Monday, August 13, 2018 2:05 PM Local Time
John Gravagna opens with a raise to 125,000 from the cutoff and Matt Ernst calls in the big blind.
The flop comes down and Ernst checks to Gravagna who puts out a bet of 150,000. Ernst then check-raises to 800,000 and Gravagna lets it go, leaving himself with just 300,000.
Matt Ernst - 2,450,000 (49 bb)
John Gravagna - 300,000 (6 bb)
Monday, August 13, 2018 2:01 PM Local Time
Matthew Ernst opens the pot on the button and Raveesh Asnani moves all in for 1,290,000 from the small blind. Ernst snap-calls and tables . Asnani is behind with and needs to make a big hand to survive.
The flop comes and Ernst is still way ahead with two kings. The turn, however, is the and Asnani pairs his ace to take the lead. The river is the and Asnani holds on to double up.
Raveesh Asnani - 2,700,000 (54 bb)
Matthew Ernst - 1,900,000 (38 bb)
Monday, August 13, 2018 1:57 PM Local Time
Adam Ross opens to 130,000 from middle position and action is on Irene Carey in the small blind. She three-bets to 435,000 and Ross moves all in for 1,745,000. Carey has him slightly covered and calls, tabling . Ross shows and the two players are off to the races.
The flop comes and Ross remains in the lead with two nines. The turn, however, is the and Ross lets out a sigh. The river is the though and Ross improves to a set of nines to double up and leave Carey with 120,000.
Adam Ross - 3,600,000 (72 bb)
Irene Carey - 120,000 (2 bb)
Monday, August 13, 2018 1:52 PM Local Time
David Eilers
David Eilers moves all in for just over 600,000 and action folds to Matt Ernst who calls.
David Eilers:
Matt Ernst:
The board runs out ten high, providing no ace for Eilers and with that he is eliminated in 16th place. For his run he will collect $15,790.
Matt Ernst - 3,475,000 (70 bb)
David Eilers - Eliminated
Monday, August 13, 2018 1:47 PM Local Time
Andrew Kelsall opens with a raise to 135,000 in early position and action folds around to the big blind where David Eilers calls.
The flop is and Eilers checks. Kelsall announces "same bet," making it 135,000 again and Eilers calls.
On the turn, Eilers checks for a second time. Kelsall then moves all in with a covering stack. Eilers quickly releases, leaving himself with just over 600,000 chips.
Andrew Kelsall - 2,150,000 (43 bb)
David Eilers - 620,000 (12 bb)
Monday, August 13, 2018 1:32 PM Local Time
Irene Carey opens the pot to 120,000 from middle position and action is on Dale Wait on the button. He puts in a three-bet to 450,000 and it's back on Carey. She goes into the tank and decides to call.
The flop comes and Carey checks. Wait begins to shuffle chips with both hands, looks up to the ceiling and begins talking to himself under his breath. He is clearly deliberating, and eventually shoves for 2,015,000. Carey asks for a count and then counts out her stack, amounting to about 1,900,000.
"Why? Why would you shove? You know I have a pair" says Carey. She goes into the tank again, puts her head in her hands and thinks about her options.
Eventually, Carey says, "I've worked so hard. And I'm gonna win. I fold" before tossing her cards into the muck. "Nice hand quads. Nice shove."
Dale Wait - 3,000,000 (60 bb)
Irene Carey - 1,900,000 (38 bb)
Monday, August 13, 2018 1:27 PM Local Time
Ryan Phan opens in the cutoff with a raise to 125,000. Irene Carey calls in the small blind.
The flop is and Carey checks, then calls a bet of 100,000 from Phan.
The turn is the and both players check to see the come on the river. There, Carey checks again. Phan puts out a bet of 400,000 and Carey releases her hand, allowing Phan to take down the pot.
Ryan Phan - 3,400,000 (68 bb)
Irene Carey - 2,125,000 (43 bb)
Monday, August 13, 2018 1:24 PM Local Time
John Gravagna opens with a raise to 110,000 from middle position and Andrew Kelsall calls in the cutoff.
The flop is and Gravagna continues, putting out another bet of 140,000. Kelsall thinks for a bit, then raises, making it 370,000. Gravagna thinks for nearly a minute before letting go of his hand.
