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Saturday, June 30, 2012 11:15 PM Local Time
On the last hand before the break, which ran over into break time, Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier busted Igor Kurganov.
Grospellier raised all in from early position and action folded to Kurganov on the button. He thought for a bit and then called all in for approximately 300,000. Grospellier held the and Kurganov the .
Kurganov pulled ahead on the flop, but the on the turn gave Grospellier a Broadway straight and left Kurganov hoping for just a chop on the river to stay alive. The river was the and Kurganov was eliminated in eighth place.
Saturday, June 30, 2012 11:06 PM Local Time
The players are now on a 15-minute break.
Saturday, June 30, 2012 11:04 PM Local Time
Will "The Thrill" Failla raised to 100,000 out of the cutoff seat and Sam Trickett reraised all in from the button for 514,000. After the blinds folded, Failla called.
Failla:
Trickett:
The board provided no help for Trickett and he was eliminated in ninth place.
| Will Failla | 1,450,000 | 888,000  |
| Sam Trickett | 0 | -640,000  |
Saturday, June 30, 2012 11:03 PM Local Time
From under the gun, Shaun Deeb raised to 80,000. Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier reraised all in for 353,000 from the cutoff seat and action folded back to Deeb. He made the call and rolled over the . Grospellier held a better pair with the .
The flop, turn and river ran out and Grospellier finished with a full house to doubled up.
| Shaun Deeb | 1,410,000 | -420,000 |
| Bertrand Grospellier | 802,000 | 262,000 |
Saturday, June 30, 2012 11:02 PM Local Time
With the , Hani Awad more than doubled back to 54,000 after he beat Steve Meling's pocket tens after the money went in preflop and the board ran out .
| Hani Awad | 54,000 | 41,000 |
Saturday, June 30, 2012 11:00 PM Local Time
Hani Awad and Will "The Thrill" Failla got all of the money in preflop. Awad held the and Failla the . A board of followed and Failla doubled back to over a half a million. Awad was left with just 13,000.
| Will Failla | 562,000 | 229,000 |
| Hani Awad | 13,000 | -297,000 |
Saturday, June 30, 2012 10:58 PM Local Time
On the button, Jason Somerville raised to 80,000. Gus Hansen called from the small blind and Hani Awad called from the big blind. The three players saw the flop come down and Hansen led for 252,000. Both of his opponents folded and Hansen won the pot.
| Gus Hansen | 2,300,000 | 100,000 |
| Jason Somerville | 670,000 | -60,000 |
| Hani Awad | 310,000 | -55,000 |
Saturday, June 30, 2012 10:55 PM Local Time
Action folded to Steve Meling in the cutoff seat and he opened with a raise to 100,000. Shaun Deeb was on the button and made it 1.5 million to essentially put everyone left with cards all in. Everyone, including Meling, gave it up and Deeb won the pot.
| Shaun Deeb | 1,830,000 | 180,000 |
| Steve Meling | 540,000 | -95,000 |
Saturday, June 30, 2012 10:53 PM Local Time
Steve Meling has made it to the final nine and will surely be one of the greatest "rags to riches" stories of all time if he's able to pull off going on to win the Big One for One Drop.
According to Meling, he played in a $65 satellite at the Horseshoe Council Bluffs casino where he won an entry into a larger $765 satellite. From there, Meling won his seat into this event and has so far parlayed it into an appearance at the final table. Still, Meling is guaranteed nothing just yet until he can work his way into the top three.
Upon review, nothing on record can be found for Meling when it comes to live tournament cashes, so storming onto the poker scene with a $400,000 core or better would be an amazing accomplishment. Of course, if he's able to win the seat and then go on to cash in the Big One for One Drop, the story will go down as one of the most epic ones in poker history.
Earlier, we talked about how Sarkiss Osalian and his chance to pull of a miracle, but he busted. It's now up to Meling to hold it down for the amateurs chasing the poker dream.
Saturday, June 30, 2012 10:45 PM Local Time
Alex Bolotin has just fallen in 10th place and the tournament has moved down to nine players. He fell at the hands of Gus Hansen on the following hand.
Action folded around to Hansen in middle position and he opened with a raise to 95,000. From the hijack seat, Bolotin reraised all in for 540,000 and everyone folded back to Hansen. The man known as "The Great Dane" called with the for two overcards against the for Bolotin.
