Sunday, July 12, 2015 5:27 PM Local Time
Tony Tran opens from the cutoff for 54,000 and Antonio Copo moves all in from the small blind for 302,000. The big blind folds and, after getting a count, Tran call.
Copo shows
and Tran says, "Oh you're way ahead of me." as he tables
.
The board runs out
ah]
and from way ahead to way behind Copo is out.
Tony Tran - 2,900,000 (120 bb)
Antonio Copo - Eliminated
Sunday, July 12, 2015 5:24 PM Local Time
Action folds around to Gabi Livshitz in middle position who opens with a raise to 51,000. Justin Bonomo calls in the cutoff, as does Max Steinberg from the big blind.
The three see a flop of and Steinberg quickly checks. Livshitz mulls it over for a while before he checks, and Bonomo continues the trend as he checks.
The turn brings the and Steinberg bets 126,000. Livshitz seems hesitant, but folds his hand as well as Bonomo, and Steinberg takes down the pot.
Max Steinberg - 3,420,000 (142 bb)
Sunday, July 12, 2015 5:24 PM Local Time
With about 200,000 in the middle and the board reading , Diana Svensk checks from the small blind blind and James Gilbert bets 150,000 on the button. Svensk takes a few moments and then calls.
The river is the and Svensk checks again. Gilbert pauses for a few moments and then checks back. Svensk tables and Gilbert tosses his hand into the muck.
Diana Svensk - 1,980,000 (82 bb)
James Gilbert - 440,000 (18 bb)
Sunday, July 12, 2015 5:21 PM Local Time
Noah Merritt raises all-in from under the gun for 356,000. Next to act is Stephen Lichtenberger who shoves all-in over the top to isolate. All other players fold.
Stephen Lichtenberger:
Noah Merritt:
The board runs out to eliminate Merritt from play.
Stephen Lichtenberger - 1,190,000 (50 bb)
Noah Merritt - Eliminated
Sunday, July 12, 2015 5:20 PM Local Time
With the board reading , Shay Zurr bets. Jewook Oh raises to 400,000 and Zurr three-bets all-in for a total of 673,000. Oh goes into the tank, but decides he has to call and does so, showing for a double belly buster straight draw. Zurr has and just has to avoid an eight or a four.
He does so, with the appearing on the river to send his rail wild as he drags the pot to double up.
Shay Zurr - 1,630,000 (67bb)
Jewook Oh - 925,000 (38bb)
Sunday, July 12, 2015 5:19 PM Local Time
Kenny Hallaert opens in early position to 50,000 and a player in the button calls before Carlos Difini three-bets the small blind to 200,000.
With close to 450,000 left in front of him, Hallaert announces himself all-in. The button says, "You boys can chop up the fifty." before Difini, who has just over 600,000 in front of him, calls to put the Belgian at risk.
Difini will need some help to score the knockout though, as he's dominated, his way behind Hallaert's .
The board runs out with a little bit of a sweat, as Difini turns a straight draw on a board. The straight doesn't come and Hallaert scores the double.
Kenny Hallaert - 1,100,000 (46 bb)
Carlos Difini - 425,000 (17 bb)
Sunday, July 12, 2015 5:18 PM Local Time
Bruce Peery opens for 60,000 and Mark Kroon three-bets to 272,000. Pavlin Karakikov, one seat to Kroon's left, moves all in for slightly less than 900,000 total. Peery quickly folds and Kroon says "I call" before Peery's cards even hit the muck.
Kroon:
Karakikov:
Karakikov sighs when he sees the aces and Kroon goes over to his rail which includes Phil Hellmuth. It's a safe run out for Kroon as it comes and Karakikov is eliminated.
Mark Kroon - 2,650,000 (110 bb)
Pavlin Karakikov - Eliminated
Sunday, July 12, 2015 5:18 PM Local Time
A player in early position raises to 55,000 and it folds over to
Thomas Paul who three-bets to 150,000 from the hijack. Joshua Beckley
calls from the button and the two blinds fold. The original raiser folds
as well, leaving heads up action to the flop.
