Thursday, June 19, 2014 7:19 PM Local Time
Level 26 started
Level: 26
Blinds: 20000/40000
Ante: 0
Thursday, June 19, 2014 7:17 PM Local Time
Hands #103-107: Raise Or Walk
Hand #103: Brandon Paster raised to 80,000 from the small blind and got the big blind.
Hand #104: Paster raised the button for 125,000 and claimed the blinds.
Hand #105: Matthew Humphrey received a walk in the big blind.
Hand #106: Gabriel Nassif raised from the button and grabbed the blinds.
Hand #107: Paster raised to 65,000 and got no caller.
Thursday, June 19, 2014 7:14 PM Local Time
Hands #98-102: Valouev Short
Hand #98: Dmitrii Valouev opened for 105,000 and Matt Humphrey called out of the big blind. Humphrey would lead for a pot-sized bet on the flop and Valouev folded.
Hand #99: Marcel Vonk would win the blinds when he opened to 70,000 and everyone folded.
Hand #100: Matt Dames completed from the small blind and Vonk checked his option from the big blind. The flop came and Dames check-folded to Vonk's 60,000 bet.
Hand #101: Brandon Paster opened to 65,000 and won the blinds when the rest of the table folded.
Hand #102: Brandon Paster received a walk.
Brandon Paster | 1,450,000 | 250,000 |
Gabriel Nassif | 920,000 | -170,000 |
Marcel Vonk | 625,000 | -125,000 |
Matthew Humphrey | 550,000 | 175,000 |
Millard Hale | 400,000 | -50,000 |
Matthew Dames | 290,000 | -85,000 |
Dmitrii Valouev | 60,000 | -190,000 |
Thursday, June 19, 2014 7:09 PM Local Time
Hands #93-97: Valouev Doubles
Hand #93: Dmitrii Valouev raised to 90,000 from first to act and Marcel Vonk in the big blind put him all in for 125,000 in total. Call.
Valouev:
Vonk:
The board gave the short stack a double up.
Hand #94: Matthew Humphrey raised to 105,000 and won the blinds.
Hand #95: Likewise, Matthew Dames made it 105,000 to and also claimed the blinds.
Hand #96: Brandon Paster raised to 70,000 from the small blind and Millard Hale made the call one seat over. Paster won the pot with a bet of 85,000 on the flop.
Hand #97: Paster raised to 65,000 from the button, Gabriel Nassif called in the big blind. They both checked the flop and the turn. On the river, Nassif bet 90,000 and got a quick call by Paster. The latter tabled for for straight and won the pot.
Dmitrii Valouev | 250,000 | 40,000 |
Thursday, June 19, 2014 6:59 PM Local Time
Kevin Saul Eliminated in 8th Place ($24,111)
Hand #92: Millard Hale opened for a pot sized raise of 105,000 and Kevin Saul made the call from the big blind. The flop came and Saul moved the rest of his chips into the middle. Hale made the call and he had Saul slightly covered so it was Saul who was at risk.
Hale:
Saul:
"Ouch," said Saul when he saw Hale's hand, knowing he was in bad shape. The turn was the giving Hale a flush and Saul was drawing dead. The river was the and Kevin Saul was eliminated in 8th place and Millard Hale survived a key hand to move his stack up to 450,000 in chips.
Millard Hale | 450,000 | 165,000 |
Kevin Saul | 0 | -270,000 |
Thursday, June 19, 2014 6:55 PM Local Time
Hands #90-91: Nassif Doubles Up
Hand #90: Brandon Paster opened to 70,000 and Gabriel Nassif re-raised to 240,000 from the small blind. Paster made the call and the flop came and Nassif bet all in for a total of 290,000. Paster made the call and the hands were turned over:
Paster:
Nassif:
Nassif was ahead with his aces but Paster had plenty of ways to improve his hand. The turn was the giving Nassif a set of aces and Paster would need to hit a four or an eight to knock Nassif out. The river was the and Nassif scored a huge double up and inched closer to the chip lead that Paster held.
Hand #91: Paster opened to 65,000 and Matt Humphrey re-raised to 225,000 from the small blind leaving himself 75,000 behind. Paster folded.
Brandon Paster | 1,200,000 | -600,000 |
Gabriel Nassif | 1,090,000 | 515,000 |
Thursday, June 19, 2014 6:46 PM Local Time
Hands #85-89: Commander Paster
Hand #85: Brandon Paster raised to 70,000 and got the blinds.
Hand #86: Paster raised again to 70,000. Dmitrii Valouev called in the big blind and then folded on the flop when Paster bet 60,000, flashing .
