Friday, July 10, 2015 10:35 PM Local Time
Yong Cho opens to 7,500 from early position and a player, with close to 225,000 in front of him, three-bets to 19,000 from the hijack. Another player in the cutoff, with just under 300,000, calls and Cho calls as well to send three players to the flop.
Cho checks the flop and the hijack continues for 25,000. The cutoff calls and Cho calls as well.
The falls on the turn and all three players check to see the complete the board on the river.
Cho leads out for 45,000, leaving himself just over 80,000 behind. Both players call, only to see Cho table good for quads and a sizable pot.
The player in the cutoff flashes pocket aces and Cho jokes, "Turn certainly helped." as he stacks up some new post-bubble chips.
Yong Cho - 325,000
Friday, July 10, 2015 10:28 PM Local Time
The board reads and Carlos Difini is heads up with an opponent. Action checks to Difini, and he cuts out a bet of 50,000. His opponent responds with a check-raise all in for 126,500 total, sending Difini deep into the tank.
Difni thinks for almost two minutes before letting his cards go. With this hit, his stack has been reduced to about 396,000
Carlos Difini - 396,000
Friday, July 10, 2015 10:28 PM Local Time
Amir Lehavot saw the last of chips enter the pot preflop against Ty Witteman.
Lehavot:
Witteman:
The board ran out and Lehavot headed to the rail.
Ty Witteman - 560,000
Amir Lehavot - Eliminated
Friday, July 10, 2015 10:25 PM Local Time
Zach Hall is all in for his last 25,000 with
and is against Matt Jarvis with
.
The board runs out
.
Zach Hall joins the multitudes butsting out with his black clover hat, his Main Event memories and $15,000 in cash.
Matt Jarvis - 530,000
Friday, July 10, 2015 10:25 PM Local Time
After the bubble burst, there was a predictable flurry of eliminations, including Kenna James.There are now 935 players remaining. Updated results and payouts are available here.
Friday, July 10, 2015 10:22 PM Local Time
Jon Lactaoen is all in for his remaining 31,000 in chips with two callers from the button and Chad Walker in the small blind.
The flop comes out . Walker bets 63,000 and the button tanks for a long time, then finally folds.
Lactaoen:
Walker:
The turn and the river are the and , and Lactaoen is eliminated in 966th place.
Chad Walker - 320,000
Jon Lactaoen - Eliminated
Friday, July 10, 2015 10:21 PM Local Time
Steve Gross raises from the cutoff to 6,500 and Keith Lehr three-bets from the button to 23,000. Gross contemplates Lehr's raise and then decides to put Lehr all in for 96,000 more.
It is now Lehr's turn to think about what to do. "This is close," he says. After a minute, he calls with and is flipping against the .
The board runs to keep Gross ahead and send Lehr out of the Main Event.
Steve Gross - 320,000
Keith Lehr - Eliminated
Friday, July 10, 2015 10:20 PM Local Time
Matt Berkey and Michael Shanahan are heads up with a flop showing and quite a few chips in the pot. Both players check. The turn is the . Berkey checks. Shanahan slides out a stack of orange for 100,000. Berkey tanks for a minute and, to the shock of everyone at the table, calls.
The river is the . Berkey checks. Shanahan announces that he is all in. Berkey drops his chin to his chest. He sits quietly for quite a while nodding his head and looking over the board.
Jack Effel comes over the loud speaker and begins announcing the instructions for hand for hand play. There are 1,002 players left, and we are two from the money.
Berkey says, "Good bluff spot. Too good." He starts going through the hand from beginning to end, talking about a raise preflop and Shanahan three betting. Berkey pleads with Shanahan saying, "If you're bluffing, please promise you'll show me! In your heart, that's all I ask."
Berkey tanks for another minute, with the river action coming up on six minutes, he calls. Everyone is shocked at the call, with their reactions clearly displayed on their faces. Shanahan smiles, shakes his head, and turns over . He has nothing. Berkey slaps down for the flush.
Berkey not only escapes missing the money by one player, he doubles up, winning a massive pot.
Matt Berkey - 682,000
Michael Shanahan - 637,000
Friday, July 10, 2015 10:19 PM Local Time
A player in early position raises to 7,500 and Court Harrington calls from middle position. They see a flop of and the preflop raiser checks. Harrington bets 7,500 and early position check-calls.
The turn is the and the early position players checks again. Harrington bets 13,500 and the preflop raiser immediately lets his hand go.
Court Harrington - 240,000
Friday, July 10, 2015 10:19 PM Local Time
William Donovan is one of the thousand players to reach the money, now the bubble has burst. He's been running good since the 4th July when he won his seat in a satellite. Short stacked with just 21,500, when the bubble hit, Donovan thought his luck was running out. He's happy to be wrong.
According to Donovan, he paid $130 to buy into the 8am Turbo Mega on the 4th July and won a seat in the 1pm MEGA. First place secured him a seat in the Main Event. Phenomenally, Donovan repeated the trick on the 5th July, winning both the 8am Turbo Mega and the 1pm MEGA for the second day in a row. Second time round, he accepted his prize in cash money.
According to Donovan, who refers to himself as a "circuit grinder" this is the third year in a row he's won his Main Event seat through a satellite. Despite his short stack, Donovan remains confident: "Come back in half an hour - I'll be chipleader!"
Friday, July 10, 2015 10:18 PM Local Time
Aaron Rosenthal pushed all in holding and Mark Simmercan calls with .
The board runs out and Rosenthal is eliminated, while Simmerman climbs to just under 200,000 in chips.
