Sunday, July 12, 2015 1:16 PM Local Time
The action folds around to Chris Horter in the small blind, and he calls. Sal DiCarlo checks his option in the big blind and the two see a flop.
Horter checks and DiCarlo bets 23,000. Horter calls and the falls on the turn. Once again, Horter checks and DiCarlo bets 42,000. Horter calls and the river is the . Horter checks and DiCarlo checks behind. Horter flips for two pair, aces and nines, and DiCarlo mucks his hand.
Chris Horter - 787,000 (49 bb)
Sal DiCarlo - 1,268,000 (79 bb)
Sunday, July 12, 2015 1:16 PM Local Time
Samuel Gagnon raises to 35,000 from the cutoff and Tuan Phan calls out of the small blind. Men "The Master" Nguyen moves all in from the big blind for about 320,000. Gagnon calls and Phan folds. The cards are tabled and ESPN rushes to the table to film the action.
Nguyen shows and needs help against Gagnon's . The flop is and Nguyen picks up the nut flush draw and adds nine outs to his hand. The turn is the and he adds two more outs after adding a straight draw. It is a case of "Too Many Outs Syndrome" as the river is the and Nguyen bricks off and Gagnon wins the pot.
Samuel Gagnon - 1,190,000 (74 bb)
Men Nguyen - Eliminated
Sunday, July 12, 2015 1:15 PM Local Time
Alessio Fratti is all in and at risk against Terik Brown.
Bad news for Fratti with his
as Brown has
.
The board runs out
and Fratti is out.
Brown looks over at Upeshka De Silva and says he hoped he was going to get involved in that pot.
Terik Brown - 1,100,000
Alessio Fratti - Eliminated
Sunday, July 12, 2015 1:14 PM Local Time
Mozheng Guan raises to 35,000 from early position and it folds around to Matthew Shepsky in the small blind who three-bet ships for 289,000. The big blind folds and Guan calls, revealing that the two are racing for Shepsky's tournament life.
Shepsky:
Guan:
The flop comes out , keeping Shepsky's pocket jacks out in front. That all changes in an instant, however, as the falls on fourth street to give Guan the lead. The finishes the board and Shepsky hits the rail.
Mozheng Guan - 2,380,000 (148 bb)
Matthew Shepsky - Eliminated
Sunday, July 12, 2015 1:13 PM Local Time
Stephen Lichtenberger opens to 36,000 and it folds around to Nikita Nikolaev in the big blind who three-bets to 89,000. Lichtenberger calls. The flop is and Nikolaev bets 95,000. Lichtenberger calls.
The turn is the and Nikolaev bets 145,000. Lichtenberger takes several minutes to think things over and calls. The river is the and Nikolaev pauses for a few seconds and then announces he is all in. It's for an effective 410,000 as he has Lichtenberger covered.
Lichtenberger tanks for several minutes before he folds to give Nikolaev the pot.
Nikita Nikolaev - 1,745,000 (109 bb)
Stephen Lichtenberger - 410,000 (25 bb)
Sunday, July 12, 2015 1:12 PM Local Time
On a board reading Darius Studdard checks, Jake Cody bets 85,000, and Studdard folds.
Darius Studdard - 275,000
Jake Cody - 1,100,000
Sunday, July 12, 2015 1:11 PM Local Time
Nicholas Augustino opens to 35,000 in middle position, and Nick Abourisk calls in position. Trevor Pearlman moves all in for 240,000 in the cutoff, and Anthony Venturini calls all in for 195,000. Augustino re-shoves over the top, and Abourisk folds. Pearlman and Venturini are at risk, and the cards are shown down.
Augustino:
Pearlman:
Venturini:
The board runs out , and Venturini wins the main pot with his pair of kings. He triples up, while Pearlman gets the small sidepot with a pair of queens.
Anthony Venturini - 627,000 (39 bb)
Trevor Pearlman - 90,000 (5 bb)
Nicholas Augustino - 1,440,000 (90 bb)
Sunday, July 12, 2015 1:08 PM Local Time
Mike Vanier opens with a raise in the hijack and Darius Studdard calls in the cutoff as the flop falls .
Vanier bets out 52,000 and Studdard calls as the lands on the turn and Vanier takes a measured amount of time before pushing out a bet of 93,000.
Studdard responds with a long pause before sliding out a stack of chips to call.
The river lands the and Vanier cuts out a bet of 223,00 as Studdard goes into the tank.
A few minutes go by and Studdard pushes out one stack of orange 5,000-denomination chips to signify a call.
Vanier tables his for a rivered straight and Studdard folds.
Mike Vanier - 2,096,000
Darius Studdard - 351,000
Sunday, July 12, 2015 1:04 PM Local Time
Actions folds to Anton Morgenstern in the cutoff who raises to 35,000. Thomas Larue makes it 125,000 to go on the button. Both blinds fold and with action back on Morgenstern he folds as well.
Larue turns over . A tablemate says, "What a waste."
Larue looks at him and says, "Against him? I don't think so," pointing towards Morgenstern.
