Saturday, July 17, 2010 5:36 PM Local Time
The pace of play is deliberate and methodical at the outer table now, with every pot taking on more and more significance the closer we get to the final table. Pascal LeFrancois opened a recent pot to 475,000 from under the gun and was called by big blind Duy Le. Le checked and called a bet of 650,000 on a flop. The turn was a seeming blank, the , but the action went check, check. Le acted first and ledo ut for 850,000 on the river. LeFrancois called, but had to muck his hand once Le showed for a river two pair, queens and tens.
Le is up to 10,800,000 in chips now. LeFrancois slipped to about 19,300,000.
Saturday, July 17, 2010 5:36 PM Local Time
Brandon Steven limped from the cutoff seat and Michael Mizrachi checked from the big blind. The flop came down and Mizrachi checked. Steven fired 200,000. Mizrachi check-raised to 500,000. Steven moved all in for 4.28 million and Mizrachi tanked. Several minutes later, Mizrachi folded, showing just an ace.
Saturday, July 17, 2010 5:25 PM Local Time
From the cutoff seat, Matthew Jarvis raised to 450,000. He found one caller from the big blind in Benjamin Statz. The flop came down and Statz check-folded to a bet of 625,000 from jarvis.
Saturday, July 17, 2010 5:20 PM Local Time
Sooner or later, the seal on the action at the outer table was going to break. It finally did in a big way. Jonathan Duhamel opened from middle position for 500,000 and was called by Matthew Affleck and big blind David Baker. Baker checked a flop to Duhamel, who continued for 1,175,000. Affleck folded to that bet; Baker went for an all-in check-raise of more than 5,000,000. Duhamel quickly called with the red kings, , and found himself facing Baker's flush draw, . The volume of chatter in the room increased as the rail awaited the remaining two cards. The first was a board-pairing , taking away one of Baker's outs. The second was the , which ended Baker's Main Event run.
Saturday, July 17, 2010 5:11 PM Local Time
Jonathan Duhamel was the first mover on the outer table this time, making it 500,000 to go. He was called by Pascal LeFrancois from the big blind. Both players checked a king-high flop, . LeFrancois took a stab with a bet of 750,000 on the turn and was rewarded with a fold from Duhamel.
Saturday, July 17, 2010 5:09 PM Local Time
We found a three-way flop at the outer table, but one bet was once again enough to end things. David Baker opened from early position for 420,000 and as called by Matt Affleck (on the button) and Duy Le (in the big blind). Action checked to Affleck on a queen-high flopo, . His bet of 825,000 ended the hand.
Saturday, July 17, 2010 5:08 PM Local Time
Action folded to Hasan Habib and he moved in for 1.675 million. Everyone folded and Habib showed the .
Habib has only been shoving, and rightfully so, as he's been between 8 and 15 big blinds more most of the day.
Saturday, July 17, 2010 5:04 PM Local Time
We're still here and the internet in the Amazon Room is (for now) still working. But since the re-draw, action at the outer table has been minimal to non-existent. Most pots are going to the first raiser.
Saturday, July 17, 2010 5:03 PM Local Time
Soi Nguyen opened to 490,000 and action folded to Brandon Steven in the big blind. He three-bet to 1.59 million and Nguyen made the call, creating a pot over three million chips.
The flop came down and both players checked. The turn brought the and both players checked again. The river completed the board with the and Steven fired 1.15 million. Nuyen made the call.
Steven held the , but Nguyen had a pair, the . Nguyen won the pot and took a chunk from Steven's stack.
Saturday, July 17, 2010 4:57 PM Local Time
The first fifteen minutes at the outer table have been very sparse of action. It finally took David Baker and Duy Le to get the action rolling. Le opened his button to 505,000 and was called by Baker from the big blind. Both players checked the flop, . Baker also checked the turn, inducing a bet of 1,000,000 from Le. Baker then check-raised all in and took down the pot.
Saturday, July 17, 2010 4:56 PM Local Time
Action folded over to Michael Mizrachi in the hijack seat and he raised to 485,000. Scott Clements moved in on the button for 4.905 million. Matthew Jarvis was in the big blind and reshoved all in to put the pressure back on Mizrachi. He thought for a little bit and then folded his hand, leaving the other two heads up with Clements' tournament life on the line.
