Event 9 (Day 2): Final Table Chip Counts From Break

Event 9 ($300 No Limit Hold'em $300,000 Guarantee)
Level 30 (Blinds 50,000/100,000/10,000)
Total Entries: 1110
Players Remaining: 9
Chip Average: 2,400,000

Listed below are the official (exact) chip counts during break.

Table 1:

1. Brian Raik - 1,295,000 (13 BB)
2. Nicholas Mahabee - 495,000 (5 BB)
3. Avery Bass - 2,950,000 (30 BB)
4. Bernard Muhire - 1,160,000 (12 BB)
5. David Ward - 3,945,000 (40 BB)
6. Peter Fellows - 2,435,000 (24 BB)
7. Pedro Palacia - 3,565,000 (36 BB)
8. Nader Buhhur - 2,655,000 (27 BB)
9. Andrew Rakusa - 3,780,000 (38 BB)

Event 9 (Day 2): 10th Place - Sarache ($3,764)

Event 9 ($300 No Limit Hold'em $300,000 Guarantee)
Level 29 (Blinds 40,000/80,000/10,000)
Total Entries: 1110
Players Remaining: 9
Chip Average: 2,900,000

Javier Sarache's (Pembrook Farms, FL) last recorded cash came just a few weeks ago when he made a deep run in the $2,500 Main Event at Coconut Creek.  Sarache came into the day slightly above average, and really managed to navigate his way to the final table in an "under the radar" fashion.  Sarache adds the $3,764 10th place money to his impressive tournament resume now totaling over $190,000.

Event 9 (Day 2): Official Event 9 Final Table

Event 9 ($300 No Limit Hold'em $300,000 Guarantee)
Level 29 (Blinds 40,000/80,000/10,000)
Total Entries: 1110
Players Remaining: 10
Chip Average: 2,200,000

Listed below are the seating assignments for the 2016 Isle Poker Open Event 9 final table.  The chip counts will be updated during the next break, which will occur in approximately (20) minutes:

Table 1:

1. Brian Raik
2. Nicholas Mahabee
3. Avery Bass
4. Bernard Muhire
5. David Ward
6. Peter Fellows 
7. Pedro Palacia
8. Javier Sarache 
9. Nader Buhhur
10. Andrew Rakusa

Event 9 (Day 2): 11th Place - Christman ($3,764)

Event 9 ($300 No Limit Hold'em $300,000 Guarantee)
Level 29 (Blinds 40,000/80,000/10,000)
Total Entries: 1110
Players Remaining: 10
Chip Average: 2,200,000

Joseph Christman (Pacifica, CA) started Day 2 in the bottom third of the chip counts, with 142,000.  He would be one of the first players of the day to really spin up their stack, and he would really cruise to the final two tables.  Christman falls just short of the final table with his 11th place finishes, and earns himself $3,764 for his efforts.

Event 9 (Day 2): 12th Place - Riley ($3,764)

Event 9 ($300 No Limit Hold'em $300,000 Guarantee)
Level 28 (Blinds 30,000/60,000/5,000)
Total Entries: 1110
Players Remaining: 11
Chip Average: 1,900,000

The recent elimination of Johnny Riley (North Augusta, SC) bring us to the "final table bubble."  Once the final table is reached, we will update you with the new seating assignments and chip counts.

Event 9 (Day 2): 13th Place - Wolff ($2,520)

Event 9 ($300 No Limit Hold'em $300,000 Guarantee)
Level 28 (Blinds 30,000/60,000/5,000)
Total Entries: 1110
Players Remaining: 12
Chip Average: 1,700,000

David Wolff (Sarasota, FL) got his last (12) big blinds in over an open from Andre Rakusa, and would be racing once the call was made.  Wolff's 10♦ 10♣ couldn't hold against the A♠ J♦ of Rakusa, and he'd be eliminated in 13th place ($2,520).

