Thursday, June 18, 2015 9:05 PM Local Time
Jonas Christensen
32 players began today hoping to win two heads up matches and progress to tomorrow's eight handed final table. 8 players did just that, and Jonas Christensen will head the pack when we resume tomorrow. Christensen, from Denmark, defeated Innes Young and Hunter Cichy to enter the final table with 929,000 chips, ahead of Andre Boyer, who beat Ryan Milisits and Toby Lewis to amass a stack of 851,000.
Chris Bolek
Chris Bolek and Erwann Pecheux will have 849,000 and 831,000 respectively after they knocked out David Vamplew, Michael Michnik, Chris Csik and Nelson Resendiz between them. Ivan Radiv and Gavin O'Rourke follow, with 829,000 and 785,000 chips after they eliminated Harold Evans, Matt Iles, MJ Cooper and Arkaidy Tsinis today.
Andrew Gaw and Isaac Kawa are the shortstacks with 756,000 and 721,000. They eliminated Thomas Sobolewski, Vojtech Rusicka, Kevin O'Donnell and Aron Dermer to make it this far.
The final table will line up as follows:
Seat 1 - Ivan Radiv (829,000)
Seat 2 - Isaac Kawa (721,000)
Seat 3 - Gavin O'Rourke (785,000)
Seat 4 - Andre Boyer (851,000)
Seat 5 - Chris Bolek (849,000)
Seat 6 - Jonas Christensen (929,000)
Seat 7 - Erwann Pecheux (831,000)
Seat 8 - Andrew Gaw (756,000)
Join us from 1pm tomorrow local time here at WSOP.com for hand-for-hand updates as we play down to a winner!
Thursday, June 18, 2015 8:47 PM Local Time
Nelson Resendiz moves all-in preflop and Erwann Pecheux calls.
Pecheux -
Resendiz -
The board runs out and despite the flush draw sweat on the turn, Pecheux's hand holds up and he is the last player to advance to tomorrow's final table, whilst Resendiz heads to the payout desk.
Nelson Resendiz - Eliminated.
Thursday, June 18, 2015 8:42 PM Local Time
Erwann Pecheux is heads up against Nelson Resendiz.
The flop is . Resendiz bets 30,000 and Pecheux calls from the button.
The turn is the . Resendiz checks. Pecheux bets 45,000 and Resendiz calls.
The river is the . Resendiz checks, and Pecheux bets 120,000. Resendiz tanks before calling.
Pecheux tables . There's a roar from the rail as supporters spot a straight. Sounding resigned, Resendiz says: "You want to see?" before flipping over .
Thursday, June 18, 2015 8:40 PM Local Time
A short stacked Aron Dermer moves all in and Isaac Kawa calls.
Dermer -
Kawa -
The board runs out and Dermer is eliminated whilst Kawa moves to tomorrow's final table.
Aron Dermer - Eliminated
Thursday, June 18, 2015 8:34 PM Local Time
On a board reading Michael Michnik is all in for his last 100,000 and Chris Bolek makes the call.
Michnik:
Bolek:
The river fails to improve Michnik's hand, and he is eliminated in 11th place, taking home $13,081. Bolek advances and will return tomorrow for the final table.
Chris Bolek - 849,000
Michael Michnik - Eliminated
Thursday, June 18, 2015 8:28 PM Local Time
Gavin O'Rourke raises to 20,000, only for Arkaidy Tsinis to three-bet to 89,000. O'Rourke proceeds to four-bet to 160,000, which sends Tsinis into the tank. Tsinis elects to move all-in and O'Rourke snap-calls.
It's a cooler. Tsinis has but O'Rourke has . There is no help for Tsinis on the board and after the chips are counted, Tsinis has ONE 500 chip remaining.
He then proceeds to win the next three hands all-in automatically, including picking up pocket Aces himself in the third hand. In the fourth hand, however, when Tsinis is all-in for 4,000, he has against and despite both flopping a pair on the flop, the turn and river send the pot to O'Rourke and Tsinis to the payout desk.
Arkadiy Tsinis - Eliminated
Thursday, June 18, 2015 8:27 PM Local Time
Toby Lewis goes all in pre-flop. Andre Boyer asks how many chips Lewis has. The dealer counts them and announces 127,000.
Boyer calls and turns over . Lewis shows .
The board comes out .
Boyer takes the pot with the pair of kings and the higher kicker. As he leaves, Lewis shakes Boyer's hand and says: "Well played." Boyer replies good naturedly: "You have plenty of time!"
As the dealer stacks up the chips, Boyer says: "You're a hell of a dealer - or a dealer from hell!" The dealer replies: "Definitely - I'll take that!"
Andre Boyer - 851,000
Toby Lewis - eliminated
Thursday, June 18, 2015 8:20 PM Local Time
Level: 21
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 1,000
Thursday, June 18, 2015 8:12 PM Local Time
The flop is and Matt Iles checks. Idan Rivav, who's already won a bracelet this WSOP, bets 17,000. Iles calls.
The turn is the . Iles checks, Rivav bets 40,500 and Iles tanks, eventually pushing a tall stack of 5,000 chips in front of him. Rivav asks how much and the dealer cuts the chips down, announching 110,000.
The river is the and Iles goes all in. Rivav asks for a count and the dealer cuts down the chips, announcing 246,500.
