Monday, December 11, 2017 6:29 PM Local Time
Kelly Minkin raises to 22,000 from the cutoff and Scott Stewart three-bets to 55,000 on the button. The blinds fold and Minkin calls. They both check a flop of and the comes on the turn.
Minkin bets 63,000 and Stewart calls. The river is the and both players check. Minkin announces 'ace-high' which prompts Stewart to immediately roll over .
Stewart wins the pot with eights and four. Minkin mucks her hand.
Scott Stewart - 905,000 (90 bb)
Kelly Minkin - 410,000 (41 bb)
Monday, December 11, 2017 6:17 PM Local Time
The board reads on the river. Jordyn Miller and Nichoel Jurgens are involved in the hand, and there's already about 500,000 in the pot.
According to other players at the table, Jurgens had raised preflop from the cutoff, and Miller three-bet from the button. Jurgens called. Both players checked the flop, and the turn was bet and raised.
Now on the river, Jurgens checks. Miller bets 430,000. Jurgens tanks for a couple minutes, then moves all in with a covering stack. Miller quickly calls. He shows , and Jurgens mucks her cards.
Jordyn Miller - 1,340,000
Nichoel Jurgesn - 180,000
Monday, December 11, 2017 6:04 PM Local Time
Jesse Vilchez raises on the button and Adam Volen moves all in for 145,000 out of the big blind. Vilchez calls. It's a race for Volen's tournament life with his against Vilchez's .
The flop is and Vilchez flops top pair, but is drawing to runners against Volen's bottom set. The turn is the and Vilchez is drawing dead to the river. Volen doubles up at the start of the level.
Adam Volen - 304,000 (30 bb)
Jesse Vilchez - 560,000 (56 bb)
Monday, December 11, 2017 6:01 PM Local Time
Chester Burnett raises from middle position and Chahn Jung three-bets from the cutoff. Burnett moves all in for about 200,000 and Jung calls.
Burnett tables and is in bad shape against Jung's .
The board runs out and Jung's kings win the pot to eliminate the former NFL linebacker to the rail in 35th place.
Chahn Jung - 430,000 (43 bb)
Chester Burnett - Eliminated
Monday, December 11, 2017 5:49 PM Local Time
A middle-position player raises to 22,000 and Jeffrey Yarchever moves all in from this direct left for 29,000. The big blind calls, and the initial raiser calls as well.
Both active players check the flop, and the turn is the . The big blind now bets 18,000 and the middle-position player calls. Then both players check the on the river.
The big blind shows for a pair of tens, the middle-position player shows , and Yarchever tables for top set to triple up.
Jeffrey Yarchever - 100,000 (10 bb)
Monday, December 11, 2017 5:45 PM Local Time
Level: 21
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 1,000
Monday, December 11, 2017 5:34 PM Local Time
Three players each put in 16,000 to see come on the flop. Nick Phoenix checks from the big blind. The player to his direct left checks. Scott Stewart is on his direct left, and he bets 24,000. Phoenix folds, and the other player calls.
The turn is the and it's again checked to Stewart. He continues for 38,000. His opponent thinks for a minute, then folds.
Scott Stewart - 790,000 (98 bb)
Monday, December 11, 2017 5:23 PM Local Time
Jared Griener was eliminated in 41st place.
There's about 100,000 in the pot already, and two players see the flop come . Nichoel Jurgens bets 90,000 from the cutoff. Jared Griener thinks for a bit on the button, and then moves all in. Jurgens instantly calls.
Jurgens:
Griener:
The turn and river are both blanks, running out and . Jurgens has Griener covered, and Griener is eliminated in 41st place for $3,815.
Nichoel Jurgens - 690,000 (86 bb)
Jared Griener - Eliminated
Monday, December 11, 2017 5:21 PM Local Time
Jesse Vilchez raises from the cutoff and Vadim Baranovsky three-bets to 68,000 on the button. Action folds back to Vilchez, who moves all in for effectively Baranovsky's remaining 120,000. Barnovsky stands up, gets behind his chair, leans on it, and looks at the table while he tanks for a couple minutes.
"Sorry guys," says Baranovsky to the table. "I hate myself right now."
Baranovsky takes about a minute longer and then pushes his chips forward. He shows , but needs a lot of help against Vilchez's .
Baranovsky never picks up a sweat at the board runs out . He's drawing dead on the turn and Vilchez wins the pot, eliminates Baranovsky and extends his chip lead.
