Sunday, June 30, 2013 10:00 PM Local Time
Chip Counts at Dinner Break
| Steve Sung | 4,435,000 | -315,000  |
| Phil Galfond | 3,855,000 | 1,450,000  |
| Dani Stern | 2,705,000 | 280,000 |
| Stephen Chidwick | 2,135,000 | -10,000 |
Sunday, June 30, 2013 9:57 PM Local Time
Max Lehmanski Eliminated in 5th Place ($249,291)
Hand #35: Dani Stern raised to 105,000 from under the gun, Steve Sung three-bet to 330,000 from the small blind, and Stern moved all in for 2.35 million. Stern tanked for the better part of three minutes, then folded.
Hand #36: On the final hand of the level, Phil Galfond raised to 100,000 in the cutoff, Max Lehmanski moved all in from the small blind for a little over 1.3 million, and Galfond snap-called.
Galfond:
Lehmanski:
Lehmanski's hand was crushed, and Galfond's aces held as the board rolled out . The German will earn nearly a quarter of a million dollars for his fifth-place finish.
The remaining four players are now on a 60-minute dinner break. We will have full counts shortly.
Sunday, June 30, 2013 9:49 PM Local Time
Chip Counts
| Steve Sung | 4,750,000 | 50,000 |
| Dani Stern | 2,425,000 | 215,000 |
| Phil Galfond | 2,405,000 | -150,000 |
| Stephen Chidwick | 2,145,000 | 55,000 |
| Max Lehmanski | 1,405,000 | -170,000 |
Sunday, June 30, 2013 9:48 PM Local Time
Five More Hands
Hand #30: Dani Stern was first to act, and raised to 120,000. Stephen Chidwick called in the cutoff, and Max Lehmanski defended his big blind. The flop came , Lehmanski checked, Stern bet 190,000, and both Chidwick and Lehmanski folded.
Hand #31: Stern received a walk.
Hand #32: Phil Galfond raised to 100,000 from under the gun, Chidwick defended his big blind, and the dealer fanned . Chidwick checked, Galfond bet 75,000, and Chidwick called. The turn was the , both players checked, and the completed the board. Chidwick led out for 375,000, and Galfond folded.
Hand #33: Steve Sung raised to 100,000 from under the gun, Galfond defended his big blind, and the flop fell . Galfond check-folded to a bet of 125,000.
Hand #34: Stern raised to 120,000 from the cutoff, Galfond three-bet to 315,000 from the small blind, and Stern folded.
Sunday, June 30, 2013 9:36 PM Local Time
Chip Counts
| Steve Sung | 4,700,000 | 1,135,000 |
| Phil Galfond | 2,555,000 | -85,000 |
| Dani Stern | 2,210,000 | -1,005,000 |
| Stephen Chidwick | 2,090,000 | -35,000 |
| Max Lehmanski | 1,575,000 | -10,000 |
Sunday, June 30, 2013 9:36 PM Local Time
Sung Clubs Stern; Extends Lead
Hand #28: Dani Stern raised to 115,000 on the button, winning the blinds and antes.
Hand #29: Stern raised to 120,000 in the cutoff, Steve Sung defended from the big blind, and the flop fell . Steve checked, Stern fired out 160,000, and Sung called. The turn was a third club - the - and Sung checked again. Stern bet another 265,000, Sung tank-called, and the completed the board.
Sung led out for 550,000, Stern snap-called, and Sung took the pot with for a turned flush.
Sunday, June 30, 2013 9:30 PM Local Time
Chip Counts
| Steve Sung | 3,565,000 | 360,000 |
| Dani Stern | 3,215,000 | 640,000 |
| Phil Galfond | 2,640,000 | -820,000 |
| Stephen Chidwick | 2,125,000 | -65,000 |
| Max Lehmanski | 1,585,000 | -115,000 |
Sunday, June 30, 2013 9:29 PM Local Time
Two Full Boards
Hand #25: Phil Galfond raised to 100,000 on the button, then called 200,000 more when Steve Sung three-bet out of the small blind. The two checked on the flop ( ) and on the turn ( ), and Sung led out for 400,000 when the completed the board. Galfond tank-folded.
