Jeff King takes it down!

Jeff King takes 1st for $345,708.

	Jeff King

Ralph "Rep" Porter takes 2nd for $192,060.

	Ralph "Rep" Porter

Jeff calls and Rep raises 20K. Jeff calls. Flop comes the 6 K K. Rep is all in, Jeff calls. Rep has A Q and Jeff the K J. Turn is the 9. Rep is drawing dead. 6 on the river gives Jeff a full house and the take down. We have our winner.

Flop is the 2d Th Ts. Checked. Turn is the 5d. Jeff bets 15K and Rep folds.

Rep raises 20K and Jeff moves all in. Rep calls. Jeff has Ad Tc and Rep Ac 9d. The board comes the 5c 2c 2s 4d 3d and its a chop.

Rep 140K
Jeff 850K

Players take 5 minutes and we moved to the next level. Antes are 1k and blinds are 5K / 10K.

Jeff moved all in and Rep called. Jeff had a pair of threes and Rep the K 9. A king hit the flop and that was all she wrote. Rep doubled up to a little over 100K.

Rep calls and Jeff moves all in. Rep folds.

Rep raises the next pot and takes it preflop.

Rep moves all in and Jeff calls. Rep has Js Jd and Jeff has the Jh 9d. The board brings the 5 Q A T A and Rep doubles up to about 100K.

Jeff is all in, and Rep folds.

Rep makes it 41K and all in. Jeff folds.

Jeff is putting on the pressure now by moving all in over and over. Rep is having to fold.

With a flop of the Qs Kd Tc, Jeff bet 15K and Rep called. The Td hit the turn. Jeff bet 45K, Rep raised to 130K and Jeff pushed all in. Rep called. Jeff turns over the Ah Jc for the nut straight and Rep the Ts 5d for three of a kind and draw to the straight. The 7d hits the river. Jeff takes it down and leaves Rep with about 55K in chippage.

Jeff - 570K
Rep - 420K

Jeff raised to 40K. Rep called. Flop is 3 6 8. Rep bets 35K and Jeff calls. Turn is the 4. Jeff checks and Rep bets 65K. Jeff passes him the chips.

Jeff raises 20K and Rep calls. Flop comes the 7 T 5, two spades. Rep checks and Jeff bets 35K. Rep folds.

Rep calls the big blind. Flop is the 8 7 T, two hearts. Rep bets 10K. Jeff folds.

Jeff calls the big blind. Flop comes the K K 6, two clubs. Jeff bets 15K and Rep folds.

Rep raises to 20K and Jeff calls. Flop is the Th 7c 3d. Rep bets 35K. Jeff calls. The 6d hits the turn. Rep checks, Jeff bets 50K and Rep check raises all in for 202K. Jeff lays it down.

Rep calls, Flop is the 4h Ah Js. Checked. Ts on river. Checked. The river is the Th. Jeff bets 20K and Rep calls. Jeff shows two pair and wins the pot.

Jeff calls. Flop come the 2s 4h Qd. Rep bets 10K and Jeff folds.

Players have opted to take a 5 minute break every hour instead of a 10 minute one every two hours. OMG....I hope that does NOT mean they think we are going to be here that long.

Jeff 695K
Rep 305K

Rep raises to 24K. Jeff calls. Flop is the 5d 7h 8h. Checked. 3d on the turn. checked. River is the Ah. Jeff bets 20K and Rep folds.

Hahaha....a guy fell out of his chair becuase he fell to sleep. hahahaha.....that is hilarious.

Kc Kh 3c. Jeff bets 15K and Rep calls. Turn is the 6h. Jeff checks and Rep bets 30K. Jeff calls. The river brings the Tc. Jeff bets 45K and Rep calls. He shows the King and takes the pot. Back to square one.

Same thing next hand, but backwards.Jeff got this one.

Rep raises to 24K and Jeff drops his cards into the muck.

8c Kd 4d. Jeff bets 15K. Rep raises to 50K. Jeff moves all in at this point and Rep has a REALLY big decision to make. This could be for all the marbles. Yikes, the lights just all went off. Last call for alcohol??? OK....back to the action....What will Rep do here? Rep mucks and is in really big trouble now.

Rep - 290K
Jeff - 700K

Flop comes the 6 T 2, two spades. Jeff bets 15K and Rep folds.

