Sunday, June 30, 2013 5:14 PM Local Time
Unofficial Final Table
Seat | Player | Country |
1 | Max Lehmanski | Germany |
2 | Dani Stern | USA |
3 | Richard Lyndaker | USA |
4 | Stephen Chidwick | UK |
5 | Phil Galfond | USA |
6 | Shannon Shorr | USA |
7 | Steve Sung | USA |
Sunday, June 30, 2013 5:10 PM Local Time
Keith Lehr Eliminated in 8th Place ($129,342)
Shannon Shorr raised to 51,000 on the button, Keith Lehr defended his big blind, and the flop fell . Lehr checked, Shorr continued for 61,000, and Lehr moved all in for 430,000. Shorr called.
Shorr:
Lehr:
Lehr needed a nine or running straight or flush cards to survive.
"Ten of diamonds for a sweat," Lehr requested.
The dealer quickly burned and turned the , and was about to deliver the river.
"Whoa," Lehr pleaded. "Slow."
"Fast," Shorr interjected, smiling.
The dealer paused for a second, then delivered the fifth and final card; the . Lehr, who finished runner-up in the $10,000 Six Max in 2012, was eliminated in eighth place, earing $129,342, and the remaining seven players are headed over to the mothership to form the unofficial final table.
Shannon Shorr | 1,900,000 | 450,000 |
Keith Lehr | 0 | -510,000 |
Sunday, June 30, 2013 4:58 PM Local Time
Five-Bet Shove from Chidwick
Max Lehmanski raised to 57,000 in the cutoff seat, Stephen Chidwick three-bet to 125,000 on the button, and Phil Galfond tanked for a bit before cold four-betting to 305,000 out of the small blind. Lehmanski folded, Chidwick moved all in, and Galfond folded.
Stephen Chidwick | 2,450,000 | 427,000 |
Phil Galfond | 2,170,000 | -329,000 |
Sunday, June 30, 2013 4:35 PM Local Time
Chip Counts
Steve Sung | 2,564,000 | 54,000 |
Phil Galfond | 2,499,000 | -491,000 |
Stephen Chidwick | 2,023,000 | 283,000 |
Dani Stern | 1,484,000 | -106,000 |
Shannon Shorr | 1,450,000 | -90,000 |
Max Lehmanski | 1,417,000 | -43,000 |
Richard Lyndaker | 1,182,000 | -18,000 |
Keith Lehr | 510,000 | 70,000 |
Sunday, June 30, 2013 4:31 PM Local Time
Break
The players are now on their first 20-minute break of the day. Full counts are coming shortly.
Sunday, June 30, 2013 4:31 PM Local Time
Galfond Gives Some Back
Stephen Chidwick raised to 40,000 in first position, Phil Galfond three-bet to 102,000 on the button, and Chidwick called.
Chidwick check-called 120,000 on a flop of , and another 265,000 when the . The two knuckled when the completed the board, and Chidwick won with for a pair of queens.
Sunday, June 30, 2013 4:29 PM Local Time
#Kaepernicking
Phil Galfond raised to 45,000 in first position, Max Lehmanski three-bet to 116,000 out of the small blind, and Galfond called.
The dealer fanned , Lehmanski opted to check, and Galfond fired out 85,000. Lehmanski called.
The German check-called massive bets of 191,000 on the turn ( ) and 362,000 on the river ( ), and Galfond tabled for a turned flush.
Lehmanski mucked, and now has less than 1.4 million chips. Galfond is up to nearly three million.
Phil Galfond | 2,990,000 | 690,000 |
Max Lehmanski | 1,460,000 | -680,000 |
Sunday, June 30, 2013 4:22 PM Local Time
Stern Leads the River
Dani Stern raised to 45,000 in the cutoff, Shannon Shorr three-bet to 115,000 on the button, and Stern called. The flop fell , Stern check-called a bet of 91,000, and the turn brought the . Both players checked.
The river was the , Stern led out for 200,000, and Shorr folded.