Hand #26: The action folded to Max Lehmanski in the small blind, and he called. Dani Stern raised to 140,000 out of the big blind, and Lehmanski folded.
Hand #27: Galfond raised to 100,000 from under the gun, Stern called out of the small blind, and the dealer spread . Stern quickly knuckled, Galfond continued for 130,000, and Stern called. The turn was the , Stern checked again, and Galfond fired out another 275,000. Stern called.
The completed the board, the two players checked, and Stern won with .
Sunday, June 30, 2013 9:20 PM Local Time
Chip Counts
| Phil Galfond | 3,460,000 | -520,000 |
| Steve Sung | 3,205,000 | 840,000 |
| Dani Stern | 2,575,000 | 145,000 |
| Stephen Chidwick | 2,190,000 | -35,000 |
| Max Lehmanski | 1,700,000 | -10,000 |
Sunday, June 30, 2013 9:19 PM Local Time
Richard Lyndaker Eliminated in 6th Place ($178,261)
Hand #23: Dani Stern raised to 100,000 in the cutoff, Phil Galfond defended his big blind, and both players checked on a flop of . The turn was the , Galfond checked again, Stern fired out 125,000, and Galfond folded.
Hand #24: Richard Lyndaker moved all in for 410,000 in the cutoff, Galfond called out of the small blind, and Steve Sung re-shoved for 2.355 million from the big blind. Galfond tanked for a bit, then folded.
Sung:
Lyndaker:
Lyndaker was dominated, and couldn't catch up as the board ran out . He will earn $178,261 for sixth place, while Sung is up to 3.2 million chips.
| Richard Lyndaker | 0 | -420,000 |
Sunday, June 30, 2013 9:11 PM Local Time
Chip Counts
| Phil Galfond | 3,980,000 | -15,000 |
| Dani Stern | 2,430,000 | 150,000 |
| Steve Sung | 2,365,000 | -45,000 |
| Stephen Chidwick | 2,225,000 | -370,000 |
| Max Lehmanski | 1,710,000 | 270,000 |
| Richard Lyndaker | 420,000 | 10,000 |
Sunday, June 30, 2013 9:10 PM Local Time
Lyndaker Open-Shoves
Hand #19: Richard Lyndaker moved all in from the hijack, winning the blinds and antes.
Hand #20: Phil Galfond raised to 100,000 in the cutoff, Dani Stern defended his big blind, and the flop fell . Both players checked. The turn was the , the two checked again, and the completed the board. Stern check-called a bet of 110,000 from Galfond, then mucked when Galfond showed for a pair of queens.
Hand #21: Stephen Chidwick raised to 100,000 from under the gun, Stern three-bet to 300,000 out of the small blind, and Chidwick called. The flop fell , Stern led out for 230,000, and Chidwick folded.
Hand #22: Galfond was first to act, and raised to 100,000. Max Lehmanski three-bet to 260,000 in the cutoff, and the action folded back to Galfond, who tanked for two minutes before calling. The flop came , Galfond immediately checked, Lehmanski fired out 215,000
Sunday, June 30, 2013 9:00 PM Local Time
Level 24 started
Level: 24
Blinds: 25000/50000
Ante: 5000
Sunday, June 30, 2013 8:58 PM Local Time
Chip Counts
| Phil Galfond | 3,995,000 | -1,280,000 |
| Stephen Chidwick | 2,595,000 | 1,005,000 |
| Steve Sung | 2,410,000 | 630,000 |
| Dani Stern | 2,280,000 | -335,000 |
| Max Lehmanski | 1,440,000 | 60,000 |
| Richard Lyndaker | 410,000 | -80,000 |
Sunday, June 30, 2013 8:57 PM Local Time
Misstep For Galfond; Chidwick Doubles
Hand #15: Stephen Chidwick was first to act, and raised to 80,000. Max Lehmanski three-bet to 190,000 on the button, and the action folded back to Chidwick, who folded as well.
Hand #16: Steve Sung raised to 105,000 in the hijack seat, Chidwick defended his big blind, and the flop came . Chidwick checked, Sung continued for 150,000, and Chidwick called. The turn brought the , Chidwick checked a second time, and Sung fired out 375,000. Chidwick folded.
