Monday, June 9, 2014 5:54 PM Local Time
Players Are On a Break
The seven remaining players are on a 20-minute break.
Monday, June 9, 2014 5:53 PM Local Time
Hands #15-19: Gillis Gets Aggro
Hand #15: Mustapha Kanit raised to 60,000 from under the gun and he won the blinds and antes when all the other players folded.
Hand #16: Hiren Patel raised to 60,000 and Dejan Divkovic called. The flop came and Patel bet 80,000. Divkovic called and the turn came the . Both players checked and the river card was the . Both players checked again and Divkovic showed and won the pot.
Hand #17: Dejan Divkovic raised to 65,000 from the cutoff and Mustapha Kanit called in the small blind. The flop was dealt . Kanit checked and Divkovic bet 80,000. Kanit reraised to 190,000 and Divkovic let go of his hand.
Hand #18: John Hennigan raised to 60,000 and Dejan Divkovic called. Ted Gillis called in the small blind and we went to the flop three-handed. The flop came and play was checked to Divkovic who bet 85,000. Gillis called, Hennigan folded, and the turn was the . Gillis led out for 160,000 and Divkovic called. The river was the and Gillis pushed all in which made Divkovic fold and Gillis scooped up the pot.
Hand #19: Mustapha Kanit raised to 60,000 from the cutoff and Ted Gillis called. The dealer put down for the flop. Kanit continued for 65,000 and Gillis raised to 130,000. Kanit three-bet to 255,000 and Gillis four-bet shoved all in. Kanit spent a minute deciding his action, but eventually folded, giving Gillis the pot.
Monday, June 9, 2014 5:41 PM Local Time
Hands #8-14
Hand #8: John Hennigan raised to 60,000 and Dejan Divkovic called from the small blind. The flop was and Divkovoic bet 75,000 and Hennigan made the call. The turn was the , Divkovik bet 135,000 and Hennigan folded.
Hand #9: Ted Gillis raised to 60,000 from early position and Hennigan called, as did Divkovic. The flop was the and all three players checked. The turn was the and Gillis checked. Hennigan bet 115,000 and Divkovic and Gillis both folded.
Hand #10: Jacobo Fernandez raised to 75,000 and Divkovic three-bet to 140,000. Action folded back to Fernandez who called. The flop was the , Fernandez checked and Divkovic bet 85,000. Fernandez raised to 185,000 and Divkovic called.
The turn was the , Fernandez pushed all in and Divkovic folded.
Hand #11: Mustapha Kanit opened for 60,000 and Ted Gillis three-bet to 140,000. Action folded back around to Kanit who also folded.
Hand #12: Divkovic raised to 60,000 and Gillis reraised to 210,000 from the big blind and Divkovic folded.
Hand #13: Divkovic raised to 65,000 from under the gun and everyone folded.
Hand #14: Hennigan raised to 60,000 from the button and Divkovic called. The flop came down the and Divkovic checked. Hennigan bet 60,000 and Divkovic called. The turn was the and both players checked. The river came the and both players checked.
Divkovic showed for two pair and Hennigan mucked.
Monday, June 9, 2014 5:24 PM Local Time
Dylan Thomassie Eliminated in 9th Place ($37,834); Edison Shields Eliminated in 8th Place ($49,267)
Hand #6: Mustapha Kanit raised to 60,000 and John Hennigan called. The flop came and Kanit bet 70,000. Hennigan called and the turn card was the . Kanit bet again - this time to 185,000 - and Hennigan called. The river was the and Kanit kept firing. He made it 360,000 which Hennigan called. Hennigan scooped the pot when he showed pocket kings.
Hand #7: Action folded to Edison Shields who raised to 60,000 and Dylan Thomassie pushed all in. Both Dejan Divkovic and Shields called.
Shields:
Thomassie:
Divkovic:
The dealer flopped and Divkovic's kings raced ahead, though Thomassie picked up a flush draw. The turn was the and Divkovic made quads. The river completed Thomassie's flush, but it was no good to the four kings. Dylan Thomassie was knocked out in ninth place and Edison Shields was eliminated in eighth.
Monday, June 9, 2014 5:14 PM Local Time
Hands #1-5
Hand #1: Hiren Patel opened for 60,000 and took the blinds and antes.
Hand #2: Hiren Patel raised to 60,000 and Ted Gillis moved all in from the small blind and Patel folded.
Hand #3: Dylan Thomassie raised all in and took the blinds and antes.
