Tuesday, March 14, 2017 3:40 PM Local Time
Matt Stout raises to 110,000 from the hijack and Douglas Jefferson calls in the cutoff. The flop is and Stout bets 130,000. Jefferson raises to 260,000 and Stout folds.
Douglas Jefferson - 2,050,000 (41 bb)
Matt Stout - 2,285,000 (51 bb)
Tuesday, March 14, 2017 3:37 PM Local Time
Douglas Jefferson raises to 110,000 on the button and Chang Lin three-bets to 300,000 out of the small blind. Jefferson calls and the flop is . Lin bets 450,000 and Jefferson folds. Lin drags the pot and moves into the chip lead.
Chang Lin - 2,700,000 (54 bb)
Douglas Jefferson - 1,825,000 (36 bb)
Tuesday, March 14, 2017 3:21 PM Local Time
Level: 28
Blinds: 25,000/50,000
Ante: 5,000
Tuesday, March 14, 2017 3:11 PM Local Time
The players are taking a 10-minute break.
Tuesday, March 14, 2017 3:10 PM Local Time
Carlos Mortensen raises from middle position and Matt Stout defends his big blind. Both players check a flop of and the comes on the turn. Stout bets 100,000 and Mortensen calls.
The river is the and Stout bets 285,000. Mortensen calls. Stout announces "full house" and shows . Mortensen shows the Ah and mucks his other card. Stout drags the pot and takes the chip lead, leaving Mortensen as the short stack.
Matt Stout - 2,500,000 (62 bb)
Carlos Mortensen - 570,000 (14 bb)
Tuesday, March 14, 2017 3:06 PM Local Time
Douglas Jefferson raises to 100,000 and is called by Chang Lin and Carlos Mortenson.
The flop comes . Jefferson checks and Lin bets 125,000. Mortenson calls and Jefferson folds.
Heads up on the turn we see the and both players check.
The river is the and Lin bets 160,000. Mortenson calls and Lin shows . Mortenson mucks and Lin takes the pot.
Chang Lin - 2,200,000 (55 bb)
Carlos Mortenson - 1,050,000 (26 bb)
Tuesday, March 14, 2017 2:55 PM Local Time
Levon Khachatryan
Lance Allred raises from early position and Levon Khachatryan moves all in for about 500,000 from the small blind. Chang Lin moves all in from the big blind for about 1,400,k000 and Allred folds, leaving Khachatryan heads-up with Lin.
Lin shows and is dominated by . The board runs out and Lin makes the nut flush to eliminate Khachatryan in ninth place. Khachatryan nets $20,285 for his finish and Lin takes the pot.
Chang Lin - 2,150,000 (72 bb)
Levon Khachatryan - Eliminated
Tuesday, March 14, 2017 2:47 PM Local Time
Travis Tachibana
Travis Tachibana moves all in from middle position for about 380,000 and action folds around to Matt Stout in the big blind, who calls. Tachibana shows and needs to hit a nine against Stout's .
The board runs out and Stout's jacks hold up to eliminate Tachibana. Tachibana earned $16,305 for his efforts and the final nine players are all guaranteed at least $20,285.
Matt Stout - 1,900,000 (63 bb)
Travis Tachibana - Eliminated
Tuesday, March 14, 2017 2:43 PM Local Time
Matt Stout raises to 90,000 from early position and Toby Lewis three-bets to 300,000 out of the small blind. Stout gets an exact count and then moves all in for 1,200,000. Lewis quickly folds and Stout drags the pot without a showdown.
Matt Stout - 1,570,000 (52 bb)
Toby Lewis - 895,000 (30 bb)
Tuesday, March 14, 2017 2:40 PM Local Time
Toby Lewis and Matt Stout check a flop of . The turn is the and Lewis checks. Stout bets 125,000 and Lewis calls.
The river is the and Lewis checks again. Stout bets 200,000 and Lewis calls. Stout shows for a straight and Lewis mucks his cards.
Matt Stout - 1,150,000 (48 bb)
Toby Lewis - 1,165,000 (29 bb)
Tuesday, March 14, 2017 2:35 PM Local Time
Carlos Mortensen raises to 80,000 on the button and Levon Khachatryan calls on the button. The flop is and Mortensen checks. Khachatryan bets 125,000 and MOrtensen check-raises to 325,000.
Khachatryan quickly folds and Mortensen shows as he takes the pot.
