Wednesday, June 20, 2018 10:20 PM Local Time
Lee Marches on to Final Table
Preston Lee limped in on the button and William Kakon raised to 25,000. Lee called.
They both checked through the on the flop to the on the turn. Kakon shoved and Lee called.
William Kakon:
Preston Lee:
Kakon had flopped top pair and Lee had turned the straight. The on the river didn't mean anything to Kakon anymore as he was sent to the payout desk to collect his min-cash. Lee will be back tomorrow with 656,000 in chips.
Preston Lee | 656,000 | 146,000 |
William Kakon | 0 | -150,000 |
Wednesday, June 20, 2018 10:17 PM Local Time
Lakhov Putting Up a Fight
Alexander Lakhov has won a couple of hands on the bounce. In the first, he three-bet all-in versus James Worth's 25,000 button raise and took it down.
The second saw the Russian open to 23,000 and Worth called. The flop came down and both players checked. It was the same on the turn but on the river, after Worth checked once more, Lakhov set 38,000 over the line and Worth passed.
James Worth | 385,000 | -73,000 |
Alexander Lakhov | 269,000 | 73,000 |
Wednesday, June 20, 2018 10:10 PM Local Time
Lee Takes Chip Lead
After Preston Lee and William Kakon chopped a pot, Kakon exclaimed: "How good do you run kid!"
Lee has now taken over the chip lead on the table.
Preston Lee | 510,000 | 145,000 |
William Kakon | 150,000 | -150,000 |
Wednesday, June 20, 2018 10:06 PM Local Time
Linde and Nguyen Heads-Up
With Dave Banerjee eliminated just now, Dylan Linde and Phong Nguyen are heads-up with Linde in the lead.
Dylan Linde | 440,000 | 275,000 |
Phong Nguyen | 220,000 | 50,000 |
Dave Banerjee | 0 | -325,000 |
Wednesday, June 20, 2018 10:03 PM Local Time
Matheson Closes the Deal
Royce Matheson shoved all in from the button and Steven Wolansky called.
Steven Wolansky:
Royce Matheson:
The board ran out , they both flopped a pair but Matheson's pair of eights had the better of Wolansky. The turn and the river bricked for him and Matheson was the one to be allowed to bag his chips for the final table tomorrow.
Royce Matheson | 668,000 | 228,000 |
Steven Wolansky | 0 | -220,000 |
Wednesday, June 20, 2018 10:02 PM Local Time
Worth Extends His Lead
James Worth has been building up his stack since he got to heads up with Alexander Lakhov. He has extended his lead to over 2:1.
James Worth | 458,000 | 11,000 |
Alexander Lakhov | 196,000 | -11,000 |
Wednesday, June 20, 2018 9:54 PM Local Time
Level 27 started
Level: 27
Blinds: 5000/10000
Ante: 1000
Wednesday, June 20, 2018 9:54 PM Local Time
Phil Hellmuth Out in Third
In the fourth all-in versus James Worth, Phil Hellmuth has come unstuck once more and this time it sent him to the rail.
After opening the button to 22,000, Worth moved all-in and Hellmuth called off the rest of his stack.
James Worth
Phil Hellmuth
It was off to the races as the pair went heads up to the flop and it came down . Hellmuth was still looking for a queen or an ace to stay in the game but he couldn't find either on the turn or river and he left in third place.
James Worth | 447,000 | 182,000 |
Alexander Lakhov | 207,000 | 16,000 |
Phil Hellmuth | 0 | -198,000 |
Wednesday, June 20, 2018 9:50 PM Local Time
General Update
Table #401: Royce Matheson and Steven Wolansky have been playing heads-up for a while and Matheson is still in the lead.
Table #402: William Kakon and Preston Lee are still heads-up with about 6 big blinds difference between their stacks.
Table #403: Alfredo Pacheco and Young Phan have been sending the chips back and forth between them. Pacheco is currently in the lead.
Table #418: Dylan Linde, Phong Nguyen, and Dave Banerjee are still three-handed.
Alfredo Pacheco | 510,000 | 290,000 |
Royce Matheson | 440,000 | 70,000 |
Preston Lee | 365,000 | 140,000 |
Dave Banerjee | 325,000 | -90,000 |
William Kakon | 300,000 | -140,000 |
Steven Wolansky | 220,000 | -73,000 |
Phong Nguyen | 170,000 | 40,000 |
Dylan Linde | 165,000 | 45,000 |
Young Phan | 150,000 | -290,000 |
Wednesday, June 20, 2018 9:37 PM Local Time
James Worth Takes the Chip Lead
James Worth just got all of his chips all-in and once again, it was his tournament life on the line in a hand against Phil Hellmuth.
Hellmuth had opened to 21,000 from the button and Worth moved all in for 129,000 from the big blind. It was a snap-call for Hellmuth and they flipped their cards on their backs.
James Worth
Phil Hellmuth
Hellmuth was the one who needed to hit as they headed into the flop. It came , giving Worth a flush draw and Hellmuth now needed a king to hit Broadway. The turn locked it up for Worth with the nut flush and the river made no difference.
Worth has nabbed the chip lead but at the same time, this is the most even-stacked the players have been since playing three-handed.
