Event 12
Event 12: $1,000 Six Max NLH, $200,000 Guaranteed
Level 24 (12,000/24,000/3,000)
Total Entries: 304
Players Remaining: 7
Chip Average: 869,000
Dan Sewnig is the new chip leader at the six-max final table after taking down a sizable preflop hand against George Alberto.
Dan Sewnig started the final table of this six-max second in chips behind George Alberto but held the advantage of being two to the left of Alberto. The roles are now reversed and Sewnig is in the chip lead after taking down a large pot preflop against Alberto.
From the hijack, Alberto raised to 60,000 and Sewnig three-bet to 155,000 from the button. Action folded back to Alberto who put in a four-bet to 360,000. Undeterred by Alberto’s aggression, Sewnig five-bet to 710,000. Alberto thought for less than a minute and gave up his hand, conceding the pot.
With the pot, Sewnig is up to over 1,700,000 while Alberto drops below 1,000,000. It will be interesting if this dynamic continues as the final table wears on.
Event 12: $1,000 Six Max NLH, $200,000 Guaranteed
Level 24 (12,000/24,000/3,000)
Total Entries: 304
Players Remaining: 7
Chip Average: 869,000
Dan Sewnig was the largest gainer of four-handed play and is up to almost 1,300,000 as the six-max final table gets ready to start.
The remaining seven players have drawn for seats and the final table live stream is set to get started. George Alberto comes into play as the chip leader, but Dan Sewnig is right behind him with barely a big blind separating them. Despite being the short stack, Richard Bai still has a fair amount of play in front of him with 17 big blinds. The updated chip counts for the remaining players and the payouts they are all fighting for are below.
- Richard Bai – 408,000
- Nicholas Immekus – 879,000
- George Alberto – 1,320,000
- Vinny Pahuja – 754,000
- Dan Sewnig – 1,296,000
- Sonny Kim – 976,000
- Jason Rivkin – 648,000
- $72,250
- $44,232
- $33,616
- $27,276
- $21,084
- $15,186
- $11,058
Event 12: $1,000 Six Max NLH, $200,000 Guaranteed
Level 24 (12,000/24,000/3,000)
Total Entries: 304
Players Remaining: 7
Chip Average: 869,000
Vincent Moscati (Verplanck, NY)
After a long lull in the action, Vincent Moscati has hit the rail and the unofficial final table has been set. Moscati was near the chip lead for much of the last level, but lost his edge through a series of small to medium pots.
In the hand that dealt effectively the crushing blow to Moscati, he moved all-in from the small blind for about 470,000 and Nicholas Immekus called in the big blind with Moscati barely having him covered. Moscati was in deep trouble as his {as}{7s} was behind the {ac}{8c} of Immekus.
The {jh}{9d}{4s} board did little for Moscati and the {5c} on the turn was no help. The {ad} on the river sealed the deal and Moscati was left with only a single big blind. Vinny Pahuja would eliminate Moscati on the next hand and the final table is set.
The final seven players are on a short break and the live-stream final table will commence shortly.
Event 12: $1,000 Six Max NLH, $200,000 Guaranteed
Level 23 (10,000/20,000/3,000)
Total Entries: 304
Players Remaining: 8
Chip Average: 760,000
After the elimination of Spiros Karageorgos, the pace of play slowed down once again as players are going back and forth with little need to create a big pot. The average stack is now 38 big blinds, so we may see an elimination soon to bring play down to the unofficial final table of seven players.
The chip stacks have also grown more even as no players are currently over 1,000,000 after Richard Bai and Vincent Moscati crossed that mark in the last level. Sonny Kim is the closest player to that mark with 925,000, but as we have seen numerous times today, that can change at any moment. An updated look at the chip counts for the remaining players is below.
Table 1
- Vinny Pahuja – 555,000
- George Alberto – 540,000
- Vincent Moscati – 810,000
- Nicholas Immekus – 670,000
Table 2
- Sonny Kim – 925,000
- Richard Bai – 710,000
- Jason Rivkin – 865,000
- Daniel Sewnig – 640,000
Event 12: $1,000 Six Max NLH, $200,000 Guaranteed
Level 22 (8,000/16,000/2,000)
Total Entries: 304
Players Remaining: 8
Chip Average: 760,000
Spiros Karageorgos (Whitestone, NY)
Despite starting the day above the chip average with 425,500, Spiros Karageorgos did nothing but trend downward throughout Day 2.
Karageorgos was the short stack at the start of Level 22 with under 200,000 and despite getting a few shoves through, was unable to get a full double and was soon cut down at the hands of Dan Sewnig.
Karageorgos shoved for his last 120,000 from the cutoff and Sewnig made an easy call from the big blind with {9c}{9s}. Karageorgos would see he was in trouble with {ad}{3s}. The board ran out {js}{6c}{5h}{jd}{qs} never providing a sweat for either player.
With Karageorgos’ elimination, Sunny Kim was transferred over to Table 2 to balance both tables at four players. Nicholas Immekus is now the tournament short stack with 300,000 on Table 1.
