Tuesday, June 9, 2015 1:37 PM Local Time
Randy Pfeifer raises to 350,000 and all fold.
Tuesday, June 9, 2015 1:36 PM Local Time
With Arthur Morris's elimination, the Millionaire Maker is down to the official final table of nine players, and we will provide hand by hand coverage until a winner is determined.
Tuesday, June 9, 2015 1:35 PM Local Time
Randy Pfeifer raises to 350,000. Javier Zarco calls. Arthur Morris shoves all-in for 2,450,000. Pfeifer folds and Zarco calls.
Javier Zarco:
Arthur Morris:
The board runs out . And with that Morris is eliminated.
Javier Zarco - 15,550,000
Arthur Morris - Eliminated
Tuesday, June 9, 2015 1:24 PM Local Time
Arthur Morris raises to 325,000 from middle position and Randy Pfeifer calls from the button.
The dealer spreads out a flop of and Morris leads out for 425,000. Pfeifer calls.
The turn is the . Morris announces himself all-in and Pfeifer quickly throws a stack of orange chips across the line to signal a call.
Morris and Pfeifer show , both having turned the broadway straight. The river completes the board.
Tuesday, June 9, 2015 1:19 PM Local Time
The tournament director is announcing the final 10 players to the crowd gathered around the ESPN Main Stage. Play will resume in a few moments, and a live stream of the final table will be available on a 30 minute delay at
http://www.wsop.com/2015/live-video/.
Tuesday, June 9, 2015 12:51 PM Local Time
Play has been stopped as players make their way into the ESPN Main Stage to begin 10 handed play at the final table. The "unofficial" final table will play down to nine players then take a short break before nine handed play begins. A complete table draw will be posted shortly. An updated list of chip counts can be found here.
1. Adrian Buckley - 3,170,000
2. Arshad "Sheddy" Siddiqui - 6,330,000
3. Javier Zarco - 13,270,000
4. Olivier Busquet - 4,775,000
5. Arthur Morris - 4,590,000
6. Erick Lindgren - 4,670,000
7.Justin Pechie - 2,155,000
8. David Miscikowski - 5,645,000
9. Mike Sexton - 1,645,000
10. Randy Pfeifer - 8,315,000
Tuesday, June 9, 2015 12:49 PM Local Time
Randy Pfeifer raises to 325,000 from the button and Niall Farrell moves all-in from the small blind. Arthur Morris folds his big blind and Pfeifer instantly calls.
Pfeifer:
Farrell:
The dealer spreads out on the flop and Pfeifer takes the lead with a pair of queens. The turn is the , giving Pfeifer a quick scare on Farrell's diamond draw.
The river would eventually brick out as the could not improve Farrell's tens.
Randy Pfeifer is now playing with just under 8,000,000 chips.
Tuesday, June 9, 2015 12:26 PM Local Time
Action folds around to Georgios Sotiropoulos in the small blind who shoves all-in.
Erick Lindgren asks for a count and after a moment of thinking calls the 1,400,000 all-in bet.
Erick Lindgren:
Georgios Sotiropoulos:
The board runs out . Lindgren's two pair with an ace kicker wins the hand and Sotiropoulos is sent to the rail.
Erick Lindgren - 8,250,000
Georgios Sotiropoulos Eliminated
Tuesday, June 9, 2015 12:25 PM Local Time
Actions folds to Do Chung Tran in the big blind, and he raises all in for his last 750,000. Adrian Buckley class from the small blind, and David Miscikowski calls from the big blind.
The flop is , and both players contesting a potential side pot check. They check again when the dealer turns the , and a third time on the river.
Tran shows , but Buckley shows to win the pot.
Tran is Eliminated in 13th place for $71,400.
Adrian Buckley - 4,500,000
David Miscikowski - 5,350,000
Do Chung Tran - Eliminated
Tuesday, June 9, 2015 12:20 PM Local Time
Ian O'Hara shoves all-in in early position. Action folds around to Javier Zarco in the big blind.
Zarco looks down and says, "first one looks good." After looking at his second card and asking for a count, Zarco calls the 825,000 all-in bet.
Javier Zarco:
Ian O'Hara:
The board runs out , and with that O'Hara is eliminated
Javier Zarco - 9,300,000
Ian O'Hara - Eliminate
Tuesday, June 9, 2015 12:01 PM Local Time
Level: 33
Blinds: 80,000/160,000
Ante: 20,000
Tuesday, June 9, 2015 12:00 PM Local Time
Georgios Sotiropoulos raises to 260,000 on the button. Javier Zarco, fresh off a triple up, calls from the big blind.
Both players check the flop, and the dealer turns the . Zarco leads out for 280,000, and Sotiropoulos calls. The river is the , and both players check.
Zarco shows for a pair of tens, and Sotiropoulos mucks his hand.
