A Deal Has Been Made: Christopher Tolone Is Declared The Champion!

A Deal Has Been Made: Christopher Tolone Is Declared The Champion!

All seven players came back today, and not a single hand of poker was played! The tournament floor staff crunched the numbers, and after some extensive negations, a deal was struck that saw Christopher Tolone declared the official champion, even though he pocketed...
Play has Stopped Seven Handed: Christopher Tolone Leads

Play has Stopped Seven Handed: Christopher Tolone Leads

We have just reached the 12 hour mark of play today, and the players have decided they are done for the night. We have seven players left, with Christopher Tolone holding a hefty lead of 5.72 million.  Check below for a full breakdown of the stacks. These seven...
Jeff Davis Eliminated in 8th Place ($6,500)

Jeff Davis Eliminated in 8th Place ($6,500)

Ross Tesser limped in from early position, and Jeff Davis, who was next to act, moved all in for 675,000.  It folded back to Tesser, and after about 45 seconds of thinking, he slid the calling chips in. Davis held pocket sevens, but unfortunately for him, Tesser had...
Jarod Einsohn Eliminated in 9th Place ($5,200)

Jarod Einsohn Eliminated in 9th Place ($5,200)

Action folded around to Jarod Einsohn on the button, and he moved all in for his last 800,000. The player in the small blind made the call, and Christopher Tolone tanked in the big blind before saying he was folding Ace-King. Einsohn: [8d 8c] Small Blind: [Ah Ac]...

And Then There Were Nine

As soon as we posted about not having lost anyone yet, we lost one of our anoymous players in 10th place. He got the last of his chips in preflop holding Ace-King, but he was unfortunately dominated by the pocket aces of Michael Haev. The flop came jack high, and the...

Two Double Ups to Pass Along

We have been playing ten-handed for the last hour without an elimination yet, but we have had a couple of double ups. First, Sam Goncuoglu scored a massive double up through then chip leader Jarod Einsohn when Goncuoglu sucked out on the river. On a board that read...