Monday, June 19, 2017 5:44 PM Local Time
Schulman Drops a Couple Pots
Nick Schulman's stack is on the decline after he lost the last two hands, one to Shaun Deeb and one to Ben Yu.
In the first hand, Yu raised on the button and Schulman called from the big blind. Schulman took two as did Yu. Schulman bet and Yu called.
On the second draw, Schulman took one and Yu took two. Schulman bet again. Yu raised, and Schulman called.
On the last draw, Schulman took one while Yu stood pat. Schulman checked. Yu bet and, after giving it some thought, Schulman folded.
Two hands later, Schulman opened from the button and was called by Shaun Deeb in the big blind. Deeb took two and Schulman took one. Deeb then checked. Schulman bet and Deeb called.
Deeb took two again on the second draw while Schulman took one. Again, Deeb checked, Schulman bet, and Deeb called.
On the last draw, both players took one then checked. Deeb announced "queen." He showed and that was good to take down the pot and put Schulman on the shortest stack.
| Shaun Deeb | 2,220,000 | 205,000  |
| Ben Yu | 1,270,000 | 170,000 |
| Nick Schulman | 570,000 | -380,000  |
Monday, June 19, 2017 5:36 PM Local Time
Mike Watson Eliminated in 4th Place ($68,601)
Mike Watson raised and Ben Yu three-bet. Shaun Deeb called and Watson four-bet all in for just 101,000. Both players called.
All players drew two and Yu checked to Deeb who bet. Yu called.
Each player drew one and both remaining active players checked.
Yu and Deeb drew one, and Watson stood pat. Yu bet and Deeb called.
Watson:
Yu:
Deeb:
Watson's pat-ten was no good against Deeb's made seven and he was eliminated in fourth place for $68,601.
| Shaun Deeb | 2,015,000 | 265,000 |
| Ben Yu | 1,100,000 | -130,000 |
| Mike Watson | 0 | -130,000 |
Monday, June 19, 2017 5:33 PM Local Time
Shaun Deeb vs. Nick Schulman
Shaun Deeb raised, Nick Schulman three-bet, and Deeb called.
Deeb drew two and Schulman stood pat. Deeb check-called a bet from Schulman.
Deeb drew one and Schulman stood pat. Both players checked.
Deeb stood pat and Schulman broke and drew one. Both players checked.
Deeb showed and won the pot.
| Shaun Deeb | 1,750,000 | 150,000 |
| Nick Schulman | 950,000 | -150,000 |
Monday, June 19, 2017 5:31 PM Local Time
Mike Watson Getting Short
Nick Schulman raised and Mike Watson defended his big blind. Both players drew two. Schulman bet and Watson called.
Both players drew two again. Schulman bet and Watson called.
Both players stood pat on the end. Schulman bet and Watson called.
Schulman showed a wheel and took down the pot.
| Nick Schulman | 1,100,000 | 200,000 |
| Mike Watson | 130,000 | -130,000 |
Monday, June 19, 2017 5:31 PM Local Time
Level 24 started
Level: 24
Blinds: 30000/60000
Ante: 0
Monday, June 19, 2017 5:30 PM Local Time
Shaun Deeb Adds to His Stack
Shaun Deeb drew two, Nick Schulman drew one, and Mike Watson drew two. All three players checked.
Deeb drew two again, Schulman one, and Watson two. Deeb bet and got two callers.
Deeb stood pat and both Schulman and Watson drew one. All three players checked and Deeb won with a .
| Shaun Deeb | 1,600,000 | 370,000 |
| Nick Schulman | 900,000 | -200,000 |
| Mike Watson | 260,000 | -325,000 |
Monday, June 19, 2017 5:23 PM Local Time
Yu Takes Some Back From Deeb
Shaun Deeb raised from the cutoff and was called by Ben Yu in the big blind. Both players took one. Yu checked to Deeb who bet, and Yu called.
On the second draw, both players took one. Yu check-called a second bet from Deeb.
On the last draw, both players took one again. This time Yu and Deeb both checked.
