Monday, August 28, 2017 6:27 PM Local Time
Caleb Clarke raises to 13,000 on the button, and Victor Nissim defends in the big blind.
The flop comes . Nissim bets 21,000, and Clarke calls.
The turn is the . This time Nissim checks, and Clarke bets 40,000, leaving himself only 50,000 behind. Nissim thinks for nearly a minute before folding his hand.
Caleb Clarke - 170,000
Victor Nissim - 100,000
Monday, August 28, 2017 6:01 PM Local Time
Level: 18
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 1,000
Monday, August 28, 2017 6:00 PM Local Time
Jack Duong - Eliminated
Jack Duong raises to 12,000 on the button, and Dave Stefanski makes it 40,500 in the big blind. Duong pauses for a few seconds before shoving all in for around 170,000, and Stefanski quickly calls.
Duong:
Stefanski:
The board runs out , awarding Stefanski the pot, and eliminating Duong in 7th place, with five places paid.
Dave Stefanski - 480,000
Jack Duong - Eliminated
Monday, August 28, 2017 5:49 PM Local Time
Bryan Rowland recently called David Davenport's all-in holding , and lost to Davenport's when Davenport rivered a king to double up. Rowland was left with only 6,000 chips (one big blind).
This hand, Bryan Rowland shoves all in for 5,000 (one big blind), Eric Siegel calls on the button, and Victor Nissim raises to 20,000 in the small blind. It folds back to Siegel who folds, and the two players table their hands.
Rowland:
Nissim:
The board runs out , awarding Nissim the pot, and eliminating Rowland in 8th place, with five places paid.
Victor Nissim - 250,000
Bryan Rowland - Eliminated
Monday, August 28, 2017 5:39 PM Local Time
Houston Baker - Eliminated
Hand #1:
Houston Baker raises to 11,000 from under the gun, and Eric Siegel makes it 44,000 in the cutoff. It folds back to Baker who calls.
The flop comes , and Baker moves all in. Siegel quickly calls for slightly less, and the players table their cards.
Siegel: (pair of kings)
Baker: (flush draw)
The turn and river do not help Baker, and Siegel doubles up, while Baker is left with just under two big blinds.
Eric Siegel - 290,000
Houston Baker - 8,500
Hand #2:
Dave Stefanski raises to 11,000 in early position. It folds to Houston Baker in the big blind, who moves his remaining 3,000 forward to call.
Baker:
Stefanski:
The board runs out , eliminating Baker in 9th place, with five places paid.
Dave Stefanski - 270,000
Houston Baker - Eliminated
Monday, August 28, 2017 5:15 PM Local Time
Dave Stefanski leads the unofficial final table of nine players. They are currently playing level 17, with 2,500/5,000 blinds, and a 500 ante, and there is 37 minutes remaining in the level.
The average chip stack of the final nine is 150,000, and the final five players will make the money. 5th place will receive $14,404, and first place will take home $50,625, the World Series of Poker Circuit ring, and 50 Foxwoods Casino Champion points.
Table 1:
Seat 1: Jack Duong - 209,000 (41 bb)
Seat 2: Houston Baker - 151,000 (30 bb)
Seat 3: Jonathan Pratt - 77,500 (15 bb)
Seat 4: Dave Stefanski - 227,000 (45 bb)
Seat 5: Bryan Rowland - 93,000 (18 bb)
Seat 6: Caleb Clarke - 174,500 (34 bb)
Seat 7: Eric Siegel - 149,500 (29 bb)
Seat 8: Victor Nissim - 203,000 (40 bb)
Seat 9: David Davenport - 65,000 (13 bb)
Monday, August 28, 2017 5:10 PM Local Time
Randall Tannen - Eliminated
Randall Tannen shoves all in on a board reading , and Victor Nissim quickly calls.
Tannen turns over for the flush, but Nissim shows for a full house to eliminate Tannen in 10th place.
The final nine players are now redrawing for their seats at the unofficial final table of nine.
Victor Nissim - 203,000
Randall Tannen - Eliminated
Monday, August 28, 2017 5:07 PM Local Time
Level: 17
Blinds: 2,500/5,000
Ante: 500
Monday, August 28, 2017 5:06 PM Local Time
Johanssy Joseph
Dave Stefanski raises to 9,000 from under the gun, and Houston Baker calls on the button. Johanssy Joseph moves all in for around 80,000 in the small blind, and with action back on Stefanski, he announces that he is also all in. Baker pauses for a few seconds before folding, and the two players table their hands.
