Monday, April 24, 2017 5:24 PM Local Time
Dusty Nelson moves all in from the small blind for effectively Michael Horchoff's remaining 700,000. Horchoff folds
face-up and Nelson takes the pot.
Monday, April 24, 2017 5:23 PM Local Time
Daniel Pearlman raises to 170,000 from the hijack and Van Truong calls on the button. Dusty Nelson defends his big blind and they are three-handed to a flop of .
Nelson checks, Pearlman checks and Truong bets 300,000. Nelson folds and Pearlman calls. The turn is the and Pearlman checks again. Truong checks behind and the comes on the river.
Pearlman bets 440,000. Truong goes into the tank for several minutes before folding. Pearlman mucks his hand, takes the pot and moves into the chip lead.
Daniel Pearlman - 5,950,000 (74 bb)
Van Truong - 2,180,000 (27 bb)
Monday, April 24, 2017 5:13 PM Local Time
Billy Cashwell moves all in from middle position for about 1,500,000. He wins the blinds and antes.
Monday, April 24, 2017 5:12 PM Local Time
Jason Gooch raises to 180,000 from the cutoff and Van Truong defends her big blind. The flop is and both players check to the turn card.
Truong checks, Gooch bets 230,000, and Truong folds.
Monday, April 24, 2017 5:10 PM Local Time
Jason Gooch raises to 180,000 on the button and Daniel Pearlman calls out of the small blind. They are heads-up to a flop of and Pearlman checks. Gooch bets 160,000 and Pearlman calls.
The turn is the and Pearlman checks. Gooch bets 550,000 and Pearlman calls. The river is the and Pearlman and both players check.
Pearlman shows and Gooch mucks his hand.
Daniel Pearlman - 4,650,000 (58 bb)
Jason Gooch - 1,525,000 (19 bb)
Monday, April 24, 2017 5:05 PM Local Time
Dusty Nelson raises to 180,000 from middle position and wins the blinds and antes.
Monday, April 24, 2017 5:04 PM Local Time
Dusty Nelson raises to 185,000 from the hijack and wins the blinds and antes.
Monday, April 24, 2017 5:03 PM Local Time
Josh Horton completes the small blind and Billy Cashwell checks his option in the big blind. The flop is and Horton bets 120,000.
Cashwell folds and Horton takes the pot.
Monday, April 24, 2017 5:01 PM Local Time
Mark Petersen
Daniel Pearlman raises to 170,000 from middle position and Mark Petersen moves all in for 925,000 to his direct left. Dusty Nelson calls on the button and Pearlman folds.
Nelson shows and has Petersen's in bad shape. The board runs out and Petersen is eliminated in 10th place. Nelson extends his chip lead and the final nine players all earn a payjump.
Dusty Nelson - 5,525,000 (69 bb)
Mark Petersen - Eliminated
Monday, April 24, 2017 4:51 PM Local Time
Corey Bierria limps under the gun, and Van Truong checks her option in the big blind.
The flop is . Truong checks, Bierria bets 130,000, and Truong calls. The turn is the , and Truong checks again. Bierria bets 240,000, and Truong check-raises to 640,000 total.
"I guess I could have played this hand worse," Bierria says, "but I'm not sure how." He folds, and Truong wins the pot with no showdown.
Van Truong - 3,100,000 (39 bb)
Corey Bierria - 2,275,000 (28 bb)
Monday, April 24, 2017 4:42 PM Local Time
Level: 30
Blinds: 40,000/80,000
Ante: 10,000
Monday, April 24, 2017 4:27 PM Local Time
Level 29 concludes, and the ten remaining players have been sent on a 15-minute break.
Monday, April 24, 2017 4:23 PM Local Time
On the first hand at the final table, Mark Petersen opens to 125,000 in middle position, and Van Truong three-bets to 350,000 next to act. Petersen calls.
The flop is . Petersen announces, "Five hundred," and Truong instantly announces, "All in," before Petersen can even reach for his chips. It's 795,000 total, and Petersen sighs and calls the remainder to put Truong at risk.
Petersen: (pair of queens)
Truong: (pair of aces)
The turn and river complete the board safely for Truong, and she doubles up.
