BATB Event #14 ($1,500 NLH Championship): Entering Final Level Of Play

2018 Battles At The Beach
Event #14 | $1,500 NLH Championship ($500,000 GTD)
Level 21 (Blinds 8,000/16,000/2,000) | Structure
Total Entries: 433
Players Remaining: 20

Players are currently on break, and will be returning to Level 21 (8,000/16,000/2,000), which will be the final scheduled level of the evening.  Updated chip counts from the remaining twenty players are listed below (Sam Panzica was eliminated in 21st, just a few hands before break):

Table 1

1. Qasem Jamhour - 820,000
2. Vincent Aloi - 160,000
3. Richard Leger - 300,000
4. Loni Harwood - 420,000
5. Bill Farnan - 770,000
6. Yaroslav Nakonechnyy - 1,100,000
7. Joshua Kay - 690,000

Table 3

1. Jake Schwartz - 890,000
2. Marshall White - 1,150,000
3. Donald Francois - 330,000
4. Joel Deutsch - 1,000,000
5. Uri Kadosh - 515,000
6. Ginold Cham - 750,000
7. Jacobo Fernandez - 360,000

Table 4

1. TJ Shulman - 890,000
2. Frederico Dabus - 375,000
3. Evan Dollinger - 600,000
4. Mike Morton - 830,000
5. Daniel Genachte - 720,000
6. Dani Dayan - 510,000

BATB Event #14 ($1,500 NLH Championship): 22nd-24th Places ($4,665)

2018 Battles At The Beach
Event #14 | $1,500 NLH Championship ($500,000 GTD)
Level 20 (Blinds 6,000/12,000/2,000) | Structure
Total Entries: 433
Players Remaining: 21

The following players have been eliminated from Event #14 of the 2018 Battles At The Beach ($1,500 No Limit Hold'em Championship Event), and have cashed for $4,665:

22. John Roveto (Sarasota, FL)
23. Kevin Schaffel (Coral Springs, FL)
24. Mikhail Alkhazov (Coral Springs, FL)

BATB Event #14 ($1,500 NLH Championship): 25th-27th Places ($3,816)

2018 Battles At The Beach
Event #14 | $1,500 NLH Championship ($500,000 GTD)
Level 20 (Blinds 6,000/12,000/2,000) | Structure
Total Entries: 433
Players Remaining: 24

The following players have been eliminated from Event #14 of the 2018 Battles At The Beach ($1,500 No Limit Hold'em Championship Event), and have cashed for $3,816:

25. Raj Vohra (Lake Worth, FL) 
26. Nancy Birnbaum (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) 
27. Dennis Brinn (Lake Worth, FL)

BATB Event #14 ($1,500 NLH Championship): Aces Hold "One Time" For Ginold Cham

2018 Battles At The Beach
Event #14 | $1,500 NLH Championship ($500,000 GTD)
Level 20 (Blinds 6,000/12,000/2,000) | Structure
Total Entries: 433
Players Remaining: 24

Ginold Cham (Lake Worth, FL) can sit a little more comfortably, especially after winning a pot worth more than 1,000,000.

At Table 3, Ginold Cham would open from early position, with Raj Vohra then  three-bet shoving for just over 160,000.  Donald Francois was next to act, and he wasn't too quick to release his hand...instead he announced that he was all-in as well (for close to 800,000).  Action folded back around to Cham, who looked at Francois and said, "I guess this is going to be a big."  Ginold made the call, and the hands would be tabled, for a pot worth over 1,000,000:

Cham: A♠ A♦
Francois: Q♠ Q♦
Vohra: 8♥ 8♣ 

Runout: J♥ 9♣ 3♠ 3♦ 6♥

"Hold once in my life," Cham said, as the dealer began running out the board...which did help his aces hold.  Cham would eliminated Raj Vohra in 25th place ($3,816), while Francois dropped below 300,000.

Ginold Cham - 1,050,000 (87bb)
Donald Francois - 240,000 (20bb)

BATB Event #14 ($1,500 NLH Championship): Jake Schwartz Doubles Through Uri Kadosh

2018 Battles At The Beach
Event #14 | $1,500 NLH Championship ($500,000 GTD)
Level 19 (Blinds 5,000/10,000/1,000) | Structure
Total Entries: 433
Players Remaining: 26

Jake Schwartz (New York, NY) now finds himself with over 900,000, after scoring a big double-up against defending champion Uri Kadosh.