Mark Simmercan - 200,000
Aaron Rosenthal - Eliminated
Friday, July 10, 2015 10:14 PM Local Time
The money bubble bursts and Brian Hastings goes right back to work. Hastings raises from the cutoff to 6,000 and Josh Sisak calls all-in for 5,500 from the blinds. Sisak shows and Hastings holds .
The flop puts Sisak ahead, but gives Hastings a combo draw, coming . The turn completes Hastings's flush immediately with the , leaving Sisak drawing dead. The river completes the board and Sisak's Main Event comes to an end.
Brian Hastings - 1,166,500
Josh Sisak - Eliminated
Friday, July 10, 2015 10:13 PM Local Time
The player in the cut off raises to 10,000 before the player on the button bumps it up to 25,000. Alex Bolotin commits his remaining 15,000 from the big blind before the original raiser moves all in for around 50,000 in chips. The player on the button calls before three sets of hands are tabled.
Bolotin:
Cutoff:
Button:
The board runs out to see the player on the button hold with the pair of tens sending two players to the rail.
Alex Bolotin - Eliminated
Friday, July 10, 2015 10:11 PM Local Time
On the money bubble, there might not have been a shorter stack remaining in the Main Event than Tony Lategano, who held just 2,000 chips in front of him, facing his next hand in the small blind.
That small blind was going to cost him his remaining stack had the hand been dealt on the bubble but after two bust outs, it's official, Lategano is in the money with his extremely short stack for his first ever World Series of Poker cash.
Lategano has now locked up a $15,000 score and in the first hand after the bubble burst he more than quadrupled up, now playing just shy of 10,000. If he can find a few more doubles, he might be able to make a pay jump, with the next one coming in close to 350 eliminations.
Friday, July 10, 2015 10:05 PM Local Time
With players now in the money, Jonas Lauck and Roy Daoud both squared off in a battle of the high cards. Each player had the opportunity to win a seat into next year's Main Event, paid for by Black Clover Live Lucky brand.
Tournament Director Jack Effel introduced Lauck and Daoud, and the cards were dealt. Daoud received the and Lauck the , giving Daoud win a free entry for next year's Main Event.
Daoud personifies the global nature of the WSOP. He was born in Lebanon, raised in Montreal, and currently resides in Dubai. And of course, now he'll return to Las Vegas a year from now for the 2016 World Series of Poker Main Event.
With that, the cards are back in the air with roughly 40 minutes remaining in Level 14.
Friday, July 10, 2015 9:57 PM Local Time
The second hand only took 21 minutes and 26 seconds, but with two players being eliminated, the 2015 World Series of Poker Main Event is now down to just 1,000 players all guaranteed $15,000.
Friday, July 10, 2015 9:57 PM Local Time
While Roy Daoud was being eliminated in the Amazon Room, over in Brasilia another all-in and call was occuring.
Jonas Lauck (pictured standing) opens with a raise in early position to 7,000, Samuel Gagnon three-bets to 19,000 on his direct left, and Lauck calls. Lauck checks on the flop. Gagnon bets 16,500, and Lauck goes in the tank. He calls after a minute or so.
Lauck checks again on the turn. Gagnon bets 37,000, and Lauck needs time. He calls after more than two minutes, leaving himself with 70,000. Lauck checks on the river, and Gagnon bets enough to put Lauck all-in. The German takes around five minutes before he calls. Gagnon shows for a straight very quickly, here is another hand still going on, so Lauck is told to keep his cards down until the other hand concludes.
Jack Effel comes back for the showdown. Lauck shows first his , and then his for a pair of aces. He is eliminated in equal 1,001st place with Daoud and is the joint 2015 WSOP Main Event bubble boy.
Jonas Lauck - Eliminated
Friday, July 10, 2015 9:57 PM Local Time
Action folds to Josh Ladines in the small blind, who pushes out about 60,000 which is enough to put Roy Daoud all in in the big blind.
"Let's sweat it together," said Ladines as Daoud sweats looks at his first card.
Ladines leans over Daoud's shoulder as Daoud sweats his hole card.
"It's a five," said Daoud.
He looks at his second one and immediately goes into the tank for a few moments. After just under a minute in the tank, Daoud calls.
"You're in good shape," said Ladines who flashes the .
It's discussed amongst the table that Daoud has pocket fives and several minutes go by while other hands finish and the ESPN cameras get in position to film the hand.
Everything is set and Jack Effel comes over to the table and announces the action. Daoud shows and is in good shape against Ladines' .
The flop is and Daoud is still in the lead. The table lets out a groan as the falls on the turn and Daoud could be eliminated if a nine falls on the river and his pair is counterfeited. The river is the and the whole area erupts as Daoud takes a bad beat on the bubble of the Main Event to become one of the 2015 WSOP Main Event bubble boys ...
Josh Ladines - 424,000
Roy Daoud - Eliminated
Friday, July 10, 2015 9:35 PM Local Time
It might have taken 8 minutes and 3 seconds, but the first hand of hand-for-hand play is complete without anyone being eliminated.
Friday, July 10, 2015 9:26 PM Local Time
WSOP Tournament Director Jack Effel has asked all the dealer to stand at the completion of dealing their last hand and announces that the WSOP Main Event is now going hand-for-hand with 1,002 players remaining.
He asks for players to remain in their seats otherwise they will be sent to the rail until hand-for-hand is complete before returning to play their stack.
He reminds players that if there is an all-in and call, cards will remain face-down until the remaining hands are complete and the tournament staff can run all the all-in hands at the same time.
Effel also hints that there may be a treat for whoever is eliminated.
With tables spread throughout two rooms, Effel has given the word to deal the first hand of hand-for-hand play with 1:01:57 remaining in the level.