Hand #4: Dejan Divkovic raised to 60,000 and Hiren Patel called from the big blind. The flop was the and Patel checked. Dejan bet 75,000 and Patel called. The turn was the and Patel checked. Divkovic bet 135,000 and Patel folded.
Hand #5: Dylan Thomassie raised to 60,000 and took the blinds and antes.
Monday, June 9, 2014 5:10 PM Local Time
Final Table is Set
With Darin Stout's exit, we have our official final table of nine players and will provide hand-for-hand coverage for the rest of the tournament. Below is where they are sitting and the stacks as final-table play begins:
Seat | Player | Chips |
1 | Mustapha Kanit | 2,500,000 |
2 | Ted Gillis | 780,000 |
3 | Jacobo Fernandez | 705,000 |
4 | John Hennigan | 1,600,000 |
5 | Hiren Patel | 1,150,000 |
6 | Edison Shields | 765,000 |
7 | Dylan Thomassie | 320,000 |
8 | Dejan Divkovic | 990,000 |
9 | Jaime Kaplan | 610,000 |
Monday, June 9, 2014 5:06 PM Local Time
Darin Stout Eliminated in 10th Place ($29,709)
Darin Stout was having a good time at the table today. He was being plenty vocal and livening up the table. Unfortunately, his run has ended, busting out in 10th place. Stout reluctantly pushed from under the gun and said, "This is not me volunteering to go home." Ted Gillis sitting immediately to his left pushed all in over the top by a small margin and the rest of the table folded.
Stout:
Gillis:
Stout got it in good, but he was dead by the river. The board ran out and Gillis had hit the straight to knock Stout out of this tournament. We now have our official final table of nine.
Ted Gillis | 780,000 | 190,000 |
Darin Stout | 0 | -335,000 |
Monday, June 9, 2014 4:48 PM Local Time
Kanit Involved in Two Doubles
On back-to-back hands, Mustapha Kanit found himself right in the middle. First, he opened to 60,000 and John Hennigan shoved all in for 760,000 total. Mustapha made the call and tabled versus the of Hennigan.
The board ran out and Hennigan doubled.
Next, Mustapha opened to 60,000 and Dejan Divkovic three-bet to 140,000 from the big blind. The flop was and Divkovic bet 115,000 and Kanit called. The turn was the and Divkovic pushed all in. Kanit made the call.
Divkovic:
Kanit:
The fell on the river and Kanit had his flush and the double.
Mustapha Kanit | 2,000,000 | 850,000 |
Dejan Divkovic | 1,050,000 | -850,000 |
John Hennigan | 850,000 | -113,000 |
Monday, June 9, 2014 4:39 PM Local Time
Level 25 started
Level: 25
Blinds: 15000/30000
Ante: 5000
Monday, June 9, 2014 4:39 PM Local Time
All In Chop
Edison Shields raised to 50,000 from under the gun and Mustapha Kanit made the call in middle position. When action folded around to Jacobo Fernandez on the button, he three-bet to 187,000. Shields let go and Kanit pushed all in. Fernandez made the call and, for the third time today, a preflop all in was between two players holding the same hand.
Kanit:
Fernandez:
No flush was made as the board ran out and the dealer chopped the pot.
Monday, June 9, 2014 4:18 PM Local Time
...And Again
On the very next hand, Mustapha Kanit opened to 48,000 from early position and Edison Shields three-bet to 115,000. Mustapha made the call and the flop came .
Kanit shoved all in and Shields immediately called, tabling the . Kanit had the and needed some help to eliminate Shields. The help didn't come though, as the board completed , giving Shields the higher flush.
"I told you, I'm not going anywhere," Shields said, as he raked the big pot and his second straight double.
Mustapha Kanit | 1,150,000 | -640,000 |
Edison Shields | 985,000 | 521,000 |
Monday, June 9, 2014 4:15 PM Local Time
Shields Doubles Once Again
Edison Shields has doubled up for the third time today and has yet to cross the 500,000 mark in chips. Mustapha Kanit raised to 48,000 in middle position, Ted Gillis called two seats to his left, and Edison Shields pushed 176,000 all in from the small blind. Kanit let go of his hand, but Gillis called.
Gillis:
Shields:
The race was on, and things got even scarier for Shields on the suited flop. The board ran out and Shields secured the double up.