Dani Stern | 1,590,000 | 230,000 |
Shannon Shorr | 1,540,000 | -80,000 |
Sunday, June 30, 2013 4:09 PM Local Time
Counts
Steve Sung | 2,510,000 | 110,000 |
Phil Galfond | 2,300,000 | 20,000 |
Max Lehmanski | 2,140,000 | -60,000 |
Stephen Chidwick | 1,740,000 | 40,000 |
Shannon Shorr | 1,620,000 | -20,000 |
Dani Stern | 1,360,000 | -120,000 |
Richard Lyndaker | 1,200,000 | 140,000 |
Keith Lehr | 440,000 | -20,000 |
Sunday, June 30, 2013 4:03 PM Local Time
OMG Two Aces
Phil Galfond raised to 55,000 out of the small blind, Richard Lyndaker defended his big blind, and the flop fell . Galfond continued for 65,000, Lyndaker called, and the turn brought the .
Galfond slowed down, opting to check, and Lyndaker fired out 120,000. Galfond called.
The pair knuckled when the completed the board, and Galfond showed for a pair of aces. Lyndaker mucked.
Phil Galfond | 2,280,000 | 370,000 |
Richard Lyndaker | 1,060,000 | -400,000 |
Sunday, June 30, 2013 3:59 PM Local Time
Kevin Eyster Eliminated in 9th Place ($95,884)
Steve Sung raised to 50,000 on the button, Kevin Eyster moved all in for 354,000 in the big blind, and Sung went into the tank. After three minutes or so, Sung lifted up the chip that was protecting his cards, and it looked like he was going to muck, but he placed the chip back on his cards and made the call.
Sung:
Eyster:
The dealer fanned , giving Sung a pair of fives. Eyster held backdoor flush and straight draws, and his straight draw remained alive when the turned. Eyster could survive with a four on the river for a straight or a three for a set, but the was no help.
Eyster was eliminated in ninth place, earning $95,884, while Sung has 2.4 million chips.
Steve Sung | 2,400,000 | 400,000 |
Kevin Eyster | 0 | -500,000 |
Sunday, June 30, 2013 3:53 PM Local Time
Todd Terry Eliminated in 10th Place ($95,884)
Todd Terry raised to 50,000 in the hijack seat, Richard Lyndaker three-bet to 112,000 on the button, and Terry four-bet shoved for 670,000. Lyndaker called.
Terry:
Lyndaker:
Lyndaker had Terry dominated, and held as the board came . Terry earns $95,884 for his 10th-place finish, while Lyndaker now has nearly 1.5 million chips.
Richard Lyndaker | 1,460,000 | 709,000 |
Todd Terry | 0 | -645,000 |
Sunday, June 30, 2013 3:53 PM Local Time
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Sunday, June 30, 2013 3:46 PM Local Time
Igor Kurganov Eliminated in 11th Place ($71,071)
Igor Kurganov opened to 40,000 in the cutoff, Richard Lyndaker three-bet shoved for effectively 353,000 out of the big blind, and Kurganov called.
Kurganov:
Lyndaker:
Kurganov was in great shape to double, and remained ahead on a flop of . The spiked on the turn, however, giving Lyndaker aces and eights, and the bricked off on the river.
Kurganov is out in 11th place, earning $71,071, and Lyndaker now has 751,000 chips.
Richard Lyndaker | 751,000 | 446,000 |
Igor Kurganov | 0 | -365,000 |
Sunday, June 30, 2013 3:42 PM Local Time
Jeff Gross Eliminated in 12th Place ($71,071)
Igor Kurganov moved all in for effectively 70,000 out of the small blind, and Jeff Gross called, putting himself at risk.
Kurganov:
Gross:
There was an ace on the flop, and a second on the river, sending Gross to the rail in 12th place.
