Buy-In: | $2,500 |
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Prize Pool: | $1,166,100 |
Entrants: | 507 |
Blinds: 40,000-80,000
Stakes: 80,000-160,000
Players Remaining: 1 out of 507
Average Chip Count: 3,810,000
Tournament Leaderboard:
1. Gavin Smith — 3,810,000
Eliminations:
2. Danny Hannawa — $166,005
Big Hands:
Danny Hannawa Eliminated in 2nd Place ($166,005)
Limit Hold’em
Danny Hannawa raised from the button and Gavin Smith reraised. Hannawa called all in and exposed the 108 and had live cards versus the AQ of Smith. The board ran out AK2JJ and Hannawa was eliminated.
Blinds: 25,000-50,000
Stakes: 50,000-100,000
Players Remaining: 2 out of 507
Average Chip Count: 1,901,250
Tournament Leaderboard:
1. Danny Hannawa — 1,950,000
2. Gavin Smith — 1,850,000
Notable Eliminations:
4. Michael Michnik — $81,871
3. Timothy Finne — $110,324
Big Hands:
Michael Michnik Eliminated in 4th Place ($81,871)
Limit Hold’em
Michael Michnik bet and Gavin Smith three-bet. Action was folded to Michnik who got the last of his chips into the middle. Smith called and tabled pocket kings and was up against the QJ of his opponent. The pocket kings held and Michnik was eliminated. Smith was at 1,500,000 after the hand.
Timothy Finne Eliminated in 3rd Place ($110,324)
Limit Hold’em
Danny Hannawa raised and Timothy Finne got the last of his chips into the middle. Action was back to Hannawa and he made the call. Hannawa tabled the AJ and was ahead against the 86 of Finne. Hannawa paired his ace on the flop. The turn and river bricked for Finne and he was out.
Blinds: 12,000-24,000
Players Remaining: 4 out of 507
Average Chip Count: 950,625
Tournament Leaderboard:
1. Gavin Smith — 1,523,000
2. Danny Hannawa — 1,150,000
3. Timothy Finne — 790,000
4. Michael Michnik — 545,000
Notable Eliminations:
5. Jamie Rosen — $61,441
Big Hands:
Jamie Rosen Eliminated in 5th Place ($61,441)
No-Limit Hold’em
Jamie Rosen opened to 59,000 and Danny Hannawa raised all in. Rosen called 550,000 for his tournament life. Hannawa exposed the AK while Rosen tabled the AJ. The board ran out 873410 and Rosen was gone. Hannawa was at 1,700,000 after the hand.
Blinds: 15,000-30,000
Stakes: 30,000-60,000
Players Remaining: 5 out of 507
Average Chip Count: 760,500
Tournament Leaderboard:
1. Danny Hannawa — 1,153,000
2. Timothy Finne — 825,000
3. Jamie Rosen — 738,000
4. Gavin Smith — 627,000
5. Michael Michnik — 463,000
Notable Eliminations:
6. Jarred Solomon — $46,562
Big Hands:
Jarred Solomon Eliminated in 6th Place ($46,562)
Limit Hold’em
Jarred Solomon opened and Danny Hannawa raised. Action was folded back to Solomon. He made it four bets and Hannawa called. The flop came K75 and Solomon bet. Hannawa raised. Solomon reraised all in and Hannawa called. Solomon tabled pocket queens and was way behind Hannawa’s A-K. The turn and river bricked for Solomon and he was out. Hannawa was at 1,200,000 after the hand.
Blinds: 8,000-16,000
Players Remaining: 6 out of 507
Average Chip Count: 633,750
Tournament Leaderboard:
1. Gavin Smith — 925,000
2. Danny Hannawa — 832,000
3. Timothy Finne — 705,000
4. Jamie Rosen — 510,000
5. Michael Michnik — 385,000
6. Jarred Solomon — 346,000
Notable Eliminations:
7. Daniel Idema — $35,601
Big Hands:
Daniel Idema Eliminated in 7th Place ($35,601)
No-Limit Hold’em
Jamie Rosen bet and action was folded to Daniel Idema. Idema moved all in for 374,000. Timothy Finne called all in from the small blind for 313,000. Action was folded back to Rosen, who made the call. Finne tabled the AK. Rosen exposed pocket jacks and Idema tabled the AQ. The flop was safe for Rosen. However, Finne nailed a king on the turn to triple up and Rosen’s jacks held against Idema, who was eliminated. Finne was at 950,000 after the hand while Rosen fell to 380,000.
Blinds: 6,000-12,000
Players Remaining: 7 out of 507
Average Chip Count: 543,214
Tournament Leaderboard:
1. Gavin Smith — 1,050,000
2. Danny Hannawa — 885,000
3. Jamie Rosen — 650,000
4. Daniel Idema — 485,000
5. Michael Michnik — 360,000
6. Timothy Finne — 325,000
7. Jarred Solomon — 180,000
Notable Eliminations:
9. Mike Santoro — $21,304
8. Dwyte Pilgrim — $27,438
Big Hands:
Mike Santoro Eliminated in 9th Place ($21,304)
Limit Hold’em
Mike Santoro bet and Michael Michnik made it three bets from the big blind. Santoro called all in with the AJ and was up against the 88 of Michnik. The flop came Q10785 and Michnik was up to about 530,000.
Dwyte Pilgrim Eliminated in 8th Place ($27,438)
Limit Hold’em
Jamie Rosen bet from the small blind and Dwyte Pilgrim called from the big blind. The flop came J108 and Rosen checked. Pilgrim bet and Rosen called. The Q fell on the turn. Rosen checked and Pilgrim bet. Rosen check-raised and Pilgrim called all in with the K3 and was up against the Q7 of Rosen. The river bricked for Pilgrim with the 7 and Pilgrim hit the rail. Rosen was up to 450,000 after the hand.
After two days of play, we are down to the final table of event no. 44, the $2,500 mixed hold’em event. Those nine players making up the final table will come back at 2:30 p.m. to play down to a bracelet winner.
Jared Solomon and Gavin Smith are locked in a virtual tie for the chip lead, with Solomon having a few thousand more chips to take the top spot.
Other notables to make the final table include Michael Michnik, Jamie Rosen, Dwyte Pilgrim, and Daniel Idema.
Every player is guaranteed a minimum payday of $21,304, but the top spot is worth $268,238. Here are the chip counts for the final table.
1. Jarred Solomon – 748,000
2. Gavin Smith – 745,000
3. Danny Hannawa – 542,000
4. Michael Michnik – 527,000
5. Timothy Finne – 331,000
6. Jamie Rosen – 300,000
7. Daniel Idema – 237,000
8. Dwyte Pilgrim – 196,000
9. Michael Santoro – 179,000
Check back with Card Player later today for updates from the final table of this event.