Friday, July 1, 2016 8:17 PM Local Time
Level: | 26 | | Blinds: | 30,000/60,000 | |
Friday, July 1, 2016 8:08 PM Local Time
Loren Klein opens to 115,000 in middle position, and Melad Marji (pictured) pots it to 420,000 from the cutoff. Klein calls, and Marji has about a pot-sized bet left in his stack as they see a heads-up flop.
It comes . Klein checks, and Marji bets 270,000 into a pot of 915,000. Klein spends several minutes considering, then slides his cards into the muck. Marji wins the pot.
Melad Marji - 1,900,000 (38 bb)
Loren Klein - 4,200,000 (84 bb)
Friday, July 1, 2016 8:02 PM Local Time
Loren Klein raises to 115,000 from the hijack and Melad Marji pots it to 420,000 from the button. Klein re-pots and Marji calls for his last 650,000.
Marji:
Klein:
"Oooh good, no aces," says Klein.
The board runs out . "Sweaty," says Klein excitedly. The turn is the . "Less sweaty," says Klein less excitedly.
The river is the which gives Marji the double up through the chipleader.
Melad Marji - 1,400,000 (28 bb)
Loren Klein - 4,600,000 (92 bb)
Friday, July 1, 2016 7:55 PM Local Time
Junayed Khan opens to 110,000 in middle position, and Brandon-Shack Harris (pictured) three-bets pot to 405,000 next to act. Khan considers for a couple minutes, then reraises enough to cover his opponent. Shack-Harris calls all in for 515,000 total, putting himself at risk.
Khan:
Shack-Harris:
The board comes , and Shack-Harris turns an ace to double up.
Brandon Shack-Harris - 1,105,000 (22 bb)
Junayed Khan - 1,405,000 (28 bb)
Friday, July 1, 2016 7:50 PM Local Time
Brandon Shack-Harris raises to 100,000 from the button and Tommy Le in the small blind, and Loren Klein in the big blind both call.
The flop is and Tommy Le checks. Klein checks behind and Shack-Harris bets 150,000. Le folds and Klein calls.
The turn is the and both players check. The river is the and Klein bets 250,000.
"I really wish (the river) was a heart," sighs Shack-Harris."You have to use two cards," Klein reminds him jokingly.
Shack-Harris puts in the call and Klein tables which is good for a queen-high flush. Shack-Harris nods and shows the for a lower flush before mucking his hand.
Loren Klein - 5,425,000 (149 bb)
Brandon Shack-Harris - 745,000 (14 bb)
Friday, July 1, 2016 7:39 PM Local Time
Tournament staff has just informed the finalists that this event will be extended for a fourth day. Once this table is reduced to six players, play will be suspended for the night in order to broadcast a live stream of its conclusion tomorrow afternoon.
Friday, July 1, 2016 7:34 PM Local Time
The final nine players have redrawn for new seats around the last table left in play. It will become the official final table once one more player is eliminated. For now, the average stack is about 45 big blinds with 26 minutes left in the current level.
Seat 1: Matthew Parry - 3,875,000 (78 bb)
Seat 2: Matt Sterling - 1,615,000 (32 bb)
Seat 3: Junayed Khan - 1,900,000 (38 bb)
Seat 4: Brandon Shack-Harris - 1,275,000 (26 bb)
Seat 5: Tommy Le - 3,350,000 (67 bb)
Seat 6: Loren Klein - 4,825,000 (97 bb)
Seat 7: Dominique Mosley - 1,375,000 (28 bb)
Seat 8: Harley Stoffmaker - 1,105,000 (22 bb)
Seat 9: Melad Marji - 650,000 (13 bb)
Friday, July 1, 2016 7:33 PM Local Time
James Obst Eliminated In 10th Place
Matt Parry raises to 125,000 from under the gun. Matt Stirling calls, as does James Obst from the big blind.
The flop is and Obst bets 200,000. Parry then raises pot to 1,000,000 and Stirling gets out of the way. After a short deliberation, Obst moves all in for 1,100,000 total and Parry calls.
Obst:
Parry:
Obst's jacks are in the lead but Parry has an over card, and flush and straight draws to hit.
The turn is the which gives Parry a king-high flush and leaves Obst drawing dead. The river is the inconsequential and Obst is eliminated in 10th place.
Matt Parry - 3,875,000 (78 bb)
James Obst -
Eliminated in 10th Place for $57,160Friday, July 1, 2016 7:22 PM Local Time
Harley Stoffmaker (pictured) opens to 175,000 under the gun, and action freezes on Junayed Khan, who has the button. Stoffmaker notices him eyeing up the stacks, so he helps out: "About three-forty behind," he says. Khan raises to 350,000, Stoffmaker moves all in for 515,000 total, and Khan calls to put him at risk.
Stoffmaker:
Khan:
"Ay-yaaaa," Khan says at the sight of the bad news.
"Let's go," Stoffmaker says under his breath, standing up from his chair and leaning over the table to sweat his tournament life.
The flop isn't much help to Khan, but the on the turn gives him the lead with two pair. Stoffmaker picks up a flush draw with that card, though, and he fills it with the on the river. Stoffmaker doubles up with his ace-high flush, climbing back over the million-chip mark for the first time since very early this afternoon.
