Saturday, June 24, 2017 4:23 PM Local Time
Hands #21-25: Maya Keeps Climbing
Hand #21: Alex Rocha raised to 40,000 from mid-position and everyone folded.
Hand #22: Thomas Boivin completed from the small blind, Phachara Wongwichit raised to 70,000 in the big blind, and Boivin folded.
Hand #23: Boivin raised to 46,000 from the button. Both Wongwichit in the small blind and Alex Rocha in the big blind called. The flop came and Wongwichit and Rocha both check-folded on the 75,000 bet of Boivin.
Hand #24: Steve Foutty raised to 45,000 from the under-the-gun position. Both Ben Maya in the hijack and Tim West in the big blind called. The flop came , West checked, Foutty opened to 80,000, Maya called, and West folded. The turn brought them the and Foutty check-called the 105,000 bet of Maya. The on the river completed the board and Foutty check-called the 150,000 bet of Maya. Maya showed for jacks and nines and took the pot.
Hand #25: Boivin raised to 44,000 from the hijack. Everyone folded.
Saturday, June 24, 2017 4:12 PM Local Time
Hands #18-20: Alex Rocha Shoves River
Hand #18: Steve Foutty was given a walk.
Hand #19: Ben Maya limped under the gun and Steve Foutty and Joe Cook in the blinds saw a flop of where a bet from Cook of 35,000 won the pot.
Hand #20: Alex Rocha opened for 40,000 and Ben Maya defended his big blind. It was checked to the turn of a board where May abet 50,000 and Rocha called. The river was the and, when Maya bet 100,000, Rocha moved all in and won the pot without showdown.
Alex Rocha | 620,000 | 39,000 |
Saturday, June 24, 2017 4:06 PM Local Time
Paul Michaelis Eliminated in 8th Place ($27,431)
Hand #17: Action folded to Paul Michaelis in the small blind who limped. Tim West in the big blind raised to 120,000 and quick as a flash Michaelis shoved and West called.
Michaelis:
West:
The board ran out [5dtst6c9sqh] and West won a huge pot to bust the talented German Michaelis in eighth spot.
Tim West | 1,500,000 | 720,000 |
Paul Michaelis | 0 | -690,000 |
Saturday, June 24, 2017 4:00 PM Local Time
Hands #14-16: Thomas Boivin Goes All In
Hand #14: Tim West raised to 75,000 from mid-position and Steve Foutty in the hijack and Ben Maya on the button called. The flop came , West checked, Steve Foutty opened to 75,000, Maya folded, and West called. They checked through the on the turn. The on the river completed the board, West bet 150,000, and Foutty called. West showed for aces and eights and Foutty showed to West but not to the rest. Thomas Boivin asked what it was and the dealer showed the kings to the rest of the table.
Hand #15: The blind levels just went up to 10,000/20,000 with a 3,000 ante. Ben Maya raised to 50,000 from the cutoff and everyone folded.
Hand #16: Steve Foutty raised to 44,000 from the under-the-gun position. Both Ben Maya in the hijack and Thomas Boivin in the cutoff called. The flop came , Foutty opened to 81,000, Maya raised to 250,000, and Boivin shoved all in. Foutty folded but Maya needed more time to think about what he was going to do. After some long careful consideration, Maya decided to fold but he did show to the table. Boivin raked in the pot.
Saturday, June 24, 2017 3:47 PM Local Time
Hands #10-13: Maya Leads River Into Two Players
Hand #10 Paul Michaelis opened for 35,000 on the button and Steve Foutty called big blind. They checked it down to a river of where a bet of 55,000 from Michaelis won the pot.
Hand #11: Thomas Boivin opened for 35,000 and got calls from Alex Rocha, Foutty, and Joe Cook. The flop was and it was Rocha who bet 55,000 and just Boivin who called. They checked turn and river where Boivin showed to win.
Hand #12: Ben Maya got a walk.