Event 9 (Day 2): 14th Place - Rawdin ($2,520)

Event 9 ($300 No Limit Hold'em $300,000 Guarantee)
Level 28 (Blinds 30,000/60,000/5,000)
Total Entries: 1110
Players Remaining: 13
Chip Average: 1,700,000

Bruce Rawdin (Tamarac, FL) got into a huge confrontation with Pedro Palacio just moments ago, as they were all-in pre for close to 1,600,000.  Rawdin unfortunately ran pocket kings into Palacios pocket aces, and while he'd be left with chips after losing the pot, it was only enough to post a big blind.  He was eliminated a few moments later at the hands of Palacio.

Event 9 (Day 2): 15th Place - Burdeen ($2,520)

Event 9 ($300 No Limit Hold'em $300,000 Guarantee)
Level 28 (Blinds 30,000/60,000/5,000)
Total Entries: 1110
Players Remaining: 14
Chip Average: 1,600,000

Jeff Burdeen (Delray Beach, FL) 15th Place - $2,520

Event 9 (Day 2): 16th-19th Places ($1,685)

Event 9 ($300 No Limit Hold'em $300,000 Guarantee)
Level 28 (Blinds 30,000/60,000/5,000)
Total Entries: 1110
Players Remaining: 15
Chip Average: 1,500,000

The following players have been eliminated from Event 9 of the Isle Poker Open, and have cashed for $1,685:

16. Parkinson Keevican (Pittsburgh, PA)

17. Michael Tafuro (Lehigh Park, FL)

18. Tom Gity (Pompano Beach, FL)

Event 9 (Day 2): 19th-27th Places ($1,418)

Event 9 ($300 No Limit Hold'em $300,000 Guarantee)
Level 27 (Blinds 25,000/50,000/5,000)
Total Entries: 1110
Players Remaining: 18
Chip Average: 1,200,000

The following players have been eliminated from Event 9 of the Isle Poker Open, and have cashed for $1,418:

19. Ricardo Eyzaguirre (Orlando, FL)

20. Luis Gonzalez Maron (Mexico)

21. Almog Biton (Ft. Lauderdale, FL)

22. Dmitry Agrachov (Weston, FL)

23. Brian O' Keefe (North Lauderdale, FL)

24. Robert Perez (Hollywood, FL)

25. Thomas Collazo (Ft. Lauderdale, FL)

26. David Moreno (Hallandale Beach, FL)

27. Ryan Gianquitti (Boyton Beach, FL)

Event 9 (Day 2): Two Tables Remain

Event 9 ($300 No Limit Hold'em $300,000 Guarantee)
Level 27 (Blinds 25,000/50,000/5,000)
Total Entries: 1110
Players Remaining: 18
Chip Average: 1,200,000

Here are the seating assignments for the final two tables of Event 9:

Table 1:

1. Brian Raik
2. David Ward
3. Peter Fellows
4. Parkinson Keevican
5. Avery Bass
6. Bernard Muhire
7. Johnny Riley 
8. Nicholas Mahabee
9. Joseph Christman

Table 3:

1. Nader Bahhur
2. Javier Sarache
3. Michael Tafuro
4. Jeff Budeen
5. Pedro Palacio
6. Andrew Rakusa
7. Bruce Rawoin
8. Tom Gity
9. David Wolff

Event 9 (Day 2): Updated Field Chip Counts From Break

Event 9 ($300 No Limit Hold'em $300,000 Guarantee)
Level 27 (Blinds 25,000/50,000/5,000)
Total Entries: 1110
Players Remaining: 22
Chip Average: 1,000,000

Players are currently on a (10) minute break, and will be returning to Level 27 and blinds of 25,000/50,000/5,000.  The chip average of 1,000,000 is (20) bigs, so things are suddenly much shallower than it was all tournament.  Here are the full counts from break:

Table 1:

1. Brian Raik - 500,000
2. Joseph Christman - 1,000,000
3. Tom Gity - 800,000
4. Peter Fellows - 2,300,000
5. Michael Tafuro - 670,000
6. Ricardo Eyzaguirre - 1,300,000
7. Nicholas Mahabee - 1,400,000

Table 3:

1. Bruce Rawdan - 1,500,000
2. Johnny Riley - 1,300,000
3. Luis Gonzalez - 500,000
4. Nader Bahhur - 1,250,000
5. Avery Bass - 1,500,000
6. David Wolff - 780,000
7. Parkinson Keevican - 460,000
8. Dmitri Agrachov - 440,000

Table 9:

1. Bernard Muhire - 890,000
2. Andre Rakusa - 2,600,000
3. Almog Biton - 450,000
4. David Ward - 425,000
5. Pedro Palacio - 1,000,000
6. Jeff Budeen - 700,000
7. Javier Sarache - 710,000

There will be a full redraw when (18) players remain.

