Tuesday, July 1, 2014 7:35 PM Local Time
Hands #73-76: Doubles For Blenkarn and Egan
Hand #73: Mike Kachan moved all in and took it down.
Hand #74: Eric Shanks opened for 105,000 and Jeff Blenkarn moved all in for 275,000. The blinds folded and Shanks called with . Blenkarn had . The board ran out and Blenkarn doubled up.
Hand #75: Shanks made it 105,000 and won the antes and blinds.
Hand #76: Andrew Egan opened for 100,000 and Steve Gross on the button eyed him up for a while before folding. Viktor Skoldstedt asked him how much he started with and raised to 170,000 from the big blind. Egan made the call and the flop was the . Skoldstedt led out for 225,000 and Egan called.
The turn card was the and Skoldstedt now moved all in and was instantly called, Skoldstedt had but Egan had hit top set with The river was the and Egan now doubled up.
| Andrew Egan | 1,920,000 | 920,000  |
| Viktor Skoldstedt | 800,000 | -850,000  |
| Jeff Blenkarn | 600,000 | 145,000 |
Tuesday, July 1, 2014 7:20 PM Local Time
Level 27 started
Level: 27
Blinds: 25000/50000
Ante: 5000
Tuesday, July 1, 2014 7:19 PM Local Time
Richard Milne Eliminated in 8th Place ($39,109)
Hand #72: The action folded to Richard Milne on the button and he put back on his sunglasses. The Scotsman then pushed his stack of 350,000 chips into the middle of the table and Andrew Egan went all in over the top with more chips. Eric Shanks folded his big blind and they flipped over their cards.
Milne:
Egan:
Despite the requests from the British rail for help, the board ran out and Milne headed to the payout desk to collect $39,109.
| Andrew Egan | 1,000,000 | 380,000 |
| Richard Milne | 0 | -515,000 |
Tuesday, July 1, 2014 7:18 PM Local Time
Hands #69-71: Skoldstedt Shoves on Hoang
Hand #69: Viktor Skoldstedt raised to 85,000 from the small blind and Neo Hoang three-bet to 235,000. Without much hesitation, Skoldstedt moved all in and Hoang folded.
Hand #70: Andrew Egan moved all in from early position and got the blinds and antes.
Hand #71: Hoang raised to 80,000 from the button and claimed the blinds and antes.
| Neo Hoang | 750,000 | -70,000 |
Tuesday, July 1, 2014 7:13 PM Local Time
Hands #62-68: Gross Doubles Up
Hand #62: Mike Kachan opened for 85,000, Viktor Skoldstedt three-bet to 135,000 and Kachan let it go.
Hand #63: Skoldstedt raiswed it up and won the antes and blinds.
Hand #64: Kachan opened for 115,000 and won the antes and blinds.
Hand #65: Neo Hoang opened for 90,000 and took it down.
Hand #66: Andrew Egan moved all in. No one called and he added the antes and the blinds to his stack.
Hand #67: Eric Shanks opened for 85,000, Steve Gross moved all in and Mike Kachan moved all in behind him. Shanks thought for a couple of miniutes but released his hand.
Gross showed and Kachan had the . The board ran out and Gross doubled up through Kachan.
Hand #68: Gross opened for 85,000 and Skoldstedt called in the small blind. The flop was checked and they saw the turn card . Skoldstedt bet 90,000 and Gross made the call. The river was the and Skoldstedt again led out now for 160,000. Gross made the call. Skoldstedt showed and Gross was good with his .
| Steve Gross | 1,500,000 | 775,000 |
| Mike Kachan | 300,000 | -655,000 |
Tuesday, July 1, 2014 7:01 PM Local Time
Thinking Poker Podcast Episode #84: Alex “Assassinato” Fitzgerald
Alex "Assassinato" Fitzgerald joins Nate and Andrew on the Thinking Poker Podcast to talk about growing up in Alaska, struggling with drugs, coming up in poker, and making and disseminating training material.
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Tuesday, July 1, 2014 6:53 PM Local Time
Hands #57-61: Gross Pays Off Skoldstedt
Hand #57: Steve Gross raised to 80,000 and Viktor Skoldstedt called from two seats over. On the flop, both players checked. The turn saw Gross check-calling 130,000 rather quickly and the river completed the board.
Gross checked and then tanked for at least three minutes when Skoldstedt bet 200,000. He called and Skoldstedt showed as winning hand.
Hand #58: Gross received a walk in the big blind.
Hand #59: Gross raised to 90,000 from the small blind and got the big blinds and antes.
Hand #60: Eric Shanks raised to 80,000 and scooped the pot without resistance.
Hand #61: Richard Milne moved all in from early position for 410,000 and got himself the blinds and antes.
| Viktor Skoldstedt | 1,650,000 | 206,000 |
| Steve Gross | 725,000 | -300,000 |
Tuesday, July 1, 2014 6:37 PM Local Time
Hands #53-56: Skoldstedt Caught Bluffing
Hand #53: Jeff Blenkarn moved all in for 450,000 and Mike Kachan thought about it and asked, "You strong?" He folded, as did everyone else. Blenkarn showed .
