Monday, June 9, 2014 11:01 PM Local Time
Chip Counts
| Chris Bell | 1,084,000 | 332,000  |
| Eric Wasserson | 768,000 | 118,000 |
| Noah Bronstein | 587,000 | -137,000  |
| Jack Duong | 448,000 | -12,000 |
| Kory Kilpatrick | 444,000 | -52,000 |
| Phil Galfond | 117,000 | -252,000 |
Monday, June 9, 2014 11:00 PM Local Time
Hand #181-184: Ace-High's Good
Hand #181: Noah Bronstein raised to 60,000 in the small blind, Eric Wasserson called in the big blind, and the flop fell . Both players checked. The turn was the , the two checked again, and the river was the . Bronstein led out for 65,000, Wasserson called, and Wasserson won the pot with .
Hand #182: Chris Bell was first to act, and raised to 50,000. No one called.
Hand #183: Phil Galfond completed out of the small blind, Bell checked in the big blind, and the flop was . Galfond led out for 26,000, and Bell folded.
Hand #184: Galfond raised to 40,000 on the button, Bell called in the small blind, and Kory Kilpatrick defended the big blind. The dealer fanned , both players in the blinds checked, and Galfond continued for 26,000. Only Bell called.
The turn was the , Bell checked again, and Galfond tossed out another 62,000. The river was a third club - the - and Bell knuckled a third time. Galfond slid out a final bullet worth 130,000. Bell considered the bet for a moment, rechecked his cards, then sat back in his chair. The North Carolina native crossed his arms, scratched his head, then grabbed some chips, riffling them with his left hand.
Bell shot a few looks at Galfond, then finally called. Galfond showed what looked like , and it was no good against Bell's for ace-high.
Monday, June 9, 2014 10:53 PM Local Time
Chip Counts
| Chris Bell | 752,000 | 108,000 |
| Noah Bronstein | 724,000 | 2,000 |
| Eric Wasserson | 650,000 | -43,000 |
| Kory Kilpatrick | 496,000 | -3,000 |
| Jack Duong | 460,000 | -13,000 |
| Phil Galfond | 369,000 | -51,000 |
Monday, June 9, 2014 10:49 PM Local Time
Hand #174-180: Very Little Action
Hand #174: Chris Bell raised to 50,000 from the cutoff, and won the blinds and antes.
Hand #175: Bell raised to 50,000 in the hijack seat, and again he received no action.
Hand #176: Jack Duong raised to 40,000 in the cutoff, winning the blinds and antes.
Hand #177: Kory Kilpatrick was first to act, and he raised to 45,000. Bell defended the big blind, the flop fell , and Bell checked. Kilpatrick bet another 45,000, and Bell folded.
Hand #178: Noah Bronstein raised to 45,000 from the hijack, Kilpatrick called out of the big blind, and both players checked on a flop of . They also knuckled on the turn ( ) and the river ( ), and Bronstein dragged the pot with .
Hand #179: Eric Wasserson raised to 40,000 from early position, and received no callers.
Hand #180: Wasserson raised to 40,000 from under the gun, and Bell three-bet to 100,000 in the cutoff seat. Wasserson folded.
Monday, June 9, 2014 10:39 PM Local Time
Chip Counts
| Noah Bronstein | 722,000 | 311,000 |
| Eric Wasserson | 693,000 | 3,000 |
| Chris Bell | 644,000 | 3,000 |
| Kory Kilpatrick | 499,000 | -48,000 |
| Jack Duong | 473,000 | 104,000 |
| Phil Galfond | 420,000 | -48,000 |
| Taylor Paur | 0 | -325,000 |
Monday, June 9, 2014 10:38 PM Local Time
Taylor Paur Eliminated in 7th Place ($36,414)
Hand #168: Taylor Paur raised to 40,000 in the hijack seat, Jack Duong three-bet to 100,000 on the button, and Paur folded.
Hand #169: Chris Bell raised to 50,000 from under the gun, and received no callers.
Hand #170: Eric Wasserson had the button, and raised to 40,000. Both Phil Galfond and Bell folded from the blinds.
Hand #171: Paur received a walk.
Hand #172: Duong raised to 40,000 from under the gun and received no action.
