Wednesday, June 21, 2017 5:14 PM Local Time
Hands #45-50: Gathy Doubles Up
Hand #45: Michael Gathy pushed all in for his remaining 285,000 and was called by Eric Blair. Both players had the same hand: and , respectively. The board ran out and it was a chopped pot.
Hand #46: Reginald Hampton limped from the cutoff and Gathy checked his big blind. The flop was and Hampton took down the pot with a bet of 60,000.
Hand #47: James Hughes raised to 65,000 from under the gun and everyone folded.
Hand #48: Gathy raised all in from the button for 265,000 and Hughes instantly called from the big blind. Gathy held and was ahead of the from Hughes. The board ran out and Gathy was able to double up.
Hand #49: Vlad Darie raised to 60,000 and Eric Blair three-bet to 230,000 out of the big blind. Darie folded.
Hand #50: Darie raised to 60,000 from under the gun and was called by Thomas Reynolds in the cutoff, Blair in the small blind, and Hampton in the big blind. The flop came and the action was checked to Reynolds who bet 80,000 which got everyone to fold.
Wednesday, June 21, 2017 5:05 PM Local Time
Hands #40-44: Reginald Hampton Gets Value From the Ladies
Hand #40: Reginald Hampton raised to 70,000 from the cutoff and Michael Gathy called from the big blind. The flop came and both players checked the on the turn and the on the river. Hampton tabled for the winner.
Hand #41: James Hughes raised to 65,000 from under the gun and Hampton called from the hijack, as did Chris Johnson in the cutoff and Gathy in the small blind. The flop came and Gathy led out for 135,000. Hughes and Hampton folded and Johnson called. The turn was the and both players checked to the on the river. They both checked again and both players had pocket nines to chop it up.
Hand #42: Eric Blair raised to 70,000 from under the gun and everyone folded.
Hand #43: Thomas Reynolds raised to 70,000 on the button, Hughes three-bet to 185,000 from the small blind, and Reynolds mucked.
Hand #44: Gathy raised to 60,000 from the hijack and Hampton decided to defend his big blind. The flop came and Hampton check-called a bet of 90,000 from Gathy. The turn was the and Hampton checked again. Gathy bet 250,000 this time and Hampton put in a check-raise to 500,000. Gathy thought for a moment called. The river was the and Hampton led out for 575,000.
"That's a bad river", laughed Gathy.
After a few minutes in the tank, Gathy slid forward a stack to call. Hampton tabled for a set of queens and Gathy mucked his cards.
| Reginald Hampton | 3,750,000 | 1,050,000  |
| Michael Gathy | 300,000 | -1,120,000  |
Wednesday, June 21, 2017 4:45 PM Local Time
Hands #35-39: Johnson Picks Up a Pot With Ace High
Hand #35: Vlad Darie raised to 60,000 from the cutoff and everyone folded.
Hand #36: Michael Gathy raised to 60,000 from the cutoff and picked up the pot.
Hand #37: Gathy raised to 60,000 again and got no action.
Hand #38: flop and the came on the turn. Johnson checked again and Blair bet 105,000. Johnson called and the fell on the river. Both players checked and Johnson tabled to win the pot.
Hand #39: Reginald Hampton raised to 70,000 on the button and Darie shoved all in for 785,000 from the big blind. Hampton folded.
Wednesday, June 21, 2017 4:39 PM Local Time
Hands #30-34: Eric Blair Flips For it All
Hand #30: Vlad Darie raised to 60,000 from middle position and got a call from James Hughes on the button. Eric Blair was in the small blind and moved all in for 525,000. Darie folded and Hughes tank-folded after Michael Gathy called the clock.
Hand #31: Darie limped in from under the gun, as did Thomas Reynolds from the hijack and Reginald Hampton in the small blind. Chris Johnson was in the big blind and checked his option. The flop came and all four players checked to the on the turn. Both blinds checked to Darie and he bet 75,000. Everyone folded.
