Saturday, June 11, 2016 3:45 PM Local Time
Richard St. Peter finishes in 4th place
Sean Shah raises on the button, making it 400,000 to go. Ryan Laplante raises the pot to 1,180,000 from the small blind, and Richard St. Peter moves all in for around 1,900,000. Shah folds and Laplante quickly calls.
St. Peter:
Laplante:
The flop of fails to improve St. Peter and he is drawing dead after the turn. A insignificant river completes the pot and St. Peter is eliminated in 4th place. Laplante becomes the new chip leader with three left.
Ryan Laplante - 5,900,000 (36 bb)
Sean Shah - 4,200,000 (26 bb)
Tesfaldet Tekle - 2,600,000 (16 bb)
Saturday, June 11, 2016 3:42 PM Local Time
Richard St. Peter raises the pot to claim the blinds and antes.
On the next hand, St. Peter raises to 400,000 from under the gun and Sean Shah calls in the small blind. On the flop, Shah checks and St. Peter moves all in for just under pot size. Shah folds.
Richard St. Peter - 1,900,000 (11 bb)
Sean Shah - 4,800,000 (30 bb)
Saturday, June 11, 2016 3:38 PM Local Time
| Level: | 32 | | Blinds: | 80,000/160,000 | |
Saturday, June 11, 2016 3:38 PM Local Time
Tesfaldet Tekle raises to 420,000 on the button, and Sean Shah announces, "Pot." Tekle announces that he is all in, and Shah quickly calls.
Tekle:
Shah:
The flop comes , leaving Shah in the lead, but giving Tekle a flush draw. The turn brings the flush for Tekle, and river is the . Tekle wins the hand to double up.
Tesfaldet Tekle - 2,380,000 (19 bb)
Sean Shah - 5,300,000 (44 bb)
Saturday, June 11, 2016 3:32 PM Local Time
Ryan Laplante announces a pot bet in the small blind, and Richard St. Peter quickly moves his 570,000 in chips into the middle in the big blind.
Laplante:
St. Peter:
The flop comes , leaving Laplante's jacks in the lead, but also giving St. Peter a flush draw and a gutshot straight draw.
The turn gives St. Peter even more outs, but Laplante's jacks still lead.
The river is the , giving St. Peter two pair, and awarding him a double up.
Richard St. Peter - 1,340,000 (11 bb)
Ryan Laplante - 3,200,000 (26 bb)
Saturday, June 11, 2016 3:25 PM Local Time
Richard St. Peter limps in from under the gun. Tesfaldet Tekle raises the pot to 540,000 with 60,000 behind and the blinds fold. St. Peter asks his opponent for the stack behind, then spends some more time in the tank. After three minutes, St. Peter announces "I raise the pot" and Tekle quickly calls.
Tekle:
St. Peter:
The flop gives St. Peter a gutshot and he gets a second gutshot on the turn. However, the blank river fails to improve St. Peter and Tekle doubles up.
Tesfaldet Tekle - 1,380,000 (11 bb)
Richard St. Peter - 675,000 (5 bb)
Saturday, June 11, 2016 3:21 PM Local Time
Tesfaldet Tekle raises all in for his last 260,000 from under the gun and Ryan Laplante calls in the small blind, as does Richard St. Peter in the big blind. Both remaining active players check on each street as the board comes .
Tekle:
Laplante:
St. Peter:
Tekle triples up with his trip aces and is back in contention.
Tesfaldet Tekle - 780,000 (6 bb)
Saturday, June 11, 2016 3:17 PM Local Time
Richard St. Peter Relieved After Doubling Up
Richard St. Peter raises to 420,000 from under the gun, and Tesfaldet Tekle shoves all in for around 960,000. St. Peter quickly calls for less.
St. Peter:
Tekle:
The flop comes , giving Tekle a set of kings, but also giving St. Peter a flush draw, and a gutshot straight draw.
The turn brings in the flush for St. Peter, and his rail explodes in cheers.
The river does not help Tekle, and St. Peter will double up.
Richard St. Peter - 1,590,000 (13 bb)
Tesfaldet Tekle - 260,000 (2 bb)
Saturday, June 11, 2016 3:05 PM Local Time
Sean Shah raises to 260,000 from under the gun and Tesfaldet Tekle calls in the big blind. The flop comes and Tekle checks. Shah bets 290,000 and Tekle quickly folds, falling down to just over one million in chips.
Sean Shah - 6,350,000 (52 bb)
Tesfaldet Tekle - 1,025,000 (8 bb)
Saturday, June 11, 2016 3:03 PM Local Time
Action folds around to Ryan Laplante and he raises the pot to 360,000. Richard St. Peter folds.
The next hand, St. Peter raises to 360,000 out of the small blind and Tesfaldet Tekle folds.
The very next hand, action folds to St. Peter and he asks "how much can I make it?" Then he raises the pot to 420,000. Both players in the blinds fold.
On the following hand, St. Peter limps in from under the gun and Sean Shah completes in the small blind. Laplante checks his option in the big blind. On the flop, all three players check. After the turn, Shah bets 300,000 and Laplante folds. St. Peter folds as well, flashing the .
The next hand, St. Peter gets a walk.
Sean Shah - 6,050,000 (50 bb)
Ryan Laplante - 3,500,000 (29 bb)
Richard St. Peter - 760,000 (6 bb)
Saturday, June 11, 2016 2:54 PM Local Time
Sean Shah is the chip leader with four remaining and has extended his lead without much of a contest over the last few hands.
