Monday, October 10, 2016 4:47 PM Local Time
Ben Keeline raises to 100,000 under the gun and Lytle Allen three-bets to 225,000 on the button. Keeline calls and action is checked to the river as the board runs out .
On the river, Keeline bets 200,000 and Allen calls. Keeline shows and wins the pot with trip sevens.
Ben Keeline - 3,300,000 (66 bb)
Lytle Allen - 1,875,000 (37 bb)
Monday, October 10, 2016 4:39 PM Local Time
Level: 28
Blinds: 25,000/50,000
Ante: 5,000
Monday, October 10, 2016 4:28 PM Local Time
Players are taking a 10-minute break.
Monday, October 10, 2016 4:20 PM Local Time
After a raise and a call preflop, it's a battle of the blinds between Hank Sitton in the small blind and Robert Hankins in the big blind. The flop is and Sitton checks.
Hankins bets 75,000 and Sitton calls. The turn is the and Sitton checks again. Hankins bets 200,000 and Sitton calls. The river is the and Sitton bets 500,000. Hankins leans back in his chair and sighs at the river bet.
"How big is it?" asked Hankins. "I turned it."
Hankins spends a few minutes in the tank and then calls. Sitton shows , good for the nut flush and Hankins mucks his hand.
Hank Sitton -2,480,000 (62 bb)
Robert Hankins - 830,000 (21 bb)
Monday, October 10, 2016 4:11 PM Local Time
Robert Hankins raises to 100,000 from under the gun and Lytle Allen calls out of the small blind. The flop is and Allen checks. Hankins bets 160,000 and Allen folds.
Allen flashes as he folds and Hankins shows the table as he takes collects his newly acquired chips.
Robert Hankins - 1,350,000 (44 bb)
Lytle Allen - 2,625,000 (65 bb)
Monday, October 10, 2016 3:46 PM Local Time
Hank Sitton opens the button to 100,000, and Robert Hankins three-bets from the small blind. Sitton four-bet shoves for a total of 585,000, and Hankins calls the remainder to put Sitton at risk.
Sitton:
Hankins:
The board runs out , and Sitton wins the race to double up with two pair.
Hank Sitton - 1,230,000 (31 bb)
Robert Hankins - 1,610,000 (40 bb)
Monday, October 10, 2016 3:41 PM Local Time
Karen Hodge
Karen Hodge moves all in from the cutoff for 285,000 and Ben Keeline calls on the button. Keeline shows and has Hodge's dominated.
The board runs out and Keeline's bigger kicker sends Hodge home in fifth place. She takes home $36,042 for her final table appearance and Keeline extends his chip lead.
Ben Keeline - 3,450,000 (86 bb)
Karen Hodge - Eliminated in 5th Place ($36,042)
Monday, October 10, 2016 3:37 PM Local Time
Gary Simms (pictured) moves all in for just less than 500,000 in early position, and Ben Keeline wakes up with a monster in the big blind. He quickly calls to put Simms at risk.
Simms:
Keeline:
The board runs out , and Keeline wins the pot with kings up. Simms is eliminated in sixth place.
Ben Keeline - 3,150,000 (79 bb)
Gary Simms - Eliminated in 6th Place ($27,585)
Monday, October 10, 2016 3:32 PM Local Time
Level: 27
Blinds: 20,000/40,000
Ante: 5,000
Monday, October 10, 2016 3:32 PM Local Time
Karen Hodge raises from the cutoff and Hank Sitton moves all in from the big blind for 300,000. Hodge calls with and is flipping with Sitton's .
The flop is , giving Sitton a pair of aces and the lead. The turn is the and the river is the to give Sitton the double up and leave Hodge as the shortest stack at the table.
Hank Sitton - 630,000 (21 bb)
Karen Hodge - 360,000 (12 bb)
Monday, October 10, 2016 3:18 PM Local Time
Alan Wyse
Alan Wyse raises to 80,000 from middle position and Ben Keeline three-bets to 200,000 on the button. The blinds fold and Wyse moves all in for about 750,000. Keeline snap-calls.
