On the outer table, the action folded to Keith Tilston in the small blind who just limped in for 7,000. Adrian Mateos was on the short stack and shipped all in for around 160,000. Tilston quickly made the call and the cards were tabled.
Keith Tilston:
Adrian Mateos:
The flop came and although Tilston flopped a set, Mateos picked up a flush draw. The on the turn and the on the river wasn't enough for Mateos as he was sent to the rail.
Ben Tollerene opened under the gun with the and Tom Marchese called in the big blind with the . Tollerene continued on a flop and Marchese check-raised to 40,000. Tollerene made the call and the landed on the turn.
Marchese led with a bet of 65,000 and Tollerene called bringing the on the end. After burning a timebank chip, Marchese moved all in for 278,000. Tollerene used two time extensions contemplating a call for his tournament life, and eventually found a fold.
On the feature table, Daniel Negreanu opened on the button with the and Ben Tollerene defended his big blind with the .
A flop fanned out and both players checked to see the hit the turn. Tollerene bet 30,000 and Negreanu called. The peeled off on the river giving Negreanu trip.
Tollerene bet 65,000 with his pair of jacks and Negreanu popped it up to 165,000. Tollerene used one of his time extensions before tossing his cards into the muck.
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As the first level came to an end, the field was reduced to 10 players. The players have been sent on an extended break as the feature table gets set up. Play will resume at 4 PM local time with the stream kicking off an hour later, at 5 PM. The PokerNews blog will be posting along with the stream which will be on an hour delay.
After doubling up Bryn Kenney the hand before, Justin Bonomo was left with only three big blinds. Keith Tilston raised to 14,000 from the cutoff and Bonomo stuck in his last 21,000 from the small blind. Brian Rast called out of the big blind and Tilston also completed.
The flop fell with Rast and Tilston left to battle in a side pot. Rast led out for 35,000 and Tilston made the call as the landed on the turn. Rast checked this time and Tilston fired a bet of 40,000. Rast called and the peeled off on the river.
Rast checked again and Tilston pushed in a bet of 80,000. Rast threw his hands up and went into the tank for over a minute. He eventually mucked his cards and Tilston tabled for a straight. Bonomo turned over and was thus eliminated, bringing the tournament down to just 10 players.
Cary Katz opened to 12,000 under the gun and watched as both Benjamin Pollak moved all-in for 118,000 and Daniel Negreanu cold four-bet shove having both players more than covered. The rest of the table folded including Katz and the two hands were tabled.
Benjamin Pollak:
Daniel Negreanu:
The board ran out giving no help to Pollak and he was sent to the rail.
and although Tilston flopped a set, Mateos picked up a flush draw. The 
on the turn and the 
on the river wasn't enough for Mateos as he was sent to the rail.
and Tom Marchese called in the big blind with the 
. Tollerene continued on a 
flop and Marchese check-raised to 40,000. Tollerene made the call and the 
landed on the turn.
on the end. After burning a timebank chip, Marchese moved all in for 278,000. Tollerene used two time extensions contemplating a call for his tournament life, and eventually found a fold.
hit the turn. Tollerene bet 30,000 and Negreanu called. The 
peeled off on the river giving Negreanu trip.
with Rast and Tilston left to battle in a side pot. Rast led out for 35,000 and Tilston made the call as the 
peeled off on the river.
for a straight. Bonomo turned over 
and was thus eliminated, bringing the tournament down to just 10 players.
