Monday, February 18, 2013 11:51 PM Local Time
Blinds: 40,000/80,000 ante 10,000
David Tuthill raises from under the gun, Shaun Suller calls on the button, and Fabio Coppola calls out of the big blind. The three players take a flop of and Coppola checks. Tuthill bets 210,000 and Suller folds.
Action gets to Coppola and he check-raies to 625,000 total. Tuthill takes a good look at Coppola's stack, which has about 1.1 million chips behind, and announces he is all-in. Coppola calls.
Coppola has for top pair, whil Tuthill holds for a combination flush and gutshot draw. Before the turn is dealt, Tuthill and Coppola share a fist bump.
The on the turn completes Tuthill's flush, but it also gives Coppola a draw to the nut flush on the river.
"One more spade," Coppola tells the dealer.
When the river brings the , Coppola initially mistakes it for a spade and lets out a joyful yell, but he quickly realizes his mistake and realizes he has been eliminated. He congratulates Tuthill and the others at the table and makes his exit.
David Tuthill is now the chip leader headed into three-handed play against AP Phahurat and Shaun Suller.
David Tuthill - 5,785,000
Fabio Coppola - eliminated in 4th place for $75,609
Monday, February 18, 2013 11:45 PM Local Time
Blinds: 40,000/80,000 ante 10,000
Shaun Suller raises to 160,000 from under the gun, Fabio Coppola calls on the button, and Brian Kay is next to act in the small blind. He thinks a while,then moves all-in for around 1.15 million total. Suller reraises all-inm and Coppola folds.
"I have aces," Suller tells Kay as he turns over . Kay shows .
The leaves Kay drawing nearly dead. With no help from the on the turn or the on the river, he is eliminated.
Shaun Suller - 4,790,000
Brian Kay - eliminated in 5th place for $57,106
Monday, February 18, 2013 11:40 PM Local Time
Blinds: 40,000/80,000 ante 10,000
David Tuthill raises to 160,000 from under the gun and Fabio Coppola calls out of the big blind. Brian Kay is in the big blind and thinks a while before leaning back in his chair and announcing he is all-in, having both Coppola and Tuthill covered.
Tuthill thinks about it a bit before call-ing all-in for 1,695,000. When action is back on Coppola he takes off his glasses, puts his hands on his head, and gives it ten seconds or so before folding A-7 face up.
Tuthill is sad to see one of his aces gone, as he holds and he is racing with Kay's .
Even with the dead ace, the flop still falls in Tuthill's favor, coming to give him top pair of queens. Even though he is ahead, Tuthill is worried.
"He has hearts," he points out to his friends on the rail. "I don't like it. Don't feel good about it.
In addition to a backdoor heart draw, Kay also has a gutshot straight draw, but neither the on the turn nor the on the river help him and Tuthill doubles up.
Tuthill gives a run along the rail of spectators doling out fist pounds in celebration before returning to his seat.
David Tuthill - 3,350,000
Brian Kay - 1,160,000
Monday, February 18, 2013 11:16 PM Local Time
Blinds: 40,000/80,000 ante 10,000
Action folds to Shaun Suller in the small blind and he completes. Jeff Fielder is in the big blind and raises to 200,000. Suller fires back, making it an additional 160,000 to play, and Fielder calls.
The flop comes and Suller moves all-in, having Fielder's remaining 1.32 million just barely covered. Fielder calls.
Suller turns over for top pair with the nut flush draw.
"Oh no, you have the heart," Fielder says as he reveals for the second nut flush draw and middle pair.
The on the turn improves Suller to two pair, but it also gives Fielder two outs, as he can hit one of the two non-heart tens in the deck to make a straight.
Instead the river comes and, after counting down the stacks, it is confirmed that Fielder is out in sixth place.
Shaun Suller - 3,350,000
Jeff Fielder - eliminated in sixth place for $43,691
This makes back-to-back Las Vegas Circuit Main Event final tables for Fielder, who finished fifth in last year's event. It also continues his remarkable run on the Circuit this season following his landmark win in the Choctaw Main Event last month.
