| Buy-In: | $1,500 |
|---|---|
| Prize Pool: | $637,455 |
| Entrants: | 467 |
David Halpern Wins Event No. 53 ($159,390) William Kohler Eliminated in Second Place ($98,550)
William Kohler was finally grinded down to just a few big bets and they went in gradually before they were all committed on seventh street. The players boards read…
Kohler: (J
10
)10
496(Q)
Halpern: (KK)9
247(4)
Kohler’s tens went unimproved and Halpern’s pair of kings took the pot and the tournament.
Ante: 5,000 – Low Card: 5,000 – Completion: 20,000 – Limits: 20,000-40,000
Players Remaining: 2 out of 467
Chip Counts:
1. David Halpern – 1,100,000
2. William Kohler – 950,000
Average Chip Count: 1,025,000
Eliminations:
4. Chad Brown – $44,589
3. Max Stern – $64,484
Big Hands
Chad Brown Eliminated in 4th Place ($44,589)
Chad Brown was all in for his last 100,000 against Max Stern.
Their cards:
Brown: (34)-4Q8K- (A)
Stern: (X-X)-4992-(X)
Stern’s nines that were showing were good enough to eliminate Brown in fourth place.
Max Stern Eliminated in 3rd Place ($64,484)
Max Stern was down to just 10,000 and was all in against David Halpern and William Kohler.
Their cards:
Stern: (X-X)-71027-(X)
Halpern: (109)-10QJ9-(K)
Kohler: (A5)-645K-(2)
Halpern made a king-high straight on the end to send Stern packing. Action is down to heads up.
Ante: 3,000 – Low Card: 5,000 – Completion: 15,000 – Limits: 15,000-30,000
Players Remaining: 4 out of 467
Chip Counts:
1. David Halpern — 1,080,000
2. William Kohler — 763,000
3. Max Stern — 120,000
4. Chad Brown — 100,000
Average Chip Count: 525,375
Notable Eliminations:
7. Brian Swinford — $19,901
6. Zak Gilbert — $24,828
Big Hands
Brian Swinford Eliminated 7th Place ($19,901)
Brian Swinford is all in against Chad Brown.
Swinford: 43582210
Brown: 264673K
Swinford makes a pair of deuces but Brown makes a pair of sixes, eliminating Brian Swinford in 7th place ($19,901).
Zak Gilbert Eliminated in 6th place ($24,828)
After being crippled by Matt Savage in a previous hand, Zak Gilbert is all in here against David Halpern.
Gilbert: 2345K10Q
Halpern: K563KA4
Halpern makes a pair kings while Gilbert finishes with busted flush and straight draws; he is eliminated in 6th place ($24,828).
Matt Savage Eliminated in 5th Place ($32,465)
Matt Savage is all in on third street against David Halpern.
Savage: A29310J-X
Halpern: 5101082A10
Halpern makes trip tens on the river, Eliminating Matt Savage in 5th place ($32,465).
Ante: 3,000 – Low Card: 3,000 – Completion: 12,000 – Limits: 12,000-24,000
Players Remaining: 7 out of 467
Chip Counts:
1. David Halpern — 600,000
2. Chad Brown — 460,000
3. William Kohler — 400,000
4. Brian Swinford — 160,000
5. Matt Savage — 160,000
6. Zak Gilbert — 160,000
7. Max Stern — 70,000
Average Chip Count: 300,214
Notable Eliminations:
8. Allie Prescott – $16,682
Big Hands
Allie Prescott Eliminated in 8th Place ($16,862)
Allie Prescott is all in on fifth street against Matt Savage and William Kohler. Kohler bets on 6th street and Savage folds.
Prescott: 32J4A3J
Kohler:5699AA2
Savage: X-X-6J62
Prescott failed to improve and is eliminated in 8th place ($16,682).
Ante: 2,000 – Low Card: 3,000 – Completion: 10,000 – Limits: 10,000-20,000
Players Remaining: 8 out of 467
Chip Counts:
1. David Halpern — 480,000
2. William Kohler — 335,000
3. Brian Swinford — 320,000
4. Chad Brown — 285,000
5. Max Stern — 235,000
6. Matt Savage — 165,000
7. Zak Gilbert — 130,000
8. Allie Prescott — 140,000
Average Chip Count: 262,287
Notable Eliminations:
12. Jose Paz — $91,66
11. Jack Rosenfeldt — $9,166
10. Vince Burgio — $12,149
9. Richard Sklar — $12,149
Ante: 2,000 – Low Card: 2,000 – Completion: 8,000 – Limits: 8,000-16,000
Players Remaining: 12 out of 467
Chip Counts:
1. Brian Swinford — 292,000
2. Chad Brown — 292,000
3. William Kohler — 230,000
4. Allie Prescott — 220,000
5. Max Stern — 216,000
6. David Halpern — 215,000
8. Matt Savage — 150,000
9. Jack Rosenfeldt — 106,000
10. Zak Gilbert — 90,000
Average Chip Count: 175,125
Notable Eliminations:
14. Mike Krescanko — $7,260
13. Christian Toboc — $7,260
In three hours, the 14 players left in event no. 53, the $1500 seven card stud 8 or better event, will be back in the amazon room to play down to a bracelet winner.
The cards will be in the air at 2 p.m. and the chip leader heading into today’s play is Chad Brown, with 311,000, who is looking to make his second final table of the series. Brian Swinford is right behind him with 300,000.
Matt Savage, a renowned poker tournament director, is trying to show the world that those who direct tournaments, can also play. Savage comes into today with 106,000 in chips. Allie Prescott, who has over $500,000 in tournament earnings, and Vince Burgio, who has over $1,500,000 in tournament earnings and a bracelet are the other notables who are left in the event.
Stay tuned as Card Player will give you complete coverage from the start of the day all the way down to the end of heads-up play.
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