Monday, January 15, 2018 2:47 PM Local Time
Casey Brown opens to 225,000 and everyone folds.
Monday, January 15, 2018 2:46 PM Local Time
Trung Pham opens to 180,000 in middle position and Jason Strasser defends the big blind.
The flop is [ac,qs,3d] and both players check. The turn is the and Strasser checks. Pham bets 375,000 and Strasser calls. Both players check the on the river and Strasser shows and Pham mucks.
Monday, January 15, 2018 2:46 PM Local Time
Casey Brown opens to 175,000 from the hijack, Trung Pham calls from the cutoff, as does Viet Vo from the big blind.
All three players check the flop. The turn brings the , Vo bets 200,000 and Brown raises to 500,000. Pham folds and Vo calls.
Both players check the on the river. Vo turns up for a busted straight draw, and Brown's pair of fives takes it.
Casey Brown - 5,850,000 (98 bb)
Viet Vo - 3,950,000 (66 bb)
Monday, January 15, 2018 2:45 PM Local Time
Jason Strasser opens to 130,000 from middle posistion, Krzysztof Stybaniewicz calls from the hijack, and Casey Brown makes it 375,000 from the cutoff.
Strasser calls, and Stybaniewicz three-bet shoves for 1,550,000 total. Brown and Casey fold, winning Stybaniewicz the pot.
Krzysztof Stybaniewicz - 2,400,000 (40 bb)
Monday, January 15, 2018 2:42 PM Local Time
Jeff Trudeau opens to 120,000 from middle position and everyone folds.
Monday, January 15, 2018 2:41 PM Local Time
Viet Vo opens to 125,000 from middle position and Trung Pham calls from the big blind. The flop comes , Pham checks, and Vo bets 100,000. Pham calls.
Both players check the on the turn and the on the river. Pham shows and takes it.
Trung Pham - 3,625,000 (60 bb)
Viet Vo - 5,000,000 (83 bb)
Monday, January 15, 2018 2:37 PM Local Time
Will Berry opens to 125,000 from early position and everyone folds.
Monday, January 15, 2018 2:22 PM Local Time
Level: 29
Blinds: 30,000/60,000
Ante: 10,000
Monday, January 15, 2018 2:18 PM Local Time
The players are on a 15-minute break.
Monday, January 15, 2018 2:17 PM Local Time
Jason Strasser raises to 115,000 preflop and Jeff Trudeau three-bets from the small blind, making it 310,000. Strasser calls.
The flop comes and Trudeau leads for 240,000. Strasser calls. The turn is the and Trudea check-calls a 375,000 bet from Strasser.
The river is the and Trudeau checks again. Strasser bets 1,050,000 and Trudeau takes about 40 seconds before folding.
Jason Strasser - 4,100,000 (52 bb)
Jeff Trudeau - 1,450,000 (29 bb)
Monday, January 15, 2018 2:13 PM Local Time
Casey Brown opens to 155,000 and everyone folds.
Monday, January 15, 2018 2:13 PM Local Time
Viet Vo raises to 105,000 and Gill George defends from the big blind. The flop comes [as,
kd,9s] and George checks. Vo bets 85,000 and George folds.
Monday, January 15, 2018 2:12 PM Local Time
Krzysztof Stybaniewicz opens to 115,000 and Casey Brown calls in position. The flop comes [kc,
kd,7h] and
Stybaniewicz leads for 125,000. Brown folds.
Monday, January 15, 2018 2:10 PM Local Time
Jason Strasser opens to 125,000 and everyone folds.
Monday, January 15, 2018 2:09 PM Local Time
Jeff Trudeau raises to 125,000 and everyone folds.
Monday, January 15, 2018 2:07 PM Local Time
Daniel Jones
Daniel Jones raises to 100,000 from early position and Gil George calls from middle position. Casey Brown three-bets to 375,000 on the button and Jones moves all in for about 1,200,000. George quickly folds and Brown calls.
Jones shows and is flipping with Brown's .
"Can you do it twice?" asks Jones, alluding to Jovan Sudar's elimination with the same hands.
The flop is and Brown, for the second time in the level, flops top set and leave ace-king drawing to runners. The comes on the turn, giving Jones some outs, but the comes on the river and Jones hits the rail in 10th place. Jones picks up $26,454 for his 10th place finish, while Brown takes the chip lead.
With nine players remaining and everybody at an official final table, hand-for-hand coverage will begin.
Casey Brown - 5,300,000 (106 bb)
Daniel Jones -
Eliminated Monday, January 15, 2018 2:01 PM Local Time
After Mark Fink's departure in 11th place, the final 10 players are redrawing for seats at the unofficial final table. With one more elimination, the final nine players will receive credit for an official WSOP final table. Here is a look at the seating arrangement and chip counts for the final 10 players:
Seat 1: Trung Pham - 3,150,000
Seat 2: Will Berry - 1,750,000
Seat 3: Daniel Jones - 1,210,000
Seat 4: Mark Van Keirsbilck - 1,300,000
Seat 5: Viet Vo - 5,200,000
Seat 6: Jason Strasser - 3,050,000
Seat 7: Gil George - 1,150,000
Seat 8: Jeffrey Trudeau - 2,530,000
Seat 9: Krzysztof Stybaniewicz - 1,400,000
Seat 10: Casey Brown - 4,100,000
Monday, January 15, 2018 1:56 PM Local Time
Mark Fink
On a final board reading Trung Pham bet 350,000, and Mark Fink calls. Pham shows and Fink mucks leaving himself with around 400,000.
The very next hand Casey Brown limps from under the gun, Trung Pham raises to 150,000 from the small blind, and Fink shoves 400,000 from the big blind. Brown folds and Pham calls.
Fink turns up and needs to get lucky against Pham's . The board comes and Pham makes a better full house to eliminate Fink in 11th place.
Trung Pham - 3,150,000 (63 bb)
Mark Fink - Eliminated
Monday, January 15, 2018 1:49 PM Local Time
Brian Green eliminated in 15th place
Jason Strasser opens the button and Brian Green shoves all in for about 700,000. Strasser calls and is ahead holding against the of Green.
The board ran out [jh,jc,2s,5d,kd] and Green was eliminated in 15th place. He will take home $21,564 for his finish.
Jason Strasser - 3,000,000 (60 bb)
Brian Green - Eliminated in 15th place ($21,564)
Monday, January 15, 2018 1:38 PM Local Time
Brian Green checks to Will Berry with the board reading and Berry bets 175,000. Green raises to 425,000 and Berry shoves for about 900,000. Green immediately calls and shows for a made straight and a flush draw. Berry has only .
The turn is the and the river is the , giving Berry the best hand, a queen-high straight.
Will Berry - 2,050,000 (41 bb)
Brian Green - 755,000 (15 bb)