Monday, January 23, 2017 11:15 PM Local Time
Level: 35
Blinds: 120,000/240,000
Ante: 40,000
Monday, January 23, 2017 11:08 PM Local Time
DJ Alexander - 4th Place - $129,741
John Patterson shoves all in on the button. Grant Hinkle folds his small blind, and DJ Alexander calls in the big blind.
Alexander:
Patterson:
The flop comes , leaving Patterson in the lead with his pair of nines. He maintains that lead when the turn comes the .
The river does not change the hand, and the dealer begins to count Patterson's chips.
It's determined that Patterson has around 5,000,000, and Alexander has only 4,100,000.
Alexander is eliminated in 4th place, taking home $129,741.
John Patterson - 9,300,000 (46 bb)
DJ Alexander - Eliminated in 4th place, for $129,741
Monday, January 23, 2017 10:53 PM Local Time
Hand #1:
Grant Hinkle raises to 550,000 in the small blind and DJ Alexander three-bets to 1,300,000 in the big blind. Hinkle goes all in and Alexander folds.
Hand #1:
The very next hand, Hinkle opens to 400,000 on the button and DJ Alexander makes it 1,100,000 in the small blind. Shino Fujiwara gets out of the way in the big blind and Hinkle once again announces "All in."
Alexander goes into the tank for about three minutes and eventually folds.
Grant Hinkle - 13,450,000 (67 bb)
DJ Alexander - 3,700,000 (18 bb)
Monday, January 23, 2017 10:37 PM Local Time
John Patterson raises to 475,000 from under the gun. DJ Alexander calls in the small blind, and Shino Fujiwara calls in the big blind.
The flop comes , and all three players check.
The turn is the , and it checks around again.
The river is the . Alexander bets 625,000, Fujiwara raises to 1,500,000, Patterson quickly folds, and Alexander quickly folds as well.
Shino Fujiwara - 8,950,000 (44 bb)
DJ Alexander - 6,600,000 (33 bb)
Monday, January 23, 2017 10:20 PM Local Time
Austin Peck - 5th Place - $98,770
Grant Hinkle raises to 400,000 from under the gun. It folds around to Austin Peck on the button who shoves all in for 800,000. It folds back to Hinkle who calls.
Peck:
Hinkle:
The board runs out , awarding Hinkle the pot, and eliminating Peck in 5th place.
Grant Hinkle - 8,600,000 (43 bb)
Austin Peck - Eliminated in 5th place, for $98,770
Monday, January 23, 2017 10:19 PM Local Time
DJ Alexander completes in the small blind and Austin Peck checks his option in the big blind.
The flop comes and both players check.
They also check the turn.
On the river, Alexander checks, Peck bets 225,000, and Alexander makes it 540,000.
With a perplexed look, Peck tosses his cards into the muck.
Monday, January 23, 2017 10:18 PM Local Time
John Patterson raises to 450,000 on the button and DJ Alexander calls in the big blind.
Both players check the flop.
On the turn, Alexander bets 300,000 and Patterson calls.
The river is the and Alexander bets another 460,000.
Patterson calls and Alexander shows for two pair, sixes and fours, and takes down the pot.
DJ Alexander - 6,100,000 (30 bb)
John Patterson - 4,450,000 (22 bb)
Monday, January 23, 2017 10:06 PM Local Time
Level: 34
Blinds: 100,000/200,000
Ante: 30,000
Monday, January 23, 2017 9:52 PM Local Time
The five remaining players are now on a 15 minute break.
Players will come back to play 100,000/200,000 blinds, and a 30,000 ante.
Here is how the players will stack up upon return from the break:
Seat 1: Austin Peck - 1,505,000 (7 bb)
Seat 3: Shino Fujiwara - 9,000,000 (45 bb)
Seat 4: John Patterson - 5,660,000 (28 bb)
Seat 5: Grant Hinkle - 8,380,000 (41 bb)
Seat 7: DJ Alexander - 4,500,000 (22 bb)
Monday, January 23, 2017 9:43 PM Local Time
Viet Vo - 6th Place - $79,069
Viet Vo raises to 325,000 from under the gun. Shino Fujiwara calls in the cutoff, as does John Patterson on the button. Both blinds fold.
The flop comes . Vo bets 600,000, Fujiwara raises to 1,400,000, Patterson folds, and Vo announces that he is all in.
Fujiwara asks for a count and upon hearing the 3,490,000 total, she calls.
Vo: (flush and straight draws)
Fujiwara: (over pair to the board)
"She needs to fade," someone on Fujiwara's rail says as the comes on the turn.
The river is safe for Fujiwara, and Vo is eliminated in 6th place, taking home $79,069.
Shino Fujiwara - 8,900,000 (55 bb)
Viet Vo - Eliminated in 6th place, for $79,069
Monday, January 23, 2017 9:39 PM Local Time
Grant Hinkle raises to 320,000 in early position and Shino Fujiwara calls in the big blind.