Monday, February 18, 2013 11:08 PM Local Time
Blinds: 40,000/80,000 ante 10,000
Brian Kay raises to 200,000 on the button and David Tuthill calls out of the small blind. The flop comes and Tuthill checks. Kay bets 200,000, Tuthill folds, and Kay flashes him the .
Brian Kay - 3,165,000
David Tuthill - 2,090,000
Monday, February 18, 2013 11:01 PM Local Time
Blinds: 40,000/80,000 ante 10,000
We're back from break and the final six players are up to 40,000/80,000 ante 10,000 blinds. The average stack is 2,480,000. Our chip leader is AP Phahurat with 3.64 million, while the short stack is Jeff Fielder with 1.6 million.
Monday, February 18, 2013 10:59 PM Local Time
Level: 2
Blinds: 0,000/80,000
Ante: 0,000
Monday, February 18, 2013 10:57 PM Local Time
Here are the updated chip counts from the break:
Seat 1: Shaun Suller - 2,400,000
Seat 2: Jeff Fielder - 1,600,000
Seat 3: AP Phahurat - 3,640,000
Seat 5: Fabio Coppola - 2,495,000
Seat 6: Brian Kay - 2,905,000
Seat 7: David Tuthill - 2,090,000
Monday, February 18, 2013 10:55 PM Local Time
Blinds: 30,000/60,000 ante 10,000
On the last hand of the level, AP Phahurat raises to 120,000 from middle position and David Tuthill calls on the button. The flop comes , Phahurat bets, and Tuthill calls.
The turn brings the , Phahurat bets 410,000, and Tuthill calls. The river is the and Phahurat bets a third time, this time firing 900,000.
Tuthill asks how much Phahurat has behind and Phahurat shows his stack, which is just shy of 1.9 million. Tuthill folds and Phahurat takes the last pot before break.
AP Phahurat - 3,640,000
David Tuthill - 2,400,000
Monday, February 18, 2013 10:47 PM Local Time
Blinds: 30,000/60,000 ante 10,000
AP Phahurat raises to 120,000 from middle position, Fabio Coppola calls behind him, and Shaun Suller defends the big blind. The flop comes and Suller bets 160,000. Phahurat folds and Coppola calls.
The turn is the and both players check. The river brings the and Suller checks again. Coppola bets 295,000 and Suller thinks just a couple of seconds before calling.
Suller has for a rivered pair of aces, but Coppola rivers a Broadway straight with his to take the pot.
Fabio Coppola - 2,505,000
Shaun Suller - 1,615,000
Monday, February 18, 2013 10:39 PM Local Time
Blinds: 30,000/60,000 ante 10,000
David Tuthill raises preflop and Shaun Suller reraises to 250,000 from the cutoff. Tuthill calls and the two see a flop of . Tuhill checks, Suller bets, 275,000, and Tuthill calls. The turn brings the and both players check.
The river is the and Tuthill checks a third time. Suller bets 375,000 and Tuthill inquires how much he has behind. Suller counts his stack down and he has 1,185,000 left after the bet.
Tuthill announces he is all-in, having Suller covered. Suller checks his hole cards and calls.
Suller shows for the wheel and Tuthill shows for the wheel as well. The two players chop the pot.
David Tuthill - 3,200,000
Shaun Suller - 2,290,000
Monday, February 18, 2013 10:17 PM Local Time
Blinds: 30,000/60,000 ante 10,000
Fabio Coppola raises to 140,000 from middle position and David Tuthill calls on the button. The flop comes . Coppola bets 140,000 and Tuthill calls. The turn is the , Coppola bets 250,000, and Tuthill calls.
The river brings the and Coppola bets 345,000. Tuthill thinks for over aminute before calling.
Coppola shows for two pair, deuces and treys, but Tuthill has a bigger two pair with his and takes the pot.
As he stacks his chips, he sincerely tells Coppola, "That was a good bet. I almost folded."