Hand #54: Kachan opened for 95,000 and Viktor Skoldstedt three-bet to 205,000. The blinds folded and it was back to Kachan who moved all in. Skoldstedt didn't waste much time before mucking.
Hand #55: Kachan made it 85,000, Neo Hoang raised to 240,000 Kachan let it go.
Hand #56: Skoldstedt made it 85,000 and Eric Shanks called in the big blind. The flop was . Shanks check-called a bet of 105,000 and they saw a turn card . Both players checked to see a river . Shanks checked again and Skoldstedt bet 175,000. Shanks made the call.
Skoldstedt turned over and Shanks won with his . "Nice call," Skoldstedt said.
| Eric Shanks | 1,755,000 | 360,000 |
| Viktor Skoldstedt | 1,444,000 | -356,000 |
Tuesday, July 1, 2014 6:11 PM Local Time
Chip Counts End of Level 25
| Seat | Player | Chip Count |
|---|
| 1 | Andrew Egan | 620,000 |
| 2 | empty | |
| 3 | Eric Shanks | 1,395,000 |
| 4 | Jeff Blenkarn | 455,000 |
| 5 | Steve Gross | 1,025,000 |
| 6 | Mike Kachan | 955,000 |
| 7 | Viktor Skoldstedt | 1,800,000 |
| 8 | Neo Hoang | 820,000 |
| 9 | Richard Milne | 515,000 |
| Viktor Skoldstedt | 1,800,000 | 700,000 |
| Eric Shanks | 1,395,000 | 443,000 |
| Steve Gross | 1,025,000 | 305,000 |
| Mike Kachan | 955,000 | 55,000 |
| Neo Hoang | 820,000 | -105,000 |
| Andrew Egan | 620,000 | 50,000 |
| Richard Milne | 515,000 | 65,000 |
| Jeff Blenkarn | 455,000 | 165,000 |
Tuesday, July 1, 2014 6:00 PM Local Time
First Official Break in The Final
The remaining eight players are now enjoying 20 minutes off the felt.
Tuesday, July 1, 2014 5:59 PM Local Time
Ray Henson Eliminated in 9th Place ($29,951)
Hand #52: Ray Henson raised to 60,000 and Viktor Skoldstedt called in the big blind. On the flop, Skoldstedt check-raised all in and Henson called off after making a continuation bet of 150,000.
Skoldstedt:
Henson:
The board completed with the turn and the river, and the start-of-day chip leader was eliminated in 9th place.
| Raymond Henson | 0 | -640,000 |
Tuesday, July 1, 2014 5:54 PM Local Time
Hands #47-51: Egan Doubles, Blenkarn Short
Hand #47: Richard Milne raised to 70,000 on the button and Andrew Egan moved all in from the small blind and when the big blind folded Milne instantly called.
Milne had and Egan was in trouble with . The cards ran out and the river saved, and doubled up Egan.
Hand #48: Steve Gross opened for 60,000 and Eric Shanks called in the big blind. The flop was and a check from Shanks saw Gross bet 50,000 and take it down.
Hand #49: Gross opened for 60,000 and Shanks three-bet from the small blid to 170,000. That won Shanks the pot.
Hand #50: Richard Milne open shoved and took the antes and blinds.
Hand #51: Jeff Blenkarn made a rare opening raise from the button and got called in the big blind by Mike Kachan. The flop was and both players had another look at their hole cards. Kachan checked and Blenkarn bet 100,000. Kachan studied his opponent and announced in a confident voice, "I'm all in." Blenkarn mucked his hand.
| Andrew Egan | 570,000 | 320,000 |
| Richard Milne | 450,000 | -350,000 |
| Jeff Blenkarn | 290,000 | -460,000 |
Tuesday, July 1, 2014 5:41 PM Local Time
Hands 45-46: Egan Exposes Cards, Doubles
Hand #45: Mike Kachan raised to 65,000 and folded after Viktor Skoldstedt moved all in. Kachan mucked ace-high and was shown by Skoldstedt.
Hand #46: Short-stacked Andrew Egan was in the big blind with 115,000 chips in total. Jeff Blenkarn raised to 65,000 and the action folded to Egan, who called and turned over . Egan wasn't all in yet and Blenkarn was in the benefit of knowing the cards of his opponent.
On the flop, Egan moved all in and Blenkarn pondered about his decision for a good minute. He eventually called off the 50,000 and turned over . Neither the turn nor the river improved his hand and Egan doubled up.
| Jeff Blenkarn | 750,000 | -300,000 |
| Andrew Egan | 250,000 | 100,000 |
Tuesday, July 1, 2014 5:32 PM Local Time
Hands #40-44: Skoldstedt Doubles with Flip
Hand #40: Neo Hoang raised to 80,000 and took the blinds and antes.
Hand #41: Ray Henson raised to 60,000 and won the blinds and antes.
