If Jimmy’s head is blurry in the picture, it’s because he’s still shaking it in disbelief. Jimmy and Matt get it aipf, AQ vs QT. King-high board. Jack turn. Matt says “I went from three… Born’s AQ loses runner-runner to Riebel QhTh
Two five-handed tables remain. Will re-draw for 9-handed FT after we lose one more. 20 minutes of bb60K to play before dinner break. Keith Temm has rebuilt his stack up to 780K. Rough counts below:… Ezgi sneaking up on Perrigan, Temm rebuilding
Mukul Pahuja sitting on about an average stack on the Final Table Bubble of the Mid Atlantic Poker Open Event #6: $600 NL ($200K Gtd). 14MM Chips in play and Mukul has about 1.25MM, two… Mukul Pahuja flies under radar with average stack on FT Bubble
Demetrios loses all but a single 5K chip to Matt Riebel. He’s all-in pre for his last chip after Joe Malebranche opens. Joe’s AJo is no match for chip and a chair magic of K4.… And A Chair …
Russ Felter and Connor Perrigan blind vs blind. Russ sitting on 1.3MM in bb50K lvl after his 125K on river gets a call from Perrigan A8o > A6o blind vs blind / 86x K 8… Perrigan pays off river, still cL
Semsettin drawing dead on the turn after they get it all-in pre. Demetrios Frangias holds with KK vs KJo / 727 6cc Tc board. Sem decides to pay off the all-in wager with his purple… “You punish me with Purple!”
On the bright side, Keith Temm happens to be on the 7-handed table with 13 left. As the blinds were about to go up last orbit, he promised Semsettin on his left that he would… Temm nubbles-up through Jimmy Born
“You sure [the blinds went up?]” Keith Temm jokes with the table and dealer as the blinds go up to 20K/40K/40K BBA just in time for him to post his big with 150K behind the… 13 remain from 468, Keith Temm on the short stack
$2,200 MAPO Main Event runner-up from 2025, Semsettin Ilyas is right behind Connor Perrigan with about a dozen players remaining from 468 in 2026 Event #6: $600 NL ($200K Gtd). Sem has just shy of… 2025 MAPO Main Event runner-up Semsettin Ilyas among Chip Leaders in $200Kgtd with 13 left from 468
Pat Phan gladly accepts Maclaren Chatham’s all-in wager of 397K on the last hand of bb20K lvl. Mac’s 99 holds vs Phan’s AdJd, board runs out 776 8 6, not even a single diamond for… Mac Doubles thru Phan