Event 12: $1,000 Six Max NLH, $200,000 Guaranteed
Level 21 (6,000/12,000/2,000)
Total Entries: 304
Players Remaining: 9
Chip Average: 676,000
Ricky Guan (Brooklyn, NY)
In what was a fairly quiet level after the elimination of Bill Jennings, ended with a bang as Ricky Guan was sent to the rail on the last hand before break.
Jason Rivkin opened for a raise for 32,000 from the small blind and Guan moved his last 240,000 in from the big blind. Rivkin called with {5h}{5s} and had Guan and his {ac}{qc} in a flip for his tournament life and for most of Rivkin’s stack, as well.
The {7h}{5c}{2h} flop essentially sealed the deal for Rivkin as he flopped a set to leave Guan drawing to running outs. The {6s} made it official and Guan will earn $3,539 for his run.
With the hand, Rivkin is just below the chip average with 650,000 with the blinds set to go up.
Event 12: $1,000 Six Max NLH, $200,000 Guaranteed
Level 21 (6,000/12,000/2,000)
Total Entries: 304
Players Remaining: 10
Chip Average: 608,000
Bill Jennings (North Palm Beach, FL)
Bill Jennings was near or above the chip average for most of Day 2 but is now on the rail after being on the wrong side of a tough beat against Richard Bai.
Picking up the action on a {jh}{10h}{6c} flop, Dan Sewnig checked from the big blind to Richard Bai in the cutoff, who bet 35,000. From the button, Jennings assembled chips and put in a raise to 115,000.
Sewnig released and the action was back to Bai who announced “all-in.” Jennings quickly called for his last 150,000 with {ah}{9h} and was a big favorite against Bai’s {7h}{5h}.
The {kd} was safe for Jennings and he was one card away from the double up before the {7c} hit the river. A clearly frustrated Jennings slapped the table and headed to the payout desk.
With the come from behind win, Bai is now the first player over the 1,000,000 mark only four players from the final table.
Event 12: $1,000 Six Max NLH, $200,000 Guaranteed
Level 20 (5,000/10,000/1,000)
Total Entries: 304
Players Remaining: 11
Chip Average: 553,000
Joe McKeehen (North Wales, PA)
Joe McKeehen was another player who came into Day 2 near the top of the chip counts but right before his table broke to get down to 12 players, lost consecutive flips to Vinny Pahuja to reduce his stack to under 120,000
Once at his new table, McKeehen shoved all-in for 114,000 from the cutoff and found a caller in Spiros Karageorgos who was at risk for his final 99,000 from the big blind. McKeehen was again in a flip as his {kd}{jh} was against the {7c}{7d} of Karageorgos.
The {qs}{6s}{4d}{8c}{5c} runout was no good for McKeehen and he was crippled down to his last two big blinds. McKeehen got those blinds on the next hand with {9s}{9d} but lost to Richard Bai’s {qs}{10h} on a queen-high board to hit the rail.
Event 12: $1,000 Six Max NLH, $200,000 Guaranteed
Level 20 (5,000/10,000/1,000)
Total Entries: 304
Players Remaining: 13
Chip Average: 468,000
Barry Hutter (Hollywood, FL)
Barry Hutter started the day with a healthy chip lead and was still near the top of the counts on the most recent break but is now on the rail thanks to a well-timed monster dealt to Jason Rivkin.
The action was missed but the table relayed to us that Hutter opened to 30,000 and Rivkin three-bet to 75,000. Hutter moved all-in barely having Rivkin covered and Rivkin called for 354,000 total with {qx}{qx} and was ahead of Hutter’s {ax}{jx}.
The board ran dry for Hutter and Rivkin is near the chip lead with about 715,000 in his stack. Hutter was all-in shortly after and busted to Sonny Kim for his last 40,000. The remaining players are now one table away from Table 3 breaking and all players being six eliminations from today’s live stream final table.
Event 12: $1,000 Six Max NLH, $200,000 Guaranteed
Level 20 (5,000/10,000/1,000)
Total Entries: 304
Players Remaining: 14
Chip Average: 434,000
George Alberto is slightly ahead on the chip leaderboard with 710,000 as he pushes forward on Day 2 of the Six-Max.
The BPO Six-Max is well known for its deep structure allowing for maximum and that form has held true today as only three players have hit the rail through the first two full levels of play. The blinds have gone up, but players are still able to enjoy an average stack north of 40 big blinds.
George Alberto has been among the early gainers today as he is out in front with 710,000 at a table that includes Vinny Pahuja, Joe McKeehen and Nicholas Immekus. When play reduces to 12 tables, that table will be breaking, rather than a complete redraw taking place. An updated look at the chip counts for the remaining players is below.
Table 1
- Barry Hutter – 520,000
- Jason Rivkin – 360,000
- Sonny Kim – 685,500
- Vincent Moscati – 680,000
Table 2
- Spiros Karageorgos – 330,000
- Richard Bai – 570,00
- Rachel Krantz – 135,000
- Ricky Guan – 150,000
- Daniel Sewnig – 270,000
Table 3
- Joe McKeehen – 620,000
- William Jennings – 200,000
- Vinny Pahuja – 160,000
- Nicholas Immekus – 509,000
- George Alberto – 690,000