Uri Kadosh's title defense hopes just took a big hit, as he watched a good portion of his stack get pushed the way of Jake Schwartz.  On a Q♠ 3♦ 2♦ flop, Jake would call a check-raise from Kadosh, with the two watching as the 9♣ fell on the turn.  The chips then got in, with the two vying for a pot worth over 800,000:

Schwartz: Q♦ 9♦ (top-two with flush draw)
Kadosh: 3♠ 3♣ (flopped middle set)

River: Q♣

Schwartz was able to find one of his thirteen outs on the river, giving him a timely double, which propels him to the top of the leaderboard.

Jake Schwartz - 910,000 (91bb)
Uri Kadosh - 290,00 (29bb)

It's bad news for Chad Eveslage...as Jake, Sam Panzica, and Joshua Kay still remain in the field...all with above average stacks.

BATB Event #14 ($1,500 NLH Championship): Daniel Genachte Gets A Big Double, With That Ace On The River

2018 Battles At The Beach
Event #14 | $1,500 NLH Championship ($500,000 GTD)
Level 19 (Blinds 5,000/10,000/1,000) | Structure
Total Entries: 433
Players Remaining: 26

Daniel Genachte (Deerfield Beach, FL) has hit two lucky rivers in the past few levels, helping him comeback from a stack that dipped down to just five big blinds.

The lead up to Daniel Genachte's double up wasn't spotted...but the aftermath was.  After Brinn opened from early position, Daniel shoved out of the big blind (for close to 175,000).  Brinn quickly made the call, and would be ahead with J J, against Daniel's A♥ 7♣.  The runout would be kind for the local grinder, as he spiked an ace on the river to win, leaving Dennis will less than a big blind.  Brinn would be eliminated the very next hand, exiting the tournament area in 27th place ($3,816).

Daniel Genachte - 365,000 (36bb)

BATB Event #14 ($1,500 NLH Championship): Updated Chip Counts At Break, New Seating Assignments After Redraw

2018 Battles At The Beach
Event #14 | $1,500 NLH Championship ($500,000 GTD)
Level 19 (Blinds 5,000/10,000/1,000) | Structure
Total Entries: 433
Players Remaining: 27

Listed below, are the updated chip counts from each table in the field (tallied during the last break):

Table 1

1. Qasem Jamhour - 825,000
2. Vincent Aloi - 155,000
3. Kevin Schaffel - 215,000
4. Loni Harwood - 320,000
5. Bill Farnan - 520,000
6. Marshall White - 1,300,000
7. Yaroslav Nakonechnyy - 305,000
8. Joshua Kay - 735,000
9. John Roveto - 640,000

Table 3

1. Jake Schwartz - 410,000
2. Raj Vohra - 180,000
3. Donald Francois - 770,000
4. Nancy Birnbaum - 380,000
5. Joel Deutsch - 990,000
6. Richard Leger - 265,000
7. Uri Kadosh - 695,000
8. Ginold Cham - 510,000
9. Jacobo Fernandez - 370,000

Table 4

1. TJ Shulman - 900,000
2. Frederico Dabus - 335,000
3. Evan Dollinger - 500,000
4. Mike Morton - 480,000
5. Daniel Genachte - 180,000
6. Mikhail Alkhalov - 385,000
7. Sam Panzica - 420,000
8. Dennis Brinn - 175,000
9. Dani Dayan - 480,000

BATB Event #14 ($1,500 NLH Championship): 28th-36th Places ($3,144)

2018 Battles At The Beach
Event #14 | $1,500 NLH Championship ($500,000 GTD)
Level 18 (Blinds 4,000/8,000/1,000) | Structure
Total Entries: 433
Players Remaining: 27

The following players have been eliminated from Event #14 of the 2018 Battles At The Beach ($1,500 No Limit Hold'em Championship Event), and have cashed for $3,144:

