Sunday, July 12, 2015 3:03 PM Local Time
Erasmus Morfe raises to 50,000 from the hijack, only to see John Dungan move all in from the small blind. The big blind folds and Morfe quickly calls.
Morfe -
Dungan -
The board runs out and despite flopping an open ended straight draw, Dungan cannot improve his hand and heads to the rail.
Erasmus Morfe - 3,190,000 (159bb)
John Dungan - Eliminated
Sunday, July 12, 2015 3:00 PM Local Time
Noah Merritt opens the pot with a raise to 50,000 from under the gun and the actions folds around to Zvi Stern in the big blind. He rakes his time before announcing he's all in. Merritt seems taken aback by the moved but calls quickly for 475,000 when he gathers his senses.
Merritt:
Stern:
The board runs to see the aces hold.
Noah Merritt - 990,000
Zvi Stern - 1,400,000
Sunday, July 12, 2015 2:59 PM Local Time
Justin Bonomo raises from the hijack to 50,000 and Jae Kim calls out of the cutoff. Action folds through to Max Steinberg in the big blind who three-bets to 175,000. Bonomo wastes little time in calling, and Kim moves all in for his last 798,000. Steinberg asks for a count before he moves all in for 2,800,000.
"Wow" shouts Bonomo as he sits back in his chair. Bonomo tanks for nearly two minutes before folding and the hands are tabled.
Jim:
Steinberg:
The board runs out and Steinberg takes down the monster pot, as Kim hits the rail.
Max Steinberg - 3,750,000 (187 bb)
Justin Bonomo - 2,860,000 (143 bb)
Jae Kim - Eliminated
Sunday, July 12, 2015 2:59 PM Local Time
Upeshka De Silva has been playing a lot of pots today and it seems he always enters for a raise and continues the aggression down the streets, daring anyone to challenge his big stack. Few do.
Three players see a flop of
and Nick Tsoukalas checks in the big blind. De Silva bets 56,000 and Keith Donovan calls in position. Tsoukalas has been short all day and looks longingly at the chips in the middle before releasing his hand.
The turn is the [k] and De Silva fires again for 122,000. Donovan gives it up and another pot without showdown goes to De Silva.
Upeshka De Silva - 3,400,000 (170bb)
Sunday, July 12, 2015 2:56 PM Local Time
Jake Toole opens to 50,000 in middle position and Nathan Bjerno, in late position, three-bets to 155,000.
The rest of the table folds back to Toole, who after a few moments of thought, four-bets to 290,000, leaving himself just over 2,100,000 in front of him.
Bjerno has close to 1,250,000 remaining in his stack and after he gets a count of Toole's four-bet, he commits a majority of his stack to the pot, clicking it back with a five-bet to 580,000.
Toole seems done with the leveling war, turning to the dealer to announce himself "all-in", with Bjerno snap calling, tabling .
The big stack holds and there are a few moments of awkwardness as the ESPN camera crew sets up around Table 377.
"Is this your big double or my big suck out?" Toole asks before the producer gives the dealer the signal to begin the deal.
The comes on the flop and Bjerno says something about a sweat.
That sweat becomes an actual sweat as the falls on the turn, giving Toole outs to a flush.
The completes the board and the flush, with a few table mates turning away from the table as the final card is dealt, with a few describing how "sick" the suck out was.
Bjerno takes the beat in stride, heading to the payout cage to collect his nearly $40,000 in Main Event winnings, while Jake Toole is now looking like one of the chip leaders after scoring a massive elimination.
Jake Toole - 3,500,000 (175 bb)
Nathan Bjerno - Eliminated
Sunday, July 12, 2015 2:54 PM Local Time
Chad Walker is all in and at risk for his last 292,00 against Alexander Debus. The cards are revealed to find the two flipping for Walker's tournament life.
Walker:
Debus:
The board runs out , giving Debus a winning set of sixes. Walker hits the rail and Debus brings his stack up to about 1.195 million in chips.
Alexander Debus - 1,195,000 (59 bb)
Chad Walker - Eliminated
Sunday, July 12, 2015 2:53 PM Local Time
Wasim Ahmar opens for 55,000 from early position and Will Molson three-bets from the hijack to 140,000. Ahmar calls and the flop is . The two players check and the turn is the . They check again and the river is the .
Ahmar checks and Molson bets 125,000. Ahmar calls and shows following a Molson muck.
Wasim Ahmar - 1,780,000 (89 bb)
Will Molson - 266,000 (13 bb)
Sunday, July 12, 2015 2:50 PM Local Time
Chun Law raises to 50,000 from the hijack and David Stubbs moves all in for 360,000 from the button. Action folds back to Law and he calls.
Law:
Stubbs:
The board runs out and the deuces hold to send Stubbs to the rail to leave just one Australian in the Main Event - Andrew Hinrichsen.
Chun Law - 921,000 (46 bb)
David Stubbs - Eliminated
Sunday, July 12, 2015 2:49 PM Local Time
Susie Zhao opens to 42,000 in middle position, and Ronald McGinnity three-bets to 105,000 in the small blind. Zhao shoves with the covering stack, and McGinnity calls all in for 503,000.
Zhao:
McGinnity:
The board runs out , and Zhao can not catch up. McGinnity doubles up, and Zhao is now very short on chips.
