Monday, November 12, 2018 6:00 PM Local Time
Max Young
Max Young raises to 400,000 on the button and Jared Hemingway three-bets to 1,300,000 out of the big blind. Young moves all in and Hemingway calls. Hemingway tables and is flipping with Young's .
The flop is and Young flops trip nines to take the lead. Hemingway needs a deuce to stay alive, but the on the turn and the on the river send Hemingway home with a runner-up finish.
Young wins his fifth Circuit ring and $263,815, while Hemingway earns $163,024 for his runner-up finish. Both Young and Hemingway earn a spot in the 2019 Global Casino Championship. Young gets a seat through his victory and Hemingway won the Casino Championship title to get his seat.
Max Young - Choctaw Main Event Champion
Jared Hemingway - Eliminated
Jared Hemingway
Monday, November 12, 2018 5:32 PM Local Time
Jared Hemingway raises to 400,000 on the button and Max Young moves all in out of the big blind. Hemingway calls and is all in for 6,670,000. He shows and is in trouble against Young's .
"That doesn't seem fair," says Hemingway.
"It's not over yet," says Young.
The flop is , keeping Young in the lead, but the comes on the turn to give Hemingway the best hand. The river is the and Hemingway evens out the chip counts.
Jared Hemingway - 13,360,000 (83 bb)
Max Young - 13,300,00 (83 bb)
Monday, November 12, 2018 5:25 PM Local Time
Max Young limps in on the button and Jared Hemingway raises to 400,000 out of the big blind. Young moves all in and Hemingway calls. Hemingway is all in for 3,325,000 and in the lead with against Young's .
The board runs out . Hemingway turned a set of jacks and had Young drawing dead on the turn to double up.
Jared Hemingway - 6,690,000 (41 bb)
Max Young - 20,000,000 (125 bb)
Monday, November 12, 2018 5:21 PM Local Time
Max Young limps and Jared Hemingway raises it up to 500,000. Young calls.
The flop comes , Hemingway bets 600,000 and Young calls. The turn brings the , Hemingway bets 1,200,000 and Young calls.
The river is the , Hemingway bets 1,600,000, and Young calls. Hemingway tables but is defeated by Young's top pair.
Max Young - 22,300,000 (139 bb)
Jared Hemingway - 4,450,000 (28 bb)
Monday, November 12, 2018 5:17 PM Local Time
In a limped pot, Jared Hemingway checks the flop. Max Young bets 175,000 and Hemingway check-raises to 400,000. Young calls.
The turn brings the , Hemingway bets 600,000 and Young raises to 1,500,000. Hemingway lets it go.
Max Young - 19,000,000 (119 bb)
Jared Hemingway - 8,000,000 (50 bb)
Monday, November 12, 2018 5:15 PM Local Time
Jared Hemingway opens to 400,000 and Max Young calls.
The flop comes , Young checks and Hemingway bets 550,000. Young calls.
They both check the on the turn. The river brings the and Young leads out 2,200,000. Hemingway quickly calls and Young tables for a flopped wheel. Hemingway mucks.
Max Young - 16,800,000 (105 bb)
Jared Hemingway - 10,000,000 (63 bb)
Monday, November 12, 2018 5:10 PM Local Time
Jared Hemingway raises to 400,000 on the button and Max Young three-bets to 1,400,000 out of the big blind. Hemingway calls and the action is checked all the way down as the board runs out .
Hemingway announces 'two pair' and flashes , but Young wins the pot with .
Max Young - 12,800,000 (80 bb)
Jared Hemingway - 13,500,000 (84 bb)
Monday, November 12, 2018 5:08 PM Local Time
Here are approximate chip counts for the start of heads-up play:
Jared Hemingway - 15,300,000
Max Young - 11,400,000
Monday, November 12, 2018 5:07 PM Local Time
Jonathan Bloyen
Max Young raises on the button and Jonathan Bloyen calls out of the small blind. The flop is and Bloyen checks. Young bets 400,000 and Bloyen calls.
The turn is the and Bloyen checks again. Young bets about 800,000 and Bloyen moves all in. Young snap-calls. Bloyen shows , good for an open-ended straight draw, and needs a five or a 10 against Young's .
The river is the and Young's trip nines hold up to scoop the pot. They count down the stacks and verify that Young has Bloyen just slightly covered. Bloyen was all in for just under 5,000,000.
Young goes into heads-up play against Jared Hemingway at a slight chip disadvantage and Bloyen is gone in third for $120,083.
Max Young - 11,400,000 (71 bb)
Jonathan Bloyen - Eliminated
Monday, November 12, 2018 4:56 PM Local Time
Max Young opens to 400,000 on the button and Jared Hemingway defends his big blind.