28. Donald Williams (Miami, FL)
29. John Restrepo (Miami, FL) 
30. Feguener Gay (Green Acres, FL)
31. Daniel Pearlman (Hollywood, FL) 
32. Ryan D'Angelo (Deerfield Beach, FL) 
33. Tom Gity (Pompano Beach, FL) 
34. Shea Smith (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) 
35. Marc Sacheli (Miami, FL) 
36. Gudmundur Sigurjonsson (Iceland)

BATB Event #14 ($1,500 NLH Championship): A Case Of Mistaken Identity

2018 Battles At The Beach
Event #14 | $1,500 NLH Championship ($500,000 GTD)
Level 18 (Blinds 4,000/8,000/1,000) | Structure
Total Entries: 433
Players Remaining: 36

Raj Vohra (Lake Worth, FL) is owed an apology from the media, as he was listed earlier as the completely wrong person.

Earlier, we had the player pictured above listed as Jose Delcid, when is fact that is Raj Vohra (Lake Worth, FL).  We spoke of Delcid having just one recorded cash on his Hendon Mob, and being excited to be chipping up.  Vohra is the exact opposite of that, with just under $1,000,000 in lifetime tournament earnings, and a knack for running deep in events such as this.  Raj happens to be sitting with a top ten stacks at the moment, with over 550,000.  

Raj Vohra - 550,000 (68bb)

BATB Event #14 ($1,500 NLH Championship): 37th-45th Places ($2,768)

2018 Battles At The Beach
Event #14 | $1,500 NLH Championship ($500,000 GTD)
Level 18 (Blinds 4,000/8,000/1,000) | Structure
Total Entries: 433
Players Remaining: 36

The following players have been eliminated from Event #14 of the 2018 Battles At The Beach ($1,500 No Limit Hold'em Championship Event), and have cashed for $2,768:

37. Daryl Jace (Pompano Beach, FL) $2,956*
38. Daren Stabinski (Plantation, FL) 
39. Jeffrey Saunders (Boca Raton, FL) 
40. Robert Dixon (Naples, FL) 
41. Carlos Guerrero (Orlando, FL) 
42. Jonathan Borenstein (Teaneck, NJ)
43. Kevin Chan (Coconut Creek, FL) 
44. Doran Molinasky (Hollywood, FL) 
45. Josias Santos (Kissimmee, FL) 

BATB Event #14 ($1,500 NLH Championship): 46th-54th Places ($2,426)

2018 Battles At The Beach
Event #14 | $1,500 NLH Championship ($500,000 GTD)
Level 17 (Blinds 3,000/6,000/1,000) | Structure
Total Entries: 433
Players Remaining: 43

The following players have been eliminated from Event #14 of the 2018 Battles At The Beach ($1,500 No Limit Hold'em Championship Event), and have cashed for $2,426:

46. Brandon Ageloff (Coconut Creek, FL)
47. Ismail Patel (Weston, FL)
48. Luke Brereton (Manchester, UK)
49. Rene Crha (Czech Republic)
50. Ruslan Dyshteyn (Hollywood, FL) $2,426
51. Andreas Athanasopoulos (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $2,426
52. Joseph Gotlieb (Hollywood, FL) $2,426
53. Sheldon Gross (Hillsboro Beach, FL) $2,426
54. Alex Nguyen (Coral Springs, FL) $2,426

BATB Event #14 ($1,500 NLH Championship): Panzica More Than Triples, As Three Players Flop Sets

2018 Battles At The Beach
Event #14 | $1,500 NLH Championship ($500,000 GTD)
Level 17 (Blinds 3,000/6,000/1,000) | Structure
Total Entries: 433
Players Remaining: 45

Sam Panzica (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) couldn't have asked for a better situation, all-in for a triple up, with his opponents holding one out each.

At Table 1, Sam Panzica would open the action with a raise to 12,000, eliciting calls from Josias Santos, Brandon Ageloff, and Daryl Jace (big blind).  After the Q♠ 4♣ 5♠ flop, action would check around to Brandon Ageloff, who bet 17,000.  Jace released his hand, with Panzica making the call, and Josias Santos raising to 50,000.  Brandon would then shove for 130,000, with both Panzica and Santos making the call (Sam called for less).  When the hands were tabled, player's would witness the statistical anomaly, as each of the players flopped sets:

Ageloff: 5♥ 5♦
Santos: 4♥ 4♦
Panzica: Q♣ Q♥

The turn and river would not being quads for either of Sam's opponents, and he'd more than triple up to 370,000.  