On the first hand, Tesfaldet Tekle opens to 265,000 and Shah bets the pot, making it 975,000. Tekle folds.
On the next hand, Shah opens to 250,000 and Richard St. Peter calls. The flop comes and St. Peter checks. Shah bets 500,000 and takes down the pot.
Two hands later, Tekle limps the button and Shah calls from the small blind. Ryan Laplante checks his option.
The flop comes and the action checks to Tekle. He bets 225,000 and Shah raises to 700,000. Tekle and Laplante fold.
Sean Shah - 5,900,000
Saturday, June 11, 2016 2:43 PM Local Time
Sean Shah completes in the small blind, and Ryan Laplante raises to 360,000. Shah calls.
The flop comes . Both players check.
The turn is the . Shah checks. Laplante pauses and then checks behind.
Both players quickly check the river and table the following hands.
Laplante: (queen high straight)
Shah: (queen high straight)
The dealer chops up the pot, and hands each player his half.
Sean Shah - 4,800,000 (40 bb)
Ryan Laplante - 3,900,000 (32 bb)
Saturday, June 11, 2016 2:29 PM Local Time
| Level: | 31 | | Blinds: | 60,000/120,000 | |
Saturday, June 11, 2016 2:11 PM Local Time
The remaining four players are on their first 15-minute break of the day, their chip counts and seat assignments for the upcoming level are as follows.
Seat 1: Tesfaldet Tekle - 2,050,000 (17 bb)
Seat 2: Sean Shah - 5,120,000 (42 bb)
Seat 4: Ryan Laplante - 3,830,000 (31 bb)
Seat 8: Richard St. Peter - 1,195,000 (9 bb)
Saturday, June 11, 2016 2:07 PM Local Time
Tesfaldet Tekle
Tesfaldet Tekle raises to 200,000 on the button. Sean Shah calls in the small blind, and Ryan Laplante puts a chip on top of his cards, pauses for a moment, but then releases his cards into the muck.
The flop comes . Shah checks, Tekle bets 325,000, and Shah raises to 865,000. Tekle looks at his cards, raises his eyebrows, and slowly slides his cards forward into the muck.
Sean Shah - 5,000,000 (50 bb)
Tesfaldet Tekle - 1,900,000 (19 bb)
Saturday, June 11, 2016 1:54 PM Local Time
Ryan Laplante Studies the Board
Tesfaldet Tekle is first to act and raises to 240,000. Action folds to Ryan Laplante, who raises to 820,000 out of the small blind. The big blind folds, as does Tekle.
One hand later, Tekle receives a walk.
On the next hand, Laplante raises to 240,000 from under the gun and Sean Shah calls in the big blind. On the flop, both players check. They check again on the turn. On the river, Shah bets 280,000 and Laplante (pictured above) studies the board. After two minutes, Laplante folds.
Sean Shah - 4,420,000 (44 bb)
Ryan Laplante - 4,200,000 (42 bb)
Tesfaldet Tekle - 2,510,000 (25 bb)
Saturday, June 11, 2016 1:45 PM Local Time
Sean Shah opens the action by limping under the gun and Ryan Laplante calls, as does Richard St. Peter. Tesfaldet Tekle is in the big blind and checks his option. The four players all see the flop.
The board comes and the action checks to Shah who bets 175,000. The other players fold and Shah takes down the pot.
Sean Shah - 3,980,000 (37 bb)
Ryan Laplante - 4,200,000 (49 bb)
Tesfaldet Tekle - 2,680,000 (26 bb)
Richard St. Peter - 1,245,000 (12 bb)
Saturday, June 11, 2016 1:32 PM Local Time
Charlie Coultas (pictured left) - 5th Place - $47,092
Charlie Coultas raises to 225,000 under the gun, and Ryan Laplante makes it 535,000 in middle position. Coultas announces that he is all in, and Laplante quickly calls.
Coultas:
Laplante:
The flop comes .
The turn is the . Laplante stands up, looks at his rail and says, "Yes," as the dealer announces that he has made a flush.
The river is the , and Coultas is eliminated in 5th place.
Ryan Laplante - 4,900,000 (49 bb)
Charlie Coultas - Eliminated in 5th Place ($47,092)
Saturday, June 11, 2016 1:20 PM Local Time
Ryan Laplante limps in from the small blind and Richard St. Peter raises to 300,000. Laplante gives him a little stare down and folds.
One hand later, Laplante limps from the button and St. Peter completes from the small blind. Tesfaldet Tekle checks his option in the big blind and the flop comes . Action checks around to Laplante, who bets 140,000. St. Peter announces a raise for the pot to 720,000, leaving himself very little behind. Tekle quickly folds, and Laplante also folds.
Richard St. Peter - 1,300,000 (13 bb)
Ryan Laplante - 3,460,000 (34 bb)
Tesfaldet Tekle - 2,400,000 (24 bb)
Saturday, June 11, 2016 1:12 PM Local Time
In three consecutive hands, Ryan Laplante wins the blinds.
On the first hand he is in the big blind and Charles Coultas limps from the small blind. Laplante raises to 240,000 and Coultas folds.
On the next hand, Laplante is in the small blind. He raises to 240,000 and Richard St. Peter folds the big blind.
On the third hand, Laplante is on the button and makes it 180,000. St. Peter and Tesfaldet Tekle both fold in the blinds.
Ryan Laplante - 3,700,000 (37 bb)