The flop comes out
and Paul checks. Beckley cuts out a bet of 112,000 and Paul
thinks for just over a minute before calling. The turn pairs the board
with the and Paul checks again. Beckley knocks the table back and
the finishes off the board. Paul checks, Beckley bets 405,000, and
Paul instantly calls.
Beckley tables , but it's no good
against Paul's . Paul takes the pot and brings his stack up to
about 1.8 million.
Thomas Paul - 1,800,000 (75 bb)
Joshua Beckley - 585,000 (24 bb)
Sunday, July 12, 2015 5:17 PM Local Time
Peyman Luth opens to 50,000 in middle position, and he's called by Brian Hastings (hijack), Joe McKeehen (cutoff), Zvi Stern (small blind), and Noah Merritt (big blind).
The flop comes , and it checks to McKeehen. He bets 90,000, and both Stern and Merritt call from the blinds. The other two fold out of the way, so it's three-handed to the turn. It's the , and it checks to McKeehen again. He bets 230,000, Stern calls, Merritt folds, and it's heads-up to the river.
It's the , and Stern leads for 385,000. McKeehen raises, sliding out a huge stack of chips with both hands. It looks like about 1.4 million, but it's never counted. Stern folds instantly, and McKeehen takes the pot to move back into the overall chip lead.
Joe McKeehen - 4,665,000 (194 bb)
Zvi Stern - 1,475,000 (61 bb)
Sunday, July 12, 2015 5:16 PM Local Time
On a flop showing Neil Blumenfield checks from middle position. Fedor Holz then bets 60,000 from the hijack, which is called by Blumenfield.
The turn brings the and again Blumenfield check calls a bet totaling 145,000 in chips.
After the completes the board, Blumenfield checks to Holz, who slides out a final bet worth 295,000 in chips. Blumenfield thinks for a minute before committing some chips forward signifying a call.
Holz then rolls over for a full house, which is enough to take down the pot, after his opponent forcefully mucks his hand.
Fedor Holz - 1,920,000 (96 bb)
Neil Blumenfield - 1,090,000 (54.5 bb)
Sunday, July 12, 2015 5:15 PM Local Time
Chad Power opens with a raise to 50,000 in middle position. Action folds around to Sal DiCarlo in the big blind, and he calls.
The flop is and DiCarlo checks. Power bets 40,000 and DiCarlo calls to see the fall on the turn. Once again, DiCarlo checks and Power bets 115,000. Dicarlo calls and the river is the . For a third time, DiCarlo checks and Power bets 500,000.
DiCarlo quickly folds and Power scoops the pot.
Chad Power - 1,809,000 (75 bb)
Sal DiCarlo - 2,122,000 (80 bb)
Sunday, July 12, 2015 5:14 PM Local Time
The dealer burns and turns the river to leave a board. A big pile of chips lies in the middle and even more after Diana Svensk calmly announces that she's all in.
Thomas Cannuli is her opponent in the hand and he's physically surprised by the move. Being in the next seat, he's able to lean into her face, and that's what he does, trying to get a read. Svensk stays motionless as her opponent tanks, until she decides he's taken too long as says, "Can I ask for time?"
Cannuli is put on the clock and using half of the minute before he folds. Svensk then opens for the bluff!
"Wow!" says Cannuli.
"I had to do it for the cameras," responds a smiling Svensk.
"I'm going to do do that for the cameras next time!" Cannuli shoots back.
Svensk, now giggling, "Oh, it's on! It is on!"
Diana Svensk - 1,600,000 (64 bb)
Thomas Cannuli - 1,700,000 (68 bb)
Sunday, July 12, 2015 5:14 PM Local Time
Georgios Gregoraskos is in the big blind and checks it to Clayton Fletcher on a flop of
.
Fletcher bets 40,000 and Gregoraskos calls. The turn card is the
and Gregoraskos now comes out betting for 110,000 and Fletcher calls.
The river is the
and Gregoraskos bets again, this time 180,000. Fletcher raises him to 545,000 and Gregoraskos takes a few minutes to make up his mind.
