Monday, December 22, 2014 6:04 PM Local Time
Mukul Pahuja raises to 120,000 on the button and Jake Toole moves all in from the small blind. Pahuja snap-calls and the cards are tabled.
Pahuja shows and is flipping with Toole's . The flop is and Pahuja is still in the lead. The turn is the and the river is the to seal Pahuja's win and add another six-figure score to his resume.
Pahuja takes home $148,345, a ring and a seat in the National Championship with his win. Toole will earn $91,722 for his runner-up finish. A full recap of the final table will be posted shortly.
Monday, December 22, 2014 5:56 PM Local Time
Here are a look at the chip counts at the start of heads-up play.
Mukul Pahuja - 7,670,000 (127 BBs)
Jake Toole - 1,530,000 (25 BBs)
Monday, December 22, 2014 5:55 PM Local Time
Gajan Jeganathan limps in on the button and Jake Toole folds from the small blind. Mukul Pahuja raises to 190,000 from the big blind and Jeganathan three-bets to 560,000. Pahuja a couple minutes in the tank before four-betting to 1,250,000. Jeganathan sat motionless for over a minute before announcing he is all in. Pahuja calls and the cards are tabled.
It's a flip for the biggest pot of the tournament with Pahuja showing and Jeganathan tabling .
The flop is and Pahuja's pair is still in the lead. The turn is the and that leaves Jeganathan searching for an ace or king on the river. The river is the and Pahuja drags the pot and leaves him heads-up against Toole for the title and $148,345
Mukul Pahuja - 7,670,000 (127 BBs)
Gajan Jeganathan - Eliminated
Monday, December 22, 2014 5:30 PM Local Time
Mukul Pahuja raises to 120,000 from the button. Gajan Jeganathan folds in the small blind and Mike Dental (pictured) raises all-in from the big blind. Pahuja asks for a count. After finding out the total is 540,000, he calls. The cards are tabled.
Pahuja:
Dentale:
The flop comes and Pahuja picks up a flush draw and straight draw. The is the which completes Pahuja's flush and leaves Dentale drawing dead to the river. The meaningless river is a and Dentale is eliminated from the tournament.
Mukul Pahuja - 4,260,000 (71 BBs)
Mike Dentale - Eliminated
Monday, December 22, 2014 5:20 PM Local Time
Action folds to Jim Petolicchio on the button, who moves all in for 730,000 and Jake Toole calls out of the big blind. Petolicchio is ahead with his against Toole's .
"Maybe you're due," said Petolicchio after the cards are tabled.
Tooled flopped a straight as the dealer spread a flop of . He found the six that he needed right on the turn with the , leaving Petolicchio dead to a chop. The river is the and Petolicchio is eliminated in fifth while Toole chips up.
Jake Toole - 1,930,000 (32 BBs)
Jim Petolicchio - Eliminated
Monday, December 22, 2014 4:57 PM Local Time
Level: 29
Blinds: 30,000/60,000
Ante: 10,000
Monday, December 22, 2014 4:47 PM Local Time
Adam Teasdale raises from the cutoff to 110,000 and Mukul Pahuja three-bets to 245,000 from the button. Teasdale takes a minute in the tank before moving all in for roughly 1,200,000 and Pahuja snap-calls.
It's a race for Teasdale's tournament life with his flipping against Pahuja's . Pahuja smashes the flop as it comes , giving him top pair and the nut flush draw. The turn is the and Teasdale is left with the last two fives in the deck to survive. The river is the and Pahuja makes his flush and takes a massive chip lead on the rest of the field.
Mukul Pahuja - 3,600,000 (60 BBs)
Adam Teasdale - Eliminated
Monday, December 22, 2014 4:28 PM Local Time
Jesse Cohen (pictured) raises to 100,000 from the hijack position. Play folds to Mukul Pahuja in the big blind and he calls.
The two players see a flop of . Pahuja checks and Cohen bets 100,000. Pahuja calls and the turn brings the . Pahuja checks again and Cohen bets 225,000. Pahuja announce he is all-in and Cohen snap calls. The cards are flipped.
Pahuja:
Cohen:
Cohen is in great shape to double with his set, but the river brings the and a full house for Pahuja. Cohen, Pahuja and the rest of the table are all a little stunned by river card. Pahuja takes the pot. Cohen exits after congratulating Pahuja.
Mukul Pahuja - 2,200,000 (44 BBs)
Jesse Cohen - Eliminated
Monday, December 22, 2014 4:16 PM Local Time
Action folds to Jake Toole on the button, who raises to 100,00. Joseph Liberta moves all in from the small blind for just under 900,000 and Toole snap-calls.
Liberta tables and is in bad shape against Toole's . The flop is , keeping Toole in the lead, but the on the turn gives Liberta an open-ended straight draw. The river is the and Toole's hand holds up to eliminate Liberta in eighth place.
