Tuesday, June 30, 2015 10:37 PM Local Time
Christian Harder raises to 25,000 from under the gun and it folds around to Christopher Santora who calls from the big blind. The flop falls and Santora check-calls a continuation bet of 25,000 from Harder.
The falls on the turn and Santora checks again. Harder tosses out 75,000, forcing Santora to make a decision for his tournament life. In the end, Santora folds and leaves himself with 61,000 in chips.
Christian Harder - 675,000
Christopher Santora - 61,000
Tuesday, June 30, 2015 10:23 PM Local Time
Action folds around to a short-stacked James Park who moves all in on the button. Christopher Santora calls from the big blind and the two wait on for approximately four minutes while hands on the other tables reach a conclusion.
Santora:
Park:
The board runs out , securing Park a double and continuing hand-for-hand play.
James Park - 41,000
Christopher Santora - 95,000
Tuesday, June 30, 2015 10:07 PM Local Time
With just 25 players remaining in this field, the remaining runners have now entered hand-for-hand play. The next player to be eliminated will be the last player to fall without making the money.
Tuesday, June 30, 2015 10:05 PM Local Time
A short-stacked Adam Hourani is all in and at risk against Ben Sulsky on a flop of . The hands are revealed to find Sulsky in a leading position with trip deuces.
Sulsky:
Hourani:
Hournai finds no help with the on the turn or the on the river and he his sent to the rail just two spots shy of the money. Sulsky, on the other hand, is up to 665,000 in chips.
Ben Sulsky - 665,000
Adam Hourani - Eliminated
Tuesday, June 30, 2015 10:02 PM Local Time
James Park moves all-in preflop for 23,000 and Christian Harder calls in the big blind.
Park -
Harder -
The board runs out and Park's pair of queens is good to take the pot.
James Park - 51,000
Tuesday, June 30, 2015 10:00 PM Local Time
Alexander Kostritsyn opens to 35,000 from under the gun and it folds around to Brant Hale who three-bets all in for 74,000 from the small blind. The big blind folds and Kostritsyn calls.
Kostritsyn:
Hale:
The board runs out , allowing Hale to score the double with trip sixes.
Brant Hale - 150,000
Alexander Kostritsyn - 1,200,000
Tuesday, June 30, 2015 9:57 PM Local Time
Adam Hourani moves all in for 35,000 preflop and gets one caller in Alexey Makarov in the big blind.
Hourani -
Makarov -
The board runs out and Hourani's flush scoops the pot and puts him back on 75,000.
Adam Hourani - 75,000
Tuesday, June 30, 2015 9:49 PM Local Time
| Level: | 17 | | Blinds: | 5,000/10,000 | |
Tuesday, June 30, 2015 8:49 PM Local Time
The players are on a one-hour dinner break.
Tuesday, June 30, 2015 8:48 PM Local Time
After three limps, James Park raises to 50,000 from the big blind. Talal Shakerchi called from the small blind after folds from the other two players.
The flop comes
and Shakerchi check-raises all in for 357,000. Call.
Skaerchi:
Park:
The board rolls out
ans Park points at Shaerchi's hand and says, "Nice hand."
Talal Shakerchi - 865,000
James Park - 153,000.
Tuesday, June 30, 2015 8:42 PM Local Time
Scott Palmer opens to 20,000 from the cutoff only to have David Chiu three-bet to 72,000 from the button. Randal Flowers four-bets all in for 223,000 from the small blind and action folds back to Palmer who folds as well. Chiu goes deep into the tank for several minutes while pondering his action. Calling and losing would leave him with just 20,000 behind. After just around three minutes, he moves forward a call and the hands are turned up.
Flowers:
Chiu:
The board runs out , giving Chiu a winning club flush. Flowers takes his leave from the tournament area and Chiu increases his stack to about 490,000 nearing the bubble.
David Chiu - 490,000
Randal Flowers - Eliminated
Tuesday, June 30, 2015 8:32 PM Local Time
With the board reading , Juha Helppi bets the pot and Chris Santora moves all in for 77,000. Helppi calls and Santora reveals he is holding , whilst Helppi has .
The turn is the , giving Santora a set and meaning thtat Helppi needs an ace on the river to win the hand. He doesnt get it as the river is the and Santora doubles up.
