Friday, February 10, 2017 7:56 PM Local Time
Steve Lauson - 7th Place - $9,818
Niel Mittelman raises to 22,000 in the hijack, and Steve Lauson shoves all in from the cutoff. It folds back to Mittelman who asks for a count, and upon hearing the 109,000 total, he calls.
Lauson:
Mittelman:
"I am going to have to root for a ten here," table mate Kenny Nguyen says, just before the flop comes .
"Or an eight," Nguyen says.
The turn is the , giving Mittelman the lead with a pair of tens, and the river does not change the hand, meaning Lauson is eliminated in 7th place, taking home $9,818.
Niel Mittelman - 365,000 (36 bb)
Steve Lauson - Eliminated in 7th place, for $7,818
Friday, February 10, 2017 7:33 PM Local Time
Level: 20
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 1,000
Friday, February 10, 2017 7:33 PM Local Time
Jim Juvancic - 8th Place - $7,690
Jim Juvancic shoves all in from the cutoff for around 55,000, and Eric Rivkin calls in the small blind. The big blind folds, and the players table their hands.
Juvancic:
Rivkin:
The flop comes , leaving Juvancic in the lead, but giving Rivkin an open-ended straight draw. The turn brings in the straight, giving Rivkin the lead, and the river means the elimination of Juvancic in 8th place.
Eric Rivkin - 900,000 (112 bb)
Jim Juvancic - Eliminated in 8th place, for $7,690
Friday, February 10, 2017 6:59 PM Local Time
Dennis Elliott - 9th Place - $6,131
After just doubling up Eric Rivkin in a monster hand, Dennis Elliot was left short and came into the unofficial final table of nine with only four big blinds. He was eliminated just a few hands into final table play.
Friday, February 10, 2017 6:54 PM Local Time
After the recent elimination of Damian Radanov, the remaining nine players have just redrawn for their new seats at the unofficial final table of nine. Here is a look at how the final nine stack up:
Seat 1 - Nadya Magnus - 173,000 (21 bb)
Seat 2 - Dennis Elliott - 24,000 (4 bb)
Seat 3 - Craig Trost - 414,000 (51 bb)
Seat 4 - Jim Juvancic - 73,000 (9 bb)
Seat 5 - Kenny Nguyen - 245,000 (30 bb)
Seat 6 - Eric Rivkin - 837,000 (104 bb)
Seat 7 - Niel Mittelman - 274,000 (34 bb)
Seat 8 - Steve Lauson - 169,000 (21 bb)
Seat 9 - Matthew Shepsky - 207,000 (25 bb)
Friday, February 10, 2017 6:47 PM Local Time
Damian Radanov - 10th Place - $4,972
Damian Radanov shoves all in for 51,000 from under the gun. Eric Rivkin calls on the button, as does Dennis Elliott in the small blind. The big blind folds.
The flop comes . Elliott leads for 150,000, and Rivkin raises to 300,000. Elliott announces that he is all in, and Rivkin quickly calls.
Radanov: (flush draw)
Rivkin: (pair of aces, and backdoor flush draw)
Elliott: (pair of jacks)
"I concede the main pot, just for the record," Rivkin says seriously.
The turn does not change the hand, nor does the . Radanov is eliminated in 10th place, taking home $4,972, and after a VERY close count of chips, it's determined that Elliott has Rivkin just slightly covered.
"Wow, from nothing to chip leader," table mate Kenny Nguyen says to Rivkin, as the players start to redraw for their seats at the unofficial final table of nine.
Eric Rivkin - 825,000 (137 bb)
Dennis Elliott - 24,000 (4 bb)
Damian Radanov - Eliminated in 10th place, for $4,972
Friday, February 10, 2017 6:33 PM Local Time
Level: 19
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 1,000
Friday, February 10, 2017 6:18 PM Local Time
Players are now on a 15 minute break. They will return to play Level 19 with 4,000/8,000 blinds and a 1,000 ante. For updated chip counts, please see the chip counts tab above.
Friday, February 10, 2017 6:12 PM Local Time
Eric Rivkin
Action folds to Niel Mittelman on the button who raises to 13,000. Johanssy Joseph folds his small blind, and Eric Rivkin reraises to 82,000, leaving himself 1,500 behind. Mittelman calls the 82,000.
The flop comes , and Rivkin moves his remaining 1,500 forward. Mittelman calls, and the players table their hands.
Rivkin: (pair of aces)
Mittelman: (pair of sevens)
The turn leaves Rivkin in the lead, but also gives Mittelman a flush draw.
The river does not change the hand, and Rivkin doubles up.
Eric Rivkin - 176,000 (29 bb)
Niel Mittelman - 250,000 (41 bb)
Friday, February 10, 2017 5:56 PM Local Time
Kenny Nguyen raises to 15,000 on the button, and Niel Mittelman calls in the big blind.
"That's the worst call you have ever made," Nguyen says to Mittelman with a smile on his face.
The flop comes . Mittelman checks, Nguyen bets 25,000, and Mittelman calls.
The turn is the , and both players check. They also both check the river.
"Ace on the river?" Nguyen asks Mittelman. Mittelman turns over for two pair, fives and twos.