Hand #13: Michaelis opened for 37,000 and got calls from the blinds Maya and Boivin. The flop was and Michaelis continued for 48,000 and got two calls. The turn was the and it was Boivin who took over the betting for 100,000 and again got two calls. The river was the and Maya took over betting, making it 125,000 and winning without showdown.
Ben Maya | 2,000,000 | 100,000 |
Paul Michaelis | 690,000 | 105,000 |
Saturday, June 24, 2017 3:33 PM Local Time
Hands #7-9: Tim West Wins One
Hand #7: Paul Michaelis raised to 32,000 and both Ben Maya in the cutoff and Alex Rocha in the big blind called. The flop came , Rocha and Michaelis checked, and Maya opened to 100,000. Rocha folded, Michaelis raised to 245,000. Maya folded.
Hand #8: Ben Maya raised to 50,000 from the hijack and Alex Rocha in the small blind called. They both checked through the on the flop and the on the turn. The on the river completed the board, Rocha opened to 60,000, and Maya folded.
Hand #9: Thomas Boivin raised to 35,000 from the hijack. Tim West, in the big blind, called. The flop came and they both checked. The turn gave them the ,= and West check-called the 62,000 bet of Boivin. They both checked on the on the river, West showed for a pair of fives, and Boivin mucked.
Saturday, June 24, 2017 3:23 PM Local Time
Hands #4-6: No Showdowns
Hand #4: Joe Cook in the small blind and Ben Maya in the big blind saw a flop of with Cook check-calling a bet. The turn was the and a bet from Cook took the pot.
Hand #5: Steve Foutty made it 43,000 and Thomas Boivin raised to 130,000. Foutty called to see the flop. They both checked flop and turn and, on the river , a bet of 135,000 from Boivin took the pot.
Hand #6: Paul Michaelis opened from early position and Phachara Wongwichit defended his big blind. The flop was and Wongwichit check-called a 35,000 continuation-bet. They checked the turn and, on the river, a bet of 160,000 from Michaelis won the pot.
Saturday, June 24, 2017 3:15 PM Local Time
Hand #2-3: Preflop Agression
Hand #2: Thomas Boivin raised to 33,000 from mid-position and Paul Michaelis three-bet to 93,000 from the button. Everyone folded, including Boivin.
Hand #3: Paul Michaelis raised to 35,000 from the cutoff and everyone folded.
Saturday, June 24, 2017 3:11 PM Local Time
Jonathan Little Eliminated in 9th Place ($21,360)
Hand #1: Jonathan Little shoved all in from the under-the-gun position. Action folded to Tim West in the big blind who called.
West:
Little:
The board ran out to give West aces and eliminate Little in ninth place.
Tim West | 780,000 | 159,000 |
Jonathan Little | 0 | -168,000 |
Saturday, June 24, 2017 3:06 PM Local Time
Matas Dilpsas Eliminated in 10th Place ($16,844)
Matas Dilpsas opened the action and got calls from Ben Maya, Thomas Boivin, and Paul Michaelis.
The flop was and Dilpsas continued for 54,000 with Maya and Boivin calling.
The turn was the and they all checked. On the river , Dilpsasbet 105,000 and Maya raised to 275 which covered Dilpsas. Boivin folded.
Dilpsas hated it but called and the straight of Maya eliminated him.
Ben Maya | 1,900,000 | 414,000 |
Matas Dilpsas | 0 | -345,000 |
Saturday, June 24, 2017 2:39 PM Local Time
Jonathan Little Doubles Up
Jonathan Little shoved all in from mid position for his remaining 65,000. Matas Dilpsas called from the hijack. Everyone else folded.
Little:
Dilpsas:
The board ran out . Little doubled up as he had nines and sixes.
Matas Dilpsas | 345,000 | -75,000 |
Jonathan Little | 168,000 | 101,000 |
Saturday, June 24, 2017 2:35 PM Local Time
Huge Pot For Steve Foutty
Steve Foutty opened and got a call from Jonathan Little and small blind Ben Maya and big blind Thomas Boivin.
The flop was and Foutty continued for 75,000 and both Little and Maya called.