Rivav calls. Iles tables and Rivav turns over . Rivav takes the pot with a flush and Iles stands up, shaking Rivav's hand before he leaves.
Idan Rivav - 829,000
Matt Iles - Eliminated
Thursday, June 18, 2015 8:12 PM Local Time
Toby Lewis is heads up against Andre Boyer, who says he's looking forward to entering the Super Seniors tournament for the over 65s. The dealer jokes that in Super Seniors, the breaks are called "nap time" and there's laughter between the three of them.
The difference in their ages mean that Boyer, who's on the button, won his WSOP bracelet before Lewis could enter a tournament in Vegas.
The flop is and both players check.
The turn is the . Lewis checks, Boyer bets 15,000 and Lewis calls.
The river is the . Both players check. Boyer flips over and Lewis flashes a as Boyer takes the pot.
Andre Boyer - 446,000
Toby Lewis - 367,000
Thursday, June 18, 2015 8:11 PM Local Time
There is nearly 100,000 in the middle on a board reading when Chris Bolek bets out 58,000. Michael Michnik makes the call and the two see the on the river.
Bolek grabs a single stack of orange and announces "all in" as he places it into the middle. Michnik tanks for nearly three-minutes before releasing his hand into the muck and Bolek takes a commanding lead in the match.
Chris Bolek - 640,000
Michael Michnik - 225,000
Thursday, June 18, 2015 7:56 PM Local Time
With the board reading , Andre Boyer leads for 20,000 and Toby Lewis calls. The dealer burns and turns the and this does not slow Boyer down, who again opens for a bet, this time 35,000. Lewis again elects to call and the pair see the hit the river. Boyer quickly fires a 25,000 third bullet at the pot and Lewis calls just as quickly.
Boyer rolls over for the third nuts and Lewis quickly glances at his cards before mucking. With this hand, Boyer extends his lead over Lewis in chipcounts.
Andre Boyer - 500,000
Toby Lewis - 350,000
Thursday, June 18, 2015 7:52 PM Local Time
Level: 20
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 1,000
Thursday, June 18, 2015 7:39 PM Local Time
Jonas Christensen raises to 15,000 on the button and Hunter Cichy three-bets to 41,000. Christensen thinks it over for a few moments before he calls.
The dealer spreads a flop of and Cichy continues for 50,000. Christensen tanks for 30 seconds before pushing a bunch of loose chips into the middle. After the dealer stacks it up and counts it, it is a raise to 117,000. Cichy moves all in and Christensen snap calls.
Cichy:
Christensen:
The board runs out and Christensen jumps into the arms of his rail as he is the first to clinch his spot at tomorrow's final table. Cichy will take home $13,081 for his run.
Jonas Christensen - 929,000
Hunter Cichy - Eliminated
Thursday, June 18, 2015 7:37 PM Local Time
Toby Lewis is heads up against Andre Boyer, who says he's looking forward to entering the Super Seniors tournament for the over 65s. The dealer jokes that in Super Seniors, the breaks are called "nap time" and there's laughter between the three of them.
The difference in their ages mean that Boyer, who's on the button, won his WSOP bracelet before Lewis could enter a tournament in Vegas.
The flop is and both players check.
The turn is the . Lewis checks, Boyer bets 15,000 and Lewis calls.
The river is the . Both players check. Boyer flips over and Lewis flashes a as Boyer takes the pot.
Andre Boyer - 446,000
Toby Lewis - 367,000
Thursday, June 18, 2015 7:22 PM Local Time
Level: 19
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 1,000
Thursday, June 18, 2015 7:22 PM Local Time
Within the truncated first level (the first level began at the spot that the first heads-up match in the last round ended, which was with 21:14 left on the clock during Level 18), Isaac Kawa and Aron Dermer found themselves all in on a board that read
. They both had a six, with Kawa flipping
and Dermer flipping
. Dermer had picked up his coat and was ready to leave after the
hit the river, only for the dealer to call him back, as the pot was chopped!
We still have all 8 matches in progress, with most players feeling their opponent out during the early stages. Unlike the last round, most matchups are relatively even in chips, so no early exits are anticipated.
Thursday, June 18, 2015 7:19 PM Local Time
Gavin O'Rourke raises to 12,500 on the button and Arkadiy Tsinis quickly three-bets to 33,000. O'Rourke thinks about it briefly before four-betting to 82,000. Tsinis tanks for nearly a minute and then calls.
The dealer spreads a flop of and O'Rourke slides forward a bet of 82,000. Tsinis releases his hand and Gavin O'Rourke takes down the first big pot of heads up play.
Gavin O'Rourke - 485,000
Arkadiy Tsinis - 280,000
Thursday, June 18, 2015 7:15 PM Local Time
Andrew Gaw is on the button, heads up against Vojtech Ruzicka.
The flop is and both players check. The turn is the . Ruzicka bets 20,500 and Gaw calls.
The river is the . Both players check. Ruzicka shows and Gaw turns over . Gaw takes the pot with his higher pocket pair.
Andrew Gaw - 400,000
Vojtech Ruzicka - 322,000
Thursday, June 18, 2015 7:01 PM Local Time
All 16 players have returned to the gold section in the Amazon room and play has resumed.