$1,700 TPC Championship (Re-Entry) $300,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts Level 23: 20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante Players Remaining: 10 of 359
Bobby Kennedy opened to 90,000 from under the gun and Billy Papadopoulos three-bet to 200,000 from cutoff. The button and blinds folded and Kennedy called.
The flop was , Kennedy bet, Papadopoulos bet 175,000 and Kennedy called. The turn was , Kennedy checked, and Papadopoulos bet 300,000. Kennedy check-raised all in for about 900,000 and Papadopoulos quickly called.
Papadopoulos: Kennedy:
Kennedy had an over pair and a club but was drawing dead to Papadopoulos’s nut flush to exit in 11th place.
Billy Papadopoulos – 3,150,000 (79 bb) Bobby Kennedy – Eliminated in 11th Place ($8,540)
$1,700 TPC Championship (Re-Entry) $300,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts Level 22: 15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante Players Remaining: 12 of 359
Action folded to James McKinnon in the small blind and he moved all in 550,000. Josias Santos was in the big blind and shrug-called at risk for 445,000.
Santos: McKinnon:
Santos was drawing live for a double but it was McKinnon who improved with his paired ace on the flop. The turn and river finished the board and Santos was eliminated.
James McKinnon – 1,025,000 (34 bb) Josias Santos – Eliminated in 13th Place ($7,020)
$1,700 TPC Championship (Re-Entry) $300,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts Level 22: 15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante Players Remaining: 13 of 359
Tom McDonald put his 600K stack in the middle from the button and James McKinnon had him at risk from the small blind.
McKinnon: McDonald:
It didn’t look good for McDonald but things improved drastically when he made a set of queens on the flop. McKinnon could not return the favor on the turn or river and sent more than half of his stack across the table.
Tom McDonald – 1,260,000 (42 bb) James McKinnon – 550,000 (18 bb)
$1,700 TPC Championship (Re-Entry) $300,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts Level 22: 15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante Players Remaining: 13 of 359
John Gordon opened to 80,000 from under the gun and it folded to Zachary Well in the small blind. He raised to 815,000 and Gordon went all in for 855,000.
Gordon: Wells:
Gordon was in great shape for a double, faded the flop, but picked up a wheel sweat on the turn. The river was safe for Gordon and he doubled near the lead.
John Gordon – 1,770,000 (59 bb) Zachary Wells – 1,840,000 (61 bb)
$1,700 TPC Championship (Re-Entry) $300,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts Level 21: 15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante Players Remaining: 15 of 359
Eric Piderit was all in for 260,000 and Billy Papadopoulos had him at risk from the small blind.
Papadopoulos: Piderit:
Piderit was in great shape for a double and asked the poker gods for his hand to hold. The flop was safe, but the turn made things interesting. Papadopoulos added a heart draw, and then the river gave him a set of tens to take the pot.
“Come on Billy, I expected you to hit the heart.” Piderit joked with Papadopoulos before collecting his payout.
Billy Papadopoulos – 1,350,000 (54 bb) Eric Piderit – Eliminated in 16th Place ($5,870)
$1,700 TPC Championship (Re-Entry) $300,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts Level 21: 15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante Players Remaining: 16 of 359
James McKinnon opened to 50,000 from under the gun and Arthur Pirinit min-clicked from the small blind. McKinnon raised all in and Pirinit called for about 195,000.
McKinnon: Pirinit:
Pirinit had two live cards with a chance to double but it was McKinnon who paired the flop. Pirint was standing from his seat as the board finished with the turn and river.
James McKinnon – 880,000 (35 bb) Arthur Pirinit – Eliminated in 17th Place ($5,000)
$1,700 TPC Championship (Re-Entry) $300,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts Level 20: 10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante Players Remaining: 17 of 359
Billy Papadopolous limped from the hijack and Drew Dodge moved all in for 225,000 from the cutoff. Tom McDonald called on the button and Papadopolous folded.
McDonald: Dodge:
Dodge was in a lot of trouble against the aces, found no miracle on the flop, and was drawing dead after the turn.
Tom McDonald – 910,000 (46 bb) Drew Dodge – Eliminated in 18th Place ($5,000)
$1,700 TPC Championship (Re-Entry) $300,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts Level 20: 10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante Players Remaining: 18 of 359
Action folded to William Luciano in the cutoff, he moved all in for 145,000 and Yan Jiang had him at risk from the small blind.
Luciano: Jiang:
Luciano ran into a monster in the blinds but had a suited over card for a small chance. The board ran , which did not help Luciano, and he was eliminated in 19th place.
Yan Jiang – 1,075,000 (54 bb) William Luciano – Eliminated in 19th Place ($5,000)