Carlos Mortensen - 1,370,000 (34 bb)
Levon Khachatryan - 450,000 (11 bb)
Tuesday, March 14, 2017 2:33 PM Local Time
Frank Lin raises to 90,000 and Matt Stout makes it 185,000. Lin moves all in and Stout calls.
Lin:
Stout:
The board runs out and Lin doubles up.
Frank Lin - 1,015,000 (25 bb)
Matt Stout - 715,000 (17 bb)
Tuesday, March 14, 2017 2:15 PM Local Time
Level: 27
Blinds: 20,000/40,000
Ante: 5,000
Tuesday, March 14, 2017 2:07 PM Local Time
Levon Khachatryan raises from under the gun and Chang Lin calls from early position. Action folds around to Douglas Jefferson in the big blind, who defends and they are three-handed to a flop of .
Jefferson checks and Khachatryan bets 125,000. Lin folds and Jefferson calls. The turn is the and both players check to the river. Jefferson bets 215,000 and Khachatryan quickly calls.
Jefferson shows , good for the second nut flush, and Khachatryan mucks his hand.
Douglas Jefferson - 2,400,000 (80 bb)
Levon Khachatryan - 815,000 (27 bb)
Tuesday, March 14, 2017 2:02 PM Local Time
The board is and Lance Allred checks to Toby Lewis. Lewis bets 135,000 and Allred calls.
The river is the and Allred checks to Lewis again. Lewis bets 200,000 and Allred calls. Lewis shows for two pair and Allred mucks.
Toby Lewis - 1,750,000 (58 bb)
Lance Allred - 2,475,000 (82 bb)
Tuesday, March 14, 2017 1:45 PM Local Time
With the elimination of Iaron Lightbourne in 10th place, the players have taken their seats at the unofficial final table. After one more elimination, the final nine players will be credited with making a WSOP Circuit final table.
Here is a look at the seating arrangement and chip counts:
Seat 1: Carlos Mortensen - 1,675,000
Seat 2: Lance Allred - 2,925,000
Seat 3: Toby Lewis - 800,000
Seat 4: Dylan Wilkerson - 1,900,000
Seat 5: Frank Lin - 428,000
Seat 6: Matt Stout - 880,000
Seat 7: Douglas Jefferson - 1,700,000
Seat 8: Levon Khachatryan - 950,000
Seat 9: Chang Lin - 1,800,000
Seat 10: Travis Tachibana - 480,000
Tuesday, March 14, 2017 1:40 PM Local Time
Iaron Lightbourne
Lance Allred completes the small blind and Iaron Lightbourne checks his option in the big blind. The flop is and Allred checks. Lightbourne bets 40,000 and Allred check-raises to 130,000.
Lightbourne moves all in for about 600,000 and Allred snap-calls and the cards are tabled. Lightbourne shows , good for bottom two pair, but only has two outs against Allred's .
The turn is the and the river is the . Allred drags the pot to eliminate Iaron in 11th place and there is a short break in the action while the players redraw for seats at the unofficial final table. Lightbourne finishes just shy of a final table and the British pro earns $16,305.
Lance Allred- 2,925,000 (97 bb)
Iaron Lightbourne - Eliminated
Tuesday, March 14, 2017 1:32 PM Local Time
On a flop of Frank Lin bet 100,000 and Lightbourne moves all in. Lin calls and the players table their hands.
Lightbourne:
Lin:
The turn is the and river completes Lightbournes flush with the .
Iaron Lightbourne - 780,000 (26 bb)
Frank Lin - 310,000 (10 bb)
Tuesday, March 14, 2017 1:30 PM Local Time
On a flop of , Chang Lin checks from the big blind and Levon Khachatryan bets from the cutoff. The turn is the and Lin leads out for 90,000. Khachatryan calls and the river is the .
Lin checks and Khachatryan bets 340,000. Lin quickly calls. Khachatryan announces "ace-high" and shows . Lin tables and takes the pot.
Levon Khachatryan - 1,425,000 (47 bb)
Chang Lin - 1,750,000 (58 bb)
Tuesday, March 14, 2017 1:22 PM Local Time
Levon Khachatryan raises from the button and Dylan Wilkerson moves all in for 665,000 and Khachatryan calls.
Wilkerson: [
Khachatryan:
The board runs out and Wilkerson doubles up.
Dylan Wilkerson - 1,370,000 (45 bb)
Levon Khachatryan - 2,075,000 (69 bb)