Saturday, June 20, 2015 1:30 AM Local Time
After a long day of play, Corrie Wunstel and Kevin Saul have chosen to call it a night. They will return at 2 p.m. tomorrow to determine who wins the bracelet and $267,435 first place prize. Wunstel will enter play with a 4.55 million to 2.785 million chip lead and they will start at level 31 with the blinds at 60,000/120,000.
The action started with 19 players returning including three players who had made the final table of this very event last year. Marcel Vonk finished second in this event last year but would be the first player knocked out when he was eliminated in 19th place. Dmitrii Valouev finished seventh last year and would come up just short of making a return appearance to the final table when he was eliminated in 11th place. The third returning player is Saul who has already improved greatly on his eighth place finish and has a shot at his first WSOP bracelet.
This is Wunstel's first WSOP final table although he does have a WSOP Circuit Ring to his name and finished 65th in the 2013 WSOP Main Event.
Cards will be back in the air in the Amazon Room at 2 p.m. local time. WSOP.com will be there to provide you with all the updates until a winner is crowned so make sure to tune in!
Corrie Wunstel
Saturday, June 20, 2015 1:19 AM Local Time
The flop is and Kevin Saul and Corrie Wunstel both check. Wunstel checks on the turn and calls Saul's bet of 100,000.
The river is the and Wunstel checks. Saul bets 200,000 and after several minutes of thought Wunstel calls.
Saul shows for a flopped eight high straight. Wunstel says "God, I have a five three" and looks back at his cards and pushes them to the dealer.
Kevin Saul - 3,000,000
Corrie Wunstel - 4,335,000
Saturday, June 20, 2015 1:16 AM Local Time
Limped preflop and the dealer fans
. Kevin Saul checks and Corrie Wunstel bets 115,000. The
turn card is checked and on the river
Saul bets 225,000. Wunstel raises to 550,000 and after a short pause Saul calls. Wunstel shows
for top straight and Saul mucks.
Soon after in another limped pot with a flop of
Saul bets 100,000 and Wunstel calls. The turn is the
and Wunstel calls a bet of 225,000. The river
completes the board and Saul bets 575,000. Wunstel thinks for a couple minutes but throws his hand away.
Saturday, June 20, 2015 1:00 AM Local Time
The flop is and Corrie Wunstel check-calls a 110,000 bet from Kevin Saul. The turn is the and Wunstel leads out for 290,000. Saul calls.
The river is the and both players check. "One pair," Wunstel says and shows for a pair of tens and a missed diamond flush draw. Saul tables for a set of deuces which takes down the pot.
Kevin Saul - 2,835,000
Corrie Wunstel - 4,500,000
Saturday, June 20, 2015 12:52 AM Local Time
Neither player is getting the upper hand in this level after that initial big pot for Kevin Saul, mostly swapping chips back and forth as they probe for a weaknmess and a chance to deliver the fatal blow.
Saul limps the button and Corrie Wunstel raises to 300,000. Saul calls and they see a flop of
. Wunstel leads for 365,000 and Saul mucks his hand.
Saturday, June 20, 2015 12:34 AM Local Time
The two heads up players see a flop in an unraised pot and it comes . Both players check. The turn is the and Corrie Wunstel checks. Kevin Saul bets 150,000 and Wunstel calls.
The river is the and Wunstel checks again. Saul bets 350,000 and Wunstel calls after a minute of thought. Saul tables for the nut seven high straight. Wunstel mucks.
Kevin Saul - 2,675,000
Corrie Wunstel - 4,660,000
Saturday, June 20, 2015 12:22 AM Local Time
| Level: | 30 | | Blinds: | 50,000/100,000 | |
Saturday, June 20, 2015 12:14 AM Local Time
Jim Karambinis made it 240,000 from the small blind and Corrie Wunstel set him in and the cards were turned over.
Karambinis:
Wunstel:
The board runs out and the two pair of Wunstel finishes off Karambinis to get the match heads up.
Jim Karambinis - Eliminated
Corrie Wunstel - 5,740,000
Saturday, June 20, 2015 12:06 AM Local Time
Corrie Wunstel raises to 210,000 from the small blind and Peter Levine calls from the big blind. The flop is and Wunstel bets 250,000. Levine raises, Wunstel reraises, and the Levine is all in and at risk.
