Sunday, June 15, 2014 8:24 PM Local Time
Jaffee Doubles; Yong Crippled
Jared Jaffee raised to 9,000 from under the gun, Wai Kin Yong three-bet to 20,000 on the button, and Jaffee moved all in for 79,500. Yong called.
Jaffee:
Yong:
The flop gave Yong several backdoor draws, and neither of them remained after the fell on the turn. Yong had two outs to make trips though, but Jaffee survived when the bricked off on the river.
| Jared Jaffee | 160,000 | 50,000  |
| Wai Kin Yong | 11,000 | -130,100  |
Sunday, June 15, 2014 8:22 PM Local Time
Parker Wins One
On an board, Leonid Markin had exactly 800,000 in front of him. He shoved 30,000 forward and Brock Parker was the only player making the call.
The fell on the river and now Markin bet out 40,000. Parker instantly made the call, with some reluctance.
Markin showed the first, and then tabled the as well. Parker showed and raked in the chips.
| Leonid Markin | 730,000 | -70,000 |
| Brock Parker | 300,000 | 40,000 |
Sunday, June 15, 2014 8:20 PM Local Time
Gruissem Makes a Hero Call
After three-betting Matt Waxman preflop, Philipp Gruissem tossed out a bet of 21,000 on a flop of . Waxman check-raised all in, wagering effectively 120,000 or so, and Gruissem tanked for the better part of five minutes before calling.
Waxman ripped over for top two pair, and Gruissem turned over for just bottom pair.
The on the turn was a brick, and the on the river gave Gruissem a meaningless two pair.
"Payout!" the dealer shouted, not knowing that they weren't in the money yet.
The floor quickly corrected her, and there were some giggles at the table as Gruissem collected his things and paid his masseuse. The German hit the rail short of the money, while Waxman is up over 400,000 chips.
John Racener and David Williams also exited at neighboring tables:
| Matt Waxman | 420,000 | 90,000 |
| David Williams | 0 | -65,000 |
| Philipp Gruissem | 0 | -190,000 |
| John Racener | 0 | -131,100 |
Sunday, June 15, 2014 8:15 PM Local Time
"A Good Player Can Fold"
Markus Gonsalves raised to 8,000 from under the gun, Larry Wright called on the button, and Sam Greenwood defended his big blind. The flop fell , Greenwood checked, and Gonsalves continued for 10,000. Only Wright called.
The turn was the , Wright called another 23,000, and the completed the board. Gonsalves checked for the first time, and Wright pushed out a massive over bet, making it 123,000 to go.
Gonsalves went into the tank.
"A good player can fold here," Wright said in typical Larry Wright fashion.
Gonsalves did fold, and Wright picked his cards up high enough so that his opponent could see that he had .
"You lost money on the river," Gonsalves told him, referring to the second ace.
| Larry Wright | 270,000 | 90,000 |
| Markus Gonsalves | 197,000 | -163,000 |
Sunday, June 15, 2014 8:03 PM Local Time
Patel Wins Another Huge One
As we approached table 356, the turn was already out there in a heads-up pot between Hiren Patel and Max Silver.
With the board displaying , it was Max Silver who bet out 21,000 from the hijack. Patel on the button made it 53,500 and action was back on Silver. The English UKIPT serial casher/winner three-bet to 95,000 and Patel made the call.
The fell on the river, making for two pair on the board. Silver checked to Patel who bet out 127,000.
Silver thought for quite some time, even smiling "If I fold you're going to show me a sick bluff". In the end Silver did fold, but Patel didn't show a sick bluff. He in fact didn't show anything and just gathered the chips from the rather large pot.
| Hiren Patel | 682,000 | 82,000 |
| Max Silver | 193,500 | 48,500 |
Sunday, June 15, 2014 7:57 PM Local Time
Level 16 started
Level: 16
Blinds: 2000/4000
Ante: 500
Sunday, June 15, 2014 7:55 PM Local Time
Patel Clips Duhamel; West Out
Jonathan Duhamel pushed in his chair and exited the Tan Section of the Amazon Room, and as he walked away his chips were pushed to Hiren "Sunny" Patel.
The board was fully washed when we arrived, and Patel had a mountain of chips amounting to about 600,000 sitting in front of him.
At an adjacent table, Tim West was also sent packing, and by the looks of it Leonid Markin recorded the knockout. The Russian is all the way up to 800,000 chips.
| Leonid Markin | 800,000 | 175,000 |
| Hiren Patel | 600,000 | 214,000 |
| Tim West | 0 | -99,000 |
| Jonathan Duhamel | 0 | -125,000 |
Sunday, June 15, 2014 7:51 PM Local Time
Ausmus Flops Quads
Jeremy Ausmus was all in and at risk for 67,500 preflop holding , and he was in rough shape against Bejamin Pollak's .
Pollak was drawing dead when the dealer fanned the remaining three aces - - on the flop, and the turn and river competed , respectively. Ausmus doubled to 138,500 chips, while Pollak fell to 45,500.
| Jeremy Ausmus | 138,500 | 54,500 |
| Benjamin Pollak | 45,500 | -76,500 |
Sunday, June 15, 2014 7:45 PM Local Time
Kaverman Knocked Out
Brigette Lau raised to 7,000 on the button, Byron Kaverman moved all in for 57,500 out of the small blind, and Lau called.
Lau:
Kaverman:
Lau improved to Broadway as the board rolled out , and Kaverman hit the rail.
| Brigette Lau | 320,000 | 17,000 |
| Byron Kaverman | 0 | -103,500 |
Sunday, June 15, 2014 7:43 PM Local Time
Parikh Takes from Kurganov
Samay Parikh checked to Igor Kurganov on a board of , and Kurganov fired out 36,500. Parikh called.