Event 9 (Day 2): "Not This Time" Says Fellows

Event 9 ($300 No Limit Hold'em $300,000 Guarantee)
Level 26 (Blinds 20,000/40,000/4,000)
Total Entries: 1110
Players Remaining: 24
Chip Average: 925,000

Peter Fellows (Pembroke Pines, FL)

Thomas Collazo had held onto a top ten chip stack for most all of the day, and was by far the most active player at Table 1.  After an 100,000 open by Collazo, Fellows three-bet to 425,000, with the rest of the players folding behind.  Collazo then four-bet shoved for just under 900,000, and would be at risk once Fellows called:

Fellows: A♦ K♦            Collazo: A♠ J♣

Flop: 8♠ A♣ Q♥

Turn: 2♥

River: 5♠

Collazo was in rough shape once the cards were turned over, and could not capture the lead after the runout.  Collazo would be eliminated in 25th place, while Fellows assumes the chip lead with over 2,100,000.

Event 9 (Day 2): 28th-36th Places ($1,229)

Event 9 ($300 No Limit Hold'em $300,000 Guarantee)
Level 25 (Blinds 15,000/30,000/4,000)
Total Entries: 1110
Players Remaining: 26
Chip Average: 853,000

The following players have been eliminated from Event 9 of the Isle Poker Open, and have cashed for $1,229:

28. Ryan Bunes (Ft. Lauderdale, FL)

29. Jason Healy (Lauderdale By The Sea, FL)

30. Moshe Wasser (Lake Worth, FL)

31. Scott Hecker (Plantation, FL)

32. Michael Ortiz (Miami Lakes, FL)

33. Mauel Soltero Luna (Miami, FL)

34. Mitchell Weinberger (Miami Beach, FL)

35. Koray Gurel (Sunny Isle, FL)

36. Zoltan Czinkota (Davie, FL)

Event 9 (Day 2): Final Three Tables

Event 9 ($300 No Limit Hold'em $300,000 Guarantee)
Level 25 (Blinds 15,000/30,000/4,000)
Total Entries: 1110
Players Remaining: 26
Chip Average: 853,000

There were a flurry of eliminations right after dinner, but then action slowed down to a crawl for most of Level 24.  We then lost Ryan Bunes after he and Tom Gity got it all-in with similar sized stacks, with Bunes's Q Q losing a race on the river to Gity's A Q (ace on the river).  Ryan Gianquitti busted just moments afterwards, and the field was consolidated to three tables:

Table 1:

1. Brian Raik
2. Thomas Collazo
3. Robert Perez
4. Tom Gity
5. Peter Fellows
6. Michael Tafuro
7. Ricardo Eyzaguirre
8. Nicholas Mahabee
9. Brian O' Keefe

Table 3:

1. David Moreno
2. Bruce Rawdan
3. Jonny Riley
4. Luis Gonzalez
5. Nader Bahhur
6. Avery Bass
7. David Wolff
8. Parkinson Keevican
9. Dmitri Agrachov

Table 9:

1. Bernard Muhire
2. Andre Rakusa
3. Joseph Christman
4. Almog Biton
5. David Ward
6. Pedro Palacio
7. Jeff Budeen
8. Javier Sarache

Event 9 (Day 2): Gianquitti Flops Pure

Event 9 ($300 No Limit Hold'em $300,000 Guarantee)
Level 24 (Blinds 12,000/24,000/3,000)
Total Entries: 1110
Players Remaining: 35
Chip Average: 634,000

Ryan Gianquitti (Lake Worth, FL)

It didn't take long for the chips to start flying once players got back from break, as Ryan Gianquitti (Lake Worth, FL) and Daniel Cruz found themselves with all the chips in the middle pre (Gianquitti having Cruz covered).  Cruz would be racing for his tournament life with J♠ J♥ against Ryan's A♥ K♥.  The dealer would fan out a flop 10♣ J♦ Q♥, and although Cruz flopped a set, Gianquitti flopped broadway to take the lead.  The turn and river would be blanks for Cruz, who would collect his things before heading to the podium to collect his cash.