Jeff makes it 24K and is called by Rep. The flop comes the Tc Kh 3h. Rep checks, Jeff bets 35K. Rep lets it go.

Just missed a hand, but Jeff recovered some of his chips. 

With both players seeing the flop, it comes the 8 6 3. Jeff checks and Rep bets 15K and Jeff calls The turn brought the T. Jeff bets 35K this time and Rep is in a quandry again. This time he comes over the top of Jeff for 45K more. Jeff has to think now. He takes a peek at the remainder of Reps chips and moves all in. Rep calls. Rep shows the 7 9 for the straight and Jeff had the T 3 for two pair. The 2h on the river helped no one and Rep doubles up.

Rep reraised Jeffs raise of 24K and takes it to 100K. Jeff turns and moves all in. Could be the big one. Rep has a major decision now. Jeff tossed it back at him. He has clasped his hands under his chin and is thinking as hard as one can after 12 hours of play. Rep decides to lay this one down. He dumps a third of his stack to Jeff.

Jeff makes it 24K to go. No go for Rep.

Rep makes it 24K from the button. No call.

Called and checked. Flop is Qs Jh 4d. Jeff checks and Rep checks. Turn is the 6h. Jeff checks and Rep bets 15K. Jeff lays it down.

Rep raises to 24K. Jeff calls. Flop comes the Td 3s Jc. Jeff checks, Rep bets 35K. Jeff l raises plus 80K. Rep choses to lay it down.

Jeff calls and Rep checks his option. 6 4 9 on flop. Jeff bets 15K and Rep gives it up.

Heads up action. And here we goooooooooooo.................

	Final 2. Dealer, money, Jeff and Rep

Rep makes it 20K and Rep calls. J A 9, two diamonds. Rep bets 40K. Jeff passes.

Button on Jaime. All in again. Jeff calls this time. Jaime has K K and Jeff T T. The flop brings the 6 A 3. The turn brings a T and Jeff sucked out a set of tens. The river is 4 and we lose Jaime to 3rd for $105,683. Man. Great game sir. Never saw that coming.

	Jaime Liagator

Button on Rep. Jaime does it once again and once again bolsters his account.

Jaime moves all in for the second time in a row and for the second time in a row, he takes the blinds and antes.

Exact Chip Count

Break time. We bump it to a 1K ante with 4K / 8K blinds.

On the button, Jeff raises to 18K. Rep makes the call. The flop comes the Ts 8c 3d. Rep checks and Jeff does too. Turn is the 5h. Jeff bets 24K this time and Rep smoth calls once againl The Tc hits the river. Rep checks and Jeff bets 50K this time. Incremental betting. Novel idea. Rep finally lays it down. Jeff boosts his already hefty hefty hefty stack.

Flop comes the Jc 9d 3c. Jeff checks. Rep bet 8K. Jeff raised for 15K more. Rep calls. The turn is the 5d. Jeff bet 28K and Rep decides to lay it down.

Rep pushed all in and got a call from Ben. Rep showed the A J and Ben the A T. The J kicka was golden and we lose Ben Bianco to 4th for $76,824.

	Ben Bianco

Approximate chip count

Jeff runs off with a big one when he turns the nut flush, bets 50K and gets a call from Rep who turned a straight. Jeff was all in for 189K and doubles through Rep. The board was the 6 7 8, two hearts. The Th hit the turn. MAJOR chip exchange.

Rep raises to 18K on the button. Eric moves all in from the big blind. Rep has to call to play. He does. He has the Jc Jh and Eric the As Th. The flop comes the Qh 8d 6c. Turn is the 7c with the river bringing the 8c. We lose Eracles Panayiotou to 5th for $67,221.

	Eric Panayiotou

Jeff on the button. Battle of the blinds. Flop comes the Tc 4d 2h. checked. Turn is the Kh. Checked. RIver comes the 7s. Checked. Ben has 7 8 and takes the pot.

Approximate chip count

Ben is on the button. Jeff raises to 18K. No action and he picks up the antes and the blinds.

In late position, Chris moves all in for about 60K. Jeff King calls him. He has the Ah Kd and Chris the Ts Js. Drum roll please...... The flop brings the Qs Kh 4c. Chris is open ended and Jeff sits with a pair of kings. The 5c hits the turn. On the river we see the 8h and we lose Chris Ferguson in 6th place for $57,618.

