Monday, October 24, 2016 1:47 AM Local Time
There is about 25,000 in the pot on the turn with the board reading and James Calderaro bets 19,000 from the big blind. Aaron Massey folds in middle position and Michael Hahn calls on Massey's direct left.
They are heads-up to the river and Calderaro moves all in. Hahn asks for a count and Calderaro breaks down his stacks and counting down his stack of 50,400. Hahn takes a couple minutes in the tank and then calls.
Calderaro shows and Hahn tables . Hahn wins the pot with queens and deuces to send Calderaro to the rail as the night nears an end. Hahn drags the pot and is neck-and-neck with Semin Topalovic for the chip lead.
Michael Hahn - 305,000
James Calderaro - Eliminated
Monday, October 24, 2016 1:31 AM Local Time
Grad Zbigniew gets into a preflop battle against Dan Perper in the cutoff. Perper gets all in for about 20,000 and gets called by Zbigniew.
Perper shows and is in terrible shape against Zbigniew's . The board runs out and Perper can't hit a two-outer after flopping top pair to stay alive. Zbigniew wins the pot and Perper is eliminated on his second and final bullet.
Grad Zbigniew - 67,000
Dan Perper - Eliminated
Monday, October 24, 2016 1:28 AM Local Time
Three players go to a flop of and the player in the big blind checks. James Calderaro bets 6,300 from under the gun and George Pappas raises to 14,000 from the hijack.
The big blind folds and Calderaro takes a couple minutes before three-betting to 29,300. Pappas immediately moves all in for effectively Calderaro's remaining 44,000 and Calderaro quickly folds.
"You had me," says Calderaro, while the pot is pushed to Pappas.
George Pappas - 122,000
James Calderaro - 44,000
Monday, October 24, 2016 1:19 AM Local Time
Level: 12
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 200
Monday, October 24, 2016 1:18 AM Local Time
On a flop of , Kunal Patel checks from the small blind and Michael Sanders bets 5,500 from early position. Harold Evans calls on the button and Patel calls as well.
The turn is the and Patel checks. Sanders checks and Evans bets 16,000. Patel calls and Sanders folds. The river is the and both players check. Evans shows , good for a straight, and Patel mucks his hand.
Harold Evans - 88,000
Kunal Patel - 45,000
Monday, October 24, 2016 1:05 AM Local Time
Semin Topalovic raises to 3,000 from the hijack and Dan Perper calls out of the small blind. The player in the big blind three-bets to 12,000 and is called by both Topalovic and Perper.
The flop is and Perper checks. The big blind bets 15,000 and Topalovic calls. Perper check-raises all in for 52,500, the big blind folds, and Topalovic calls.
Perper shows and is in the lead against Topalovic's . The turn is the , giving Topalovic a flush draw to go with his gutshot straight draw and overcard. The river is the and Topalovic fills his flush draw to eliminate Perper and regain the chip lead.
Semin Topalovic - 245,000
Dan Perper - Eliminated
Monday, October 24, 2016 1:00 AM Local Time
Ping Liu raises from the cutoff and the player in the big blind calls. The flop is and both players check. The turn is the and the big blind leads out for 3,200. Liu calls and the river is the .
The big blind checks and Liu bets 8,000. The big blind calls and Liu shows . The big blind mucks his hand and Liu drags the pot.
Ping Liu - 73,000
Monday, October 24, 2016 12:38 AM Local Time
Level: 11
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 200
Monday, October 24, 2016 12:19 AM Local Time
Players are taking their final 15-minute break of the night. Upon returning, they will play two more, 40-minute levels and bag up chips for the night.
Monday, October 24, 2016 12:09 AM Local Time
Semin Topalovic raises on the button and Mohsin Charania three-bets out of the big blind. Topalovic four-bet shoves all in and Charania calls, at risk for his last 39,500.
It is a flip for Charania's tournament life with his up against Topalovic's . The flop is , giving Charania the lead with a pair of kings. The turn is the , giving both players a flush draw, but Charania's is bigger. Topalovic calls for a heart before realizing it wasn't an out for him.