Ryan Gianquitti - 1,000,000

Daniel Cruz - Eliminated ($1,071)

Event 9 (Day 2): 37th-45th Places ($1,071)

Event 9 ($300 No Limit Hold'em $300,000 Guarantee)
Level 23 (Blinds 10,000/20,000/3,000)
Total Entries: 1110
Players Remaining: 36
Chip Average: 600,000

The following players have been eliminated from Event 9 of the Isle Poker Open, and have cashed for $1,071:

37. Daniel Cruz (Boca Raton, FL)
38. Matt Smith (Margate, FL)
39. Luis Santoni (Pembroke Pines, FL)
40. Kenneth Fagioli (Ft. Lauderdale, FL)
41. Ory Hen (Cooper City, FL)
42. Al Efremoff (Hollywood, FL)
43. Jose De Arriba (Miami, FL)
44. Oleg Vayman (Brooklyn, NY)
45. Mario James Jr. (Pembroke Pines, FL)

Event 9 (Day 2): Dinner Break

Event 9 ($300 No Limit Hold'em $300,000 Guarantee)
Level 23 (Blinds 10,000/20,000/3,000)
Total Entries: 1110
Players Remaining: 42
Chip Average: 528,000

The clock has been paused, and players are taking their (45) minute dinner break, which will last from 6:30-7:15pm.  Detailed coverage of the event will continue once play resumes, including updated chip counts, as well as a full field update when play reaches (3) tables.

Event 9 (Day 2): 46th-54th Place ($914)

Event 9 ($300 No Limit Hold'em $300,000 Guarantee)
Level 23 (Blinds 10,000/20,000/3,000)
Total Entries: 1110
Players Remaining: 44
Chip Average: 505,000

The following players have been eliminated from Event 9 of the Isle Poker Open, and have cashed for $803:

46. Marc Jacquet (West Palm Beach, FL)
47. Sagi Zommer (Ft. Lauderdale, FL)
48. Andrew Blake (Boyton Beach, FL)
49. Michelle Shah (Delray Beach, FL)
50. Giovanni Sigurta (Milan, Italy)
51. Roni Dreszer (Aventura, FL)
52. Medhat Ramzy (North Miami Beach, FL)
53. Vladislav Grach (Lake Worth, FL)
54. Marcin Plewinski (Coconut Creek, FL)

Event 9 (Day 2): Updated "Post-Break" Counts

Event 9 ($300 No Limit Hold'em $300,000 Guarantee)
Level 22 (Blinds 8,000/16,000/2,000)
Total Entries: 1110
Players Remaining: 44
Chip Average: 505,000

Pedro Palacio (Coconut Creek, FL)

WSOP Circuit ring winner Pedro Palacio (Coconut Creek, FL) has move towards the top of the leaderboard, as we are starting to see a handful of players creep closer to that 1,000,000 chip mark.  Players will be going on dinner break at approximate 6:30pm, and will return to play down to a winner.

Pedro Palacio - 1,200,000

Luis Gonzalez - 1,100,000

Dmitri Agrachov - 1,000,000

Andre Rakusa - 1,000,000

Bernard Muhire - 800,000

Tom Gity - 770,000

Michael Ortiz - 650,000

Peter Fellows - 620,000

Event 9 (Day 2): 55th-63rd Places ($803)

Event 9 ($300 No Limit Hold'em $300,000 Guarantee)
Level 22 (Blinds 8,000/16,000/2,000)
Total Entries: 1110
Players Remaining: 49
Chip Average: 453,000

The following players have been eliminated from Event 9 of the Isle Poker Open, and have cashed for $803:

55. Harjinder Chawla (Miami, FL)
56. Joshua Rivera (Cleveland, OH)
57. Rajeev Nasta (Pembroke Pines, FL)
58. Joseph Zelnick (Boca Raton, FL)
59. Spencer Liebmann (Coral Springs, FL)
60. Tomislav Krizanic (Dania, FL)
61. Kobi Ribak (Delray Beach, FL)
62. Matthew McDonough (Somerville, MA)
63. Vincent Devita (West Palm Beach, FL)

