Thursday, June 19, 2014 4:54 PM Local Time
Hands #39-43: Nassif Clocked
Hand #39: Matt Humphrey opened to 60,000 and Kevin Saul called. The flop came and Humphrey led out for 140,000 and Saul would fold.
Hand #40: Brandon Paster opened for 50,000 from the small blind and would take down the blinds when Millard Hale folded from the big blind.
Hand #41: Marcel Vonk raised to 45,000 and Paster three-bet it from the button to 150,000. Vonk made the call. The flop came and Vonk check-folded to Paster's 125,000 chip continuation bet. Paster showed .
Hand #42: Vonk raised to 45,000 and picked up the blinds when everyone folded.
Hand #43: Gabriel Nassif raised from the button to 40,000 and Mark Dames called from the big blind. The flop came and both players checked. On the turn, Dames led out for a pot-sized bet of 90,000. Nassif would tank for nearly five minutes before the clock was called on him. With five seconds left in the countdown, he would fold his hand to give Dames the pot.
Thursday, June 19, 2014 4:44 PM Local Time
Galen Hall Eliminated in 9th Place ($18,837)
Hand #38: Brandon Paster raised to 45,000 as first to act and got two callers in Dmitrii Valouev and Galen Hall in the blinds. On the flop, both players in the blinds checked and Paster made the continuation bet for 95,000. Valouev folded but Hall moved all in and was quickly called.
Paster:
Hall:
The turn was a blank for Hall and the river even completed the flush for Paster. Hall was eliminated in 9th place and headed to the payout desk.
| Brandon Paster | 1,400,000 | 473,000  |
| Galen Hall | 0 | -408,000  |
Thursday, June 19, 2014 4:40 PM Local Time
Hands #36-37: Valouev Losing Ground
Hand #36: Dmitrii Valouev raised to 50,000 and then folded when Brandon Paster three-bet to 150,000.
Hand #37: Kevin Saul raised to 45,000 from the button and Valouev made the call from the big blind. Both players checked down the board. Valouev had but it was no good against the of Saul.
Thursday, June 19, 2014 4:33 PM Local Time
Hands #31-35: A Raise Will Do It
Hand #31: Galen Hall opened to 45,000 from the button and won the blinds.
Hand #32: Hall limped in from the cutoff and Gabriel Nassif checked his option in the big blind. Both players checked the flop and Nassif check-called Hall's "1 Bee Bee" (as Hall put it) bet of 20,000 on the turn. The river was the and both players checked. Nassif would take the pot with and Hall would muck.
Hand #33: Matthew Dames raised to 70,000 from early position and would win the blinds when everyone folded.
Hand #34: Kevin Saul raised to 45,000 from early position and would win the blinds when everyone folded.
Hand #35: Brandon Paster opened for 50,000 and Kevin Saul called from the big blind. The flop came and Saul would check-fold to Paster's bet of 80,000.
Thursday, June 19, 2014 4:24 PM Local Time
Hands #26-30: Hale Doubles Through Vonk
Hand #26: Gabriel Nassif limped and the action folded to Kevin Saul in the big blind, who checked his option. On the flop, Saul bet 28,000 and that took down the pot.
Hand #27: Matthew Dames limped from the button, Saul called in the small blind and Marcel Vonk checked in the big blind. The Dutchman then bet 55,000 on the flop and scooped the pot.
Hand #28: Millard Hale raised the pot to 70,000 with 43,000 behind and the action folded to Vonk in the small blind. He raised enough to isolate successfully and Hale called all in.
Hale:
Vonk:
On the board, Hale doubled up for 113,000 chips in total.
Hand #29: Vonk raised to 45,000 from the button and won the blinds.
Hand #30: Dealer Matthew delivered the cards and Matthew Humphrey raised to 45,000 in order to claim the blinds.
Thursday, June 19, 2014 4:17 PM Local Time
Hands #21-25: Hale Getting Short
Hand #21: Millard Hale opened for 50,000 from early position and Brandon Paster called from the big blind. Both players would check the flop and Paster would lead out for 75,000 on the turn. Hale would fold and Paster showed the nut flush draw and a jack.
Hand #22: Kevin Saul opened for 40,000 and Hale called from the big blind. The flop came and both players checked. The turn was the and Hale led out for 80,000 and Saul made the call. The river was the and both players checked. Hale turned over for a pair of tens. Saul had and his pair of queens would take it down.
Hand #23: Paster opened for 45,000 from the button and Gabriel Nassif re-raised to 145,000. Paster folded and Nassif showed .
Hand #24: Nassif opened to 60,000 and Matthew Humphrey called from the big blind. Humphrey would fold to Nasser's 30,000 bet on the flop.