Sam Panzica - 370,000 (60bb)

BATB Event #14 ($1,500 NLH Championship): Table Lineups For Remaining Field

2018 Battles At The Beach
Event #14 | $1,500 NLH Championship ($500,000 GTD)
Level 17 (Blinds 3,000/6,000/1,000) | Structure
Total Entries: 433
Players Remaining: 49

Players have returned from dinner, and the cards are back in the air, with Day 2 scheduled to play just past midnight.  Listed below are the seating assignments for the remaining tables in the field:

Table 1

1. Sam Panzica
2. Josias Santos
3. Brandon Ageloff
4. Tom Gity
5. Bill Farnan
6. Daryl Jace
7. Donald Francois
8. Evan Dollinger

Table 2

1. Daniel Genacthe
2. Doran Malinasky
3. Ginold Cham
4. Shea Smith
5. Joel Deutsch
6. Nancy Birnbaum
7. Carlos Guerrero
8. Bob Dixson

Table 3

1. Daren Stabinski
2. John Restrepo
3. Izzy Patel
4. Gunti Sig
5. Uri Kadosh
6. John Roveto
7. Richard Leger
8. Qasem Jamhour

Table 4

1. Luke Brereton
2. Jacobo Fernandez
3. Dennis Brinn
4. Mikhail Alkhazov
5. Marshall White
6. Daniel Pearlman
7. Jeffrey Saunders
8. Marc Sacheli

Table 5

1. Raj Vohra
2. Finger Gay
3. Loni Harwood
4. Donald Williams
5. Jonathan Borenstein
6. Frederico Dabus
7. Ryan D'Angelo
8. Mike Morton

Table 9

1. Jake Schwartz
2. Kevin Schaffel
3. Joshua Kay
4. Vincent Aloi
5. Kevin Chan
6. Yaroslav Nakonechnvy
7. Dani Dayan
8. TJ Shulman

BATB Event #14 ($1,500 NLH Championship): 50th-54th Places ($2,426), 55th Place ($2,102)

2018 Battles At The Beach
Event #14 | $1,500 NLH Championship ($500,000 GTD)
Level 16 (Blinds 2,500/5,000/500) | Structure
Total Entries: 433
Players Remaining: 49

The following players have been eliminated from Event #14 of the 2018 Battles At The Beach ($1,500 No Limit Hold'em Championship Event), and have cashed for the specified amount:

50. Ruslan Dyshteyn (Hollywood, FL) $2,426
51. Andreas Athanasopoulos (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $2,426
52. Joseph Gotlieb (Hollywood, FL) $2,426
53. Sheldon Gross (Hillsboro Beach, FL) $2,426
54. Alex Nguyen (Coral Springs, FL) $2,426
55. Nancy Thomas (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) $2,102

BATB Event #14 ($1,500 NLH Championship): Joshua Beckley Eliminated By Marshall White On The Bubble

2018 Battles At The Beach
Event #14 | $1,500 NLH Championship ($500,000 GTD)
Level 16 (Blinds 2,500/5,000/500) | Structure
Total Entries: 433
Players Remaining: 55

Joshua Beckley (West Palm Beach, FL) sits and waits for the "go-ahead," as the floor waited for all tables to finish before any all-ins were run out.

Hand-for-hand play lasted just three hands, with Joshua Beckley (West Palm Beach, FL) eliminated just moments ago.  Down to just three big blinds, Beckley shoved from the cutoff, and got called by Marshall White (big blind):

Beckley: A♦ Q♦
White: K♦ 4♥

Runout:J♠ 6♦ 5♠ K♥ 5♥

Beckley was able to fade the flop, but after White spiked a king on the turn, Joshua needed to hit a three-outer on the river to win.  The WSOP Main Event runner-up was unable to find a miracle on the river, and he'd be eliminated in 56th place, falling just one spot short o the money.

