2:42 pm
Blinds – 8000/16000 We always like to introduce new players who are playing in their first Monthly. Meet Chris Kennedy. He is from Raynham, Mass and plays in the SMA region. Playing since late July, Chris is making a name for himself. He qualified when he went 3rd, 2nd, and 1st in a span of […]
1:57 pm
Blinds – 4000/8000 Players Remaining – 41 Right now the current stack after walking around the tournament area is roughly 100,000. With people like John Beady nearing 200,000 at the top chip leader.
1:41 pm
Blinds – 3000/6000 With five minutes left in the level, breaking another table. We are down to fifty (50) players
1:12 pm
Blinds – 2000/4000 As we start up after lunch, we are quickly down to eighty (80) players. After talking with Tournament Director Lionel, we have 180 players in today’s field.
12:41 pm
Everyone is now on a 20 minute lunch break. Currently 100 players still in
12:38 pm
Blinds – 1500/3000 Sometimes it’s the quiet ones you never hear but see chip stacks rising. Shannon Silva (SC) is quietly making her presence known on the table. Having over 100,000 in chips, Silva is looking a nice payday today.
12:25 pm
Blinds – 1500/3000 Former BPO Champ John Beady is starting to make his run to make the Top 16. Having knocked out a few players in a past 10 minutes or so, Beady now has close to 120,000 in chips.
12:05 pm
Blinds – 1000/2000 We have lost a ton of players in the last 15 minutes and the tournament staff has been at work breaking tables. Currently just a few under 120 players remain. Still a few more levels until Lunch!
11:57 am
Blinds – 800/1600 Catching the action after two players just left. Joe Lemire raised 4800 pre-flop in early position. Rich Stephanian goes all-in for 6800 and Player A goes all-in for less with 6400. Lemire – 5♣ 5♠ Stephanian -K♠ K♦ Player A – A♦ A♠ Flop is Q♣ K♣ J♦ giving Stephanian top set […]
11:37 am
Blinds – 600/1200 As we walk around the room, we see a few stacks being built: Bill Francis 75,000 Dan Hoban 70,000 Bill “Milkshake” 68,000 Charlene Cruz 67,000 Paul Shibels 65,000