Hand #173: Noah Bronstein was first to act, and he raised to 45,000. Paul moved all in for 288,000 on the button, and Bronstein snap-called.
Bronstein:
Paur:
Paur was dominated, and hit the rail when the board rolled out .
Monday, June 9, 2014 10:29 PM Local Time
Chip Counts
| Eric Wasserson | 690,000 | 39,000 |
| Chris Bell | 641,000 | -22,000 |
| Kory Kilpatrick | 547,000 | 272,000 |
| Phil Galfond | 468,000 | -92,000 |
| Noah Bronstein | 411,000 | 19,000 |
| Jack Duong | 369,000 | -174,000 |
| Taylor Paur | 325,000 | -42,000 |
Monday, June 9, 2014 10:29 PM Local Time
Hand #164-167: Kilpatrick Doubles
Hand #164: Eric Wasserson raised to 40,000 in the cutoff, and received no callers.
Hand #165: Noah Bronstein raised in middle position and received no callers.
Hand #166: Phil Galfond raised to 40,000 from the hijack, Jack Duong three-bet to 104,000 from the big blind, and Galfond tank-folded.
Hand #167: Galfond raised to 40,000 from early position, Kory Kilpatrick moved all in for 233,000 on the button, and Duong reshoved from the small blind. Galfond folded.
Duong:
Kilpatrick:
Duong added a backdoor straight draw on a flop of , and the on the turn kept that draw alive. Any ten, ace, or queen on the river would eliminate Kilpatrick, but the was a brick and he doubled through.
Monday, June 9, 2014 10:23 PM Local Time
Level 7 started
Level: 7
Blinds: 10000/20000
Ante: 3000
Monday, June 9, 2014 10:12 PM Local Time
Chip Counts
| Chris Bell | 663,000 | -26,000 |
| Eric Wasserson | 651,000 | -203,000 |
| Phil Galfond | 560,000 | -28,000 |
| Jack Duong | 543,000 | 191,000 |
| Noah Bronstein | 392,000 | 207,000 |
| Taylor Paur | 367,000 | 34,000 |
| Kory Kilpatrick | 275,000 | -58,000 |
| Michael Stonehill | 0 | 0 |
Monday, June 9, 2014 10:02 PM Local Time
Break
The players are now on another 20-minute break. We will have chip counts for you shortly.
Monday, June 9, 2014 10:01 PM Local Time
Michael Stonehill Eliminated in 8th Place ($27,812)
Hand #161: Taylor Paur raised to 32,000 from middle position, and received no callers.
Hand #162: Noah Bronstein moved all in for 181,000 in the cutoff, Eric and Wasserson called out of the small blind.
Bronstein:
Wasserson:
It was a preflop race, and things got very interesting on a flop of . Any spade would give Wasserson a flush, but his ace outs went out the window. The on the turn was a brick, as was the on the river, and Bronstein doubled.
Hand #163: Jack Duong raised to 35,000 from middle position, Michael Stonehill moved all in for 157,000 in the cutoff, and Duong called.
Duong:
Stonehill:
Duong won the race as the board rolled out , and Stonehill hit the rail.
Monday, June 9, 2014 9:54 PM Local Time
Chip Counts
| Eric Wasserson | 854,000 | -54,000 |
| Chris Bell | 689,000 | 59,000 |
| Phil Galfond | 588,000 | 25,000 |
| Jack Duong | 352,000 | 37,000 |
| Taylor Paur | 333,000 | -38,000 |
| Kory Kilpatrick | 333,000 | -1,000 |
| Noah Bronstein | 185,000 | -38,000 |
| Michael Stonehill | 117,000 | 10,000 |
Monday, June 9, 2014 9:53 PM Local Time
Hand #154-160: Galfond Getting Respect
Hand #154: Michael Stonehill open-shoved for 105,000 on the button, received no callers, and showed .
Hand #155: Phil Galfond raised to 40,000 in the small blind, Chris Bell called, and the flop was . Galfond checked, Bell bet 25,000 and Galfond called. The turn was the and Galfond check-folded to a bet of 85,000.
Hand #156: Galfond min-raised to 32,000 on the button, winning the blinds and antes.
Hand #157: Galfond raised to 32,000 in the cutoff. Again, no one called.
