Sunday, July 12, 2015 6:25 PM Local Time
Vitaly Lunkin Earlier in the Main Event
Vitaly Lunkin moves all in for his last 267,000 and Yosef Fox re-raises all in from the cutoff. The rest of the action folds and Lunkin shows that trails the of Fox.
The gives Lunkin outs to a flush draw. The turn and fail to complete his flush, and Lunkin is eliminated. This marks Lunkin's third consecutive Main Event cash and sixth since 2008.
Yosef Fox - 1,250,000 (52 bb)
Vitaly Lunkin - Eliminated
Sunday, July 12, 2015 6:22 PM Local Time
Sohale Khalili opens with a raise to 52,000 from the hijack. Marcus Van Opzeeland, in the cutoff, three-bets to 130,000 and the action folds to Upeshka De Silva in the big blind.
De Silva four-bets to 213,000 and after a fold from Khalili, Van Opzeeland moves all in for 833,000. De Silva quickly folds and Van Opzeeland will scoop the pot.
Marcus Van Opzeeland - 1,142,000 (48 bb)
Sohale Khalili - 822,000 (34 bb)
Upeshka De Silva - 2,240,000 (93 bb)
Sunday, July 12, 2015 6:17 PM Local Time
Brian Hastings and Andrew Jenkins take a flop of in a raised pot. Hastings is first to act and he checks over to Jenkins who bets 60,000. Hastings calls and the falls on fourth street. Hastings taps the table again and Jenkins does the same.
The finishes off the board and Hastings checks one last time. Jenkins bets 185,000 and Hastings instantly flings forward a single chip, signifying a call.
Jenkins shows for top pair with top kicker and Hastings mucks his hand. Jenkins pulls the pot and now has 1.78 million to his name.
Andrew Jenkins - 1,780,000 (74 bb)
Brian Hastings - 4,020,000 (167 bb)
Sunday, July 12, 2015 6:17 PM Local Time
Amar Anand raises to 55,000 from middle position before Dax Greene moves all in for 247,000 in chips. The decision falls back on Anand, who tosses in some chips, to signify a call.
Greene:
Anand:
The board runs out to see Greene hold with his pocket pair as he doubles to over 500,000 in chips.
Amar Anand - 1,116,000 (58 bb)
Dax Greene - 566,000 (28 bb)
Sunday, July 12, 2015 6:17 PM Local Time
Pierre Neuville opens with a raise to what appears to be 57,000 and both Erasmus Morfe and Toby Lewis call from the blinds.
The flop falls and both Morfe and Lewis check to Neuville who bets 77,000.
Morfe calls, but Lewis check-raises to 225,000 to force both Neuville and Morfe out.
Erasmus Morfe - 2,365,000 (98 bb)
Pierre Neuvills - 2,245,000 (93 bb)
Toby Lewis - 1,600,000 (66 bb)
Sunday, July 12, 2015 6:15 PM Local Time
Action folds to Tom Bedell who raises to 56,000. George McDonald is next to act and three-bets to 135,000. Action folds back to Bedell and he moves all-in for 1,147,000, with McDonald instantly calling all in for 882,000.
McDonald -
Bedell -
McDonald has Bedell absolutely dominated with the best preflop hand in Texas Hold'Em and his hand holds on the board to send him soaring up the chipcounts and leave Bedell decimated.
George McDonald - 1,836,000 (76bb)
Tom Bedell - 265,000 (11bb)
Sunday, July 12, 2015 6:15 PM Local Time
Upeshka De Silva opens with a raise to 52,000 in early position. Sohale Khalili calls from the button and Chris Horter calls in the big blind, sending three to the flop.
On the flop, Horter and De Silva check. Khalili bets 85,000 and Horter calls before De Silva folds. The turn is the and Horter checks. Khalili bets 175,000 and Horter takes some time before he calls.
The falls on the river and, for a third time, Horter checks. Khalili also checks, and Horter shows to scoop the pot after Khalili mucks his hand.
Chris Horter - 1,365,000 (56 bb)
Sohale Khalili - 882,000 (37 bb)
Upeshka De Silva - 2,461,000 (103 bb)
Sunday, July 12, 2015 6:15 PM Local Time
Brandon Adams moves all in for 254,000 from middle position, and Yuri Dzivielevski reraises all in for about 315,000 total. The rest of the table folds, and Adams is at risk.
Adams:
Dzivielevski:
The flop is good news for Adams, giving him a big lead with trip kings. The turn and river give him kings full and the double-up.
Brandon Adams - 580,000 (24 bb)
Yuri Dzivielevski - 60,000 (2 bb)
Sunday, July 12, 2015 6:13 PM Local Time
Yosef fox is all in and at risk for his last 483,000 holding against the of Vitaly Lunkin. The dealer runs out a board of and Fox flops a king to improve and earn himself the much needed double.
Josef Fox - 975,000 (40 bb)
Vitaly Lunkin - 265,000 (11 bb)
Sunday, July 12, 2015 6:12 PM Local Time
Nick Abourisk opens for 53,000 and Alexander Turyansky three-bets to 134,000 from the cutoff. Abourisk calls.
The flop is and both players check. Abourisk leads out for 183,000 on the turn and Turyansky calls. The river is the and both players check. Abourisk shows for jacks and nines and Turyansky mucks his hand.
Nick Abourisk - 1,900,000 (79 bb)
Alexander Turyansky - 2,175,000 (90 bb)
Sunday, July 12, 2015 6:12 PM Local Time
The table folds to Jonathan Faltz, who opens to 52,000 from the button. Carlos Difini, who is in the small blind, moves all-in for just under 400,000 and after the big blind folds, Faltz has a decision to make.
