The third round matches are complete, and the quarterfinals are underway. For this fourth round, players begin with 40,000 chips, and the blinds start at 400/800. Everyone left is guaranteed at least $1,000.
Here’s how the bracket looks with eight players remaining:
The third round is underway for most of the remaining field. Players begin these matches with 30,000 chips, and the blinds start at 300/600. It’s the bubble round, too, with the winners advancing into the Quarterfinals and into the money. Each of the final eight players will earn at least $1,000 this evening.
There is still one Round 2 match in progress, though Schuyler Thornton has a significant chip lead over Trevor Doughty. Howard Mash awaits the winner, and this three are the only players not yet in Round 2 action.
An updated bracket will be posted when the match concludes.
While many of the Round 2 matches are already complete, Angelo Miele and Frank Lerczak were still battling seven levels deep into their Round 1 match. It ended only a moment ago, nearly two hours after it started.
On the final hand, Miele leads the betting for 2,300 on the turn of an board. Lerczak only has 1,700 chips left in front of him, and he stands up and kneels on his chair while he deliberates.
“I need a heart,” Lerczak says, exposing his but still considering the call for his tournament life. Finally, he splashes the rest of his chips into the middle.
“You can’t win,” Miele informs him. He shows , and Lerczak is indeed drawing dead. The river is the meaningless , and Miele’s aces up send him through to Round 2.
Though there are still a few matches in play, Round 2 has begun for those with their matchups already set. For this round, players begin with 20,000 starting chips, and the blinds are 200/400 for the first level.
An updated bracket will be posted once all of the Round 1 matches are decided.
Less than an hour into the event, the first round is nearly complete. There are just four matches left in play.
November Niner Joshua Beckley is one of those still doing work, matched up against local sports radio host Andy Slater. The two men are almost exactly even in chips.
Beckley is on some kind of heater right now, using the November Nine down time to sharpen his game. He won a WSOP Circuit ring just a few days ago in West Palm Beach, and he’ll be back in Las Vegas in about a month to play for a gold bracelet and $7.7 million in cash.