	Chris Ferguson

Another 3 way pot. 7s 6d 5c. Rep is first to act. All check. Turn is the 6s. Checked. 8h on the river. Checked once more. Rep has Q 5 for two pair. That is the winner.

Threeway pot. Qs 9h 7s. Ben bets 30K. Rep folds and Jeff

Chris moves all in and no action for him.

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Herb gets it all in and runs up agains Eric. Herb has the As Kh and Eric the 2c 2s. The twos hold up and send Herbert Cheng home in 7th for $48,015. Great game Herbert, see ya again soon!

	Herbert Cheng

Jeff on the button. Rep raises to 18K. Ben calls from the big blind. Flop is the 7c 6s 4h. Ben checks and Rep checks. The turn is the Kh. Ben bets 15K and Rep calls. The river is the 2d. Ben bets big for 35K and Rep calls. Ben shows teh T J of clubs and Rep a pair of Kings. Rep takes the pot from Ben.

Chris is the button. Herbert moves all in this time for 33K. Folded to him and he gets it.

Rep on the button. Ben raises to 26K. He picks up the antes and blinds.

Herbert has the button. Chris moves all in for 48K. He takes it down.

Herbert limps in from the small blind and Ben raises 15K from the big. Herbert gives it up.

Eric has the button. Ben calls. Jeff calls, Herbert checks his option. FLop is the 3c 4d 9d. Jeff makes it 15K to go. Herbert folds as does Ben.

Rep is the button. Herbert moves all in again and takes the antes and blinds.

Ben is the button. Herbert moves all in. Folded to Chris in the big blind, he calls. Christ has the Kh 9s and Ben the Ad Qd. The A c4c J h hits the flop. 2c on the turn and and another Ad on the river takes Herbert to a double up against Chris.

Jeff is the button. Herbert calls and Ben moves all in. Herbert junks his cards.

Button on Eric. Ben raises for 14 more. Herbert calls. 2h Qd Ad on the flop. Ben bets 14. Herbert calls. The turn brings the K. Herbert moves all in and Ben calls. Ben has a set of deuces and Herbert the A T of clubs. The J hits the river and Ben doubles through Herbert. Ben said if he had missed again on a set he not only would have gone home, he would have RUN home. Herbert takes a huge hit.

Button on Rep. Action around to Jeff and he makes it 18K to go. Around to Jaime in the big blind and he calls the bet. Heads up. Flop comes the Ad 6d 3h. Jeff bets 28K and Jaime lays it down. Jeff gets this one.

Jeff is the button. Eric raises to 20K. Rep calls him. Flop comes the 2d 6d 9s. Checked. Turn is the Th. Rep checks and Eric makes it 30K to go,. Rep calls this bet too. The river comes the 5. Rep bets 45K and Eric is under the gun. He lays it down. Substantial chip exchange.

Approximate Chip Count

We take a 15 minute break and come back to level 14 with 500 antes and 3K / 6K blinds.

Eric is the button. Jaime makes it 14 total. Action to Eric, he folds. Herbert rerasises from the big blind to 30K total. Jaime comes back over Herbert to all in status. Up to Herbert now and he is thinking long and hard about this. Jaime has him covered. He finally lays it down.

Button on Jaime. Two players see the flop. 6s Js Qh. Jeff checked and and Rep makes it 16K. Jeff returns with "all in" for about 37K more to go. Rep gives him business. Jeff has T J for a pair of jacks. Rep has the K Q for a pair of queens. The 9 hits the turn for straight draws and on the river Jeff gets another jack to trip him up and double him thought Rep.

Button over to Chris. He raises to 12K. Jaime calls from the small blind. Heads up. Flop comes the 4h Ks 7d. Jaime bets out for 12K and Chris folds.

Rep is the button. Eric raised to 12K. Ben calls. Flop is the 4s 3h Td. Ben bets 10K and Eric raises to an additonal 24K. Ben then moved all in and Eric called. Eric has Q Q and Ben the 3 3 for a set. The turn comes the Q ( holy cow!) and the 6d comes on the river. Eric stays alive and doubles through Ben Bianco and his set. Set over set. Sheesh.

