$250 Deep Stack PLO High-Only (Re-Entry)

Level 19:  Blinds 5k/10k

Total Entries:  59
Players Remaining: 3
Average Stack:  393,000 (39 big blinds)

The final three are having too much fun to wrap this up.  The chips have also flattened out a bit.

In a recent hand, Derek Bowers opened for 20k on the button and John Dobson called from the big blind.

The flop came and John checked, Derek bet 23k, and John called.  The turn was the and again John checked.  Derek bet the pot (189k) and John went deep into the tank.

Ravi Ande eventually called for the clock, but John folded before his time ran out.

After that pot, Derek had about 500k, John had about 440k, and Ravi had 226k.

$250 Deep Stack PLO High-Only (Re-Entry)

Level 18:  Blinds 4,000/8,000

Total Entries:  59
Players Remaining: 3
Average Stack:  393,000 (49 big blinds)

On a flop of John Dobson (sb) checked, Derek Bowers (bb) bet 16k, John potted, (85k) Derek re-potted, and John committed the last of his chips.

John had for trip 5s and although Derek did not expose his hand, he said “I’m drawing dead to running spades.”

The last two came running 9s, giving John a full house and full double.  He chipped up to ~420k while Derek’s stack dropped to ~660k.

Ravi Ande is watching the other two battle with his short stack of about 100k.

$250 Deep Stack PLO High-Only (Re-Entry)

Level 17:  Blinds 3,000/6,000

Total Entries:  59
Players Remaining: 3
Average Stack:  393,000 (66 big blinds)

Three players saw a flop of .  Derek Bowers (sb) checked, Ravi Ande (bb) checked, and Alex Ivan bet 24k.

Derek check-raised to 55k, Ravi folded, and Alex called to see the land on the turn.  Derek checked, Alex thumped out a stack of black 5k chips that looked like about 80k and Derek announced he was all-in.

Alex called off the rest of his chips with for the wheel.  Derek had him drawing dead with for the full boat.

River was the irrelevant and Derek took the pot, chipping up to ~870k.

Alex took 4th place and $1,500.

$250 Deep Stack PLO High-Only (Re-Entry)

Level 17:  Blinds 3,000/6,000

Total Entries:  59
Players Remaining: 4
Average Stack:  295,000 (49 big blinds)

Following a color-up break, the final four are back on the felt.

Here are the approximate chip counts:

Derek Bowers – 540k (90 big blinds)
Alex Ivan – 284k
John Dobson – 197k
Ravi Ande – 170k (28 big blinds)

$250 Deep Stack PLO High-Only (Re-Entry)

Level 16:  Blinds 2,500/5,000

Total Entries:  59
Players Remaining: 4
Average Stack:  295,000 (59 big blinds)

On the last hand of the level, Derek Bowers (cutoff) and Teddy Andrews (button) were looking at a flop of .  Teddy got all-in and after some thought, Derek called.

Teddy had for an overpair to the board.  Derek was behind with for top pair (Tens).

The last two fell and Derek made a second pair on the river to take the pot, sending Teddy to the rail.

Teddy (who requested no photos) earned $1,200 for his 5th place finish.

$250 Deep Stack PLO High-Only (Re-Entry)

Level 16:  Blinds 2,500/5,000

Total Entries:  59
Players Remaining: 5
Average Stack:  236,000 (47 big blinds)

Donna Blevins was quite patient, waiting for a good hand before getting the last of her chips in the pot.  She had KKxx, but it was not enough and she was felted in 6th place ($900.)

She was quite proud of the fact that at 66 years young, she held her own with the young guys at the table in a game that is known for aggression.  Probably helps that she’s a Poker Mindset Coach!

$250 Deep Stack PLO High-Only (Re-Entry)

Level 16:  Blinds 2,500/5,000

Total Entries:  59
Players Remaining: 6
Average Stack:  197,000 (39 big blinds)

Derek Whorley had watched his stack dwindle until he had 5,000 of his remaining 10,300 in for the big blind.  He got all-in against two players, who checked down the board of .

Derek showed 88xx for two pair, but Alex Ivan had for nines-full to take the pot.

Derek Whorley, who is only 19 years old and the youngest player at this table and probably in this entire event, busted out in 7th place on the bubble.

$250 Deep Stack PLO High-Only (Re-Entry)

Level 15:  Blinds 2,000/4,000

Total Entries:  59
Players Remaining: 7
Average Stack:  168,500 (42 big blinds)

Derek Bowers went on a rush, taking the chip lead.  On the river with a board of Q 3 2 8 3, Derek check-raised Honest John Dobson to 120k straight.

John called, only to see Derek’s QQJ3 for Queens-full.  With that pot Derek chipped up to about 575k while John’s stack dropped to about 105k.

On the last hand of this level, John got some back.  On a flop of John got his last 95k in and called by Derek.  John’s had both straight and flush draws.  Derek held KJ92.

The last two came and John made the nut flush to take the pot.  He doubled to about 220k, dropping Derek’s stack to ~435k.

$250 Deep Stack PLO High-Only (Re-Entry)

Level 15:  Blinds 2,000/4,000

Total Entries:  59
Players Remaining: 7
Average Stack:  168,500 (42 big blinds)

Kyle Peck (9th) and Peter Dragar (8th) busted out quickly and it was time for the money bubble.  With seven players left and only six getting paid, the next player busted will leave empty handed.

Approximate chip counts:

John Dobson – 340k
Alex Ivan – 290k
Derek Bowers – 215k
Teddy Andrews – 190k
Ravi Ande – 112k
Donna Blevins – 55k
Derek Whorley – 30k

Before this was posted and just before the blinds went up, Derek Whorley doubled up through Derek Bowers.

$250 Deep Stack PLO High-Only (Re-Entry)

Level 14:  Blinds 1,500/3,000

Total Entries:  59
Players Remaining: 9
Average Stack:  131,000 (44 big blinds)

In a four-way pot, the flop read and Dan Hood got all his chips in the middle.  Kyle Peck and Derek Worley got out of the way when Alex Ivan also moved in.

Dan had for a pair of Tens with gutshot Royal draw, nut flush draw, and gutshot draw to Broadway.

Alex held for top two pair and the lead.  The last two bricked out and were no help for Dan, who hit the rail in 10th place.

Alex chipped up to about 200,000.