Friday, June 9, 2017 6:29 PM Local Time
Dinner Break
Players are now on a dinner break and will return at roughly 7:20 p.m. PDT.
Check out Sarah Herring in a Rage Room while you wait.
Friday, June 9, 2017 6:28 PM Local Time
Chip Counts on Dinner Break
| David Singer | 2,345,000 | 975,000  |
| Kevin LaMonica | 1,550,000 | -300,000  |
| Mike Coombs | 826,000 | 126,000 |
| Andrew Kelsall | 448,000 | -92,000 |
| Max Pescatori | 343,000 | 0 |
Friday, June 9, 2017 6:27 PM Local Time
Max Mucks Vs. LaMonica
Seven Card-Stud
Wayne LaMonica: / /
Max Pescatori: / /
Mike Coombs: /
Mike Coombs completed, Wayne LaMonica raised, Max Pescatori reraised, Coombs called it, LaMonica capped it, Pescatori called, and Coombs folded.
Both players then checked all of the remaining streets including LaMonica blind on seventh and turned over for aces up and took down the pot.
| Kevin LaMonica | 1,850,000 | 450,000 |
| Max Pescatori | 343,000 | 0 |
Friday, June 9, 2017 6:14 PM Local Time
Razz is LaMonica's Game
Razz
LaMonica: / /
Kelsall: / /
With the Wayne Lamonica completed. Andrew Kelsall called. On fourth street Kelsall bet and LaMonica called. On fifth, the players switched roles. LaMonica bet and Kelsall called. On sixth, LaMonica bet and Kelsall called again.
On seventh, LaMonica checked in the dark and Kelsall checked behind.
"I have a low," Lamonica said, showing for an eighty-seven.
"You always do," Kelsall responded. That was good enough to elicit a muck from Kelsall and LaMonica scooped the pot.
| Kevin LaMonica | 1,400,000 | -120,000 |
| Andrew Kelsall | 540,000 | -420,000 |
Friday, June 9, 2017 5:50 PM Local Time
David "Bakes" Baker Eliminated in 6th Place ($33,184)
Limit Hold'em
David "Bakes" Baker raised from the cutoff and David Singer reraised on the button. Baker went all in and was called.
Baker:
Singer:
The board ran out and Singer spiked his ace on the flop as Baker was eliminated.
| David Singer | 1,370,000 | 1,030,000 |
| David "Bakes" Baker | 0 | -453,000 |
Friday, June 9, 2017 5:33 PM Local Time
Kyle Loman Eliminated in 7th Place ($24,696)
Seven-Card Stud
LaMonica: / /
Loman: / /
Wayne LaMonica completed with the . Action folded around. Both Kyle Loman and Andrew Kelsall called. On fourth street, Loman bet. Kelsall folded quickly. LaMonica called. On fifth street Loman bet and LaMonica called. On sixth street, Loman moved all in for his last bet. LaMonica tried to raise, but couldn't, as Loman was already all in.
"I have a flush," LaMonica said. He turned up and he drew the . Loman showed and finished with the but his two pair was no good and he was eliminated in seventh place.
Friday, June 9, 2017 5:26 PM Local Time
Coombs Doubles Through Pescatori
Seven-Card Stud
Mike Coombs: / /
Max Pescatori: / /
Wayne LaMonica / fold
Mike Coombs completed, Wayne LaMonica called, Max Pescatori raised and the other two players called.
On 4th street LaMonica checked, Pescatori bet 60,000 (which he could because LaMonica was paired), Coombs raised, LaMonica folded, Pescatori re-raised and Coombs called all in.
Coombs had four diamonds to a flush and caught a fifth diamond on 6th street to leave Pescatori drawing dead and he doubled up.
| Max Pescatori | 800,000 | -340,000 |
| Mike Coombs | 700,000 | 105,000 |
Friday, June 9, 2017 5:12 PM Local Time
Andrew Kelsall Dents Kevin LaMonica
Razz
LaMonica: / /
Kelsall: / /
David "Bakes" Baker brought in with the . Wayne LaMonica completed. Action folded around to Andrew Kelsall. He raised. Baker folded, but LaMonica called.
On fourth street Kelsall bet and LaMonica called. On fifth street Kelsall bet again.
"Nice catch," LaMonica said. Then he raised.
"You say nice catch then you raise?" Kelsall asked.
"Yeah, I got a nice catch too," LaMonica said.
"Ok, well, I'm gonna raise you back," Kelsall said. He made it three bets and LaMonica called.
On sixth, Kelsall continued with a bet and LaMonica called. On seventh, Kelsall bet again in the dark. LaMonica checked his cards then folded face up.