Before he collects the pot, Kelsall turns up his for no pair, no heart.
Andrew Kelsall - 1,910,000 (38 bb)
John Gravagna - 650,000 (13 bb)
Monday, August 13, 2018 1:21 PM Local Time
Jesse Rockowitz
Action folds around to the cutoff where Jesse Rockowitz moves all in for 485,000. Andrew Kelsall is in the big blind.
"I really don't like calling with this hand, but I can't see myself folding," Kelsall says before putting in the chips to call.
Jesse Rockowitz:
Andrew Kelsall:
The board run out . Rockowitz takes the lead on the flop with a pair of nines, but the river brings in a set for Kelsall and that sends Rockowitz to the rail in 16th place. For his run he will earn $15,790.
Andrew Kelsall - 1,510,000 (30 bb)
Jesse Rockowitz - Eliminated
Monday, August 13, 2018 1:17 PM Local Time
Sterling Scott is in the small blind and is facing a bet of 275,000 from Matthew Ernst from the hijack. He thinks for a moment and then moves all in for 1,285,000.
Ernst asks for a count and eventually calls, tabling . It's a flip, as Scott tables .
The flop comes and Scott takes a stranglehold on the hand, flopping a boat. He seals the deal with quads on the turn as the hits, and the insignificant comes on the river to send the pot over to Scott.
"Let's go!" exclaims Scott, fist-bumping Todd Mercer at the other table.
Sterling Scott - 2,700,000 (68 bb)
Matthew Ernst - 3,000,000 (75 bb)
Monday, August 13, 2018 1:13 PM Local Time
Robert Logan
Robert Logan opens the pot to 125,000 from middle position. Ryan Phan calls from the hijack and action is now on Todd Mercer in the cutoff. He thinks about it for a minute and then puts in a three-bet to 575,000. Logan moves all in for 665,000 and Phan gets out of the way.
"You got a pair?" asks Logan, tabling . Unfortunately for him, Mercer tables .
Event 3 winner Lakisha Slaughter is playing the tournament below the stage and yells, "I'm comin'!" Logan replies, "Naw, don't come" as the board runs out to send him to the rail in 18th place for $15,790.
Todd Mercer - 3,300,000 (83 bb)
Monday, August 13, 2018 1:08 PM Local Time
John Gravagna moves all in from under the gun for 450,000 and action folds to Sterling Scott in the big blind. He asks for a count and then tosses in a chip to call.
Gravagna is at risk with , behind the of Scott. The flop comes , giving Gravagna the nut straight with a redraw to a royal flush. The turn is the and he locks up the pot before the comes on the river.
John Gravagna - 960,000 (24 bb)
Sterling Scott - 1,285,000 (32 bb)
Monday, August 13, 2018 1:03 PM Local Time
Table 1:
Seat 1: Andrew Kelsall - 1,000,000 (25 bb)
Seat 2: Matthew Ernst - 4,400,000 (110 bb)
Seat 3: Raveesh Asnani - 520,000 (13 bb)
Seat 4: Tom Reynolds - 3,480,000 (87 bb)
Seat 5: Sterling Scott - 1,840,000 (46 bb)
Seat 6: John Gravagna - 375,000 (9 bb)
Seat 7: David Eilers - 900,000 (23 bb)
Seat 8: Jesse Rockowitz - 550,000 (14 bb)
Seat 9: Charles Johnson - 1,675,000 (42 bb)
Table 2:
Seat 1: Todd Mercer - 2,540,000 (64 bb)
Seat 2: Irene Carey - 2,340,000 (59 bb)
Seat 3: Tyler Payne - 1,480,000 (37 bb)
Seat 4: Dan Lowery - 1,640,000 (41 bb)
Seat 5: Adam Ross - 1,580,000 (40 bb)
Seat 6: Dale Wait - 2,400,000 (60 bb)
Seat 7: Justin Adams - 1,450,000 (36 bb)
Seat 8: Robert Logan - 675,000 (17 bb)
Seat 9: Ryan Phan - 3,120,000 (78 bb)
Monday, August 13, 2018 12:55 PM Local Time
In a four-bet pot with about 800,000 in the middle, Dale Wait shoves all in for 965,000 from the big blind on a board reading . Maxwell McCurdy is on the button and goes deep into the tank. After several minutes, he decides to call.
