Tuesday, February 28, 2017 4:04 PM Local Time
Cezer Boylan
Cezar Boylan moves all in for his last 545,000 from under the gun. Jeremy Joseph is the only caller.
Boylan:
Joseph:
Boylan is in good shape with his ace-king, but the flop comes to give Joseph the lead. The turn is the , and the river is the . Joseph wins with two pair, tens and eights, and Boylan is eliminated. He finishes in 13th place for $17,038.
Jeremy Joseph - 2,300,000
Cezar Boylan - Eliminated
Tuesday, February 28, 2017 4:00 PM Local Time
Ari Engel
Daniel Engels raises to 90,000 from the button, and Ari Engel three-bets for almost all his chips. His raise is to 685,000, and he still has about 20,000 behind. Engels thinks for a minute, then moves all in, and Engel calls.
Daniel Engels:
Ari Engel:
The board runs out . Engels wins two pair, eights and sixes, and Ari Engel is eliminated. He finishes in 14th place for $17,038.
Daniel Engels - 3,280,000
Ari Engel - Eliminated
Tuesday, February 28, 2017 3:53 PM Local Time
Richard Mullen - 15th Place - $17,038
Dylan Wilkerson shoves all in from middle position for around 495,000. Action folds to Richard Mullen on the button who shoves all in for less (325,000), and the remaining players fold.
Mullen:
Wilkerson:
The flop comes , giving Mullen the lead when he makes two pair, aces and queens.
The turn maintains Mullen's lead, but the river gives Wilkerson a straight to win the pot, and Mullen is eliminated in 15th place, taking home $17,038.
Dylan Wilkerson - 910,000 (22 bb)
Richard Mullen - Eliminated in 15th place, for $17,038
Tuesday, February 28, 2017 3:48 PM Local Time
Thomas Haury
Action folds to Thomas Haury in the cutoff who shoves all in for around 225,000. Martin Zamani shoves all in over the top on the button, the small blind folds, and Tony Utnage shoves all in from the big blind for 420,000 (more than Haury, but less than Zamani).
Haury:
Utnage:
Zamani:
The board runs out , eliminating Haury in 16th place, and awarding Utnage more than a double-up..
Tony Utnage - 1,120,000 (28 bb)
Martin Zamani - 1,150,000 (28 bb)
Thomas Haury - Eliminated in 16th place, for $14,047
Tuesday, February 28, 2017 3:43 PM Local Time
Ryan Jones was recently left short after losing a big pot to Nikolai Sears, and the two are back at it again.
Jones is all in from early position for 155,000, and has been called by Sears in the cutoff.
Jones:
Sears:
The board runs out . Jones' kicker will play, and he doubles up.
Ryan Jones - 410,000 (10 bb)
Nikolai Sears - 2,300,000 (57 bb)
Tuesday, February 28, 2017 3:39 PM Local Time
Tony Utnage shoves all in from the hijack, and Jon Lactaoen re-shoves all in on the button for less (370,000). The blinds both fold, and the players table their hands.
Tony Utnage tables and asks Lactaoen, "Do you have overs?"
Lactaoen turns over , prompting Utnage to say, "Two big overs."
The flop comes leaving Lactaoen in the lead.
The turn is the , and Utnage stands up from his chair and says, "Chop it up," semi-questioningly, but also hopefullly.
"Nope," Utnage says as the river comes the .
Jon Lactaoen - 835,000 (20 bb)
Tony Utnage - 375,000 (9 bb)
Tuesday, February 28, 2017 3:33 PM Local Time
There is around 300,000 in the middle, and two players looking at the board. Ryan Jones bets 150,000 in the big blind, and Nikolai Sears calls in the cutoff.
The river is the . Jones checks, and Sears bets 375,000. Jones pauses for just about two minutes, confirms the 375,000 total with the dealer, pauses for one more full minute, and then hesitantly puts chips in to call.
Sears turns over for a straight to the eight. Jones slumps his shoulders and shows the , having also made a straight. Jones is now left with less than five big blinds.
As the chips are being passed across the table, Jones heads over to the rail to talk with one of his friends.
Nikolai Sears - 2,400,000 (60 bb)
Ryan Jones - 175,000 (4 bb)
Tuesday, February 28, 2017 3:27 PM Local Time
Michael Tureniec
Michael Tureniec moves all in for 700,000 from middle position, and Cody Pack calls from the small blind.
Tureniec shows , and Pack has , much like he held when Tony Utnage doubled through him the previous hand.
The board rolls out . This time Pack's tens hold up, and Tureniec is eliminated in 17th place for $14,047.
Cody Pack - 2,100,000
Michael Tureniec - Eliminated
Tuesday, February 28, 2017 3:23 PM Local Time
Level: 27
Blinds: 20,000/40,000
Ante: 5,000
Tuesday, February 28, 2017 3:22 PM Local Time
Tony Utnage moves all in from the small blind for 345,000 and Cody Pack calls from the big blind.
Utnage:
Pack:
Pack is in good shape with his pocket tens against Utnage's undercards. The flop gives Utnage a little help as it comes , but Pack retains the lead. The turn is the , and Utnage adds straight outs. Then the river is the , and Utnage makes trip sixes to double up.
Tony Utnage - 735,000
Cody Pack - 1,330,000
Tuesday, February 28, 2017 3:18 PM Local Time
Daniel Engels
Daniel Engels raises to 65,000 from the hijack. Nikolai Sears calls from the small blind and Jeremy Joseph calls from the big blind.
