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2015 46th Annual World Series of Poker

Friday, June 17, 2016 to Sunday, June 19, 2016

Event #28: $10,000 Limit Hold'em Championship

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  • Buy-in: $10,000
  • Prizepool: $1,034,000
  • Entries: 110
  • Remaining: 0

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Sunday, June 19, 2016 6:36 PM Local Time


Bill Chen - Eliminated in 6th Place

Ian Johns raises under the gun, David Chiu makes it three bets in middle position, and Bill Chen goes all in for 53,000 from the big blind. 

Bill Chen is at risk and Johns and Chiu are heads up for a side pot.

The flop comes    . Johns checks, Chiu bets, and Johns calls.

The turn is the  . Johns checks, Chiu bets, and Johns calls.

The river is the  . Johns checks, Chiu bets again, and Johns folds. Chiu collects the side pot and Chiu and Chen showdown.

Chiu:   
Chen:   

Chiu's top pair, top kicker is good and Chen is eliminated.

David Chiu - 1,300,000 (21 BB)
Bill Chen - Eliminated 

Sunday, June 19, 2016 6:30 PM Local Time

Bill Chen goes all in for 56,000 in the cutoff and Alexander Balynskiy calls in the big blind.

Chen:   
Balynskiy:   

The flop is     and Balynskiy's queen-high is still ahead. 

The   turn gives Chen more outs. "Oh spades, or a ten, or a deuce!" says Chen.

The river is the   and both players are playing the board for a chop.

Alexander Balynskiy - 1,100,000 (18 BB)
Bill Chen - 62,000 (1 BB)

Sunday, June 19, 2016 6:26 PM Local Time

Jeff Thompson raises from the cutoff, Bill Chen makes it three bets on the button, Ian Johns four-bets from the small blind, Thompson folds, and Chen calls.

They go heads up to a flop of    . Johns bets and Chen calls.

The turn is the  . Johns bets and Chen calls.

The river is the  . Johns bets again and Chen calls.

Johns shows    for a pair of aces, queen kicker, and Chen flashes pocket kings and mucks.

Ian Johns - 1,260,000 (21 BB)
Bill Chen - 56,000 (1 BB)

Sunday, June 19, 2016 6:19 PM Local Time


Brock Parker - Eliminated in 7th Place

Alexander Balynskiy raises from the cutoff and Brock Parker calls from the big blind.

The flop is    . Parker bets, Balynskiy raises, Parker three-bets all in for 70,000, and Balynskiy calls.

Balynskiy:   
Parker:   

The   turn and   river complete the board, no help to Parker, ending his tournament in seventh place.

Alexander Balynskiy - 1,160,000 (19 BB)
Brock Parker - Eliminated in 7th Place ($37,888)

Sunday, June 19, 2016 6:13 PM Local Time

Alexander Balynskiy raises from the button, Sean Berrios three-bets from the small blind, and Balynskiy calls.

The flop is    . Berrios bets and Balynskiy calls.

The turn is the  . Berrios bets, Balynskiy raises, and Berrios calls.

The river is the  . Berrios bets and Balynskiy calls.

Berrios tables    for a king-high flush, Balynskiy mucks, and Berrios takes the chip lead.

Sean Berrios - 1,335,000 (22 BB)
Alexander Balynskiy - 1,000,000 (16 BB)

Playtika - Jason Alexander
Sunday, June 19, 2016 6:10 PM Local Time

Ian Johns raises from the small blind and David Chiu calls from the big blind.

The flop is    . Johns bets and Chiu calls.

The turn is the  . Johns checks, Chiu bets, and Johns calls.

The river is the  . Johns checks, Chiu bets, Johns check-raises, and Chiu tanks for a bit before he folds.

Ian Johns - 1,040,000 (17 BB
David Chiu - 995,000 (16 BB)

Sunday, June 19, 2016 6:07 PM Local Time


Brian Rast - Eliminated in 8th Place

Brian Rast raises in early position, Jeff Thompson makes it three bets in the cutoff, and Ian Johns calls in the big blind. Rast goes all in for 111,000, Thompson raises to 141,000, and Johns calls. 

Johns and Thompson are heads up for the side pot.

The flop comes     and Johns and Thompson both check.

The turn is the  . Johns bets, Thompson folds, and Johns and Rast table their hands.

Johns:   
Rast:   

Johns has ace-high which is well ahead of Rast's king-high.

The river is the   and Rast is eliminated.

Ian Johns - 770,000 (15 BB)
Jeff Thompson - 840,000 (17 BB)
Brian Rast - Eliminated

Sunday, June 19, 2016 6:00 PM Local Time

Ian Johns raises under the gun and Sean Berrios calls in the cutoff. 

The flop is    . Johns bets, Berrios raises, and Johns calls.

The turn is the   and both players check.

The river is the  . Johns leads out and Berrios raises. 

Johns looks visibly frustrated and thinks for about a minute, then folds.

Berrios shows the   and collects the chips.

Sean Berrios - 1,020,000 (20 BB)
Ian Johns - 520,000 (10 BB)

Sunday, June 19, 2016 5:54 PM Local Time

Ian Johns raises from the cutoff and Alexander Balynskiy calls from the big blind.

The flop is    . Balynskiy checks, Johns bets, Balynskiy check-raises, and Johns calls.

The turn is the  . Balynskiy bets and Johns calls.

The river is the  . Balynskiy bets and Johns calls.

Balynskiy shows    for a pair of aces, but Johns tables    for top two pair to win the pot.

Ian Johns - 930,000 (15 BB)
Alexander Balynskiy - 1,000,000 (17 BB)

Sunday, June 19, 2016 5:52 PM Local Time

Bill Chen raises from the small blind and Ian Johns calls from the big blind.