Hand #32: Johnson limped in from the small blind and Darie tanked before checking his option in the big blind. The flop came and both players checked to the on the turn and the on the river. Johnson led out for 150,000 and Darie tank-folded.
Hand #33: Hughes raised to 65,000 from middle position, Blair three-bet to 160,000 and Hughes tank-folded.
Hand #34: Blair raised to 70,000 from middle position and Johnson asked how much he had behind before putting in a three-bet to 160,000 from the hijack. Blair moved all in and Johnson called.
Blair was at risk with in a coin flip scenario against Johnson's . The flop came , putting Blair in the lead with a pair of kings. The turn was the and Johnson picked up some outs to make a straight. The river was the and Blair was able to hold on.
| Eric Blair | 1,850,000 | 1,135,000 |
| Chris Johnson | 730,000 | -820,000 |
Wednesday, June 21, 2017 4:29 PM Local Time
Who Should be Nominated for Hall of Fame?
Wednesday, June 21, 2017 4:22 PM Local Time
Updated Chip Counts
Here's a look at the updated chip counts with seven players remaining:
| Reginald Hampton | 2,700,000 | -100,000 |
| Thomas Reynolds | 1,800,000 | 390,000 |
| Chris Johnson | 1,550,000 | -650,000 |
| Michael Gathy | 1,420,000 | 20,000 |
| James Hughes | 1,200,000 | 485,000 |
| Eric Blair | 715,000 | -415,000 |
| Vlad Darie | 710,000 | -30,000 |
Wednesday, June 21, 2017 4:01 PM Local Time
Break Time
The remaining seven players have headed on another 15-minute break! It's also time for a color-up.
Wednesday, June 21, 2017 4:01 PM Local Time
Hands #24-29: Zero Flops
Hand #24: James Hughes raised to 52,000 and everyone folded.
Hand #25: Vlad Darie received a walk.
Hand #26: Thomas Reynolds raised to 52,000 and Eric Blair jammed all-in for 462,000 forcing everyone to fold including Reynolds.
Hand #27: Darie raised to 50,000 on the button and the blinds folded.
Hand #28: Chris Johnson raised to 55,000 and got no action.
Hand #29: Johnson raised to 55,000 again and picked up the blinds and antes.
Wednesday, June 21, 2017 4:00 PM Local Time
Hands #19-23: Five Hands, Five Rivers
Hand #19: Eric Blair raised to 55,000 from the hijack and Chris Johnson called on the button. The flop came and both players checked to the on the turn and the on the river. Blair checked, Johnson bet 80,000, and Blair folded.
Hand #20: James Hughes raised to 52,000 from under the gun and Johnson called from the cutoff. The flop came . Hughes bet 52,000 and Johnson called. The turn was the and both players checked to the on the river. Hughes led out for 175,000 and Johnson mucked.
Hand #21: Johnson raised to 55,000 from the hijack and Hughes defended his big blind. The flop came and both players checked. The turn was the . Hughes checked, Johnson bet 70,000, and Hughes called. Both players checked when the hit the river. Hughes tabled for a pair of nines with a queen kicker and Johnson showed for two pairs, nines and eights, to scoop the pot.
Hand #22: Reginald Hampton raised to 52,000 from under the gun and Johnson three-bet to 125,000 from middle position. Thomas Reynolds called on the button and Hampton folded. The flop came , Johnson led out for 125000, and Reynolds called. The turn was the , Johnson led out for 250,000, and Reynolds called again. The river was the . Johnson checked and Reynolds moved all in for about 800,000. Johnson went into the tank and eventually folded.
Hand #23: Michael Gathy raised to 50,000 from the hijack and Hampton defended his big blind. The flop came and both players checked. The turn was the . Hampton led out for 80,000 and Gathy called. The river was the and Hampton check-folded to a bet of 250,000 from Gathy.
Wednesday, June 21, 2017 3:43 PM Local Time
Hands #15-18: Hampton Doubles Through Reynolds
Hand #15: Michael Gathy raised to 50,000 and everyone folded.
Hand #16: Gathy raised to 50,000 from early position and Thomas Reynolds called directly to his left. Reginald Hampton was in the small blind and three-bet to 150,000. Both Gathy and Reynolds called.