The flop comes and the blinds both check. Engels continues for 90,000. Sears folds, Joseph calls, and they go to the turn heads uup.
The falls on the turn and Joseph checks again. Engels bets again, this time for 190,000. Joseph tanks for a minute, then calls.
The completes the board on the river and Joseph checks a third time. Engels thinks a bit, then bets 365,000. Joseph goes deep into the tank. After a few minutes, he calls.
Engels shows , and Joseph sends his cards to the muck.
Daniel Engels - 2,800,000
Jeremy Joseph - 1,850,000
Tuesday, February 28, 2017 3:08 PM Local Time
Jeremy Joseph raises to 75,000 from under the gun, and Daniel Engels calls in the cutoff.
The flop comes . Joseph bets 80,000, and Engels calls.
The turn is the . Joseph pauses for nearly a full minute before opting to check. Engels checks behind.
The river is the . Joseph bets 205,000, and it's Engels' turn to pause. After a minute, Engels tosses in a chip to call.
Joseph turns over for a set of nines, but Engels shows for a set of tens.
A few players at the table start chatting about the texture of the board, and how both players had flopped sets but were unable to bet because of the turn card.
Daniel Engels - 1,995,000 (66 bb)
Jeremy Joseph - 2,600,000 (86 bb)
Tuesday, February 28, 2017 3:00 PM Local Time
Paul Sokoloff - 18th Place - $14,047
Jett Schencker raises to 65,000 in early position. It folds around to Paul Sokoloff in the small blind who shoves all in for around 350,000, and Schencker calls.
Sokoloff:
Schencker:
The flop comes , leaving Sokoloff in the lead with two pair, queens and sevens. But the turn gives Schencker the lead with two pair, queens and jacks, with an ace kicker.
The river is the . Sokoloff stands up, and starts gathering his belongings. More than one player at the table stands up to shake Sokoloff's hand, and congratulate him on a game well played as he prepares to exit the tournament area.
Jett Schencker - 2,315,000 (77 bb)
Paul Sokoloff - Eliminated in 18th place, for $14,047
Tuesday, February 28, 2017 2:40 PM Local Time
Jett Schencker raises to 65,000 from the hijack, and Richard Mullen moves all in for 255,000 from the small blind. Schencker calls, and the players turn up their cards.
Mullen:
Schencker:
The board rolls out , and Mullen wins with his pocket tens to double up.
Richard Mullen - 585,000
Jett Schencker - 1,900,000
Tuesday, February 28, 2017 2:35 PM Local Time
Tony Utnage limps in from the small blinds, and Cody Pack checks his option in the big blind.
The flop comes , and both players check. They also both check the turn.
The river is the . Utnage bets 60,000, and Pack pauses for nearly a minute before saying, "I really have to call," as he moves chips forward, and turns over .
Utnage mucks without showing, and the pot is pushed to Pack.
Cody Pack - 1,650,000 (55 bb)
Tony Utnage - 600,000 (20 bb)
Tuesday, February 28, 2017 2:32 PM Local Time
There is around 160,000 in the middle, and there are two players to see the flop. Thomas Haury checks in the big blind, and Ari Engel bets 65,000 in middle position. Haury calls.
The turn is the , and both players check.
The river is the . Haury checks, and Engel moves a stack of chips forward.
"How much is that?" Haury asks.
The dealer informs him that it's 90,000 to call.
Haury tanks for over two minutes, and opts to release his hand. He is now left with under ten big blinds.
Ari Engel - 875,000 (29 bb)
Thomas Haury - 270,000 (9 bb)
Tuesday, February 28, 2017 2:18 PM Local Time
After the recent elimination of Christopher Staats in 19th place, the final 18 players have just redrawn for their new seats at the final two tables. Here is a look at the final 18 players:
Table 1:
Seat 1 - Ari Engel - 700,000
Seat 2 - Nikolai Sears - 2,275,000
Seat 3 - Jeremey Joseph - 2,800,000
Seat 4 - Muruz Yohannes - 1,300,000
Seat 5 - Ryan Jones - 880,000
Seat 6 - Thomas Haury - 550,000
Seat 7 - David Desantis - 375,000
Seat 8 - Daniel Engels - 1,090,000
Seat 9 - Cezer Boylan - 650,000
Table 2:
Seat 1 - Paul Sokoloff - 480,000
Seat 2 - Jon Lactaoen - 155,000
Seat 3 - Dylan Wilkerson - 1,000,000
Seat 4 - Jett Schnecker - 2,300,000
Seat 5 - Michael Tureniec - 470,000
Seat 6 - Martin Zamani - 900,000
Seat 7 - Richard Mullen - 320,000
Seat 8 - Tony Utnage - 740,000
Seat 9 - Cody Pack - 1,575,000
Tuesday, February 28, 2017 2:07 PM Local Time
Chris Staats
On the first hand of the day, Chris Staats moves all in for his last 280,000 from the cutoff. The button folds, and Ari Engel tanks in the small blind. After thinking a minute, he calls. The big blind folds and the players table their cards.
Staats:
Engel:
The flop is , leaving Engel in the lead with his jacks. The turn is the , giving Staats an inside-straight draw, but the river is the , a complete blank. Engel takes the pot and Staats is eliminated. He earns $11,709 for his 19th-place finish.
Ari Engel - 700,000
Chris Staats -
EliminatedTuesday, February 28, 2017 2:01 PM Local Time
The 19 remaining players have taken their seats, and cards are in the air for Day 3.
Tuesday, February 28, 2017 2:00 PM Local Time
Level: 26
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 5,000