Hand #87: Marcel Vonk raised to 70,000 on the button and Paster three-bet to 225,000 in the big blind. Vonk called and then folded on the flop after Paster made it 325,000 to go.
Hand #88: Matthew Dames limped, Paster called in the small blind and Millard Hale in the big blind checked. Dames bet the pot for 90,000 on the flop and won the pot.
Hand #89: Paster raised from the button for 70,000 and won the blinds.
Brandon Paster | 1,800,000 | 325,000 |
Marcel Vonk | 750,000 | -225,000 |
Matthew Dames | 375,000 | 125,000 |
Thursday, June 19, 2014 6:36 PM Local Time
Hands #80-84: Paster Moves Further Ahead
Hand #80: Brandon Paster opened to 75,000 from the small blind and Millard Hale folded his big blind.
Hand #81: Paster opened to 75,000 from the button and Gabriel Nassif re-raised to 240,000 from the big blind. Paster made the call and we were seeing a flop with 495,000 already in the pot. Nassif would check the flop and then fold when Paster put out a 125,000 chip bet.
Hand #82: We missed this hand inadvertently while counting down Paster's stack.
Hand #83: Kevin Saul opened to 65,000 from early position and would pick up the blinds when everyone folded.
Hand #84: Matt Dames opened to 90,000 from the small blind and Saul made the call from the big blind. Saul would snap-fold with vigor when Dames led out for a pot-sized bet on the flop.
Brandon Paster | 1,475,000 | 300,000 |
Gabriel Nassif | 575,000 | -240,000 |
Thursday, June 19, 2014 6:19 PM Local Time
Level 25 started
Level: 25
Blinds: 15000/30000
Ante: 0
Thursday, June 19, 2014 6:06 PM Local Time
Final Chip Counts End of Level 24
Brandon Paster | 1,175,000 | 125,000 |
Marcel Vonk | 975,000 | 0 |
Gabriel Nassif | 815,000 | -10,000 |
Matthew Humphrey | 375,000 | 0 |
Millard Hale | 285,000 | -95,000 |
Kevin Saul | 270,000 | -105,000 |
Matthew Dames | 250,000 | 70,000 |
Dmitrii Valouev | 210,000 | -140,000 |
Thursday, June 19, 2014 5:59 PM Local Time
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Thursday, June 19, 2014 5:54 PM Local Time
Color Up Break
Players are on their second 20-minute break of the day. They will also be coloring up the T1,000 chips during the break. We'll have updated chip counts before play resumes.
Thursday, June 19, 2014 5:53 PM Local Time
Hands #74-79: Only One Flop
Hand #74: Matthew Dames raised to 84,000 from early position and got the blinds.
Hand #75: Gabriel Nassif raised from the button to 50,000 and won the blinds.
Hand #76: Dames raised from the small blind for 72,000 and Kevin Saul folded the big blind.
Hand #77: Nassif raised to 50,000 and folded to the pot-sized raised of 186,000 by Matthew Humphrey.
Hand #78: Brandon Paster raised to 55,000 and got himself the blinds.
Hand #79: Marcel Vonk raised to 54,000 from the button, Paster called out of the big blind. On the flop, Paster bet 85,000 and Vonk mucked his cards.
Thursday, June 19, 2014 5:49 PM Local Time
Hands #69-73: Not Much Happening
Hand #69: Gabriel Nassif took down the blinds with a raise to 50,000.
Hand #70: Brandon Paster won the blinds with a raise to 55,000.
Hand #71: Dmitrii Valouev completed the small blind and Paster checked his option from the big blind. Valouev would check-fold to Paster's 25,000 bet on the flop. Paster showed for the flopped open-ender with a flush draw.
Hand #72: Marcel Vonk raised to 54,000 and won the blinds when all folded.
Hand #73: Kevin Saul raised to 69,000 and won the blinds when all folded.
Thursday, June 19, 2014 5:43 PM Local Time
Hands #64-68: Dames Triples Up
Hand #64: Matthew Dames was all in for 60,000 and got a caller in Marcel Vonk. Dmitrii Valouev raised the pot with a total stack of 350,000 and Vonk elected to fold.
Dames:
Valouev:
The board ran out and Dames tripled up and took the blinds.
Hand #65: Vonk raised to 54,000 and all opponents mucked their cards.
Hand #66: Dames raised the pot to 84,000 from early position and also got folds all around.
Hand #67: Vonk raised to 54,000 and picked up the blinds.
Hand #68: Brandon Paster raised to 56,000 and nobody wanted to see a flop.
