Saturday, July 9, 2016 5:29 PM Local Time
Timothy Vukson and Richard Ashby get all in after Ashby bets the pot and Vukson reraises the pot.
Ashby has and Vukson has .
The board runs out and Ashby ends up scooping the whole pot and eliminating Vukson. Ashby makes an eight-high straight and takes the low with ace-four.
Richard Ashby - 1,620,000 (67 bb)
Timothy Vukson - Eliminated in 12th place ($14,629)
Saturday, July 9, 2016 5:18 PM Local Time
| Level: | 24 | | Blinds: | 12,000/24,000 | |
Saturday, July 9, 2016 5:17 PM Local Time
Action folds to Marco Johnson, who makes it 70,000 on the button. Timothy Vukson raises to 127,000 in the big blind, putting Johnson to an all in decision. He calls.
Johnson has and Vukson has .
The flop comes giving Johnson two pair.
The turn comes the and the river is the .
Marco Johnson - 274,000 (13 bb)
Timothy Vukson - 400,000 (20 bb)
Saturday, July 9, 2016 5:14 PM Local Time
Rex Clinkscales
Rex Clinkscales is all in and at risk against Kyle Bowker.
"I don't have a good hand," says Bowker who turns over .
"That's good to hear," says Clinkscales who turns over .
The board runs out and Bowker wins the hand with two pair, nines and sixes. There is no possible low, and Clinkscales is eliminated in 13th place.
Kyle Bowker - 530,000 (26 bb)
Rex Clinkscales - Eliminated in 13th place ($11,689)
Saturday, July 9, 2016 5:08 PM Local Time
Three players limp to the flop with Timothy Vukson in the small blind, Scott Clements in middle position and Richard Ashby on the button.
The flop comes and all three players check.
The turn is the . Vukson bets 28,000. Clements and Ashby both call.
The river is the . Vukson bets 150,000, Clements folds, and Ashby deliberates. He says that he's definitely calling and deciding whether or not to raise, as he thinks Vukson would fold to a pot-sized bet. Ashby opts to just call.
Vukson shows and Ashby shows for a flush. The 6-4 low gets Vukson half the pot.
Timothy Vukson 435,000 (21 bb)
Richard Ashby 1,135,000 (56 bb)
Saturday, July 9, 2016 4:51 PM Local Time
Four players limp into a flop of . Kate Hoang is in the small blind, Scott Clements is in the big, Richard Ashby is in the hijack and Jared Graham is on the button. Hoang checks the flop. Clements bet 50,000. Ashby calls, and Graham and Hoang both fold.
The turn is the . Both Clements and Ashby, two of the biggest stacks in the event, check.
The river is the . Clements checks. Ashby bets 100,000 and Clements lets it go.
Richard Ashby is our current chipleader.
Richard Ashby - 1,225,000 (61 bb)
Scott Clements - 940,000 (47 bb)
Saturday, July 9, 2016 4:47 PM Local Time
Paul Taylor raises to 60,000 from the small blind. Anil Gurnaney calls in the big blind.
The flop comes . Taylor bets 120,000. Gurnaney raises him all in. Taylor has 140,000 behind and calls.
Taylor has , while Gurnaney holds .
The turn and river come the and , giving Taylor a runner-runner nut flush along with the 7-6 low, to scoop the pot and double up.
Paul Taylor - 640,000 (32 bb)
Anil Gurnaney - 325,000 (16 bb)
Saturday, July 9, 2016 4:40 PM Local Time
Ari Engel opens to 70,000 and Anil Gurnaney defends in the big blind.
The flop comes and Gurnaney checks. Engel goes all in for about 124,000 more and Gurnaney calls.
Engel shows against Gurnaney's .
The turn is the and the river is the , giving Gurnaney a full house. Engel is eliminated.
Anil Gurnaney - 678,000 (33 bb)
Ari Engel - Eliminated in 14th place ($11,869)
Saturday, July 9, 2016 4:32 PM Local Time
Hand #1
Anil Gurnaney bets 40,000 from the cutoff and Rex Clinkscales goes it all in from the small blind for around 100,000. Gurnaney calls.
Clinkscales has , Gurnaney holds .
The board runs out giving Clinkscales the low and Gurnaney eights and threes for the high.
Hand #2
The next hand Kyle Bowker makes it 40,000 early and behind him on the button Clinkscales moves all in, once again.
Clinkscales has and Bowker's got .
The flop comes .
The turn is the .
The river is the .
Bowker wins high with trips and Rex's ace-deuce gives him the low.
A few hands later, Clinkscales raises to 60,000 preflop and the table folds. "Hey, finally I don't have to chop," he says.
Rex Clinkscales - 150,000
Saturday, July 9, 2016 4:26 PM Local Time
Scott Clements opens to 50,000 and Timothy Vukson reraises the pot, making it 170,000. Clements gets a good look at Vukson's remaining stack then calls.
The flop comes and Vukson goes all in for his remaining 64,000. Clements calls. Vukson has against Clements's .
The turn is the and the river is the . Vukson scoops the pot with trip threes.
