Tuesday, July 1, 2014 11:10 PM Local Time
Hands #139-143: Two All In Showdowns
Hand #139: The action folded to Mike Kachan and he asked Viktor Skoldstedt on how much stack he had behind in the big blind. He then moved all in and Skoldstedt called for his last 410,000 with .
Kachan had and the split pot was already guaranteed after the flop. The meaningless turn and river completed the board and they chopped it up.
Hand #140: Eric Shanks raised to 160,000 and Kachan three-bet to 275,000. The action folded to Andrew Egan and he moved all in for 550,000. Shanks folded and Kachan called off.
Kachan:
Egan:
There was no help for the bigger stack on the and Egan doubled up.
Hand #141: Kachan raised to 185,000 and won the blinds and antes.
Hand #142: Skoldstedt moved all in for 365,000 and got the blinds and antes.
Hand #143: Skoldstedt was all in for the second time in a row and nobody called.
| Andrew Egan | 1,200,000 | -100,000  |
| Viktor Skoldstedt | 580,000 | 155,000  |
Tuesday, July 1, 2014 11:00 PM Local Time
Hands #134-138: Skoldstedt Short
Hand #134: Andrew Egan moved all-in and Mike Kachan called. Egan had but Kachan had the . The cards ran out and Kachan doubled up to leave Egan short.
Hand #135: Jeff Blenkarn opened to 175,000 and Viktor Skoldstedt called. Egan moved all-in and there was a side pot. The two active players checked down the board of and Egan tripled up with the winning .
Hand #136: Egan moved all-in and Eric Shanks called with . Egan had . The board ran out for a chop.
Hand #137: Mike Kachan made it 210,000 and won the antes and blinds.
Hand #138: Viktor Skoldstedt raised to 160,000 and Kachan called and checked dark. The flop was and Skoldstedt checked to see the turn . Kachan bet 95,000 and Skoldstedt called. The river was the . Kachan bet 435,000 and tried to talk him out of it, but Skoldstedt called.
Kachan showed for the straight and Skoldstedt mucked.
| Mike Kachan | 2,550,000 | 1,475,000 |
| Andrew Egan | 1,300,000 | 200,000 |
| Viktor Skoldstedt | 425,000 | -1,055,000 |
Tuesday, July 1, 2014 10:39 PM Local Time
Hands #129-133: Blenkarn is Back
Hand #129: Jeff Blenkarn raised to 160,000 on the button and Viktor Skoldstedt made the call to see the flop. Both players checked and Skoldstedt bet 225,000 after the turn.
Blenkarn check-called and did so again after the river for 275,000. He showed as winning hand and raked in the pot.
Hand #130: Andrew Egan received a walk.
Hand #131: Skoldstedt raised to 170,000 on the button and won the blinds and antes.
Hand #132: Eric Shanks limped in the small blind and Blenkarn checked his option. On the flop, Shanks bet 85,000 and was called before checking the turn. Blenkarn bet 210,000 and won the pot.
Hand #133: Skoldstedt raised to 160,000 and folded after Mike Kachan moved all in out of the big blind.
| Jeff Blenkarn | 2,000,000 | 1,860,000 |
| Viktor Skoldstedt | 1,480,000 | -420,000 |
Tuesday, July 1, 2014 10:28 PM Local Time
Hand #128: Shanks Rivers Flush
Hand #128: Eric Shanks made it 125,000 and Jeff Blenkarn called in the small blind. Heads-up to a flop of and the turn , both of which the duo checked.
The river was the . Blenkarn bet 100,000 and then called a raise from Shanks who tabled to win the pot.
| Eric Shanks | 2,400,000 | 990,000 |
| Jeff Blenkarn | 1,400,000 | -600,000 |
Tuesday, July 1, 2014 10:24 PM Local Time
Level 29 started
Level: 29
Blinds: 40000/80000
Ante: 10000
Tuesday, July 1, 2014 10:22 PM Local Time
Hands #125-127: No Flops Here
Hand #125: Mike Kachan opened for 450,000 and won the blind and antes.
Hand #126: Kachan moved all in and won the antes and blinds.
Hand #127: Eric Shanks in the small blind raised to 150,000 and Jeff Blenkarn let him have it.
Tuesday, July 1, 2014 10:18 PM Local Time
Hand #121-124: Big Pot for Blenkarn
Hand #121: Viktor Skoldstedt raised to 130,000 and claimed the blinds and antes.
Hand #122: Andrew Egan made it 120,000 to go and nobody called.
Hand #123: The action folded to Jeff Blenkarn in the small blind and he raised to 130,000. Mike Kachan called and they saw the flop. Both checked and Blenkarn took down the pot on the turn with a bet of 125,000.
Hand #124: Egan raised to 125,000 and Blenkarn called to see the heads-up flop of . Egan checked, Blenkarn bet 155,000 and Egan called to see the on the turn.