Van Truong - 2,480,000 (41 bb)
Mark Petersen - 1,135,000 (19 bb)
Monday, April 24, 2017 4:15 PM Local Time
With the elimination of Michael Amato in 11th place, there is a short break in the action as the final 10 players redraw for seats at the unofficial final table. With one more elimination, the final nine players will be credited with making a WSOP Circuit main event final table.
Here is a look at the seating arrangement and chip counts for the final 10 players:
Seat 1: Van Truong - 1,155,000 (19 bb)
Seat 2: Corey Bierria - 2,340,000 (39 bb)
Seat 3: Dusty Nelson - 4,400,000 (73 bb)
Seat 4: Michael Horchoff - 1,000,000 (16 bb)
Seat 5: Joshua Horton - 2,350,000 (39 bb)
Seat 6: Billy Cashwell - 2,040,000 (34 bb)
Seat 7: Jason Gooch - 2,600,000 (43 bb)
Seat 8: Daniel Pearlman - 3,975,000 (66 bb)
Seat 9: Jose Anaya - 1,165,000 (19 bb)
Seat 10: Mark Petersen - 2,290,000 (38 bb)
- 10 minutes left Level 29: 30,000/60,000 with a 10,000 ante
With one more elimination, hand-for-hand coverage of the official final table will begin.
Monday, April 24, 2017 4:14 PM Local Time
Action folds around to the blinds where Daniel Pearlman raises to 135,000 in the small and Mike Amato (pictured) defends his big.
The flop is . Pearlman continues for 140,000, Amato raises all in for about 900,000 or so, and Pearlman calls to put his opponent at risk.
Pearlman:
Amato:
Pearlman's kicker has him poised for a knockout, and he gets it as the turn and river complete the board with blanks. Amato can't catch up, and he's eliminated in 11th place.
The final ten players are now combing around the final table, and a redraw and chip counts will be posted shortly.
Daniel Pearlman - 3,975,000 (66 bb)
Mike Amato - Eliminated
Monday, April 24, 2017 3:48 PM Local Time
Scott Anderson
Scott Anderson moves all in on the button for 690,000 and Mark Petersen calls out of the big blind. Petersen shows and is flipping with Anderson's .
The board runs out and Petersen's fours win the race to eliminate Anderson in 12th place. Anderson earns $25,474 and Petersen almost doubles up with the pot.
Mark Petersen - 1,400,000 (23 bb)
Scott Anderson - Eliminated
Monday, April 24, 2017 3:39 PM Local Time
Jason Gooch opens the cutoff to 140,000, and Michael Horchoff three-bet shoves for 710,000 on the button. Gooch double-checks his cards, then calls to put Horchoff at risk.
Gooch:
Horchoff:
The flop gives Horchoff four more outs to the win, but the turn steals three of his outs right back. Gooch needs to fade only a three to score the knockout, but he can not that. The river is the , and Horchoff runs down a wheel to double-up.
Michael Horchoff - 1,570,000 (26 bb)
Jason Gooch - 2,620,000 (44 bb)
Monday, April 24, 2017 3:28 PM Local Time
Mark Linsenbigler
Jason Gooch raises to 150,000 from middle position and Mark Linsenbigler moves all in on the button for 1,980,000. Dusty Nelson is in the big blind and gets a count from the dealer. He takes another minute before moving all in for about 2,400,000. Gooch quickly folds.
Linsenbigler tables and is dominated by Nelson's . The board runs out and Nelson wins a massive pot to eliminate Linsenbigler in 13th place and take a big chip lead with 12 players remaining. Linsenbigler earns $20,760 for his deep run in the main event.
Dusty Nelson - 4,550,000 (75 bb)
Mark Linsenbigler - Eliminated
Monday, April 24, 2017 3:22 PM Local Time
Level: 29
Blinds: 30,000/60,000
Ante: 10,000
Monday, April 24, 2017 3:16 PM Local Time
Jose Anaya raises to 125,000 from the hijack and Scott Anderson moves all in on the button for 505,000. The blinds fold and Anaya calls.
Anderson shows and is flipping with Anaya's . The board runs out and Anaya rivers a straight, but Anderson's is good enough to double up with a flush.
Scott Anderson - 1,115,000 (22 bb)
Jose Anaya - 950,000 (19 bb)