Eric is on the button. Rep makes it 12K. Eric raises to 37K. Rep pushes all in this time for a bold move. Eric gives it up and ships the pot to Rep.

Rep takes the button. Chirs raises for an addtional 8K. Jaime takes it to plus 20K. Chris passes.

Herbert takes the button. Two players. Flop is the 4 c7s 3h rainbow. Ben checks and Rep bets 7K. Ben sees it. The turn is the Kc. Ben is first and he bets 17K. Rep reraises for 25K more. Ben might be between a rock and a hard place again. We wait. He lays it down and Rep takes away some chippage from Ben.

Jeff has the button and we have a raise from Chris and several callers. Fourway pot. Flop comes the As 7s Qc. Jaime bets 24K and loses the other three.

With the button on Eric, he makes it 12K to go. Herbert calls from the big blind. Two players. The flop is the 5h Qs Ts. Checked. Qc on the turn. Checked. RIver brings the As. Checked by Herbert and Eric checks as well. Eric shows an ace and takes this one.

Button on Chris, and UTG Jeff takes it to 12K. Ben calls the bet. Heads up. Flop comes the 6d 6h 5c. Jeff moves all in for about 51K and Ben chatters to Jeff for a bit regarding his lack of overcards. Jeff sits stone cold still. Ben wants the dealer to spread out the chips so he can see how much is in there. He says there isnt enough in there and folds.

Herbert on the button. (skipping these "and he picked up the blinds and antes" hands). Chris makes it 12K. He picks them up. Last one of these. Ill report a "HAND" when we get one.

Eric on the button. Jaime raises to 14K. Folded to the blinds and they lay their hands down. Jaime takes down another.

Jaime Ligatore earns his button now. Rep raises to 12K. Jaime raises all in and Rep folds. Jaime stakes a few chips off the leader.

Chris Ferguson takes the button. Herbert raises to 13K. It's his.

Rep "Ralph Porter" has the button. Ben makes the minimum raise and even then no one wanted to play wif him. Perhaps they smelled a rat.

Ben Bianco is on the button. Folded to the Rep and he calls . Chris doenst exercise his option. Flop comes the 4 8 K. Chris bets and gets no calls.

Herbert Cheng takes the button. Ben raises from the small to 18K and Rep folds. Ben takes another.

Button is on Jeff. Ben raises to 17K. Jeff calls. 9c 7c Jh on flop. Ben bets 39K and Jeff opts out.

Button on Eric. He raised and picks up the pot.

Button on Jaime. Ben raises to 20K. Ben scoops the antes and blinds.

Chris is the button now. Jeff takes it to 12K total. Ben calls that bet. Heads up. Flop is the 2c Tc 7h. Jeff bets 20K and Ben quickly releases his hand.

Button is on Rep. Herbert raises to 14K. He gets it.

Jeff takes over the button. Herb calls from the small and Ben checks his option. Flop is 5s 6d 6h. Herb and Ben check and Jeff makes it 23K to go. No callers.

Eric gets the button now as well as the blinds and antes from the last one. Rep tosses in 4K. Eric calls as well. Herbert checks his option and we see the flop. It is the 4 6 K. Rep bets out and no one gives him action.

Button on Jaime. Eric raises and picks up the hand.

Button on Chris. Ben raises to 20K and no action.

Chris Ferguson just put on his shades and is ready to rumble. Time to get serious.

Button is on Jeff and around to him he pushes all in for 29,500. In the big blind, Rep calls. Jeff shows the K K and Rep the A 4{moscardsuit:sds} . The board keeps the kings boss and Jeff stays alive and doubles through the chip leader, Rep.

Button on Eric now. Mickey pushes all in again. Herbert calls. Mickey has the A Q . Herbert the K 7 h. Flop comes the 7 7 6. Mickey is drawing for running perfect cards. The 5 lands on the turn and is drawing dead. The 6 comes on the river and we lose Mickey Appleman to 8th for $35,412. One hell of a flop Herbert!

	Mickey Appleman

Button on Jaime. Mickey moves all in for 6K total. Jeff calls and shows the Qd 8h and Mickey the Qc Tc. 7 2 J J 2 land on the board and Mickey has to spelit the pot. He was in the lead just for a second.

Button on Rep, he raised to 12K and picks up the blinds and antes.

Jeff King goes all in and picks up the blinds and antes. He needs them.

