Level: 26
Blinds: 20,000/40,000
Ante: 4,000
Level: 26
Blinds: 20,000/40,000
Ante: 4,000
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Ernie Guardarramas |
2,666,000
466,000
|
466,000 |
Hassan Jamil |
2,185,000
285,000
|
285,000 |
Guy Klass |
1,133,000
533,000
|
533,000 |
Jason Sagle |
1,088,000
-212,000
|
-212,000 |
Mark Roberts |
561,000
-189,000
|
-189,000 |
Lou Procopio |
499,000
-1,000
|
-1,000 |
Bradley Girdler open-shoved under the gun for 128,000 and only Hassan Jamil called.
Girdler:
Jamil:
It was less-than classic, but still a race and Jamil took control of it on an flop. Girdler got out of his chair for the turn and left after the river.
They are now down to six with just minutes left in Level 25.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Hassan Jamil |
1,900,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
Bradley Girdler | Busted |
Bradley Girdler is teetering on the brink of elimination now after doubling up Mark Roberts.
Roberts shoved an flop for 250,000 and after an eternity in the tank, Girdler called with just the . He missed the brick turn and brick river, giving Roberts' the win.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Mark Roberts |
750,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
Bradley Girdler |
125,000
-375,000
|
-375,000 |
Bradley Girdler and Lou Procopio both have half a million now that Girdler has doubled through Procopio.
Girdler got it in with the dominating Procopio's . He held on a board.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Bradley Girdler |
500,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
Lou Procopio |
500,000
-700,000
|
-700,000 |
North Collins, NY's own Rob Bourkney held on as long as he could with the short stack. Then he got it in preflop with the versus Ernie Guardarramas' dominating .
Guardarramas held on a board to move back into the chip lead and send Bourkney home early.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Ernie Guardarramas |
1,800,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
Rob Bourkney | Busted |
Ernie Guardarramas has climbed back near the top of the counts by winning the battle of the blinds.
First he bet 400,000 into a 400,000-chip pot on a board to push newly minted chip leader Jason Sagle off a small versus big blind pot. Then, in another battle of the blinds, he called Bradley Girdler's small blind bet, and when Girlder continued on a flop with two queens, he came over the top with a big raise.
Girdler folded and here comes Guardarramas once again.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Jason Sagle |
1,700,000
-180,000
|
-180,000 |
Ernie Guardarramas |
1,600,000
500,000
|
500,000 |
Bradley Girdler |
400,000
-100,000
|
-100,000 |
Level: 25
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 4,000
Ernie Guardarramas hasn't won a single contested pot yet today. As a result, Canadian Jason Sagle has taken the lead, with Rochester, NY's Hassan Jamil closely in tow.
Here's the updated chip counts headed into Level 25:
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Jason Sagle |
1,880,000
390,000
|
390,000 |
Hassan Jamil |
1,650,000
450,000
|
450,000 |
Lou Procopio |
1,200,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
Ernie Guardarramas |
1,100,000
-650,000
|
-650,000 |
Mark Roberts |
720,000
-230,000
|
-230,000 |
Rob Bourkney |
650,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
Bradley Girdler |
500,000
-50,000
|
-50,000 |
Guy Klass |
410,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
Cleveland, OH's Tommy Tomasello shoved the and Jason Sagle made a reluctant call with the .
Sagle's pair was slightly ahead and stayed there on the board. Tomasello took ninth becoming the first player to bust today.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Jason Sagle |
1,490,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
Tommy Tomasello | Busted |