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2016/17 WSOP Circuit - HARRAH'S CHEROKEE (North Carolina)

Friday, August 12, 2016 to Monday, August 15, 2016

Event #10: $1,675 MAIN EVENT ($1,000,000 Guarantee)

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  • Buy-in: $1,675
  • Prizepool: $1,206,000
  • Entries: 804
  • Remaining: 0

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Monday, August 15, 2016 2:03 PM Local Time
The final 11 players are on their first 15-minute break of the day. Cards will be back in the air at around 2:15pm. All of the chips in the chip counts have been updated.
Monday, August 15, 2016 1:53 PM Local Time

Action folds to Ricardo Eyzaguirre in the small blind and he moves all in for 685,000. Josh Turner is in the big blind and calls. Eyzaguirre holds    and Turner has   . Eyzaguirre pairs his king on the       board and doubles up, leaving the start of day chip leader as the new short stack in the field.

Ricardo Eyzaguirre - 1,300,000 (32 bb)
Josh Turner - 375,000 (9 bb)

Monday, August 15, 2016 1:48 PM Local Time

Scott Stewart raises to 80,000 from the button. Steven Snyder reraises to 230,000 from the big blind. Stewart thinks for a minute, then four-bets to 345,000. Snyder moves all in for about 1,000,000 total, and Stewart quickly folds.

Steven Snyder - 1,420,000 (35 bb)
Scott Stewart - 1,400,000 (35 bb)

Monday, August 15, 2016 1:37 PM Local Time


Russell Sullivan

Russell Sullivan moves all in from the button for 770,000, and Ricardo Eyzaguirre quickly calls from the small blind.

Eyzaguirre:   
Sullivan:   

Sullivan gets up to get ready to leave, but the board runs out      . He pairs his king to make two pair, kings and queens, and he doubles up.

Russell Sullivan - 1,600,000 (40 bb)
Ricardo Eyzaguirre - 1,100,000 (27 bb)

Monday, August 15, 2016 1:33 PM Local Time

With the board reading     on the flop, Josh Turner bets 80,000 from the small blind. Gregory Yeager calls from the big blind, and the turn is the  . Turner continues for 145,000. Yeager thinks for a minute, then raises to 325,000. Now Turner takes a minute to think, but eventually releases his hand.

Gregory Yeager - 1,700,000 (42 bb)
Josh Turner - 600,000 (15 bb)

Playtika - Jason Alexander
Monday, August 15, 2016 1:30 PM Local Time

 

Steven Snyder raises to 80,000 from under the gun and David Aker (pictured) moves all in for 845,000 behind him. Snyder calls with    and he is flipping with Aker's   .

"Come on dealer, ace or jack one time," Aker says as he rises from his chair. Josh Turner, who is at the other table where Aker used to be seated, peeks over at the action. Aker used the same "one time" when he was all-in against Turner, which Turner decides to point out.

"You already used yours," Turner says.

Aker doesn't respond, instead calling for cards as the flop comes    . Though he misses the flop, he still calls for high cards and gets one when the   pairs him up on the turn. The river is the   and Aker wins the pot.

As soon as the river is dealt, Aker jubilantly screams yes and runs from the table. On his way back, he tells the dealer "Why did you make me wait like that?"

Turner is chuckling and again reminds him he already used his one time.

"One time, every time," Aker responds. "I'm going to make a t-shirt because I am gonna use my one time every time."

"I'm not sure that is how it works," Turner responds.

David Aker - 1,720,000 (43 bb)
Steven Snyder - 1,040,000 (26 bb)

Monday, August 15, 2016 1:25 PM Local Time

David Aker raises to 90,000 on the button, James Juvancic reraises to 225,000 out of the small blind, and Aker makes it around 575,000 to go.

Juvancic immediately five-bets all in for around 1,400,000 total. While Aker thinks, Juvancic tells him "there's no shame in folding."

Aker apparently agrees, as he folds and Juvancic takes the pot.

James Juvancic - 1,925,000 (48 bb)
David Aker - 855,000 (21 bb)

Monday, August 15, 2016 1:18 PM Local Time

Roger Jones raises to 80,000 from the button and Ricardo Eyzaguirre calls from the big blind.

The flop comes     and Eyzaguirre checks. Jones continues for 160,000 and Eyzaguirre calls.

The turn is the   and both players check. The river is the   and Eyzaguirre checks a third time. Jones bets 200,000 and Eyzaguirre calls. He shows    for a pair of deuces, and that's enough to win the pot.

Josh Turner, sitting at the same table, turns to Eyzaguirre's friend on the rail and tells him, "Your friend just made a hell of a call."

Ricardo Eyzaguirre - 1,200,000 (30 bb)
Roger Jones - 1,900,000 (47 bb)

Monday, August 15, 2016 1:12 PM Local Time
Level: 27
Blinds: 20,000/40,000
Ante: 5,000
Monday, August 15, 2016 1:12 PM Local Time

 

Zach Caldwell (pictured) moves all in from the small blind for 375,000 and Greg Yeager calls in the big blind. Caldwell holds    and Yeager has   . The ace pairs up on the       board and Caldwell is eliminated.

