Event 12 (Day 2)
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End of Level 28: Blinds 30,000/60,000/5000 ante
Total Entries: 328
Players Remaining: 2
Average Stack: 3,200,000
In the most challenging of NL tournaments offered by the BWPO so far, Josh Bergman is ascendant.
Josh went for the throat postflop, checkraising a flopped a low straight, and his sticky opponent Gary Bowker could not find a fold with TPTK. They got it in – disaster for Gary.
Covered and drawing slim, Bowker is out in second. A terrific run for the late emerging stack.
Gary Bowker, Philadelphia, PA 2nd $47,724.
Joshua Bergman, Brookliine, MA 1st $77,946
Congratulations to Josh and Gary for their exceptional runs!
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End of Level 28: Blinds 30,000/60,000/5000 ante
Total Entries: 328
Players Remaining: 2
Average Stack: 3,200,000
So far the big stack Bergman has taken from Bowker. Having already earlier declared what happens when you hero call, Bergsman gets a nice thin value bet from what looks like bottom or ace high in Bowker’s hands. That 175,000 river bet takes him down to 1,300,000.
However, Bowker’s fearlessness now helps him. On a 
board, Bergman rips it all in over Bowker, who takes about a minute to decide. “Fade the hearts,” he says, both to himself and his opponent.
Gary is right. Josh has put him to the test with the 
, and all Gary has is 
for a very marginal made hand subject to counterfeit. However, Gary gets the double as the deck runs entirely in his favor. The turn is the 
, and the river somehow the 
.
The dealer reaches to pull in the missed flush cards from Bergman, who had been a card away from ending the match.
That takes Gary to 2,7000,000, less than a 2:1 dog now.
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End of Level 27: Blinds 25,000/50,000/5000 ante
Total Entries: 328
Players Remaining: 2
Average Stack: 3,200,000
Toward the end of the level, Bowker gets another strong ace bluff through Bergen. Interesting choices by these great players in a well fought final table.
SB versus BB, William Valladares, long-time chip leader but now in third, found a shove with 15 bigs. Unfortunately, his 
was dominated by Bergman’s 
.
William Valladares, 3rd for $36,270.
It’s Josh Bergman versus Gary Bowker for the trophy. Josh leads with about 5,000,000 to 1,600,000 to start.
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End of Level 27: Blinds 25,000/50,000/5000 ante
Total Entries: 328
Players Remaining: 3
Average Stack: 2,186,000
After many pots together, it was simply a flip that helped Bergman do in Jeremy Moore, 
running down . Great tournament for Moore who takes $29,430 for 4th.
Moore, right, is gone.
Shortly after, a disaster is avoided for William Valladares, who runs into for Bergman. They chop on a wheel runout. Easy game.
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Level 26: Blinds 20,000/40,000/4000 ante
Total Entries: 328
Players Remaining: 4
Average Stack: 1,640,333
Bowker about to get the bad news from Valladares.
Updated chips:
Bowker 800,000
Jeremy Moore 500,000
William Valladares 2,600,000
Josh Bergman 2,600,000
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Level 26: Blinds 20,000/40,000/4000 ante
Total Entries: 328
Players Remaining: 4
Average Stack: 1,640,333
Bergman has 2,700,000, even after paying off Moore.
Andrew Ostapchenko, from an earlier pot. He takes $16,385 for 6th.
In big action, Andrew Ostapchenko got caught up in a huge pot holding the effective nuts on 
with 
and a million behind. With the 
Josh Bergman took an aggressive stance with so much equity, and all the chips went in with the lead on the line.
A 
on the turn put Josh ahead and Andrew could not fill up.
A massive lead, briefly, then Josh takes a natural shot at felting Moore who was down to ten bigs. Jeremy holds with ace-king high vs 
and gets out of trouble.
Next, it’s more all-in action, but this time someone will be definitely hurt or out. Bowker gets about 550,00 in with into Metin’s 
. A clean runout and Metin is down to a couple bigs.
Metin doubles once, with 
over Moore’s 
. He’ll be all in again soon.
Then he’s out, but in an interesting way. Metin jams 286,000 and now with his million, Bowker somehow finds a flat in position, leaving William to jam all in from the BB. Bowker is upset, having fallen into it, but ultimately folds.
Metin Aksoy can’t fade another all-in.
Valladares felts Metin with . Great run for Aksoy to 5th for $22,748
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Level 25: Blinds 12,000/24,000/3000 ante
Total Entries: 328
Players Remaining: 6
Average Stack: 1,093,333
Just before break Jeremy Moore fired turn and river into Bergen, getting the fold at the end on a coordinated board.
“One for the fans,” he announced, flashing the old . Possibly the best hand, Bergen hinted.
In any case, Moore looked a little snake bit after the break when making a tough decision, of course against Bergen.
Moore, left thinks it through.
Was Bergen getting more out of line than usual? Moore pays off the little value bet, 125,000 or so. Ouch.
That fan Moore was talking about exclaims “Two Pair!”
Updated chips:
Bowker 620,000
Andrew O. 1,100,000
Jeremy Moore 500,000
William Valladares 1,800,000
Metin A. 800,000
Josh Bergen 1,750,000
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End of Level 24: Blinds 12,000/24,000/3000 ante
Total Entries: 328
Players Remaining: 6
Average Stack: 1,093,333
That seven handed moment goes quickly. Ramdin takes 7th for $11,931.
Estimated sacks by seat
- Gary Bowker 1,350,000
- Andrew Ostapchenko 800,000
- Jeremy Moore 500,000
- William Valladares 1,900,000
- Metin Aksoy 500,000
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Level 24: Blinds 12,000/24,000/3000 ante
Total Entries: 328
Players Remaining: 8
Average Stack: 820,000
Table 1, Valladares in foreground.
Table 1 by seat
Andrew Ostapchenko – 700,000
Metin Aksoy – 650,000
William Valladares – 1,900,000
Gary Bowker – 1,100,000
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Level 23: Blinds 10,000/20,000/3000 ante
Total Entries: 328
Players Remaining: 8
Average Stack: 820,000
Gary Bowker has been moved over to Elilton Gouveia’s former seat on table 1. Elilton has taken 9th for $4,772.
William Valladares continues to command the tournament, now over 1,450,000.
Table 2, while Bowker was still in seat 6.
With Bowker moved, table 1 is now:
Jeremy Moore 525,000
Victor Ramdin 170,000
Aaron Massey 520,000
Josh Bergman 800,000