Egan checked once again and Blenkarn fired his second bullet worth 305,000. It took a good one minute before Egan grabbed into his stack and called. Both checked the river and Blenkarn tabled as the winning hand.
| Jeff Blenkarn | 2,000,000 | 680,000 |
| Andrew Egan | 1,100,000 | -405,000 |
Tuesday, July 1, 2014 10:06 PM Local Time
Hands #116-120: Shanks Moving Chips
Hand #116: Andrew Egan raised to 120,000 and won the antes and blinds.
Hand #117: Egan made it 120,000 and again he took it down.
Hand #118: Eric Shanks raised to 125,000 and won the pot
Hand #119: Shanks raised 125,000 again and won the pot.
Hand #120: Shanks made it 125,000 for the third time in a row and Viktor Skoldstedt three- bet to 260,000. Shanks moved all in and Skoldstedt asked for a count. 1,340,000 and Skoldstedt folded.
| Eric Shanks | 1,410,000 | 0 |
Tuesday, July 1, 2014 10:00 PM Local Time
Hands #111-115: Skoldstedt Increases Action
Hand #111: Viktor Skoldstedt raised and won the pot.
Hand #112: Skoldstedt raised to 130,000, Andrew Egan three-bet to 280,000 and folded after Skoldstedt moved all in.
Hand #113: Mike Kachan limped from the small blind, Skoldstedt raised from the big blind and Kachan mucked.
Hand #114: Egan received a walk.
Hand #115: Jeff Blenkarn raised to 125,000 and picked up the blinds and antes.
Tuesday, July 1, 2014 9:52 PM Local Time
Hands #106-110: Skoldstedt Value Bets River
Hand #106: Andrew Egan opened for 120,000 and won the antes and blinds.
Hand #107: Mike Kachan got a walk.
Hand #108: Eric Shanks raised to 125,000 and won the antes and blinds.
Hand #109: Kachan opened for 120,000 and Skoldstedt called in the small blind. The flop was . Kachan continued for 125,000 and Skoldstedt called. The turn card saw another check from Skoldstedt and Kachan. The river was the and now Skoldstedt bet 175,000 and was quickly called. His was good.
Hand #110: Jeff Blenkarn opened for 130,000 and Skoldstedt called to get it heads-up to a flop of . Both players checked to see the turn . A bet of 210,000 from Blenkarn won the pot.
| Viktor Skoldstedt | 1,900,000 | 225,000 |
| Jeff Blenkarn | 1,320,000 | 55,000 |
| Mike Kachan | 1,075,000 | -145,000 |
Tuesday, July 1, 2014 9:43 PM Local Time
Neo Hoang Eliminated in 6th Place ($69,084)
Hand #105: Skoldstedt raised to 125,000 and Hoang moved all-in. The Swede asked for a count and Hoang was at risk for his last 540,000. Skoldstedt checked his stack carefully, stared at the middle of the board and made the call.
Skoldstedt:
Hoang:
The flop was somewhat devastating for Hoang as his opponent picked up an additional flush draw with the superior hand. After the turn, there was a glimmer of hope with the gutshot, but the river was of no help and Hoang headed to the payout desk.
| Viktor Skoldstedt | 1,675,000 | 365,000 |
| Neo Hoang | 0 | -875,000 |
Tuesday, July 1, 2014 9:41 PM Local Time
Hands #102-104: Skoldstedt Faces All-In
Hand #102: Eric Shanks raised to 125,000 and all players to act behind him mucked their cards.
Hand #103: Shanks raised to 125,000 and Neo Hoang defended his big blind. The dealer fanned the flop and Hoang checked, Hanks bet 80,000 and Hoang folded.
Hand #104: Viktor Skoldstedt got involved in the first hand after the dinner break and raised to 125,000. Andrew Egan moved all-in out of the big blind and the Swede mucked his cards.
Tuesday, July 1, 2014 9:30 PM Local Time
Hands #97-101: Kachan Takes it on the Turn
Hand #97: Jeff Blenkarn raised to 125,000 and got himself the blinds and antes.
Hand #98: Andrew Egan received a walk in the big blind.
Hand #99: Mike Kachan raised to 120,000 and Eric Shanks called. On the flop, Shanks check-called the 65,000 continuation bet of Kachan and they saw the on the turn. Shanks checked again and Kachan now bet 165,000 to take down the pot.
Hand #100: Egan raised to 120,000 from the button and claimed the blinds and antes.
Hand #101: Kachan received a walk.