Levine:
Wunstel:
Levine flops top pair but Wunstel has flopped a set of sixes and has a lock on the hand. The turn is the which gives Levine a gutshot straight draw but the miracle river does not come and Levine is eliminated in fourth place after hanging tough for the entire day. Players congratulated Levine on his survival skills as he left the tournament area. Wunstel has over five million in chips which is over 70% of the chips in play with three remaining.
Corrie Wunstel - 5,100,000
Peter Levine - Eliminated
Friday, June 19, 2015 11:59 PM Local Time
Kevin Saul opens from the small blind, Jim Karambinis pots it and they get all the chips in the middle.
Saul:
Karambinis:
The board runs out
and Saul hits his heart nut flush to survive and double up.
Kevin Saul - 1,300,000
Jim Karambinis - 800,000
Friday, June 19, 2015 11:54 PM Local Time
Kevin Saul opens from the button for 165,000 and Corrie Wunstel calls from the big blind. The flop is and Wunstel leads for 190,000. Saul calls.
The turn is the and Wunstel bets again, this time for 285,000. Saul calls and the dealer puts out the on the river. Wunstel bets 515,000 this time and Saul goes deep into the tank.
Wunstel and Saul share similar poses, both have their mouths covered with their shirt and hand. Saul tanks for several minutes and finally makes the call.
"Eight ten," says Wunstel who shows for eights full of tens. Saul mucks and Wunstel drags the 2.35 million chip pot.
Corrie Wunstel - 3,310,000
Kevin Saul - 760,000
Friday, June 19, 2015 11:47 PM Local Time
Corrie Wunstel opens the betting for 170,000 and picks up calls from small blind Kevin Saul and big blind Jim Karambinis.
The flop is
and it's ckjecked to the raiser. Wunstel bets 235,000 which Saul calls and Karambinis passes.
The turn is the
and Saul pots it which puts him all in. Wunstel studies the board for a minute or two before releasing his hand.
Kevin Saul - 1,900,000
Corrie Wunstel - 1,800,000
Friday, June 19, 2015 11:32 PM Local Time
Jim Karambinis opens to 230,000 and Corrie Wunstel calls. The flop comes and Karambinis leads for a pot-sized bet of 580,000. Wunstel thinks for a few seconds and announces that he is all in for 980,000 more.
Karambinis thinks for a moment, taps some chips together in frustration, and mucks
Corrie Wunstel - 2,720,000
Jim Karambinis - 1,520,000
Friday, June 19, 2015 11:26 PM Local Time
Kevin Saul opens the action from first position for 185,000 and it folds around to Matthew Colvin in the big blind who has 430,000 in total and says, "I got some fold equity...after I call."
Colvin calls and then shoves on a flop of .
Saul calls and tables
Colvin shows
The turn is the and the river the and Saul has the better two pair to bust Colvin.
Matthew Colvin - Eliminated
Kevin Saul - 1,905,000
Friday, June 19, 2015 11:14 PM Local Time
| Level: | 29 | | Blinds: | 40,000/80,000 | |
Friday, June 19, 2015 10:56 PM Local Time
This is the last scheduled 20-minute break of the day with two more levels to go when play resumes.
Friday, June 19, 2015 10:54 PM Local Time
Corrie Wunstel opens to 120,000 and Peter Levine moves all in for 495,000. Matt Colvin moves all in as well for 885,000 and Wunstel folds.
Colvin:
Levine:
The flop comes and Colvin's aces are still in the lead but Levine picks up a straight draw. The turn is the keeps Colvin in the lead. The river though is the to give Levine a straight, the pot, and the double up.
Peter Levine - 1,120,000
Matt Colvin - 385,000
Friday, June 19, 2015 10:39 PM Local Time
There haven't been any substantial contested pots but Jim Karambinis has taken down a number of pots with three-bets and well timed raises to take the chip lead with 2.45 million in chips. Peter Levine and Matthew Colvin are both riding short stacks with slightly more than 10 big blinds apiece.
Friday, June 19, 2015 10:23 PM Local Time
Jim Karambinis opens for 120,000 and Peter Levine moves all in for 205,000 total. Matt Colvin and Karambinis call. The two bigger stacks check it out on a run out of and Karambinis says "I think I have the nuts" as he tables for kings and threes.
It's not the nuts though as Levine says "I have a wheel" and shows . That's enough to win the pot and triple his chips.
Peter Levine - 615,000
Friday, June 19, 2015 9:56 PM Local Time
| Level: | 28 | | Blinds: | 30,000/60,000 | |