The flop came and Hampton led out for 300,000. Gathy called and Reynolds moved all in for 2,800,000. Hampton called for his remaining 1,065,000 and Gathy folded. Hampton showed and was slightly ahead of Reynolds' . The turn was the , giving Reynolds a straight, but the river was the , making Hampton a full house and giving him a double-up.
Hand #17: Vlad Darie raised to 50,000 and Chris Johnson called from the big blind. Both players checked the entire way with the board reading and Darie showed to win the hand.
Hand #18: Gathy raised to 60,000 from early position and Eric Blair called from the cutoff along with Darie in the big blind. The flop was and Gathy bet 110,000. Blair called and Darie got out of the way. The turn was the and Gathy bet 250,000, which Blair called again. The river landed the and Gathy shoved all in for 440,000. Blair went in the tank for a couple minutes before releasing his hand into the muck.
| Reginald Hampton | 2,800,000 | 1,700,000 |
| Thomas Reynolds | 1,410,000 | -1,290,000 |
Wednesday, June 21, 2017 3:23 PM Local Time
Hands #9-14: Reginald Hampton Four-Bets
Hand #9: Chris Johnson raised to 50,000 from middle position and got no action.
Hand #10: Eric Blair raised to 55,000 on the button and the blinds folded.
Hand #11: Michael Gathy raised to 60,000 from under the gun and scooped the pot.
Hand #12: Johnson raised to 55,000 on the button and took it down.
Hand #13: Reginald Hampton raised to 52,000 from the hijack and Johnson three-bet to 120,000 from the cutoff. Hampton four-bet to 352,000 and Johnson mucked.
Hand #14: Gathy raised to 50,000 on the button and James Hughes defended his big blind. The flop came and both players checked to the on the turn and the on the river. Hughes led out for 60,000 and Gathy folded.
Wednesday, June 21, 2017 3:16 PM Local Time
Hands #5-8: Chop It Up
Hand #5: Thomas Reynolds raised to 75,000 from under the gun and everyone folded.
Hand #6: Michael Gathy called from the small blind and Reynolds checked his option. The flop came and Gathy led out for 25,000. Reynolds called and the turn was the . Gathy check-called a bet of 40,000 and the was on the river. Both players checked and Gathy tabled to win the hand.
Hand #7: Reginald Hampton raised to 52,000 and Vlad Darie three-bet to 125,000 getting everyone to fold.
Hand #8: Gathy raised to 50,000 on the button and Eric Blair called from the big blind. Both players checked it down to the river with the board reading and Blair showed to play the board. Gathy tabled and was counterfeit on the river, also playing the board.
Wednesday, June 21, 2017 3:11 PM Local Time
Chad Eveslage Eliminated in 8th Place ($30,448)
Hand #4: James Hughes raised to 52,000 from under the gun and Chad Eveslage moved all in for 370,000 from middle position. The action was folded back to Hughes who instantly called.
Hughes was ahead with against Eveslage's . The board ran out and Eveslage wasn't able to hit an ace, being eliminated in eighth place.
| Chad Eveslage | 0 | -455,000 |
Wednesday, June 21, 2017 3:05 PM Local Time
Joep Raemaekers Eliminated in 9th Place ($23,460)
Thomas Reynolds raised to 40,000 from late position and Joep Raemaekers three-bet to 125,000 from the cutoff. Reynolds called.
The flop came and Reynolds checked. Raemaekers bet 135,000 and Reynolds check-raised to 500,000. Raemaekers asked for a count and then moved all in for 540,000. Reynolds called.
Raemaekers was at risk with for top pair, up against Reynolds' with overcards and nut flush draw. The turn was the and the river was the , making a pair of queens for Reynolds and sending Raemaekers to the rail.
| Thomas Reynolds | 2,700,000 | 750,000 |
| Joep Raemaekers | 0 | -518,000 |
Wednesday, June 21, 2017 3:01 PM Local Time
Hands #1-2: Joep Raemaekers Shoves
Hand #1: Chris Johnson raised to 50,000 from middle position, and got calls from Michael Gathy in the hijack, Thomas Reynolds in the cutoff and James Hughes on the button. Joep Raemaekers was in the small blind and shoved for 454,000. Everyone folded.
