Last Level for Reentry
The clock has ticked into Level 9, with the blinds at 600/1,200 with a 200 ante. This is also the last level for late registration and reentry.
The clock has ticked into Level 9, with the blinds at 600/1,200 with a 200 ante. This is also the last level for late registration and reentry.
James Feagins opened to 4,000 and Adam Owen three-bet to 10,000 from the big blind. Feagins called and watched as Owen jammed for 15,000 on the flop.
Feagins wrestled with his decision before calling. Owen snap-turned over and Feagins sighed showing .
The turn was the , but the river gave Feagins a pair and sent the Brit to the rail.
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
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James Feagins
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45,000 | |
Adam Owen | Eliminé |
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Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
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Calvin Anderson | 133,000 | |
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Valentin Vornicu | 125,000 |
Niveau: 10
Blinds: 800/1,000
Ante: 200
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
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Craig Varnell |
75,000
25,000
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25,000 |
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Steve Zolotow |
60,000
60,000
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60,000 |
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Allyn Shulman |
43,000
-7,000
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-7,000 |
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Jamie Kerstetter |
31,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
Tom Hall | 25,000 | |
Fernando Brito |
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
Steven van Zadelhoff |
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
Carter Gill |
25,000
25,000
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25,000 |
Scott Clements |
23,000
23,000
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23,000 |
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Ryan Laplante |
19,000
19,000
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19,000 |
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Yosuke Sekiya |
17,000
-8,000
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-8,000 |
Phil Laak | Eliminé | |
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Niveau: 11
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 300
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
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Van Vandergriff | 152,000 | |
Jeff Gross |
58,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Konstantin Puchkov |
42,000
19,000
|
19,000 |
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Kathy Liebert |
33,000
33,000
|
33,000 |
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Charlotte Keeney
|
17,000
-6,000
|
-6,000 |
Chris Ferguson | Eliminé | |
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"Keep it low, dealer!" shouted Charlotte Keeney who was all in for her tournament life. She held but was up against three other opponents holding , , and respectively. Keeney was ahead, for now.
The flop came giving one of her opponents a straight. The turn was the and the river was the . Keeney was eliminated midway through Level 11 on Day 1a of the Giant and afterwards she spoke with PokerNews.
"I feel fantastic," said Keeney with the biggest grin imaginable on her face. "Four months ago I was diagnosed with Stage IV breast cancer, and then a month ago I was diagnosed with cervical cancer, so playing at the World Series of Poker is on my bucket list."
Keeney said that she had lived in Vegas for years, and had always wanted to come and play an event at the WSOP. Now she has.
"I literally flew from Florida for this event. I landed 20 minutes before the tournament started. I played, I made it halfway, and to me, that feels like a success.
"I mean it's the World Series of Poker! It's everything, you know what I mean? It's thrilling."
Other items on Keeney's bucket list include scuba diving in Key West and in October she is travelling to Albuquerque to see the balloon festival.
"I just got back from Russia," said Keeney. "I also went to Alaska and saw the Northern Lights. I just went skinny-dipping for the first time, that was on my bucket list. Some are small and some are big, but the WSOP was like...I'm going to cry now, I can't believe I came. I'm so happy."
Like most low limit tournaments at the WSOP, the atmosphere at the Day 1 tables is convivial.
"It's been so much fun; I had the most fun at my table. Table 6 in the Blue section is the most fun table. There were hugs and everything. I came in a little late at the break, and they were worried about me."
And where was she?
"I was...gambling away all my money, like an idiot!"
Keeney's positive outlook on life is striking, not least because she had just bust the tournament. We asked her what keeps her spirits up.
"Life is short. Honestly, the second I got that diagnosis it was like, you know what? Don't think about how you're going to die, think about how you wanna live. And from then every day has been the best day ever.
"I won five hands and I got to go all in twice, which is thrilling. I went all in at the WSOP. It's the best."
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
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Charlotte Keeney
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Eliminé |
Niveau: 12
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 400