Antonin Teisseire celebrates Eric Froehlich's elimination.
Antonin Teisseire opened under the gun, and Eric Froehlich shoved in for about 2 million from the big blind. Teisseire quickly called, and Froehlich was at risk. And flipping.
Showdown
Teisseire:
Froehlich:
Both men stood up to sweat this big pot, and this final day has certainly not disappointed in the drama department so far. When the dealer burned and turned, the was right in the window, and the flop rolled out to pull the Frenchman into a big lead with two to come. Froehlich needed to find a jack now, but the turn and river failed to save his tournament life.
There'll be no third bracelet for E-Fro today, cut down as the first casualty on this cooler of a Day 4. He'll take $240,876 for his work, but it looks like it's not much consolation now as a slightly flush Froehlich heads off the stage.
On the next hand, Darryl Ronconi open-shoved from the small blind, and Adam Geyer called with . He was dominating the that Ronconi had shoved with, and the board allowed Geyer to double back into contention.
Under the gun, Adam Geyer raised to 200,000, and Darryl Ronconi defended his big blind to go heads-up.
The flop brought , and Ronconi knocked the table. When Geyer bet 275,000, though, he snuck in a check-raise to 700,000 straight.
Geyer only took about thirty seconds to call. That led them to the turn, and Ronconi took a short pause before announcing a hoarse, "Ch-eck." Geyer took his cue, stacking out another 775,000 and sliding it into the middle. After another short pause, Ronconi announced that he was all in, verbally committing all 2.2 million of his chips to the pot. Geyer quickly called, and we've got the biggest pot of the tournament up for grabs!
Showdown
Ronconi:
Geyer:
Geyer had flopped a set, but Ronconi had turned the nuts, a queen-high straight. Geyer needed the board to pair now, looking a little glum. The river was a blank, though, the , and it's Ronconi spiking the monster double. He's all the way up to 6.29 million now, in command of more than half the chips in play. It took about three minutes to count down the stacks and pay off the double, Geyer looking pained the whole time. Ronconi had that "not-me" look, and the only thing he said was, "I was trying to bluff him off. And I hit the Christmas card."
On the first hand of the day, Antonin Teisseire had the button. The first two players folded, Darryl Ronconi opened to 225,000 from the small blind, and Adam Geyer let him take it.
Welcome back to the Amazon Room for the fourth and -- we can say this with some certainty now -- final day of the $5,000 Triple Chance event, the 50th event on the schedule. We started with 817 players, and four of them are being stubborn. Thirty levels of play haven't been enough, and our final four are set to return to the felt shortly to finish this thing out.
All four of our players have had their hands on the chip lead at one point or another this week, but it's Adam Geyer boasting the big stack at this point. He's trailed by the boisterous Frenchman (Antonin Teisseire), a quiet but excitable one from the Midwest (Darryl Ronconi) and the top-tier pro (Eric Froehlich). Here's how they stack up:
Player
Chips
Adam Geyer
3,730,000
Antonin Teisseire
3,425,000
Darryl Ronconi
3,000,000
Eric Froehlich
2,125,000
We'll be playing 50,000/100,000 to start, so everyone has at least 20 big blinds. Still, it shouldn't take more than a couple levels to play down to a winner, although we've likely just jinxed that by printing it. Play begins at 2:30 P.M., just about 15 minutes from right now. You'll be able to watch the live stream over here, and our coverage will be right here alongside it.
was right in the window, and the flop rolled out 
and river 
failed to save his tournament life.
. He was dominating the 
that Ronconi had shoved with, and the 
, and Ronconi knocked the table. When Geyer bet 275,000, though, he snuck in a check-raise to 700,000 straight.
turn, and Ronconi took a short pause before announcing a hoarse, "Ch-eck." Geyer took his cue, stacking out another 775,000 and sliding it into the middle. After another short pause, Ronconi announced that he was all in, verbally committing all 2.2 million of his chips to the pot. Geyer quickly called, and we've got the biggest pot of the tournament up for grabs!
, and it's Ronconi spiking the monster double. He's all the way up to 6.29 million now, in command of more than half the chips in play. It took about three minutes to count down the stacks and pay off the double, Geyer looking pained the whole time. Ronconi had that "not-me" look, and the only thing he said was, "I was trying to bluff him off. And I hit the Christmas card."