The flop is and both players check.
On the turn, Fujiwara checks, Hinkle bets 400,000, and Fujiwara calls.
The river is the . Fujiwara checks again and Hinkle puts together a bet of 895,000. Fujiwara thinks for a little while and calls.
Hinkle shows for a turned straight and Fujiwara mucks her cards.
Grant Hinkle - 7,800,000 (48 bb)
Shino Fujiwara - 4,600,000 (28 bb)
Monday, January 23, 2017 9:34 PM Local Time
John Patterson raises to 380,000 on the button and DJ Alexander calls in the big blind.
They go heads up to the flop of and Alexander leads out for 300,000.
Patterson raises to 875,000 and Alexander calls.
On the turn, Alexander thinks for a little while and checks. Patterson immediately announces "All in," and Alexander lets it go.
John Patterson - 6,600,000 (41 bb)
DJ Alexander - 4,000,000 (25 bb)
Monday, January 23, 2017 9:17 PM Local Time
Viet Vo raises to 325,000 from under the gun, and DJ Alexander calls from the big blind.
The flop comes and Alexander checks. Vo continues for 300,000 and Alexander calls.
Both players check the on the turn, and they check again on the river.
Alexander tables for a full house, and Vo mucks his cards.
DJ Alexander - 5,670,000
Viet Vo - 5,000,000
Monday, January 23, 2017 9:15 PM Local Time
Grant Hinkle raises to 325,000 on the button and Viet Vo calls in the big blind.
They go heads up to the flop and Vo checks. Hinkle bets 300,000 and Vo calls.
Both players check the turn and the river.
Vo shows for bottom pair and Hinkle taps the table and mucks.
Viet Vo - 4,900,000 (30 bb)
Grant Hinkle - 4,650,000 (29 bb)
Monday, January 23, 2017 9:13 PM Local Time
Action folds to Shino Fujiwara in the small blind, who completes to 160,000, and John Patterson checks his option in the big blind.
The flop comes . Fujiwara checks, Patterson bets 160,000, and Fujiwara raises to 410,000. Patterson pauses for a few seconds and then announces that he is all in, having Fujiwara covered.
Fujiwara pauses for nearly two minutes, counts out her chips, and then calls.
Fujiwara: (pair of kings)
Patterson: (pair of jacks)
Fujiwara's rail cheers for her, as the turn comes the , and the river the .
Fujiwara doubles up, and is now the chip leader of the remaining six players.
Shino Fujiwara - 6,650,000 (41 bb)
John Patterson - 5,200,000 (32 bb)
Monday, January 23, 2017 9:04 PM Local Time
Shino Fujiwara raises to 340,000 from under the gun, and Austin Peck calls in the big blind.
The flop comes . Peck checks, and Fujiwara announces that she is all in. Peck folds, awarding Fujiwara the pot.
Shino Fujiwara - 3,100,000 (19 bb)
Austin Peck - 2,350,000 (14 bb)
Monday, January 23, 2017 8:55 PM Local Time
Level: 33
Blinds: 80,000/160,000
Ante: 20,000
Monday, January 23, 2017 8:55 PM Local Time
Viet Vo raises to 250,000 from middle position and Austin Peck calls from the cutoff.
The flop is and Vo checks. Peck bets 250,000 and Vo calls.
Both players check the on the turn, and the river is the . Vo checks a third time, and Peck bets 1,100,000. Vo thinks for a minute, then puts out a call.
Peck turns over , and Vo shows for a winning two pair, nines and fours.
Viet Vo - 4,200,000
Austin Peck - 2,880,000
Monday, January 23, 2017 8:50 PM Local Time
Grant Hinkle opens to 250,000 in middle position, DJ Alexander calls in the cutoff, Austin Peck thinks for a little while and calls in the small blind, and Shino Fujiwara comes along in the big blind.
They are four-ways to the flop of and all four players check.
They also check the turn.
On the river, Peck checks, Fujiwara checks, and Hinkle bets 400,000. Alexander calls, and Peck puts together a raise to 1,600,000.
Fujiwara gets out of the way and action is on Hinkle. He thinks for a couple minutes and announces a call. Alexander quickly folds and they show down.
Peck:
Hinkle:
Hinkle's straight is good and he picks up the pot.
Grant Hinkle - 5,200,000 (43 bb)
Austin Peck - 4,950,000 (41 bb)
Monday, January 23, 2017 8:41 PM Local Time
Viet Vo completes in the small blind, and Austin Peck checks his option in the big blind.
The flop comes , and both players check.
The turn is the . Vo bets 120,000, and Peck calls.
The river is the . Vo bets 205,000, and Peck pauses for over a minute before calling.
Vo turns over for a pair of sixes, and Peck mucks his cards.
Viet Vo - 2,840,000 (23 bb)
Austin Peck - 7,100,000 (59 bb)