Thursday, June 28, 2012 5:07 PM Local Time
Limit Hold'em
From the small blind Michael Mizrachi raised and Chris Klodnicki three-bet from the big blind. Mizrachi put in a four-bet and Klodnicki called.
The flop came down , Mizrachi bet and Klodnicki called. The turn was the and Mizrachi bet again, Klodnicki called.
On the river both players checked and Mizrachi showed in order to take down the pot.
| Michael Mizrachi | 9,300,000 | 600,000  |
| Chris Klodnicki | 5,800,000 | -725,000  |
Thursday, June 28, 2012 5:04 PM Local Time
Pot-Limit Omaha
Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi raised on the button to 80,000. Both Chris Klodnicki and Andy Bloch made the call, acting from the small blind and big blind, respectively.
On the flop, Klodnicki and Bloch checked before Mizrachi bet 200,000. After Klodnicki folded, Bloch called.
The turn was the and Bloch checked. Mizrachi bet 350,000 and Bloch called.
After the fell on the river, Bloch bet 500,000. Mizrachi raised to 2.5 million and Bloch made the call.
Mizrachi showed the for top full house. Bloch showed the for the second full house and lost the pot.
| Michael Mizrachi | 8,700,000 | 3,255,000 |
| Andy Bloch | 1,140,000 | -3,090,000 |
Thursday, June 28, 2012 4:50 PM Local Time
Level: 22
Blinds: 0/0
Ante: 0
Thursday, June 28, 2012 4:36 PM Local Time
| Name | Chip Count | Big Bets | Big Blinds |
|---|
| Chris Klodnicki | 6,525,000 | 40 | 163 |
| Michael Mizrachi | 5,445,000 | 34 | 136 |
| Andy Bloch | 4,230,000 | 26 | 105 |
Thursday, June 28, 2012 4:31 PM Local Time
| Chris Klodnicki | 6,525,000 | -275,000 |
| Michael Mizrachi | 5,445,000 | 195,000 |
| Andy Bloch | 4,230,000 | 130,000 |
Thursday, June 28, 2012 4:28 PM Local Time
Play will resume in 20 minutes.
Thursday, June 28, 2012 4:26 PM Local Time
Pot-Limit Omaha
Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi raised to 75,000 from the button and Andy Bloch called from the big blind. The flop came down and both players checked.
The turn was the and Bloch checked again. Mizrachi bet 125,000 and Bloch called.
The river was the and Bloch checked. Mizrachi bet 400,000 and Bloch called.
Mizrachi showed the for a flopped flush. Bloch also had a flopped flush and his was slightly better with the .
| Michael Mizrachi | 5,250,000 | -550,000 |
| Andy Bloch | 4,100,000 | 0 |
Thursday, June 28, 2012 4:25 PM Local Time
Razz
Chris Klodnicki just won another pot chipping Michael Mizrachi down some more. Klodnicki now has a sizable lead, but it's still anyones game.
| Michael Mizrachi | / / |
| Chris Klodnicki | / / |
Andy Bloch had the bring in with a , and Mizrachi completed. Klodnicki raised and only Mizrachi called.
On fourth street Mizrachi bet, Klodnicki called. On fifth Klodnicki called another bet, and Mizrachi slowed down checking sixth street. Klodnicki bet and Mizrachi folded.
| Chris Klodnicki | 6,800,000 | 300,000 |
| Michael Mizrachi | 5,800,000 | -400,000 |
Thursday, June 28, 2012 4:24 PM Local Time
Razz
| Michael Mizrachi | / / |
| Chris Klodnicki | / / |
Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi completed and Chris Klodnicki called to see fourth street. Klodnicki bet and was called by Mizrachi on fourth, fifth and sixth. On seventh street, Klodnicki check-raised. Mizrachi folded and showed for an eight-seven low. Klodnicki didn't show and scooped in the pot to move into the chip lead.
| Chris Klodnicki | 6,500,000 | 500,000 |
| Michael Mizrachi | 6,200,000 | -550,000 |
| Andy Bloch | 3,600,000 | 0 |
Thursday, June 28, 2012 4:19 PM Local Time
Razz
| Michael Mizrachi | / / |
| Chris Klodnicki | / / |
Michael Mizrachi completed it on third street and Chris Klodnicki raised. Mizrachi opted to re-raise and Klodnicki called.
On fourth, fith and sixth street Klodnicki called bets from Mizrachi giving us seventh street action. Mizrachi checked the final street and Klodnicki now bet, with two pair showing.
Mizrachi called, but he was no good. Klodnicki showed and took down the pot.
| Michael Mizrachi | 6,750,000 | -350,000 |
| Chris Klodnicki | 6,000,000 | 500,000 |
Thursday, June 28, 2012 4:06 PM Local Time
Omaha-8
From the button Michael Mizrachi raised and Andy Bloch defended his big blind. The flop came down and Bloch check-raised Mizrachi's bet. Mizrachi made the call after which the turn was the .
Both players checked and the river was the . The action was checked again, and Bloch took it down with .
| Michael Mizrachi | 7,100,000 | -200,000 |
| Andy Bloch | 3,900,000 | 200,000 |
Thursday, June 28, 2012 4:01 PM Local Time
Stud
| Andy Bloch | / - Fold |
| Michael Mizrachi | / |
Andy Bloch brought in and Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi completed. Bloch called and then called another bet on fourth. On fifth street, Mizrachi bet and Bloch folded.
| Michael Mizrachi | 7,100,000 | 200,000 |
| Andy Bloch | 3,700,000 | -550,000 |
Thursday, June 28, 2012 3:59 PM Local Time
No-Limit Hold'em
From the cutoff Michael Mizrachi min-raised blind thinking it was Limit Hold'em. His straddle was called by both opponents.