Clements held the and was dominated by the of Jarvis. Clements would need to come from behind if he wanted to stay alive here in the Main Event.
The flop didn't provide much help for Clements when the fell. The turn was the and Clements still needed some lady love in order to stay alive.
The river completed the board with the and that was it. Clements was eliminated in 18th place. He'll add this deep run and $396,967 to his powerful resume which consists of nearly $4.4 million in live tournament winnings.
Saturday, July 17, 2010 4:41 PM Local Time
John Racener raised to 460,000 and was called by Matthew Jarvis. The flop came down and Racener fired 585,000. Jarvis made the call and the fell on the river. Racener checked and Jarvis fired 1.075 million. Racener thought and then folded, giving Jarvis the pot.
Saturday, July 17, 2010 4:34 PM Local Time
Jack Effel got back on the mic before play resumed.
"Welcome back, welcome back. Thanks for your assistance with the re-draw although a lot of people got in the way. When we do our next re-draw at ten players we're going to clear the room. Remember, the players come first."
Effel was referring what can only be referred to as the "organized chaos" that took place during the re-draw.
"With that said, we're situated. 18 players remaining. We're playing down to the November Nine!" This comment was met with strong applause.
"I wish all you guys the best of luck. There's 1:31:38 remaining until the dinner break. Dealers, shuffle up and deal."
Saturday, July 17, 2010 4:31 PM Local Time
Seat 1: Soi Nguyen
Seat 2: Michael Mizrachi
Seat 3: Hasan Habib
Seat 4: Scott Clements
Seat 5: John Racener
Seat 6: Matthew Jarvis
Seat 7: Jason Senti
Seat 8: Brandon Steven
Seat 9: Benjamin Statz
Saturday, July 17, 2010 4:29 PM Local Time
Seat 1: Adam Levy
Seat 2: Jonathan Duhamel
Seat 3: Matt Affleck
Seat 4: John Dolan
Seat 5: Duy Le
Seat 6: Pascal LeFrancois
Seat 7: David Baker
Seat 8: Joseph Cheong
Seat 9: Fillipo Candio
Saturday, July 17, 2010 4:18 PM Local Time
Michiel Sijpkens is gone. He opened all-in for 2.5 million from late position with and was called by John Racener with . A queen on the flop gave Racener the lead, . He ended Sijpkens' tumultuous day with a turn and river.
Sijpkens leaves with $317,161 in prize money. The tournament is now on a pause as one table will be broken and the remaining 18 players will re-draw for seats.
Saturday, July 17, 2010 4:15 PM Local Time
Filippo Candio raised to 510,000 before Jason Senti reraised to 1.275 million. Candio called and the flop came down . Both players checked and the turn brought the .
Candio check-called a bet of 1.525 from Senti and the river came down the to pair the board. Candio checked and Senti fired 2.7 million. After a few minutes in the tank, Candio called.
Senti tabled the and Candio mucked.
Saturday, July 17, 2010 4:09 PM Local Time
Michiel Sijpkens is back on the short stack in a hurry. He opened his button to 480,000 was called only by small blind John Dolan. Both players checked an ace-high, paired flop, . When the turn came Dolan tried a bet of 425,000. Sijpkens called to see the hit the river. Dolan made a bet of 1.1 million. Sijpkens finally woke up with a raise to 2.6 million, but Dolan responded by moving all in for about 3.5 million total (900,000 more). Sijpkens couldn't fold , which was a problem as Dolan showed .
Saturday, July 17, 2010 4:05 PM Local Time
Under the gun, Jonathan Duhamel raised to 500,000 to open the pot and Adam Levy three-bet to 1.375 million from the button. When it came back to Duhamel, he four-bet to 2.725 million, and Levy decided to surrender and take the hit down to 7.8 million.
Saturday, July 17, 2010 3:59 PM Local Time
That break came at a great time for Michiel Sijpkens, allowing him a chance to cool off slightly. But coming back from the break he still had to win a flip against John Racener to right his ship. Racener opened for 450,000 pre-flop, then called after Sijpkens jammed from the big blind for about 3.0 million. Sijpkens tabled , while Racener showed . It was a four in the window, , with no further help materializing for Racener.