| Buy-In: | $1,000 + $60 |
|---|---|
| Prize Pool: | $128,710 |
| Entrants: | 141 |
Jared Pacifici was grinded down to a short stack during a period of play that saw his stack dwindle to 200,000. He moved that all in preflop and Blake Cahail made the call on the button.Their cards:
Cahail: A
10
Pacifici: K
6
Board: A9826
Pacifici was eliminated in second place and he took home $21,168 in prize money. Cahail won the tournament and he walked away with $37,324 in prize money and a Tourneau watch.
This concludes the preliminary event coverage from the Caesars Palace Classic. The live coverage of the $10,000 no-limit hold'em championship begins at noon tomorrow.
Jared Pacifici moved all in preflop and Blake Cahail made the call. Their cards:
Pacifici: A10
Cahail: KQ
Board: A
Q710A
Pacfici doubled up on the hand to survive.
The blinds are now 8,000-16,000 with a 2,000 ante for the start of level 16. The players chose to skip their 10-minute break.
With 55,000 in the pot and a flop of 10108 on the table, Jared Pacifici bet 40,000 on the button and Blake Cahail raised to 85,000. Pacifici made the call and the 8 fell on the turn. Cahail checked, Pacifici bet 85,000, and Cahail paused for a moment before moving all in. Pacifici could eliminate Cahail with a call, but he decided to fold and Cahail took back the chip lead. He now holds close to 800,000.
Both players have about 700,000 remaining and the blinds are at 6,000-12,000. With each of them holding roughly 60 big blinds this could take a while.
The chip stacks of Blake Cahail and Jared Pacifici have almost evened up. Cahail holds a slight lead at this point. "We need a hand where aces run into kings," remarked Pacifici at one point.
The blinds are now 6,000-12,000 with a 1,000 ante for the start of level 15.
Blake Cahail wants to give a shout out to his Mom, and also to his annoying friends, who are sweating the coverage.
Here are the chip counts at the start of heads-up play:
Blake Cahail: 770,000
Pacifici: 581,000
Kim Frederiksen moved all in preflop and Blake Cahail called him down. Their cards:
Frederiksen: KJ
Cahail: 33
Board: 1054106
Fredriksen was eliminated in third place and he took home $14,802 in prize money.
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