Harley Stoffmaker - 1,105,000 (22 bb)
Junayed Khan - 1,800,000 (39 bb)
Friday, July 1, 2016 7:13 PM Local Time
Yuri Dzivielevski (pictured) opens the button to 175,000, and Loren Klein re-pots to 575,000 in the small blind. Dzivielevski calls all in for 310,000 total, putting himself at risk.
"Just aces," Klein says as they turn over their cards.
Dzivielevski:
Klein:
Dzivielevski is in bad shape, and the flop puts him in a deep hole from which he can not climb out. Klein improves to unbeatable quads with the on the turn, and the meaningless completes the board.
"Lots of queens," Klein says. "All of the queens." He wins the pot, eliminating Dzivielevski in 11th place.
Loren Klein - 4,875,000 (98 bb)
Yuri Dzivielevski - Eliminated in 11th place ($44,911)
Friday, July 1, 2016 7:06 PM Local Time
On a board reading James Obst checks from the small blind and Matt Parry bets 335,000. Obst calls and the river is the .
Obst checks to Parry again who pots to put himself all in for 765,000. Obst tanks for over five minutes before deciding to call.
Parry tables which is good for a king-high flush. Obst mucks and Parry doubles up.
Matt Parry - 2,800,000 (56 bb)
James Obst - 1,500,000 (30 bb)
Friday, July 1, 2016 7:02 PM Local Time
Junayed Khan (under the gun) and Loren Klein (pictured, button) are heads up on an flop.
Khan checks, and Klein bets 150,000 into a pot of about 250,000. Khan calls. Both players check through the turn, and the river is the . Khan checks, Klein bets 450,000, and Khan calls.
Klein shows , winning the pot with an ace-high flush.
Loren Klein - 4,300,000 (86 bb)
Junayed Khan - 2,300,000 (46 bb)
Friday, July 1, 2016 6:47 PM Local Time
Level: | 25 | | Blinds: | 25,000/50,000 | |
Friday, July 1, 2016 6:33 PM Local Time
The 11 remaining players are on a 15-minute break.
Friday, July 1, 2016 6:33 PM Local Time
Junayed Khan opens the button to 90,000, and Yuri Dzivielevski defends his big blind.
The flop is . Both players check, and the turn is the . Dzivielevski checks again, then calls a bet of 110,000 from Khan. The river is the , and Dzivielevski checks for the third time. Khan makes a repeat bet of 110,000 into a pot of 420,000, and Dzivielevski considers for several minutes before calling.
Khan shows for two pair, tens and fives. It's good; Dzivielevski flashes his inferior as he mucks, and that loss sets him back to under ten big blinds.
Junayed Khan - 3,100,000 (78 bb)
Yuri Dzivielevski - 365,000 (9 bb)
Friday, July 1, 2016 5:53 PM Local Time
Max Silver Eliminated in 12th place
Max Silver and Matt Parry get the chips in on a flop of and turn over their hands.
Silver:
Parry:
The turn is the and the river is the , neither of which improves Silver's hand enough to save him. Parry eliminates him with a set of tens and Silver finishes in 12th place.
Matt Parry - 2,400,000 (60 bb)
Max Silver - Eliminated in 12th place ($44,911)
Friday, July 1, 2016 5:48 PM Local Time
Travis Pearson Eliminated
On a board reading . Travis Pearson bets 120,000. Brandon Shack-Harris raises to 520,000 and Peason moves all in. Shack-Harris calls and the two table their hands.
Pearson:
Shack-Harris:
The turn is the , which gives Shack-Harris a flush and leaves Pearson drawing dead. The inconsequential river is the and Pearson is eliminated in 13th place.
Brandon Shack- Harris - 1,600,000 (40 bb)
Travis Pearson -
Eliminated in 13th Place for $36,075Friday, July 1, 2016 5:39 PM Local Time
Brandon Shack-Harris raises to 70,000 and Tommy Le calls. Travis Pearson raises the pot to 310,000 from the small blind and Shack-Harris moves all in for 500,000. Le folds and the players turn their cards up.
Shack-Harris:
Pearson:
Pearson's aces lead, but the board runs out and Shack-Harris makes trip tens on the river to double through Pearson.
Brandon Shack-Harris - 1,270,000 (31 bb)
Travis Pearson - 615,000 (15 bb)
Friday, July 1, 2016 5:39 PM Local Time
Harley Stoffmaker pots to 140,000 under the gun, and Melad Marji three-bets to 300,000 on the button. Stoffmaker moves all in for 395,000 total, and Marji calls the remainder to put Stoffmaker at risk.
Stoffmaker:
Marji:
"At least my suits are live," says Stoffmaker, finding some good news in the showdown, despite having a dominated pocket pair.
The board runs out , and Stoffmaker indeed flops his set of nines to win the pot and double up.
Harley Stoffmaker - 850,000 (22 bb)
Melad Marji - 1,225,000 (31 bb)
Friday, July 1, 2016 5:31 PM Local Time
Level: | 24 | | Blinds: | 20,000/40,000 | |