Monday, September 5, 2016 4:43 PM Local Time
Erik Sagstrom raises to 11,000 from the cutoff and Paul Balzano calls from the big blind.
The flop comes . Balzano checks and Sagstrom continues for 18,000. Balzano folds, and the dealer pushes the pot to Sagstrom.
Erik Sagstrom - 150,000
Paul Balzano - 122,000
Monday, September 5, 2016 4:33 PM Local Time
Level: 16
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 500
Monday, September 5, 2016 4:21 PM Local Time
Players are taking their first 15-minute break of the day.
Monday, September 5, 2016 4:21 PM Local Time
Joseph Alban raises from the cutoff and Erik Sagstrom calls from the small blind. Joseph Cheong calls out of the big blind and they are three-handed to a flop of .
Sagstrom checks, Cheong checks, and Alban bets 8,000. Sagstrom calls and Cheong folds. The turn is the and Sagstrom checks. Alban bets 12,000 and Sagstrom check-raises to 30,000. Alban gets a better look at how much Sagstrom has behind and then calls.
The river is the and Sagstrom moves all in for 41,100. Alban spends several minutes in the tank before folding face-up. Sagstrom mucks his hand and takes the pot with just a few minutes left in the level.
Erik Sagstrom - 135,000
Joseph Alban - 110,000
Monday, September 5, 2016 4:16 PM Local Time
Joe Kuether raises to 7,000 from early position and Erik Sagstrom calls from the cutoff. Andrew Magbual three-bets to 22,000 out of the big blind and Kuether calls. Sagstrom folds and the flop is .
Magbual moves all in for about 50,000 and Kuether quickly calls. Magbual shows , and needs running spades to stay alive against Kuether's .
The turn is the , leaving Magbual drawing dead, and the river is the meaningless to eliminate Magbual. Kuether drags the pot with his set of eights and takes the chip lead.
Joe Kuether - 210,000
Andrew Magbual - Eliminated
Monday, September 5, 2016 4:06 PM Local Time
The nine remaining players have redrawn to the unofficial final table. Here are the seat assignments and chip counts:
1 - Erik Sagstrom - 86,000
2 - Joseph Cheong - 52,500
3 - Jayakrishnan Nair - 175,000
4 - Paul Balzano - 144,000
5 - Andrew Magbual - 73,000
6 - Tony Ruberto - 72,000
7 - Joe Kuether - 146,000
8 - Joseph Alban - 145,000
9 - Jake Schindler - 93,000
Monday, September 5, 2016 4:04 PM Local Time
Barry Hutter moves all in from under the gun for 34,200. Ryan Olisar is on his direct left, and he calls for his last 7,500. Jayakrishnan Nair is next to act, and he moves all in over the top. Everyone else folds
Hutter:
Olisar:
Nair:
Nair is ahead with his ace king, and remains ahead as the board rolls out . He wins the pot, and both other players are eliminated.
With those two bustouts, there are now 9 players remaining, and they'll redraw to the unofficial final table.
Jayakrishnan Nair - 175,000
Barry Hutter - Eliminated
Ryan Olisar - Eliminated
Monday, September 5, 2016 3:59 PM Local Time
Sean Berrios
Paul Balzano raises to 7,000 and Jayakrishnan Nair calls from the cutoff. Sean Berrios calls from the button. Joseph Cheong then three-bets to 26,500 from the small blind and Balzano moves all in. Nair folds, then Berrios and Cheong both call.
Balzano:
Cheong:
Berrios:
The board comes . Balzano wins with two pair, aces and nines, with a king kicker, and Berrios is eliminated.
Paul Balzano - 144,000
Joseph Cheong - 60,000
Sean Berrios - Eliminated
Monday, September 5, 2016 3:54 PM Local Time
The board reads on the river, and there looks to be about 55,000 in the pot already.
Ryan Olisar checks, and Jayakrishnan Nair moves all in for 32,500. Olisar thinks a few moments, then calls.
Nair shows , and that's enough to win the pot. He doubles up, leaving Olisar severely short-stacked.
Jayakrishnan Nair - 120,000
Ryan Olisar - 8,500
Monday, September 5, 2016 3:41 PM Local Time
Sean Berrios raises to 6,000. Joseph Cheong is on his direct left, and he moves all in for 49,700. Berrios thinks for a minute, then calls.
Berrios:
Cheong:
The board rolls out . Cheong's pocket nines hold up, and he doubles up.