Jake Toole - 1,830,000 (36 BBs)
Joseph Liberta - Eliminated
Monday, December 22, 2014 4:01 PM Local Time
Jake Toole raises to 100,000 from middle position. Play folds to Gajan Jeganathan in the big blind. He shoves all-in for 750,000. Toole calls and the cards are tabled.
Jeganathan:
Toole:
The flop comes keeping Toole well in the lead. The turn is the giving three nines to Jeganathan and the lead in the hand. The river brings the and Jeganathan survives while Toole takes another hit to his stack.
Gajan Jeganathan - 1,600,000 (32 BBs)
Jake Toole - 1,050,000 (21 BBs)
Monday, December 22, 2014 3:52 PM Local Time
Jim Petolicchio raises from middle position and Adam Teasdale moves all in for 655,000 from the big blind. Petolicchio snap-calls and tables . Teasdale needs to find an ace as he tables .
The dealer found one for him right away as the he spreads a flop of . Teasdale continues to get up and put his jacket on as the turn is the and the river is the to give Teasdale a double up at the expense of Petolicchio.
Adam Teasdale - 1,350,000 (27 BBs)
Jim Petolicchio - 980,000 (20 BBs)
Monday, December 22, 2014 3:48 PM Local Time
Adam Teasdale raises from early position and Jake Toole calls out of the big blind. Both players check a flop of and the falls on the turn.
Toole leads out for 130,000 and Teasdale calls. The river is the and Toole bets 325,000 and Teasdale takes a few seconds before pushing forward a call. Toole tables and takes the pot against Teasdale's .
Jake Toole - 1,700,000 (34 BBs)
Adam Teasdale - 660,000 (13 BBs)
Monday, December 22, 2014 3:45 PM Local Time
On the first hand back from break, Gajan Jeganathan moves all in for 380,000 from middle position and Jake Toole calls from the small blind. Jeganathan tables and is in the lead against Jeganathan's .
The flop is and Jeganathan takes the lead. The turn is the and the river is the to give Jeganathan a double up.
Gajan Jeganathan - 840,000 (17 BBs)
Monday, December 22, 2014 3:26 PM Local Time
Level: 28
Blinds: 25,000/50,000
Ante: 5,000
Monday, December 22, 2014 3:13 PM Local Time
Players are taking a 10 minute break.
Monday, December 22, 2014 3:12 PM Local Time
Mukul Pahuja raises to 90,000 from middle position and is three-bet to 210,000 by Gajan Jeganathan from the hijack. Jim Petolicchio moves all in from the cutoff for 790,000 and Pahuja gets out of the way. Jeganathan asks for a count and then takes a couple minutes in the tank before calling.
Petolicchio tables and is in the lead against Jeganathan's . The board runs out and Petolicchio doubles up on the last hand before the break.
Jim Petolicchio - 1,745,000 (43 BBs)
Gajan Jeganathan - 380,000 (9 BBs)
Monday, December 22, 2014 3:09 PM Local Time
Jake Toole raises to 80,000 from the cutoff and Adam Teasdale moves all in from the small blind for 535,000. Toole calls and tables . He is slightly behind Teasdale's .
The board runs out and Teasdale doubles up.
Adam Teasdale - 1,140,000 (28 BBs)
Jake Toole - 1,400,000 (35 BBs)
Monday, December 22, 2014 2:43 PM Local Time
Mukul Pahuja raises to 80,000 from the hijack. Play folds to Michael Dentale on the big blind and he pushes out some chips, then he pushes out the rest of his chips. It is ruled as a call and Dentale has to pull back the rest of his chips besides the 80,000 for the call. He has about 115,000 behind.
Dentale then pushes out the rest of chips and says he is all-in blind. The flop comes . Pahuja calls and the cards are flipped.
Dentale:
Pahuja:
The turn is the and the river is the . Dentale avoids elimination and doubles up while Pahuja takes a small hit.
Michael Dentale - 425,000 (10 BBs)
Mukul Pahuja - 1,360,000 (34 BBs)
Monday, December 22, 2014 2:35 PM Local Time
Action folds to Jake Toole on the button, who raises to 80,000. Joseph Liberta is in the small blind and moves all in for 500,000. Toole quickly calls and is in great shape to eliminate a player with his against Liberta's .
The flop is and Toole stays in the lead. The turn is the and Liberta is dead to an eight. The river is the and Liberta makes a full house to stay alive.
"That was the last eight in the deck," said Mukul Pahuja after a few seconds. "What? I wouldn't be the first one to say it. I just repeated it loud enough so that he could hear me.
Joseph Liberta - 1,080,000 (27 BBs)
Jake Toole - 1,680,000 (42 BBS)
Monday, December 22, 2014 2:31 PM Local Time
Jake Toole raises to 80,000 under-the-gun and Mike Dentale calls out of the big blind. It gets checked to the river as the board runs out . Dentale leads out for 100,000 and Toole quickly calls. Dentale tables , but Toole takes the pot with his .
Jake Toole - 2,100,000 (52 BBs)
Mike Dentale - 235,000 (6 BBs)