Greg Yeager - 925,000 (31 bb)
Zach Caldwell - Eliminated in 12th place for $18,307

Playtika - Jason Alexander
Monday, August 15, 2016 1:08 PM Local Time

 

Trey Walton (pictured) moves all in from middle position for his last 285,000, Scott Stewart calls in the small blind, and Eric Liebeler calls in the big blind.

The two players check down the flop and turn of the      board, then Stewart bets 170,000 on the   river. Liebeler folds and Stewart turns up    for two pair. Walton has    and Stewart's aces up sends Walton to the rail as the first elimination of the day.

Scott Stewart - 1,890,000 (63 bb)
Trey Walton - Eliminated in 13th place for $18,307

Monday, August 15, 2016 1:03 PM Local Time

With the board showing     on the flop, Roger Jones checks from the small blind, Russell Sullivan checks from the big blind, and Zach Caldwell bets 100,000 from the cutoff. Both other players call.

They all check the   on the turn, and the river is the  . Jones leads out for 160,000. Sullivan calls. Caldwell thinks for a minute, then he calls as well.

Jones shows    for a straight, and he wins the pot.

Roger Jones - 1,900,000 (63 bb)
Monday, August 15, 2016 1:00 PM Local Time

Trey Walton raises to 70,000 from the cutoff. Matthew Higgins thinks for a minute in the small blind, then he reraises to 215,000. Walton asks how much Higgins has behind, and it's 505,000. Walton then moves all in and Higgins instantly calls.

Higgins:   
Walton:   

The board rolls out      , and Higgins wins the pot with his pocket rockets to double up. Walton is left as the shortest stack in the tournament.

Matthew Higgins - 1,520,000 (50 bb)
Trey Walton - 290,000 (9 bb)

Monday, August 15, 2016 12:55 PM Local Time

On a flop of     Zach Caldwell checks from the small blind, Roger Jones bets 160,000 from middle position, and Josh Turner raises to around 340,000 on the button. Caldwell folds, then Jones announces he is all in for around 700,000. Turner quickly folds and Jones takes the pot.

Roger Jones - 1,280,000 (43 bb)
Josh Turner - 840,000 (28 bb)

Monday, August 15, 2016 12:50 PM Local Time

Gregory Yeager raises to 75,000 from middle position. David Aker then moves all in for 540,000 from the small blind. Josh Turner calls from the big blind, and Yeager folds.

Aker:   
Turner:   

The board rolls out      , missing both players entirely. Aker wins the pot with his pocket sevens and he doubles up.

David Aker - 1,190,000 (39 bb)
Josh Turner - 1,150,000 (38 bb)

Playtika - Jason Alexander
Monday, August 15, 2016 12:44 PM Local Time

 

Eric Liebeler raises to 60,000 from under the gun, Steven Snyder calls in middle position, and James Juvancic (pictured) moves all in for 550,000 on the button. Liebeler folds and Snyder quickly calls.

Juvancic leads with   , while Snyder holds   . Juvancic improves to a full house on the       board and takes the pot.

James Juvancic - 1,200,000 (40 bb)
Steven Snyder - 1,450,000 (48 bb)

Monday, August 15, 2016 12:40 PM Local Time

Scott Stewart raises to 60,000 from middle position, and Eric Liebeler three-bets to 150,000 from the button. Steven Snyder calls from the small blind, and Stewart folds.

The flop is     and both players check. The turn is the   and Snyder leads out for 125,000. Liebeler calls.

The river is the   and both players check again. Liebeler shows   . Snyder quickly flashes    to the table, the tosses his cards to the muck.

Eric Liebeler - 1,560,000 (52 bb)
Steven Snyder - 1,850,000 (61 bb)

Monday, August 15, 2016 12:36 PM Local Time

Josh Turner raises to 75,000 from middle position and Zach Caldwell moves all in from the cutoff for 415,000. Russell Sullivan is in the small blind and gets a count before calling. Turner folds.

"I hope you have two tens," Caldwell says as he turns over   . Sullivan doesn't have that though. He has   .

Sullivan starts with the best hand, but Caldwell ends with it, improving to two pair on the       board to double up.

Zach Caldwell - 950,000 (32 bb)
Russell Sullivan - 1,815,000 (61 bb)

Monday, August 15, 2016 12:32 PM Local Time

Josh Turner raises to 80,000 from the button and Gregory Yeager calls from the big blind.

The flop comes     and Yeager checks. Turner continues for 100,000 and Yeager calls.

The turn is the  . Yeager leads out with an all-in bet for 510,000. Turner thinks for a minute, then releases his cards.

Gregory Yeager - 920,000 (30 bb)
Josh Turner - 1,875,000 (62 bb)

Monday, August 15, 2016 12:28 PM Local Time

Trey Walton completes the small blind and James Juvancic checks his option in the big blind. The flop comes    . Walton checks, Juvancic bets 30,000, Walton check-raises to 60,000, and Juvancic calls.

The turn brings the  . Walton bets 110,000 and Juvancic calls. The river is the  . Walton bets 260,000, Juvancic folds, and Walton takes the pot.

Trey Walton - 1,125,000 (38 bb)
James Juvancic - 720,000 (24 bb)

Playtika - Jason Alexander