Event 14: 7th Place – Wayne Brown

$300 Pot Limit Omaha (High) Re-Entry

Level 23: Blinds 10k/20k

Wayne Brown - 7th Place
Wayne Brown – 7th Place

On a flop of Kh5d3d Wayne Brown got all-in against Nick Nardello.

Wayne: QdQcJs4c for a pair of Queens
Nick: KdTh8d3h for a pair of Kings with flush draw

The last two came 9s6d and Nick improved to a flush.

Wayne Brown, who was the chip leader at the last break, finished in 7th place, earning $1,140.

Then the blinds went up to Level 24:  Blinds 12k/24k.

Event 14: Ferrari Doubles Again

$300 Pot Limit Omaha (High) Re-Entry

Level 23: Blinds 10k/20k

Anthony Ferrari got all-in on a flop of 9 8 7 rainbow and got called by Bruce Davis.  They both had JTxx and chopped the pot.

Four players took a flop for the minimum and it fell A A 8.  It was checked to Jameel Harris, who bet 40k.  Bruce Davis called and the other two folded.  Turn was a Ten and both checked.  River was a 2 and Bruce bet 40k.  Jameel called.  They both held AKxx and chopped the pot.

Three players see the flop for the minimum:  A 9 5 rainbow.  Check around.  Turn is another Ace.  Anthony Ferrari (sb) checked, Bruce Davis (bb) fired 20k.  Brian Haas (button) folded.  Anthony shoved for 38k total. Bruce called, saying “I don’t have a heck of a lot”, showing J 5 3 3.  Anthony held AK65 for Aces-full and Bruce was drawing dead.  Anthony more than doubled his short-stack to 136k.

Event 14: Still Stuck at Seven

$300 Pot Limit Omaha (High) Re-Entry

Level 22: Blinds 8k/16k

The most excitement we saw during this level was when Wayne Brown limped, Bruce Davis limped from the small blind, and Bartley O’Connell checked his option.

On the flop of 8d3c2h Bruce led out for 30k and Bartley potted (138k) leaving only ~20k behind.  Bruce folded.

The blinds went up to Level 23:  Blinds 10k/20k.

 

Event 14: Stuck at Seven

$300 Pot Limit Omaha (High) Re-Entry

Level 21: Blinds 6k/12k

Bruce Davis doubled his short-stack through chip leader Wayne Brown with AAT6 vs. QQJ9.  The board was J 4 2 8 5 and Bruce’s Aces were good.

Anthony Ferrari opened for 27k utg and got called by Brian Haas in the big blind.  On the flop of Qd9h7d, Brian checked, Anthony shoved his last chips, and Brian called.

Brian: KcQcTd8s for a pair of Queens with straight wrap
Anthony: AsAc4d2c for a pair of Aces

Anthony was ahead, but Brian had a lot of outs.  The last two fell 4h2s and Anthony made two pair to take the pot and double up.

Then the blinds went up to Level 22:  Blinds 8k/16k.

Event 14: Break Time Chip Counts

$300 Pot Limit Omaha (High) Re-Entry

Level 21: Blinds 6k/12k

Players have just returned from a break.  There are still seven of them, averaging 244k.

Here are the break-time chip counts:

Wayne Brown 439k (37 big blinds)
Nicholas Nardello 330k
Brian Haas 328k
Bartley O’Connell 206k
Jameel Harris 155k
Bruce Davis 143k
Anthony Ferrari 109k (9 big blinds)

Event 14: 8th Place – Michael Manticoff

$300 Pot Limit Omaha (High) Re-Entry

Level 20: Blinds 5k/10k

Michael Manticoff - 8th Place
Michael Manticoff – 8th Place

Four players took a flop of 9h7h2h.  It was checked to Michael Manticoff in the big blind, who bet pot (40k).  After one fold, Bartley O’Connell (button) re-potted.  The small blind folded and Michael put all his chips in and Barley called.

Michael: 9d9s8d5d for top set
Barley: AhThTd3d for the nut flush

Michael needed the board to pair to survive, but the last two fell 4d6d and were of no help to him.  Bartley took the pot, chipping up to ~180k.  Michael took 8th place and $855.

Event 14: 9th Place – Alexandru Ivan

$300 Pot Limit Omaha (High) Re-Entry

Level 19: Blinds 4k/8k

Alexandru Ivan - 9th Place
Alexandru Ivan – 9th Place

Alexandru Ivan got his last chips in on a flop of A 7 4 holding QJ85.  He had both straight and flush draws against Nick Nardello’s AA22 for top set.

The last two came offsuit Q 9 and completely missed Alexandru.  He busted out in 9th place, earning $641.

Event 14: Down To Nine

$300 Pot Limit Omaha (High) Re-Entry

Level 18: Blinds 3k/6k

Five more Omaha-lics have reported to the rail:

Earning $570
10 Derek Bowers
11 Kiran Ainala
12 Jack Shea

Earning $499
13 Tom Nix
14 Cory Blum

The final nine drew for seats and moved to the final table.

Cory Blum summed his departure up nicely in 140 characters:

Event 11: Flight C Chip Counts

$150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

Level 13: Blinds 1,200/2,400/300 ante (~15 minutes remain)

Play resumes at 5pm Thursday with a total of 72 returning players of the 503 entries.

34 payers survived the cut in Flight C, advancing to Day 2.  Overall average stack is 84k.

Here are their chip counts:

Thomas Osmun 178,600
Vi Ly 158,900
Randy Coffman 123,300
Paul Disciullo 121,000
Joseph Cox 106,300
Jacob Naumann 105,800
William Scarsdale 105,600
Wilbur Allison 99,500
Ronald Hollis 96,000
Nicole Honour 93,600
Adam Templeman 88,500
Jason Henrickson 86,000
Brady Harris 82,400
Robert Thies 66,400
Nicholas Carter 64,500
Dustyn Schindewolf 60,800
Mike Samuel 59,200
Juan Martell 57,700
Brenda Lane-Worley 55,600
Stephen McPherson 55,200
John Pappas 50,000
Timothy Pettus 49,800
Vincent Lodrini 48,300
Karen Jung 45,600
Reggie Bautista 45,500
Daniel Chandler 43,100
Louise Weeks 43,000
James Wood 40,200
John Casaubon 36,300
Travis Jackson 32,100
James Brinkley 31,100
Hung Le 27,000
Brandon Peterson 22,200
Jim Puritz 20,700

Event 14: Break Time Chip Counts

$300 Pot Limit Omaha (High) Re-Entry

Level 17: Blinds 2,500/5,000

Tim Steorts hit the rail in 15th place, earning $499.

Fourteen players have just returned from a break.  Here are the chip counts and current seating:

Table 1
1 Anthony Ferrari 20,500
2 Cory Blum 45,500
3
4
5 Michael Manticoff 152,000
6 Nicholas Nordello 148,000
7 Jack Shea 108,000
8 Barley O’Connell 146,800
9 Bruce Davis

Table 2
1 Jameel Harris 148,500
2 Wayne Brown 224,000
3 Derek Bowers 78,000
4
5 Kiran Ainala 43,500
6  Alexandru Ivan 187,000
7 Tom Nix 74,500
8
9 Brian Haas 158,000