Friday, June 10, 2016 5:08 PM Local Time
Seven Card Stud
Randy Ohel: / /
Mikhail Semin: / /
Picking up with the action on fourth street, Randy Ohel bets his ace-high and Mikhail Semin calls to see fifth. Semin pairs fours on fifth street and takes the lead with a bet. Ohel calls and does the same on sixth and seventh.
Ohel tables at showdown for a pair of sevens. Semin mucks and Ohel takes the pot.
Randy Ohel - 1,220,000
Mikhail Semin - 270,000
Friday, June 10, 2016 5:00 PM Local Time
Seven Card Stud
Mikhail Semin: / /
Jean Gaspard: / /
Mikhail Semin is the bring-in with an eight and Jean Gaspard completes with a king. Semin defends his bring-in and they are heads up to fourth street. Gaspard bets after catching a five and Semin calls after catching a seven.
On fifth street, Gaspard gets a three and Semin catches a queen. Gaspard bets and Semin raises. Gaspard calls and catches a six on sixth street, while Semin gets a deuce. Gaspard checks, Semin bets, and Gaspard calls.
Semin has about one big bet of 40,000 left for the river and they both check. Semin shows in the hole, good for queens and eights. Gaspard flashes in the hole as he mucks his hand, giving him some missed draws and a pair of threes.
Mikhail Semin - 430,000
Jean Gaspard - 875,000
Friday, June 10, 2016 4:56 PM Local Time
Dan Smith
Seven Card Stud
Dan Smith: / /
Randy Ohel: / /
Jean Gaspard: / /
On third street, Dan Smith is the bring-in with a five and Jean Gaspard completes to 20,000 with a nine. Randy Ohel makes it 40,000 with an ace and Smith takes a few moments before committing the last of his chips on third, where he's all in for 26,000. Gaspard calls 40,000 and a side pot starts to brew between Gaspard and Ohel.
On fourth, Ohel catches a jack, Gaspard catches an ace and Smith catches a four. Ohel bets and Gaspard calls. On fifth, Ohel catches a six, Gaspard catches a ten, and Smith gets another five. Gaspard and Ohel both check. On sixth, Gaspard pairs his tens, Ohel catches a seven and Smith gets a three.
Gaspard bets and Ohel raises. Gaspard calls and the river is dealt face-down. Gaspard checks and Ohel bets. Gaspard folds and Ohel drags the side pot before any cards are tabled.
Ohel shows in the hole, giving him sevens full.
"I have a five," says Smith before looking at his river card. "I guess I need quads."
Smith sweats his river card and then shows a , giving him a smaller full house, and he hits the rail in ninth place. There are eight players remaining and after one more elimination, they will re-draw for seats at the unofficial final table.
Friday, June 10, 2016 4:44 PM Local Time
Randy Ohel Cripples Dan Smith
No-Limit Hold'em
Dan Smith and Randy Ohel are heads up on a flop of . Smith checks the flop to Ohel, who is on the button. Ohel bets 32,000, only to have Smith come over the top with a check-raise to 108,000. Ohel calls.
The falls on fourth street and Smith riffles chips for about 45 seconds before sliding out a 150,000 bet. Ohel thinks for equally as long before calling.
The river pairs the board with the and Smith moves all of his large-denomination chips forward. This is a bet for all of Ohel's stack, or 326,000 effective. Ohel goes deep into the tank while he ponders acting on his own tournament life.
"My image is that I don't want to play a big pot in no-limit," says Ohel, talking through his options.
"I think we've got the conclusion," replies Smith.
"What?" asks Ohel. "That you're supposed to be bluffing and I'm supposed to call? But do I have the stones?"
Ohel thinks for another minute and the mood remains jovial between the two players as the talk continues.
"I think you have a lot more bullshits than not bullshits," says Ohel before announcing a call.
Smith tables on the table for jack high. Ohel rolls over and drags a massive pot. Smith is left crippled with just around 40,000 in chips.