Hand #42: Steve Gross made it 65,000 and scooped the pot.
Hand #43: Jeff Blenkarn raised to 65,000 and folded after Gross three-bet to 150,000.
Hand #44: Andrew Egan raised to 60,000 and Viktor Skoldstedt moved all in for 535,000. Call by Egan.
Egan:
Skoldstedt:
The Swede doubled up on the board and Egan has been reduced to only four big blinds.
| Viktor Skoldstedt | 1,100,000 | 425,000 |
| Andrew Egan | 150,000 | -420,000 |
Tuesday, July 1, 2014 5:26 PM Local Time
Hands #35-39: Gross Doubles Up
Hand #35: Eric Shanks made it 65,000 and won the antes and blinds.
Hand #36: Raymond Henson with the raise and take it.
Hand #37: Richard Milne made it 65,000 on the button and tool it down.
Hand #38: Eric Shanks got a walk.
Hand #39: Steve Gross moved all in for 360,000. Richard Milne moved all in too and it was heads up.
The cards were on their backs and Gross held against the of Milne.
The cards ran out and the flopped set for Gross gave him a double up.
| Richard Milne | 800,000 | -260,000 |
| Steve Gross | 720,000 | 320,000 |
Tuesday, July 1, 2014 5:14 PM Local Time
Hands #31-34: Blenkarn and Kachan Double Up
Hand #31: Eric Shanks raised to 65,000 and took down the blinds and antes.
Hand #32: Richard Milne raised to 65,000 and Mike Kachan called in the big blind only to fold the flop to a continuation bet of his opponent.
Hand #33: Jeff Blenkarn raised to 65,000 and Viktor Skoldstedt three-bet to 105,000 out of the blinds, Blenkarn called. On the flop, the Swede moved all in and Blenkarn called for 385,000 chips and his tournament life.
Blenkarn:
Skoldstedt:
The board completed with the turn and the river, Blenkarn doubled up.
Hand #34: Blenkarn raised to 65,000 and Steve Gross three-bet to 145,000. Kachan moved all in for 395,000 and the initial raiser folded. Gross pondered about his decision for quite some time and made the call.
Kachan:
Gross:
There was no help at all on the and Gross is now really short.
| Jeff Blenkarn | 1,050,000 | 319,000 |
| Mike Kachan | 900,000 | 117,000 |
| Viktor Skoldstedt | 675,000 | 15,000 |
| Steve Gross | 400,000 | -911,000 |
Tuesday, July 1, 2014 4:50 PM Local Time
Hands #26-30: Henson Loses Some to Hoang
Hand #26: Andrew Egan opened for 48,000. Viktor Skoldstedt called and so did blinds Neo Hoang and Richard Milne. The flop was . Checked to Egan who bet 82,000 and took the pot.
Hand #27: Hoang opened from late position for 54,000 and won the blinds and antes.
Hand #28: It folded to Milne on the button who raised to 51,000. Egan made it 122,000 from the small blind and the big blind and Milne folded.
Hand #29: Hoang opened for 60,000. Milne called in the cutoff and the small blind raised it to 187,000. Hoang called and Milne folded.
The flop was . Henson bet out 110,000 and when Hoang moved all in, Henson gave him a stare down and folded.
Hand #30: Mike Kachan opened for 50,000 and took the antes and blinds.
| Neo Hoang | 925,000 | 587,000 |
| Raymond Henson | 640,000 | -558,000 |
Tuesday, July 1, 2014 4:39 PM Local Time
Hands #21-25: Two Flops, No Drops
Hand #21: Andrew Egan raised to 48,000 and folded to the three-bet of Raymond Henson.
Hand #22: Viktor Skoldstedt made it 50,000 to go and won the blinds and antes.
Hand #23: Steve Gross limped from the small blind and Mike Kachan in the big blind checked his option. On the flop, Gross bet 26,000 and quickly folded when Kachan moved all in.
Hand #24: Gross raised to 48,000 from the button, Skoldstedt called in the big blind. On the flop, the Swede check-folded to a 43,000 bet of Gross.
Hand #25: Jeff Blenkarn raised to 52,000 and scooped the blinds and antes.
Tuesday, July 1, 2014 4:26 PM Local Time
Hands #16-20: Slow Going
Hand #16: Steve Gross opened for 48,000 and Neo Hoang called in the big blind. The flop was . Both players checked and saw the turn card . Hoang checked and Gross bet 53,000. Hoang moved all in and Gross folded.
Hand #17: Eric Shanks opened for 50,000 and Viktor Skoldstedt called. Richard Milne in the big blind made it 174,000 and took it down.
Hand #18: Mike Kachan opened for 55,000 and Skoldstedt called. The blinds folded and they saw a flop of . Kachan bet 101,000 but folded when Skoldstedt moved all in.
Hand #19: Skoldstedt opened for 50,000 and won the blinds and antes.
Hand #20: Gross opened for 51,000 and won the antes and blinds.
Tuesday, July 1, 2014 4:13 PM Local Time
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