$1,650 Buy-In Championship No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 23: Blinds 10k/20k/2k ante
Jesse Cook opened up front, only to have Jared Reinstein re-raise enough to cover Jesse.
Jesse was happy to commit the rest of his short-stack, showing 
. Jared held 
.
The board brought bad news for Jesse: 
. Jared took the pot with a set of 7s.
Jesse Cook busted out in 14th place, earning $4,901.
$1,650 Buy-In Championship No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 23: Blinds 10k/20k/2k ante
Play has resumed following the break. Average stack with 14 remaining is 636k.
Approximate chip counts:
Table 1
Table 2
$1,650 Buy-In Championship No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 22: Blinds 8k/12k/2k ante
Michael Laake (sb) and Matt Rose (bb) got to the river with a board of 
and Michael bet 191k.
Matt moved in for another 221k on top. Michael tanked for a bit, then called.
Matt’s 
for two pair was beat by Michael’s 
for trips. Michael chipped up to ~1.5 million to retake the chip lead, passing AJ Kelsall, who has 1.1 million.
Matt Rose was eliminated in 15th place, earning $4,901.
End of level and the final 14 are taking a break.
$1,650 Buy-In Championship No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 22: Blinds 8k/12k/2k ante
David DeBernardi got his short-stack in the middle holding 
against Alan Ramkhalawan, who had 
.
The board came 
and Alan took the pot.
David took 16th place and $4,455.
$1,650 Buy-In Championship No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 22: Blinds 8k/16k/2k ante
In a battle of the blinds, Allen Kessler (bb) was all-in against Steve Karp (sb). Allen’s AT was dominated by Steve’s AJ.
The board brought no help for Allen and he busted out in 17th place, earning $4,455. Allen handed over a Poker Life Gear bounty T-shirt to Steve before departing.
$1,650 Buy-In Championship No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 22: Blinds 8k/12k/2k ante
Matt Rose was all-in for 339k on the turn with a board of A 9 4 x. He had flopped a set of Aces and got paid off by David Di Bernardi, who had flopped a set of 4s.
Matt doubled up to ~920k while David dropped to ~120k.
Still stuck at 17 players.
$1,650 Buy-In Championship No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 21: Blinds 6k/12k/1k ante
Allen Kessler got all-in for his last 105k against Steve Karp. Allen’s pocket Tens were racing against Steve’s .
The board came 
and Allen resumed his seat at the table.
Stuck at 17 players for a while now.
Blinds are up!
Level 22: Blinds 8k/12k/2k ante
$1,650 Buy-In Championship No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 21: Blinds 6k/12k/1k ante
Kevin Blewitt shoved his last 96k from the cutoff and got looked up by AJ Kelsall on the button.
Kevin’s 
was way behind AJ’s 
. The board reeled out 
and was no help to Kevin.
Kevin Blewitt hit the rail in 18th place, earning $4,455.
$1,650 Buy-In Championship No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 21: Blinds 6k/12k/1k ante
After the redraw, they played the final minute of level 20, then took a break. Play has resumed.
Here’s the new lineup with chip counts:
Table 1
Table 2
$1,650 Buy-In Championship No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 20: Blinds 5k/10k/1k ante
John Holley opened, then Rick Clayton shoved for ~150k. John looked him up with AQ suited. Rick had AK offsuit. The flop brought a Queen for John.
Despite picking up a flush draw on the turn, Rick missed the river and was eliminated in 19th place ($4,010).
The final 18 are drawing for seats and moving to the final two tables.