David Tuthill - 2,840,000
Fabio Coppola - 1,745,000
Monday, February 18, 2013 10:03 PM Local Time
Blinds: 30,000/60,000 ante 10,000
David Tuthill raises to 125,000 from middle position and Jeff Fielder calls on the button. The flop comes and both players check.
The turn brings the and Tuthill bets 140,000, which Fielder calls. The river is the and Tuthill checks. Fielder opts to check back.
Tuthill shows for a rivered two pair and takes the pot.
David Tuthill - 1,795,000
Jeff Fielder - 1,980,000
Monday, February 18, 2013 9:57 PM Local Time
Blinds: 30,000/60,000 ante 10,000
Ping Liu came up short of Casino Champion here at Caesars Palace, but the other player chasing Joe Kuether for the title and the National Championship seat did not. Idris Gencoglu just took down Event 11 to add a ring victory to his second place finish in the $1,125 No Limit Hold'em event. Those two cashes combine for a winning 87.5 points and a trip to New Orleans in May for the 2013 WSOP National Championship presented by Southern Comfort 100 Proof.
Congratulations Idris!
Monday, February 18, 2013 9:52 PM Local Time
Blinds: 30,000/60,000 ante 10,000
Jeff Fielder raises to 125,000 from late position and Ping Liu reraises to 275,000 on the button. Fabio Coppola is in the small blind and moves all-in for just over 1.2 million. Fielder folds.
Liu quickly calls, having slightly less chips than Coppola. Coppola instantly flips over and Liu sighs as he reveals .
Liu gets no help from the board and he is eliminated in 7th place.
Fabio Coppola - 2,650,000
Ping Liu - eliminated in 7th place for $33,848
Monday, February 18, 2013 9:32 PM Local Time
Level: 1
Blinds: 0,000/60,000
Ante: 0,000
Monday, February 18, 2013 9:31 PM Local Time
The level comes to an end and play is paused briefly to race off the 5,000 chips. Here are the chip counts heading into the next level, which is 30,000/60,000 ante 10,000:
Seat 1: Shaun Suller - 2,620,000
Seat 2: Jeff Fielder - 2,410,000
Seat 3: AP Phahurat - 3,280,000
Seat 4: Ping Liu - 1,150,000
Seat 5: Fabio Coppola - 1,335,000
Seat 6: Brian Kay - 2,045,000
Seat 7: David Tuthill - 2,090,000
Monday, February 18, 2013 9:18 PM Local Time
Blinds: 20,000/40,000 ante 5,000
Brian Kay is in the big blind and AP Phahurat is in the cutoff with the board reading . Kay bets 200,000 on the turn and Phahurat calls.
The river is the and Kay bets 250,000. Phahurat folds and Kay takes the pot.
Brian Kay - 2,200,000
AP Phahurat - 2,695,000
Monday, February 18, 2013 9:03 PM Local Time
Blinds: 20,000/40,000 ante 5,000
AP Phahurat raises to 100,000 from middle position and Steve Goldberg defends from the big blind. The flop comes and Goldberg checks. Phahurat bets and Goldberg calls.
The turn brings the and Goldberg bets out 200,000. Phahurat raises, making it 460,000 to play. Goldberg raises all-in for around 700,000 total and Phahurat calls.
Phahurat turns over for two pair, tens and treys, while Goldberg holds for eights and treys. Before the river is dealt, Phahurat turns to his neighbor at the table, Jeff Fielder and says with a smile, "I'm a lil' nervous."
There is nothing to be nervous about for Phahurat, as the river brings the and he eliminates Goldberg and moves into the chip lead.
AP Phahurat - 3,420,000
Steve Goldberg - eliminated in 8th place for $26,550
Monday, February 18, 2013 8:49 PM Local Time
Blinds: 20,000/40,000 ante 5,000
AP Phahurat is under the gun and Steve Goldberg is on the button when they go heads-up to a flop of . Phahurat bets 120,000, then Goldberg raises it to 270,000. Phahurat gets a sense of how much Goldberg has left behind before reraising to 600,000 total. Goldberg folds and Phahurat takes the pot.
AP Phahurat - 2,185,000
Steve Goldberg - 1,305,000