Wednesday, July 4, 2012 8:53 PM Local Time
Donald Vogel raised from under the gun and made it 120,000. The table folded around to Tomas Junek in the big blind and he moved all in for 1,400,000. Vogel quickly called.
Junek:
Vogel:
The board came and with the river ten Junek stole the hand away from Vogel. Vogel now sits with around 1,200,000 while Junek possesses almost 3,000,000.
| Tomas Junek | 2,900,000 | 1,550,000  |
| Donald Vogel | 1,200,000 | -1,450,000  |
Wednesday, July 4, 2012 8:39 PM Local Time
The players are back in their seats, and the cards are once again in the air.
Wednesday, July 4, 2012 8:39 PM Local Time
Level: 28
Blinds: 30000/60000
Ante: 10000
Wednesday, July 4, 2012 8:37 PM Local Time
| Eliyahu Levy | 5,250,000 | 250,000 |
| Donald Vogel | 2,650,000 | -250,000 |
| David Borg | 2,100,000 | 200,000 |
| Tomas Junek | 1,350,000 | -50,000 |
| Peter Eastgate | 1,200,000 | -100,000 |
Wednesday, July 4, 2012 7:38 PM Local Time
The five remaining players are now on their hour long dinner break. Cards will be back in the air at 9:35 PM local time.
Wednesday, July 4, 2012 7:24 PM Local Time
David Borg raised from under the gun to 135,000, and David Borg was the only caller in the cutoff. The flop came down , and both players checked. The hit the turn, and Vogel led out for 150,000. Borg made the call, and the river was the , completing the flush draw. Vogel checked, and Borg quickly grabbed some chips, and tossed in 225,000. Vogel almost beat him into the pot, and Borg showed for ace high. Vogel tabled , and that was good enough to take the pot.
| Donald Vogel | 2,900,000 | 600,000 |
| David Borg | 1,900,000 | -700,000 |
Wednesday, July 4, 2012 7:16 PM Local Time
Peter Eastgate limped in on the button and Eliyahu Levy did the same from the small blind. Tomas Junek raised it up to 180,000 and Eastgate got out of the way. Levy called and it was two to the flop.
The flop brought a check from Levy and a bet of 190,000 from Junek. Levy quickly moved all in a bet that would put Junek all in, and Junek folded.
| Eliyahu Levy | 5,000,000 | 200,000 |
| Tomas Junek | 1,400,000 | -100,000 |
Wednesday, July 4, 2012 7:06 PM Local Time
Eliyahu Levy raised it up to 105,000 in the cutoff, and Tomas Junek was next to act on the button. He assembled a bet of 240,000 and stuck it in the middle. It got back to Levy, and he wasted little time in calling. Both players checked after the flop came , and the hit the turn. It didn't take long for Levy to cut out a stack of 500,000, and put it into the middle. This was 1/3 of Junek's stack, so it was a big decision. After 30 seconds or so, he folded his hand, giving the pot to Levy.
Just two hands later, Levy was back at it, raising to 105,000 from under the gun. Peter Eastgate defended his big blind, and the dealer fanned out a flop of . Eastgate check called a bet of 150,000, and the hit the turn. Both players checked, and the river was the . Levy bet 200,000 after Eastgate checked, and Eastgate went into the tank. Eventually, he reluctantly folded his hand, giving yet another pot to Levy.
After those two pots, Levy now holds over 1/3 of the chips in play.
| Eliyahu Levy | 4,800,000 | 400,000 |
| Tomas Junek | 1,500,000 | -300,000 |
| Peter Eastgate | 1,300,000 | 0 |
Wednesday, July 4, 2012 6:54 PM Local Time
It was battle of the blinds with Peter Eastgate limping in from the small blind. Eliyahu Levy in the big blind raised it to 100,000 and Eastgate made the call.
The flop came and Eastgate check-called a bet of 150,000 from Levy.
The on the turn saw a repeat of action with Eastgate check-calling another bet from Levy. It was the on the river though that saw Eastgate check and Levy bet out 500,000. Eastgate folded and Levy showed the .
| Eliyahu Levy | 4,400,000 | 700,000 |
| Peter Eastgate | 1,300,000 | -620,000 |
Wednesday, July 4, 2012 6:42 PM Local Time
David Borg raised it up to 90,000 on the button, and Peter Eastgate came along in the small blind. The dealer laid out a flop of , and Eastgate check called a bet of 110,000. The hit the turn, and Eastgate checked again. Borg didn't slow down, firing out a bet of 250,000. This time, Eastgate folded, giving the pot to Borg.
On the next hand, Eastgate raised to 90,000 on the button, and Levy called in the small blind. The flop came down , and after Levy checked, Eastgate continuation bet with 105,000. Levy called, and then both players checked when the hit the turn. When the hit the river, Levy fired out 175,000, and Eastgate went deep into the tank. After about 90 seconds of thought, he released his hand.