Javier Zarco - 8,200,000
Tuesday, June 9, 2015 12:00 PM Local Time
Javier Zarco raises to 250,000 under the gun and Ian O'Hara calls. It folds to Sean Troha who goes into the tank before electing to move all in for 2,300,000. Zarco looks pained, having had to fold a couple of marginal hands earlier, before also declaring all-in for 2,580,000. Action is then back on O'Hara, who sighs and says "call". The table erupts as we have a three-way all in confrontation.
O'Hara -
Zarco -
Troha -
The dealer prepares to fan the flop and shows the door card, which is the followed by the and . Zarco is chanting "no queen, no queen, no queen!" as the dealer puts out the on the turn. Troha is drawing dead and starts to pack up as O'Hara and Zarco watch the dealer finish the board with the river, and O'Hara silently counts out the chips to pass to Zarco, who claps his hands loudly and releases a massive sigh of relief.
Sean Troha - Eliminated
Ian O'Hara - 300,000
Javier Zarco - 7,700,000
Tuesday, June 9, 2015 11:49 AM Local Time
Brad Libson raises all-in from the button for his remaining 1,900,000 and after Mike Sexton folds his small blind, Olivier Busquet calls from the big blind.
Libson:
Busquet:
The board runs out and Busquet wins the pot with his three kings, eliminating Libson in 16th place.
Busquet is now playing just over 4,500,000.
Tuesday, June 9, 2015 11:45 AM Local Time
Sean Troha opens to 250,000. Erick Lindgren calls on the button and both Javier Zarco in the small blind and Do Chung Tran in the big blind come along.
The flop comes and all players check around.
Zarco bets out 475,000 when the comes on the turn. Tran calls, Troha folds, and Lindgren calls.
The comes on the river. It checks around to Lindgren on the button who bets 1,150,000. Zarco thinks for a moment but ends up folding. Tran also folds.
"Show the bluff," Adrian Buckley says to Lindgren.
Lindgren looks down at his cards before exclaiming, "Can't show".
"Bad position," Zarco mutters out loud to no one in particular.
Erick Lindgren - 8,360,000
Javier Zarco - 2,500,000
Tuesday, June 9, 2015 11:29 AM Local Time
Action folds around to Justin Pechie, who raises all-in from the button for his last 1,100,000 chips. Randy Pfeifer asks for a count from the small blind before pushing out a huge stack of purple chips. Sheddy Siddiqui quickly folds from the big blind, and Pechie turns over after "only looking at the ace."
Pfeifer shows .
The flop brings , giving Pechie plenty of outs with two cards to come.
The turn is the , completing the wheel for Pechie and completing the double up midway through the day's first level.
Pechie - 2,300,000
Pfeifer - 4.500,000
Tuesday, June 9, 2015 11:11 AM Local Time
Ian O'Hara raises to 240,000 from middle position, and Andrew Lichtenberger three-bets all in for 1,310,000 from the hijack. Action folds back around to O'Hara. He thinks for a few moments, then calls.
O'Hara:
Lichtenberger:
The door card is a jack, ending the suspense of the coin flip, as the dealer spreads . The turn is the , reinjecting some suspense as Lichtenberger picks up a flush draw and an inside straight draw. The river, however, is a complete brick, the .
O'Hara wins the pot, and Lichtenberger becomes the first elimination of Day 4. He finishes in 17th place, earning $56,688.
Ian O'Hara - 3,750,000
Andrew Lichtenberger - Eliminated
Tuesday, June 9, 2015 11:01 AM Local Time
Cards are in the air and play has started here on Day 4. There will be a table redraw when 10 players remain and action is moved into the main stage. The remaining 17 will play down to a winner today.
Tuesday, June 9, 2015 11:01 AM Local Time
Level: 32
Blinds: 60,000/120,000
Ante: 15,000
Tuesday, June 9, 2015 12:11 AM Local Time
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Randy Pfeifer Leads The Millionaire Maker Heading into Day 4
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At 11 a.m., 17 players will begin day 4 of what is sure to be an action packed day, concluding with crowning the newest bracelet winner and awarding $1,277,193 to the last man standing.
Leading the pack of the remaining players with 6,500,000 in chips is Randy Preifer (pictured above) who recently made the final table of event #14, the $1,500 Shootout, where he finished in 10th place. A mere few days later, he is in contention to make his second final table appearance of the 2015 World Series of Poker.
Also returning with their eyes on the bracelet are WSOP bracelet winner and Poker Hall of Famer Mike Sexton, two-time bracelet winner and 2008 WSOP Player of the Year Erick Lindgren, Andrew "LuckyChewy" Lichtenberger, and Olivier Busquet.
Andrew "LuckyChewy" Lichtenberger
Today we are expected to play down to a winner. Tune into WSOP.com for live updates from the floor and live streaming coverage of the final table.