Monday, August 31, 2015 3:19 PM Local Time
Ting Xiao opens with a raise to 75,000 from under-the-gun and that will be enough to scoop the blinds and antes.
Monday, August 31, 2015 3:17 PM Local Time
From early position, John Kostelac moves all in for 175,000. The action folds all the way around to chip leader Sandeep Patel, in the big blind.
Patel calls and shows to Kostelac's . Kostelac is out in front following the flop, but Patel has picked up a flush draw. Patel completes his flush with the turn, but Kostelac still has outs to a higher flush heading to the river. But the river is the , eliminating Kostelac in 9th.
Sandeep Patel - 2,375,000 (79 bb)
John Kostelac - Eliminated
Monday, August 31, 2015 3:13 PM Local Time
The action folds around to Brian Walters, in the small blind, and he raises to 60,000. Russ Head calls from the big blind, sending two to the flop.
On the flop, Walters continues for 75,000 and Head folds.
Monday, August 31, 2015 3:12 PM Local Time
Sandeep Patel opens with a raise to 75,000 from early position. Peter Lee calls in middle position and it's heads up to the flop.
On the flop, Patel checks and Lee bets 160,000. Patel folds and Lee will scoop the pot.
Monday, August 31, 2015 3:10 PM Local Time
In late position, John Kostelac moves all in for 165,000. The action folds around to Tommy Vu, in the big blind, and he quickly calls.
Kostelac:
Vu:
Neither player connects on the
flop. The turn is the
, again missing both players. The
falls on the river and the two will chop it up, each holding a pair of sevens with an ace.
Monday, August 31, 2015 3:06 PM Local Time
Brian Walters opens with a raise to 80,000 in early position and that will be enough to take down the blinds and antes.
Monday, August 31, 2015 3:06 PM Local Time
Tommy Vu opens with a raise to 70,000 from early position. In middle position, Brian Walters calls, and the rest of the table folds, sending two players to the flop.
Vu leads out for 110,000. Walters raises to 220,000 and Vu takes a moment before eventually flicking his hand into the muck.
Monday, August 31, 2015 3:02 PM Local Time
From the cutoff, Sandeep Patel opens with a raise to 65,000. The action folds around to Ting Xiao, in the big blind, and he moves all in for 510,000.
Patel folds, and Xiao will chip up.
Monday, August 31, 2015 2:59 PM Local Time
From late position, Brian Walters opens with a raise to 75,000. Sandeep Patel calls on the button before Peter Lee three-bets to 265,000 from the small blind.
Walters and Patel fold, and the dealer pushes the pot toward Lee.
Monday, August 31, 2015 2:57 PM Local Time
Peter Lee gets a walk.
Monday, August 31, 2015 2:56 PM Local Time
John Gorsuch opens with a raise to 75,000 in middle position and that will be enough to scoop the blinds and antes.
Monday, August 31, 2015 2:54 PM Local Time
The action folds around to Chris Csik, and he raises to 400,000 in late position, leaving himself about 100,000 behind. From the big blind, Russ Head moves all in and Csik calls, putting his tournament life at stake.
Csik:
Head:
The board runs clean for Head and he'll scoop the pot. Csik, the defending champion of this event, is eliminated in 10th place, cashing for $11,054.
Russ Head - 1,275,000 (42 bb)
Chris Csik - Eliminated
Monday, August 31, 2015 2:50 PM Local Time
Sandeep Patel opens with a raise to 70,000 from early position to scoop the blinds and antes.
Monday, August 31, 2015 2:48 PM Local Time
Sandeep Patel limps from middle position and play folds around to Chris Csik, on the button. Csik raises to 90,000 and the blinds fold. It's back to Patel who three-bets to 335,000 and Csik, the chip leader, moves all in.
Patel quickly calls for his 1,140,000 stack and tables . Csik holds .
Csik hits a king on the flop. The turn changes nothing and the river completes the board sending the pot over to Patel.
Sandeep Patel - 2,400,000 (80 bb)
Chris Csik - 500,000 (16 bb)
Monday, August 31, 2015 2:41 PM Local Time
Brian Walters opens the action with a raise to 60,000 from early position and will take down the blinds and antes.
Monday, August 31, 2015 2:40 PM Local Time
Sandeep Patel opens with a raise to 90,000 from late to position to take down the blinds and antes.
Monday, August 31, 2015 2:39 PM Local Time
Peter Lee opens with a raise to 100,000 from the cutoff, and that will be enough to scoop the blinds and antes.
Monday, August 31, 2015 2:36 PM Local Time
The Main Event final table is being played out on an elevated stage in the central bar at Horseshoe Baltimore.
Monday, August 31, 2015 2:11 PM Local Time
Players are now on a 20-minute break as tournament staff prepares for the final table. Players have redrawn for seats and they are as follows:
Seat 1: Russ Head - 810,000 (27 bb)
Seat 2: Sandeep Patel - 1,070,000 (35 bb)
Seat 3: Peter Lee - 1,250,000 (41 bb)
Seat 4: John Kostelac - 270,000 (9 bb)
Seat 5: Ting Xiao - 575,000 (19 bb)
Seat 6: John Gorsuch - 1,175,000 (39 bb)
Seat 7: Chris Csik - 1,675,000 (55 bb)
Seat 8: DJ MacKinnon - 415,000 (13 bb)
Seat 9: Tommy Vu - 1,200,000 (40 bb)
Seat 10: Brian Walters - 830,000 (27 bb)
Monday, August 31, 2015 2:11 PM Local Time
On the first hand of the day at Table 8, Russ Head opens the cutoff for 65,000. It folds to Cullen Hofmann in the big blind and he shoves for 200,000 total.
Head takes a minute or two before he calls. Hofmann is ahead of Head, but at risk.
Hofmann:
Head:
The dealer makes it quick, revealing the in the window along with the and . Head now has a pair and holds a commanding lead in the hand.
The turn and river complete the board with the and .
With that, Hofmann busts 11th earning $11,054. The field is now down to 10 players and redrawing to the unofficial final table. Complete seating assignments and chip counts will be posted shortly.
Russ Head - 810,000 (27 bb)
Cullen Hofmann - Eliminated