This has been the first sign of trouble for Eastgate all day, as he has had his way for the last five levels. He's still sitting just fine with 1.92 million, but that is a bit below average.
| Peter Eastgate | 1,920,000 | -680,000 |
Wednesday, July 4, 2012 6:37 PM Local Time
Level: 27
Blinds: 25000/50000
Ante: 5000
Wednesday, July 4, 2012 6:36 PM Local Time
Tomas Junek came in for a raise in the cutoff to 80,000, and Donald Vogel was the lone caller on the button. The two saw a flop of , and both players checked. The hit the turn, and Junek bet out 80,000. Vogel quickly called, and the river was the . Junek checked to Vogel, who wasted little time in assembling a bet of 160,000, and tossing it in. Junek made the call, and Vogel said "nice call" and showed for queen high. Junek showed , and it was good enough to scoop the pot.
| Donald Vogel | 2,300,000 | -200,000 |
| Tomas Junek | 1,800,000 | 600,000 |
Wednesday, July 4, 2012 6:27 PM Local Time
David Borg instigated this most recent hand by raising it up to 90,000 from middle position. Peter Eastgate made the call from the hijack, Eliyahu Levy did the same from the cut-off, and Andrew Taylor completed from the big blind.
The flop came and the table checked over to Levy who bet out 200,000. Taylor then raised to 565,000. Borg and Eastgate folded, and Levy made the call.
The on the turn saw Taylor move all in and Levy call.
Levy:
Taylor:
Both players had a flush, but Levy was ahead. Only the could save Taylor. He received no such luck as the fell on the river.
| Eliyahu Levy | 3,700,000 | 800,000 |
| Andrew Taylor | 0 | -1,200,000 |
Wednesday, July 4, 2012 6:21 PM Local Time
Action started with Peter Eastgate in the hijack, and he raised it up to 90,000. It got around to Tomas Junek on the button, and he counted out a raise to 195,000, and put it in. It folded back to the 2008 Main Event Champ, and Eastgate thought for about 10 seconds before grabbing all of his green T25,000 chips, and sliding them into the middle. It was a bet of 1.7 million, which covered Junek's stack. He quickly released his hand, and Eastgate took down the pot.
| Peter Eastgate | 2,600,000 | 200,000 |
| Tomas Junek | 1,200,000 | -200,000 |
Wednesday, July 4, 2012 6:16 PM Local Time
Action folded around to Steven Goldberg in the small blind, and he raised it up to 95,000. Donald Vogel defended his big blind, and the dealer fanned out a flop of . Goldberg led out for 75,000, and Vogel quickly called. The turn was the , and this time, Goldberg fired out 145,000. Vogel tanked for about 30 seconds before announcing all in. Goldberg called off his remaining stack, and he was at risk and behind.
Goldberg:
Vogel:
Vogel was in the lead, but he would have to dodge the straight and flush draw outs of Goldberg. He was able to do just that, as the river brought the . Vogel collected the chips, while Goldberg heads over to the payout desk to collect his near $85,000.
With Goldberg's elimination, we have reach the six-figure payday plateau.
| Donald Vogel | 2,500,000 | 1,200,000 |
| Steven Goldberg | 0 | -990,000 |
Wednesday, July 4, 2012 6:11 PM Local Time
Peter Eastgate raised from the button to 80,000 after the table folded around to him. Eliyahu Levy in the small blind made the call, and the big blind folded.
The flop came prompting a check from Levy. Eastgate bet out 85,000 and Levy quickly called.
The on the turn saw both players check. It was the on the river that brought another check from Levy and a bet of 175,000 from Eastgate. Levy then raised to 400,000 and Eastgate had his money in the pot before Levy with a call. Levy showed , and Eastgate flipped over for a better two pair.
| Eliyahu Levy | 2,900,000 | -500,000 |
| Peter Eastgate | 2,400,000 | 600,000 |
Wednesday, July 4, 2012 6:01 PM Local Time
| Eliyahu Levy | 3,400,000 | 200,000 |
| David Borg | 2,600,000 | 400,000 |
| Peter Eastgate | 1,800,000 | 200,000 |
| Tomas Junek | 1,400,000 | 0 |
| Donald Vogel | 1,300,000 | 50,000 |
| Andrew Taylor | 1,200,000 | 250,000 |
| Steven Goldberg | 990,000 | -222,000 |
Wednesday, July 4, 2012 5:54 PM Local Time
Tomas Junek raised from under the gun and made it 80,000 to see a flop. The table folded around to David Borg on the button who three-bet to 205,000. The blinds folded and it was back on Junek, who four-bet to 360,000.
The flop came and Junek bet out 330,000. Borg immediately moved all in. Junek quickly called and cards were tabled.
Junek:
Borg:
Borg grabbed a set of tens and the lead, as long as he could avoid an ace on the turn and the river he would double up. The on the turn was no help to Junek, and neither was the on the river.
Borg now sits with over 2,000,000, and is near the top of the chip cunts.
| David Borg | 2,200,000 | 1,450,000 |
| Tomas Junek | 1,400,000 | -1,200,000 |
Wednesday, July 4, 2012 5:42 PM Local Time
Tomas Trampota started the final table with high hopes, as he was the second biggest chip stack to start nine-handed play. However, he was crippled in the last hand before the break, and he was eliminated on the first hand back.
Trampota open shoved in early position for his last 150,000, and it folded around to Donald Vogel, who made the call. The cards were flipped, and Trampota was in rough shape.
Trampota:
Vogel:
Trampota would need a ton of help to catch up, and he got the exact opposite of help when the flop came . Trampota's only hope was running diamonds for a flush, or running straight cards for a chop. However, the on the turn ended things. The meaningless river was the , and Trampota headed to the rail in 8th place.
| Donald Vogel | 1,250,000 | 150,000 |
| Tomas Trampota | 0 | -150,000 |
Wednesday, July 4, 2012 5:37 PM Local Time
The players have returned to their seats, and the cards are in the air again.