Randy Ohel - 1,250,000
Dan Smith - 40,000
Friday, June 10, 2016 4:24 PM Local Time
Game |
Antes in NLH,
NL 2-7 & Stud |
Bring-in or Small Blind |
Completion
or Big Blind |
Limits |
Limit /
Flop Games |
- |
10,000
|
20,000 |
20,000/40,000 |
Stud
Games |
5,000 |
5,000
|
20,000 |
20,000/40,000 |
NL / PL
Games |
3,000(NLH / 2-7) |
5,000
|
10,000 |
- |
Friday, June 10, 2016 4:23 PM Local Time
Level: | 22 | | Blinds: | 20,000/40,000 | |
Friday, June 10, 2016 4:04 PM Local Time
Players are taking their first 15-minute break of the day.
Friday, June 10, 2016 4:03 PM Local Time
Alexander Kostritsyn
Stud Hi-Lo
James Obst: / /
Alexander Kostritsyn: / /
James Obst is the bring-in with the and Alexander Kostritsyn completes with his . Obst defends his bring-in and catches a queen on fourth. Kostritsyn catches a deuce and Obst takes the betting lead. Obst bets and several raises later, Kostritsyn gets it all in and the cards are tabled.
Obst shows in the hole, giving him a pair of queens, but needs to improve against Kostritsyn's buried kings. Both players brick fifth street, but Obst pairs his four on sixth to take the lead. Kostritsyn hits an eight on sixth and needs to find another pair on the river to stay alive.
Obst quickly flips up a seven and Kostritsyn looks at a nine on the river. Kostritsyn can't improve his kings and is eliminated in 10th place. He takes home $27,326 for his deep run in the Dealers Choice Championship.
James Obst - 580,000
Alexander Kostritsyn - Eliminted
Friday, June 10, 2016 3:55 PM Local Time
Billy O'Neil
2-7 Triple Draw
Andrew Brown raises under the gun and Billy O'Neil makes it three bets on the button.
"I like you so I won't four-bet you," says Brown.
Brown calls and draws one card. O'Neil draws two.
"You should've four-bet me," jokes O'Neil.
Brown leads out after the draw and O'Neil raises. Brown calls. On the second draw, Brown takes one card and O'Neil stands pat. Brown checks and O'Neil bets. Brown calls and on the last draw, both players stand pat. Brown checks, O'Neil bets, and Brown calls.
"Eight-six-four," says O'Neil as he tables .
"Eight-six-four beats an eight-six-five," said Brown.
Brown mucks his hand and O'Neil drags the pot.
Billy O'Neil - 790,000
Andrew Brown - 310,000
Friday, June 10, 2016 3:51 PM Local Time
2-7 Triple Draw
It is a battle of the blinds between Alexander Kostritsyn in the small blind and Andrew Brown in the big blind. On the first draw, they both take three cards.
After the draw, Kostritsyn checks, Brown bets and Kostritsyn calls. Kostritsyn takes two cards and Brown takes one. After the second draw, Kostritsyn checks and Brown bets 30,000. Kostritsyn check-raises to 60,000, leaving himself with 1,000 behind.
Brown looks to see how much Kostritsyn has behind. After a few moments, Brown sends his hand into the muck and Kostritsyn takes the pot.
Alexander Kostritsyn - 161,000
Andrew Brown - 435,000
Friday, June 10, 2016 3:45 PM Local Time
Seven Card Stud
Jean Gaspard: / /
Randy Ohel: / /
Picking up with the action on fourth street, Randy Ohel has first action against Jean Gaspard. Ohel bets and Gaspard calls. Gaspard picks up an ace on fifth and receives first action. He bets and Ohel calls.
Gaspard bets again on sixth only to have Ohel come over the top with a raise. Gaspard calls and checks in the dark heading to seventh. Ohel bets, Gaspard calls, and Ohel rolls over for trip kings. Gaspard mucks and Ohel wins the pot.
Randy Ohel - 640,000
Jean Gaspard - 1,070,000
Friday, June 10, 2016 3:43 PM Local Time
Omaha Hi-Lo
Alexander Kostritsyn completes from the small blind and Andrew Brown raises from the big blind. Kostritsyn calls and the flop comes down . Kostritsyn check-calls a continuation bet from Brown and the hits the felt on the turn. Kostritsyn checks a second time and Brown continues with another bet. Kostritsyn calls and the hits the river.
Both players check the river and Brown shows for a set of aces. Kostritsyn mucks and Brown takes the pot.
Andrew Brown - 470,000
Alexander Kostritsyn - 255,000
Friday, June 10, 2016 3:38 PM Local Time
No-Limit Hold'em
On a flop of , Dan Smith bets 30,000 from the small blind and Jean Gaspard calls from the big blind. The turn is the and Smith bets 75,000. Gaspard calls and the river is the .
