Saturday, June 24, 2017 7:44 PM Local Time
Level 10 started
Level: 10
Blinds: 25000/50000
Ante: 5000
Saturday, June 24, 2017 7:00 PM Local Time
Official Chip Counts During the Dinner Break
| Thomas Boivin | 3,645,000 | -55,000  |
| Ben Maya | 2,275,000 | 375,000  |
| Tim West | 1,600,000 | 120,000 |
Saturday, June 24, 2017 6:57 PM Local Time
Hands #91-92: Two Hands Before the Dinner Break
Hand #91: Tim West raised to 160,000 from the button, and Ben Maya, in the small blind, called. They checked through the on the flop and the on the turn. Maya check-folded to the 180,000-chip bet of West on the river.
Hand #92: Maya raised to 100,000 on the button, and Thomas Boivin called from the small blind. The flop came , and Boivin check-called the 100,000-chip bet of Maya. The turn was the , Boivin checked, Maya bet 100,000, Boivin raised to 400,000, and Maya called. The river completed the board with the , Boivin checked, and Maya shoved all in for 1,020,000 in total. After taking his time, Boivin decided to fold.
The players have now gone for their 60-minute dinner break. Play will start again around 7:40 p.m. local time.
Saturday, June 24, 2017 6:49 PM Local Time
Hands #85-90: Some Shoving and A Chopped Pot
Hand #85: Thomas Boivin opened and folded to a Ben Maya shove.
Hand #86: Boivin opened again, and this time, Tim West shoved and took the pot.
Hand #87: Boivin opened again but laid it down to another West all in.
Hand #88: Maya completed the small blind, and Boivin checked. They got to the turn of a board reading , where Maya bet 100,000, and Boivin called. The river was the , and a check from Maya saw Boivin bet 90,000 but fold to a 300,000-chip raise.
Hand #89: A limped family pot went to a flop of . Maya bet 75,000 and picked up one call from West. They checked the turn, and on the river, West bet 150,000. Maya said he was worried about the flush but called, and they both had a and chopped with the same straight.
Hand #90: West, in the small blind, and Maya, in the big, limped and checked it all the way down on a board. West, with , took the small pot.
Saturday, June 24, 2017 6:38 PM Local Time
Hands #79-84: Boivin Doesn't Stop
Hand #79: Thomas Boivin raised to 80,000 from the button, Ben Maya shoved all in from the big blind, and Boivin folded.
Hand #80: Maya completed from the small blind, and Boivin opted to check. They both checked through the flop, and the turn gave them the . Maya check-called the 50,000-chip bet of Boivin. The river completed the board with the , Maya bet, and Boivin folded.
Hand #81: Boivin raised to 100,000 from the small blind, and Tim West called. They checked through the on the flop. The came on the turn, Boivin bet 180,000, and West called. The on the river completed the board, Boivin bet 290,000, and West folded.
Hand #82: West completed from the small blind, and Maya opted to check. They also checked on the flop. The turn gave them the , West bet 50,000, and Maya folded.
Hand #83: Boivin got a walk.
Hand #84: Boivin raised to 100,000 from the small blind. West shoved all in, and Boivin folded.
Saturday, June 24, 2017 6:28 PM Local Time
Hands #73-78: Boivin Rolls On
Hand #73: Ben Maya raised from the big blind, and Tim West folded his small blind after limping.
Hand #74: Thomas Boivin got a walk.
Hand #75: Maya raised the button, and West defended the big blind. It was checked all the way down through the river of the board, and West showed to win with a pair.
Hand #76: Boivin raised, winning the blinds and antes.
Hand #77: West limped the button, and it was a family flop of . Maya bet 150,000, with just Boivin calling. The on the turn saw Maya check-call a 350,000-chip bet from Boivin. The river was the , and May checked again. A Boivin bet of 500,000 had Maya thinking for a couple minutes, but he laid it down.
Hand #78: It was limped preflop, and on a flop, a bet from Boivin took another pot.
| Thomas Boivin | 3,700,000 | 305,000 |
| Ben Maya | 1,900,000 | -845,000 |
Saturday, June 24, 2017 6:20 PM Local Time
Hands #68-72: Boivin Keeps Climbing
Hand #68: Thomas Boivin gets a walk.
Hand #69: Ben Maya raised to 125,000 from the button, and Boivin called from the small blind. They both checked through the on the flop. Boivin check-called the 250,000-chip bet of Maya on the turn. The on the river made them both check. Boivin showed , and Maya mucked.
Hand #70: Boivin raised to 80,000 from the button, Maya called from the big blind. The flop came , and Maya check-raised to 800,000 after Boivin had bet 55,000. Boivin folded.
Hand #71: Maya completed from the small blind, Boivin opted to raise to 125,000, and Maya called. The flop came , and Maya check-called the 75,000-chip bet of Boivin. The turn was the , and Maya check-folded the 325,000-chip bet of Boivin.
Hand #72: Boivin completed from the small blind, and Tim West opted to check. The flop came , Boivin bet 40,000, and West folded.