Hand #2: Gathy raised to 40,000 from late position and got no action.
Wednesday, June 21, 2017 2:57 PM Local Time
Hand-for-Hand Coverage is Underway
The official final table of nine has begun, and hand-for-hand coverage will begin now.
Wednesday, June 21, 2017 2:52 PM Local Time
Daniel Deveau Eliminated in 10th Place ($18,270)
Reginald Hampton raised to 50,000 from early position and Daniel Deveau pushed all in for 434,000 from late position. Hampton quickly called and rolled over which was ahead of Deveau's .
The flop came and Deveau would need to catch a king to survive. The turn brought the and Deveau was drawing dead to the river. Hampton moved to over 1,000,000 chips while Deveau was eliminated in 10th place.
| Reginald Hampton | 1,100,000 | 670,000 |
| Daniel Deveau | 0 | -435,000 |
Wednesday, June 21, 2017 2:38 PM Local Time
Unofficial Final Table: Chris Johnson Leads
Following the elimination of Li Fu in 11th place, the unofficial final table of 10 has come together. Chris Johnson has heaps, sitting on 2,200,000 after winning a massive pot against Shaun Davis earlier.
Here is a look at how they stack up:
| Seat | Player Name | Country | Prize (USD) |
|---|
| 1 | James Hughes | United States | 715,000 |
| 2 | Joep Raemaekers | Malta | 518,000 |
| 3 | Eric Blair | United States | 1,130,000 |
| 4 | Reg Hampton | Canada | 430,000 |
| 5 | Chad Eveslage | United States | 455,000 |
| 6 | Chris Johnson | United States | 2,200,000 |
| 7 | Daniel Deveau | United States | 435,000 |
| 8 | Vlad Darie | Romania | 740,000 |
| 9 | Michael Gathy | Belgium | 1,400,000 |
| 10 | Thomas Reynolds | United States | 1,950,000 |
| Chris Johnson | 2,200,000 | 20,000 |
| Thomas Reynolds | 1,950,000 | 600,000 |
| Michael Gathy | 1,400,000 | 0 |
| Eric Blair | 1,130,000 | 80,000 |
| Vlad Darie | 740,000 | -810,000 |
| James Hughes | 715,000 | 150,000 |
| Joep Raemaekers | 518,000 | -387,000 |
| Chad Eveslage | 455,000 | -440,000 |
| Daniel Deveau | 435,000 | -165,000 |
| Reginald Hampton | 430,000 | 35,000 |
Wednesday, June 21, 2017 2:27 PM Local Time
Li Fu Eliminated in 11th Place ($18,270)
Li Fu moved all in for her last 250,000 from under the gun and Michael Gathy quickly called from late position.
Fu was at risk with , well behind the of Gathy.
The flop came and Fu still needed to catch nine to improve. The turn was the and the river was the , giving Gathy an unnecessary straight to eliminate Fu on the unofficial final table bubble.
| Michael Gathy | 1,400,000 | 570,000 |
| Li Fu | 0 | -555,000 |
Wednesday, June 21, 2017 2:22 PM Local Time
Shaun Davis Eliminated in 12th Place ($18,270)
Shaun Davis raised to 50,000 from the cutoff and Chris Johnson three-bet to 130,000 from the small blind. Davis called and the flop came . Johnson bet 80,000 and Davis went all in for 265,000. Johnson quickly threw a chip in signifying a call and turned over . Davis was behind with and would need some help to stay alive.
The turn brought the help Davis was looking for in the form of the . However, the on the river quickly erased all of that as Johnson made three kings. Davis was eliminated in 12th place leaving only one elimination away from the unofficial final table.
| Chris Johnson | 2,180,000 | 660,000 |
| Shaun Davis | 0 | -210,000 |