They check the board to the river. Hemingway throws out a bet of 425,000 and Young quickly calls. Hemingway turns up for a rivered straight and Young mucks.
Jared Hemingway - 14,500,000 (91 bb)
Max Young - 8,550,000 (53 bb)
Monday, November 12, 2018 4:54 PM Local Time
Jared Hemingway raises to 400,000 on the button and Max Young three-bets to 1,175,000 out of the small blind. Hemingway calls and they are heads-up to a flop of . Both players check and the comes on the turn.
Young bets 800,000 and Hemingway raises to 1,900,000. Young folds and Hemingway takes the pot. He mucks his hand and now has over half of the chips in play.
Jared Hemingway - 13,500,000 (84 bb)
Max Young - 7,100,000 (44 bb)
Monday, November 12, 2018 4:46 PM Local Time
Jared Hemingway opens to 400,000 from under the gun, Rolando Lozano (pictured) moves all in for around 1,700,000 from the small blind, and Hemingway calls.
Lozano tables and needs to improve against Hemingway's .
The board runs out and Hemingway winds up with two-pair to eliminate Lozano in fourth place.
Jared Hemingway - 11,600,000 (73 bb)
Rolando Lozano - Eliminated in 4th Place ($89,616)
Monday, November 12, 2018 4:39 PM Local Time
Level: 32
Blinds: 80,000/160,000
Ante: 20,000
Monday, November 12, 2018 4:25 PM Local Time
The players are taking their second 15-minute break of the day.
Monday, November 12, 2018 4:25 PM Local Time
Jared Hemingway opens to 300,000 from under the gun and Max Young calls from the button.
The flop comes and both players check. The turn brings the , Hemingway bets 350,000 and Young calls.
The river is the , and Hemingway bets 575,000 winning himself the pot and retaking the chip lead.
Jared Hemingway - 9,700,000 (80 bb)
Max Young - 9,550,000 (79 bb)
Monday, November 12, 2018 4:10 PM Local Time
Max Young raises from under the gun and is called by Rolando Lozano on the button and Jared Hemingway in the big blind. The flop is and Hemingway checks.
Young bets 300,000, Lozano folds and Hemingway does as well.
"How do you guys have nothing? How does nobody have an ace?" asks Young, who shows , good for bottom set.
Young won that pot and several other pots without a showdown to move him over the 10,000,000-chip mark and squarely into the chip lead.
Max Young - 10,500,000
Monday, November 12, 2018 3:55 PM Local Time
Robert DeLeon
Jonathan Bloyen raises to 260,000 from under the gun and Robert DeLeon moves all in on the button for about 450,000. Bloyen calls.
Bloyen shows and has DeLeon's dominated.
The flop is , giving Bloyen top pair and leaving DeLeon drawing to runners. The turn is the , giving Bloyen top two pair, which also leaves DeLeon drawing dead to the river.
DeLeon is gone in fifth place and picks up $67,753.
Jonathan Bloyen - 5,080,000 (42 bb)
Robert DeLeon - Eliminated
Monday, November 12, 2018 3:47 PM Local Time
Robert DeLeon opens to 325,000 on the button and Jonathan Bloyen defends his big blind.
The flop comes , Bloyen checks, and DeLeon shoves. Bloyen calls all in for 2,030,000 with for a straight flush draw against DeLeon's .
The turn changes nothing but the on the river gives Bloyen a straight to stay alive.
Jonathan Bloyen - 4,700,000 (39 bb)
Robert DeLeon - 620,000 (5 bb)
Monday, November 12, 2018 3:35 PM Local Time
Nivedan Nasina
Nivedan Nasina moves all in for about 2,100,000 from middle position and Max Young moves all in on the button for about 5,700,000. Everybody else gets out of the way.
"That's not usually a good sign," says Jared Hemingway to Nasina.
Hemingway was right as Nasina's was dominated by Young's .
"I need four tens," says Nasina. "Or diamonds."
The flop is , which gives Nasina two of the three diamonds he asked for. The turn is the and the river is the , however, and Young fades the diamonds and 10s to win the pot and eliminate Nasina in sixth place for $51,884. Young takes the pot and is now neck-and-neck with Jared Hemingway for the chip lead.
Max Young - 7,800,000 (65 bb)
Nivedan Nasina - Eliminated
Monday, November 12, 2018 3:29 PM Local Time
Jonathan Bloyen opens to 260,000 from the hijack, it folds around to Max Young in the small blind who moves all in for 2,800,000.
Bloyen calls with and is off to the races against Young's .
The board runs out and Young's pocket fours hold to score a massive double through Bloyen.
Max Young - 5,700,000 (48 bb)
Jonathan Bloyen - 2,700,000 (23 bb)