Joseph:
Stefanski:
The board runs out , awarding the pot to Stefanski, and eliminating Joseph in 11th place.
Dave Stefanski - 235,000
Johanssy Joseph - Eliminated
Monday, August 28, 2017 4:54 PM Local Time
Johanssy Joseph raises to 10,000 from under the gun, and Dave Stefanski moves all in for 59,000 in the cutoff. David Davenport re-shoves over the top, and Joseph folds.
Stefanski:
Davenport:
The flop, and the turn are safe for Davenport, but the on the river gives Stefanski a pair of queens to double up.
Dave Stefanski - 125,000
David Davenport - 25,000
Monday, August 28, 2017 4:36 PM Local Time
Jonathan Pratt is all in from the small blind holding , and is at risk against Dave Stefanski on the button holding .
The flop comes , leaving Stefanski's ace-high in the lead. The on the turn maintains that lead, but also gives Pratt additional flush outs.
The river car,d brings in the flush, and Pratt doubles up.
Jonathan Pratt - 98,000
Dave Stefanski - 45,000
Monday, August 28, 2017 4:30 PM Local Time
Brett Apter - Eliminated
Jack Duong just lost a huge pot right before break leaving him with just a bit over ten big blinds. The first hand back from break, Duong shoves all in from the hijack, and it folds to Brett Apter in the small blind who asks for a count.
The dealer starts counting down Duong's stack, and Apter announces, "I call."
Duong:
Apter:
The flop comes , leaving Duong's ace-king in the lead. The turn card maintains that lead.
The river does not improve Apter's hand, and Duong doubles up.
The dealer counts down both players' stacks, and it's determined that both Apter and Duong have exactly 48,000. Apter is eliminated, and Duong is awarded a full double up.
Jack Duong - 103,000
Brett Apter - Eliminated
Monday, August 28, 2017 4:23 PM Local Time
Level: 16
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 500
Monday, August 28, 2017 4:15 PM Local Time
Players are now on their first break of the day. Play will resume in 15-minutes at 4:25 p.m.
Monday, August 28, 2017 4:13 PM Local Time
There is 30,000 in the middle, and the board reads . Victor Nissim shoves all in, and Jack Duong quickly calls.
Nissim: (two pair)
Duong: (flush draw)
The turn gives Nissim a full house, and the river becomes inconsequential.
Nissim doubles up, and the dealer counts down his 102,400 stack while the other players have left on break.
Victor Nissim - 234,800
Jack Duong - 40,000
Monday, August 28, 2017 4:09 PM Local Time
Houston Baker opens to 7,000 under the gun, and Johanssy Joseph three-bet shoves for 51,200 next to act. From the small blind, Jonathan Pratt calls, and Baker folds out of the way to leave Joseph heads-up for his tournament life.
Joseph:
Pratt:
The board runs out , and Joseph doubles up with kings up.
Johanssy Joseph - 115,400
Jonathan Pratt - 90,000
Monday, August 28, 2017 4:07 PM Local Time
Roland Israelashvili
Roland Israelashvili moves all in for around 65,000 in early position, It folds to Jack Duong in the big blind who quickly call.
Israelashvil:
Duong:
The flop comes , leaving Israelashvili in the lead.
The turn maintains that lead, but the on the river gives Duong a pair of aces to win the pot, and eliminate Israelashvili from play.
Jack Duong - 155,000
Roland Israelashvili - Eliminated
Monday, August 28, 2017 4:02 PM Local Time
Victor Nissim limps in from under the gun, and Eric Siegel makes it 9,500 on the button. It folds back to Nissim, who calls.
The flop comes . Nissim checks, Siegel bets 14,000, and Nissim calls.
Both players check the turn.
The river is the . Nissim checks, Siegel bets 22,000, and Nissim tanks for nearly a minute before slowly moving his cards forward, looking directly at Siegel and saying, "I am giving you so much respect, you really have no idea,"
"I give you made respect too," Siegel says looking directly at Nissim as the pot is pushed over to him.
Eric Siegel - 172,000
Victor Nissim - 88,000
Monday, August 28, 2017 3:30 PM Local Time
Level: 15
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 500
Monday, August 28, 2017 3:29 PM Local Time
Bernard Lee
Bernard Lee moves all in for around 40.000 from late-middle position and Houston Baker calls in the big blind.
Lee:
Baker:
The flop comess , giving both players a pair of aces, but leaving Baker in the lead with his king kicker.
The turn maintains that lead.
Lee needs a five or a two on the river, but it's the that arrives, and he is eliminated from play.
Houston Baker - 110,000
Bernard Lee - Eliminated