Timothy Vukson - 466,000 (23 bb)
Scott Clements - 920,000 (46 bb)
Saturday, July 9, 2016 4:16 PM Local Time
| Level: | 23 | | Blinds: | 10,000/20,000 | |
Saturday, July 9, 2016 4:03 PM Local Time
Players have reached the first fifteen-minute break of the day and have shed a third of the field over the first two levels. There are two tables and fourteen players remaining.
Saturday, July 9, 2016 4:03 PM Local Time
The board reads and Kate Hoang checks to Timothy Vukson. He bets 80,000 and Hoang calls.
The turn is the and Hoang goes all in for just about 100,000. Vukson calls.
Hoang has against Vukson's .
The river is the and the players will split the high with a pair of threes, while Hoang takes the low.
Kate Hoang - 329,000 (20 bb)
Timothy Vukson - 218,000 (13 bb)
Saturday, July 9, 2016 4:01 PM Local Time
Jon Turner
Scott Clements limps in from middle position. Jon Turner pot-raises to 144,000 from the cutoff with only 9,000 behind. Scott Clements puts him all-in and Turner calls.
Turner has . Clements has .
The flop is .
The turn is the .
The river is the and Clements takes it with the flush.
Scott Clements - 1,235,000
Jon Turner - Eliminated in 15th Place ($11,689)
Saturday, July 9, 2016 3:58 PM Local Time
Bradley Helm
Jarred Graham raises to 32,000 in middle position. Scott Clements calls on the button. Bradley Helm raises all in on the small blind for 42,000. Jon Turner folds his big blind. Graham and Clements both call and put Helm at risk.
Helm holds . Graham has . Clements has .
The flop comes and Helm looks like he might survive with the nut low draw.
But the turn pairs his deuce with the and Helm winces and exhales.
The river is the giving Clements a set of queens for the high while Graham has an 8-7 low.
Scott Clements - 1,119,000 (69 bb)
Jarred Graham - 295,000 (18 bb)
Bradley Helm - Eliminated in 16th Place ($9,543)
Saturday, July 9, 2016 3:49 PM Local Time
Savill Sterling
Savill Sterling gets all in preflop with Richard Ashby. Ashby has Sterling covered and is holding against Sterling's .
The board runs out and Ashby wins the hand with a flush and a live five for the low. He scoops the pot and Sterling is eliminated in 17th place.
Richard Ashby - 1,330,000 (83 bb)
Savill Steriling - Eliminated in 17th place ($9,543)
Saturday, July 9, 2016 3:45 PM Local Time
Marco Johnson gets all in with Daniel Lowe and is at risk. He has against Lowe's .
The board runs out and Johnson scoops the pot with a seven-high straight and the nut low.
Marco Johnson - 115,000 (7 bb)
Daniel Lowe - 600,000 (37 bb)
Saturday, July 9, 2016 3:43 PM Local Time
David Solomon Eliminated
David Solomon gets all in preflop with Anil Gurnaney. Solomon holds and Gurnaney holds .
"I'd rather have hearts than spades," says Solomon as he stands to await the flop.
The board comes and Gurnaney makes the spade flush for the scoop. Solomon is eliminated.
"I didn't want that," says Solomon as the river completes the spade flush draw.
Anil Gurnaney - 712,000 (44 bb)
David Solomon - Eliminated in 18th place ($9,543)
Saturday, July 9, 2016 3:37 PM Local Time
With the elimination of Patrick Goulding, the field is down to 18 and here is the two table redraw:
Table #463
Seat 1: Marco Johnson - 56,000 (3 bb)
Seat 2: Richard Ashby - 1,230,000 (76 bb)
Seat 3: Sterling Savill - 99,000 (6 bb)
Seat 4: Jarred Graham - 194,000 (12 bb)
Seat 5: Kate Hoang - 165,000 (10 bb)
Seat 6: Scott Clements - 940,000 (58 bb)
Seat 7: Brad Helm - 107,000 (6 bb)
Seat 8: Jon Turner - 182,000 (11 bb)
Seat 9: Daniel Lowe - 660,000 (41 bb)
Table #453
Seat 1: Rex Clinkscales - 125,000 (7 bb)
Seat 2: David Solomon - 61,000 (3 bb)
Seat 3: Chris Ruby - 263,000 (16 bb)
Seat 4: Noah Bronstein - 862,000 (53 bb)
Seat 5: Timothy Vukson - 440,000 (27 bb)
Seat 6: Kyle Bowker - 394,000 (24 bb)
Seat 7: Paul Taylor - 340,000 (21 bb)
Seat 8: Anil Gurnaney - 652,000 (40 bb)
Seat 9: Ari Engel - 290,000 (18 bb)
Saturday, July 9, 2016 3:26 PM Local Time
It's heads up between Richard Ashby in early position and Ari Engel behind him.
The flop reads and there is 72,000 in the middle.
The turn comes the . Ashby checks and Engel bets 150,000 Ashby calls.
The river is the and Ashby shoves all in. He has around 850,000 and Engel has about 300,000.
Engel tanks for about ten minutes. At about five minutes he says to Ashby, "You gotta have ace-three." At around eight minutes he apologizes to his fellow players for taking so long. "Sorry," Engel says, and eventually he decides to fold.
Richard Ashby - 1,300,000 (130 bb)
Ari Engel - 300,000 (30 bb)