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Friday, June 19, 2015 1:52 PM Local Time
Idan Raviv raises to 15,000 from middle position and gets one caller in Jonas Christensen, who is in the big blind.
The flop is and Christensen check-calls an 18,000 bet from Radiv.
The turn is the and Christensen checks. Radiv bets 24,000 only for Christensen to check-raise to 69,000. Radiv calls.
The river is the and Christensen fires 104,000 at the pot. Radiv flicks in one chip to call and Christensen nods his head, smiles and instantly mucks his hand. Radiv tables to claim the pot.
Friday, June 19, 2015 1:49 PM Local Time
Erwann Pecheux raises to 14,000 from early position and both Idan Raviv in middle position and Chris Bolek in the big blind call. The three see a flop and Bolek checks. Pecheux bets 23,000 and Raviv calls, with Bolek folding his hand.
The turn is the and Pecheux fires out 57,000, which Raviv again calls. The river is the and Pecheux does send out the third bullet, this time 142,000. Raviv quickly folds and Pecheux scoops the pot.
Friday, June 19, 2015 1:43 PM Local Time
Jonas Christensen opens from early position to 15,000 and Isaac Kawa calls from the button, as well as Andre Boyer in the big blind.
The dealer spreads a flop of and Boyer quickly checks to Christensen. Christensen thinks about it for a moment or two before checking also, and action is on Isaac Kawa who fires out 20,000. Boyer folds and Christensen check-raises to 65,000. Kawa calls.
The turn brings the and Christensen quickly fires out 72,000. Kawa again calls and the two see the fall on the river. Christensen leads out with a big bet of 152,500 and Kawa leans forward in his chair. After a minute or so Kawa tosses in a single chip signifying a call and Christensen rolls over for quad fives. Kawa mucks and Christensen rakes in the biggest pot of this final table thus far.
Jonas Christensen - 1,250,000
Isaac Kawa -114,000
Friday, June 19, 2015 1:38 PM Local Time
Chris Bolek raises to 15,000 from middle position and action folds to Erwaan Pecheux in hijack. Pecheux three-bets to 45,000 and it folds back to Bolek who also releases his hand. Pecheux takes down the pot.
Friday, June 19, 2015 1:32 PM Local Time
Action is folded to Erwann Pecheux in the cutoff who raises to 14,000. Isaac Kawa, in the big blind, elects to three-bet, and makes it 42,000. Pecheux quickly calls and the pair see the dealer fan out a flop. Kawa leads for 45,000 and Pecheux calls.
The turn is the and again Kawa fires, this time for 80,000. Pecheux goes into the tank before calling and the duo see the hit the river. Kawa looks at his chips before firing a third bullet at the pot, this time a chunky 155,000 bet. Pecheux quickly flicks in one chip to call, and Kawa can only table for King high. Pecheux rolls over for a straight to scoop the pot and be the first player over 1,000,000 chips.
Erwann Pechexu - 1,120,000
Isaac Kawa - 405,000
Friday, June 19, 2015 1:28 PM Local Time
Idan Raviv receives a walk.
Friday, June 19, 2015 1:28 PM Local Time
Level: 19
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 1,000
Friday, June 19, 2015 1:27 PM Local Time
Action folds around to Chris Bolek who raises in the cutoff to 15,000. The button and both blinds fold and Bolek takes down the pot.
Friday, June 19, 2015 1:27 PM Local Time
Isaac Kawa raises to 12,000 from middle position and takes down the blinds and antes.
Friday, June 19, 2015 1:26 PM Local Time
Erwaan Pecheux raises to 12,000 from under the gun and action folds through to Jonas Christensen who defends out of the big blind. The flop falls
and action checks through to the
turn. Christensen leads out for 10,500 and Pecheux folds. Christensen takes down the pot.
Friday, June 19, 2015 1:24 PM Local Time
Erwann Pecheux raises to 12,000 from early position and action folds to Chris Bolek in the big blind, who calls.
The flop is and Bolek leads for a bet of 18,000, which is called by Pecheux.
The turn is the and both players check. Bolek checks the river, only to be met by a bet of 72,000 from Pecheux, which causes Bolek to throw his hand away.
Friday, June 19, 2015 1:22 PM Local Time
Action folds around to Andrew Gaw who raises to 11,000, only for Idan Raviv to three-bet to 30,000 next to speak. All other players fold back around to Gaw who flicks in the chips for a call.
The flop is and Gaw checks. Raviv bets 27,000 and Gaw calls.
The turn is the and both players check. The same action repeats on the river, with Gaw tabling for two pair, nines and deuces, which is enough to get Raviv to muck.
Andrew Gaw - 805,000
Idan Raviv - 768,000
Friday, June 19, 2015 1:15 PM Local Time
Action folds around to Erwann Pecheux in the hijack who raises to 12,000 and Isaac Kawa calls from the small blind. Gavin O'Rourke folds from the big blind and the two are heads up to the flop.
The dealer spreads a flop of and Kawa quickly checks to Pecheux, who checks behind.The falls on the turn and again Kawa checks. Pecheux fires out a bet of 18,500 and after a few moments Kawa calls.
The falls on the river and Kawa now leads out for 30,000. Pecheux tanks for nearly two minutes before releasing his hand and Kawa takes down the first pot.
Isaac Kawa - 761,000
Erwaan Pecheux - 791,000
Friday, June 19, 2015 1:12 PM Local Time
Gavin O'Rourke opens the action with a raise from under the gun to 12,000 and takes down the blinds and antes.
Friday, June 19, 2015 1:06 PM Local Time
The tournament staff have made their announcements and the order has been given to Shuffle Up and Deal!
Friday, June 19, 2015 1:06 PM Local Time
Level: 18
Blinds: 2,500/5,000
Ante: 500
Friday, June 19, 2015 11:28 AM Local Time
Idan Raviv
We are down to our final eight here in Event #34, as the remaining players prepare for a day full of action. As 1:00PM the players return to the ESPN main stage to battle it out for a WSOP gold bracelet, along with the top prize of $250,483.
Leading the way is Jonas Christensen, who has been in cruise control ever since bagging the chip lead at the end of Day 2 after a few courageous bluffs. Christensen came into Day 3 to defeat both Innes Young and Hunter Cichy to secure himself a seat at the final table and comes into the day with the top stack 929,000. Christensen will be looking to apply pressure as he has been doing all tournament.
Behind him are a number of great players, but only one of them is chasing their second WSOP gold bracelet of the summer. Idan Raviv started this summer off huge when he took down Event #12 earlier this Month. Raviv bested a field of 1,651 players to take home his first WSOP bracelet, along with the massive $457,007 top prize. Raviv comes into the final table right in the middle of the pack with 829,000.
Play is getting underway in a just a few hours, so be sure to stay tuned to all of the action and live-streaming final table right here at WSOP.com!