Chip Counts From the Final Nine Tables

81 left. Blinds: 8,000-16,000 Average Stack: 457,000 Matt Salsberg – 1.05 million Rupesh Pattni – 990,000 Gerald Huynh – 950,000 Ryan Buckholtz – 920,000 Cornell Hughes – 835,000 Jarod Einsohn – 750,00 Tigran Abgaryan –...

A Few Photos From the $15,000 Guaranteed Event

We took a walk over to the $15,000 Guaranteed Event to see who all was playing over there. Amongst the crowd of 54 entries so far is Ly Tran, who hopped in after busting from the $250,000 Guaranteed today. We also spotted weekly tournament regular Harold Roth, and...

Interview With Start of Day Chip Leader Cornell Hughes

Cornell Hughes bagged up a huge chip lead in this event, holding 1.2 million with his next closest competitor holding around 900,000. We asked Hughes how he got all of those chips, and how he plans on using that stack here today. At the first break, Hughes is holding...

Catching Up With Matt Witjas Before the Restart

Last April, Matt Witjas played in his first ever poker tournament in the $150,000 Guaranteed Event of the Spring Poker Classic. Witjas, as you might suspect, did quite well in that event, taking it down to earn over $40,000. Well he is back here today looking to top...

Some Chip Counts From the Final 100

We have lost 44 players so far today, as the clock shows an even 100 players left. The big blind is 10,000 at the moment, with an average stack of 370,000. Cornell Hughes, who started the day as the big chip leader, is holding steady with 1.2 million. Ryan Buckholtz,...

Video Interview with Big Stack Ryan Buckholtz

Late last year, Ryan Buckholtz final tabled a $150,000 Guaranteed event here at the Hustler Casino, finishing 6th place for $5,500. He is back here today with another huge stack, and certainly has hopes of besting that finish today. We talked with Ryan just before...