Hand #158: Eric Wasserson raised to 32,000 in middle position, Kory Kilpatrick moved all in for 308,000 from the small blind. Wasserson folded.
Hand #159: Galfond raised to 32,000 from middle position and again the high-stakes online cash game grinder dragged the pot.
Hand #160: Kilpatrick raised to 35,000 in the cutoff, Jack Duong moved all in for 277,000 on the button, and Kilpatrick tank-folded.
Monday, June 9, 2014 9:43 PM Local Time
Chip Counts
| Eric Wasserson | 908,000 | -62,000 |
| Chris Bell | 630,000 | -93,000 |
| Phil Galfond | 563,000 | 133,000 |
| Taylor Paur | 371,000 | 2,000 |
| Kory Kilpatrick | 334,000 | 21,000 |
| Jack Duong | 315,000 | 3,000 |
| Noah Bronstein | 223,000 | 34,000 |
| Michael Stonehill | 107,000 | -38,000 |
Monday, June 9, 2014 9:42 PM Local Time
Hand #147-153: A Few Shoves
Hand #147: Kory Kilpatrick raised to 35,000 in early position, Chris Bell called out of the big blind and the dealer spread . Bell check-folded to a bet of 40,000.
Hand #148: Eric Wasserson raised to 32,000 in the cutoff, Taylor Paur three-bet all in for 365,000 in the big blind, and Wasserson folded.
Hand #149: Jack Duong raised to 35,000 from under the gun, Phil Galfond three-bet to 77,000 in the cutoff and Duong folded.
Hand #150: Galfond raised to 32,000 in the hijack and received no takers.
Hand #151: Galfond raised to 32,000 in middle position and dragged the pot.
Hand #152: Taylor Paur raised to 32,000 in early position, Noah Bronstein moved all in for 161,000 from the small blind. Paur folded.
Hand #153: Bell raised to 36,000 from early position, Jack Duong moved all in for 239,000 from the cutoff. The action folded back to Bell, who also folded.
Monday, June 9, 2014 9:32 PM Local Time
Chip Counts
| Eric Wasserson | 970,000 | 44,000 |
| Chris Bell | 723,000 | -12,000 |
| Phil Galfond | 430,000 | -4,000 |
| Taylor Paur | 369,000 | 36,000 |
| Kory Kilpatrick | 313,000 | -36,000 |
| Jack Duong | 312,000 | 4,000 |
| Noah Bronstein | 189,000 | 4,000 |
| Michael Stonehill | 145,000 | -36,000 |
Monday, June 9, 2014 9:31 PM Local Time
Hand #141-146: One Flop
Hand #141: Phil Galfond raised in the cutoff, winning the blinds and antes.
Hand #142: Noah Bronstein open-shoved for 181,000 from under the gun, and received no takers.
Hand #143: Eric Wasserson raised to 32,000 in early position, and no one called.
Hand #144: Wasserson raised to 32,000 from under the gun, and again no one called.
Hand #145: Jack Duong raised in the cutoff, and received no callers.
Hand #146: Taylor Paur raised to 32,000 from early position, Galfond defended his big blind, and the flop fell . Galfond check-folded to a bet of 38,000.
Monday, June 9, 2014 9:24 PM Local Time
Chip Counts
| Eric Wasserson | 926,000 | 412,000 |
| Chris Bell | 735,000 | -10,000 |
| Phil Galfond | 434,000 | -2,000 |
| Kory Kilpatrick | 349,000 | -2,000 |
| Taylor Paur | 333,000 | -18,000 |
| Jack Duong | 308,000 | -2,000 |
| Noah Bronstein | 185,000 | -2,000 |
| Michael Stonehill | 181,000 | -2,000 |
| Dylan Linde | 0 | -374,000 |
Monday, June 9, 2014 9:24 PM Local Time
Dylan Linde Eliminated in 9th Place ($21,409)
Hand #140: Dylan Linde opened to 36,000 in the hijack, Eric Wasserson three-bet to 86,000 in the cutoff, and Linde moved all in for 372,000. Wasserson asked for a count, then sat in agony for 90 seconds or so before calling.
Linde:
Wasserson:
Linde was a huge favorite, but the flop changed all of that. Linde needed one of the two remaining kings on the turn or river to survive, but it wasn't to be as the turn and river came , respectively.