The remaining players will be heading on dinner break at the end of this level, which will last from 6:17pm-7:17pm.  Updated chip counts will be posted once play resumes.

BATB Event #14 ($1,500 NLH Championship): Uri Kadosh Gets Boost To Title Defense

2018 Battles At The Beach
Event #14 | $1,500 NLH Championship ($500,000 GTD)
Level 16 (Blinds 2,500/5,000/500) | Structure
Total Entries: 433
Players Remaining: 62

Uri Kadosh (David, FL) is looking to become the first player to successfully defend their Battles At The Beach championship title.

In defense of his 2017 Battles At The Beach championship title, Uri Kadosh (Davie, FL) bagged just over 138,000 for today's Day 2.  Kadosh had been fairly quiet for most of the day, managing to keep his stack right around the number he started with.  Uri's table was approached moments ago, just as he shoved all-in (for 133,500), on the turn of a board reading J♦ 10♥ 7♥ 6♦.  His opponent, who held a similar sized stack, took off his headphones to assess the situation.  The unknown player said something under his breath (along the lines of "I didn't come here to sit around", before verbalizing a call.  The dealer confirmed that Kadosh in fact did go all-in, and the hands were tabled:

Kadosh: A♠ J♠
Player X: A♦ K♦

River: 8♥

Kadosh was ahead with his pair of jacks, but needed to fade a number of cards on the river.  The red card on the river was a little sweat, but it would lock up the hand for Uri, who ended up eliminating his opponent.

Uri Kadosh - 370,000 (74bb)

BATB Event #14 ($1,500 NLH Championship): A Tale Of Two Stories At Table 9

2018 Battles At The Beach
Event #14 | $1,500 NLH Championship ($500,000 GTD)
Level 15 (Blinds 2,000/4,000/500) | Structure
Total Entries: 433
Players Remaining: 64

TJ Shulman (Boynton Beach, FL) is just a few months removed from a solid six-figure score, winning the $365 NLH opening event of the WSOP Cherokee (November).

Every decision is even more critical than normal at this point of the day, as the field is less than ten eliminations from the money. For those that aren't hampered by a short stack, now is when we see some of the bigger stacked players really lean on their opponents.  One of those players to have taken advantage of spots over the last thirty minutes, has be TJ Shulman (Boynton Beach, FL).  Shulman, who went to break with 375,000, has crossed the 500,000 mark, and is only bested by a few others across the room.  

On the other side of the spectrum, we have Yaroslav Nakonechnvy, who has been spiraling downward since last featured. Yaroslav is now below 100,000, which is still over (20) big blinds, but nowhere near the mark he was at just a few hours ago. Once (56) players remain in the field, the clock will be paused, and the field will enter hand-for-hand play on the bubble.

BATB Event #14 ($1,500 NLH Championship): Updated Chip Counts From The Field

2018 Battles At The Beach
Event #14 | $1,500 NLH Championship ($500,000 GTD)
Level 15 (Blinds 2,000/4,000/500) | Structure
Total Entries: 433
Players Remaining: 74

Kevin Chan (Coral Springs, FL) knows what it takes to make a deep run in this event, finishing runner up in the 2017 Isle Classic (December) $1,500 NLH Championship Event.

Players are about to take their second break of the day, and will be returning to Level 15, with blinds of 2,000/4,000/500 (168,000 chip average).  Kevin Chan (Coral Springs, FL), who started the day with the chip, is back atop the leaderboard (with 610,000).  Many of the names that started the day in the top twenty in chips are still there, but just like Marshall White earlier, we've seen others vault up the leaderboard.  Jose Delcid (Pompano Beach, FL) started Day 2 with just under 130,000, and is now second in chips, with 545,000.  Delcid has been very chatty at the table, with his excitement somewhat understandable, as his Hendon Mob resume yields just one recorded result (in a $360 No Limit Hold'em last August).

