$570 No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Structure | Payouts
Level 18: 4,000/8,000 with a 8,000 ante
Players Remaining: 7 of 80
It was heads-up between Joshua Poe and David DiBernardi when Poe got his 160,000 stack in the middle after a 
. DiBernardi had him at risk with top pair/top kicker 
against 
.
Poe had a pair of jacks and a straight draw that missed the 
turn but hit the 
river for his double.
Joshua Poe – 365,000 (46 bb)
David DiBernardi – 174,000 (22 bb)
$570 No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Structure | Payouts
Level 18: 4,000/8,000 with a 8,000 ante
Players Remaining: 7 of 80
Vittario Iemolo opened to 17,000 from the hijack, David DiBernadi called in cutoff, and Jeff Morzella moved all in for 64,000 from the button. The blinds folded, Iemolo released, and DiBernardi called.
DiBernardi: 
Morzella: 
Morzella had two over cards to double but blanked the entire 
board to exit in eighth place.
David DiBernardi – 343,000 (43 bb)
Jeff Morzella – Eliminated in 8th Place ($1,237)
$570 No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Structure | Payouts
Level 17: 3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining: 8 of 80
Mark Stephen Edwards open-shoved for 90,000 from the button and the move made it around to David DiBernardi in the small blind. After a minute, he moved all in as well to get a fold from the short-stacked Jeff Morzella in the big.
Edwards: 
DiBernardi: 
Edwards was in great shape for the double up and faded the 
board to double up, ring winner versus ring winner.
Mark Stephen Edwards – 192,000 (32 bb)
David DiBernardi – 253,000 (42 bb)
$570 No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Structure | Payouts
Level 16: 3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 8 of 80
In a four-way pot, the flop came 
and Joshua Poe checked from the hijack. Melody Murphy moved all in form 116,000 from cutoff to get folds from Andrew Boyer on the button and Bryce McVay in the big blind.
Poe thought for a minute and called.
Poe: 
Murphy: 
“Oh,” was all Poe could muster.
Murphy was ahead with the bigger cards and better draws. The turn changed nothing but Poe paired his five on the 
river to send her out in ninth place.
Joshua Poe – 345,000 (69 bb)
Melody Murphy – Eliminated in 9th Place ($1,056)
$570 No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Structure | Payouts
Level 16: 3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 80
Three players hit the payout desk after dinner and the Freeze-Out final table is set Vittario Iemolo the new leader.
Seat 1: Andrew Boyer – 330,000 (66 bb)
Seat 2: John Dolan – 115,000 (23 bb)
Seat 3: Bryce McVay – 244,000 (49 bb)
Seat 4: Vittario Iemolo – 370,000 (74 bb)
Seat 5: David DiBernardi – 279,000 (56 bb)
Seat 6: Jeff Morzella – 120,000 (24 bb)
Seat 7: Mark Stephen Edwards – 120,000 (24 bb)
Seat 8: Joshua Poe – 281,000 (56 bb)
Seat 9: Melody Murphy – 153,000 (31 bb)
Remaining payouts:
1st: $12,379 + Guitar Trophy
2nd: $7,651
3rd: $5,132
4th: $3,569
5th: $2,578
6th: $1,937
7th: $1,515
8th: $1,237
9th: $1,056
10th: David Sweeley – $1,056
11th: Jeffrey Higgins – $945
12th: Oscar Lindo – $945
$570 No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Structure | Payouts
Level 15: 2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining: 12 of 80
The dinner break is complete and players are back in their seats with Bryce McVay leading. Only 12 players remain and they are in the money.
Top five returning stacks:
$570 No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Structure | Payouts
Level 15: 2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining: 12 of 80
Karl Manouchakian was eliminated shortly before the dinner break and the field was on the money bubble with 13 remaining. Tournament staff pushed the clock past the dinner break until they reached the money.
On the third hand of the bubble, WSOPC Coco ring winner Mark Stephen Edwards opened the action, Joshua Poe called from the small blind, and Mario Alonso moved all in for 21,000 from the big. Both live players called the shove and the flop was 
.
Poe checked and Edwards bet 15,000 to get a fold.
Edwards:
Alonso: 
Alonso paired the board but so did Edwards and his ace was ahead. The turn and 
river finished the board to send Alonso out on the bubble and the remaining players on dinner break.
$570 No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Structure | Payouts
Level 14: 1,500/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Players Remaining: 17 of 80
Level 14 is upon them as the field broke down to the last two tables. There are 17 players remaining with 12 getting paid and the dinner break on the horizon.
It will be a race to see which gets there first.
$570 No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Structure | Payouts
Level 13: 1,500/2,500 with a 2,500 ante
Players Remaining: 21 of 80
Event 3 is nearing the dinner break and also the last two tables. Tampa regular Jeff Morzella moved among the leaders as others dropped, his 206,000 good enough for the top spot at the moment.
The dinner break is scheduled at 6:45 pm and will last 40 minutes.
$570 No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Structure | Payouts
Level 11: 1,000/1,500 with a 1,500 ante
Players Remaining: 30 of 80
Another break is complete as the black chips came out of play. There are only 30 players remaining as the march to the title continues.
Joshua Poe is back in the leader seat with 165,500 with Bryce McVay not far behind with 154,500. Tampa regular Karl Manouchakian is a new name near the top and he’s sitting with 125,000.
They will play three more levels before taking a dinner break after Level 14.