Event 12 (Day 1)
$1,000+$90 Six Max NLH
$200,000 Guaranteed
Level 17: (2,500/5,000/500)
Total Entries: 304
Players Remaining:17
Barry Hutter (Bradenton, FL)
Day 1 of The NLH Six Max Event has come to end and it’s Barry Hutter leading the way with 808,500. Hutter took the chip lead early on and never looked back. Nick Immekus went on a late rush and the very last hand of the night won a massive flip holding pocket queens against his opponents ace king.
Joe McKeehen who was neck and neck for the chip lead for much of the day was able to put a top three stack in the bag. The players will return Saturday September 17 at 12 PM noon and resume Day 2 play.
Below is a look at some of the big stacks and players who will be batting out it for the $72,250 first prize and the BPO trophy. A full list of chip counts and seating assignments will be posted as soon as they’re available.
Barry Hutter- 808,500
Nick Immekus- 725,000
Joe McKeehen- 616,500
George Alberto- 522,000
Vinny Pahuja- 313,000
Jason Rivkin- 272,500
$1,000+$90 Six Max NLH
$200,000 Guaranteed
Level 17: (2,500/5,000/500)
Total Entries: 304
Players Remaining:21
Barry Hutter (Bradenton, FL)
The action folds to the player on the button who moves all in for his last 80,000. The small blind folds, Barry Hutter calls from the big blind and the hands are shown.
Button: {ac}{7c}
Hutter: {8s}{8d}
The dealer spreads the {kd}{qs}{5c} flop and Hutter’s eights remain in the lead. The turn {9c} gives the player the nut flush draw and Hutter will need to fade a river club. The {9d} hits the river and Hutter’s eights hold up to earn him the pot and the knockout. He adds to his stack which is now just over 600,000 giving him the chip lead with 21 players left.
$1,000+$90 Six Max NLH
$200,000 Guaranteed
Level 16: (2,000/4,000/400)
Total Entries: 304
Players Remaining:24
We are down to the final four tables here in The NLH Six Max Event. Joe McKeehen and Barry Hutter are still in a neck and neck battle for the chip lead. Below is a list of updated chip counts from around the field.
Joe McKeehen- 560,000
Barry Hutter- 540,000
Sonny Kim- 425,000
Kal Alwan- 400,000
Nick Immekus- 385,000
Vincent Moscati- 370,000
Alberto Sabogali- 310,000
George Alberto- 305,000
Vinny Pahuja- 240,000
Ricky Guan- 230,000
Jeff Colpitts- 225,000
$1,000+$90 Six Max NLH
$200,000 Guaranteed
Level 16: (2,000/4,000/400)
Total Entries: 304
Players Remaining:29
Ricky Guan
Alberto Sabogali raises from under the gun and a player in middle position makes the call. Ricky Guan defends from the big blind and they go three handed to the {ad}{8s}{10s} flop. Guan checks and Sabogali slides out a bet of 11,500.
The middle position player calls and with the action back on Guan he check raises to 34,500. Sabogali quickly folds and the middle position player thinks for a few moments before moving all in. Guan makes the call for his last 102,600 and the hands are shown.
Guan: {8c}{8d}
Opponent: {ah}{jd}
Guan shows a set of eights and his opponent will need running cards to score the knockout. The turn {5c} seals the deal for Guan and the meaningless {4d} completes the board. Guan’s set of eights earn him the pot and the double up.
Ricky Guan-265,000
$1,000+$90 Six Max NLH
$200,000 Guaranteed
Level 15: (1,500/3,000/400)
Total Entries: 304
Players Remaining: 30
The players continue to drop at a rapid pace here in the NLH Six Max Event. We are now down to the final 30 and they are currently on a 15 minute color up break. We will pick back up on all the action when the players return and cards are back in the air.
$1,000+$90 Six Max NLH
$200,000 Guaranteed
Level 15: (1,500/3,000/400)
Total Entries: 304
Players Remaining: 32
Barry Hutter continues to be one of the more active players in the field and add to his stack. He has steadily been amassing chips and is now nearing the half million chip mark. It looks to be a neck and neck battle for the chip lead as Joe McKeehen is playing nearly an identical stack. The two are stating to pull ahead of the field with just 32 players left.
$1,000+$90 Six Max NLH
$200,000 Guaranteed
Level 15: (1,500/3,000/400)
Total Entries: 304
Players Remaining: 35
Joe McKeehen (North Wales, PA)
Joe McKeehen was just involved in a more than 400,000 chip pot just before the money bubble burst. The board read {kd}{9s}{4d}{jc} after a series of raises Natale Kuey moved all in for about 200,000 on the turn. McKeehen made the call turning over {4c}{4s}
Kuey was drawing dead as he showed {as}{kh} for just top pair. The {ac} hit the river and McKeehen set of fours would earn him the largest pot of the night. He is now leading the way and is the first player to cross the half a million chip mark with just 35 remaining.
Joe McKeehen- 510,000
$1,000+$90 Six Max NLH
$200,000 Guaranteed
Level 15: (1,500/3,000/400)
Total Entries: 304
Players Remaining: 35
Nick Immekus (Jefferson Hills, PA)
The action folds to Nick Immekus on the button and he moves all in covering both players in the blinds. The small blind folds and the big blind calls for his last 69,000.
Immekus: {4h}{2h}
Big Blind: {as}{kc}
They see a flop of {ah}{6h}{5s} and although the big blind flops top pair Immekus picks up both straight and flush draws. The turn {3d} gives Immekus his straight leaving his opponent drawing dead.
The meaningless {6c} completes the board earning Immekus the pot and the elimination. The remaining 35 players are now all in the money and guaranteed a minimum of at least $1,474.
Nick Immekus- 280,000
$1,000+$90 Six Max NLH
$200,000 Guaranteed
Level 14: (1,200/2,400/300)
Total Entries: 304
Players Remaining: 45
Joe Kuether (Elm Grove, WI)
Joe Kuether got the last of his chips all in on a board of {3d}{9h}{8c}{4h}. Jeff Colpitts quickly called turning over his {3c}{3h} for a flopped set of threes. Kuether saw the bad news as his {qs}{9s} was drawing dead. The meaningless {10h} hit the river earning Colpitts the pot eliminating Kuether just shy of the money.
Jeff Colpitts- 290,000
$1,000+$90 Six Max NLH
$200,000 Guaranteed
Level 14: (1,200/2,400/300)
Total Entries: 304
Players Remaining: 49
After raking in his latest pot former WSOP Main Event Champion Joe McKeehen finds himself near the top of the chip counts. He is hovering around the 300,000 chip mark which looks to be on of the largest stacks in the room.