The tournament clock shows 159 players remaining on Day 5 of the Main Event as the players go on another 20-minute break.
Here are a few highlights from the last level:
The tournament clock shows 159 players remaining on Day 5 of the Main Event as the players go on another 20-minute break.
Here are a few highlights from the last level:
With roughly 600,000 in the pot on a completed board, Jake Schindler had 150,000 over the betting line in early position, and Fabian Schaefer Carreno raised to 675,000 in middle position. Schindler thought for a while before deciding to move all in for his 1,760,000 chips.
"I knew you were gonna do that," Carreno reacted. "Then I didn't think so cause you took so long."
Carreno continued to talk quietly as Schindler sat in silence directly to his right. Ultimately, Carreno put in the chips to signify a call. Schindler slammed down onto the felt, and his bluff attempt with the ace of diamonds was no good, as Carreno's claimed the pot with a straight.
Schindler, who won his first bracelet earlier this year and is also widely known in the poker world for having cheating allegations against him, was left standing with no chips as he joylessly awaited a payout slip before he made his way to the payout desk on Day 5 of the Main Event.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Fabian Schaefer Carreno |
7,700,000
3,300,000
|
3,300,000 |
Jake Schindler | Busted | |
|
Clayton Mozdzen opened to 100,000 from middle position with and was called by William Nunley with on the button. In the blinds, Zilong Zhang had while George Turner held , both players called.
Zhang led out for 440,000 on the flop in what commentator Nick Schulman said was an "unconventional play." The field quickly folded and Zhang exposed his hand.
"I told you, king high has no showdown value there," he said. A few of the table then called him crazy.
The following hand, Robert Welch opened to 110,000 with before Nunley raised to 333,000 with . Zhang, with , flat-called on the button before Welch folded.
The gave Zhang outs to the straight and he bet 285,000 when checked to. Nunley made top pair on the turn and action checked through to the river. Nunley bet 850,000 and Zhang quickly folded.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Zilong Zhang |
9,705,000
305,000
|
305,000 |
William Nunley |
5,205,000
205,000
|
205,000 |
George Turner |
2,110,000
-190,000
|
-190,000 |
Clayton Mozdzen |
2,075,000
175,000
|
175,000 |
Jack Allen opened to 100,000 with from the buttton before Robert Welch three-bet to 325,000 from the small blind with his . Allen snap-jammed as the covering stack which sent Welch and his 1,580,000 stack into the tank. He made the call.
It was a classic situation and Welch looked to be the favorite following the flop. The turn was a scare card but the river meant the queens stayed best.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Robert Welch |
3,250,000
1,850,000
|
1,850,000 |
Jack Allen |
160,000
-1,740,000
|
-1,740,000 |
On a completed board of with roughly 1,500,000 in the pot, Robert Minor had moved all in from the cutoff and Alex Keating had a huge decision in the hijack for his stack of approximately 1,600,000 and his tournament life.
"Why did you check so quick on the turn?" asked Keating, although he received no response.
Keating continued to talk quietly to himself and sometimes to his opponent while trying to make sense of the situation, as the television cameras awaited his decision.
"What's your name again?" Keating again tried to get his opponent to talk, but continued to receive no reaction. After some time, the clock was called. "Not a problem," Keating conceded that he was taking a long time to decide.
Keating put his hands on his pained face, and ultimately, put in the chips as he jumped up out of his chair and looked the other way, unable to lay his eyes on the result.
Minor tabled for a full house, and Keating turned back around to see the bad news. "Nice hand," he said as he graciously shook his opponents' hands as his own hand was revealed to be . Keating turned away from the cameras and stayed standing in disbelief before making his way to the payout desk as his deep Main Event run came to an end.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Robert Minor |
4,900,000
3,200,000
|
3,200,000 |
Alex Keating | Busted | |
|
The tournament clock shows 197 players remaining in the tournament on Day 5 of the Main Event as the contenders go on a 75-minute dinner break and will return at approximately 7:55 p.m. local time.
Here are some highlights from the last level:
Action was on a flop of and Stephen Jaeger had bet 250,000 into a pot of around 500,000. His opponent was Karim Rebei who had then raised all in.
Jaeger still had 2,500,000 behind and took around five minutes to call, tabling for top pair.
Rebei held for king-high and a flush draw, and picked up an open-ended straight draw on the turn.
The river completed his straight, sent Jaeger to the rail and sent Rebei rushing to the rail to celebrate.
He now sits with well over 9,000,000 in chips and will be on feature table after the dinner break.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Karim Rebei |
10,745,000
2,795,000
|
2,795,000 |
Stephen Jaeger | Busted |
The action folded to Sean Troha in the cutoff who pushed his short stack into the middle. Jose Barbosa was next to act on the button and also shoved all in for a little more. Nathanael Kogel was in the small and looked down at a monster as he called to put both players at risk.
Sean Troha:
Jose Barbosa:
Nathanael Kogel:
The board ran out and Kogel's pocket aces held up to eliminate both of his opponents, sending Kogel up the leaderboard.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Nathanael Kogel |
6,850,000
2,150,000
|
2,150,000 |
Jose Barbosa | Busted | |
Sean Troha | Busted | |
|
Action was caught with around 1 million in the pot on the flop. Matija Dobric checked in the small blind before Martin Stashin bet 600,000 from the hijack. Dobric then moved all in for 1,900,000 and Stashin went deep into the tank.
After thinking through the hand, he settled on a call. Dobric proudly turned over his for rivered quads while Stashin had the for deuces full of fives. After the stacks were counted, Stashin just had 100,000 remaining and then busted shortly after.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Matija Dobric |
4,870,000
2,670,000
|
2,670,000 |
Michael Stashin | Busted |
Michael Stashin recapped the hand to PokerNews. Stashin opened to 80,000 and was called by Ali Imsirovic. Austin Apicella three-bet to 275,000 and only Imsirovic called.
The pair then got their stacks in the middle on the flop with Imsirovic at risk of elimination.
Ali Imsirovic:
Austin Apicella:
Apicella was in great shape to eliminate the scandal embroiled Imsirovic and did just that. Following the turn and river, Apicella ended up with a straight and Imsirovic's Main Event run came to an end.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Austin Apicella |
4,000,000
2,100,000
|
2,100,000 |
Ali Imsirovic | Busted |