Igor Kurganov | 365,000 | 80,000 |
Jeff Gross | 0 | -70,000 |
Sunday, June 30, 2013 3:40 PM Local Time
Redraw
Table | Seat | Player | Chips |
447 | 1 | Igor Kurganov | Germany |
447 | 2 | Jeff Gross | USA |
447 | 3 | Phil Galfond | USA |
447 | 4 | Richard Lyndaker | USA |
447 | 5 | Max Lehmanski | Germany |
447 | 6 | Stephen Chidwick | UK |
| | | |
452 | 1 | Dani Stern | USA |
452 | 2 | Shannon Shorr | USA |
452 | 3 | Steve Sung | USA |
452 | 4 | Keith Lehr | USA |
452 | 5 | Kevin Eyster | USA |
452 | 6 | Todd Terry | USA |
Max Lehmanski | 2,200,000 | 244,000 |
Steve Sung | 2,000,000 | -220,000 |
Phil Galfond | 1,910,000 | 330,000 |
Stephen Chidwick | 1,700,000 | 0 |
Shannon Shorr | 1,640,000 | 0 |
Dani Stern | 1,480,000 | -15,000 |
Todd Terry | 645,000 | -25,000 |
Kevin Eyster | 500,000 | 4,000 |
Keith Lehr | 460,000 | -105,000 |
Richard Lyndaker | 305,000 | -301,000 |
Igor Kurganov | 285,000 | -940,000 |
Jeff Gross | 70,000 | -32,000 |
Sunday, June 30, 2013 3:32 PM Local Time
Ognjen Sekularac Eliminated in 13th Place ($53,781)
Ognjen Sekularac opened to 33,000 in the cutoff, Shannon Shorr three-bet to 75,000 on the button, and the Serbian called.
The dealer fanned , and Sekularac check-jammed all in for 360,000 after Shorr fired out 75,000. Shorr called.
Sekularac:
Shorr:
The turn and river came , respectively, and Sekularac hit the rail in 13th place.
The remaining 12 players are now redrawing to two tables.
Shannon Shorr | 1,640,000 | 765,000 |
Ognjen Sekularac | 0 | -508,000 |
Sunday, June 30, 2013 3:28 PM Local Time
Eyster Doubles
Kevin Eyster was all in and at risk for 236,000 preflop holding , and Stephen Chidwick had him at risk with . Eyster held as the board came , and now has 496,000 chips.
Chidwick still remains one of the leaders with 1.7 million.
Stephen Chidwick | 1,700,000 | -220,000 |
Kevin Eyster | 496,000 | 321,000 |
Sunday, June 30, 2013 3:24 PM Local Time
Sung Can't Lose
Max Lehmanski opened to 35,000 from the cutoff seat, Steve Sung three-bet to 100,000 out of the big blind, and Lehmanski responded with a four-bet to 237,000. Sung thought for a bit then moved all in for 966,000, and Lehmanski snap-called, having Sung dominated.
Lehmanski:
Sung:
Sung was all in and dominated, which has been a commonplace in this event. Yesterday, he cracked aces with ace-king, ace-jack with ace-five, and chopped with ace-king against tens when he called an all in on a seven-high flop.
Sung did it again in this spot, flopping two pair when the dealer fanned . Lehmanski couldn't find a king on either the turn ( ) or the river ( ), and Sung doubled to 1.956 million chips.
Lehmanski is still leading with 2.22 million, but had he won the hand, he would have roughly two-thirds of the chips in play.
Steve Sung | 2,220,000 | 993,000 |
Max Lehmanski | 1,956,000 | -1,164,000 |
Sunday, June 30, 2013 3:09 PM Local Time
Lehr Folds Jacks Pre
Phil Galfond raised to 35,000 from under the gun, Dani Stern called on the button, and Keith Lehr squeezed, three-betting to 145,000 out of the small blind. Galfond folded, and Stern moved all in for effectively 710,000.
Lehr tanked for nearly four minutes, then folded face up.
Dani Stern | 1,495,000 | 865,000 |
Keith Lehr | 565,000 | -174,000 |