Hand #25: Dmitrii Valouev opened to 50,000 and picked up the blinds when everyone folded.
| Millard Hale | 140,000 | -153,000 |
Thursday, June 19, 2014 3:54 PM Local Time
Level 23 started
Level: 23
Blinds: 10000/20000
Ante: 0
Thursday, June 19, 2014 3:44 PM Local Time
Updated Chip Counts On The Break
| Marcel Vonk | 1,165,000 | 290,000 |
| Brandon Paster | 927,000 | 254,000 |
| Matthew Humphrey | 449,000 | -251,000 |
| Galen Hall | 408,000 | 39,000 |
| Dmitrii Valouev | 343,000 | -26,000 |
| Millard Hale | 293,000 | -7,000 |
| Matthew Dames | 273,000 | -87,000 |
| Kevin Saul | 268,000 | -82,000 |
| Gabriel Nassif | 229,000 | 4,000 |
Thursday, June 19, 2014 3:35 PM Local Time
First Official Break in The Final
Let's have ourselves 20 minutes off.
Thursday, June 19, 2014 3:35 PM Local Time
Hands #16-20: Dames Tank-Folds
Hand #16: Marcel Vonk raised to 35,000 from early position and got a caller in Matthew Dames out of the big blind. Dames check-folded the flop when Vonk made a 40,000 continuation bet.
Hand #17: Brandon Paster raised to 35,000 and got the blinds.
Hand #18: Dames raised to 35,000 from the button and Vonk called in the big blind. On the flop, Vonk checked and folded when Dames bet the pot for 78,000.
Hand #19: Dmitrii Valouev received a walk in the big blind.
Hand #20: Matthew Humphrey raised to 36,000 and Dames called one seat over. Kevin Saul raised the pot to 168,000 with very few chips behind. Humphrey quickly folded but Dames needed several minutes to think about it and muck the cards.
Thursday, June 19, 2014 3:27 PM Local Time
Hands #11-15: Dames and Valouev Active
Hand #11: Matthew Dames limped in, Dmitrii Valouev completed from the small blind, and Galen Hall checked his option from the big blind. The flop came and Valouev checked. Hall bet 30,000, Dames called, and Valouev folded.
The turn was the and Hall led out for 100,000 and Dames quickly folded.
Hand #12: Valouev raised to 35,000 on the button and Hall and Brandon Paster called out of the blind. The flop came and all three players checked.
The turn was the and Hall checked. Paster bet 65,000 and Valouev and Hall both folded.
Hand #13: Valouev opened for 35,000 and picked up the blinds when everyone folded.
Hand #14: Dames opened for a minimum raise of 32,000 and Gabriel Nassif called from the big blind. The flop came and Nassif checked and then quickly folded when Dames announced a pot-sized bet of 72,000.
Hand #15: Matthew Humphrey received a walk in the big blind.
Thursday, June 19, 2014 3:14 PM Local Time
Hands #6-10: Vonk Increases Lead
Hand #6: Kevin Saul and Marcel Vonk limped for 16,000, Gabriel Nassif called in the small blind and Matthew Humphrey checked his option in the big blind. On the flop, Vonk bet 35,000 and only Humphrey called to see the .
Vonk led for 64,000 and was called another time before the river completed the board. Vonk bet 90,000 and Humphrey check-called to muck the after he was shown by the Dutchman.
Hand #7: Brandon Paster raised to 35,000 and was called by Humphrey in the small blind. The flop was checked, after the turn Humphrey bet 42,000 and Paster called. Humphrey then gave up the pot on the river and folded when Paster made it 80,000 to go.
Hand #8: Paster raised to 35,000 and got the blinds.
Hand #9: Saul limped from the small blind and Vonk checked his option in the big blind. The board was checked through and Vonk won the pot with the .
Hand #10: Paster raised to 35,000 and Saul called on the button. Paster bet the pot for 94,000 on the flop and that was enough to take down the pot.
Thursday, June 19, 2014 3:02 PM Local Time
Hands #1-5: Raising Pot Takes the Pot
Hand #1: Matt Dames raised to 35,000 from the cutoff and Dimitrii Valouev called from the big blind. Valouev led out for 53,000 on the flop and after thinking for nearly a minute, Dames folded to give Valouev the pot.
Hand #2: Galen Hall received a walk.
Hand #3: Hall completed from the small blind and Brandon Paster checked his option. The flop came and both players checked. On the turn, Paster would immediately fold as soon as Hall reached for some chips.
Hand #4: Hall limped from the button, Paster completed the small blind, and Millard Hale checked his option out of the big blind. The flop came and Paster led out for 30,000. Hale announced a pot-sized raised, to 138,000, and Hall and Paster both folded.
Hand #5: Kevin Saul opened for 33,000 from middle position and Gabriel Nassif called from the big blind. Nassif would check-raise Saul's 35,000 continuation bet, making a pot-sized raise, and Saul would quickly fold.