Anton Morgenstern - 1,600,000
Thomas Larue - 1,400,000
Sunday, July 12, 2015 1:02 PM Local Time
WSOP on ESPN hosts Norman Chad and Lon McEachern can often be found roaming the field at this stage of the Main Event, talking to players and collecting facts on people likely to make the show. Chad is doing just that, talking to Susie Zhao about her accomplishments. In typical Chad style, he is cracking jokes as he talks with her.
Clayton Fletcher, who is a stand up comedian in addition to being a poker player, tries to chime in with a joke of his own. Chad looks at Fletcher, then deadpans, "Hey, buddy, I work alone."
The table, including Fletcher, gets a good laugh out of the joke, and Fletcher explains, "I was just trying to be a good wingman."
Sunday, July 12, 2015 1:02 PM Local Time
Joe McKeehen opens to 35,000 from early position and the table folds to Mozheng Guan, who three-bets to 90,000 from the button.
The blinds fold and McKeehen calls to see the flop. He then check-calls a 80,000 chip bet from Guan to see the turn.
The falls and brings checks from both players, while the on the river completes a potential flush draw and brings a lead bet of 155,000 from the big stacked McKeehen.
Guan, who is playing just over 2,000,000, spends close to two minutes in the tank, eventually folding and conceding the pot to McKeehen.
Joe McKeehen - 3,300,000 (206 bb)
Sunday, July 12, 2015 1:01 PM Local Time
Thomas Kearney raises to 35,000 from middle position before the action falls on Adam Richardson on the small blind. He pauses for a moment before announcing all in for 275,000 in chips. The big blind gets out of the way before Kearney completes the call.
Kearney:
Richardson:
The board runs out to see Richardson unable to improve as he hits the rail.
Thomas Kearney - 975,000
Adam Richardson - Eliminated
Sunday, July 12, 2015 1:00 PM Local Time
Daniel Negreanu opens with a raise to 35,000 in early position and Omri Moga calls on the button. Chris Horter moves all in from the small blind for 272,000 and Sal DiCarlo folds his big blind.
Negreanu calls and Moga quickly folds. Negreanu is ahead with his to Horter's , but Horter jumps in front on the flop with a pair of queens. The turn is the and the falls on the river, giving Horter a flush higher than Negreanu's to double up.
Chris Horter - 607,000
Daniel Negreanu - 1,021,000
Sunday, July 12, 2015 12:59 PM Local Time
Calvin Lee is all in and at risk before the flop for his last 65,000 against Orson Young. The hands are tabled to find Lee in need of improvement.
Lee:
Young:
The board runs out , giving Young the wheel to score the elimination. Lee hits the rail in 214th place while Young boosts his stack to 490,000.
Orson Young - 490,000 (30 bb)
Calvin Lee - Eliminated
Sunday, July 12, 2015 12:56 PM Local Time
Thomas Arvidsson raises under-the-gun and calls a shove from Andrew Jenkins on the button. Arvidsson shows and is flipping with Jenkins's .
Jenkins takes the lead on the flop as it comes . The turn is the and the river is the to give Jenkins a double up at the expense of Arvidsson.
Andrew Jenkins - 497,000 (31 bb)
Thomas Arvidsson - 352,000 (22 bb)
Sunday, July 12, 2015 12:55 PM Local Time
Andjelko Andrejevic opens with a raise to 32,000 in early position. Donald Blum calls from the cutoff and Scott Schwalich moves all in from the button for 339,000.
The blinds quickly fold, and Andrejevic take a moment before he folds. Blum quickly folds, and Schwalich scoops the pot.
Scott Schwalich - 443,000
Andjelko Andrejevic - 256,000
Donald Blum - 622,000
Sunday, July 12, 2015 12:54 PM Local Time
David Repicky raises preflop and Brannon Sawyer moves all in for approximately 300,000. Repicky calls.
Sawyer -
Repicky -
The board runs out and Saywer wins the flip for his tournament life.
Brannon Sawyer - 663,000 (41bb)
David Repicky - 1,174,000 (73bb)
Sunday, July 12, 2015 12:54 PM Local Time
All of the money goes in after the flop between Kenneth Milam and Thomas Larue . Milam leads with his kings, and the turn keeps him ahead. The on the river though, spells doom and Milam is sent to the rail.
Thomas Larue - 1,540,000 (99 bb)
Kenneth Milam - Eliminated
Sunday, July 12, 2015 12:53 PM Local Time
Tommy Hang opens the pot to 35,000 and calls after Keith Donovan three-bets to 100,000 from the small blind. The flop fans and Donovan sets Hang in for his last 200,000. Call.
Donovan opens queens and is up against Hang's pocket sixes. The board runs out blank and Hang is makes his way to the payout desk. He earns $40,433 for his 219th place finish.
Keith Donovan - 985,000 (61 bbs)
Tommy Hang - Eliminated
Sunday, July 12, 2015 12:52 PM Local Time
Andjelko Andrejevic opens with a raise to 32,000 in middle position. Daniel Negreanu calls in the hijack and Donald Blum moves all in from the button for 552,000. The blinds quickly fold and it's back to Andrejevic, who takes a moment, but folds. Negreanu also folds and Blum will scoop the pot.
Andjelko Andrejevic - 290,000
Daniel Negreanu - 1,295,000
Donald Blum - 656,000