Friday, July 10, 2015 9:26 PM Local Time
Garry Gates threw out 6,500 not realizing there had been a raise to 6,500 in front of him. The small blinds calls and all three see a flop.
It's checked to Gates who bets 13,000. The small blind makes it 35,000 which folds out the original raiser. Gates shoves and the small blind calls with for a flopped straight. Gates opens and after the turn bricks, the river is the to make him a flush.
Garry Gates - 260,000
Friday, July 10, 2015 9:19 PM Local Time
Three players see a flop of and after a player in early position checks, Dmitry Chop checks to an in position Roman Valerstein. He bets 13,5000 and the player in early position calls, only to see Chop raise to somewhere near 40,000.
Valerstein, has just over 125,000 and announces himself "all-in", forcing a fold from the early position caller and an insta-call from Chop, who is playing just over 450,000.
The big stack tables and Valerstein says, "You have eights?!" before tabling his own .
Valerstein is drawing to just two outs, which don't come, as the falls on the turn and the completes the board on the river.
He's sent to the rail just a few spots before the money bubble, as the tournament clock currently reads 1,006 players remaining.
Dmitry Chop - 590,000
Roman Valerstein - Eliminated
Friday, July 10, 2015 9:18 PM Local Time
On a flop of , Daniel Bland finds himself all in against Bradley Berman.
Bland:
Berman:
With Berman drawing fairly slim, the and on the turn and river ensures Bland the double.
Bradley Berman - 750,000
Daniel Bland - 214,000
Friday, July 10, 2015 9:11 PM Local Time
Curt Kohlberg is running good, building his stack as his opponents fold around him.
In the first hand, Kohlberg raises to 7,000 from the hijack. The button calls and the big blind tanks. Making a decision, he folds.
The flop is the . Kohlberg bets 12,000 and his opponent calls.
The turn is the . Kohlberg, who has over 500,000 chips, tanks, then bets 25,000. His opponent, who has 158,000, tanks, then folds. He says, "I had two pair, so unless you had a set..."
Kohlberg takes the pot and builds his stack to 573,000.
In the next hand, Kohlberg raises to 7,000 from middle position. The cutoff calls and so does the big blind.
The flop is the . Kohlberg bets 15,000 and both his opponents fold.
Again, Kohlberg takes the pot and continues to build his stack.
Curt Kohlberg - 603,000
Friday, July 10, 2015 9:10 PM Local Time
Three players see a flop of and, after a player in early position checks, Dmitry Chop checks as well to an in position Roman Valerstein. He bets 13,500 and the player in early position calls, only to see Chop raise to somewhere near 40,000.
Valerstein, has just over 125,000 and announces himself "all-in", forcing a fold from the early position caller and an insta-call from Chop, who is playing just over 450,000.
The big stack tables and Valerstein says, "You have eights?!" before tabling his own .
Valerstein is drawing to just two outs, which don't come as the falls on the turn and the completes the board on the river.
He's sent to the rail just a few spots before the money bubble, as the tournament clock currently reads 1,006 players remaining.
Dmitry Chop - 590,000
Roman Valerstein - Eliminated
Friday, July 10, 2015 9:08 PM Local Time
Gareth Struivig De Groot raises to 6,000 from the hijack and a player in the small blind with only 25,000 in his stack begins to think. The clock is called after four minutes preflop and the small blind calls.
After a flop of , the small blind takes a minute to check of to Struivig De Groot and he bets 5,000. The small blind agonizes over his decision and apologies for taking so long before the clock is called again. The small blind gives up his hand at the count of zero and De Groot takes the pot.
Gareth Struivig De Groot - 435,000
Friday, July 10, 2015 9:05 PM Local Time
Matt Jarvis opens and gets a call from Toby Lewis in the small blind and a player in the big blind.
The flop is and action is checked to Jarvis, who continues for 10,500. Lewis calls and the big blind leaves them to it.
The turn card is the and Lewis check-calls a 27,000 bet from Jarvis.
The river is the and they both check. Lewis turns over and Jarvis mucks.
Toby Lewis - 405,000
Matt Jarvis - 540,000
Friday, July 10, 2015 9:03 PM Local Time
Kenny Hallaert opens to 7,000 from under the gun before Jan Heitmann three-bets all in for 31,500 from middle position. Hallaert tank calls.
Hallaert -
Heitmann -
The board runs .
Kenny Hallaert - 520,000
Jan Heitmann - eliminated
Friday, July 10, 2015 9:02 PM Local Time
With the board reading , action is four-handed, including William Wachter. The player in the big blind bets 8,000 when checked to, only to see the 94-year-old WWII veteran raise to 16,000. It folds back to the big blind, who smiled and tossed in the call.
The turn is the and the big blind checks to Wachter, who quickly bet 20,000. This was enough to scare off the big blind and see Wachter be pushed the pot.
William Wachter - 175,000
Friday, July 10, 2015 9:02 PM Local Time
On a flop of , the small blind checks and Andrew Moreno bets 9,000 from the hijack. The small blind check-calls and the turn is the . The small blind checks again and Moreno tanks for 30 seconds before betting 18,500.