Gregoraskos calls and Fletcher immediately turns over
for trips. Gregoraskos is a little stunned and Fletcher makes no move until the hand is shown or mucked. Gregoraskos isn't happy about the result and soon mucks unseen.
Clayton Fletcher - 2,450,000 (102 bb)
Georgios Gregoraskos - 350,000 (14 bb)
Sunday, July 12, 2015 5:11 PM Local Time
With the board showing , Mark Kroon bets 114,000 and Nick Abourisk calls. The river is the and this time Kroon bets 234,000.
Abourisk thinks for only the briefest of moments before he calls. Kroon mucks his hand and Abourisk shows for deuces full of nines.
Nick Abourisk - 1,875,000
Mark Kroon - 1,650,000
Sunday, July 12, 2015 5:09 PM Local Time
Keith Donovan is all-in and has been called by David Stefanski.
Stefanski tables , and Donovan shows while asking for his "one time" saying, "This is the first time all tournament."
The flop comes keeping Stefanski in the lead.
The turn is the giving Stefanski a set of tens.
The river is the , and Donovan is eliminated from this year's Main Event.
David Stefanski - 1,200,000 (50 bb)
Sunday, July 12, 2015 5:09 PM Local Time
Alexander Debus raises to 53,000 from middle position and Felipe Ramos three-bets to 121,000 from the cutoff. Debus sits motionless for a couple minutes before pulling back his 53,000 and slowly counting out chips before pushing 247,000 into the middle. Ramos quickly moves all in for about 700,000 and Debus calls just as quickly.
Debus shows and Ramos is at risk and in bad shape with his . Ramos' rail begins shouting for a jack as the dealer waits for ESPN's approval to run out the board.
The board runs out and Ramos is eliminated, while Debus moves over the 2 million chip mark.
Alexander Debus - 2,375,000 (98 bb)
Sunday, July 12, 2015 5:09 PM Local Time
Anton Morgenstern raises from early position and gets two callers in Thomas Larue from the hijack along with Richard Barabino.
The flop is and Morgenstern continues for 110,000. Only Larue calls and the turn is the [3h[. Both players check and the river is the . They check again and Larue shows to take down the pot.
Thomas Larue - 1,950,000 (81 bb)
Anton Morgenstern - 1,770,000 (74 bb)
Sunday, July 12, 2015 5:08 PM Local Time
Farzad Bonyadi opens to 55,000 and and Fedor Holz three-bets the button to 140,000.
Bonyadi calls, and then checks the flop to Holz who bets 110,000.
Bonyadi folds and drops his stack to 510,000 as Holz climbs to 1,210,000.
Sunday, July 12, 2015 5:05 PM Local Time
Mark Kroon raises to 51,000 from early position and Jared Jaffee, who was left on fumes at the end of the last level, moves all in for his last 61,000. Alexander Turyansky is in the blinds and calls.
The flop comes and both players check. The turn pairs the board with the . Turyansky bets 56,000 and Kroon calls. The river brings the and Turyansky bets 116,000. Kroon folds.
Turyansky turns over for trip aces, and Jaffee flops over his for jack-high as he gathers his belongings and heads for the rail.
Alexander Turyansky - 1,840,000 (77 bb)
Jared Jaffee - Eliminated
Sunday, July 12, 2015 5:05 PM Local Time
With the board showing Thomas Paul checks from the blinds to Joshua Beckley, who is in late position. Beckley bets 55,000 and Paul quickly calls.
The completes the board and Paul checks again, only to see Beckley push out another bet, this time sized at 140,000.
The dealer barely has enough time to cut out the bet before Paul calls, only to see Beckley table for rivered two pair.
It's good enough to win the pot and while he's getting pushed his new chips, the player to Beckley's immediate left says, "You've run pretty good for the last two hours."
Beckley just smiles and he'll look to run even better over the next two as he's nearing the 1,000,000 chip mark.
Joshua Beckley - 900,000 (37 bb)
Thomas Paul - 780,000 (32 bb)