"King," Yu said, showing . Deeb shook his head, then mucked his hand.
| Ben Yu | 1,230,000 | 205,000 |
| Shaun Deeb | 1,230,000 | -120,000 |
Monday, June 19, 2017 5:21 PM Local Time
Yu Makes a Straight
Ben Yu raised from the small blind and was called by Shaun Deeb in the big blind. Both players took two, then Yu checked to Deeb. Deeb bet and Yu called.
On the second draw, Yu took one while Deeb stood pat. Yu check-called a bet from Deeb again.
On the last draw, Yu took one and Deeb stood pat. Both players checked.
"Straight," Yu announced, showing .
"I can beat that," Deeb said. He showed and that earned him the pot.
| Shaun Deeb | 1,350,000 | 70,000 |
| Ben Yu | 1,025,000 | -45,000 |
Monday, June 19, 2017 5:10 PM Local Time
Shaun Deeb Regains the Chip Lead
Shaun Deeb raised and Ben Yu called. Deeb drew two and Yu drew one.
Yu check-called a bet from Deeb and both players drew one on the second draw.
Again Yu check-called a bet from Deeb. Yu drew one and Deeb stood pat. Yu check-folded.
Deeb's stack moved up over the 1.25M mark and is now the tournament chip leader once again.
| Shaun Deeb | 1,280,000 | 105,000 |
| Ben Yu | 1,070,000 | -110,000 |
Monday, June 19, 2017 5:09 PM Local Time
Nick Schulman Joins Yu and Deeb in the Million Chip Club
Ben Yu raised, Nick Schulman three-bet, and Yu called. Both players drew one and Schulman check-called a bet from Yu.
Yu stood pat and Schulman drew one. Schulman check-called another bet from Yu.
On the third draw, Yu stood pat again and Schulman drew one. Both players checked.
Schulman showed a and won, pushing his chip stack up over seven figures.
| Ben Yu | 1,180,000 | -140,000 |
| Nick Schulman | 1,100,000 | 180,000 |
Monday, June 19, 2017 5:07 PM Local Time
Shaun Deeb Gets Some Back
Ben Yu and Shaun Deeb both drew two and checked.
On the second draw, they both drew one and Deeb check-called a bet from Yu.
On the third draw, Yu stood pat and Deeb drew one. Deeb bet and Yu called.
Deeb showed and won the pot, taking some chips back from his opponent.
| Ben Yu | 1,320,000 | -150,000 |
| Shaun Deeb | 1,175,000 | 125,000 |
Monday, June 19, 2017 5:03 PM Local Time
Updated Chip Counts
| Ben Yu | 1,470,000 | 0 |
| Shaun Deeb | 1,050,000 | -50,000 |
| Nick Schulman | 920,000 | 140,000 |
| Mike Watson | 585,000 | -55,000 |
Monday, June 19, 2017 5:03 PM Local Time
Schulman Wants a Rabbit Hunt
Shaun Deeb raised from the cutoff. Nick Schulman made it three bets from the button. Ben Yu made it four bets from the button. Deeb folded but Schulman called.
Both players drew one then Yu bet and Schulman called.
On the second draw, both players stood pat. Yu bet and Schulman called.
On the last draw, Yu stood pat. Schulman thought for several minutes about breaking his hand, but decided just to stand pat. Yu bet and Schulman called again.
Yu showed and Schulman mucked.
"Can I see the top card one time?" Schulman asked.
"Absolutely not," the dealer said.
| Ben Yu | 1,470,000 | 220,000 |
| Nick Schulman | 780,000 | -340,000 |
Monday, June 19, 2017 4:59 PM Local Time
Watson Folds To Schulman
Mike Watson raised from the cutoff and was called by Nick Schulman in the big blind. Both players took two then checked.
On the second draw, both players took two again. This time Schulman bet and Watson called.