Back at 830pm.

Approximate Chip Count

We take a dinner break and come back to play a little higher. Level 13 has a 500 ante with 2K / 4K blinds.

Last hand of this level, the button sits in front of Herbert. Rep makes the rasie to 10K this time UTG. Chris makes the call. Ben, on the small calls the raise. Mickey calls as well. Four way action. The flop brings the A 8 2 . All four check. The 5 hits the turn. Checked around. All checked again. Lots of pocket pairs. Ben had pocket sixes, Rep pocket tens and Chris pocket jacks. Mickey pocket questionmarks. Chris takes the pot.

Tthe button is on Jeff. Mickey limps in and Herbert calls 1500. Ben, on the big raises to another 20K. Mickey folds and Herbert folds his pocket deuces. Ben shows AK again.

The button is on Eric. Ben takes it to 17,500 UTG. Back around to Jaime, he moves all in. Ben gives it up this time. Jaime increases his chip count.

Chris takes the button. He raises to 9K. Jaime and Eric, in the blinds let it go.

The button moves to Rep. Around to Ben, he raises to 20K straight. No callers. Ben reveals the A K of hearts.

In middle position, Eric takes it to 9K. He gets a call from Jaime. Two to see the flop. It comes the Q 6 4 . Jaime checks and Eric bets 13K. Jaime makes it all his chips to play, 22,900 of 'em. Eric rethinks and decides to fold this time. Jaime takes it down.

Jeff King has moved all in for the second time in a row. The button is on Ben. And for the second time in a row, he picks up the blinds and antes.

Big Hand here. Chris raised to 9K and Herbert called him. Just the two of 'em. The flop comes teh Q J 4 . Herbert checked to Chris and he bet 12K. Herbert called. The turn brought the K . Chris fired 25K in the middle and Herbert did call. The T fell on the river. Herbert checked to Chris and Chris checked back at him. Herbert showed the nut flush with the A J and Chris turned over pocket kings for a set. Big pot for Herbert.

Hold onto yourselves, we have action. Herbert Cheng takes it to 10K from late postition and Louie Esposito comes over the top for all in action. Herbert calls the 12,600. Lou shows pocket tens and Herbert the A 7 of clubs. The flop K 4 2 . The turn is the A for Herbert. The river has to bring a ten for Louie. The river comes the 4 and we lose Louie Esposito in 9th for $28,809.

	Louie Esposito

Ben raises from the small blind when it is folded around to him. He makes it 15K total. Louie, in the big blind makes the call. Heads up. The flop comes the 8 5 3 . Ben is first to act and he throws down 14K for the bet. Louie announces that he will raise and he takes it to 30K straight. Ben will have to cough up 16K more to stay with Louie. Ben thinks for quite a while, sighs and finally calls the raise. The turn brings the 7 . Both check. The river comes teh 6 . Both check. Ben has A K and Louie the A Q. Man was that a bad board for them both and one hell of a call that Ben made.

Ben has the button now. He raises this time when it is folded around to him. He drums up no business.

The button is now on Herbert. Folded around to him, he raised to 8K. Up to the blinds now. Ben reraises from the small blind to another 19,500. Herbert gives up the steal and the dealer ships the pot to Ben.

Chris raised to 9500 from the button. Herbert Cheng gave him the call. Two handed, the flop comes the A K J . Action floppage.... Herbert checked to Chris and Chris bet 12K. Herbert checked raised for another 20K. Chris indicated nope, not this time and folded.

Lou raises to 9500 when it is folded around to him on the button. It worked. He picks up the blinds and antes.

In early position, Rep raised to 10K. Chris calls him. Only two see the flop. It is the J 9 3 . Rep checks to Chris and he does as well. Hte 7 hits the turn. Rep bet 20K and Chris lays his hand down.

Preflop, between two players in late position, Jaime and Eric, Jaime raised to 10K and Eric came over him for another 25K. Jaime finally released and Eric was kind enough to turn over pocket kings for a looky.

Jeff King moved all in from UTG and scared the rest of the field away. SURPRISE!

Eric and Mickey have called the big blind, Jeff King. The flop comes the Kd 6d 6h. Eric acts first. He checks and Mickey bets. Jeff King folds. Turn comes the Qc. Eric bets 10K and Mickey folds.