"I'm gonna show you," Kelsall said. "Because I made a wheel, then drew another ace." He turned up and his wheel was good for a scoop of the pot, putting a dent in LaMonica's monster stack.
| Kevin LaMonica | 1,520,000 | -630,000 |
| Andrew Kelsall | 960,000 | 215,000 |
Friday, June 9, 2017 5:01 PM Local Time
Esther Taylor Eliminated in 8th Place ($18,669)
Razz
Esther Taylor: / /
David Singer: / /
David Singer completed and Esther Taylor called all in.
Singer made a ten-nine-eight low and Taylor needed any nine, eight, five, three, two or ace however she paired up her four and was eliminated.
| David Singer | 340,000 | 50,000 |
| Esther Taylor | 0 | -18,000 |
Friday, June 9, 2017 4:56 PM Local Time
Brandon Shack-Harris Eliminated in 9th Place ($14,339)
Omaha Hi-Lo
Kevin LaMonica limped in. Action folded around and Brandon Shack-Harris called from the small blind and Andrew Kelsall checked his option in the big.
The flop came and Shack-Harris moved all in for his last 4,000. Kelsall called. Lamonica completed the bet to 30,000, then Kelsall folded.
LaMonica:
Shack-Harris:
The board completed with the and giving LaMonica the winning flush. Shack-Harris hit the rail in ninth place, taking home $14,339 for his efforts and bringing the final eight players to the official final table.
| Kevin LaMonica | 2,150,000 | 530,000 |
| Brandon Shack-Harris | 0 | -65,000 |
Friday, June 9, 2017 4:51 PM Local Time
Esther Taylor Put on the Short Stack
Omaha Hi-Lo
Wayne LaMonica raised and was called by Esther Taylor from the small blind. Brandon Shack-Harris folded his big blind and the two went heads-up to a flop.
On the flop, Taylor checked to LaMonica. LaMonica bet and Taylor called.
On the turn, Taylor checked again. LaMonica bet again and Taylor called.
Both players checked the river. LaMonica showed for a pair of kings and that was good enough to beat Taylor for missed low and straight draws. The hand left Taylor with an extremely short stack of just 18,000.
| Esther Taylor | 18,000 | -192,000 |
Friday, June 9, 2017 4:48 PM Local Time
Everybody Loves a Chopped Pot!
Omaha Hi-Lo
Esther Taylor raised from under the gun and Kevin LaMonica re-raised from the cutoff which Taylor called.
On the flop Taylor bet, was raised and called all in.
Taylor:
LaMonica:
Taylor flopped a low while LaMonica was ahead with two pair for the high but needed to dodge some of Taylor's straight outs. The turn and river came and and the pot was chopped.
The next hand LaMonica raised from the hijack and Taylor defended.
On the flop Taylor was again all in after a series of raises and again she made the low while LaMonica won the high and they chopped another pot.
Friday, June 9, 2017 4:41 PM Local Time
David Singer Gets Out of Kevin LaMonica's Trap
Omaha Hi-Lo
Action folded around to the blinds and Kevin LaMonica limped in. David Singer checked his option from the big blind.
The flop came and LaMonica checked. Singer bet. LaMonica raised. Singer made it three bets and LaMonica put Singer all in. Singer called.
LaMonica:
Singer:
The board completed with the and and Singer earned the entire pot with a straight and the only low.
"I think I set the trap pretty good," LaMonica said.
"Sometimes you can do everything right and they just get there," Andrew Kelsall said from across the table.
With that, Singer earned a full double through LaMonica, but LaMonica is still the overwhelming chip leader.
| Kevin LaMonica | 1,620,000 | -80,000 |
| David Singer | 290,000 | 170,000 |
Friday, June 9, 2017 4:36 PM Local Time
Monster LaMonica
Limit Hold'em
Kevin LaMonica has been referred to by his fellow players as extremely aggressive.
LaMonica opened from early position and was raised by Brandon Shack-Harris on the button. Mike Coombs capped the action from the big blind and the three players saw a flop where LaMonica bet out after Coombs checked.
Shack-Harris and Coombs both called and the action was the same on the turn except Coombs folded.
On the river LaMonica fired a third bet and Shack-Harris made the call.
LaMonica announced "Small flush" and turned over and won the hand.
The very next hand he raised blind from under the gun and everyone folded.
| Kevin LaMonica | 1,700,000 | 150,000 |
| Brandon Shack-Harris | 65,000 | -325,000 |
Friday, June 9, 2017 4:07 PM Local Time
Break
After several chopped pots during the seven-card stud-8 round, players are now on a 15-minute break and will return shortly.