A flop a kept Bolotin in front as he was looking for a double, but the on the turn made his chances very grim. The river completed the board with the and Bolotin was eliminated. Hansen moved to over 2.2 million in chips.
| Gus Hansen | 2,200,000 | 1,100,000 |
| Alex Bolotin | 0 | -520,000 |
Saturday, June 30, 2012 10:40 PM Local Time
Level: 17
Blinds: 20000/40000
Ante: 5000
Saturday, June 30, 2012 10:39 PM Local Time
As expected, play has slowed down quite a lot since going to one table. The players can really start to sense the fact that they're just a handful of spots away from some big money and a chance to play in the Big One for One Drop. But, just because the players slow down, doesn't mean the blinds will be. And with that, level up!
Saturday, June 30, 2012 10:29 PM Local Time
From middle position, Will "The Thrill" Failla raised all in. Jason Somerville called from the big blind with the . Failla held the .
The flop was big for Somerville with the falling, but Failla's threes were still in the lead. The turn was the and Somerville picked up more outs, but the on the river wasn't what he was looking for and Failla doubled up.
| Jason Somerville | 730,000 | -220,000 |
| Will Failla | 333,000 | 205,000 |
Saturday, June 30, 2012 10:26 PM Local Time
Action folded to Will "The Thrill" Failla in the small blind and he moved all in to put Sam Trickett to the test. Trickett called with the . Failla held the .
The board ran out and Trickett doubled up.
| Sam Trickett | 640,000 | 315,000 |
| Will Failla | 128,000 | -332,000 |
Saturday, June 30, 2012 10:09 PM Local Time
Level: 16
Blinds: 15000/30000
Ante: 4000
Saturday, June 30, 2012 10:09 PM Local Time
| Seat | Player |
|---|
| 1 | Shaun Deeb |
| 2 | Igor Kurganov |
| 3 | Jason Somerville |
| 4 | Gus Hansen |
| 5 | Alex Bolotin |
| 6 | Hani Awad |
| 7 | Bertrand Grospellier |
| 8 | Will Failla |
| 9 | Sam Trickett |
| 10 | Steve Meling |
| Shaun Deeb | 1,650,000 | -180,000 |
| Gus Hansen | 1,100,000 | -150,000 |
| Jason Somerville | 950,000 | 20,000 |
| Igor Kurganov | 735,000 | 15,000 |
| Steve Meling | 635,000 | -15,000 |
| Bertrand Grospellier | 540,000 | 21,000 |
| Alex Bolotin | 520,000 | -10,000 |
| Will Failla | 460,000 | 200,000 |
| Hani Awad | 365,000 | -65,000 |
| Sam Trickett | 325,000 | -35,000 |
Saturday, June 30, 2012 10:05 PM Local Time
Action folded to Mohsin Charania in the hijack seat and he raised to 247,000 with a T1,000 chip left on his cards. Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier called all in from the small blind Gus Hansen was in the big blind and thought.
"I don't know if this is a slowroll or not," said Hansen while thinking. "I don't think I can fold." He then called.
Charania:
Grospellier:
Hansen:
The board ran out and Grospellier won the pot to triple up. Hansen had the better hand than Charania and eliminated him in 11th place.
| Bertrand Grospellier | 519,000 | 299,000 |
| Mohsin Charania | 0 | -250,000 |
Saturday, June 30, 2012 9:57 PM Local Time
| Shaun Deeb | 1,830,000 | -20,000 |
| Gus Hansen | 1,250,000 | 0 |
| Jason Somerville | 930,000 | 160,000 |
| Igor Kurganov | 720,000 | 195,000 |
| Steve Meling | 650,000 | 275,000 |
| Alex Bolotin | 530,000 | -200,000 |
| Hani Awad | 430,000 | 212,000 |
| Sam Trickett | 360,000 | -30,000 |
| Will Failla | 260,000 | 25,000 |
| Mohsin Charania | 250,000 | 144,000 |
| Bertrand Grospellier | 220,000 | -50,000 |
Saturday, June 30, 2012 9:54 PM Local Time
Action folded to Sam Trickett in the small blind and he raised all in for 186,000 against Justin Bonomo in the big blind. Bonomo called with the . Trickett held the .
The board ran out and the river gave Trickett the winning hand to double him up. Bonomo was left with 75,000 in chips.
Shortly after that, action folded to Bonomo on the button and he raised all in for about 65,000. Will "The Thrill" Failla called from the big blind and showed the . Bonomo had the .
The flop, turn and river ran out and Bonomo was sent to the rail.
| Sam Trickett | 390,000 | 62,000 |
| Will Failla | 235,000 | 4,000 |
| Justin Bonomo | 0 | -220,000 |
Saturday, June 30, 2012 9:50 PM Local Time
Toufik Beloualhi raised all in for 310,000 and Jason Somerville called. Beloualhi held the and Somerville held the .
The board ran out and Beloualhi hit the rail.
| Jason Somerville | 770,000 | 325,000 |
| Toufik Beloualhi | 0 | -193,000 |