Monday, June 16, 2014 12:33 AM Local Time
Level 19 started
Level: 19
Blinds: 4000/8000
Ante: 1000
Monday, June 16, 2014 12:18 AM Local Time
Break
The remaining 17 players are on their final 20-minute break of the evening.
Monday, June 16, 2014 12:16 AM Local Time
Ben Volpe Eliminated in 18th Place ($28,414)
After losing the vast majority of his stack, Ben Volpe open-shoved on the button with , and Lee Markholt looked him up in the small blind with .
The dealer fanned giving Markholt a pair of kings and both players identical straight draws, and the turn was the . Volpe could no longer win the pot, and only an ace or queen on the river would keep him alive via a chop.
It was not to be as the bricked off on the river, and Volpe was eliminated.
Lee Markholt | 280,000 | 65,000 |
Ben Volpe | 0 | -60,000 |
Monday, June 16, 2014 12:12 AM Local Time
Check-Raise the River
On a board we saw Jeremy Ausmus check from the big blind to Ben Volpe in the hijack. Volpe bet out 17,000 and Ausmus made the call. Both players checked the on the turn, and the dealer burned and put the out on the river.
Ausmus checked again, and Volpe bet 34,000. Ausmus now slid 100,000 forward and Volpe thought about it for a little bit before reluctantly calling. He had to muck though after Ausmus tabled for a rivered flush.
Jeremy Ausmus | 380,000 | 126,000 |
Ben Volpe | 60,000 | -140,000 |
Monday, June 16, 2014 12:08 AM Local Time
Three-Table Redraw
Table | Seat | Player | Chips |
353 | 1 | Erick Lindgren | 283,000 |
353 | 2 | Dario Sammartino | 1,060,000 |
353 | 3 | Scott Clements | 260,000 |
353 | 4 | Hiren "Sunny" Patel | 823,000 |
353 | 5 | Joe Cada | 960,000 |
353 | 6 | Kyle White | 742,000 |
| | | |
359 | 1 | Layne Flack | 492,000 |
359 | 2 | Martin Jacobson | 170,500 |
359 | 3 | Igor Kurganov | 471,000 |
359 | 4 | Max Silver | 683,000 |
359 | 5 | George Danzer | 280,000 |
359 | 6 | Leonid Markin | 129,000 |
| | | |
360 | 1 | Lee Markholt | 215,000 |
360 | 2 | JC Tran | 380,000 |
360 | 3 | Brock Parker | 182,000 |
360 | 4 | Jeremy Ausmus | 254,000 |
360 | 5 | Ashton Griffin | 285,000 |
360 | 6 | Ben Volpe | 200,000 |
Dario Sammartino | 1,060,000 | -10,000 |
Joe Cada | 960,000 | 10,000 |
Hiren Patel | 823,000 | 23,000 |
Kyle White | 742,000 | -238,000 |
Max Silver | 683,000 | 3,000 |
Layne Flack | 492,000 | -18,000 |
Igor Kurganov | 471,000 | -30,000 |
JC Tran | 380,000 | 235,000 |
Ashton Griffin | 285,000 | -126,000 |
Erick Lindgren | 283,000 | 43,000 |
George Danzer | 280,000 | 20,000 |
Scott Clements | 260,000 | -42,000 |
Jeremy Ausmus | 254,000 | -3,000 |
Lee Markholt | 215,000 | -125,000 |
Ben Volpe | 200,000 | -87,000 |
Brock Parker | 182,000 | -93,000 |
Martin Jacobson | 170,500 | 40,500 |
Leonid Markin | 129,000 | -16,000 |
Sunday, June 15, 2014 11:58 PM Local Time
Jaffee Busts; Three-Table Redraw
Jared Jaffee open-shoved from late position, and Max Silver looked him up in the big blind.
Jaffee:
Silver:
Jaffee was unable to find spades or a king as the board came , and he was eliminated in 19th place.
The remaining 18 players will now redraw to the final three tables. We will have the draw and updated chip counts for you shortly.
Max Silver | 680,000 | 117,000 |
Jared Jaffee | 0 | -120,000 |
Sunday, June 15, 2014 11:55 PM Local Time
Kurganov Doubles With Aces
Scott Clements raised to 13,500 in the cutoff, Igor Kurganov three-bet to 33,000 on the button, and Clements called.
