Juego con responsabilidad.
Sebastian Ruthenberg called James Page's preflop all in. Ruthenberg tabled 
and Page held 
. The board ran 
and Page doubled up to 280,000.
| Jugador | Fichas | Progreso |
|---|---|---|
|
1,250,000
126,000
|
126,000 |
|
||
|
280,000 | |
Brian Zeid was down to one yellow T1,000 chip after losing a flip with 
against an opponent's 
. Zeid had 106,000, his opponent had 105,000. What happened next is fairly incredible. When he was all in for just an ante, he cracked with 
. The next hand he cracked an opponent's again, this time with 
, and then he tripled with 
against two opponents, pushing his stack to 130,000 chips!
We'll monitor Zeid's status to see if he can keep the chip and a chair dream alive.
Amanda Musumeci opened the betting by raising to 14,000 and it folded around to the player on the button who made it 35,000 to go. Musumeci made the call and the two saw a 
. Musumeci checked and her opponent checked behind.
The turn brought the 
and Musumeci led out with a bet of 42,000. Her opponent made the call and fifth street brought the 
. Musumeci plopped a bet of 70,000 out in front of her. Her opponent made the call again and Musumeci flipped up 
. Her opponent mucked and Musumeci scooped up another nice sized pot.
"Ladies for a lady," remarked Musumeci with a smile as she added to her growing stack.
| Jugador | Fichas | Progreso |
|---|---|---|
|
1,285,000
155,000
|
155,000 |
| Jugador | Fichas | Progreso |
|---|---|---|
|
780,000 | |
|
660,000
135,000
|
135,000 |
|
650,000 | |
|
||
|
440,000
305,000
|
305,000 |
|
415,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
|
340,000
43,000
|
43,000 |
|
340,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
||
|
275,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
||
|
90,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
The field is down to 536 players, which is good news for those still battling it out at the felt because they've just hit the second payjump! Here's just some of the big names to have taken home $21,265 (for the full list, click on this here link):
| Place | Name | Country |
| 550 | Shawn Keller | United States |
| 557 | Dennis Phillips | United States |
| 579 | Martin Kabrhel | Czech Republic |
| 588 | Russell Rosenblum | United States |
| 609 | Kristy Gazes | United States |
| 613 | Pratyush Buddiga | United States |
| 616 | Lee Childs | United States |
| 618 | Scott Shelley | United Kingdom |
From this point, the players are now guaranteed a healthy $23,876. Vamooooooooo!
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This tournament takes place on July 17 at 1400 EST.
It has a $10+$1 buy-in, and $20,000 has been added to the prize pool. The structure is very deep: 30,000 starting chips, 15-minute blinds and the levels begin at 50-100.
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Tournament Specifics:
Name: Exclusive PokerNews Main Event
Date: July 17, 2011, starting at 2:00 PM EST
Game: NLH Freezout (password protected) ID#413428486
Buyin: $10+1
Prize: $20,000 added
Structure: starting @ 50-100, 15-min blinds
Starting stack: 30,000 chips
Password: PNLIVE
Payout: standard
Late reg: 120 mins
| Jugador | Fichas | Progreso |
|---|---|---|
|
1,150,000
105,000
|
105,000 |
|
|
||
|
950,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
910,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
820,000
370,000
|
370,000 |
|
675,000
395,000
|
395,000 |
|
||
|
590,000
170,000
|
170,000 |
|
|
570,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
520,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
|
||
|
395,000 | |
|
350,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
|
|
335,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
200,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
175,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
153,000
47,000
|
47,000 |
|
|
Eliminado | |
Freddy Deeb opened with a raise to 16,000 from under the gun and got one caller in the small blind. Both players checked the monotone 
flop. The turn brought the 
, pairing the board. The small blind checked, and Deeb bet 22,000. His opponent called.
The river brought the and checks from both. Deeb's opponent opened 
for aces and nines, and Deeb mucked.
Deeb has 280,000 now.
The under-the-gun player opened for 17,000 and was called by Erick Lindgren from the cutoff and another player in the big blind.
The flop came 
and both players checked to Lindgren, who led out for 22,000. The big folded, but the original raiser called.
The turn brought the 
and the action paused as the camera crew surrounded the table.
Lindgren's opponent quickly fired a 35,000 bet and Lindgren mucked with some disgust on his face.
"I know the cameras changed the action," Lindgren said. "...the cameras don't come and she check-folds. I guess I should have factored (the cameras) in."
Lindgren is down to 370,000.
| Jugador | Fichas | Progreso |
|---|---|---|
|
370,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
||
A player opened to 14,000 from under the gun, and Ruben Visser called from the small blind. The dealer fanned 
, and Visser check-called a bet of 21,000. The turn was the 
, Visser checked again, and his opponent fired a second barrel. This time the bet was 37,000, and Visser check-raised to 92,000. His opponent mucked, and Visser raked in the pot.
| Jugador | Fichas | Progreso |
|---|---|---|
|
605,000
170,000
|
170,000 |
