Sunday, November 6, 2016 9:23 PM Local Time
Michael Gathy
Michael Pearson shoves in the small blind for almost 300,000. Michael Gathy calls in the big blind. Pearson has Gathy covered by a bit.
Pearson flips over and Gathy tables
The board runs out . Pearson pairs his queen and sends the two-time bracelet winner home.
Michael Pearson - 700,000
Michael Gathy - Eliminated in 18th ($7,766)
Sunday, November 6, 2016 9:02 PM Local Time
Table 1:
Seat 1 - Devin Jackson - 515,000
Seat 2 - Valerie Hanley - 940,000
Seat 3 - Patrick Rhamey - 915,000
Seat 4 - Terry Schumacher - 600,000
Seat 5 - Steven Saklad - 165,000
Seat 6 - Michael Pearson - 377,000
Seat 7 - Michael Gathy - 343,000
Seat 8 - Vi Khoa Duong - 455,000
Seat 9 - Bill Watchman - 800,000
Table 2:
Seat 1 - Tony Bracy - 625,000
Seat 2 - Tony Yuke - 120,000
Seat 3 - Wes Nally - 760,000
Seat 4 - Chris Moody - 254,000
Seat 5 - Rick Troendly - 270,000
Seat 6 - Ted Lawson - 210,000
Seat 7 - Michael McDonough - 340,000
Seat 8 - Greg Guth - 1,030,000
Seat 9 - Damion Underwood - 295,000
Sunday, November 6, 2016 9:01 PM Local Time
Patrick Rhamey raises to 35,000. Justo Avalos shoves for his remaining 52,000. Rhamey calls.
Avalos shows . Rhamey shows .
The board comes , eliminating Avalos.
Patrick Rhamey - 915,000
Justo Avalos - Eliminated in 19th ($6,519)
Sunday, November 6, 2016 8:53 PM Local Time
Bill Watchman raises to 40,000 in middle position and Dan Chapman shoves all in from the small blind. The big blind folds and Watchman asks for a count. Upon hearing the 162,000 total, he calls.
Chapman:
Watchman:
The flop comes pushing Watchman even further into the lead when the flops two pair. He maintains that lead when the turn comes the , but Chapman picks up a flush draw. Unfortunately for Chapman, the river does not improve his hand and he is eliminated in 20th place.
Bill Watchman - 780,000 (48 bb)
Dan Chapman - Eliminated in 20th place, for $6,519
Sunday, November 6, 2016 8:41 PM Local Time
Level: 23
Blinds: 8,000/16,000
Ante: 2,000
Sunday, November 6, 2016 8:40 PM Local Time
Chirs Moody moves all in for 167,000 in early position. Damion Underwood calls in the big blind.
Moody tables and Underwood shows .
The board comes . Moody's eight gets paired and he doubles his stack.
Chris Moody - 340,000 (28 bb)
Damion Underwood - 310,000 (25 bb)
Sunday, November 6, 2016 8:30 PM Local Time
Action folds to Patrick Rhamey in the small blind who limps in. Vi Khoa Duong makes it 36,000 in the big blbind, and Rhamey reraises to 75,000.
Doung folds face up. Rhamey looks over at Doung in disbelief ad then turns over .
There are gasps around the table as the players are in disbelief. Doung fills the WSOP.com staff in that this is the second time since the start of the level (30 minutes) that Rhamey has had pocket aces.
"I want a new deck," Devin Jackson says jokingly.
Patrick Rhamey - 930,000 (77 bb)
Vi Khoa Doung - 300,000 (25 bb)
Sunday, November 6, 2016 8:18 PM Local Time
Wes Nally opens for 35,000 under the gun. It folds around to Brandon Fish who moves all in for around 200,000 in the big blind. Nally calls.
Fish shows and Nally flips over .
The board runs out , improving Nally to trip aces and eliminating Fish.
Wes Nally - 980,000 (75 bb)
Brandon Fish - Eliminated in 22nd ($5,543)
Sunday, November 6, 2016 8:14 PM Local Time
Greg White shoves all in from middle position for around 120,000. It folds to Michael Gathy in the small blind who reshoves over the top, and the big blind folds.
White:
Gathy:
"Please hold," White says as he stands up from his chair.
The flop comes , leaving White in the lead. He maintains that lead when the turn comes the , but the river gives Gathy a bigger pair, and White is eliminated in 23rd place.
Michael Gathy - 890,000
Greg White - Eliminated in 23rd place, for $5,543
Sunday, November 6, 2016 8:05 PM Local Time
After a back and forth raising war, Nate Bandy is all in for around 290,000 under the gun, and has been called by Michael Gathy.
Bandy:
Gathy:
The flop comes , leaving Gathy in the lead with his pair of kings. The turn increases that lead, but gives Bandy a flush draw.
"Diamond," Bandy calls for. But it's the on the river, and he is eliminated in 24th place.
Michael Gathy - 790,000
Nate Bandy - Eliminated in 24th place, for $5,543
Sunday, November 6, 2016 7:52 PM Local Time
Joe Mongkol-ua-aree moves all in for about 145,000 in the hijack. Patrick Rhamey calls in the big blind.
Rhamey's is dominated by Mongkol-ua-aree's .
The flop reveals giving Rhamey the lead with a set. The turn is the and the river is the , sending Mongkol-ua-aree to the rail.