The turn was the and a 225,000 bet from Foutty saw just Little make the call.
The river was the and Fouty shoved. Little had a few more chips than him and, after some thought, he called.
Foutty:
Little:
The huge pot went to Fouty to leave Little as the short stack.
Steve Foutty | 1,500,000 | 747,000 |
Jonathan Little | 67,000 | -826,000 |
Saturday, June 24, 2017 2:19 PM Local Time
Official Chip Counts At Break
Ben Maya | 1,486,000 | -114,000 |
Thomas Boivin | 995,000 | -5,000 |
Jonathan Little | 893,000 | 12,000 |
Phachara Wongwichit | 890,000 | 123,000 |
Steve Foutty | 753,000 | -217,000 |
Tim West | 621,000 | -59,000 |
Paul Michaelis | 585,000 | -25,000 |
Alex Rocha | 581,000 | -41,000 |
Matas Dilpsas | 420,000 | -130,000 |
Joe Cook | 367,000 | -123,000 |
Saturday, June 24, 2017 2:07 PM Local Time
Break
The final 10 players have just gone for their first 15-minute break of the day.
While you wait, check out Johnathan Little talking hand strategy...
Saturday, June 24, 2017 1:52 PM Local Time
Together At Last
The final 10 have all emerged victorious over the last two days, defeating their respective 10-handed tables to progress to the next round to end up here competing for the bracelet.
With those two eliminations already today, they are at last united at a final table to battle to a winner. There can be only one.
Saturday, June 24, 2017 1:38 PM Local Time
Final 10 Redraw
Room | Table | Seat | Player |
Brasilia | Final | 1 | Tim West |
Brasilia | Final | 2 | Steve Foutty |
Brasilia | Final | 3 | Jonathan Little |
Brasilia | Final | 4 | Matas Dilpsas |
Brasilia | Final | 5 | Joe Cook |
Brasilia | Final | 6 | Ben Maya |
Brasilia | Final | 7 | Thomas Boivin |
Brasilia | Final | 8 | Phachara Wongwichit |
Brasilia | Final | 9 | Alex Rocha |
Brasilia | Final | 10 | Paul Michaelis |
Saturday, June 24, 2017 1:31 PM Local Time
Robert Kuhn Eliminated in 11th Place ($16,844)
The board was , Robert Kuhn was all in, and Ben Maya had called and had him covered.
Maya:
Kuhn:
Robert Kuhn had a set and Ben Maya had fours and fives. The river completed the board with the to give Maya a full house. Kuhn was eliminated.
Saturday, June 24, 2017 1:19 PM Local Time
Ross Ward Eliminated in 12th Place ($16,844)
Steve Foutty raised to 17,000 from the cutoff and was called by Ross Ward in the big blind.
The flop came , Ward checked, and Foutty opened to 15,000. Ward raised to 40,000 and Foutty called.
The turn was the , Ward bet 80,000, Foutty shoved all in, and Ward snap-called.
Foutty:
Ward:
Foutty had the nut flush so Ward was drawing dead. The on the river didn't matter any more and Ward was eliminated in 12th place.
Steve Foutty | 970,000 | 445,000 |
Ross Ward | 0 | -619,000 |
Saturday, June 24, 2017 1:05 PM Local Time
Steve Foutty Doubles Through Robert Kuhn
Steve Foutty was all in against Robert Kuhn and, on the table, the board was .
Foutty:
Kuhn:
Foutty doubled up with a flopped straight.
Steve Foutty | 525,000 | 170,000 |
Robert Kuhn | 420,000 | -330,000 |
Saturday, June 24, 2017 12:57 PM Local Time
Joe Cook Shoves River
Matas Dilpsas opened for 20,000 and then called a three-bet to 55,000 from Joe Cook in the blinds.
The flop was and a bet of 65,000 from Cook was called by Dilpsas.
They both checked the turn and, on the river, Cook moved all in and Dilpsas let his hand go
Matas Dilpsas | 550,000 | -67,000 |
Joe Cook | 490,000 | 120,000 |