The completed the board, Parikh led out for 48,500, and Kurganov folded.
Parikh is up to 250,000, while Kurganov fell to 215,000.
| Samay Parikh | 250,000 | 50,000 |
| Igor Kurganov | 215,000 | -85,000 |
Sunday, June 15, 2014 7:42 PM Local Time
Parikh Takes Another One
Right after beating Jeremy Ausmus in a big pot, Samay Parikh was at it again, this time facing off with JC Tran.
Tran opened the cutoff for 6,500 and Parikh made it 15,000 from the button. Both blinds folded and Tran made the call.
Both players checked the flop and the hit the turn. Tran bet out 14,000 and Parikh made the call.
The fell on the river and Tran bet out, what looked like, 21,500. Parikh instantly called by tossing in a single 1,000 chip. He didn't need to add the other 20,500 as his easily beat Tran's .
| Samay Parikh | 312,000 | 178,500 |
| JC Tran | 210,000 | -15,000 |
Sunday, June 15, 2014 7:40 PM Local Time
Ladouceur Doubles
Scott Clements raised in late position, Marc-Andre Ladouceur moved all in for 40,500 on the button, and Clements called.
Ladouceur:
Clements:
Ladouceur's hand held up as the board came , and he doubled through.
| Scott Clements | 195,000 | -88,000 |
| Marc-Andre Ladouceur | 82,000 | 41,500 |
Sunday, June 15, 2014 7:23 PM Local Time
Green Felted
Markus Gonsalves opened the cutoff for 6,500 and Brian Green shoved his 38,000 to the middle from the button. Gonsalves thought about it for some time, but eventually did call.
Green:
Gonsalves:
Green was in front, but the turn would be a terrible card for him: . The on the river wasn't the coveted ace, and Green had to leave the tournament area.
| Markus Gonsalves | 320,000 | 51,000 |
| Brian Green | 0 | -67,000 |
Sunday, June 15, 2014 7:18 PM Local Time
Pollak Doubles Again
Jeremy Ausmus raised to 6,000 in middle position, Benjamin Pollak reraised to 14,500 on the button, and Ausmus moved all in for effectively 59,000. Pollak called.
Ausmus:
Pollak:
Pollak was in great shape to double, and survived as the board came .
Nabih Zaczac was later eliminated from the table, and a short-stacked Josh Arieh exited as well.
| Benjamin Pollak | 122,000 | 72,500 |
| Jeremy Ausmus | 84,000 | -73,000 |
| Josh Arieh | 0 | -70,000 |
| Nabih Zaczac | 0 | -22,000 |
Sunday, June 15, 2014 7:14 PM Local Time
Kaverman Has Heart(s)
After eliminating Chris Hunichen, Hiren "Sunny" Patel nearly notched another knockout, but Byron Kaverman found a fortuitous double up.
Patel raised to 6,500 from under the gun, Kaverman moved all in for 49,500 out of the small blind, and Patel called.
Patel:
Kaverman:
Kaverman flopped a flush draw when the dealer fanned , and completed said flush on the turn ( ). Patel was drawing dead, and a meaningless completed the board.
| Hiren Patel | 386,000 | -51,000 |
| Byron Kaverman | 103,500 | 80,500 |
Sunday, June 15, 2014 7:11 PM Local Time
Le Left
Wade Townsend opened for 6,500, and called Nam Le's big blind shove for 40,500 after some pondering.
Townsend:
Le:
The board didn't improve anyone and Le left the tournament area: .
| Wade Townsend | 339,000 | 149,000 |
| Nam Le | 0 | -115,000 |
Sunday, June 15, 2014 7:06 PM Local Time
Hunichen Heads Out
After a series of preflop bets and raises, Chris Hunichen was all in and at risk preflop for 150,000 or so with against Hiren "Sunny" Patel's .
Patel won the race as the board came , and the Chicagoan chipped up to 437,000. Hunichen hit the rail empty handed.
| Hiren Patel | 437,000 | 187,000 |
| Chris Hunichen | 0 | -170,000 |
Sunday, June 15, 2014 7:02 PM Local Time
Pollak Doubles
Benjamin Pollak shoved his short stack to the middle from the hijack position. Small blind Nabih Zaczac made the call and the big blind folded.
Pollak had the best of it with [AKhKs], Zaczac had some catching up to do with .
The -board would bring Zaczac nog help, and he was left severely short stacked.
| Benjamin Pollak | 49,500 | 27,000 |
| Nabih Zaczac | 22,000 | -6,000 |
Sunday, June 15, 2014 7:00 PM Local Time
Wright Stuff
Larry Wright checked to Josh Arieh on a flop of , and he tossed out two pink T5,000 chips. Wright called.
The turn was the , both players checked, and the completed the board. Wright led out for 15,000, Arieh raised to 40,000, and Wright moved all in for an additional 40,000.
Arieh sigh-called, then mucked when Wright showed for a flopped flush.
"Waddaya doing, Josh?" Wright asked Arieh, who remained silent.
| Larry Wright | 180,000 | 52,000 |
| Josh Arieh | 70,000 | -133,000 |
Sunday, June 15, 2014 6:54 PM Local Time
The River Check-Raise
Dario Sammartino opened the button to 5,200 and Matt Waxman in the small blind and Philipp Gruissem in the big blind made the call.
All three of them checked the flop and they also checked the on the turn. The river was the and Waxman and Gruissem checked once again. Sammartino bet out 6,000, and Waxman made it 17,000. Gruissem folded and Sammartino made the call after some thinking.
Waxman showed and that was good enough to take it down, Sammartino mucked.
| Matt Waxman | 330,000 | 0 |
| Dario Sammartino | 90,000 | -22,400 |