Saturday, May 31, 2014 4:07 PM Local Time
Elezra Dealt Number One
The action folded to Jason Mercier in the small blind and he raised to 24,000. Eli Elezra three-bet before Mercier four-bet to 48,000. Elezra capped it at 60,000 and Mercier called.
Both players stood pat on each draw with Mercier check-calling a bet on each street from Elezra.
Elezra tabled his for a number one and Mercier shook his head a few times before folding and slipping to 90,000 as Elezra climbed to roughly 300,000 in chips.
Eli Elezra | 300,000 | -170,000 |
Jason Mercier | 90,000 | -95,000 |
Saturday, May 31, 2014 4:03 PM Local Time
Luneau Crippled, Then Doubles
After the second draw, Alexandre Luneau checked over to Jason Mercier and he fired out a bet. Luneau called and drew two cards on the final draw. Mercier took one and led out one last time when action checked to him. Luneau called and Mercier tabled a winning . Luneau was reduced down to just 46,000 in chips.
Two hands later, Luneau raised from the cutoff and Mercier made it three bets from the button. Action came back to Luneau and he four-bet all in for his last 41,000. Mercier called.
Player | First | Second | Third |
Alexandre Luneau | 1 | Pat | Pat |
Jason Mercier | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Luneau took one on the first draw and Mercier took two. On the second, Luneau stood pat and Mercier picked up one new card. The third draw saw Luneau stand pat and Mercier draw one last card. Luneau fanned .
Mercier tabled and was drawing live to bust Luneau. He squeezed out his last card.
"Four spot diamond," said Mercier. A dejected look then washed over his face as he flung the on the felt. Luneau's ninety-seven awarded him the double up and he now sits around 100,000.
Jason Mercier | 185,000 | -120,000 |
Alexandre Luneau | 100,000 | 20,000 |
Saturday, May 31, 2014 3:57 PM Local Time
Schulman Makes a Seven
Nick Schulman raised and Tuan Le three-bet next to act to 36,000. Schulman called and drew two to Le's one before he check-called 12,000. Schulman downgraded to drawing just one as Le stood pat.
Schulman check-called 24,000 and drew one once again as Le stood pat for a second time.
Schulman squeezed out his cards and then fired out 24,000 with Le sighing before calling the 24,000.
Schulman tabled his and Le mucked while slipping to 430,000 as Schulman climbed to nearly 400,000 in chips.
Tuan Le | 430,000 | -320,000 |
Nick Schulman | 370,000 | 90,000 |
Saturday, May 31, 2014 3:47 PM Local Time
Michael Chow Eliminated in 10th Place ($30,794)
After the first draw, Michael Chow checked over to Tuan Le who fired out a bet from the button. Chow called and picked up two new cards on the second draw. Le opted for just one.
Chow checked once more and Le continued with his aggression. Chow called and drew one. Le stood pat. Chow checked over to him and Le pushed out one more bet. A distraught looking Chow slapped his hand into the muck, leaving himself with just 25,000 back.
On the next hand, Le raised from the cutoff, Chow moved all in for his last 25,000 from the small blind, and Sergey Rybachenko called.
Player | First | Second | Third |
Michael Chow | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Sergey Rybachenko | 2 | Pat | Pat |
Tuan Le | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Chow and Rybachenko each took two on the first draw while Le took one. Rybachenko checked and Le fired into the side pot. Rybachenko came over the top with a raise and Le called. Le and Chow each drew one on the second round, while Rybachenko opted to stand pat. Rybachenko led out and this time it was Le who slid forward a raise. Rybachenko called.
The final draw saw Chow pull one last card, Rybachenko stand pat, and Le pick up one card. Both active players checked and Rybachenko quickly fanned . Le mucked and Chow took a moment, sweating his new card ,before revealing . Chow was sent to the rail and will collect $30,794 for his tenth place finish.
Tuan Le | 750,000 | 155,000 |
Sergey Rybachenko | 515,000 | 125,000 |
Michael Chow | 0 | -140,000 |
Saturday, May 31, 2014 3:47 PM Local Time
Danzer Doubles
George Danzer made it two-bets from the button only to have Alexandre Luneau three-bet the big blind to 36,000. Danzer called and drew one as Luneau drew two.
Danzer bet 12,000 and Luneau check-called before drawing another two as Danzer stood pat. Luneau checked and Danzer moved all in for 21,000 with Luneau calling and drawing one.
With Danzer in the lead with his , he would have to fade against Luneau's draw holding .
Fortunately for the German, Luneau could only manage to pair his down cards as he drew a to see Danzer double to 144,000.
George Danzer | 144,000 | 74,000 |
Alexandre Luneau | 80,000 | -100,000 |
Saturday, May 31, 2014 3:41 PM Local Time
More For Elezra
Eli Elezra popped it up from the button and Justin Bonomo called out of the big blind. Bonomo drew three cards while Elezra opted for two. Bonomo came out swinging with a bet and Elezra flatted.
