Wednesday, June 21, 2017 8:20 PM Local Time
Hands #124-126: Blair Pushes the Action
Hand #124: Eric Blair raised to 125,000, and everyone folded.
Hand #125: Blair raised to 125,000, and James Hughes called from the big blind. The flop came , and Hughes check-folded to a bet of 150,000 from Blair.
Hand #126: Hughes limped from the small blind, and Blair raised to 175,000, getting a fold from his opponent.
Hand #127: Hughes raised to 125,000 on the button and Reginald Hampton defended his big blind. The flop came and both players checked to the on the turn and the on the river. Hampton led out for 150,000, Hughes re-raised to 375,000 and Hampton folded.
Wednesday, June 21, 2017 8:18 PM Local Time
Vlad Darie Eliminated in 6th Place ($52,932)
Hand #123: Thomas Reynolds opened the action with a raise to 100,000 from under the gun, and James Hughes called. Vlad Darie was in the small blind and moved all in for 520,000. Reynolds folded, and Hughes called.
Hughes:
Darie:
The board ran out , and Darie was eliminated in sixth place.
James Hughes | 2,570,000 | 570,000 |
Vlad Darie | 0 | -815,000 |
Wednesday, June 21, 2017 8:10 PM Local Time
Chris Johnson Eliminated in 7th Place ($39,937)
Hand #122: James Hughes raised to 110,000 from the hijack, and Chris Johnson moved all in for 855,000 from the small blind. Hughes called.
Johnson was at risk with , behind Hughes' in a coin flip.
The board ran out , and Johnson was eliminated in seventh.
James Hughes | 2,000,000 | 1,240,000 |
Chris Johnson | 0 | -1,100,000 |
Wednesday, June 21, 2017 8:07 PM Local Time
Hands #116-121: Hughes Picks Up a Couple Pots
Hand #116: Chris Johnson raised to 100,000 from the button and picked up the blinds.
Hand #117: Eric Blair raised to 125,000, and everyone folded.
Hand #118: Thomas Reynolds limped from the small blind, and James Hughes raised to 125,000 from the big blind. Reynolds called, and the flop came . Reynolds led out for 85,000, Hughes raised to 170,000, and Reynolds folded.
Hand #119: The action was folded to Hughes in the small blind, who jammed all in, and Blair folded the big blind.
Hand #120: Reynolds called from middle position, and Reginald Hampton checked the big blind. The flop came , and both players checked to the turn card. Hampton bet 100,000, and Reynolds folded.
Hand #121: Reynolds raised to 125,000 from the hijack, Blair three-bet to 325,000 on the button and Reynolds mucked.
Wednesday, June 21, 2017 7:59 PM Local Time
Hands #111-115: Shorties Are Jamming
Hand #111: Michael Gathy raised all in on the button and got no action.
Hand #112: Chris Johnson raised to 100,000 from middle position, and Eric Blair defended his big blind. The flop came , and Blair check-called a bet of 75,000 from Johnson. The turn was the , and both players checked to the on the river. Both checked again, and Blair tabled for the winner.
Hand #113: Johnson moved all in from under the gun and got no action.
Hand #114: Johnson got a walk.
Hand #115: Reginald Hampton raised to 125,000 on the button, and Vlad Darie defended his big blind. The flop came , and Darie checked. Hampton bet 175,000, and Darie called. The turn was the , and Darie check-folded to a bet of 275,000 from Hampton.
Wednesday, June 21, 2017 7:50 PM Local Time
Hands #106-110: No Action
Hand #106: Thomas Reynolds raised to 125,000, and everyone folded.
Hand #107: Vlad Darie raised to 100,000, and Eric Blair three-bet to 275,000 on the button. The blinds and Darie folded.
Hand #108: Reginald Hampton raised to 125,000 on the button and got no action.
Hand #109: Reynolds raised to 100,000 and scooped the pot.
Hand #110: Michael Gathy called from the small blind, and Reynolds checked his option. The flop came , and Gathy bet 50,000 to win the hand.
Wednesday, June 21, 2017 7:45 PM Local Time
Hands #101-105: No Real Action
Hand #101: Michael Gathy moved all in from under the gun and won the blinds and antes.
Hand #102: Gathy got a walk.
Hand #103: Vlad Darie raised to 100,000 on the button and raked in the pot.
Hand #104: Thomas Reynolds limped from the small blind, and James Hughes checked his option. The flop came , and Reynolds check-called a bet of 60,000 from Hughes. The turn was the , and both players checked to the on the river. Reynolds led out for 75,000, and Hughes mucked.
Hand #105: Hughes moved all in from the small blind, and Eric Blair mucked his big blind.
