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Liz DiBernardo Eliminated in 13th Place ($1,000)

November 20, 2023 @ 03:10 PM

Liz DiBernardo

After Bogdan Zavu moved all in from under the gun for 455,000, Liz DiBernardo did likewise for 215,000 in late position.

Liz DiBernardo:
Bogdan Zavu:

DiBernardo's ace was dominated and after a runout of , her day in the tournament was done.

Bogdan Zavu680,000130,000
Liz DiBernardo0-400,000
Paul Cassella Eliminated in 14th Place ($1,000)

November 20, 2023 @ 02:50 PM

Paul Cassella

Paul Chamberlain raised to 125,000 in middle position and was jammed on by Paul Cassella for 320,000. Chamberlain called.

Paul Cassella:
Paul Chamberlain:

Cassella was dominated and after the runout, Chamberlain's turned pair of queens eliminated Cassella.

Paul Chamberlain1,645,00045,000
Paul Cassella0-100,000
Antwan Tate Eliminated in 15th Place ($1,000)

November 20, 2023 @ 02:46 PM

Antwan Tate

Nick Sims moved all in from early position for 400,000 and was called for less by Antwan Tate in the big blind who had just 75,000 left.

Antwan Tate:
Nick Sims:

Sims had the best hand and had the diamonds covered as well, and after the board ran out, Tate couldn't fill his added gutshot straight draw on the flop, while Sims paired his jack to eliminate Tate in 15th place.

Nick Sims525,000255,000
Antwan Tate0-310,000
Samantha Skelly Eliminated in 16th Place ($900)

November 20, 2023 @ 02:45 PM

Samantha Skelly

After Chris Davis limped in middle position, Samantha Skelly moved all in for 145,000 to his left. Davis called to put her at risk.

Samantha Skelly:
Chris Davis:

The board came , bringing Davis a winning pair of aces on the turn to eliminate Skelly.

Chris Davis (CA)1,300,000-150,000
Samantha Skelly0-150,000
Merrill Eversman Eliminated in 17th Place ($900)

November 20, 2023 @ 02:36 PM

Merrill Eversman

Ronald Kaepernick raised to 125,000 in the cutoff and was called by Merrill Eversman in the small blind.

On the flop, Eversman jammed for about 300,000 and was snap-called.

Merrill Eversman:
Ronald Kaepernick:

The board completed with the and , ending Eversman's day in 17th place.

Ronald Kaepernick1,300,000385,000
Merrill Eversman0-580,000
Chip Counts at First Break

November 20, 2023 @ 02:14 PM

John Purdy1,900,000300,000
Paul Chamberlain1,600,000730,000
Chris Davis (CA)1,450,000100,000
Gregg Bloom1,150,00030,000
David Phillips1,075,0001,075,000
Ronald Kaepernick915,0000
Merrill Eversman580,00050,000
Bogdan Zavu550,000125,000
Ian Auvil535,000205,000
Andrew Ferguson500,000-40,000
Miguel Medrano480,000-235,000
Charles Gudaitis400,000-64,000
Liz DiBernardo400,000235,000
Antwan Tate310,000-100,000
Nick Sims270,00050,000
Samantha Skelly150,000-65,000
Paul Cassella100,000-236,000
Richard Ellis Eliminated in 18th Place ($900)

November 20, 2023 @ 02:07 PM

Richard Ellis

After a raise to 90,000 by Richard Ellis in late position, Chris Davis moved all in for about 400,000 effective from the small blind. Ellis called.

Richard Ellis:
Chris Davis:

The board came bringing Davis a winning pair of queens on the turn to eliminate Ellis.

Chris Davis (CA)1,350,000663,000
Richard Ellis0-553,000
Lizzol Eliminated by Bloom

November 20, 2023 @ 01:54 PM

Raymond Lizzol

After a raise to 60,000 by Gregg Bloom in the cutoff, Raymond Lizzol moved all in for 110,000 on the button. Bloom called to put him at risk.

