Level 28 (30,000/60,000/5,000) Total BPPS Entrants: 272 Players Remaining: 3 Chip Average: 2,800,000 Three handed play, as suspected, as been slow and methodical, as the stacks remained close until the end of the last level. At the end of Level 27, Joe ‘Worm’ Palma moved himself into the chip lead, while six-time Borgata Poker champion…
Level 27 (25,000/50,000/5,000) Total BPPS Entrants: 272 Players Remaining: 3 Chip Average: 2,800,000 Through the first few orbits, Joe ‘Worm’ Palma has been the only player to win a meaningful hand, cutting down John Germano with the nut straight to move all three players into a more or less tie for the BPPS final table…
Level 27 (25,000/50,000/5,000) Total BPPS Entrants: 272 Players Remaining: 3 Chip Average: 2,800,000 Justin Kadet worked his short stack to near perfection but after getting cut down by Abraham Korotki, Korotki just finished the job he started a few levels ago, hitting another river to send Kadet to the rail in 4th place. The hand…
Level 27 (25,000/50,000/5,000) Total BPPS Entrants: 272 Players Remaining: 4 Chip Average: 2,000,000 Almost just as we posted that we’ve gone three hours without an elimination, Eliyah Asur was sent to the rail in 5th place, as his pair and massive draw was unable to best John Germano’s pocket queens. The hand was picked up…
Level 26 (20,000/40,000/4,000) Total BPPS Entrants: 272 Players Remaining: 5 Chip Average: 1,650,000 It’s been over three hours since the last elimination, as these five players have been doubling each other up and swapping chips for the last few levels. Those chips have found their way to the shorter stacks, as both Eliyah Asur and…
Level 26 (20,000/40,000/4,000) Total BPPS Entrants: 272 Players Remaining: 5 Chip Average: 1,650,000 Justin Kadet’s stack size doesn’t allow for much maneuverability, as he’s more or less stuck in a fit or fold mode of play. So far though, he’s making that strategy work, as he’s increased his stack over the last few hands by getting…
Level 26 (20,000/40,000/4,000) Total BPPS Entrants: 272 Players Remaining: 5 Chip Average: 1,650,000 Justin Kadet returned from break as the shortest stack and while he just got all-in and rivered a straight, that river card didn’t increase his stack, as it also gave Eliyah Asur a straight with both players chopping the pot. That action…
Level 26 (20,000/40,000/4,000) Total BPPS Entrants: 272 Players Remaining: 5 Chip Average: 1,650,000 Two full levels have passed since our last elimination and the remaining five players will now return to Level 26 with two short stacked players needing to find quick doubles. That likely means that the slow pace that we saw through the…
Level 25 (15,000/30,000/4,000) Total BPPS Entrants: 272 Players Remaining: 5 Chip Average: 1,650,000 The biggest pot of the tournament just played out at the final table and it’s seen Abraham Korotki regain his stop near the top of the BPPS leaderboard while crippling Justin Kadet. The action was picked up pre flop with Kadet opening…
Level 25 (15,000/30,000/4,000) Total BPPS Entrants: 272 Players Remaining: 5 Chip Average: 1,650,000 Joe ‘Worm’ Palma and Eilyah Asur have more or less switched spots on the BPPS leaderboard, after Palma moved all-in on the river to force a fold from the former final table big stack. The hand was picked up on a board…