Choi Out in Fourth, Reynolds Takes Control
Kenworthy Folds to Three-Bet - 1:25 AM
From the button, Jared Kenworthy raised to 375,000. He folded though after Kurt Jewell three-bet to 1.08 million.
Kenworthy Calls All In and Doubles - 1:31 AM
From under the gun, Kurt Jewell opened to 380,000. Edwin Choi moved all in from the next spot on the button and Jared Kenworthy asked for a count on Choi's stack. Kenworthy was in the big blind and tanked for a couple of minutes. He had 1.975 million behind after posting his big blind and Choi was all in for 2.89 million.
After a couple of minutes, Kenworthy made the call for his entire stack. Jewell quickly folded and Choi tabled the , claiming to be caught making a move. He was in bad shape against the for Kenworthy.
The board ran out and Kenworthy earned the double up. He's well back into the game while Choi was crushed down to 750,000 in chips.
Edwin Choi Eliminated in 4th Place ($82,514) - 1:36 AM
Edwin Choi was all in from the small blind for 500,000 and William Reynolds made the call from the big blind. Choi held the and was up against the for Reynolds.
The board ran out and that was the end of the line for Choi. He wound up with over $82,000 in prize money and a fourth-place finish.
Kenworthy Climbing - 1:44 AM
Jared Kenworthy raised from the button to 375,000. Kurt Jewell reraised from the small blind to an even one million and Kenworthy called.
The flop came down and both players checked to see the fall on the turn. Jewell fired 635,000 and Kenworthy called. The river completed the board with the and both players checked. Kenworthy tabled the and Jewell mucked.
Kenworthy moved to 5.52 million with that pot.
We Have a New Leader! - 2:07 AM
William Reynolds opened to 340,000 from the button, and Jared Kenworthy quickly surrendered his small blind. In the big, though, Kurt Jewell announced an all in reraise. The call from Reynolds couldn't have come any quicker, turning up his as he did. Jewell could only show , poised to grant yet another double up.
The flop wasn't exactly what Reynolds wanted to see as it came to smash his opponent's hand. Reynolds was still in the lead with his aces, but he was going to need to fade a myriad of outs with two to come.
Turn: . Safe so far.
River: . A very scary black card, but ultimately safe for Reynolds. With a big sigh of relief, he's found his double up. He had 4.045 million when he shoved, so our math says he's up to 8.23 million as he spends the next few minutes stacking that pot. He can relish it; he's the chip leader now with close to half the chips in play.
At the end of the level, the tournament director asked the players if they'd like to continue play tonight or suspend it until tomorrow. The verdict was to keep on going tonight. Next level please, but not before a 10-minute break.
End of Level Chip Counts
Player | Chips |
---|---|
William Reynolds | 7,410,000 |
Kurt Jewell | 5,765,000 |
Jared Kenworthy | 3,945,000 |