Matthew Dames | 180,000 | 120,000 |
Thursday, June 19, 2014 5:38 PM Local Time
Hands #59-63: Two Double Ups
Hand #59: Brandon Paster opened for 55,000, Gabriel Nassif made it 201,000 from the button, Paster re-raised which was enough to set Nassif all in. The hands:
Paster:
Nassif:
The flop came to move Nassif into the lead and a frustrated Paster walked off to the back of the room. The turn and river did nothing to change the outcome and Nassif doubled up to 825,000. Paster came back muttering "poker sucks" under his breath.
Hand #60: Nassif raised to 50,000 from the cutoff and won the blinds when everyone folded.
Hand #61: Paster raised to 50,000 and won the blinds when everyone folded.
Hand #62: Marcel Vonk raised the pot from the small blind and Kevin Saul folded his big blind.
Hand #63: Matthew Dames opened for 84,000, Dmitrii Valouev raised pot setting himself all in, and Dames made the call. The hands were turned over:
Valouev:
Dames:
The flop came keeping Valouev's kings in the lead. The turn was the giving Dames a gutshot straight draw. The river, however, was the and Valouev doubled up to 350,000 while sending Dames to the shortest stack at the table with 60,000 in chips.
Brandon Paster | 1,050,000 | -250,000 |
Gabriel Nassif | 825,000 | 475,000 |
Dmitrii Valouev | 350,000 | 125,000 |
Matthew Dames | 60,000 | -175,000 |
Thursday, June 19, 2014 5:23 PM Local Time
Hands #54-58: Hale Doubles Through Paster
Hand #54: Kevin Saul raised to 48,000 from the button, Marcel Vonk three-bet to 168,000 out of the small blind. "Good trick Marcel. I folded the button three orbits in a row," Saul said before mucking his cards.
Hand #55: Millard Hale raised the pot to 84,000 first to act and got folds all around.
Hand #56: Brandon Paster raised the pot out of the small blind to 72,000 and Hale moved all in for a total of 186,000 chips. Call from Paster, showdown please:
Hale:
Paster:
The flop gave Hale a straight and Paster was wishing for diamonds go get a sweat. However, both the turn and the river bricked.
Hand #57: Paster raised from the button to 55,000 and quickly folded after Gabriel Nassif announced a pot-sized raise in the big blind.
Hand #58: Matthew Dames raised the pot to 84,000 from early position and claimed the blinds.
Brandon Paster | 1,300,000 | -200,000 |
Millard Hale | 380,000 | 230,000 |
Thursday, June 19, 2014 5:13 PM Local Time
Hands #49-53: Nassif Jams
Hand #49: Brandon Paster raised to 52,000 from the button and the blinds folded.
Hand #50: Marcel Vonk opened to 54,000 and picked up the blinds when everyone folded.
Hand #51: Dmitrii Valouev opened for 55,000 and would tank-fold when Gabriel Nassif re-raised to 201,000.
Hand #52: Matthew Dames opened to 72,000 from the small blind and would pick up the pot when Kevin Saul relinquished his big blind.
Hand #53: Nassif made it 50,000 to go and Saul called from the big blind. Nassif would snap-fold as soon as Saul placed out a 75,000 chip bet on the flop.
Brandon Paster | 1,500,000 | 100,000 |
Marcel Vonk | 975,000 | -190,000 |
Kevin Saul | 375,000 | 107,000 |
Matthew Humphrey | 375,000 | -74,000 |
Gabriel Nassif | 350,000 | 121,000 |
Matthew Dames | 235,000 | -38,000 |
Dmitrii Valouev | 225,000 | -118,000 |
Millard Hale | 150,000 | 10,000 |
Thursday, June 19, 2014 4:58 PM Local Time
Hands #44-48: A Split Pot
Hand #44: Marcel Vonk raised to 45,000 and then folded after Dmitrii Valouev three-bet to pot size for 165,000.
Hand #45: Matthew Dames limped on the button and Vonk checked his option in the big blind. Both players proceeded to check the flop and the turn. Vonk bet 50,000 after the river and that won him the pot.
Hand #46: Valouev received another walk in the big blind.
Hand #47: Vonk raised to 45,000 on the button, Brandon Paster called in the big blind. They checked down the entire board and chopped the pot. Vonk had and Pastor held the .
Hand #48: Gabriel Nassif raised to 50,000 first to act and that won him the blinds in the first hand of the new level.
Thursday, June 19, 2014 4:55 PM Local Time
Level 24 started
Level: 24
Blinds: 12000/24000
Ante: 0