Hand #17: Dani Stern raised to 90,000 in the cutoff seat, Chidwick three-bet to 225,000 out of the small blind, and Phil Galfond moved all in from the big blind. Stern quickly folded, and Chidwick snap-called for 1.24 million.
Galfond:
Chidwick:
Chidwick was in great shape to double, and remained ahead when the flop fell . Galfond did pick up two backdoor draws, however, as back-to-back hearts or back-to-back straight cards could eliminate Chidwick.
The on the turn was a brick, and a meaningless completed the board, doubling Chidwick to 2.6 million chips.
Galfond still has more chips than when the official final table began.
Hand #18: Lehmanski raised to 90,000 from under the gun, Stern three-bet to 205,000 on his direct left, and Sung cold four-bet to 500,000 out of the big blind. Both Lehmanski and Stern folded.
Sunday, June 30, 2013 8:43 PM Local Time
Chip Counts
| Phil Galfond | 5,275,000 | 140,000 |
| Dani Stern | 2,615,000 | 470,000 |
| Steve Sung | 1,780,000 | -170,000 |
| Stephen Chidwick | 1,590,000 | -90,000 |
| Max Lehmanski | 1,380,000 | -350,000 |
| Richard Lyndaker | 490,000 | 0 |
Sunday, June 30, 2013 8:43 PM Local Time
Two Walks, Two Flops
Hand #9: A short-stacked Richard Lyndaker received a walk.
Hand #10: Phil Galfond was first to act, and he raised to 90,000. No one called.
Hand #11: Galfond received a walk.
Hand #12: Max Lehmanski opened to 90,000 from under the gun. Dani Stern called on his direct left, the rest of the players folded, and the dealer fanned . Both players checked, and the turn brought the . Lehmanski led out for 130,000, Stern called, and the completed the board. Lehmanski knuckled once again, Stern fired out 245,000, and Lehmanski folded.
Hand #13: Galfond min-raised to 80,000 on the button, Lehmanski defended from the big blind, and the German checked when the flop fell . Galfond continued for 90,000, and Lehmanski folded.
Hand #14: Galfond raised to 80,000 in the cutoff, Steve Sung called on the button, and Stern three-bet to 330,000 out of the big blind. Both Galfond and Sung folded.
Sunday, June 30, 2013 8:28 PM Local Time
Chip Counts
| Phil Galfond | 5,135,000 | 1,070,000 |
| Dani Stern | 2,145,000 | -60,000 |
| Steve Sung | 1,950,000 | -80,000 |
| Max Lehmanski | 1,730,000 | 10,000 |
| Stephen Chidwick | 1,680,000 | -920,000 |
| Richard Lyndaker | 490,000 | -20,000 |
Sunday, June 30, 2013 8:27 PM Local Time
Galfond and Chidwick Battle Twice
Hand #5: Stephen Chidwick completed from the small blind, Phil Galfond checked his option, and the flop came down . Chidwick led out for 60,000, Galfond called, and the turn brought the . Chidwick slowed down, checking to Galfond who fired out 90,000. Chidwick folded.
Hand #6: Max Lehmanski was first to act, and he raised to 90,000. No one called.
Hand #7: The action folded to Galfond, who raised to 80,000 on the button. Both blinds released, and Galfond picked up the pot.
Hand #8: Chidwick raised to 90,000 in the hijack seat, Galfond three-bet to 225,000 on his direct left, and the action folded back to Chidwick, who called. The dealer spread , both players checked, and the turn was the . Chidwick checked again, Galfond bet 245,000, and Chidwick check-raised to 575,000. Galfond tanked for two minutes before calling.
The completed the board, both players checked, and Galfond took down the pot with .
Sunday, June 30, 2013 8:15 PM Local Time
Chip Counts
| Phil Galfond | 4,065,000 | 70,000 |
| Stephen Chidwick | 2,600,000 | 580,000 |
| Dani Stern | 2,205,000 | -540,000 |
| Steve Sung | 2,030,000 | 50,000 |
| Max Lehmanski | 1,720,000 | -80,000 |
| Richard Lyndaker | 510,000 | -80,000 |