Monday, December 17, 2012 1:48 PM Local Time
The six remaining players are on a 15 minute break.
Monday, December 17, 2012 1:45 PM Local Time
Erik Roussakis opened from under the gun to 35,000, and it folded around to Jonathan Chehanske. He moved all in for his last 123,000, and Lorenzo Bosforo was next to act. He tanked for about 90 seconds, clearly thinking with a big hand. Eventually, he folded.
Soi Nguyen was next in the small blind, and he let out a chuckle when he looked at his cards. He tanked for about a minute himself before folding, and Roussakis said "let's gamble" and called.
Roussakis:
Chehanske:
Roussakis was drawing very live, but the flop nailed Chehanske, coming . Chehanske sat back down in his seat, but the on the turn made him sweat a bit. Roussakis could now catch an eight for a straight, but the river was the .
Chehanske doubles to 260,000 after that hand, while Roussakis drops back below one million.
Erik Roussakis | 880,000 | -121,000 |
Jonathan Chehanske | 260,000 | 82,000 |
Monday, December 17, 2012 1:31 PM Local Time
There has been a good amount of three betting so far at the final table, but we have yet to see a four bet. That is until just now, and it came from the last woman standing: Lynda Tran.
Tran opened it up under the gun to 35,000, and she was called by Edmund Liu and Lorenzo Bosforo. Action folded around to Soi Nguyen in the big blind, and he got raising chips out. He put in a bet of 121,000, and it was back on Tran. She didn't take long to cut out a stack of yellow T25,000 chips, and she made it 300,000 to go. Liu and Bosforo quickly folded, and Nguyen took only about 10 seconds to fold himself.
Tran has now joined the million chip club, with 1.033 million.
Lynda Tran | 1,033,000 | 317,000 |
Monday, December 17, 2012 1:25 PM Local Time
The eliminations are coming fast here at Rincon! Just a few hands after David Randall busted in 8th, we lost James Czarnecki in 7th. Action started with Soi Nguyen raising to 35,000. It folded to Czarnecki, and he moved all in for 166,000. Everyone else folded, and Nguyen asked for a count. Once he got the official total, he made the call.
Nguyen:
Czarnecki:
It was a dream flop for Nguyen, coming . Czarnecki was already shaking hands with the players, even though he could still catch runner runner to survive. Someone on the rail shouted for a deuce, and the dealer obliged, putting the on the turn. Czarnecki could catch a miracle if a three came on the river, but it was the .
Nguyen strengthens his chip lead with that hand, as he is now up to 1.866 million.
Soi Nguyen | 1,866,000 | 266,000 |
James Czarnecki | 0 | -277,000 |
Monday, December 17, 2012 1:15 PM Local Time
Action folded around to Lorenzo Bosforo, and he raised to 33,000. David Randall was next to act, and he moved all in for about 360,000. Everyone else got out of the way, and it was back to Bosforo. He paused for a few moments before announcing call.
Randall:
Bosforo:
It was a tough slowroll for Randall, made worse by the fact that his suits were both dominated. The flop came down , and Bosforo was still in front. The turn brought the , and Randall was looking for a red nine. The river was a tease, as it was the , and when the stacks were counted, Bosforo had Randall covered.
Bosforo is up to 900,000 after that hand, while Randall is out in 8th place. It's not all bad news for him though. He did take the lead in the points race here at Rincon, but he will lose that lead if Jonathan Chehanske outlasts one more player.
Lorenzo Bosforo | 900,000 | 380,000 |
David Randall | 0 | -434,000 |
Monday, December 17, 2012 1:02 PM Local Time
Action started with David Randall raising it up to 32,000 in middle position. It folded around to Erik Roussakis on the button, and he reraised to 75,000. Ted Jivkov was in the big blind, and he moved all in for 183,000! It got back to Randall, and he clearly had a tough decision to make. After about two minutes in the tank, Randall released his hand, and Roussakis instantly called.
Jivkov:
Roussakis:
It was the ultimate cooler for Jivkov, as his kings were dominated by the only hand that could beat him. The board ran down , and Roussakis scored the knock out, moving over one million in the process.
Erik Roussakis | 1,001,000 | 294,000 |
Ted Jivkov | 0 | -180,000 |
Monday, December 17, 2012 12:55 PM Local Time
Edmund Liu raised under the gun to 28,000, and Lorenzo Bosforo made the call in late position. Soi Nguyen also called, and the three saw a flop of . Liu checked to Bosforo who fired out, and Nguyen folded. Liu grabbed enough yellow T25,000 chips to put Bosforo all in, and he quickly called!
Bosforo:
Liu:
Bosforo was ahead with his kings and a flush draw, but he would still need to dodge an ace or a queen from Liu. The turn brought the , and the river came the , giving Bosforo the hand.