The flop fell , Clements checked, and Kurganov fired out 34,000. Clements moved all in for effectively 216,000, and Kurganov called.
Clements:
Kurganov:
The aces held as the turn and river bricked , respectively, and Kurganov doubled to 501,000 chips. Clements dropped down to 302,000.
Igor Kurganov | 501,000 | 201,000 |
Scott Clements | 302,000 | -308,000 |
Sunday, June 15, 2014 11:48 PM Local Time
Nick Schulman Eliminated by Max Silver
When we arrived at table 352 the entire board was already on the table: . Nick Schulman had 46,000 in front of him, Max Silver had shoved from the bubble. Schulman had about 100,000 left and was pondering heavily.
"I really don't think I can get away from this" said Schulman. "I want to," he continued, "I love to fold."
Though he loved folding, he didn't. Schulman put his remaining chips in the middle, only to be shown a set of sevens by Silver. Schulman showed his ace-queen and mucked 'em not much later. Nick Schulman exited in 20th place, worth $22,483.
With just 19 players remaining, the tournament is on the verge of a redraw which will take place when one more player busts.
Max Silver | 563,000 | -12,000 |
Nick Schulman | 0 | -100,000 |
Sunday, June 15, 2014 11:41 PM Local Time
Pollak Out
Ben Volpe raised to 13,000 in the cutoff, Benjamin Pollak called in position, and the flop fell . Volpe checked, Pollak fired out 16,000, Volpe check-raised to 36,000, and Pollak moved all in for 116,000. Volpe quickly called.
Volpe:
Pollak:
The on the turn gave Pollak eight outs to chop to go along with his two outs to win, but the on the river missed him completely. The Frenchman was eliminated in 21st place, earning $22,483, while Volpe is up to 287,000 chips.
Ben Volpe | 287,000 | 107,000 |
Benjamin Pollak | 0 | -140,000 |
Sunday, June 15, 2014 11:35 PM Local Time
Flack Calls Down Griffin
Ashton Griffin raised to 15,000 on the button, Layne Flack defended his big blind, and the flop fell . Flack check-called a bet of 22,000, then check-called another 45,000 on the turn ( ).
The river was the , Flack check-called one last bet worth 95,000, and "Back-to-Back" Flack showed for tens and sevens.
Griffin mucked, dipping to 411,000 chips, and Flack climbed up to 510,000.
Layne Flack | 510,000 | 290,000 |
Ashton Griffin | 411,000 | -249,000 |
Sunday, June 15, 2014 11:32 PM Local Time
Gonsalves Gone
Kyle White raised to 13,000 on the button, Markus Gonsalves moved all in for around 100,000 from the blinds, and White made the call with off.
Gonsalves was in rough shape with suited, and was unable to improve, exiting in 22nd place.
White chipped up to 980,000.
Kyle White | 980,000 | 160,000 |
Markus Gonsalves | 0 | -175,000 |
Sunday, June 15, 2014 11:24 PM Local Time
Danzer Busts Greenwood
George Danzer opened the cutoff and Sam Greenwood shoved from the big blind for 97,000 total. "Ok, I'm gonna call" said Danzer, apparently not super happy with his hand and the situation.
Danzer showed , which was the best hand against Greenwood's .
Both flopped a pair on , and the on the turn and on the river were both blanks.
Sam Greenwood exited in 23rd place, which netted him $22,483.
George Danzer | 260,000 | 127,000 |
Sam Greenwood | 0 | -100,000 |
Sunday, June 15, 2014 11:23 PM Local Time
Wax On, Wax Out
Matt Waxman raised to 12,000 on the button, Ashton Griffin three-bet to 30,000 out of the small blind, and Waxman called. The flop fell , Griffin led out for 45,000, and Waxman moved all in for 105,000. Griffin called.
Waxman:
Griffin:
Griffin's hand held up as the turn and river came , respectively, and Waxman was eliminated.