Smith bets 150,000 and Gaspard quickly calls. Smith shows , good for king-high and Gaspard tables , good for a straight.
"See how easy it is steal from me," says Gaspard. "I got hair on my fingers older than you."
"What?' asks Smith.
"I got hair older than you," repeats Gaspard. "I'm surprised you didn't go all in."
"I didn't have anything," says Smith.
The table lets out a laugh and Gaspard extends his chip lead with ten players remaining.
Jean Gaspard - 1,380,000
Dan Smith - 535,000
Friday, June 10, 2016 3:28 PM Local Time
Richard Ashby
Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo Regular
Richard Ashby is one of the shorter stacks left in the tournament and gets the last of his chips into the middle against Randy Ohel.
Ohel makes an eight-high straight and a 7-6-5-4-2 low. Ashby couldn't improve to get any piece of the pot and is eliminated in 11th place. He takes home $20,278 and Ohel scores the first knockout of the day.
The remaining players make a pay jump and are guaranteed $27,362.
Randy Ohel - 450,000
Richard Ashby - Eliminated
Friday, June 10, 2016 3:03 PM Local Time
Game |
Antes in NLH,
NL 2-7 & Stud |
Bring-in or Small Blind |
Completion
or Big Blind |
Limits |
Limit /
Flop Games |
- |
8,000
|
15,000 |
15,000/30,000 |
Stud
Games |
3,000 |
5,000
|
15,000 |
15,000/30,000 |
NL / PL
Games |
2,000(NLH / 2-7) |
4,000
|
8,000 |
- |
Friday, June 10, 2016 3:02 PM Local Time
Level: | 21 | | Limits: | 15,000/30,000 | |
Friday, June 10, 2016 3:01 PM Local Time
Pot-Limit Omaha
Alexander Kostritsyn raises to 17,000 from middle position and Andrew Brown calls from the cutoff. Viacheslav Zhukov three-bets to 71,000 out of the big blind, and Kostritsyn calls.
Brown folds and they are heads up to a flop of . Both players check and the turn is the . Zhukov checks and Kostritsyn bets about 71,000. Zhukov takes a couple minutes in the tank and then calls. The river is the and Zhukov checks again.
Kostritsyn bets 80,000 and Zhukov moves all in for 135,000. Kostritsyn gets an exact count and then tanks for a minute before folding. Zhukov drags the pot and Kostritsyn loses a chunk of his stack.
Viacheslav Zhukov - 494,000
Alexander Kostritsyn - 266,000
Friday, June 10, 2016 2:57 PM Local Time
Omaha Hi-Lo
Richard Ashby raises the button and finds calls from Randy Ohel in the small blind and Mikhail Semin in the big blind. The flop comes out and there are two checks back to Ashby. He continues out, Ohel calls, and Semin folds.
The hits the turn and Ohel checks for a second time. Ashby checks it back and the pairs the board on the river. Ohel bets, Ashby calls, and Ohel shows for trip fours and a low. Ashby mucks and Ohel takes the pot.
Randy Ohel - 300,000
Richard Ashby - 125,000
Friday, June 10, 2016 2:46 PM Local Time
John Monnette
Omaha Hi-Lo
On the turn, with the board reading , John Monnette bets from the small blind and Richard Ashby calls from the big blind. The river is the and Monnette bets again. Ashby calls and Monnette shows , giving him the wheel and the nut straight.
Ashby tables , giving him the wheel and two pair. They chop the low half with the wheels and Monnette takes the entire high half with a six-high straight.
John Monnette - 765,000
Richard Ashby - 180,000
Friday, June 10, 2016 2:41 PM Local Time
Pot-Limit Omaha
Andrew Brown, James Obst, and Alexander Kostritsyn take a flop of in a raised pot. Brown and Obst check to Kostritsyn, who bets 40,000 from the button. Brown calls and Obst goes into the tank for about a minute. In the end, Obst comes over the top with a pot-sized check-raise. Kostritsyn quickly folds.
Brown, on the other hand, thinks for almost two minutes before ultimately opting to release his cards. Obst takes down the pot and crosses the 700,000-chip mark.
James Obst - 720,000
Alexander Kostritsyn - 325,000
Andrew Brown - 310,000