Saturday, June 24, 2017 6:08 PM Local Time
Level 9 started
Level: 9
Blinds: 20000/40000
Ante: 5000
Saturday, June 24, 2017 6:08 PM Local Time
Hands #59-67: Momentum For Thomas Boivin
Hand #59: It was a limped family pot to the turn of a board reading , where Tim West bet 45,000, and Ben Maya called. The river saw a lead from Maya for 350,000, that took the pot.
Hand #60: Thomas Boivin raised, winning the blinds and antes.
Hand #61: Maya got a walk.
Hand #62: Maya and Boivin were in the blinds on a flop of . Maya check-called a bet of 35,000, and there was no action on the turn. The river was the , and Maya check-folded to a 100,000-chip bet.
Hand #63: Boivin made it 90,000 from the small blind and folded to a reraise to 305,000 from West.
Hand #64: Limped in the blinds, a flop of saw West check-fold to a 50,000-chip bet from Maya.
Hand #65: Boivin got a walk.
Hand #66: Boivin made it 75,000 from the small blind, and West called in the big blind. They checked it down to the river of a board reading , where a bet from West took the pot.
Hand #67: Boivin, on the button, made it 60,000 and created a family pot that went to the turn of a board. West bet 150,000 and got two callers. The river was the , and Boivin bet 400,000. Eventually, Maya called, but Boivin and his beat the ace-ten of Maya.
| Thomas Boivin | 3,395,000 | 1,150,000 |
| Ben Maya | 2,745,000 | 245,000 |
| Tim West | 1,480,000 | -362,000 |
Saturday, June 24, 2017 5:58 PM Local Time
Hands #51-58: Play Continues
Hand #51: Ben Maya raised to 75,000 from the under-the-gun position, and Thomas Boivin called from the button. The flop came , Maya bet continued for 100,000, and Boivin called. They both checked the on the turn, the river brought them the . Maya check-folded to the 75,000-chip bet of Boivin.
Hand #52: Boivin opened to 60,000 from the button, and Maya called from the big blind. The flop came , and Maya check-called the 75,000-chip bet of Boivin. They both checked on the turn, the on the river completed the board. Maya bet 200,000, and Boivin folded.
Hand #53: Maya completed from the small blind, and Boivin opted to check. The flop gave them , and Maya check-called the 30,000-chip bet of Boivin. They both checked through the on the turn and the on the river. Maya showed , and Boivin had him bested with .
Hand #54: Boivin raised to 90,000 from the small blind, and Tim West looked at his cards. He asked Boivin if he knew of Dolly Parton. Boivin didn't. West open folded and explained who Parton is.
Hand #55: West completed from the small blind, and Maya opted to check. They both checked through the on the flop and the on the turn. The on the river completed the board, West bet 30,000 and Maya folded.
Hand #56: West limped from the button, Maya completed from the small blind, and Boivin opted to check. They all checked through the on the flop. The came on the turn, Maya checked, Boivin bet 80,000, and both West and Maya folded.
Hand #57: Boivin raised to 90,000 from the small blind, and West called. They both checked through the on the flop. The turn was the , and Boivin check-called the 125,000-chip bet of West. The river gave them the , and Boivin check-folded to the 325,000-chip bet of West.
Hand #58: Maya got a walk.
Saturday, June 24, 2017 5:40 PM Local Time
Phachara Wongwichit Eliminated in 4th Place ($84,453)
Hand #50:
Ben Maya opened for 60,000 from the button, Thomas Boivin called from the small blind, and Phachara Wongwichit from the big blind.
The flop of was checked around, and the hit the turn. Boivin bet 145,000, and Wongwichit moved all in. Maya folded, and Boivin called.
Phachara Wongwichit:
Thomas Boivin:
The river was the , and Wongwichit was out.
| Ben Maya | 2,500,000 | -1,100,000 |
| Phachara Wongwichit | 0 | -688,000 |
Saturday, June 24, 2017 5:35 PM Local Time
Hands #44-49: Swapping Small Pots
Hand #44: Ben Maya opened, and Thomas Boivin called. It went to the river of a board , where Maya bet 200,000 and won with his after Boivin called.
Hand #44: Phachara Wongwichit opened, and Maya called. The flop was , and Maya check-called a 45,000-chip bet. They checked the turn, and on the river, Maya bet 100,000 and took the pot
Hand #45: Maya and Boivin, un-raised in the blinds, went to the turn of a board, where Maya bet 30,000, and Boivin called. They checked the river, and Maya won with for a pair of fives.
Hand #46: Maya limped button, and the blinds came along. The flop was , and a bet of 125,000 from Boivin took the pot.
Hand #47: Boivin opened for 60,000 from button to take the antes and blinds.
Hand #48: Limped blind on blind and to the turn of a board, West checked, and Maya bet 30,000 to take it.
Hand #49: Tim West limped the button, Boivin checked his option, and the two saw a flop of . A bet of 50,000 from West saw a rare pot go his way.
Saturday, June 24, 2017 5:24 PM Local Time
Alex Rocha Eliminated in 5th Place ($62,602)
Hand #42:
Alex Rocha raised to 50,000 from the cutoff, and Tim West three-bet to 180,000 from the button. Ben Maya called from the small blind, and Rocha shoved all in for 932,000 in total. West folded, and Maya asked for the initial raise of 180,00 to be pulled in the pot so he could see how much more he had to put in. The dealer did just that. Maya counted out the chips and some other stacks, and in the end, he called.
