Monday, January 21, 2019 4:39 PM Local Time
Level: 31
Blinds: 50,000/100,000
Ante: 10,000
Monday, January 21, 2019 4:31 PM Local Time
The remaining six players will now be taking a 15-minute break.
Monday, January 21, 2019 4:29 PM Local Time
Tony Bracy opens to 180,000 from under the gun, Jeremy Joseph calls from the big blind and the dealer turns over on the flop. Both players check and a comes on the turn.
Action checks to Bracy, he bets 225,000, Joseph check-raises to 600,000 and Bracy calls. The river comes down an , Joseph checks to Bracy who fires 790,000 into the pot.
Joseph snap-folds and Bracy smiles as he tables for just ace high.
Tony Bracy - 5,675,000
Jeremy Joseph - 1,610,000
Monday, January 21, 2019 4:18 PM Local Time
Thomas Kornechuk opens to 175,000 from the cutoff, Tony Bracy three-bets to 400,000 from the big blind and the dealer fans out a flop of .
Bracy leads for 400,000, Kornechuk folds and Bracy scoops in the pot, nearing the top of the food chain.
Tony Bracy - 5,050,000
Thomas Kornechuk - 5,200,000
Monday, January 21, 2019 4:16 PM Local Time
Yifu He is going from short stack to middle of the pack after a few three-bets and all ins. He is now sitting at a tournament high for him of 1,900,000 and will be looking to add to it.
Yifu he - 1,900,000
Monday, January 21, 2019 3:45 PM Local Time
Tony Bracy opens to 180,000 from the cutoff, Chris Tham moves all in for 200,000 from the small blind, Thomas Kornechuk and Bracy both call.
The flop comes down , both players check and a comes on the turn. Both players check and the falls on the river. Both players check to showdown. Tham tables for two pair and both of his opponents muck as he scoops in a triple up.
Chris Tham - 650,000
Monday, January 21, 2019 3:43 PM Local Time
Yifu He moves all in from the small blind for 495,000, Chris Tham calls from the big blind and the two players turn over their hands.
Yifu He:
Chris Tham:
The board runs out and He's ace high takes down the pot, doubling through Tham.
Yifu He - 1,000,000
Chris Tham - 210,000
Monday, January 21, 2019 3:34 PM Local Time
Ryan Jaconetti
The largest hand of the tournament results in a double knockout and sends Tony Bracy rocketing up the counts. From the cutoff, Paul Richardson moves all in for 570,000. Next to act, on the button, Ryan Jaconetti moves all in as well for 1,865,000. Jeremy Joseph folds his small blind, but Tony Bracy then moves all in as well, having the other two players covered:
Richardson -
Jaconetti -
Bracy -
Bracy's queens start out in the lead and stay there throughout the runout. A pot well over four million is shoved Bracy's way.
Tony Bracy - 4,600,000
Ryan Jaconetti - Eliminated
Paul Richardson - Eliminated
Paul Richardson
Monday, January 21, 2019 3:24 PM Local Time
Level: 30
Blinds: 40,000/80,000
Ante: 10,000
Monday, January 21, 2019 3:13 PM Local Time
Paul Camby
Thomas Kornechuk opens to 165,000 from the cutoff, Paul Camby moves all in for around 775,000 from the small blind. Kornechuk calls and the two players turn over their hands.
Thomas Kornechuk:
Paul Camby:
The flop comes down and Camby will need to get lucky to stay alive. A falls on the turn and Kornechuk is still ahead. The river comes a , sending the pot to Kornechuk with his aces up and eliminating the ever so happy Camby from the tournament in 9th place.
Thomas Kornechuk - 5,350,000
Paul Camby - Eliminated
Monday, January 21, 2019 3:07 PM Local Time
Brett Murray three-bets to 400,000 from the cutoff, Thomas Kornechuk calls from the hijack and the flop comes down . Action checks to Murray, he bets 300,000, Kornechuk calls and the comes on the turn.
Both players check, a falls on the river and both players check again. Kornechuk mucks and Murray smiles as he scoops in a pot without having to show his hand.