Wednesday, June 21, 2017 7:38 PM Local Time
Hands #96-100: Raises and Folds
Hand #96: James Hughes raised to 115,000 from under the gun, and everyone folded.
Hand #97: Michael Gathy shoved all in from the button, and the blinds folded.
Hand #98: Vlad Darie raised to 100,000 and got no action.
Hand #99: Thomas Reynolds limped in the cutoff, and Hughes raised all in from the button, getting everyone to fold.
Hand #100: Reginald Hampton limped the small blind, and Chris Johnson raised to 150,000 from the big blind. Hampton folded.
Wednesday, June 21, 2017 7:33 PM Local Time
Hands #91-95: Easing In After Dinner
Hand #91: Reginald Hampton raised to 150,000 from under the gun, and Thomas Reynolds called on the button. The flop came [khqct], and Hampton led out for 200,000. Reynolds called. The turn was the . Hampton checked, Reynolds bet 275,000, and Hampton folded.
Hand #92: Reynolds raised to 150,000 from the cutoff and got no action.
Hand #93: Reynolds raised to 125,000 from the hijack, James Hughes moved all in for 720,000 from the hijack, and Reynolds folded.
Hand #94: Hughes raised to 115,000 from the hijack, and Vlad Darie defended his big blind. The flop came , and both players checked to the on the turn. Darie led out for 125,000, and Hughes called. The river was the , and both players checked. Darie tabled for a pair of aces. Hughes whipped his cards into the muck.
Hand #95: Michael Gathy got a walk.
Wednesday, June 21, 2017 7:15 PM Local Time
Level 27 started
Level: 27
Blinds: 25000/50000
Ante: 5000
Wednesday, June 21, 2017 6:24 PM Local Time
Terrence Chan Explains Hellmuth Blow Up!
Wednesday, June 21, 2017 6:17 PM Local Time
Dinner Break
The final seven players are now on a 60-minute dinner break. Play will resume at approximately 7:15 p.m.
In the meantime, here is a look at how the remaining players stack up:
Reginald Hampton | 3,685,000 | -65,000 |
Thomas Reynolds | 1,775,000 | 235,000 |
Eric Blair | 1,630,000 | 0 |
Chris Johnson | 1,100,000 | -160,000 |
Vlad Darie | 815,000 | -285,000 |
James Hughes | 760,000 | -230,000 |
Michael Gathy | 340,000 | 110,000 |
Wednesday, June 21, 2017 6:16 PM Local Time
Hands #86-90: Thomas Reynolds Plays Old-School Poker
Hand #86: Eric Blair raised to 100,000 on the button and the blinds folded.
Hand #87: Thomas Reynolds raised to 80,000 and Vlad Darie called from the big blind. The flop came and Reynolds bet 80,000 to win the pot.
Hand #88: Reynolds limped from under-the-gun and Darie raised to 180,000 from the small blind. Reynolds shoved all-in and Darie quickly mucked.
Hand #89: Michael Gathy limped the small blind and Reynolds min-raised to 80,000 from the big blind. Gathy folded.
Hand #90: Darie raised to 80,000 from the cutoff and James Hughes went all-in for 625,000 in the big blind. Darie thought for a couple minutes but eventually folded.
Wednesday, June 21, 2017 6:11 PM Local Time
Hands #80-85: Aggression From the Hijack
Hand #80: James Hughes was in the hijack and went into the tank for about two minutes before a player called the clock on him to act preflop. He has had the clock called on him a few times already, so the tournament director counted down from 20 seconds. Eventually, he raised to 130,000 and everyone quickly folded.
Hand #81: Eric Blair raised to 80,000 from the hijack and got no action.
Hand #82: Reginald Hampton raised to 85,000 from the hijack and scooped the blinds and antes.
Hand #83: Vlad Darie raised to 80,000 from the cutoff and everyone folded.
Hand #84: Blair got a walk.
Hand #85: Chris Johnson raised to 80,000 from under the gun and Thomas Reynolds called from the cutoff. The flop came , Johnson checked, Reynolds bet 80,000, and Johnson mucked.
Wednesday, June 21, 2017 6:03 PM Local Time
Hands #75-79: Gathy Gets Short and Doubles Again
Hand #75: The action was folded to Michael Gathy in the small blind and he moved all in for 230,000. Thomas Reynolds called from the big blind and turned over . Gathy showed and the flop came , putting Gathy well out in front. The turn was the and the river was the , giving Gathy a double-up.
Hand #76: Gathy moved all in from the button and the blinds folded.
Hand #77: Vlad Darie raised to 80,000 and Eric Blair called from the big blind. The flop came and both players checked to the on the turn. Darie bet 150,000 and won the hand.
Hand #78: Eric Blair limped the small blind and Reginald Hampton raised to 115,000 from the big blind. Blair tossed his cards away.