Jesse Vilchez - 875,000 (109 bb)
Vadim Baranovsky - Eliminated
Monday, December 11, 2017 5:08 PM Local Time
There's about 50,000 in the pot already, and the flop is . Sasha Liu checks, and Chester Burnett bets 33,000 from her direct left. Liu then check-raises to 110,000. Burnett quickly moves all in for roughly 200,000.
Liu asks the dealer to pull in the the 110,000 and count how much more she'd owe, and Burnett's raise is for an additional 98,000. Liu thinks for another minute, then tosses her cards to the muck.
Chester Burnett - 370,000 (46 bb)
Sasha Liu - 165,000 (20 bb)
Monday, December 11, 2017 4:43 PM Local Time
Level: 20
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 1,000
Monday, December 11, 2017 4:33 PM Local Time
Players are taking their second 10-minute break of the day.
Monday, December 11, 2017 4:33 PM Local Time
Kevin Gerhart raises from the hijack and Xuan Nguyen moves all in for 52,000 on the button. Action folds back to Gerhart, who calls.
Nguyen is in the lead with his against Gerhart's .
"I've got two live cards," said Gerhart, seemingly excited about his situation.
The flop is and Nguyen keeps the lead until the comes on the turn. Nguyen needs an eight, an ace or a queen to double up, but the comes on the river and Gerhart wins the pot.
Nguyen is eliminated in 54th place and earns $3,440 for his efforts.
Kevin Gerhart - 315,000 (52 bb)
Xuan Nguyen - Eliminated
Monday, December 11, 2017 4:21 PM Local Time
Jared Griener raises to 14,000 from under the gun and the player on the button calls. Jared Jaffee moves all in out of the small blind for 133,000. Griener quickly folds and the button calls.
The button tables and needs to hit a two-outer to eliminate Jaffee and his . The board runs out and Jaffee doubles up with jacks and nines.
Jared Jaffee - 295,000 (49 bb)
Monday, December 11, 2017 4:05 PM Local Time
Kevin Gerhart
Three players see the flop come , and there's already about 70,000 in the pot.
Kevin Gerhart checks from early position. Frank Stepuchin bets 15,000 from his direct left. The player to his left calls. Gerhart then moves all in for 70,000, and Stepuchin quickly calls. The next player folds.
Gerhart:
Stepuchin:
"Oh, that's not what I thought you had," Stepuchin says when he sees Gerhart's cards.
The falls on the turn, and the river is the . Gerhart wins the pot with two pair, kings and sixes, and he doubles up.
Kevin Gerhart - 225,000 (37 bb)
Frank Stepuchin - 215,000 (35 bb)
Monday, December 11, 2017 4:01 PM Local Time
Ben Keeline moves all in from middle position for about 70,000 and gets called by Dathan Kuppin in the small blind. It's a race for Keeline's tournament life with his up against Kuppin's .
The flop is , keeping Keeline in the lead, but the comes on the turn and gives Kuppin the best hand. Keeline needs a five to stay alive, but the come on the river to eliminate Keeline in 63rd place.
Dathan Kuppin - 158,000 (26 bb)
Ben Keeline -
Eliminated Monday, December 11, 2017 3:53 PM Local Time
Christopher Kwong raises to 14,000 from the hijack and Pat Lyons three-bets to 40,000 on the button. Kwong four-bets to 109,000 and Lyons calls before asking how much the bet is.
The flop is and Kwong moves all in for about 80,000. Lyons snap-calls. Kwong shows , giving him middle set, but needs the board to pair against Lyons' .
Lyons flopped the nut flush and picks up a royal flush draw on the turn card. The river is a the and Lyons wins the pot with the nut flush. Kwong is eliminated in 67th place and takes home $2,885.
Pat Lyons - 365,000 (60 bb)
Christopher Kwong - Eliminated
Monday, December 11, 2017 3:48 PM Local Time
Lawrence Engerman gets all in for about 80,000 out of the small blind against Peter Hengsakul on the button. Hengsakul shows and is in the lead against Engerman's .
Engerman is shouting for a seven, but the board comes and Engerman wishes good luck to the table and heads to the desk to collect his $2,885 68th place money.
Peter Hengsakul - 285,000 (47 bb)
Lawrence Engerman - Eliminated
Monday, December 11, 2017 3:45 PM Local Time
Aaron Frei
Aaron Frei raises to 16,000 from early position. Vuong Do three-bets to 42,500 from the hijack. Frei thinks for about 30 seconds, then reraises to 116,000. Do goes deep into the tank. After about three minutes, he releases his cards, and Frei takes the pot.
Aaron Frei - 410,000 (68 bb)
Monday, December 11, 2017 3:37 PM Local Time
Level: 19
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 1,000