Ben Maya:
Alex Rocha:
The board ran out . Maya rivered an ace to give him top pair and knock Rocha out of the tournament.
| Ben Maya | 3,600,000 | 1,800,000 |
| Alex Rocha | 0 | -800,000 |
Saturday, June 24, 2017 5:20 PM Local Time
Level 8 started
Level: 8
Blinds: 15000/30000
Ante: 4000
Saturday, June 24, 2017 5:18 PM Local Time
Hands #41-42: Boivin Stays Active
Hand #41: Thomas Boivin raised to 55,000 from the cutoff, and Phachara Wongwichit called from the button. The flop came , and Boivin check-called the 85,000-chip bet of Wongwichit. The turn gave them the , and Boivin check-called the 225,000-chip bet of Wongwichit. The on the river completed the board, on which they both checked. Boivin showed for a flopped flush, and Wongwichit mucked.
Hand #42: Boivin raised to 50,000 from the under-the-gun position, and Ben Maya called from the big blind. The flop came , and Maya check-called the 25,000-chip bet of Boivin. They both checked through the on the turn. The river brought them the to complete the board, Boivin checked, Maya bet 75,000, and Boivin folded.
Saturday, June 24, 2017 5:06 PM Local Time
Hands #37-40: Alex Rocha Doubles Up
Hand #37: Thomas Boivin opened under the gun, and Ben Maya defended his big blind. They checked it down to the river of a board reading , where Maya bet 100,000, and Boivin called. Maya won, showing
Hand #38: Phachara Wongwichit opened for 48,000 under the gun, and Boivin three-bet to 165,000 in the big blind. Wongwichit called. The flop was , Boivin bet 125,000, and Wongwichit called. They checked the turn , and a bet of 150,000 from Wongwichit on the river took the pot.
Hand #39: Wong got a walk.
Hand #40: Maya opened for 60,000, and Alex Rocha called from the big blind. The flop was . Rocha checked, Maya bet 200,000, and Rocha moved all in for 402,000. Maya called.
Alex Rocha:
Ben Maya:
The turn was the , and the on the river delivered a flush and a double-up for Rocha.
| Ben Maya | 1,800,000 | -372,000 |
| Alex Rocha | 800,000 | 228,000 |
Saturday, June 24, 2017 4:54 PM Local Time
Hands #32-36: No Showdowns
Hand #32: Thomas Boivin raised to 50,000 from the under-the-gun position. Ben Maya called in the big blind. The flop came and Maya check-folded on the 50,000 bet of Boivin.
Hand #33: Boivin got a walk.
Hand #34: Maya raised to 60,000 from the button, Phachara Wongwichit shoved all in from the big blind, and Maya folded.
Hand #35: Boivin limped in from the button, Wongwichit completed from the small blind, and Alex Rocha opted to check. The flop came and both Wongwichit and Rocha checked. Boivin opened to 30,000, Wongwichit called, and Rocha folded. The turn brought the and Wongwichit check-called the 125,000 bet of Boivin. The on the river completed the board, Wongwichit opened to 110,000, and Boivin folded.
Hand #36: Rocha completed from the small blind and Tim West opted to check. They both checked through the on the flop. The turn was the , Rocha opened to 26,000, and West called. The came on the river and West check-folded on the 90,000 bet of Rocha.
Saturday, June 24, 2017 4:35 PM Local Time
Official Chip Counts During the Break
The players have just gone for their second 15-minute break of the day. Please find the official update chip counts below:
| Thomas Boivin | 2,245,000 | 0 |
| Ben Maya | 2,172,000 | 0 |
| Tim West | 1,842,000 | 0 |
| Phachara Wongwichit | 688,000 | 0 |
| Alex Rocha | 572,000 | 0 |
Saturday, June 24, 2017 4:31 PM Local Time
Hands #28-31: Small Pots Going To Break
Hand #28: Ben Maya limped small blind and Thomas Boivin checked. A bet from Maya on flop of won the pot.
Hand #29: Maya opened to take the pot.
Hand #30: Maya opened to 30,000 and the blinds called. The flop was and a bet from Boivin of 40,000 won the chips.
Hand #31: Boivin opened for 46,000 in the last hand before break and won antes an blinds.
Saturday, June 24, 2017 4:29 PM Local Time
Steve Foutty Eliminated in 6th Place ($46,969); Joe Cook Eliminated in 7th Place ($35,673)
Hand #26: Thomas Boivin opened and got no action taking antes and blinds and showing .
Hand #27: Boivin opened under the gun and Steve Foutty moved all in and then Joe Cook moved all in and Boivin called.
Foutty:
Cook:
Boivin:
The board ran out .
Boivin scored a double knockout to win a huge pot.
| Thomas Boivin | 2,245,000 | 1,475,000 |
| Joe Cook | 0 | -367,000 |
| Steve Foutty | 0 | -1,500,000 |