The river is the and Charania doubles up with the nut flush.
Mohsin Charania - 80,400
Semin Topalovic - 265,000
Monday, October 24, 2016 12:01 AM Local Time
Aaron Massey
There is about 26,000 in the pot on the river with a completed board of and Aaron Massey leads out for 22,500 out of the big blind.
The player under the gun goes into the tank for several minutes before folding and Scott Tuttle quickly folds from the hijack.
"Thank god," says Massey, who tables .
The player under the gun verbalizes his displeasure of his fold, claiming he folded a bigger club.
"I was desperate," says Massey. "I needed it. I had to dig deep."
"I thought you had the stone cold nuts," says James Calderaro. "You had me thrown off. I don't like it."
Aaron Massey - 72,000
Sunday, October 23, 2016 11:43 PM Local Time
Level: 10
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 100
Sunday, October 23, 2016 11:33 PM Local Time
On a flop of , Dan Perper checks from the big blind and Myung Shin bets 2,700 from early position. Semin Topalovic folds from the hijack and Perper calls.
They are heads-up to the turn and both players check. The river is the and Perper bets 6,000. Shin takes a minute in the tank and then calls. Perper shows , good for trip jacks, and Shin mucks his hand.
Dan Perper - 64,000
Myung Shin - 6,500
Sunday, October 23, 2016 11:21 PM Local Time
Keven Stammen raises to 1,600 on the button and the player in the big blind calls. The flop is and the big blind checks. Stammen bets 2,500 and the big blind check-raises to 6,400.
Stammen calls and the turn is the . The big blind bets 5,000 and Stammen calls. The river is the and the big blind checks. Stammen bets 21,000, which is most of the big blind's remaining stack. The big blind folds, claiming he flopped two pair, and Stammen takes the pot.
Keven Stammen - 64,500
Sunday, October 23, 2016 10:59 PM Local Time
Level: 9
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 100
Sunday, October 23, 2016 10:50 PM Local Time
Ping Liu limps in from the small blind and Adam Murphy raises to 2,000 out of the big blind. Liu calls and they see a flop of .
Both players check and the comes on the turn. Liu checks and Murphy bets 3,000. Liu calls and the river is the . Both players check and Liu shows .
Murphy flashes to the table as he mucks his hand and Liu wins the pot.
Ping Liu - 39,000
Adam Murphy - 27,000
Sunday, October 23, 2016 10:42 PM Local Time
James Calderaro
On the turn with the board reading , Scott Tuttle checks from the big blind and James Calderaro moves all in for 18,200 from middle position. Tuttle goes into the tank and begins taking inventory on his stack.
"You'll have plenty left," says Calderaro. "You must have a heart draw."
"I don't," says Tuttle.
Tuttle eventually calls and shows . He is drawing dead to a chop against Calderaro's . The comes on the river and Calderaro doubles up with a jack-high straight.
James Calderaro - 47,000
Scott Tuttle = 25,000
Sunday, October 23, 2016 10:18 PM Local Time
Level: 8
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 100
Sunday, October 23, 2016 10:02 PM Local Time
Players are taking their second 15-minute break of the day.
Sunday, October 23, 2016 10:02 PM Local Time
After a couple raises preflop, there is a three-way all in between the player in the small blind, Ari Engel in the big blind, and Semin Topalovic under the gun.
The small blind is all in for about 13,000 with , Engel is all in for about 65,000 with , but Topalovic has both players covered and tables .
The flop is and Topalovic keeps the lead. The comes on the turn, however, and Engel makes nines full to leave the small blind drawing dead and Topalovic drawing slim. The river is the and Topalovic rivers a bigger full house to knock out two players and quickly give him the chip lead.
"You had like 10,000 an orbit ago," says Keven Stammen after the hand. "Look at you now."
Semin Topalovic - 145,000
Ari Engel - Eliminated