"That's no good," Nguyen says as he turns over for a higher two pair to take the pot.
"I was scared of that ace on the river," Nguyen says as the pot is pushed over to him.
Kenny Nguyen - 150,000 (25 bb)
Niel Mittelman - 330,000 (55 bb)
Friday, February 10, 2017 5:44 PM Local Time
Level: 18
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 1,000
Friday, February 10, 2017 5:43 PM Local Time
Alex Ziskin - Bubbles High Roller Event
Action folds to Alex Ziskin in the hijack who shoves all in for around 60,000. Craig Trost calls in the cutoff, and all remaining players fold.
Ziskin:
Trost:
The flop comes , leaving Trost in the lead, but also giving Ziskin a straight draw.
The turn gives Ziskin even more outs when he picks up a flush draw, but the river does not improve his hand, and Ziskin is eliminated in 13th place, with 12 places paid.
Craig Trost - 200,000
Alex Ziskin - Eliminated in 13th place, on the bubble
Friday, February 10, 2017 5:15 PM Local Time
Kenny Nguyen shoves all in on the button for around 30,000 and says, "I have it here, I want no action guys.
The small blind folds, but Niel Mittelman calls in the big blind.
Nguyen:
Mittelman:
"Oh come on, ace one time," Nguyen says, and the flop comes .
"Yessss," Nguyen cheers.
"Ok, I fold," Mittelman says jokingly.
The turn and river are safe for Nguyen, and he doubles up.
"That was a risky shove with 13 players left," a player says to Nguyen. Nguyen just smiles and stacks his chips.
Kenny Nguyen - 70,000
Niel Mittelman - 260,000
Friday, February 10, 2017 5:15 PM Local Time
There are thirteen players remaining which means that the two tables are now hand for hand. This portion of play will continue until the field has been reduced by at least one player, leaving the remaining players all in the money and guaranteed at least $4,972.
Friday, February 10, 2017 5:01 PM Local Time
Level: 17
Blinds: 2,500/5,000
Ante: 500
Friday, February 10, 2017 5:00 PM Local Time
Table 1:
Seat 1 - Jim Juvancic - 122,000
Seat 2 - Krzysztof Stybaniewicz - 28,000
Seat 3 - Steve Lauson - 50,000
Seat 4 - Matt Shepsky - 160,000
Seat 5 - Alex Ziskin - 70,000
Seat 6 - Craig Trost - 155,000
Seat 7 - Ryan Van Sanford - 97,000
Seat 8 - Kevin Saul - 97,000
Table 2:
Seat 1 - Niel Mittelman - 295,000
Seat 2 - Eric Flesch - 65,000
Seat 3 - Johanssy Joseph - 140,500
Seat 4 - Eric Rivkin - 100,000
Seat 5 - Nadezhda Magnus - 160,000
Seat 6 - Dennis Elliott - 150,000
Seat 7 - Kenny Nguyen - 50,000
Seat 8 - Damian Radanov - 540,000
Friday, February 10, 2017 4:51 PM Local Time
Eric Rivkin - Pictured Here on Day 1
Eric Rivkin raises to 35,000 in late position, leavinvg himself less than 15,000 behind, and Eric Flesch calls in the big blind.
The flop comes . Flesch moves a stack forward totaling around 50,000, putting Rivkin all in if he calls, and Rivkin quickly moves his remaining 15,000 forward.
Flesch flopped top pair holding , but Rivkin is ahead having flopped a set of tens holding .
The turn and river are safe for Rivkin to double up.
Eric Rivkin - 110,000
Eric Flesch - 87,000
Friday, February 10, 2017 4:43 PM Local Time
Matt Shepsky raises to 8,000 in the cutoff, and Johanssy Joseph shoves all in on the button. It folds back to Shepsky who asks for a count, and upon hearing the 72,000 total, he calls.
Joseph:
Shepsky:
The flop comes , leaving Shepsky in the lead with his pair of jacks. He maintains that lead when the turn comes the , but the on the river gives Joseph a pair of aces to double up.
Johanssy Joseph - 152,500
Matt Shepsky - 170,000
Friday, February 10, 2017 4:34 PM Local Time
As the WSOP.com live reporting team approached the table, Dennis Elliott had sitting in from of him, the board read , and the dealer was counting out Elliott's chips. The dealer then passed 78,500 from Hao 'John' Sun's stack over to Elliott, leaving Sun with only 18,000 behind.
The very next hand, action folds to Sun on the button who moved his remaining 17,500 forward. Johanssy Joseph folds his small blind, and Craig Trost calls in the big blind.
Sun:
Trost:
The flop came , pushing Trost further into the lead when he makes a pair of aces. He maintains that lead when the turn comes the , and the river is the .
Sun is eliminated from play, and after he leaves the table Trost says, "It's nice to wake up with something remotely decent there. I'm not saying I'm not calling with any two cards, but that was nice to have something in that spot."
Craig Trost - 150,000
Dennis Elliott - 155,000
Hoa 'John' Sun - Eliminated
Friday, February 10, 2017 4:15 PM Local Time
Level: 16
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 500