Joseph Cheong - 107,000
Sean Berrios - 29,000
Monday, September 5, 2016 3:39 PM Local Time
Level: 15
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 500
Monday, September 5, 2016 3:39 PM Local Time
Andrew Magbual raises to 5,200 from the small blind, and Tony Ruberto calls from the big blind.
The flop is and Magbual continues for 7,000. Ruberto calls.
Magbual bets 16,000 on the turn, and Ruberto calls again.
The river is the and both players check. Ruberto tables for queens and nines, and Magbual mucks his cards.
Tony Ruberto - 95,000
Andrew Magbual - 84,000
Monday, September 5, 2016 3:30 PM Local Time
Keith Morrow
Keith Morrow raises to 7,100, and Joe Kuether moves all in. Morrow calls for a about 80,000. Kuether has him covered.
Kuether:
Morrow:
The board rolls out . Kuether wins with his pocket sevens and Morrow, who started today with the chip lead, is eliminated. He graciously wishes the rest of the table luck, then makes his way to the exit.
Joe Kuether - 170,000
Keith Morrow - Eliminated
Monday, September 5, 2016 3:17 PM Local Time
Keith Morrow raises to 5,200 from the hijack, and Joe Kuether moves all in from the button. The blinds both fold, and Morrow asks for an exact count. The dealer breaks down Kuether's stack, and he has 38,700. Morrow calls, and the hands are tables.
Morrow:
Kuether:
The board rolls out . Kuether wins with his set of queens, and he doubles up.
Joe Kuether - 84,000
Keith Morrow - 80,000
Monday, September 5, 2016 3:15 PM Local Time
Erik Sagstrom is under the gun and gets his last 32,700 into the
middle preflop against Ben Palmer in early position. Palmer shows
and is flipping against Sagstrom's .
The board runs out and Sagstrom pair wins the race to double through Palmer.
Erik Sagstrom - 71,800
Ben Palmer - 41,000
Monday, September 5, 2016 3:10 PM Local Time
Tony Ruberto
Tony Ruberto raises to 5,500 from under the gun. Erik Sagstrom calls from middle position and Keith Morrow calls from the big blind.
The flop comes . Morrow checks and Ruberto continues for 10,700. Sagstrom calls and Morrow moves all in. Ruberto calls for 28,700 total, and Sagstrom folds.
Ruberto:
Morrow:
Ruberto is ahead with his kings, but Morrow has a flush draw. The turn is the , then the river is the . Ruberto wins with two pair, aces and kings, and he doubles up.
Tony Ruberto - 89,000
Keith Morrow - 100,000
Monday, September 5, 2016 2:59 PM Local Time
Level: 14
Blinds: 1,200/2,400
Ante: 400
Monday, September 5, 2016 2:58 PM Local Time
Erik Sagstrom and Keith Morrow get into an all-in preflop confrontation. Sagstrom is the at-risk player. He's all in for his last 21,100, and Morrow has him easily covered.
Sagstrom:
Morrow:
The flop comes , pairing Sagstrom's five to give him a commanding lead in the hand. The turn is the , leaving Morrow drawing to a straight. The river is the . Morrow pairs his three, but it's not enough and Sagstrom wins the pot to double up.
Erik Sagstrom - 46,500
Keith Morrow - 140,000
Monday, September 5, 2016 2:52 PM Local Time
Joe Kuether raises to 4,500 from under the gun. Erik Sagstrom calls from middle position and Keith Morrow calls from the small blind.
The flop comes and Morrow checks. Kuether continues for 7,200 and Sagstrom is the only calls.
The falls on the turn and Kuether pushes all in for 15,700. Sagstrom confirms the amount of the bet, then quickly calls.
Kuether:
Sagstrom:
Kuether is ahead with his aces. The on the river provides no help to Sagstrom, and Kuether doubles up.
Joe Kuether - 63,700
Erik Sagstrom - 21,500
Keith Morrow - 152,000
Monday, September 5, 2016 2:52 PM Local Time
Joseph Cheong
Jayakrishnan Nair raises on the button and Joseph Cheong defends his big blind. The flop is and Cheong checks. Nair bets 7,000 and Cheong calls.
The rest of the hand is checked down as the board is completed with the and the . Cheong shows , good for a straight, and Nair mucks his hand.
Joseph Cheong - 56,000
Jayakrishnan Nair - 53,000