Chris has the button. Mickey raises to 10K. It's all his.

Button is on Rep. Herbert calls the 6500 raise from Eric . Heads up. The flop comes the 2 K T . Eric is first and he checks. Herbert takes the opportunity to sense weakness and he fires 13,500 at the pot. Eric folds.

Lou raises to 9500 and Mickey, on the button, calls. Rep then raises from the small blind to a bunch more. He stacks 30K on top of the 9500. Lou has a change of heart and folds, and now it is up to Mickey. He gives it a lot of thought and decides to let it go this time. Rep continues to build his dynasty.

Eric calls the 3K. Mickey calls as well. Threeway pot. FLop is the A 6 2 . Players check. T on the turn. Players check. 2 on the river. No bets. Mickey has the 2 3 and he takes it down.

Mickey is on the blind. Rep, UTG raises to 10K.. No one played wif him and he takes the blinds and antes.

Hahaha.....the roman soldiers cant believe this is going on for so long. Must have been just watching TV poker only eh? They up and left. The money sits by itself....hmmmm........oh, drat, I see a modern day security guard over there....missed my chance. I had this lady say to me on Wednesday, "I just didnt know all this folding went on....I never see it on TV". DUH!

Eric raises from the cutoff and gets no action again. More blinds and antes shoved to him.

Folded around to Eric, who is on the button, he raises to 10K. No blind action and he picks it up.

Button is on Jaime. Louie raises to 9500....no action.

Eric raised to 9K and Rep called. THe K 7 3 hits the board. Both check. The 8 falls on the turn. Rep bet 10K and Eric came over him to 20K. Rep called. The A lands on the river. Both check. Rep showed a pair of kings and Eric mucks.

We're back and Rep picks up the first hand.

Approximate Chip Count

We take a 10 minute break and move to Level 12. Antes are 400 with 1500 / 3000 blinds.

Almost 3 hours into this one and we have lost no players. Hunker down is the secret word of the day.

Button on Jeff King. Battle of the blinds. Ben takes a ground skinner and picks up the blinds and antes.

Herbert calls a 6500 raise from Rep. 7s 6c 3d on the flop. Herbert, in early position checks. Rep bets 11K at the pot. Herbert has to let another one slip away.

UTG, Rep raises to 6500. Chris reraised to 20K. No callers desired???? Back to Rep, and he pushes all in this time. The crowd goes into mumble mode. First big action so far. Chris lays it down and Rep picks off 20K from Chris Ferguson.

Action on Herbert, he raises to 7500. Rep makes the call. No one else plays. Flop comes the 9 6 2 . Herbert checks and Rep checks. Turn is the 4 . Checked. J on river. Checked. First one over.......A Q shows the A Q and takes the pot.

Eric raised to 6500 and Herbert called. Heads up. Flo comes the 9 8 2 . Eric checks and Herbert does too. Turn is the T . No bets. The river comes the Js. Eric bets 8K and Herbert skips town. Eric takes the pot on the representation.

Louie and Mickey go to battle. Mickey sneaked one in and picked up a nice pot while holding the 8 4 when the flop brought a 4 and after the Q on the turn and a check by Louie, he caught the 8 on the river. Louie had a pair of queens. The ace on the flop was the spoiler for the Q.

	Final Table

Eric takes it to 6K and Herbert makes the call. Flop comes the Kd Qd 4c. Eric has to act first and he bets 8K this time. Herbert makes the call again. The turn is the 8s. Eric checks this time and Herbert bets 12K. Onus is now on Eric and he decides to call. The river brings the 5h. Eric checks again and Herbert checks as well. Herbert shows the K T and Eric flips over pocket rockets which is good for the win.

Mickey makes the 2K call. Herbert makes the 1K call from the small blind and Ben checks his option. FLop comes the As Qc 8h. Herbert checks, Ben checks and Mickey bets 6K. Herbert calls and Ben disappears. The turn comes the Ad. Herbert is first to act and he checks giving Mickey the go ahead to bet. He does and makes it 7500 to play. Herbert calls. The river is here. The 2d. On Herbert, he checks to Mickey who checks as well. Mickey shows the KQ and Herbert sends his cards to the discards. Mickey takes the pot.

Ben raised to 8K. Eric calls the 8K. Heads up. Flop came the Ac Kc 9c. Scary board. Ben is first to act. He bets and Eric runs.