Friday, June 9, 2017 3:47 PM Local Time
Unofficial Final Table
The final nine players have been moved to the secondary feature table. Here is an updated list of seats and chip counts:
| Seat | Player | Country | Chips |
|---|
| 1 | Kyle Loman | United States | 245,000 |
| 2 | Esther Taylor | United States | 210,000 |
| 3 | Brandon Shack-Harris | United States | 390,000 |
| 4 | Andrew Kelsall | United States | 745,000 |
| 5 | Mike Coombs | United States | 595,000 |
| 6 | David "Bakes" Baker | United States | 453,000 |
| 7 | Wayne LaMonica | United States | 1,550,000 |
| 8 | David Singer | United States | 120,000 |
| 9 | Max Pescatori | Italy | 1,140,000 |
| Kevin LaMonica | 1,550,000 | -75,000 |
| Max Pescatori | 1,140,000 | 786,000 |
| Andrew Kelsall | 745,000 | 56,000 |
| Mike Coombs | 595,000 | -125,000 |
| David "Bakes" Baker | 453,000 | -107,000 |
| Brandon Shack-Harris | 390,000 | -25,000 |
| Kyle Loman | 245,000 | -402,000 |
| Esther Taylor | 210,000 | -45,000 |
| David Singer | 120,000 | -90,000 |
Friday, June 9, 2017 3:39 PM Local Time
Paul Sokoloff Eliminated in 10th Place ($14,339)
Seven-Card Stud
Paul Sokoloff: / /
Wayne LaMonica: / /
After the betting was capped on third street, Sokoloff was all in and at risk. He was ahead going into seventh street with aces and LaMonica looked at his last card and said that Sokoloff was good.
However as is the procedure with any all in, all cards must be turned up and LaMonica didn't realize that he had made a straight and Sokoloff was eliminated.
| Kevin LaMonica | 1,625,000 | 315,000 |
| Paul Sokoloff | 0 | -336,000 |
Friday, June 9, 2017 3:25 PM Local Time
David "Bakes" Baker Triples in Monster Pot
Seven-Card Stud
Baker: / /
LaMonica: / /
Shack-Harris: / /
Brandon Shack-Harris brought in with the showing. David Baker completed. Wayne LaMonica made it two bets. With the action back on Shack-Harris, he made it three bets. Baker called. LaMonica made it four bets. Shack-Harris and Baker both called.
On fourth street, Baker checked. Lamonica bet and both players called. On fifth street, Lamonica took the betting lead and bet. Both players called. On Sixth street, Baker took first action. He moved all in for 17,000.
"Nice catch," LaMonica said. "Oh well, I guess you deserve this one. I'll double you up."
"Thank you sir," Baker said. "But I don't think I'm out of the woods yet."
Both LaMonica and Shack-Harris called. On seventh, LaMonica and Shack-Harris both checked.
Baked turned up for a flush.
"That is a monster pot," LaMonica said, then mucked. Shack-Harris also mucked. Baker scooped the monster pot and was able to climb back into the middle of the pack.
"Honestly, I wouldn't be surprised if I still came tenth," Baker said as he took stacked his chips.
| Kevin LaMonica | 1,310,000 | 180,000 |
| David "Bakes" Baker | 560,000 | 230,000 |
| Brandon Shack-Harris | 415,000 | -196,000 |
Friday, June 9, 2017 3:02 PM Local Time
David "Bakes" Baker Slipping
Razz
Baker: /
LaMonica: /
David "Bakes" Baker opened with a raise. Action folded to Wayne LaMonica who raised. Action folded back to Bakes. He raised again and LaMonica closed the action with a call. On fourth street, Baker bet and LaMonica called. On fifth street, Baker slowed down with a check. LaMonica bet and Baker called. On sixth, Baker checked again and LaMonica bet again. Baker thought for a moment, then folded.
"I don't know how you're gonna call me with a pair showing," LaMonica said. "I had a low already."
| Kevin LaMonica | 1,130,000 | 110,000 |
| David "Bakes" Baker | 330,000 | -190,000 |
Friday, June 9, 2017 2:55 PM Local Time
Updated Chip Counts
Wayne LaMonica currently has the chip lead and is the first player to break the one million-chip mark.
| Kevin LaMonica | 1,020,000 | 377,000 |
| Mike Coombs | 720,000 | 380,000 |
| Andrew Kelsall | 689,000 | 279,000 |
| Kyle Loman | 647,000 | 27,000 |
| Brandon Shack-Harris | 611,000 | -179,000 |
| David "Bakes" Baker | 520,000 | -399,000 |
| Max Pescatori | 354,000 | -26,000 |
| Paul Sokoloff | 336,000 | -489,000 |
| Esther Taylor | 255,000 | -5,000 |
| David Singer | 210,000 | -50,000 |