Wyse shows , but is in trouble against Keeline's . The board runs out and Keeline's queens hold up to drag the pot, move to the top of the leaderboard, and eliminate Wyse in seventh place.
Wyse heads to the payout desk to collect his $21,423 seventh place prize money.
Ben Keeline - 2,200,000 (73 bb)
Alan Wyse - Eliminated in 7th Place ($21,423)
Monday, October 10, 2016 2:56 PM Local Time
Gary Simms open-shoves for 270,000 under the gun, and Lytle Allen calls in the small blind to put Simms at risk.
Simms:
Allen:
The board runs out , and Simms rivers a pair of kings to double up.
Gary Simms - 605,000 (20 bb)
Lytle Allen - 2,005,000 (67 bb)
Monday, October 10, 2016 2:53 PM Local Time
On the turn with the board reading , Alan Wyse checks from under the gun and Ben Keeline bets 85,000 from the cutoff. Wyse calls and the river is the .
Wyse checks again and Keeline bets 265,000. Wyse quickly calls and Keeline tables , good for bottom set. Wyse mucks his hand and Keeline wins the pot.
Ben Keeline - 1,200,000 (40 bb)
Alan Wyse - 925,000 (31 bb)
Monday, October 10, 2016 2:51 PM Local Time
Ben Keeline raises to 60,000 on the button and Lytle Allen, who is the only blind, calls from the big blind. Both players check a flop of and the comes on the turn.
Allen checks and Keeline bets 70,000. Allen check-raises to 170,000 and Keeline calls. The river is the and Allen bets about 350,000. Keeline quickly folds and Allen extends his chip lead.
Lytle Allen - 2,400,000 (80 bb)
Ben Keeline - 830,000 (27 bb)
Monday, October 10, 2016 2:48 PM Local Time
Keven Stammen
Lytle Allen raises from under the gun and Keven Stammen defends his big blind. They check it all the way to the river as the board runs out .
On the river, Stammen checks and Allen bets 80,000. Stammen moves all in for just over 300,000 and Allen quickly calls.
"Chop?" asks Allen, who shows , good for the nut straight.
Stammen shows , good for the second nut straight and he hits the rail in eighth place. The bracelet winner takes home $16,874 for his efforts and Allen is the first player over the 2 million mark.
Lytle Allen - 2,100,000 (70 bb)
Keven Stammen - Eliminated in 8th Place ($16,874)
Monday, October 10, 2016 2:36 PM Local Time
Keven Stammen raises to 65,000 from early position and Hank Sitton calls from the cutoff. The flop is and Stammen checks. Sitton bets 65,000 and Stammen check-raises to about 180,000. Sitton moves all in for about 450,000 and Stammen folds.
Hank Sitton - 730,000 (24 bb)
Keven Stammen - 400,000 (13 bb)
Monday, October 10, 2016 2:28 PM Local Time
Level: 26
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 5,000
Monday, October 10, 2016 2:20 PM Local Time
The final eight players are taking an unscheduled 10-minute break while the staff races off the 1,000 denomination chips.
Monday, October 10, 2016 2:17 PM Local Time
Al Hencheck
Al Hencheck moves all in from the hijack for 275,000 and Alan Wyse calls from the cutoff. Hencheck shows and Wyse shows .
The flop is and Wyse flops trips to take the lead and leave Hencheck drawing to runners. The turn is the , giving Hencheck some hope, but the river is the and Hencheck is the first player eliminated from the final table. He hits the rail in ninth place taking home $13,478 in his second final table of the series.
Alan Wyse - 1,625,000 (67 bb)
Al Hencheck - Eliminated in 9th Place ($13,478)
Monday, October 10, 2016 2:04 PM Local Time
Hank Sitton opens the button to 65,000, and Gary Simms three-bet shoves for 222,000 in the small blind. Sitton calls to put Simms at risk.
Sitton:
Simms:
The board runs out , and Simms come from behind to double up with queens up.
Gary Simms - 504,000 (21 bb)
Hank Sitton - 610,000 (25 bb)