Hand #79: Blair raised to 100,000 on the button and Chris Johnson called from the big blind. The flop was and Johnson check-folded to a bet of 130,000 from Blair.
Wednesday, June 21, 2017 5:56 PM Local Time
Hands #70-74: Darie Cracks Gathy's Aces
Hand #70: Reginald Hampton raised to 85,000 from under the gun before Michael Gathy moved all in from the cutoff and got no action.
Hand #71: Thomas Reynolds raised to 80,000 from the cutoff and Hampton defended his big blind. The flop came and Hampton check-folded to a bet of 100,000 from Reynolds.
Hand #72: Hampton limped in from the small blind and Chris Johnson checked his option. The flop came , Hampton led out for 60,000, and Johnson open-folded . "I was hoping you'd bet so I could fold," he laughed.
Hand #73: Gathy raised to 90,000 from under the gun and everyone mucked.
Hand #74: Action folded to Vlad Darie in the small blind and he raised to 320,000. Gathy moved all in for 735,000 and Darie called for 515,000 total.
Darie tabled , at risk against Gathy's . The flop came and the rail behind Darie erupted when they saw he flopped a straight draw. The turn was the and they cheered even louder when he turned his straight. There were three hearts on board though, and he had to dodge another, but the hit the river and Darie doubled through.
Vlad Darie | 1,100,000 | 540,000 |
Michael Gathy | 230,000 | -295,000 |
Wednesday, June 21, 2017 5:47 PM Local Time
Hands #65-69: Johnson Has the All-In Button On Speed Dial
Hand #65: Chris Johnson got a walk in the big blind.
Hand #66: The action was checked to Johnson in the small blind who moved all in and Vlad Darie folded the big blind.
Hand #67: Johnson pushed all in from the button and picked up the blinds and antes.
Hand #68: Eric Blair raised to 80,000 from middle position and was called by Reginald Hampton and Thomas Reynolds in the big blind. The flop was and the action was checked to Hampton who bet 110,000. Both opponents folded.
Hand #69: Johnson raised to 80,000 from middle position and James Hughes called in the big blind. The flop came and Hughes check-called a bet of 100,000. The turn was the and Hughes checked again. Johnson went all in and Hughes folded.
Wednesday, June 21, 2017 5:39 PM Local Time
Hands #60-64: A Couple of Walks
Hand #60: Michael Gathy got a walk.
Hand #61: Reginald Hampton raised to 85,000 from the hijack and got no action.
Hand #62: Chris Johnson raised to 80,000 from the hijack and everyone folded.
Hand #63: Eric Blair got a walk.
Hand #64: Thomas Reynolds limped in from the cutoff, Blair raised to 175,000 from the small blind, and everyone folded.
Reg Hampton | 3,550,000 | 3,550,000 |
Eric Blair | 1,630,000 | -220,000 |
Thomas Reynolds | 1,540,000 | -260,000 |
Chris Johnson | 1,260,000 | 530,000 |
James Hughes | 990,000 | -210,000 |
Vlad Darie | 560,000 | -150,000 |
Michael Gathy | 525,000 | 225,000 |
Wednesday, June 21, 2017 5:32 PM Local Time
Hands #55-59: Four All-Ins, No Calls
Hand #55: Michael Gathy moved all in on the button and the blinds folded.
Hand #56: The action was folded to James Hughes in the small blind who moved all in and the big blind folded.
Hand #57: Eric Blair limped the small blind and Reginald Hampton checked his option. The flop came and both players checked to the turn. Blair bet 60,000 and Hampton folded.
Hand #58: James Hughes raised to 85,000 from the cutoff and Chris Johnson called from the big blind. The flop came and both players checked. The turn was the and Johnson led out for 80,000. Hughes raised to 200,000 and Johnson called to see the on the river. Johnson checked, Hughes shoved all in, and Johnson folded.
Hand #59: Blair raised to 80,000 in the cutoff and Vlad Darie shipped all-in for 575,000 out of the big blind. Blair thought for a moment but folded.
Wednesday, June 21, 2017 5:20 PM Local Time
Hands #51-54: Hughes Tank-Folds on the River
Hand #51: Eric Blair raised to 80,000 on the button and raked in the pot.
Hand #52: Thomas Reynolds raised to 60,000 from middle position and got no action.
Hand #53: Blair raised to 80,000 from the hijack, Chris Johnson three-bet to 200,000, and Blair mucked.
Hand #54: James Hughes raised to 65,000 from under the gun and Johnson called from the cutoff. The flop came and both players checked to the on the turn and the on the river. Hughes checked and Johnson bet 75,000. Hughes went into the tank for several minutes before a player at the table called the clock. The tournament director counted down from 30 seconds and Hughes eventually folded.