Event 9 (Day 2): Entering The Millionaires Club

Event 9 ($300 No Limit Hold'em $300,000 Guarantee)
Level 22 (Blinds 8,000/16,000/2,000)
Total Entries: 1110
Players Remaining: 51
Chip Average: 435,000

Luis Gonzalez (left) and Andre Rakusa (right) have rocketed up the leaderboard here on Day 2

Players are heading on break in just a few minutes, and will be returning to Level 22 and blinds of 8,000/16,000/2,000.  The chip average of 444,000 is just under (30) blinds, so play is still fairly deep across the field.  Heading to break, there are two players that walk away from the table leaving over 1,000,000 in chips at their seat.  Both Luis Gonzalez and Andrew Rakusa have set themselves up for a super deep run in the tournament, this after starting in the bottom third when returning for Day 2.

Luis Gonzalez - Entered Day 2 with 80,300, and now sits with 1,100,000 in front of him.

Andre Rakusa - Entered Day 2 with 71,500, and now sits with 1,000,000 in front of him.

An updated list of chip counts will be posted shortly after players return from break.

Event 9 (Day 2): 64th-72nd Places ($734)

Event 9 ($300 No Limit Hold'em $300,000 Guarantee)
Level 21 (Blinds 6,000/12,000/2,000)
Total Entries: 1110
Players Remaining: 60
Chip Average: 370,000

The following players have been eliminated from Event 9 of the Isle Poker Open, and have cashed for $734:

64. Barry Price (Lake Park, FL)
65. Ellen Smith (Okeechobee, FL)
66. Raminder Singh (Delray Beach, FL)
67. Scott Wyler (Ocean Ridge, FL)
68. David Kahan (Boca Raton, FL)
69. Steven Bennett (Deerfield Beach, FL)
70. Michael Rizzuto (Coral Springs, FL)
71. Sean Anderson (Boca Raton, FL)
72. Igor Merda (Miami, FL)

Event 9 (Day 2): 73rd-81st Places ($677)

Event 9 ($300 No Limit Hold'em $300,000 Guarantee)
Level 21 (Blinds 6,000/12,000/2,000)
Total Entries: 1110
Players Remaining: 72
Chip Average: 308,000

The following players have been eliminated from Event 9 of the Isle Poker Open, and have cashed for $677:

73. Richard Whitebrook (Miami, FL)
74. John Palace (Los Angeles, CA)
75. Jeffrey Shappard (Weston, FL)
76. Ariel Rosello (Hialeah, FL)
77. Scott Heiligman (Minneapolis, MN) 
78. Luminita Petric (West Palm Beach, FL)
79. Dylan Drazen (Wilton Maners, FL)
80. Marc Bronstein (Delray Beach, FL)
81. Jonathan Gold (Boca Raton, FL)

Event 9 (Day 2): Efremoff Having Breakout Series

Event 9 ($300 No Limit Hold'em $300,000 Guarantee)
Level 20 (Blinds 5,000/10,000/1,000)
Total Entries: 1110
Players Remaining: 76
Chip Average: 292,000

Al Efremoff (Hollywood, FL)

Al Efremoff (Hollywood, FL) is becoming very comfortable making deep runs this series, with this being his third cash in two weeks.  Efremoff was the Event 1 runner-up ($15,169), and then followed that up with a win a few days later in Event 4 ($2,143).  There is no "prize" for player of the series, but the hypothetical race would be between Al Efremoff and Raminder Singh.  