Schulman stayed pat on the last draw while Watson took one. Schulman bet again and Watson released.
| Nick Schulman | 1,120,000 | 120,000 |
| Mike Watson | 640,000 | 40,000 |
Monday, June 19, 2017 4:54 PM Local Time
Schulman Takes from Deeb; Yu New Chip Leader
Shaun Deeb raised and Nick Schulman called. Deeb drew one and Schulman two.
Deeb bet and Schulman called.
On the second draw, Deeb drew one and Schulman stood pat.
Deeb check-called a bet from Schulman and drew one again with Schulman standing pat again.
Both players checked.
"Queen," announced Deeb, but Schulman showed and took down the pot.
| Shaun Deeb | 1,100,000 | -200,000 |
| Nick Schulman | 1,000,000 | 170,000 |
Monday, June 19, 2017 4:52 PM Local Time
Short Stacks Tangle
Nick Schulman raised and Mike Watson called. Schulman drew two and Watson one.
Schulman check-called and again Schulman drew two and Watson one.
This time, Schulman check-raised his opponent and Watson called.
Schulman stood pat and Watson drew one. Watson folded to a bet from Schulman.
| Nick Schulman | 830,000 | 140,000 |
| Mike Watson | 600,000 | 45,000 |
Monday, June 19, 2017 4:51 PM Local Time
Ben Yu vs. Shaun Deeb
Ben Yu drew one, as did Shaun Deeb. Yu then check-raised his opponent and Deeb called.
Yu stood pat and Deeb drew one.
Yu bet and Deeb called. Again, Yu stood pat and Deeb drew one.
Yu bet and Deeb eventually folded.
| Shaun Deeb | 1,300,000 | -20,000 |
| Ben Yu | 1,250,000 | 120,000 |
Monday, June 19, 2017 4:44 PM Local Time
Deeb and Schulman Exchange Pots
Nick Schulman and Shaun Deeb just exchanged pots over the course of the last two hands.
On the first hand, Shaun Deeb raised from the small blind, only to meet a reraise from Nick Schulman in the big blind. Deeb called, then drew two. Schulman took one. Deeb checked, Schulman bet, and Deeb called.
On the second draw, Deeb took two again while Schulman took one. Deeb checked. Schulman bet and Deeb called again.
On the last draw, Deeb took one and Schulman stood pat. Deeb bet this time, Schulman raised, and Deeb went into the tank. He stayed there for a couple of minutes before deciding to fold.
Deeb opened the action again on the second hand. This time, he raised from the button. Schulman called the small blind and Mike Watson called from the big blind.
Schulman took two while Watson took one and Deeb took two. Action checked to Deeb and he bet. Both players called.
On the second draw, Schulman and Watson took one while Deeb stood pat. They both checked to Deeb and he bet again. This time, only Schulman called.
Schulman took one on the last draw and Deeb stood pat. Schulman checked to Deeb, who bet, and, after spending about a minute thinking about it, Schulman folded and Deeb took down the pot.
| Shaun Deeb | 1,320,000 | -80,000 |
| Nick Schulman | 690,000 | -90,000 |
Monday, June 19, 2017 4:36 PM Local Time
Yu Wins When Deeb Straightens Up
Shaun Deeb raised and Ben Yu called.
Yu drew one and Deeb drew two. Yu check-called.
On the second draw, both players drew two. Yu bet, Deeb raised, and Yu called.
Both players stood pat on the end. Yu check-called a bet from Deeb.
Deeb showed for a straight while Yu won with .
With that pot, Yu joined Deeb in the seven-figure stack club with just shy of 1.2M chips.
| Shaun Deeb | 1,400,000 | -260,000 |
| Ben Yu | 1,130,000 | 230,000 |
Monday, June 19, 2017 4:35 PM Local Time
Ben Yu Approaches One Million Chips
Ben Yu raised and Shaun Deeb called. Yu drew one and Deeb two. Yu check-called a bet from Deeb.
On the second draw, both players drew one and checked.
On the final draw, both players drew one. Yu bet and Deeb called.
Yu showed and moved to around 900,000 in chips.
| Shaun Deeb | 1,660,000 | -40,000 |
| Ben Yu | 900,000 | 125,000 |