Monday, June 19, 2017 4:34 PM Local Time
Mike Watson vs Nick Schulman
Mike Watson raised and Nick Schulman called. Schulman drew two and Watson one.
Schulman check-called a bet and then drew two more as Watson drew one.
Schulman check-called another bet from Watson and both players stood pat on the third draw.
Schulman check-called a third time and Watson showed him a which was good enough for the Canadian to take down the pot.
| Nick Schulman | 780,000 | -70,000  |
| Mike Watson | 555,000 | 105,000  |
Monday, June 19, 2017 4:27 PM Local Time
Yu On the Rise
Ben Yu raised from the cutoff. Shaun Deeb raised from the button. Nick Schulman called from the small blind and Yu called the raise as well.
All three players took one on the first draw and then checked. On the second draw, all three players took one again. Schulman checked to Yu who bet. Deeb folded but Schulman called.
On the last draw, Schulman took one and Yu stood pat. Both players checked. Yu showed and that was good to take the pot when Schulman mucked.
| Shaun Deeb | 1,700,000 | -131,000 |
| Nick Schulman | 805,000 | -138,000 |
| Ben Yu | 775,000 | 242,000 |
Monday, June 19, 2017 4:20 PM Local Time
Level 23 started
Level: 23
Blinds: 25000/50000
Ante: 0
Monday, June 19, 2017 4:15 PM Local Time
888 Pro Chris Moorman Finally Wins a Bracelet
Monday, June 19, 2017 4:08 PM Local Time
Chip Counts at the Break
The players are currently on their first 15-minute break of the day. Shaun Deeb still leads with almost a 2:1 chip lead over Nick Schulman in second place.
| Shaun Deeb | 1,831,000 | -19,000 |
| Nick Schulman | 943,000 | 43,000 |
| Mike Watson | 694,000 | 14,000 |
| Ben Yu | 533,000 | -217,000 |
Monday, June 19, 2017 4:07 PM Local Time
Shawn Buchanan Eliminated in 5th Place ($48,854)
Ben Yu raised from the button and was called by Shaun Deeb from the small blind and Shawn Buchanan from the big blind. Deeb and Buchanan took two on the first draw while Yu took one. Then all three players checked.
On the second draw, Deeb took one, Buchanan took two, and Yu took one. Deeb bet. Buchanan moved all in for 79,000. Yu called over the floor and asked if Deeb would be allowed to raise if he called, and the floor explained that since it's more than half a bet, he would be able to. Yu then folded. Deeb called the all in.
Deeb stood pat on the last draw while Buchanan drew one. Deeb showed . With his last draw, Buchanan turned up and he was eliminated from the tournament.
| Shaun Deeb | 1,850,000 | 150,000 |
| Shawn Buchanan | 0 | -119,000 |
Monday, June 19, 2017 4:01 PM Local Time
Shawn Buchanan Getting Short
Shawn Buchanan raised and Ben Yu three-bet. Buchanan called.
Buchanan drew two and Yu one. Yu bet and Buchanan called.
Buchanan drew one and Yu stood pat. Yu bet and Buchanan called.
Both players stood pat. Yu checked, Buchanan bet, Yu raised, and Buchanan called.
Yu showed for a wheel and Buchanan mucked.
| Ben Yu | 750,000 | 320,000 |
| Shawn Buchanan | 119,000 | -201,000 |
Monday, June 19, 2017 3:59 PM Local Time
Shaun Deeb Extends His Chip Lead
Shaun Deeb raised, Nick Schulman three-bet, and Deeb called. Schulman drew two and Deeb one.
Deeb bet and Schulman called.
Deeb stood pat and Schulman drew one. Deeb bet and Schulman called.
Deeb stood pat and Schulman drew one. Deeb check-called a bet from Schulman who showed .
