Playground Poker

Sako Marashlian survived the bubble as the short stack, and managed to secure himself a spot on the final table of Event #3 before being eliminated in 8th place.

He folded most of the hands leading up to his elimination, and with only 70K left with 20K invested in the big blind, he committed his stack following an open from Manfred and a call from Steve. Action checked down to the river, where Sako was delivered the bad news.

Sako:
Steve:

Board:

Steve rivered the nut straight, which bested Sako’s two-pairs.

8th place: Sako Marashlian – $500.00

With 3 players in the hand, Issie Emin Yuzgulec threw in his bounty chip on a flop. Manfred called the bet of 173K and Steve mucked his hand.

Issie:
Manfred:

Manfred spiked a set on the turn, and then made the flush on the river to scoop the pot and eliminate Issie from the tournament.

9th place: Issie Emin Yuzgulec – $400.00

In a clash of the big stacks, Manfred Gunther eliminated Hans Carcenac (pictured) to bring the PLO Bounty onto the 9-handed final table.

We caught up to the action on the river, and with the board showing and already 300K in the pot, Manfred threw in his bounty chip to announce his last 280K is in the middle. Hans tanked for a moment before also throwing in his chips, and then saw the bad news as Manfred tabled the nuts with . Both players had flopped two pair and improved by the river, however Hans’ broadway with was second best, spelling his elimination.

Manfred leads the final 9 with around 800K, with Steve Ulloa-Torres and Brian Morgan tied for second with around 400K apiece.

First Name | Prénom	Last Name | Nom	Seat | Siège
Alexandre	Vendette	Seat 1
Manfred	Gunther	Seat 2
Leor	Wasserman	Seat 3
Steve	Ulloa-Torres	Seat 4
Sako	Marashlian	Seat 5
Issie Emin	Yuzgulec	Seat 6
Ivan	Driard	Seat 7
Brian	Morgan	Seat 8
Simon	Pin-Disle	Seat 9

Joey “Birdman” Boczek has just been knocked out from the PLO 50/50 Bounty Event, and with his elimination the tournament is now in the money.

He limped into the hand from early position, and once Manfred Gunther opened to 50,000 on the button, he re-raised the pot, sliding forward 168,000 and leaving himself around 120,000 behind. Manfred tanked for a moment before making the call, and the rest of the chips went in on the flop.

Joey:
Manfred:

Board:

Manfred found as set of 5s on the board to win the 1/2 million chip pot, and now sits on over 625,000 for the current chip-lead.

Hand-for-hand has been in progress for a full level so far, and we’ve see a number of all-in / calls however the shorter stack has prevailed in every case so far. A handful of players have been blinded down in the process, as Mike Fraser, Sako Marashlian and Ivan Driard have been playing passively, waiting for the money-bubble to sail by. With the blinds increasing to 6K/12K, the pressure will be on these 3 in the hands to come as they only hold a few big blind each.

Steve Ulloa-Torres and Hans Carcenac share the chip lead as the players went on a short break following level 16, and they return to the felts with 406,000 each. Below are the full counts of the remaining 14 players as they continue hand-for-hand play until the next elimination.

First Name | Prénom	Last Name | Nom	Stack | Tapis	Seat | Siège
Steve	Ulloa-Torres	406,000	Table 57 - Seat 1
Hans	Carcenac	406,000	Table 57 - Seat 4
Manfred	Gunther	362,000	Table 57 - Seat 6
Brian	Morgan	356,000	Table 54 - Seat 8
Joey	Boczek	280,000	Table 57 - Seat 2
Simon	Pin-Disle	228,000	Table 54 - Seat 6
Issie Emin	Yuzgulec	204,000	Table 54 - Seat 3
Leor	Wasserman	152,000	Table 57 - Seat 5
Alexandre	Vendette	134,000	Table 54 - Seat 4
Christopher	Scrimshaw	127,000	Table 54 - Seat 1
Arthur	W	121,000	Table 54 - Seat 7
Mike	Fraser	70,000	Table 54 - Seat 5
Sako	Marashlian	64,000	Table 57 - Seat 7
Ivan	Driard	58,000	Table 57 - Seat 8

The field in Event #3 is down to just 16 players on 2 final tables, and with 13 payouts set, the bubble is quickly approaching.

First Name | Prénom	Last Name | Nom	Seat | Siège
Christopher	Scrimshaw	Table 54 - Seat 1
Yaqoub	Alaqeel	Table 54 - Seat 2
Jonathan	Hebert	Table 54 - Seat 3
Alexandre	Vendette	Table 54 - Seat 4
Mike	Fraser	Table 54 - Seat 5
Simon	Pin-Disle	Table 54 - Seat 6
Arthur	W	Table 54 - Seat 7
Brian	Morgan	Table 54 - Seat 8
Steve	Ulloa-Torres	Table 57 - Seat 1
Joey	Boczek	Table 57 - Seat 2
Issie Emin	Yuzgulec	Table 57 - Seat 3
Hans	Carcenac	Table 57 - Seat 4
Leor	Wasserman	Table 57 - Seat 5
Manfred	Gunther	Table 57 - Seat 6
Sako	Marashlian	Table 57 - Seat 7
Ivan	Driard	Table 57 - Seat 8