Bosforo scored the double up to 520,000, while Liu drops to 1.2 million.
Edmund Liu | 1,200,000 | -290,000 |
Lorenzo Bosforo | 520,000 | 287,000 |
Monday, December 17, 2012 12:39 PM Local Time
Jonathan Chehanske raised it up to 28,000, and David Randall three bet it to 82,000. Soi Nguyen was on the button, and he made the call. Chehanske got out of the way, and they went heads up to a flop of .
Randall didn't slow down, firing out 140,000, but Nguyen wasn't going anywhere. He made the call, and the turn brought the . Randall tanked for about 30 seconds before checking, and it only took Nguyen about 15 seconds to put out a bet of 230,000.
This bet represented half of Randall's stack, and it only took him a few moments to release his hand. With that hand, Nguyen is our new chip leader with 1.6 million, while Randall is down to 434,000.
Soi Nguyen | 1,600,000 | 195,000 |
David Randall | 434,000 | -236,000 |
Monday, December 17, 2012 12:31 PM Local Time
Ted Jivkov came into today as the short stack, and he folded all his hands in the first orbit. However, he took a stand on the last hand, moving all in for 157,000. No one had a hand to battle him with, and he took down the crucial blinds and antes.
Ted Jivkov | 180,000 | -20,000 |
Monday, December 17, 2012 12:25 PM Local Time
We have just had our first showdown of the final table, and it went to Jonathan Chehanske. He raised it up to 28,000 in middle position, and Edmund Liu was the lone caller in the big blind.
The flop came , and Liu checked to Chehanske, who fired out 30,000. Liu made the call, and the turn brought the . This slowed both players down as they checked, and the river was the . Liu checked, and Chehanske figured it was safe to fire out a value bet of 45,000. Liu made the call, and Chehanske rolled over for a pair of kings.
It was good enough to beat Liu, and Chehanske took the pot to get back up over 400,000.
Edmund Liu | 1,490,000 | -70,000 |
Jonathan Chehanske | 427,000 | 75,000 |
Monday, December 17, 2012 12:15 PM Local Time
On the second hand of the final table, action folded around to Jonathan Chehanske in the hijack, and he raised to 35,000. David Randall called from the button, and it was on Soi Nguyen in the small blind. He elected to raise it up to 92,000, and both Chehanske and Randall quickly got out of the way.
After that hand, Nguyen is up to 1.4 million.
Soi Nguyen | 1,405,000 | 67,000 |
David Randall | 670,000 | -34,000 |
Jonathan Chehanske | 352,000 | -35,000 |
Monday, December 17, 2012 12:09 PM Local Time
The players have been introduced, and the cards are in the air! The clock stopped at 39 minutes yesterday, so that is where we are starting.
Monday, December 17, 2012 12:02 PM Local Time
It looks like we are going to get off just about on time here. The floor is introducing the players now. Cards will be in the air soon.
Monday, December 17, 2012 11:17 AM Local Time
Welcome back for the final day of the Harrah's Rincon Main Event! We had a short day yesterday, as 43 players became our final nine in just eight hours. Leading the way today is Edmund Liu, who bagged up 1.56 million. Liu scored the biggest cash of his career in August when he won the $125 re-entry at the Legends of Poker at the Bicycle Casino for $56,320, and he will be looking to top that today!
Not far behind is a name that everyone knows: Soi Nguyen. Nguyen is of course famous for finishing 9th at the 2010 Main event for $811,823, and he proved that he wasn't a fluke when he finished runner up to James Dempsey at the WPT Five Diamond World Poker Classic in December of last year. He comes into today with 1.338 million.
These two are at the top of the list, but they will also have to worry about LA pro Lynda Tran, as well as David Randall, who has a shot at securing the most points of the series here at Rincon. That would earn him an automatic bid into the WSOP National Championship next summer. Jonathan Chehanske also has a shot at it, so these two will be keeping a close eye on each other!
Play is scheduled to get underway at noon local time, and we will be play until we have a winner! Stay tuned here to Pokernews, as we get ready to bring you all of the action!
Table | Seat | Player | Chips |
1 | 1 | Jonathan Chehanske | 387,000 |
1 | 2 | Lorenzo Bosforo | 233,000 |
1 | 3 | David Randall | 704,000 |
1 | 4 | Soi Nguyen | 1,338,000 |
1 | 5 | Lynda Tran | 716,000 |
1 | 6 | James Czarnecki | 277,000 |
1 | 7 | Erik Roussakis | 707,000 |
1 | 8 | Edmund Liu | 1,560,000 |
1 | 9 | Ted Jivkov | 200,000 |