James Worth | 265,000 | 120,000 |
Phil Hellmuth | 198,000 | -169,000 |
Alexander Lakhov | 191,000 | 49,000 |
Wednesday, June 20, 2018 9:32 PM Local Time
Matheson Still in the Lead
The board read and there was about 115,000 in the middle already. Royce Matheson was up first and decided to bet 86,000 which sent Wolansky into the tank.
"Will you show me if I fold?" Wolansky asked Matheson.
"I don't think I can show you this one bud!" Matheson replied.
Wolansky scratched his head, looked at his cards once more. "Oh I don't know.." he mumbled to himself. He flipped one of his chips and then folded.
Royce Matheson | 370,000 | 14,000 |
Steven Wolansky | 293,000 | -17,000 |
Wednesday, June 20, 2018 9:27 PM Local Time
Phil Hellmuth Continues His Assault
There have been a few more pots won by 14-time bracelet winner Phil Hellmuth in the short time since they returned from the break. Both of his opponents are sitting on less than 20 big blinds now.
Phil Hellmuth | 367,000 | 65,000 |
James Worth | 145,000 | -38,000 |
Alexander Lakhov | 142,000 | -27,000 |
Wednesday, June 20, 2018 9:22 PM Local Time
Table #402 Heads-Up
James Glick has just been eliminated by William Kakon so the heads-up will be between Kakon and Preston Lee.
William Kakon | 440,000 | 124,500 |
Preston Lee | 225,000 | -500 |
James Glick | 0 | -105,000 |
Wednesday, June 20, 2018 9:21 PM Local Time
Level 26 started
Level: 26
Blinds: 4000/8000
Ante: 1000
Wednesday, June 20, 2018 9:07 PM Local Time
Dodd Takes Slobodsky Down
Naor Slobodsky raised on the button and Corey Dodd called.
The flop came , Dodd bet and Slobodsky called.
The turn brought them the , now Dodd check-shoved after Slobodsky bet 25,000. Slobodsky called.
Naor Slobodsky:
Corey Dodd:
Slobodsky flopped a pair of tens but Dodd had the better hand with the pair of kings.
The on the river didn't change the situation and Dodd was the one to go through to tomorrow's final table.
Corey Dodd | 664,500 | 199,500 |
Naor Slobodskoy | 0 | -200,000 |
Wednesday, June 20, 2018 9:05 PM Local Time
Updated Counts for Table #410
Phil Hellmuth | 302,000 | 0 |
James Worth | 183,000 | 0 |
Alexander Lakhov | 169,000 | 0 |
Wednesday, June 20, 2018 9:03 PM Local Time
Kertland on the Final Table
Jesse Kertland raised to 13,000 from the button and Raghav Bansal three-bet to 47,000. Kertland shoved and Bansal called.
Raghav Bansal:
Jesse Kertland:
The board ran out , Kertland hit a trey on the flop and improve to two pair on the turn when the ace came. No ten on the river and Bansal was eliminated.
Jesse Kertland | 662,500 | 282,500 |
Raghav Bansal | 0 | -195,000 |
Wednesday, June 20, 2018 8:57 PM Local Time
Heads-Up On Table #403
Matthew Waxman first doubled Alfredo Pacheco up for 66,500 when his in the small blind couldn't beat Pacheco's in the big blind. The board ran out to give Pacheco a pair of tens on the flop.
Soon after, Waxman was in another similar situation against Pacheco and now he held and Pacheco held . Now the board ran out and after paying Pacheco out, Waxman was left with 7,500.
In the final hand, Waxman called on the button. Pacheco completed his small blind and Young Phan opted to check.
The flop came Pacheco checked, Phan bet and Waxman went all-in for his last 500. Pacheco folded.
Matthew Waxman:
Young Phan:
Waxman flopped a pair of nines but Phan had top pair with the tens. The rest of the board was completed with the on the turn and the on the river to eliminate Waxman from the shootout.
Young Phan | 440,000 | 95,000 |
Alfredo Pacheco | 220,000 | -66,000 |
Matthew Waxman | 0 | -81,500 |
Wednesday, June 20, 2018 8:57 PM Local Time
Hellmuth Takes the Chip Lead
Not too long ago, Phil Hellmuth had 15 big blinds left in this level but now he has over 45. In the last pot that contributed to his upward trend, Hellmuth called the small blind and Alexander Lakhov checked his option. The dealer put out on the flop. When Hellmuth checked, Lakhov bet 7,000.
The turn saw a change of strategy for Hellmuth, who opted to lead for 22,000, which Lakhov called. The completed the board and this time Hellmuth put 27,000 over the line and Lakhov matched it.
Phil Hellmuth showed trip tens with and collected a very decent pot.
Phil Hellmuth | 277,000 | 57,000 |
Alexander Lakhov | 229,000 | -90,000 |
James Worth | 148,000 | 0 |
Wednesday, June 20, 2018 8:50 PM Local Time
Worth Wins Pot Against Hellmuth
Phil Hellmuth opened the button and James Worth called from the big blind.
The flop was a draw-heavy . Worth checked and Hellmuth continued for 14,000, which Worth called.
The turn and river both went check-check and Worth's was good to take the chips.
Phil Hellmuth | 220,000 | 102,400 |
James Worth | 148,000 | -12,000 |