Buy-In: | $5,000 + $500 |
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Prize Pool: | $2,672,350 |
Entrants: | 551 |
Matt Brady limps in the small blind and Johan Storakers raises it up 200,000 more. Brady calls and the flop comes J1010.
Storakers checks and Brady fires out 270,000. Storakers moves all in and Brady instantly calls, tabling 107. Storakers shows AJ and needs a jack or running clubs to survive.
The turn is the 7 improving Brady hands to a full house. Storakers is looking for the one of the two remaining jacks to stay alive but the river is the 6, giving Brady the pot, the tournament, the bracelet and $1 million.
Blinds 40,000 - 80,000 with a 20,000 ante.
Matt Brady Doubles Through Johan Storakers
Johan Storakers raises in the small blind and Matt Brady makes the call in the big blind. The flop comes K-Q-10 and both players get it all in.
Storakers shows K-7 but Brady has the made straight with J-9. The turn and river brick and suddenly Brady takes the chip lead.
Jeff Papola Eliminated in 3rd Place ($250,000)
On a flop of 1064, Jeff Papola is all in against Matt Brady. Papola shows KK but Brady shows a flopped flush with 97. The turn and river come 24 and Papola is eliminated.
Chip Counts:
Johan Storakers - 1,600,000
Matt Brady - 6,100,000
Blinds: 30,000 - 60,000 with a 10,000 ante.
Johan Storakers Doubles Through Jeff Papola
On a flop of 1073 Johan Storakers is put all in by the J9 of Jeff Papola. Storakers calls with the Q10 and both players are virtually flip a coin on this one.
Thanks to the CardPlayer.com Odds Calculator, we can see that Papola has a 54.95% chance of winning the pot thanks to his gutshot straight draw, flush draw and overcard.
However, the turn and river brick when they come A6 and for the first time since the day began, Johan Storakers is back in the chip lead.
Chip Counts:
Jeff Papola - 2,700,000
Johan Storakers - 3,800,000
Matt Brady - 1,450,000
The blinds have been raised to 30,000 - 60,000 with a 10,000 ante.
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The players are currently on a break. Here are the chip counts:
Matt Brady - 1,925,000
Johan Storakers - 2,225,000
Jeff Papola - 3,815,000
Blinds: 20,000 - 40,000 with a 5,000 ante.
Allie Prescott Eliminated in 4th Place ($150,000)
Matt Brady raises to 110,000 and Jeff Papola folds. Allie Prescott then announces a raise to 350,000 out of turn. A ruling is made that if Johan Storakers elects to call, Prescott must be forced to raise to 350,000. Storakers does just that and Prescott puts it in.
Brady folds and Storakers moves all in. Prescott calls and shows AK. Storakers shows JJ and we're off to the races. The board runs out 10849Q and Prescott is eliminated in fourth place, earning $150,000.
Blinds Up
The blinds are now 25,000 - 50,000 with a 5,000 ante.
In the last few hands, Jeff Papola and Johan Storakers have both taken good sized pots off of Matt Brady.
Here are the updated chip counts:
Jeff Papola - 3,650,000
Matt Brady - 1,350,000
Allie Prescott - 725,000
Johan Storakers - 1,950,000
Blinds: 20,000 - 40,000 with a 5,000 ante
Brandon Terry Eliminated in 5th Place ($116,400)
Matt Brady raises on the button and Brandon Terry moves all in from the small blind. Brady insta calls and shows pocket aces. Terry is in big trouble with the A9 and the board comes 422K7 to end his tournament.
He earns $116,400 for his fifth place finish.
Blinds: 20,000 - 40,000 with a 5,000 ante.
Brandon Terry Back on the Ropes
Jeff Papola raises to 105,000 from under the gun and is called by both Matt Brady and Brandon Terry in the blinds.
The flop comes 833 and everyone checks. The turn is the 3 and Terry bets 150,000. Papola calls and Brady mucks. The river is the 2 and Terry bets 300,000. Papola calls and his pocket fives beat Terry's nut flush to scoop the pot. Terry is left with just over 400,000.
Chip Counts:
Jeff Papola - 3,300,000
Brandon Terry - 450,000
Matt Brady - 1,950,000
Allie Prescott - 1,150,000
Johan Storakers - 1,050,000
Not much has happened since Allie Prescott doubled up. The players are comfortable trading blinds and antes back and forth, waiting for Brandon Terry to make his move on the short stack.
The blinds have just gone up to 20,000 - 40,000 with a 5,000 ante.
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