Tuesday, July 1, 2014 9:20 PM Local Time
Level 28 started
Level: 28
Blinds: 30000/60000
Ante: 10000
Tuesday, July 1, 2014 8:27 PM Local Time
Dinner Break Counts
The cards will be back in the air around 9:20 p.m. local time.
| Seat | Player | Chip Count |
|---|
| 1 | Andrew Egan | 1,505,000 |
| 2 | empty | |
| 3 | Eric Shanks | 1,410,000 |
| 4 | Jeff Blenkarn | 1,265,000 |
| 5 | empty | |
| 6 | Mike Kachan | 1,220,000 |
| 7 | Viktor Skoldstedt | 1,310,000 |
| 8 | Neo Hoang | 875,000 |
| 9 | empty | |
| Andrew Egan | 1,505,000 | -235,000 |
| Eric Shanks | 1,410,000 | -345,000 |
| Viktor Skoldstedt | 1,310,000 | 10,000 |
| Jeff Blenkarn | 1,265,000 | 625,000 |
| Mike Kachan | 1,220,000 | -280,000 |
| Neo Hoang | 875,000 | 125,000 |
Tuesday, July 1, 2014 8:26 PM Local Time
Hands #92-96: The Old Dinner Break Bluff
Hand #92: Neo Hoang limed the small blind and Andrew Egan checked the big blind. The flop was the . Hoang checked and when Egan bet 55,000 and he moved all in and won the pot
Hand #93: Mike Kachan opened for 115,000 and took it down.
Hand #94: Viktor Skoldstedt made it 105,000, Eric Shanks moved all in and took it down.
Hand #95: Hoang moved all in and with no calls he won yhe antes and blinds.
Hand #96: Just as the dinner break was called it was folded to small blind Mike Kachan who raised to 100,000. Big blind Viktor Skoldstedt made the call. The flop was . Kachan beyt 55,000 and Skoldstedt called. The turn was the and a bet of 115,000 was again called by Skoldstedt. They bothe checked the river and Skoldstedt's was good.
Tuesday, July 1, 2014 8:24 PM Local Time
Steve Gross Eliminated in 7th Place ($51,676)
Hands #91
Jeff Blenkarn opened for 110,000 and Steve Gross made it 250,000. Blenkarn moved all in and Gross made the call.
Gross had for the second hand in a row and Blenkarn turned over the
The board came out and the back-to-back baby pairs did for Gross.
| Steve Gross | 0 | -310,000 |
Tuesday, July 1, 2014 8:09 PM Local Time
Hands #87-90: Kachan Doubles, Gross Short
Hand #87: Viktor Skoldstedt raised to 105,000 and Jeff Blenkarn called out of the big blind. On the flop, Blenkarn check-raised all-in and Skoldstedt folded after making a continuation bet of 130,000.
Hand #88: Mike Kachan moved all in from early position for what looked like 640,000. All opponents folded and he showed a five.
Hand #89: Andrew Egan raised to 100,000 and claimed the blinds and antes.
Hand #90: Steve Gross moved all in and Mike Kachan called all in for less. All other players folded and they turned over their cards:
Gross:
Kachan:
The flop was no sweat yet, but the turn now gave Gross an open-ended straight draw. It wasn't meant to be as the river gave Kachan a double up for 690,000 and Gross is now really short.
| Mike Kachan | 1,500,000 | 745,000 |
| Steve Gross | 310,000 | -940,000 |
Tuesday, July 1, 2014 7:59 PM Local Time
Hands #83-86: Chop It Up
Hand #83: Andrew Egan opened to 105,000 and won the antes and blinds.
Hand #84: Mike Kachan limped on the button and a raise from Neo Hoang in the big blind to 140,000 took it down.
Hand #85: Steve Gross made it 100,000 and Hoang called in the big blind. The flop was and when Hoang checked, Gross bet 105,000. Hoang called and the turn card was the upon which he moved all in for 490,000. Gross eventually called and turned over . Hoang had the and called for a black card. He got it - the - for a chopped pot.
Hand #86: Gross opened for 100,000 and Viktor Skoldstedt three-bet to 170,000. Gross asked for a count before calling. The flop was and when Gross checked Skoldstedt bet 190,000 and won the pot.
Tuesday, July 1, 2014 7:50 PM Local Time
Hands #77-82: Recovery Mode From Skoldstedt, Kachan Doubles
Hand #77: Viktor Skoldstedt moved all in from the small blind and enforced a fold from Neo Hoang.
Hand #78: Skoldsted raised to 105,000 and claimed the blinds and antes.
Hand #79: Skoldsted raised to 105,000 once again and found resistance in Andrew Egan, who three-bet to 225,000. Skoldstedt moved all in and Egan folded.
Hand #80: Eric Shanks raised out of the small blind and folded after Jeff Blenkarn moved all in.
Hand #81: Egan raised to 100,000 and claimed the blinds and antes.
Hand #82: The action folded to Steve Gross in the small blind and he moved all in. Mike Kachan peeked at his cards and then called immediately for 355,000.
Kachan:
Gross:
The flop was a huge sweat for Kachan, but he doubled up after the board completed with the turn and the river.
| Andrew Egan | 1,740,000 | -180,000 |
| Viktor Skoldstedt | 1,300,000 | 500,000 |
| Steve Gross | 1,250,000 | -250,000 |
| Mike Kachan | 755,000 | 455,000 |
| Jeff Blenkarn | 640,000 | 40,000 |