Ronald McGinnity - 1,053,000 (52 bb)
Susie Zhao - 110,000 (5 bb)
Sunday, July 12, 2015 2:49 PM Local Time
Don Blum opens the action by moving all in for 155,000 in early position. Sal DiCarlo calls from the small blind and Daniel Negreanu folds his big blind, leaving the two heads up with Blum all in.
Blum is ahead with to DiCarlo's . The board misses DiCarlo and Blum will double up.
Don Blum - 348,000 (17 bb)
Sal Di Carlo - 1,813,000 (91 bb)
Sunday, July 12, 2015 2:48 PM Local Time
A short-stacked Matthew Shafman is all in and at risk for slightly more than 100,000 with and up against the of Matt Guan. A ten on the flop moves Guan into the lead and he hits another ten on the river to seal the deal and eliminate Shafman
Matt Guan - 2,400,000 (120 bb)
Matthew Shafman - Eliminated
Sunday, July 12, 2015 2:47 PM Local Time
On the turn with the board reading , Jeffrey Platt checks and Terik Brown bets 120,000. Platt check-raises all in and Brown goes into the tank for a minute before calling off the rest of his chips and is all in for about 500,000. Platt shows and needs the board to pair against Brown's .
"He has a straight," yelled Platt to his friend on the rail. "I have a set. We only have one card to get it. We got it in on the turn."
"I'm a good kid," yelled Brown while the ESPN cameras are rolling. "I'm a good kid. Black deuce. Black deuce."
The dealer peels off the the on the river and Brown lets out an expletive as Platt fills up. After a moment to compose himself, Brown shakes hands with Platt and is escorted to the payout desk to collect his $40,433 prize money.
Jeffrey Platt - 2,750,000 (137 bb)
Terik Brown - Eliminated
Sunday, July 12, 2015 2:46 PM Local Time
According to tablemate Andrew Moreno, former November Niner Anton Makiievsky's tournament run ended when Moreno raised on the button and Makiievsky moved all in for his last 200,000 or so. Moreno called with A-3 and was up against Makiievsky's A-K. Moreno managed to spike a three on the flop to send Makiievsky to the rail.
Andrew Moreno - 1,230,000 (61 bb)
Anton Makiievsky - Eliminated
Sunday, July 12, 2015 2:45 PM Local Time
Jake Cody opens the button to 42,000 and William Byrnes three-bet shoves the small blind for 411,000 with Cody calling.
Byrnes:
Cody:
With Byrnes making a move, the flop falls to see Byrnes needing a lot of help to stay alive, and when the lands on the turn, Byrnes stands up to collect his belongings as the completes the board on the river.
Jake Cody - 1,715,000 (85 bb)
William Byrnes - Eliminated
Sunday, July 12, 2015 2:43 PM Local Time
On a board reading , both David Stefanski in the small blind and Mike Vanier on the button, check.
The turn is the . Stefanski bets out 30,000. Vanier raises to 330,000 and Stefanski calls immediately.
The river is the . Stefanski checks, Vanier bets 315,000, and Stefanski goes into the tank.
"Sevens?" Stefanski asks Vanier. Vanier remains silent.
After another minute of thinking about it, Stefanski slowly mucks his hand.
David Stefanski - 1,240,000 (62 bb)
Mike Vaier - 2,500,000 (125 bb)
Sunday, July 12, 2015 2:42 PM Local Time
Andjelko Andrejevic opens with a raise to 40,000 in early position. From the small blind, Omri Moga three-bets to 105,000 and Chris Horter folds his big blind. Andrejevic moves all in for 344,000 and Moga quickly calls.
Moga holds and Andrejevic is looking for help with . Andrejevic hits a king on the flop. The turn gives Andrejevic additional outs to a flush, but the river is a blank and Moga will scoop the pot.
Omri Moga - 926,000 (46 bb)
Andjelko Andrejevic - Eliminated ($40,433)
Sunday, July 12, 2015 2:40 PM Local Time
Brandon Adams open-ships all in for approximately 345,000 from middle position. Action folds to Thiago Macedo two seats over who calls all in for less for 252,000. The rest of the table folds, allowing the hands to be turned over with Macedo at risk for his tournament life.
Adams:
Macedo:
The board falls , giving Adams aces and kings for the win. Macedo hits the rail and Adams brings his stack up to about 670,000.
Brandon Adams - 670,000 (23 bb)
Thiago Macedo - Eliminated
Sunday, July 12, 2015 2:38 PM Local Time
With a board reading Alexander Debus checks over to Chaz Chattha who bets 100,000. Debus calls to the river where he check and faces a bet for all his remaining 330,000. He wastes little time in flicking in the call with for a full house. Chattha can only open .
Alexander Debus - 730,000 (36 bb)
Chaz Chattha - 1,600,000 (80 bb)
Sunday, July 12, 2015 2:35 PM Local Time
Cole Jackson moves all in for 232,000 from middle position, and Nicholas Augustino calls in the cutoff.
Jackson:
Augustino:
The board runs out , and Jackson is eliminated.
Nicholas Augustino - 1,475,000 (73 bb)
Cole Jackson - Eliminated
Sunday, July 12, 2015 2:32 PM Local Time
Chris Horter opens with a raise to 45,000 in the hijack and Andjelko Andrejevic moves all in for 121,000 from the button. The blinds quickly fold, but Horter calls.
Andrejevic is ahead with to Horter's . The board misses Horter and Andrejevic will double up.
Andjelko Andrejevic - 299,000 (15 bb)
Chris Horter - 805,000 (40 bb)