Efremoff started the day with a top ten chip stack, and has since increased that number steady over the course of play.  Al has over 610,000 in front of him at the moment, and is top five in the current chip counts:

Joseph Christman - 900,000

Nicholas Mahabee - 675,000

Al Efremoff - 610,000

Avery Bass - 600,000

Parkinson Keevican - 550,000

Event 9 (Day 2): 82nd-90th Places ($624)

Event 9 ($300 No Limit Hold'em $300,000 Guarantee)
Level 20 (Blinds 5,000/10,000/1,000)
Total Entries: 1110
Players Remaining: 78
Chip Average: 284,000

The following players have been eliminated from Event 9 of the Isle Poker Open, and have cashed for $624: 

82. Ian Cohen (Ft. Lauderdale, FL)
83. Steven Costa (Coconut Creek, FL)
84. Gerald Cavicchi (Jupiter, FL)
85. Richard Arno (Mirimar, FL)
86. Reginald Bautista (Orlando, FL)
87. Nick Fiore (Boca Raton, FL)
88. Michael Scheinberg (Miami, FL)
89. Jeffrey Silverstein (Delray Beach, FL)
90. David Shaw (Boca Raton, FL)

Event 10: Who Doesn't Love A Second Chance?

Event 10 ($570 No Limit Hold'em Deepstack Re-Entry "Second Chance"
Level 1 (Blinds 25/50)
Total Event 10 Entries: N/A

For a lot of players, the moments after getting eliminated from a tournament are those they'd rather spend away from the tables.  For others, they want to just get right back on the horse and fire again...which is now an option with the start of Event 10 ($570 No Limit Hold'em "Second Chance") just moments ago.

The is scheduled to be a one-day event, and sees players sitting down to starting stacks of 18,000.  Levels will last (30) minutes throughout the tournament, and will only have the scheduled breaks throughout the day (no diner break).  This is a trophy event on the schedule, with results posted shortly after the conclusion of the event.

Event 9 (Day 2): 91st-100th Places ($608)

Event 9 ($300 No Limit Hold'em $300,000 Guarantee)
Level 19 (Blinds 4,000/8,000/1,000)
Total Entries: 1110
Players Remaining: 87
Chip Average: 255,000

The following players have been eliminated from Event 9 of the Isle Poker Open, and have cashed for $608: 

91. Oneil McCalla (Mirimar, FL)
92. Greg Rosen (Coral Springs, FL)
93. Ellen Lambeth (Palm Post, FL)
94. Michael Marks (Coconut Creek, FL)
95. Michael Kai Koppe (Caldeonia, NY)
96. Martin Markov (Key West, FL)
97. Kenneth Bruno (Lake Worth, FL)
98. Rafael Rodriguez (Bogata, Columbia)
99. Taylon Dean-Lipson (Woodstock, NY)
100. Zachary Milchman (Boca Raton, FL)

Event 9 (Day 2): 101st-110th Places ($591)

Event 9 ($300 No Limit Hold'em $300,000 Guarantee)
Level 19 (Blinds 4,000/8,000/1,000)
Total Entries: 1110
Players Remaining: 91
Chip Average: 243,000

The following players have been eliminated from Event 9 of the Isle Poker Open, and have cashed for $591:

101. Kimberly Jones (Pompano Beach, FL)
102. Julio Sanchez (South Miami, FL)
103. Anthony Ruberto (Davie, FL)
104. Jessica Dawley (West Palm Beach, FL)
105. Ryazanov Konstantin (Brooklyn, NY)
106. Maury Halperin (Lauderdale By The Sea, FL)
107. Carl Cajuste (Coconut Creek, FL)
108. Joseph Levitt (Delray Beach, FL)
109. William Jennings (North Palm Beach, FL)
110. Frederico Dabus (Doral, FL) ($296)
111. Michael Gutterman (Delray Beach, FL) ($296)

Event 9 (Day 2): Post Bubble Leaderboard

Event 9 ($300 No Limit Hold'em $300,000 Guarantee)
Level 18 (Blinds 4,000/8,000/1,000)
Total Entries: 1110
Players Remaining: 102
Chip Average: 217,000

Avery Bass (Atlantic Beach, FL)

The pace that tables have been breaking has been pretty swift since the bubble burst, as the field drops down below (100) remaining.  We've yet to have seen someone really separate themselves from the rest of the field, but a goo number of big stacks have emerged across the room:

Joseph Christman - 770,000
Tom Collazo - 610,000
Avery Bass - 600,000
Johnny Riley - 475,000
Peter Fellows - 430,000
Nicholas Mahabee - 400,000
Luis Santoni - 360,000
Raminder Singh - 350,000
Michael Ortiz - 340,000
Daniel Cruz - 340,000