Deeb showed and won the pot.
| Shaun Deeb | 1,700,000 | 200,000 |
| Nick Schulman | 900,000 | -350,000 |
Monday, June 19, 2017 3:58 PM Local Time
Nick Schulman Moves Up Over a Million
Nick Schulman raised and Mike Watson three-bet. Schulman called and drew two. Watson drew one.
Schulman checked. Watson bet and Schulman raised. Watson three-bet and Schulman four-bet. Watson called and stood pat. So did Schulman.
Schulman bet and Watson called.
Both players stood pat on the final draw and Watson called a bet from Watson.
Schulman showed for a number two.
"Is that a number two?" asked Shaun Deeb, craning his neck from the far end of the table, and Schulman nodded.
| Nick Schulman | 1,250,000 | 500,000 |
| Mike Watson | 680,000 | -250,000 |
Monday, June 19, 2017 3:50 PM Local Time
Eighty-Six vs. Eight-Five
Ben Yu raised from the cutoff and was called by Shawn Buchanan in the small blind.
Buchanan took two on the first draw, as did Yu. Both players checked. On the second draw, both players took one. Buchanan checked and Yu bet. Buchanan thought for a long time and called, leaving himself with just about 100,000 left behind.
On the last draw, both players stood pat. Buchanan checked, then Yu bet. Buchanan called. Yu showed but mucked when Buchanan showed for just better.
| Ben Yu | 430,000 | -100,000 |
| Shawn Buchanan | 320,000 | 90,000 |
Monday, June 19, 2017 3:42 PM Local Time
Ben Yu Halts the Shaun Deeb Express
It looked like Shaun Deeb was on a tear as he accumulated chips at this five-handed final table.
In this hand, after the second draw, Deeb checked, Yu bet, and Deeb raised. Yu called and both players stood pat.
Deeb bet and Yu called. Deeb announced, "Eight-seven," but Yu showed for eight-perfect and took down the pot.
| Shaun Deeb | 1,500,000 | -200,000 |
| Ben Yu | 530,000 | 100,000 |
Monday, June 19, 2017 3:40 PM Local Time
Deeb Takes from Buchanan
Shaun Deeb raised and Shawn Buchanan called. Both players drew two. Deeb bet and Buchanan called.
Deeb stood pat and Buchanan drew one. Deeb bet and Buchanan called.
Deeb stood pat again and Buchanan drew one again. Deeb bet and Buchanan folded.
| Shaun Deeb | 1,700,000 | 200,000 |
| Shawn Buchanan | 230,000 | -220,000 |
Monday, June 19, 2017 3:39 PM Local Time
Shaun Deeb Extends his Chip Lead
Mike Watson raised and Shaun Deeb called.
Deeb drew three and Watson two. Both players checked.
Both players drew two. Deeb bet and Watson called.
Watson stood pat and Deeb drew one. Both players checked.
Deeb showed and took down the pot.
| Shaun Deeb | 1,500,000 | 190,000 |
| Mike Watson | 930,000 | -110,000 |
Monday, June 19, 2017 3:30 PM Local Time
Mike Matusow Eliminated in 6th Place ($35,532)
Mike Matusow raised from the button. He was called by Mike Watson in the small blind and Ben Yu in the big blind. Watson took two, Yu took two, and Matusow took three on the first draw.
Watson checked, Yu bet, and both players called. On the second draw, Watson took two, Yu took one, and Matusow took two. Watson checked. Yu bet. Matusow moved all in for 57,000, just 17,000 more than the bet. Watson thought for a minute then called.
"My options are only to call or fold, right?" Yu asked. The dealer confirmed and Yu called.
Watson took one, Yu stood pat, and Matusow thought for a while, then broke and took one.
Watson and Yu then checked. Watson showed an then mucked his hand when Yu showed .
"OK, I'm drawing live," Matusow said. He turned up , then peeled his last card and flipped it up in the air revealing the . Yu took down the pot while Matusow was eliminated in sixth. He will take home $35,532 for his run.
| Mike Watson | 1,040,000 | -210,000 |
| Ben Yu | 430,000 | 80,000 |
| Mike Matusow | 0 | -160,000 |
Monday, June 19, 2017 3:15 PM Local Time
Mike Matusow New Shortstack
Mike Matusow limped in the small blind and Mike Watson checked.