The flop came down , and Bloch was the only player who called Mizrachi's 75,000 chip bet.
The turn was the and Bloch checked again. Mizrachi fired out 225,000 and and Bloch folded.
Mizrachi showed , and he had made another big hand. Too bad for him nobody wanted to give him action, but he's still in the lead.
Thursday, June 28, 2012 3:53 PM Local Time
No-Limit Hold'em
With a dead button because of Luke Schwartz's elimination it was Chris Klodnicki who raised it up to 70,000. Both Andy Bloch and Michael Mizrachi called from the blind.
The flop came down and both blinds checked to Klodnicki who bet 100,000. Mizrachi made the call, and the turn was the . Both players checked.
The river was the and Mizrachi lead out for 125,000. Klodnicki wanted to play for some more, and he raised it up to 500,000. Mizrachi called.
Klodnicki showed and raked in this big pot.
| Michael Mizrachi | 6,900,000 | -300,000 |
| Chris Klodnicki | 5,500,000 | 700,000 |
Thursday, June 28, 2012 3:49 PM Local Time
No-Limit Hold'em
Action moved to Chris Klodnicki in the small blind and he raised with a bunch of brown T25,000 chips to put the pressure on Luke Schwartz in the big blind. Schwartz went all in for a little bit more and Klodnicki called.
Schwartz showed the and was dominating the for Klodnicki. Schwartz popped out of his chair again and hugged the dealer with one arm. He also kissed the dealer on the top of his head and pleaded for a board in his favor.
The flop came down and Schwartz stayed in front, although there was now a very good chance this pot was going to be chopped.
The turn brought the and now Schwartz pleaded, "Just put a card lower than a five! Anything but a six!"
The river was exactly what Schwartz didn't want to see as the landed on the river. Schwartz's hands were flung up in the air as he knew the worst had happened and he was eliminated.
For his finish, Schwartz took home just over $400,000 in prize money, leaving three players left for the title.
| Chris Klodnicki | 4,800,000 | 600,000 |
| Luke Schwartz | 0 | -539,000 |
Thursday, June 28, 2012 3:43 PM Local Time
No-Limit Hold'em
From the button, Chris Klodnicki raised to 70,000. Luke Schwartz moved all in for 283,000 from the small blind and Klodnicki called.
Schwartz showed the and was up against the for Schwartz. While he was all in, Schwartz jumped up and went on the other side of the dealer, putting one arm around the dealer and asking him to keep it clean.
The flop, turn and river came and Schwartz doubled to over 500,000. Klodnicki dropped back to 4.2 million in chips.
| Chris Klodnicki | 4,200,000 | -300,000 |
| Luke Schwartz | 539,000 | 209,000 |
Thursday, June 28, 2012 3:39 PM Local Time
2-7 Triple Draw
From the cutoff Roland Israelashvili raised all in for just 111,000 and both Andy Bloch and Michael Mizrachi called from the blinds.
Bloch wanted two cards, Mizrachi three and Israelashvili took two. Bloch and Mizrachi opted to check.
On the second draw both blinds took two cards again, while Israelashvili only needed one. Again the action was checked.
On the final draw both blinds took one card and Israelashvili, who was at risk, stood pat. Again the action was checked.
Israelashvili turned over , but that was no good against Bloch's . Israelashvili shook everyones hand and left the tournament area as we are now down to just four players! This fifth place finish marks Israelashvili biggest career cash.
| Andy Bloch | 4,250,000 | 250,000 |
| Roland Israelashvili | 0 | -120,000 |
Thursday, June 28, 2012 3:28 PM Local Time
| Michael Mizrachi | 7,200,000 | 500,000 |
| Chris Klodnicki | 4,500,000 | 300,000 |
| Andy Bloch | 4,000,000 | 100,000 |
| Luke Schwartz | 330,000 | -396,000 |
| Roland Israelashvili | 120,000 | -396,000 |
Thursday, June 28, 2012 3:25 PM Local Time
2-7 Triple Draw
Action folded to Andy Bloch in the small blind and he raised. Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi called from the big blind and here's how the action followed.
| | Draw 1 | Action | Draw 2 | Action | Draw 3 | Action |
|---|
| Andy Bloch | 2 | Bet | 1 | Bet | Pat | Bet |
| Michael Mizrachi | 3 | Call | 2 | Call | 1 | Fold |
Mizrachi folded to Bloch's last bet after the third draw and lost the pot. He dropped back below seven million in chips while Bloch climbed back to just under four million.
| Michael Mizrachi | 6,700,000 | -220,000 |
| Andy Bloch | 3,900,000 | 550,000 |
Thursday, June 28, 2012 3:20 PM Local Time
Stud-8
Michael Mizrachi: / /
Chris Klodnicki: / /
Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi brought in and Chris Klodnicki completed. Mizrachi called and then Klodnicki led with bets on fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh. Mizrachi called on all streets.
Klodnicki showed the for a club flush and a seven-five low. Mizrachi mucked and Klodnicki scooped the pot.
| Michael Mizrachi | 6,920,000 | -530,000 |
| Chris Klodnicki | 4,200,000 | 450,000 |