Bonomo elected for two cards on the second draw. Elezra picked up one new card and once again called a bet after Bonomo led out. On the final draw, each player picked up one new card. Bonomo fired one last time and Elezra instantly called.
"Good call, I paired," said Bonomo.
Elezra rolled over and scooped the pot. He now has about 470,000 in chips.
Justin Bonomo | 900,000 | -50,000 |
Eli Elezra | 470,000 | 90,000 |
Saturday, May 31, 2014 3:32 PM Local Time
Jon Turner Eliminated in 11th Place ($24,342)
Eli Elezra raised from the small blind and Jon Turner committed his final 17,000. Both players drew two, and then one before Elezra stood pat on the final draw.
Turner went into the tank for close to two minutes before deciding to draw one once again as Elezra tabled his .
Turner tabled his to need any five, four, three to stay alive.
Unfortunately he could only squeeze out a hand-pairing to end his tournament in 11th place for a $24,342 payday.
Saturday, May 31, 2014 3:29 PM Local Time
Elezra Triples, Turner Crippled
Jon Turner raised to 24,000 and Justin Bonomo called before Eli Elezra made it three-bets from the big blind with both Turner and Bonomo calling.
Elezra drew one while Turner and Bonomo drew two with Elezra's 12,000-chip bet getting called by both players. Elezra stood pat and bet dark as Turner and Bonomo drew one each. Turner called and Bonomo raised to 48,000 with both players calling as Elezra now deciding to draw one as Turner stood pat and Bonomo took one.
Elezra squeezed out each of his cards one by one before betting 24,000 - leaving himself just a big blind. Turner called and Bonomo called too.
Elezra tabled his as Turner tossed his cards into the muck exclaiming he had a pat eight.
Justin Bonomo | 950,000 | -120,000 |
Eli Elezra | 380,000 | 50,000 |
Jon Turner | 17,000 | -123,000 |
Saturday, May 31, 2014 3:20 PM Local Time
David Benyamine Eliminated in 12th Place ($24,342)
Picking up with the action on the final draw, Justin Bonomo takes one new card while David Benyamine stands pat. Benyamine cuts out a bet and Bonomo slowly squeezes his new card.
"Raise," says Bonomo confidently.
Benyamine instantly ships the rest of his chips in the middle, calling all in for a bit less than a big bet. Bonomo tables an eight-perfect and Benyamine throws his hand away, standing up from the table. The dealer reveals Benyamine's before placing it into the muck. Benyamine becomes the first casualty in the money and will pocket $24,342 in prize money. Bonomo, on the other hand, has extended his chip lead and now boasts a stack over 1 million.
Justin Bonomo | 1,070,000 | 140,000 |
David Benyamine | 0 | -115,000 |
Saturday, May 31, 2014 3:12 PM Local Time
Updated Chip Counts
Justin Bonomo | 930,000 | 130,000 |
Tuan Le | 595,000 | -75,000 |
Sergey Rybachenko | 390,000 | 45,000 |
Eli Elezra | 330,000 | 175,000 |
Jason Mercier | 305,000 | 75,000 |
Phil Galfond | 300,000 | 125,000 |
Nick Schulman | 280,000 | 60,000 |
Alexandre Luneau | 180,000 | -60,000 |
Michael Chow | 140,000 | -30,000 |
Jon Turner | 140,000 | -20,000 |
David Benyamine | 115,000 | -115,000 |
George Danzer | 70,000 | -55,000 |
Saturday, May 31, 2014 3:01 PM Local Time
Break Time
The remaining 12 players are heading on a short 10-minute break.
Saturday, May 31, 2014 3:00 PM Local Time
Tuan Cruising
Tuan Le raised to 20,000 from the small blind and Phil Galfond made the call and drew three to Le's two. Le bet 10,000 and Galfond called drawing two to Le's one before he led out for 20,000.
Galfond made the call before both players drew just one card and checked.
"King!" announced Galfond before Le quickly slammed down his to scoop the pot and edge close to 700,000. Galfond has now tumbled down to roughly 175,000 in chips.
Tuan Le | 670,000 | 40,000 |
Phil Galfond | 175,000 | -205,000 |
Saturday, May 31, 2014 2:56 PM Local Time
"The Unbeatable Mr. Bonomo"
Picking up with the action on the second draw, Eli Elezra and Justin Bonomo each took one card while David Benyamine drew two. All three players checked and repeated the same draw on the final draw. Elezra led into the middle and found a call from Bonomo. Benyamine let his hand go. Bonomo fanned and picked up the pot. This leaves Elezra with just 155,000 in chips.