Ashton Griffin | 660,000 | 190,000 |
Matt Waxman | 0 | -130,000 |
Sunday, June 15, 2014 11:16 PM Local Time
Patel Gets the Last Laugh
According to Hiren "Sunny" Patel, Wade Townsend open-shoved on the button for 117,000, and Patel called in the big blind with . He won a race against Townsend's , and got all of his chips back from the big bluff Townsend ran earlier.
Patel is up to 800,000 chips.
Hiren Patel | 800,000 | 105,000 |
Wade Townsend | 0 | -205,000 |
Sunday, June 15, 2014 11:14 PM Local Time
Level 18 started
Level: 18
Blinds: 3000/6000
Ante: 1000
Sunday, June 15, 2014 11:14 PM Local Time
No More Ladies
Brigitte Lau has just departed and that means there are no more women left in the tournament.
She got her chips in with from the small blind on a -flop. Het opponent was Joe Cada who made the call holding .
The on the turn was a great card for Lau who added a flush draw to her open-ended outs. The on the river was a blank though, the pair it gave her wasn't enough to best Cada's over pair.
Her husband, Chamath Palihapitiya, was sweating her on the rail, and tweeted the following:
Joe Cada | 790,000 | 160,000 |
Brigette Lau | 0 | -170,000 |
Sunday, June 15, 2014 11:12 PM Local Time
Markin Blows Up
Dario Sammartino opened the hijack for 11,000 and Max Silver three-bet to 29,000 from the button. Leonid Markin made the call from the big blind and action was back on Sammartino. The Italian player made it 100,000 and Silver quickly released. Markin made the call though, and they were off to the flop.
and Markin checked. Sammartino bet out about 85,000, but before we could count how much it exactly was, Markin had already shoved all in. Sammartino double checked his cards and then called immediately.
Markin didn't want to show his cards; "I have nothing". Sammartino wasn't showing his cards yet either, prompting Ashton Griffin to press the two to table them anyway. Markin eventually showed for no pair and no draw. Sammartino had by far the best of it with .
The on the turn was a blank and left Markin drawing dead. While he still had chips left, he left the tournament area before the on the river was even dealt. He knew he had chips left (145,000), he just needed to blow off some steam.
Dario Sammartino | 750,000 | 430,000 |
Leonid Markin | 145,000 | -555,000 |
Sunday, June 15, 2014 11:09 PM Local Time
Parikh Busts
Samay Parikh's comeback has been cut short by Scott Clements.
Parikh four-bet shoved for 140,000 on the button, and Clements, who three-bet out of the small blind, quickly called.
Parikh:
Clements:
Parikh made a pair of kings on the flop, but Clements made a set of tens. Parikh was drawing very live when the turn brought the , and he could chop with a heart on the river, but the was a brick, and he was eliminated.
Scott Clements | 610,000 | 240,000 |
Samay Parikh | 0 | -184,500 |
Sunday, June 15, 2014 11:04 PM Local Time
Wright Done Wrong
Larry Wright tossed out a bet of 10,500 on a board of , and Kyle White put in a raise to 38,000. Wright got out of his chair and started digging in his pocket.
"If it's heads, I'm going all in," Wright said. "If it's tails, I'm raising."
The coin came up tails, and true enough Wright just raised to 75,000. White moved all in for effectively 290,000, and Wright snap-called.
Wright:
White:
White had two draws, and one of them hit when the dealer spiked the on the felt on the river. Not seeing that White had made a straight, Wright popped out of his chair and started clapping.
"Larry," George Danzer said. "He made a straight."
"What?" Wright said, stunned.
He came back to see that White had indeed made a six-high straight, and he was eliminated.
White chipped up to 820,000.
Kyle White | 820,000 | 355,000 |
Larry Wright | 0 | -308,000 |
Sunday, June 15, 2014 10:58 PM Local Time
Patel and Townsend Butt Heads Again
Wade Townsend raised to 11,500 from the cutoff, Hiren "Sunny" Patel three-bet to 27,500 out of the small blind, and Townsend called.
The flop fell , Patel led out for 24,500, and Townsend called. Townsend called another bet of 42,500 on the turn ( ), and the completed the board.
Patel emptied the chamber, firing a third and final bullet worth 124,500, and Townsend called. Patel turned over for trip tens, and Townsend mucked.
Hiren Patel | 695,000 | 315,000 |
Wade Townsend | 205,000 | -215,000 |