Brett Murray - 3,950,000
Thomas Kornechuk - 4,450,000
Monday, January 21, 2019 2:53 PM Local Time
Old Abe, a/k/a Paul Camby
All in a day's grind. The other eight remaining players in the Circuit Thunder Valley main event return from the day's first 15-minute break to find that Paul Camby has used his time for a wardrobe change, returning as a Abe Lincoln-styled throwback, complete with the black felt stovepipe hat. (We're guessing Old Abe didn't have access to the polarized shades, though.)
So, whether or not Camby ends up being felted a second time today, at least 6'10" Paul Richardson now has a seeming challenger for the title of tallest-appearing player at the table.
Monday, January 21, 2019 2:25 PM Local Time
Level: 29
Blinds: 30,000/60,000
Ante: 10,000
Monday, January 21, 2019 2:12 PM Local Time
Paul Chai
After losing several hands in the last round of play, Paul Chai moves all in for 960,000 from late position and Thomas Kornechuk calls from the small blind, players turn over their hands.
Thomas Kornechuk:
Paul Chai:
The flop comes down and Chai will need some help to stay alive. A on the turn and on the river changes nothing as the once chip leader of the tournament has now taken an exit to Kornechuk's aces.
Thomas Kornechuk - 3,500,000
Paul Chai - Eliminated
Monday, January 21, 2019 2:08 PM Local Time
Paul Chai opens to 275,000 from the cutoff, Yifu He moves all in from the small for 705,000, Chai calls and the players turn over their hands.
Yifu He:
Paul Chai:
The flop comes down and Chai now takes the lead with his pair of queens. A falls on the turn and Chai is still ahead. The river comes an giving He a higher pair and the pot, doubling through Chai.
Yifu He - 1,600,000
Paul Chai - 950,000
Monday, January 21, 2019 2:03 PM Local Time
Paul Richardson moves all in for 360,000 from late position, Paul Chai calls from the button and the two players turn over their hands.
Paul Richardson:
Paul Chai:
The board runs out and Richardon's two pair takes down the pot, doubling through Chai.
Paul Richardson - 850,000
Paul Chai - 1,500,000
Monday, January 21, 2019 1:56 PM Local Time
With the field reduced to an unofficial final table of 10, the players have redrawn for seats at the feature table. Here are the final 10, with seat assignments and chip counts:
Seat 1: Brett Murray - 3,900,000
Seat 2: Paul Camby - 890,000
Seat 3: Paul Richardson - 500,000
Seat 4: Ryan Jaconetti - 2,100,000
Seat 5: Jeremy Joseph - 2,100,000
Seat 6: Paul Chai - 1,800,000
Seat 7: Tony Bracy - 2,645,000
Seat 8: Yifu He - 680,000
Seat 9: Christopher Than - 1,225,000
Seat 10: Thomas Kornechuk - 2,405,000
Monday, January 21, 2019 1:34 PM Local Time
Vito Distefano
Vito Distefano moves all in from the cutoff for around 600,000, Brett Murray calls from the big blind and the two players turn over their hands.
Brett Murray:
Vito Distefano:
The flop comes down and Murray takes a commanding lead. A comes on the turn and Distefano is now drawing dead to the on the river. Murray scoops in the pot, eliminating Distefano in the process.
Brett Murray - 3,500,000
Vito Distefano - Eliminated
Monday, January 21, 2019 1:16 PM Local Time
Toko Luu
Toko Luu opens to 275,000 from the hijack, Thomas Kornechuk moves all in from the small blind and Luu calls his 375,000 stack all in, players turn over their hands.
Thomas Kornechuk:
Toko Luu:
The flop comes down and Luu will need to hit to stay alive. A on the turn and on the river changes nothing and Kornechuk takes down the pot, eliminating Luu from the tournament in 12th place.
Thomas Kornechuk - 2,350,000
Toko Luu - Eliminated
Monday, January 21, 2019 1:12 PM Local Time
Valentin Vornicu
Valentin Vornicu's ongoing quest for a record-extending 13th Circuit ring win end here in 13th place. It's a pre-flop collision between he and Brett Murray that has Vornicu all in before the flop, and he has and needs help against Murray's .
Instead, the rainbow flop moves Murray way ahead and leaves Vornicu needing runner-runner help. A three on the turn opens up four outs to the chop (no flush draw is available), but a seven on the river ends Vornicu's run.
Brett Murray - 2,320,000
Valentin Vornicu - Eliminated