Patrick Rhamey - 980,000 (81 bb)
Joe Mongkol-ua-aree - Eliminated in 25th ($4,774)
Sunday, November 6, 2016 7:37 PM Local Time
Level: 22
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 2,000
Sunday, November 6, 2016 6:40 PM Local Time
Players are now on a 60 minute dinner break. Updated chip counts can be found in the Chipcounts tab above.
Sunday, November 6, 2016 6:35 PM Local Time
Jake Christophe shoves all in for 112,000 in middle position and Tony Bracy raises to 225,000 in the hijack, and the remaining players fold.
Christophe says, "Weak ace," as he turns over . Bracy shows .
The flop comes , and Christophe's rail to call out, "Eight!"
The turn and river do not improve the hand, and Christophe is eliminated in 27th place.
Tony Bracy - 840,000 (84 bb)
Jake Christophe - Eliminated in 26th place, for $4,774
Sunday, November 6, 2016 6:26 PM Local Time
Facing a raise from Patrick Rhamey in middle position, Steve Saklad shoves all in on the button for 117,000, and Rhamey calls.
Saklad:
Rhamey:
The flop comes causing many of the players at the table to gasp.
Luckily for Saklad the turn and river are safe, and he doubles up.
Steve Saklad - 258,000 (25 bb)
Patrick Rhamey - 830,000 (83 bb)
Sunday, November 6, 2016 6:23 PM Local Time
Table 1:
Seat 1 - Ted Lawson - 458,000
Seat 2 - Jake Christophe - 135,000
Seat 3 - Daniel Chapman - 218,000
Seat 4 - Tony Bracy - 610,000
Seat 5 - Michael McDonough - 400,000
Seat 6 - Bill Watchman - 410,000
Seat 7 - Brandon Fish - 265,000
Seat 8 - Michael Faulkner - 157,000
Seat 9 - Wes Nally - 395,000
Table 2:
Seat 1 - Rick Troendly - 95,000
Seat 2 - Joe Mongkol-ua-aree - 280,000
Seat 3 - Devin Jackson - 180,000
Seat 4 - Tony Yuke - 240,000
Seat 5 - Valerie Hanley - 860,000
Seat 6 - Patrick Rhamey - 830,000
Seat 7 - Vi Khoa Duong - 363,000
Seat 8 - Michael Pearson - 250,000
Seat 9 - Steve Saklad - 117,000
Table 3:
Seat 1 - Justo Avalos - 220,000
Seat 2 - Michael Gathy - 695,000
Seat 3 - Chris Moody - 280,000
Seat 4 - Terry Schumacher - 340,000
Seat 5 - Nate Bandy - 300,000
Seat 6 - Greg White - 135,000
Seat 7 - Greg Guth - 130,000
Seat 8 - Damion Underwood - 220,000
Seat 9 - Thomas Boivin - 245,000
Sunday, November 6, 2016 6:19 PM Local Time
There's around 120,000 in the middle and the board reads . Patrick Rhamey bets 69,000 in the small blind, and Gary Isaacson goes into the tank in the cutoff. Over two minutes pass before he announces that he is all in (for around 270,000). Rhamey pauses for over a minute before calling.
Isaacson turns over and sighs, "Ahhhh," when he sees Rhamey's .
The turn and river do not improve Isaacson's hand and he is eliminated in 28th place.
Patrick Rhamey - 895,000 (89 bb)
Gary Isaacson - Eliminated in 28th place, for $4,168
Sunday, November 6, 2016 6:17 PM Local Time
Brandon Fish raises to 25,000 from early position. Sean Eichendorf moves all in for his remaining 51,000. Fish calls.
Fish shows and Eichendorf flips over .
A monster flop comes , giving Eichendorf trips, but Fish a full house.
The turn is the and the river is the . Eichendorf is eliminated in 29th place and after one more elimination, there will be a complete redraw for the final 27 players at the last three tables.
Brandon Fish - 235,000
Sean Eichendorf - Eliminated in 29th ($4,168)
Sunday, November 6, 2016 5:57 PM Local Time
The flop reads . Patrick Rhamey checks in the small blind, Tony Bracy checks in the big blind, and Rick Troendly bets 12,000 on the button. Only Bracy calls.
The turn is the . Bracy checks, Troendly bets 25,000, and Bracy raises to 55,000. Troendly asks for a count and upon hearing the 55,000 total, he calls.
The river is the .
"How much are you playing there?" Bracy asks Troendly.
"About 350, plus what's in there," Troendly says pointing to the pot in the middle.
Bracy moves a stack of chips forward totaling 100,000, and Troendly calls.
"Do you have the flush?" Troendly asks.
Bracy nods and turns over . Troendly quickly flashes for two pair and then moves them into the muck.
Tony Bracy - 950,000 (95 bb)
Rick Troendly - 250,000 (25 bb)
Sunday, November 6, 2016 5:55 PM Local Time
Rick Troendly raises to 18,000 from under the gun. Patrick Rhamey calls in early position. Vi Khoa Duong calls in the hijack. Vincent Moscati moves all in for about 130,000 in the big blind.
Troendly folds. Rhamey calls with a comparable stack size to Moscati's. Duong gets out of the way.
Moscati flips over and Rhamey tables .
The board runs out , which does not provide enough help for Moscati. The dealer counts Rhamey's chips and he has Moscati covered.
Patrick Rhamey - 320,000 (32 bb)
Vincent Moscati - Eliminated in 32nd ($3,684)