Soon after, Jason Mercier raised from the cutoff and Bonomo called from the big blind. Both players took two cards on the first draw and Bonomo check-called a bet from Mecier. On the second draw, Bonomo drew two and Mercier one. Bonomo once again check-called. The final draw saw each player pick up one new card. Bonomo came out swinging with a bet and this made Mercier shift in his seat.
A moment passed before Mercier tossed out a call. Bonomo showed once again and Mercier flung his hand into the muck.
"The unbeatable Mr. Bonomo!" chimed in Elezra as Bonomo stacked his new chips. He's now sitting right around 800,000 in chips.
Justin Bonomo | 800,000 | 185,000 |
Jason Mercier | 230,000 | -85,000 |
Eli Elezra | 155,000 | -50,000 |
Saturday, May 31, 2014 2:47 PM Local Time
Chow Chomps on Galfond
Phil Galfond raised to 20,000 only to have Michael Chow make it three-bets to go as Nick Schulman called from the small blind along with Galfond.
Galfond and Schulman each drew two while Chow drew one and the action was checked around. Each player now drew just one and the action was action checked round before each player again drew one.
Schulman and Galfond checked to Chow who tossed in 20,000 with only Galfond making the call.
Chow tabled his and Galfond mucked to send Chow's stack up to 170,000 in chips.
Michael Chow | 170,000 | 75,000 |
Saturday, May 31, 2014 2:43 PM Local Time
Secondary Table Chip Counts
Justin Bonomo | 615,000 | -25,000 |
Jason Mercier | 315,000 | -20,000 |
Alexandre Luneau | 240,000 | -5,000 |
David Benyamine | 230,000 | -30,000 |
Eli Elezra | 205,000 | -17,000 |
Jon Turner | 160,000 | -30,000 |
Saturday, May 31, 2014 2:41 PM Local Time
Feature Table Chip Counts
Tuan Le | 630,000 | 310,000 |
Phil Galfond | 380,000 | -25,000 |
Sergey Rybachenko | 345,000 | -45,000 |
Nick Schulman | 220,000 | -84,000 |
George Danzer | 125,000 | -31,000 |
Michael Chow | 95,000 | -115,000 |
Saturday, May 31, 2014 2:39 PM Local Time
Turner Makes Eighty-Six
Jon Turner raised under the gun and it folded around to David Benyamine who made it three bets from the button. Action came back to Turner and he called. Turner took two on the first draw while Benyamine rapped the table, opting to stand pat. Turner checked, Benyamine continued, and Turner called.
On the second draw, Turner once again took two new cards. Benyamine stood pat and fired out a bet when action checked to him. This time, however, Turner came over the top with a raise. Benyamine called. Both stood pat on the final draw and Turner moved all in for his last 11,000. Benyamine called but mucked his cards after Turner tabled . Turner picked up the pot, survived his all in, and now has 190,000 in chips.
David Benyamine | 260,000 | -30,000 |
Jon Turner | 190,000 | 45,000 |
Saturday, May 31, 2014 2:34 PM Local Time
Mercier Folds to Bonomo
Justin Bonomo raised the cutoff to 20,000 and drew one as Jason Mercier defended his big blind and drew two while checking dark. Bonomo bet out 10,000 and Mercier check-called and drew two again before checking dark as Bonomo stood pat and bet 20,000.
Mercier made the call and drew one before checking to a pat Bonomo who bet out 20,000.
Mercier deliberated for a few moments before eventually folding while slipping to 335,000 as Bonomo raked in the pot to move to 640,000 in chips.
Justin Bonomo | 640,000 | 130,000 |
Jason Mercier | 335,000 | -30,000 |
Saturday, May 31, 2014 2:30 PM Local Time
Chow Chips Up with a Nine-Eight
Michael Chow raised to 20,000 and Sergey Rybachenko and Phil Galfond both called from the cutoff and big blind respectively.
Chow drew one while the other two drew two each as Chow bet out 10,000 with both players calling before he drew one along with Galfond as Rybachenko drew another two.
Galfond then led for 20,000 with only Chow calling before he drew one as Galfond stood pat. Galfond checked, as did Chow tabling his to prompt a muck from Galfond.
Phil Galfond | 405,000 | -199,000 |
Michael Chow | 210,000 | 80,000 |
Saturday, May 31, 2014 2:30 PM Local Time
Chow Survives
We picked up with the action after the first draw to see Michael Chow check-call a bet from Sergey Rybachenko. On the second draw, Chow took one while Rybachenko stood pat. Chow once again check-called.
Chow drew one last card on the final draw and then moved all in for his last 3,000. Rybachenko flung out a call and Chow fanned . Rybachenko flashed a ten-seven before his cards were pulled into the muck. Chow survived his all in and now has about 130,000 in chips.
Sergey Rybachenko | 390,000 | -30,000 |
Michael Chow | 130,000 | 65,000 |