Saturday, June 13, 2015 5:49 PM Local Time
Level: 23
Blinds: 20/40k,Bring-in:5k
Ante: 5k
Saturday, June 13, 2015 5:35 PM Local Time
Players are on a scheduled 20 minute break. Play will resume at approximately 5:50 p.m. local time.
Saturday, June 13, 2015 5:32 PM Local Time
Oxana Cummings brings it in with the and Chris George completes with the . It folds back to Cummings and she calls.
Oxana Cummings - (x-x)/ /(x)
Chris George - (x-x)/ /(x)
George checks fourth street and Cummings bets. George check-calls. The same action repeats on fifth street with George check-calling a bet from Cummings. From that point, both players check it down.
"Eights," says George, turning over . In response, Cummings tosses on the felt and takes the pot.
Oxana Cummings - 280,000
Chris George - 290,000
Saturday, June 13, 2015 5:30 PM Local Time
Brian Hastings brings it in with the and Dan Kelly completes with the . Chris George raises with the . Hastings three bets and Kelly four bets. George folds and Hastings calls.
Dan Kelly - (x-x)/ /(x)
Brian Hastings - (x-x)/ /(x)
Kelly bets fourth, fifth, and sixth streets and Hastings calls each street. On seventh, Kelly peeks at his hole cards and checks to Hastings. Hastings looks at his final card and bets. Kelly check-calls.
"Two pair," Hastings says. "Aces-up," Kelly replies, and turns over for aces and tens.
Dan Kelly - 448,000
Brian Hastings - 1,160,000
Saturday, June 13, 2015 5:28 PM Local Time
Brian Hastings brings it in with the and Scott Clements completes with the . Dan Kelly raises with the . Hastings folds and Clements calls.
Dan Kelly - (x-x)/
Scott Clements - (x-x)/ - fold
Clements checks fourth street and Kelly checks behind. Clements catches a pair of aces on fifth street and checks to Kelly, who has a pair of jacks showing. Kelly bets and Clements calls. On sixth street, Clements checks and Kelly bets again. Clements goes into the tank and eventually releases his hand.
Dan Kelly - 405,000
Scott Clements - 425,000
Saturday, June 13, 2015 5:27 PM Local Time
Brian Hastings completes with the , and Scott Clements makes it two bets with the . Hastings calls.
Hastings: (x-x)/ /(x)
Clements: (x-x)/ /(x)
Clements bets fourth, fifth, and sixth streets. Hastings calls each of the three streets, though his call on fifth comes after a long soak in the tank. Clements checks seventh street in the dark, and Hastings checks it back.
Clements shows to win the pot with a pair of kings. That pot moves him back up over 300,000, and he's won another pot or three since to work his stack all the way back up into second place.
Scott Clements - 495,000
Brian Hastings - 1,175,000
Saturday, June 13, 2015 5:19 PM Local Time
Oxana Cummings brings it in with the and Brian Hastings completes with the . Scott Clements raises with the . Cummings folds and Hastings three bets. Clements calls, with just two bets behind.
Scott Clements - (x-x)/ /(x)
Brian Hastings - (x-x)/ /(x)
Clements checks fourth street and Hastings bets. Clements check-calls. On fifth street, Hastings takes the betting lead and bets. Clements moves all in and Hastings calls. Clements turns over and is behind against Hastings' . Clements needs a jack, queen, or ace to take the lead, provided Hastings doesn't improve.
Sixth street changes nothing and Hastings turns over another on seventh for two pair. Clements can only win with a jack. Clements rubs his seventh card on the felt and flips it up to reveal the for a straight and survives. The players and the rail all erupt in chatter.
Scott Clements - 205,000
Brian Hastings - 1,310,000
Saturday, June 13, 2015 5:12 PM Local Time
Oxana Cummings brings it in with the and Brian Hastings completes with the . Scott Clements raises with the and has just 30,000 behind. Cummings folds and Hastings lets it go.
Scott Clements - 95,000
Saturday, June 13, 2015 5:09 PM Local Time
Brian Hastings brings it in with the and Scott Clements completes with the . Oxana Cummings calls with the , Dan Kelly calls with the , and Hastings calls to complete the action.
Oxana Cummings - (x-x)/
Scott Clements - (x-x)/ - fold
Dan Kelly - (x-x)/ - fold
Brian Hastings - (x-x)/ - fold
Clements bets fourth street and Cummings raises. Kelly and Hastings fold. Clements considers his options for twenty seconds and calls. On fifth street, Clements checks and Cummings bets 30,000. Clements has 65,000 left in his stack and Cummings has 61,000 behind. Clements tanks for a full minute and folds.
"Did you fold kings there?" Chris George asks. "Yeah," Clements answers.
Oxana Cummings - 220,000
Scott Clements - 65,000
Saturday, June 13, 2015 5:01 PM Local Time
Scott Clements limps in for the minimum with the , Chris George completes with the , and Clements calls.
Clements: (x-x)/ /(x)
George: (x-x)/ /(x)
George bets fourth and fifth streets, with Clements calling both bets. Sixth street goes check-check, and George bets again on seventh street. Clements calls, and George shows him the winning for kings up.
Clements loses another small pot just a moment later to slip down into the danger zone with just four big bets in his stack.
Chris George - 580,000
Scott Clements - 120,000
Saturday, June 13, 2015 4:56 PM Local Time
Brian Hastings completes with the , and Harley Thrower raises to 30,000 with the . Hastings calls.
Hastings: (x-x)/ /(x)
Thrower: (x-x)/ /(x)
Hastings check-calls bets on fourth and fifth streets, then leads out for his own bet on sixth. Thrower raises to 60,000, leaving just 5,000 behind. Hastings just calls, then flicks the last chip in after the river. Thrower calls all in for his tournament life, showing for a pair of jacks. Hastings turns over , though, making a straight to send his friend to the rail in sixth place.