Wait:
McCurdy:
Wait is well ahead with two queens, and stays there as the turn comes the and the river is the .
McCurdy is left with just 50,000 behind and, and two hands later goes all in with against the of Adam Ross. Ross turns trips and McCurdy is left drawing dead to the river, sending him to the payout desk in 19th place for $13,151.
Dale Wait - 2,000,000 (50 bb)
Maxwell McCurdy - Eliminated
Monday, August 13, 2018 12:48 PM Local Time
Eyal Bensimhon
Ryan Phan opens with a raise from the cutoff and action folds to the big blind where Eyal Bensimhon calls.
Both players check on the flop and the comes on the turn. There, Bensimhon checks again. Phan leads out with a bet of 125,000. Bensimhon thinks for a bit, then check-raises, making it 325,000. Phan then moves all in with a stack slightly bigger than Bensimhon's and Bensimhon calls.
Ryan Phan:
Eyal Bensimhon:
Phan has the slight edge in the hand, but Bensimhon has plenty of outs to chop, and even a few to scoop. The river is the though, and that's not one of them. With that, Phan takes down the pot and chips up to over three million while Bensimhon is eliminated in 20th place.
For his run, Bensimhon will collect $13,151.
Ryan Phan - 3,100,000 (78 bb)
Eyal Bensimhon - Eliminated
Monday, August 13, 2018 12:43 PM Local Time
Robert Logan opens in the cutoff with a raise to 85,000 and action folds to John Gravaga in the blinds. He had been whittled down to just about 200,000 and he moves all in. Back on Logan and he calls, putting Gravagna at risk.
John Gravagna:
Robert Logan:
The board runs out and Gravanga's jack kicker holds up to earn him the double up back to over 400,000.
John Gravagna - 450,000 (11 bb)
Robert Logan - 820,000 (21 bb)
Monday, August 13, 2018 12:38 PM Local Time
Kao Saechao
Raveesh Asnani raises to 125,000 from under the gun and Kao Saechao shoves all in for 1,095,000 from the hijack. Matthew Ernst is in the cutoff and thinks for about a minute before shoving all in over the top. Asnani folds and the cards are on their backs.
Saechao is at risk with in a classic race against Ernst's .
The flop comes and Saechao pairs his king but it's no good against Ernst's set of jacks. The turn is the and Saechao is left drawing dead to the on the river, eliminating him in 21st place for $13,151.
Matthew Ernst - 4,600,000 (115 bb)
Kao Saechao - Eliminated
Monday, August 13, 2018 12:28 PM Local Time
Irene Carey opens to 100,000 from under the gun and gets a call from Kao Saechao from early position on her direct left.
The flop comes and Carey leads out for 85,000. Saechao raises to 275,000 and Carey thinks for a moment before deciding to call.
The turn is the and both players check to the on the river. Irene checks again and Saechao fires out a bet of 350,000. Carey wastes no time and tosses out a single chip to call. Saechao tables for ace high, but it's no good against Carey's .
Irene Carey - 2,250,000 (56 bb)
Kao Saechao - 950,000 (24 bb)
Monday, August 13, 2018 12:20 PM Local Time
Dan Lowery is all in and at risk before the flop against Charles Johnson. Lowery is at risk for 665,000 and Johnson has him well covered.
Dan Lowery:
Charles Johnson:
"Come on CJ!" Johnson chants. "Hold up CJ!"
The flop is safe for Johnson when it comes and he holds up through the turn as well. But Johnson lets out a shout of "Fuck!" when the comes on the river to give Lowery the lead in the hand. With that, Lowery doubles back to over a million while Johnson is still has over 2 million.
Dan Lowery - 1,430,000 (36 bb)
Charles Johnson - 2,050,000 (51 bb)
Monday, August 13, 2018 12:17 PM Local Time
Raveesh Asnani opens with a raise to 105,000 on the button and Irene Carey is in the small blind. She three-bets, making it 225,000 and action folds back to Asnani who thinks for a long while before calling.
The flop is and Carey leads out with a bet of 220,000. Asnani tanks for several minutes before he ultimately decides to fold, awarding the pot to Carey.
Irene Carey - 1,550,000 (39 bb)
Raveesh Asnani - 1,000,000 (25 bb)