30 minutes left at this level.

Chris raised to 6K. Eric calls. Flop comes the J 9 4 Turn is the T CHecked. River is the 2 . Eric wagers 6K and Chris folds. Eric shows pocket deuces.

This time Ben raises to 8K. He gets action from Chris. Heads up. Flop comes the Ks 9s 3c. Chris is first to act and checks. Ben follows. Turn card is the Ts. Three spades showing now. Checked by both. River is the 3h. Checked. Ben showed pocket fives and Chris the A 9 for nines. Ship it to Chris.

Mickey pushed all in and got no action. Blinds and antes are added to his stack.

Jaime raises to 7K and Herbert makes the call. Heads up. The flop is the 8d 3d 2d. Jaime checked to Herbert and he makes it 12K to play. Jaime calls it. The turn comes the Jh. Checked. The Th arrives. Jaime bets 8K and Herbert calls. Herbert has a pair of hooks and Jaime a pair of eights. Herbert recovers some chippage.

Mickey calls the extra 2K from the small blind. Eric and Herbert call as well. Ben raised to an addtional 6500. Mickey folds and Eric calls. 7d 7c 5d. Herbert is first to act. He checks. Eric bets 8K. Herbert calls and Ben leaves. The turn is the 7h. Herbert checks to Eric and he bets 19K. Herbert elects to lay it down with that bet.

Chris picks up a few more when he raised to 6K and got a call from Jeff King. Post flop, Jeff in the big blind checked to Chris who bet and Jeff laid his hand down.

Herbert raised from the button to 7K. Ben called. THe A J 2 flops. Ben checked and Herbert bet 9K. Ben folded it.

Mickey raised to 6K in late position and Chris takes it to 18K on the button. Mickey changes his mind and mucks.

Jeff made it 6K and Herbert reups to 15K. Heads up. Jeff lays it down and Herbert takes a pot.

Chris raised on the button to 6K. Jaime calls 5K from the small blind. Flop comes the 6 8 T . Jaime makes it 12K to play and Chris folds. Jaime takes this one.

	Jeff King

	Ralph "Rep" Porter

	Caesars protecting the cash in style!

Chris is suddenly up to about 220K.

We take a moment for a break and go to level 11. 1 / 2 blinds with a 300 ante.

In a battle of the blinds, Rep in the small and Chris in the big see the flop. It arrives the 9 4 Q . Rep fires 7K at the pot and Chris smooth calls. The 4 hits the turn. Rep makes it 12K, being first to act, and once again, Chris smooth calls him. The river came the 7D and this time Rep checks to Chris. Chris in turn bets 25K at the pot. Rep called. Chris turned over the computer hand, the Q 7 and reveals two pair. Rep mucks and Chris takes a nice pot for the final hand of this level.

Chris bet out for 4500 and caught only one caller, Eric. The flop came the 8 4 2 . Chris checked to Eric who bet 8500. Chris check raised for another 16,500 and Eric makes the call. The turn is the J . First to act, Chris fires 30K at the pot. Eric is under pressure and after several minutes pushed all in. Chris made the call. Chris showed pocket kings and Eric the T 8 . The 9 slams the river doubling Chris Ferguson though Eric Panayiotou. Things are looking a lot better for Mr. F after this hand.

Folded around to Rep, he makes it 5K to go. Jaime takes it up 12K more. Back to Rep and he thinks better of it and lets this one go.

Jaime and Chris see a flop. J 9 2 . Chris checks and Jaime shoves in 4,500. Chris passes this one by.

Herbert raised to 6200 the next hand. Chris calls and we are heads up. Flop is K s Q 7 . Chris is first to act and he checks. Herbert checks as well. The 6 turns. Checked again. The river is a 5 . Chris makes a move and bets 7K. Herbert called. Chris showed a pair of queens and Herbert mucks this one. Chris picks up a pot.

Louie Esposito takes the first button. Eric Panayiotou raises to 6K. Mickey and Rep both call. The flop comes the K 8 3 h. Rep, in the big blind wagers 10K. Eric raises to another 20K to go. Mickey folds and Rep does as well. Battle of the big stacks and Eric takes it down.

31 minutes left in level 10. 20 ante with 800 / 1600 blinds.

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