Raymond Lizzol:
Gregg Bloom:

The board incredibly came for a full house, but that extra six belonged to Bloom for the better full house and the elimination.

Meanwhile, Will Unruh has also been eliminated, leaving just 18 players remaining.

Gregg Bloom1,120,000180,000
Raymond Lizzol0-250,000
Will Unruh0-300,000
Updated Chip Counts

November 20, 2023 @ 01:36 PM

Gregg Bloom940,000777,000
Ronald Kaepernick915,000315,000
Paul Chamberlain870,000-40,000
Miguel Medrano715,000395,000
Chris Davis (CA)687,000192,000
Richard Ellis553,000194,000
Andrew Ferguson540,000-10,000
Merrill Eversman530,000255,000
Charles Gudaitis464,000135,000
Bogdan Zavu425,000245,000
Paul Cassella336,000160,000
Will Unruh300,000-80,000
Raymond Lizzol250,000250,000
Nick Sims220,000-166,000
Samantha Skelly215,00045,000
Ferguson Doubles Through Medrano

November 20, 2023 @ 01:28 PM

In a raised pot on a flop of , Miguel Medrano checked his big blind and faced a 180,000 chip all-in bet from Andrew Ferguson.

Medrano said he couldn't fold his hand and called.

Andrew Ferguson:
Miguel Medrano:

Ferguson's set of aces would have to fade Medrano's flush draw.

The board completed , keeping Ferguson ahead for a double-up.

Andrew Ferguson550,000433,000
Miguel Medrano320,000-130,000

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Payouts

1: Ian Auvil

$50,000 USD

2: Ronald Kaepernick

$22,500 USD

3: Gregg Bloom

$10,000 USD

4: Paul Chamberlain

$5,200 USD

5: Miguel Medrano

$3,438 USD

6: John Purdy

$2,500 USD

7: David Phillips

$2,000 USD

8: Chris Davis (CA)

$1,500 USD

9: Bogdan Zavu

$1,250 USD

10: Nick Sims

$1,100 USD

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11: Andrew Ferguson

$1,100 USD

12: Charles Gudaitis

$1,100 USD

13: Liz DiBernardo

$1,000 USD

14: Paul Cassella

$1,000 USD

15: Antwan Tate

$1,000 USD

16: Samantha Skelly

$900 USD

17: Merrill Eversman

$900 USD

18: Richard Ellis

$900 USD

19: Will Unruh

$800 USD

20: Raymond Lizzol

$800 USD

21: Matthew McGuire

$800 USD

22: Angela Ford

$700 USD

23: Sherrie Stumbo

$700 USD

24: Steven Mayer

$700 USD

25: Pieter Arundel

$600 USD

26: John Kelly

$600 USD

27: William Alley

$600 USD

28: Charles Olson

$500 USD

29: Billy Hayes

$500 USD

30: Steven Witzke

$500 USD

31: Steven Hibbs

$500 USD

32: Adam Rodriguez

$500 USD

33: Joy Martinek

$500 USD

34: David Edwards

$500 USD

35: Eric Wilson

$500 USD

36: Matthew Lemmel

$500 USD

37: Kenneth Goff

$500 USD

38: Nicholas Pacheco

$500 USD

39: Frazier Tedford

$500 USD

40: Justin Angelo

$500 USD

41: Lawrence Campagno

$500 USD

42: Paul Hair

$500 USD

43: Rock Shepherd

$500 USD

Top Chip Counts

1: Ian Auvil

13,000,000 Chips

2: Ronald Kaepernick

Busted

3: Gregg Bloom

Busted

4: Paul Chamberlain

Busted

5: Miguel Medrano

Busted

6: John Purdy

Busted

7: David Phillips

Busted

8: Chris Davis (CA)

Busted

9: Bogdan Zavu

Busted

10: Nick Sims

Busted