He eventually calls, claiming the only reason he did is because Difini's "done that twice in a row". Feltz, who is playing just over 1,500,000 will need to hit to score the knockout, as he holds to Difini's .
The board runs out with Feltz picking up counterfeit outs on the flop and turn and then rivering a straight to score the knockout.
Difini is sent to the rail and will make just over $45,000 for his deep Main Event run.
Jonathan Faltz - 2,100,000 (87 bb)
Carlos Difini - Eliminated
Sunday, July 12, 2015 6:10 PM Local Time
Antonio Payne opens with a raise from middle position to 55,000 and action folds around to Vitaly Lunkin in the big blind. Lunkin thinks about briefly and then moves all in for his last 551,000.
Payne immediately stands out of his seat and seems distraught at the situation at hand. Nearly two minutes pass before Payne looks towards the dealer to ask if he can engage Lunkin in coversation. The dealer nods yes and Payne looks in Lunkin's direction.
"What do you have? Answer that, it will make my decision much easier. Ugh, somebody call clock on me I can't make up my mind."
Matt Waxman asks if he is positive about the clock and after Payne says yes, Waxman asks the dealer for a clock.
"Why would you do that man? You called clock on me," jokes Payne.
The table laughs as the floor comes over and gives Payne a countdown. With just ten seconds left on the clock Payne mucks his hand and Lunkin takes down the pot.
Vitaly Lunkin - 720,000 (31 bb)
Antonio Payne - 620,000 (25 bb)
Sunday, July 12, 2015 6:08 PM Local Time
Neil Blumenfield raises to 52,000 from middle position and is called by Zvi Stern in the hijack. Fedor Holz then raises to 167,000 from the cutoff before the action folds back to Stern. He calls before both players watch the flop come down .
Both players check before the drops on the turn. Another round of checks prompts the dealer to expose the on the river.
Stern reaches for his chips and slides out 145,000. Holz studies the bet for a minute before he commits the call.
Stern then rolls over for jack-high before Holz turns his for two pair and the winning hand.
Fedor Holz - 3,315,000 (167 bb)
Zvi Stern - 490,000 (25 bb)
Sunday, July 12, 2015 6:08 PM Local Time
Brian Hastings raises to 60,000 in middle position and James Gilbert moves all in for 296,000 from the cutoff. Hastings gets an estimate from Gilbert and then calls.
Hastings shows and needs to improve to send Gilbert to the rail with his . The flop is and Hastings gets extra equity in the hand after flopping a flush draw. The turn is the and the river is the to give Gilbert a double up and take a small portion of Hastings' stack.
James Gilbert - 664,000 (27 bb)
Brian Hastings - 4,390,000 (182 bb)
Sunday, July 12, 2015 6:06 PM Local Time
The action folds to 1993 World Champion Jim Bechtel on the button, and he moves all in for 435,000.
With the action on Tai Nguyen in the small blind, he calls as the big blind folds.
Bechtel:
Nguyen:
With Bechtel dominated, he would unfortunately be unable to find a king or any combination of straight or flush cards and was bounced to the rail in 121st place for a $46,890 payday.
Tai Nguyen - 1,740,000 (73 bb)
Jim Bechtel - Eliminated
Sunday, July 12, 2015 6:05 PM Local Time
Joe McKeehen opens with a late-position raise, and Kenny Hallaert three-bet shoves for about 600,000 from the small blind. McKeehen calls, and Hallaert is at risk.
McKeehen:
Hallaert:
The board runs out , and Hallaert can not catch up. He's eliminated, and McKeehen's time in second place didn't last very long, now back into the chip lead as the first person to cross the 5-million chip mark.
Joe McKeehen - 5,600,000 (233 bb)
Kenny Hallaert - Eliminated
Sunday, July 12, 2015 6:04 PM Local Time
Jake Cody raises to 55,000 preflop, and Chun Law calls in the small blind.
Both players check the flop.
The turn is the . Law leads out for 51,000, and Cody calls.
The river is the . Law checks, Cody bets 125,000, and Law calls.
Cody shows and Law shows to win the pot.
Jake Cody - 950,000 (40 bb)
Chun Law - 2,500,000 (104 bb)
Sunday, July 12, 2015 6:04 PM Local Time
Jake Toole opens for 50,000 from the hijack and gets two callers in Anton Morgenstern from the cutoff along with Richard Barabino in the big blind. The flop is and all three players check.
Barabino bets the on the turn for 200,000 and only Morgenstern calls. The river is the and Barabino bets 500,000. Morgenstern does not take long to kick in his cards and Barabino takes the pot.
Richard Barabino - 2,410,000 (100 bb)
Anton Morgenstern - 1,840,000 (77 bb)
Sunday, July 12, 2015 6:03 PM Local Time
Pierre Neuville raises to 52,000 and Erasmus Morfe calls from two seats over before Toby Lewis three-bets the cutoff to 175,000.
Neuville folds, but Morfe calls as the flop falls .
Morfe checks and Lewis bets 160,000 with Morfe quickly folding.
Erasmus Morfe - 2,350,000 (98 bb)
Toby Lewis - 1,415,000 (59 bb)
Sunday, July 12, 2015 5:58 PM Local Time
Joshua Beckley won three out of four pots uncontested will simple preflop raises.
He then calls from the small blind after a cutoff raise from Thomas Paul. The big blind calls also and then Beckley leads out for 55,000 on a
flop. Paul is the only caller and both players check the
turn. Paul bets 75,000 when checked to on the
river and Beckley tank-folds.
Thomas Paul - 2,550,000 (106 bb)
Joshua Beckley - 930,000 (37 bb)