The small blind doesn't take too long before folding his hand and Moreno takes the pot.
Andrew Moreno - 365,000
Friday, July 10, 2015 9:01 PM Local Time
On every hand since the dinner break, the clock has been called on Table 442 in the Purple section.
The player in Seat 9 goes into the tank every hand until a player calls clock and the Tournament Director counts down to zero.
The normal 60-second shot clock was first reduced to 45 seconds, and then to 30 seconds, and now it sits at just 15 seconds as players call clock the instant the action is on him.
Seat 9 has 30,500 in his stack, and the tournament clock shows 1,010 players remaining, just ten away from the money.
Friday, July 10, 2015 8:58 PM Local Time
From middle position, Gjergj Sinishtaj opens to 7,000 and an opponent in the cutoff calls all-in for 6,000 as the big blind calls also.
The flop falls , the big blind checks, and Sinishtaj bets 11,000. The big blind calls before he check-folds to a 17,000-chip bet when the turn falls the .
Sinishtaj:
Opponent:
The river lands the and Sinishtaj eliminates his opponent to creep the field closer to making the money.
Gjergj Sinishtag - 308,000
Friday, July 10, 2015 8:58 PM Local Time
A player in mid position makes it 7,000 to go. Allen Cunningham calls from the cutoff. Richard Tuhrim calls from the big blind. The flop comes . Tuhrim checks, followed by a check from the original raiser. Cunningham makes it 11,000 to go. Both players fold and Cunningham takes it down.
Allen Cunningham - 153,000
Friday, July 10, 2015 8:57 PM Local Time
Orson Young opens to 7,500 from middle position with just under 300,000 in front of him and former November Niner Robert Salaburu calls in the cutoff. The rest of the table folds to send those two heads up to the flop.
Young then leads the flop for 6,000 and Salaburu snap makes it 24,000. Young takes another look at his cards and eventually folds, conceding the pot to the bigger-stacked Salaburu.
Robert Salaburu - 450,000
Orson Young - 280,000
Friday, July 10, 2015 8:57 PM Local Time
As the money bubble approaches, now fewer than 20 players away, Max Gruvaeus moves his short stack all in from middle position and awaits his fate. One after another the players fold until it gets to Phil Hellmuth in the big blind and he calls to put Gravaeus at risk.
Gravaeus turns over . Hellmuth says, "Oh, you have Big Slick? I have Little Slick," and turns over . The board runs out and Gravaeus doubles up.
Max Gravaeus - 37,000
Friday, July 10, 2015 8:56 PM Local Time
Martin Kozlov opens to 6,000 and an opponent in late position calls to see a flop.
Kozlov bets out 8,000 and his opponent calls before Kozlov checks the on the turn.
Kozlov's opponent bets 15,000 and Kozlov quickly folds.
Martin Kozlov - 39,500
Friday, July 10, 2015 8:54 PM Local Time
The action folds round to Sean Winter on the button and he raises to 6,500. Jake Cody is in the small blind and three-bets to 19,500. Call.
The flop is spread and Cody continues for 16,000. Winter calls and both players go on to check the turn. The river is and Cody takes his time before checking, but wasted little time in folding when faced with a 32,000 bet.
Jake Cody - 224,000
Sean Winter - 260,000
Friday, July 10, 2015 8:48 PM Local Time
There is an open to 6,500 and Justin Bonomo three-bets to 17,000. Mike Carson is in the next seat and he moves all in for 140,000. The original raiser folds and Bonomo too let's it go.
Carson picks up the pot, shows his , and says, "It didn't seem like a time to get tricky."
Mike Carson - 165,000
Friday, July 10, 2015 8:46 PM Local Time
The player in the cutoff raises to 8,500 and only Mark Kroon, in the big blind, calls. He tells his opponent, "I'm so confident that I will win this hand, I will only play with my left hand so it's fair, like a handicap. And if I don't win this hand, I will do a naked cartwheel across the stage!"
The flop comes out .
Kroon bets 11,500 (with his left hand) and his opponent calls.
The turn brings the . Kroon bets 22,000 (again with his left hand) and his opponent calls.
The falls on the river and Kroon puts out a bet of 38,500. His opponent says, "Hey! You bet with both hands!" Kroon replies, "I had to, it's a lot of chips!"
His opponent goes into the tank so long that the clock gets called on him and, with a few seconds to spare, he decides to call.
Kroon shows for a flush, and his opponent mucks his hand.
"Whew! Naked cartwheel averted!" says an observer.
Mark Kroon - 700,000
Friday, July 10, 2015 8:45 PM Local Time
Here in the Amazon Purple section - and perhaps across other sections of the Amazon and Brasilia rooms - the Tournament Directors are very busy answering calls of "Clock" from the dealers.
Many players are taking more time than usual with their decisions, even if first to act or facing a simple raise.
For many players, the difference between rushing a decision and taking a few extra minutes is potentially $15,000.
Unfortunately, some players are getting upset that players are taking so long and have even called the clock instantly when the action is on the serial tankers.