Thursday, June 19, 2014 2:51 PM Local Time
Dapreesch Scates Eliminated in 10th Place ($14,908)
Dapreesch Scates limped and got three callers in Gabriel Nassif as well as the two players in the blinds. On the flop, Matthew Dames announced pot for 64,000 and Scates moved all in. The other two players folded and Dames made the call.
Scates:
Dames:
The turn changed nothing but the river gave Dames a straight and he doubled up for 165,000 whereas Scates was left with 10,000.
Those chips would go in the very next hand from early position, then Millard Hale raised to 32,000. Kevin Saul in the small blind next announced a pot-sized raise to 122,000 and Hale let go.
Scates:
Saul:
Scates picked up a huge draw on the flop, but both the turn and the river bricked to see him eliminated in 10th place.
| Matthew Dames | 360,000 | 109,000 |
| Kevin Saul | 350,000 | 0 |
| Dapreesch Scates | 0 | -199,000 |
Thursday, June 19, 2014 2:42 PM Local Time
Humphrey Continues to Accumulate
Matthew Humphrey took down a small pot against Millard Hale and Gabriel Nassif to move his stack to 700,000 in chips. Meanwhile Millard Hale took a small hit to 300,000 and Gabriel Nassif slipped to 225,000.
| Matthew Humphrey | 700,000 | 91,000 |
| Millard Hale | 300,000 | -32,000 |
| Gabriel Nassif | 225,000 | -104,000 |
Thursday, June 19, 2014 2:16 PM Local Time
Saul Loses Big Pot in First Hand
In the first hand after the redraw to the 10-handed final table, Marcel Vonk raised to 27,000 from early position, then Matthew Dames and Kevin Saul both called from the blinds. After the flop, Saul led for 48,000 and only Vonk made the call.
Saul continued with a bet of 84,000 on the turn and the Dutchman didn't go anywhere. The river then completed the board and Saul fired a third and final bullet, worth 128,000. Vonk considered his options and eventually made the call, turning over for a winning hand. "Sick call," half of the players on the table said.
| Marcel Vonk | 875,000 | 247,000 |
| Kevin Saul | 350,000 | -248,000 |
Thursday, June 19, 2014 2:05 PM Local Time
Cards Back in the Air
After a brief break, cards are back in the air.
Thursday, June 19, 2014 1:47 PM Local Time
Final Table Redraw; 10 Remain
| Seat | Name | Chip Counts |
|---|
| 1 | Matt Humphrey | 609,000 |
| 2 | Matt Dames | 251,000 |
| 3 | Kevin Saul | 598,000 |
| 4 | Marcel Vonk | 628,000 |
| 5 | Dapreesch Scates | 199,000 |
| 6 | Dmitrii Valouev | 369,000 |
| 7 | Galen Hall | 369,000 |
| 8 | Brandon Paster | 673,000 |
| 9 | Millard Hale | 332,000 |
| 10 | Gabriel Nassif | 329,000 |
| Brandon Paster | 673,000 | 85,000 |
| Marcel Vonk | 628,000 | -72,000 |
| Matthew Humphrey | 609,000 | 6,000 |
| Kevin Saul | 598,000 | -2,000 |
| Dmitrii Valouev | 369,000 | 46,000 |
| Galen Hall | 369,000 | -51,000 |
| Millard Hale | 332,000 | -14,000 |
| Gabriel Nassif | 329,000 | -1,000 |
| Matthew Dames | 251,000 | 32,000 |
| Dapreesch Scates | 199,000 | -11,000 |
Thursday, June 19, 2014 1:37 PM Local Time
AP Phahurat Eliminated in 11th Place ($14,908)
We didn't catch the action, but AP Phahurat was eliminated at the hands of Marcel Vonk after Vonk would hit a flush with his . Phahurat was eliminated in 11th place and they are now combining to a final table of ten. We'll have the new seat draw and chip counts shortly.
| Marcel Vonk | 700,000 | 96,000 |
| AP Phahurat | 0 | -100,000 |
Thursday, June 19, 2014 1:30 PM Local Time
Saul Likes the River
Kevin Saul opened from the cutoff to 24,000 and Matthew Humphrey in the small blind and Dmitrii Valouev in the big blind both called. The flop came and all three players checked. On the turn it was checked to Saul who bet 34,000. Only Humphrey called leading to Saul saying "now he really wants me to fight for this pot."
The river was the and Humphrey checked again to Saul who made a large bet of 118,000 this time. "Unbelievable," said Humphrey as he started talking to himself. "I think you have it. You look like you have it so bad. Probably wrong."
Humphrey counted out the call but talked himself out of it and mucked himself. "Flat with aces again," asked Saul, adding "that seemed like a good river."
| Matthew Humphrey | 603,000 | -87,000 |
| Kevin Saul | 600,000 | 94,000 |
| Dmitrii Valouev | 323,000 | 6,000 |