Ted Gillis | 590,000 | -180,000 |
Edison Shields | 464,000 | 208,000 |
Monday, June 9, 2014 3:58 PM Local Time
Divkovic Wins 1.25 Million Pot with Ace High
Dejan Divkovic just got a big boost in chips. He raised to 50,000 in the hijack and Mustapha Kanit three-bet to 105,000. Divkovic proceeded to four-bet to 231,000 and Kanit made the call. The dealer dealt for the flop and Divkovic check-called Kanit's bet of 140,000. The turn was the and Divkovic check-called again. This time Kanit's bet was for 245,000. The river was the and both players checked.
"Ace high," Divkovic announced and turned over . Kanit mucked quietly.
Dejan Divkovic | 1,900,000 | 566,000 |
Mustapha Kanit | 1,790,000 | -758,000 |
Monday, June 9, 2014 3:55 PM Local Time
Aces Cracked
Hiren Patel opened to 50,000 from early position and Ted Gillis made the call from the small blind. The flop was the and Gillis quickly shipped all in for his last 330,000.
Patel snap-called and tabled and was way ahead the of Gillis. The turn made things way more interesting, however. With the river, Gillis found the miracle flush to double up and crack Patel's aces, leaving the rest of the table collectively shaking their heads.
Hiren Patel | 1,020,000 | -437,000 |
Ted Gillis | 770,000 | 418,000 |
Monday, June 9, 2014 3:45 PM Local Time
The Four-Bet Takes It
Ted Gillis opened to 52,000 from early position and Hiren Patel reraised to 124,000 from middle position. Two seats to Patel's left, Dejan Divkovic four-bet to 257,000.
Action folded back around to Patel who thought for a moment before making the fold. Divkovic has built himself a nice stack in the first couple levels of play today.
Hiren Patel | 1,457,000 | -128,000 |
Dejan Divkovic | 1,334,000 | 148,000 |
Ted Gillis | 352,000 | -56,000 |
Monday, June 9, 2014 3:24 PM Local Time
Updated Chip Counts
Mustapha Kanit | 2,548,000 | -245,000 |
Hiren Patel | 1,585,000 | 85,000 |
Dejan Divkovic | 1,186,000 | 146,000 |
John Hennigan | 963,000 | -137,000 |
Dylan Thomassie | 734,000 | -169,000 |
Jaime Kaplan | 672,000 | -174,000 |
Jacobo Fernandez | 541,000 | -239,000 |
Ted Gillis | 408,000 | 33,000 |
Darin Stout | 335,000 | -100,000 |
Edison Shields | 256,000 | 81,000 |
Monday, June 9, 2014 3:15 PM Local Time
First Break
Players are now on their first break of the day. They'll return in 20 minutes for Level 24.
Monday, June 9, 2014 2:59 PM Local Time
Kanit Doubles Stout, then Scoops Shields
Darin Stout found a much-needed double when he pushed his stack in the middle in response to Mustapha Kanit's raise to 40,000. Kanit called. Stout held and Kanit flipped over . The board ran out a harmless (for the tens) and Stout started stacking chips.
In the next hand, Edison Shields bet 70,000 on the flop with the board reading . Both players checked the turn, and the river came . Edison check-called Kanit's bet of 135,000 while sighing "ahhhh, I'm so sick," seemingly knowing he was beat. Kanit showed for two pair and Shields mucked. He is sitting very short again despite his recent double-up.
Mustapha Kanit | 2,793,000 | 283,000 |
Darin Stout | 435,000 | -15,000 |
Edison Shields | 175,000 | -223,000 |
Monday, June 9, 2014 2:50 PM Local Time
Shields Doubles Through Gillis
Edison Shields pushed all in for 179,000, Ted Gillis shoved all in from the small blind, and Jacobo Fernandez got out of the way from the big blind.
Gillis had the best of it, as he tabled versus the of Shields. Shields' tournament life was on the line, but he didn't have to wait long for revival, as the flop brought his set. The board ran out then , and Shields keeps finding ways to stay alive.
Edison Shields | 398,000 | 144,000 |
Ted Gillis | 375,000 | -140,000 |
Monday, June 9, 2014 2:38 PM Local Time
Kanit Continues to Climb
Mustapha Kanit continues to scoop pots and is building a towering mound of chips.
In his most recent hand, Kanit raised to 40,000 from early position and Dejan Divkovic called in the big blind. The only two non-Americans at the table went to the flop. The flop was dealt and Kanit continued for another 40,000. Divkovic called and the turn card was the . Kanit bet again, this time to 70,000, and Divkovic gave up.
Mustapha Kanit | 2,510,000 | 310,000 |
Dejan Divkovic | 1,040,000 | 19,000 |