doubled up to 1,500,000.

Mitchell Loses Some, Doubles Up Davis

Action folded to Bart Davis on the button who moved all-in for 630,000 and Nick Mitchell isolated by going all-in from the small blind. The Mitchell crowd erupted when they saw Mitchell turn over KJ and Davis show the K3.

They were ecstatic until the flop came 6103, giving Davis the lead. The turn was the K and the river was the 2, doubling Davis up to 1,400,000 and Mitchell slipped to 2,200,000.

Player Tags: Deepak Bhatti,   Dash Dudley,   Nick Mitchell

Level 27 Update: Richard Rice Eliminated

Jun 02, '10

Blinds: 30,000-60,000 with a 5,000 ante

Players Remaining: 7 out of 4,345

Average Chip Count: 1,862,142

Tournament Leaderboard:

1. Aadam Daya – 3,500,000
2. Nicholas Mitchell – 3,300,000
3. Gabe Costner – 1,900,000
4. Cory Brown – 1,700,000
5. Isaac Settle – 1,500,000
6. Deepak Bhatti – 900,000
7. Bart Davis – 500,000
8. Dash Dudley – 250,000

Notable Eliminations:

Richard Rice – $51,735

Big Hands:

Richard Rice Eliminated in Ninth Place ($51,735)

This hand took place at the end of the last level just before the 20 minute break.

Nick Mitchell raised to 110,000 from middle position and Richard Rice moved all in for 575,000. Mitchell thought for a moment before making the call and the cards were turned over.

Mitchell showed the AJ and Rice tabled the KQ. The board came 61079A, making Rice our first casualty at the final table.

Another Level, Another Double Up for Bhatti

Nick Mitchell raised to 130,000 and Deepak Bhatti moved his last 640,000 into the middle. Mitchell nodded and made the call and found he was in some trouble. Bhatti showed KK and Mitchell showed KQ

There was barely even a sweat for Bhatti as the board ran out 28J84, doubling Bhatti up to 1,400,000, Mitchell slipped to 1,300,000.

Dudley Wins a Couple Pots

Dash Dudley was able to add some chips to his stack when he defended his big blind to a raise from Gabe Costner. They both checked down a Q66K5. Dudley’s pocket jacks trumped Costners pocket nines.

Just a few hands later, Dudley three-bet preflop to 400,000 after Cory Brown raised to 140,000.

Mitchell Doubles Up

After a raise on the button by Dash Dudley, Nick “Agriffrod” Mitchell moved his 1,260,000 stack into the middle. Dudley went into the tank for quite a while before making the call.

Dudley showed AQ and was way ahead of Mitchell’s AJ. Mitchell’s supporters on the rail exploded when the KJ3 hit the flop. The turn was the 6 and the river was the 8 and Dudley was left with under 300,000 in chips, while Mitchell propelled himself into contention for the chip lead.

Player Tags: Rich Rice,   Deepak Bhatti,   Dash Dudley,   Nick Mitchell