Brian Hastings - 1,490,000
Harley Thrower - Eliminated
Saturday, June 13, 2015 4:52 PM Local Time
Chris George completes with the , and Brian Hastings defends his bring-in with the .
George: (x-x)/ /(x)
Hastings: (x-x)/ /(x)
George makes the open pair on fourth street and bets the full 30,000. Hastings calls that bet, then another one on fifth. On sixth and seventh, George check-calls bets from Hastings.
When the last call comes, Hastings holds his cards over the muck. He waits to see George's before relinquishing his cards.
Chris George - 410,000
Brian Hastings - 1,330,000
Saturday, June 13, 2015 4:49 PM Local Time
Harley Thrower and Brian Hastings are involved in a big heads-up pot.
Thrower: (x-x)/ /(x)
Hastings: (x-x)/ /(x)
Thrower leads the betting for 30,000 on fifth street, and Hastings raises to 60,000. Thrower calls that raise, then calls follow-up bets on sixth and seventh streets. The last one comes after along soak in the tank, though, and Hastings shows down the winner with . Two pair wins the pot, pushing Hastings up over half the chips in play.
Brian Hastings - 1,465,000
Harley Thrower - 150,000
Saturday, June 13, 2015 4:29 PM Local Time
Level: 22
Blinds: 15k/30k,Bring-in:5k
Ante: 3k
Saturday, June 13, 2015 4:28 PM Local Time
Chris George limps in with the , Brian Hastings completes with the , Scott Clements calls with the , and Oxana Cummings calls with the .
George: (x-x)/ /(x)
Hastings: (x-x)/ /(x)
Clements: (x-x)/ - fold
Cummings: (x-x)/ /(x)
Hastings is the bettor on fourth street, with all three opponents calling. Clements and Cummings duck out on fifth street, but George calls a big bet of 24,000 there. He does so again after sixth street, and seventh goes check-check.
"Two pair," George announces.
"No good," Hastings replies, showing down for his own two pair, aces up.
Brian Hastings - 1,190,000
Chris George - 376,000
Saturday, June 13, 2015 4:25 PM Local Time
Dan Kelly brings it in with the and Brian Hastings completes with the . Scott Clements calls with the , Harley Thrower appears to consider raising (or folding) but then calls with the . Kelly folds.
Scott Clements - (x-x)/
Harley Thrower - (x-x)/ - fold
Brian Hastings - (x-x)/ - fold
Thrower checks fourth street and Hastings checks behind. Clements has other ideas and bets. Both opponents check-call. Thrower and Hastings check to Clements on fifth street and Clements follows up with another bet. Thrower and Hastings fold.
Scott Clements - 355,000
Saturday, June 13, 2015 4:16 PM Local Time
Brian Hastings brings it in with the . Scott Clements completes with the . Dan Kelly calls with the . Chris George calls with the . Hastings calls as well.
Brian Hastings - (x-x)/ /(x)
Dan Kelly - (x-x)/ /(x)
Scott Clements - (x-x)/ - fold
Chris George - (x-x)/ - fold
Clements checks fourth street and Kelly bets. George folds, Hastings calls, and Clements folds. From that point, Hastings and Kelly check it down.
"Ace high," Kelly says. "Ace-king high," replies Hastings, then seeing that Kelly also has a king, "Ace-king-jack high." And with that, Kelly mucks.
Saturday, June 13, 2015 4:11 PM Local Time
Harley Thrower brings it in with the and Dan Kelly completes with the . Scott Clements raises with the , Thrower folds, and Kelly calls.
Dan Kelly - (x-x)/
Scott Clements - (x-x)/ - fold
Clements bets fourth street and Kelly calls. On fifth, Kelly makes a pair of aces and bets. Clements flashes the and folds.
Dan Kelly - 420,000
Scott Clements - 273,000
Saturday, June 13, 2015 4:04 PM Local Time
Scott Clements brings-in with the , Harley Thrower completes with the , and Mikhail Semin makes it two bets for 24,000 with the . Clements and Thrower call.
Clements: (x-x)/ - fold
Thrower: (x-x)/ /(x)
Semin: (x-x)/ /(x)
Semin pairs his door card on fourth street and makes the big bet of 12,000, leaving just 3,000 behind. Clements folds, and Thower tanks for a while before dropping the covering raise into the pot. Semin shows , working on his pair of tens and his trio of spades. Thrower rolls over , drawing at a few possibilities. He improves to an open-ended straight draw on sixth street, and seventh street is dealt face-down.
Thrower rips over the to make his unbeatable straight, and Semin heads for the rail as the seventh-place finisher.
Harley Thrower - 365,000
Mikhail Semin - Eliminated
Saturday, June 13, 2015 3:59 PM Local Time
Harley Thrower brings it in with the , Oxana Cummings limps for 3,000 with the , and Dan Kelley does as well with the . Chris George completes to 12,000 with the , Scott Clements cold-calls, Thrower folds, Cummings calls, and Kelly folds. Got it?
Clements: (x-x)/ /(x)
Cummings: (x-x)/ /(x)
George: (x-x)/ - fold
All three players check on fourth street, and Cummings checks again on fifth. George bets the 24,000, Clements raises to 48,000, and Cummings calls all in for 31,000 total. After some verbal deliberation, George decides he doesn't have the best of it, and he folds.
Clements shows down for the king-high straight, but Cummings tables for the heart flush. The on sixth street means Clements is drawing dead, and Cummings has doubled up.
Oxana Cummings - 146,000
Scott Clements - 298,000