Matusow drew two and Watson drew three. Matusow bet, Watson raised, and Matusow called.
Matusow stood pat and Watson drew one. Matusow bet, Watson raised, and Matusow called.
Both players stood pat and Matusow check-called a bet from Watson.
Watson:
Matusow:
Matusow's eight-perfect was beaten by the seven-six of Watson, with Matusow moving to the short stack at the table while Watson's chipstack grew over 1,200,000
| Mike Watson | 1,250,000 | 200,000 |
| Mike Matusow | 160,000 | -240,000 |
Monday, June 19, 2017 3:10 PM Local Time
Yu With The "Ultimate Aggression"
Mike Watson raised on the button and was three-bet by Ben Yu from the small blind. Watson called.
Yu took one while Watson took two on the first draw, then Yu bet and Watson called.
Yu stood pat on the second draw and Watson took one. Yu bet again and Watson called once more.
On the last draw , Yu stood pat and Watson took one. Yu bet but this time Watson folded.
"Oh yeah!" Scott Abrams cheered from the rail. "The ultimate aggression! He wanted to raise to pot but they wouldn't let him."
| Mike Watson | 1,050,000 | -100,000 |
| Ben Yu | 350,000 | 135,000 |
Monday, June 19, 2017 3:07 PM Local Time
Deeb Takes One Three Ways
Shaun Deeb raised from the hijack and was called by Nick Schulman on the button and Mike Watson from the big blind.
On the first draw, Watson took two, Deeb took one, and Schulman took two. Watson checked. Deeb bet, and both players called.
On the second draw, Watson took two, Deeb stood pat, and Schulman took two. Watson checked to Deeb who bet, and this time only Watson called.
Watson took one on the last draw while Deeb stood pat. Both players checked.
"Ace," Watson said without showing his hand.
Deeb showed and that was good to take down the pot.
| Shaun Deeb | 1,310,000 | 140,000 |
| Mike Watson | 1,150,000 | -130,000 |
Monday, June 19, 2017 3:03 PM Local Time
Level 22 started
Level: 22
Blinds: 20000/40000
Ante: 0
Monday, June 19, 2017 2:59 PM Local Time
Ben Yu Doubles Up
Ben Yu raised and Mike Matusow called. Matusow drew three and Yu drew two.
Matusow check-called a bet from Yu and drew two while Yu stood pat.
Again Matusow check-called a bet and drew two against Yu.
Matusow checked and Yu was all in for 24,000.
After some deliberation, Matusow called and was shown .
Matusow's hand was and Yu doubled up.
| Mike Matusow | 400,000 | -80,000 |
| Ben Yu | 215,000 | 55,000 |
Monday, June 19, 2017 2:56 PM Local Time
I'm Never Gonna Snow Again
Shawn Buchanan raised from the button and Mike Matusow called from the big blind. Matusow took two and Buchanan took one. Both players checked.
On the second draw, Matusow took one, but this time Buchanan took two.
"You went from two to one?" Matusow said. Buchanan smiled and laughed. "Oh, I gotta bet it now," said Matusow. Matusow did bet and Buchanan called.
On the last draw Matusow took one more and Buchanan took two.
"F$#% I paired twice," Matusow said while sweating his card. "I like my hand a lot now, I could almost bet it in the dark. No I can't bet it in the dark."
Both players checked and Matusow showed and Buchanan mucked.
"I paired fours and fives," Matusow said. "You should just tried to snow me like I did. I'm never gonna do that again. I've bluffed a lot but that's the first time I've ever tried to snow."
"You've gotta do it against smarter players, Mike," Shaun Deeb said jokingly. "You can't do that against the table fish."
| Mike Matusow | 480,000 | 170,000 |
| Shawn Buchanan | 450,000 | -30,000 |