The flop is    . Chen bets, Johns raises, Chen raises all in for a little more, and Johns calls

Chen:   
Johns:   

The   turn and   river complete the board, safe for Chen to double up.

Bill Chen - 240,000 (4 BB)
Ian Johns - 580,000 (10 BB)

Playtika - Jason Alexander
Sunday, June 19, 2016 5:49 PM Local Time

Alexander Balynskiy raises from the hijack and Sean Berrios calls from the cutoff.

The flop is    . Balynskiy bets and Berrios calls.

The turn is the   and both players check.

The river is the  . Balynskiy bets and Berrios calls.

Balynskiy tables    for a seven-high straight, Berrios mucks, and Balynskiy wins the pot.

Alexander Balynskiy - 1,320,000 (22 BB)
Sean Berrios - 900,000 (15 BB)

Sunday, June 19, 2016 5:47 PM Local Time
Level:19Limits:30,000/60,000
Sunday, June 19, 2016 5:43 PM Local Time

 
Sean Berrios

Brock Parker opens in early position, Brian Rast three-bets on the button, and Alexander Balynskiy makes it four bets in the small blind. Sean Berrios calls in the big blind, and Parker and Rast both come along as well.

The flop comes    . Balynskiy bets out, Berrios raises, Parker and Rast fold, and Balynskiy calls. 

They go heads-up to the   turn. Balynskiy bets and Berrios calls.

The river is the  . Balynskiy bets one more time and Berrios thinks it over for a little while before he calls.

Balynskiy:   
Berrios:   

Berrios looks very relieved to see Balynskiy with a smaller pocket pair and Berrios scoops the big pot.

Sean Berrios - 975,000 (19 BB)
Alexander Balynskiy - 1,200,000 (24 BB)

Sunday, June 19, 2016 5:39 PM Local Time

Brock Parker raises in middle position and Alexander Balynskiy calls in the big blind. 

They go heads up to a flop of    . Balynskiy checks, Parker bets, Balynskiy check-raises, and Parker calls.

The turn is the  . Balynskiy checks, Parker bets, and Balynskiy looks back at his cards and raises. Parker calls.

The river is the  . Balynskiy bets out and Parker calls.

Balynskiy shows    for a missed flush draw but turned trips anyway, and Parker's hand hits the muck.

Alexander Balynskiy - 1,425,000 (28 BB)
Brock Parker - 330,000 (7 BB)

Sunday, June 19, 2016 5:26 PM Local Time


Brian Rast

Brian Rast raises from the hijack, Alexander Balynskiy three-bets from the cutoff, and Rast calls.

The flop is    . Rast checks, Balynskiy bets, Rast check-raises, and Balynskiy calls.

The turn is the  . Rast checks, Balynskiy bets, and Rast calls.

The river is the  . Rast checks, Balynskiy bets, and Rast calls.

Balynskiy tables    for aces and fives, Rast mucks, and Balynskiy wins the pot.

Alexander Balynskiy - 1,020,000 (20 BB)
Brian Rast - 316,000 (6 BB)

Playtika - Jason Alexander
Sunday, June 19, 2016 5:20 PM Local Time

David Chiu raises on the button and Alexander Balynskiy calls in the big blind. 

The flop is    . Balynskiy checks, Chiu bets, Balynskiy raises, Chiu makes it three bets, and Balynskiy calls. 

On the   turn, Balynskiy leads out, Chiu raises, and Balynskiy thinks it over and folds.

David Chiu - 1,150,000 (23 BB)
Alexander Balynskiy - 635,000 (13 BB)

Sunday, June 19, 2016 5:17 PM Local Time

Ian Johns raises in middle position, David Chiu makes it three bets in the next position, and Johns calls. 

The flop is    . Johns checks, Chiu bets, and Johns calls.

Both players check the   turn and the   river. Johns shows    for a rivered pair of aces and he is awarded the pot.

Ian Johns - 745,000 (15 BB)
David Chiu - 1,020,000 (20 BB)

Sunday, June 19, 2016 5:10 PM Local Time

Alexander Balynskiy raises from the small blind, Sean Berrios three-bets from the big blind, and Balynskiy calls.

The flop is    . Balynskiy checks, Berrios bets, and Balynskiy calls.

The turn is the   and both players check.

The river is the  . Balynskiy checks, Berrios bets, and Balynskiy calls.

Berrios tables    for a pair of kings, Balynskiy mucks, and Berrios wins the pot.

Sean Berrios - 500,000 (10 BB)
Alexander Balynskiy - 920,000 (18 BB)

Sunday, June 19, 2016 5:08 PM Local Time

Sean Berrios raises from middle position and David Chiu calls from the big blind.

They check to the turn of a      board. Chiu bets, Berrios calls.

The river is the  . Chiu bets, Berrios raises, and Chiu tanks for a bit before he calls.

Berrios shows    for a pair of kings, but Chiu shows    for a pair of kings with a better kicker to win the pot.

David Chiu - 1,140,000 (23 BB)
Sean Berrios - 300,000 (6 BB)

Sunday, June 19, 2016 5:05 PM Local Time

Jeff Thompson raises from the cutoff and Ian Johns calls from the big blind.

The flop is    . Johns checks, Thompson bets, and Johns calls.

The turn is the  . Johns checks, Thompson bets, Johns raises, Thompson reraises, and Johns calls.

The river is the  . Johns checks, Thompson bets, and Johns calls.

Thompson shows    for a set of sixes, Johns flashes    for two pair before he mucks, and Thompson wins the pot.

Jeff Thompson - 980,000 (20 BB)
Ian Johns - 615,000 (12 BB)

Playtika - Jason Alexander