Chris Santora - 200,000
Tuesday, June 30, 2015 8:30 PM Local Time
Christopher Santora raises most of his stack from under the gun and the action folds around to Ismael Bojang in the big blind who makes the call.
The flop fans
and Bojang sets Santora all in for his last 18,000. Call.
Bojang:
Santora:
The board runs out
to make Santora a straight.
Ismael Bojang: 870,000
Christopher Santora: 92,000
Tuesday, June 30, 2015 8:23 PM Local Time
Stian Usterud and Alexander Kostritsyn are engaged in heads up action with the board reading . Usterud takes the lead on fourth street with a bet of 140,000. Kostritsyn thinks for a moment before moving out calling chips.
The falls on the river, prompting Usterud to check. Kostritsyn announces a bet of the pot and Usterud lets his hand go, leaving himself with 245,000 behind. Kostritsyn, on the other hand, now has about 1.28 million to his name.
"If you show a bluff here you'll be the best player I've played with," says Deeb to Kostritsyn after the hand. Kostritsyn does not show.
Simultaneously, Scott Clements was eliminated from by by Juha Helppi on an adjacent table.
Alexander Kostritsyn - 1,280,000
Juha Helppi - 810,000
Stian Usterud - 245,000
Scott Clements - Eliminated
Tuesday, June 30, 2015 8:19 PM Local Time
Action is folded to Prakash Patel who opens for a raise to 18,000 from the hijack. Michael Ferrell, in the cutoff, calls and Shaun Deeb does the same from the small blind. The three see the dealer fan out a flop of and they all tap the table.
On the turn, Deeb checks and Patel throws out a bet of 20,000. Ferrell calls and Deeb throws his hand away. The river is the and Patel leads for a bet of 35,000. Ferrell goes into the tank before announcing raise and sliding a stack of 5,000 chips into the middle. The dealer counts it down and the bet is 115,000. Patel re-checks his hole cards twice before reluctantly giving his hand up and sending the pot to Ferrell.
Michael Ferrell - 1,100,000
Prakash Patel - 425,000
Tuesday, June 30, 2015 8:18 PM Local Time
Martin Kuzlov was all in preflop and up against a resurgent Ben Sulsky.
Kuzlov:
Sulsky:
The board ran
to make Sulsky a full house.
Ben Sulsky - 550,000
Martin Kuzlov - eliminated
Tuesday, June 30, 2015 8:08 PM Local Time
David Chiu is all in and at risk against Scott Palmer on a board of .
Chiu:
Palmer:
The completes the board on the river, allowing Chiu to double with fives and treys. With this win, Chiu's stack has been boosted up to about 300,000.
David Chiu - 300,000
Scott Palmer - 285,000
Tuesday, June 30, 2015 8:06 PM Local Time
David Len Ashby and Alexander Kostritsyn each commit 101,000 before the flop, allowing the dealer to fan on the felt. Ashby moves all in for his last roughly 20,000 and Kostritsyn throws out calling chips.
Ashby:
Kostritsyn:
The board finishes off with the and the , allowing Kostritsyn to score the elimination playing his queen-nine for the straight. With this win, Kostritsyn's stack is just around one million in chips.
Alexander Kostritsyn - 1,000,000
David Len Ashby - Eliminated
Tuesday, June 30, 2015 8:06 PM Local Time
The action folds around to the short-stacked Christopher Santora who raises to 15,000. Christian Harder peels from the big blind to see a
flop. Both players check and do the same on the
turn. The board completes with the
and Harder check-calls 25,000.
"I have nothing," admits Santora and opens
. Harder scoops with
.
The very next hand, Santora moves all in for around 40,000 after a Talal Shakerchi raise. Call.
Shakerchi:
Santora:
The board runs
to double Santora up.
Christopher Santora - 92,000
Christian Harder - 658,000
Talal Shakerchi - 430,000
Tuesday, June 30, 2015 8:00 PM Local Time
On a board that reads , Adam Hourani leads out for a bet of 60,000. Randal Flowers calls, and Ben Sulsky closes the action by also calling. The river is the and Hourani checks. Flowers taps the table and Sulsky dwells for a short time before moving in for his remaining 80,000. Hourani quickly calls and Flowers gives up his hand.
Sulsky has a set and shows for bottom set, enough for Hourani to muck his hand.
Ben Sulsky - 470,000
Adam Hourani - 50,000