Kevin Chan - 610,000 (152bb)
Raj Vohra - 545,000 (136bb)
TJ Shulman - 375,000 (93bb)
Marshall White - 360,000 (90bb)
Joseph Gotlieb - 355,000 (88bb)
Joshua Kay - 330,000 (82bb)
Ryan D'Angelo - 325,000 (81bb)
Qasem Jamhour - 320,000 (80bb)
Yaroslav Nakonechnvy - 300,000 (75bb)
Vincent Aloi - 250,000 (62bb)

BATB Event #14 ($1,500 NLH Championship): Yaroslav Nakonechnvy Eliminates Two, Climbs The Leaderboard

2018 Battles At The Beach
Event #14 | $1,500 NLH Championship ($500,000 GTD)
Level 14 (Blinds 1,500/3,000/500) | Structure
Total Entries: 433
Players Remaining: 92

Yaroslav Nakonechnvy (Las Vegas, NV) got a great flop while holding his pocket aces, one which allowed for his opponent to shove over his flop bet.

As we approached Table 11, Idris Ambraisse would have his hood covering his head, all-in for his remaining 12,200.  The original three-bet that was made (by Yaroslav Nakonechnvy) was more than Idris's remaining chips, so after Philip Consolo and Josias Santos called, there would be a side pot in play as well.  The dealer fanned out a flop of 10♠ 10♦ 10♥, with Santos checking to Yaroslav, who put forward a bet of 50,000.  Consolo went into the tank for close to two minutes, before announcing himself all-in (for just over 140,000), causing Santos to release his hand.  Yaroslav quickly made the call, and after Consolo turned over Q♠ Q♣, he would follow by tabling A♠ A♣.  Idris was drawing thin (holding A♦ K♥), with the other two players involved eagerly awaiting the turn and river.

There would be no miracle for Consolo, as the turn brought the 4♠, followed by the 5♣ on the river.  Philip's chips would be counted down, but Yaroslav had him covered, eliminating Consolo (and Idris) from play.  Nakonechnvy now sits 375,000, and is one of the top ten stacks in the field.

Yaroslav Nakonechnvy - 375,000 (125bb) 

BATB Event #14 ($1,500 NLH Championship): Brereton Loses A Chunk To Gotlieb, Who Checked His Way To Value

2018 Battles At The Beach
Event #14 | $1,500 NLH Championship ($500,000 GTD)
Level 13 (Blinds 1,200/2,400/400) | Structure
Total Entries: 433
Players Remaining: 114

Joseph Gotlieb (Hollywood, FL) is tried and tested in a tournament of this magnitude, having won the WSOP Circuit Main   ($1,675 No Limit Hold'em) at Hard Rock in September of last year.

Table 10 was passed at just the right moment, as the final stages were caught of a hand between Luke Brereton and Joseph Gotlieb (Hollywood, FL).  Joseph would check the river of a board that read 10♦ 7♥ Q♦ Q♣ 2♣, with Brereton pushing forward a stack of yellow chips (100,000), which was enough to put Gotlieb all-in.  Joseph quickly made the call, and tabled his hand before Luke even had a chance to react, showing 7♠ 7♣ (flopping bottom set, and turning a full house).  

Brereton never showed his hand, just tossing it towards the muck, and waiting for the dealer to count down Gotlieb's stack.  Luke would have to send 72,500 the way of Gotlieb, dropping him down below the 80,000 mark.

Joseph Gotlieb - 250,000 (104bb)
Luke Brereton - 80,000 (33bb)

BATB Event #14 ($1,500 NLH Championship): Official Event #14 Payouts, Over $114,000 Up Top

2018 Battles At The Beach
Event #14 | $1,500 NLH Championship ($500,000 GTD)
Level 13 (Blinds 1,200/2,400/400) | Structure
Total Entries: 433
Players Remaining: 117

Registration for Event #14 of the 2018 Battles At The Beach is now closed, with the final number of entries ending up at (433).  The official prize pool grew to $569,550, which is going to be spread across (55) pay spots.  A min-cash in this championship event will see players earning $2,102, while the eventual winner is scheduled to walk away with $114,993.  Listed below, are the official payouts for Event #14:

1. $114,993
2. $80,660
3. $51,880
4. $34,970
5. $26,883
6. $22,326
7. $18,698
8. $15,093
9. $11,499

10-12. $9,739

13-15. $8,088

16-18. $6,635

19-21. $5,525

22-24. $4,665

25-27. $3,816

28-36. $3,144

37-45. $2,768

46-54. $2,426

55. $2,102