Thursday, June 23, 2016 5:16 PM Local Time
Per Hildebrand - Eliminated in 7th place for $23,222
Omaha Hi-Lo Split Eight or Better
Per Hildebrand raises from middle position and he is called by Aditya Prasetyo. The flop comes and Prasetyo bets. Hildebrand raises. Prasetyo raises again. Hildebrand raises once more, moving himself all in. Prasetyo calls and the two turn up their hands.
Prasetyo:
Hildebrand:
Hildebrand has the lead but it doesn't last long, as the turn gives Prasetyo the flush. Prasetyo further improves when the comes on the river, making a full house. Hildebrand's hand is mucked and he is eliminated from the tournament.
Aditya Prasetyo - 743,000 (15 BB)
Per Hildebrand - Eliminated in 7th place for $23,222
Thursday, June 23, 2016 5:10 PM Local Time
Fabrice Soulier
Omaha Hi-Lo Split Eight or Better
Aditya Prasetyo raises. Fabrice Soulier reraises. Prasetyo raises again and Soulier calls.
The flop is . Prasetyo bets, and Soulier calls all in
The turn and river are .
Soulier shows for a flush and eight-seven low, and he doubles up against Prasetyo's
Fabrice Soulier - 260,000 (5 BB)
Aditya Prasetyo - 525,000 (10 BB)
Thursday, June 23, 2016 4:51 PM Local Time
Omaha Hi-Lo Split Eight or Better
Action opens with a raise from Aditya Prasetyo on the button. Only Fabrice Soulier calls from the big blind. The flop comes and Soulier checks to Prasetyo, who bets. Soulier calls.
The turn is the and after a check from Soulier, Prasetyo bets again. Soulier calls. The river is the . Soulier checks a third time. Prasetyo bets and Soulier calls.
Prasetyo shows and his aces and nut low are enough to scoop both sides of the pot. Soulier now sits with the shortest stack at the table.
Aditya Prasetyo - 770,000 (15 BB)
Fabrice Soulier - 150,000 (3 BB)
Thursday, June 23, 2016 4:50 PM Local Time
Omaha Hi-Lo Split Eight or Better
After a call from Gleb Kovtunov and a raise from Hani Awad, Aditya Prasetyo calls. Kovtunov also calls and the three head to a flop of . Both players check to Awad, who bets. Only Prasetyo calls.
The turn is the and both players check, and the comes on the river. Prasetyo bets and Awad calls. Prasetyo shows for a flush and that scoops the pot as Awad mucks.
Aditya Prasetyo - 620,000 (12 BB)
Hani Awad - 2,400,000 (48 BB)
Thursday, June 23, 2016 4:46 PM Local Time
Timothy Burt
Stud Hi-Lo Split Eight or Better
Fabrice Soulier - / /
Timothy Burt- / /
Hani Awad- / /
Timothy Burt is all in for his last 2,000 chips on fifth street. Hani Awad completes to 50,000 and Fabrice Soulier calls.
On sixth street Soulier bets, Awad raises, and Soulier calls.
Soulier bets seventh street and Awad calls.
Soulier shows for a wheel low. Awad has for the nine-high straight and they chop the side pot. Burt shows , can't beat either of them, and he is off the stage.
Hani Awad - 2,200,000
Fabrice Soulier - 570,000
Timothy Burt - Eliminated in 8th Place ($17,479)
Thursday, June 23, 2016 4:26 PM Local Time
| Game |
Antes |
Bring-in or Small Blind |
Completion
or Big Blind |
Limits |
Omaha 8
|
- |
13,000 |
25,000 |
25,000/50,000 |
Stud 8
|
5,000
|
7,000 |
25,000 |
25,000/50,000 |
Thursday, June 23, 2016 4:25 PM Local Time
| Level: | 23 | | Limits: | 25,000/50,000 | |
Thursday, June 23, 2016 4:06 PM Local Time
Players have a 15-minute break for a color-up and preparations for live streaming of the official final table.
Thursday, June 23, 2016 4:06 PM Local Time
Omaha Hi-Lo Split Eight or Better
Hani Awad raises and Fabrice Soulier calls from the small blind.
The flop comes . Soulier checks, Awad bets, and Soulier calls. On the turn Soulier checks again. Awad bets and Soulier calls.
The river is the . Soulier checks a third time. Awad bets and Soulier calls. Awad turns up for a wheel and the nut low. Soulier holds his cards in his hand for a moment before mucking, and Awad scoops the pot.
Hani Awad - 2,200,000 (55 BB)
Fabrice Soulier - 310,000 (7 BB)
Thursday, June 23, 2016 4:02 PM Local Time
Benjamin Yogel
Omaha Hi-Lo Split Eight or Better
Benjamin Yogel is all in preflop against Gleb Kovtunov. Yogel has in front of him, but Kovtunov is ahead to start with .
The board comes , making three queens for Kovtunov. There's no low, and Yogel says his good-byes.
With Yogel's elimination, the final table is set.
Gleb Kovtunov - 510,000
Benjamin Yogel - Eliminated in 9th Place ($13,450)
Thursday, June 23, 2016 3:53 PM Local Time
Hani Awad
Omaha Hi-Lo Split Eight or Better
Hani Awad raises under the gun. He is called by Aditya Prasetyo, Gleb Kovtunov, Per Hildebrand, and Timothy Burt.
The flop is . Burt checks from the big blind, Awad checks, and Presetyo bets. Kovtunov, Hildebrand, Burt and Awad all call.
Burt checks the on the turn, but Awad bets. Prasetyo folds, Kovtunov, Hildebrand, and Burt call.
Denny Axel is wandering around the Thunderdome stage, and he calls to a friend: "There's a half million chips in there."
On the river, Burt checks and Awad bets. He's called by Kovtunov. Hildebrand folds and Burt folds.
Awad has for the nut flush. There's no low and the massive stack goes his direction.
Hani Awad - 2,100,000
Gleb Kovtunov - 450,000
Thursday, June 23, 2016 3:37 PM Local Time
Omaha Hi-Lo Split Eight or Better
After a raise preflop, Benjamin Yogel moves all in for 56,000 total and Hani Awad calls.
Hani Awad:
Benjamin Yogel:
The flop comes . "That's a good flop for my hand," Yogel says. The turn is the . "That's a good turn for my hand," Yogel says. The river is the and that gives Yogel the scoop and the double-up through Awad.
Hani Awad - 1,300,000 (32 BB)
Benjamin Yogel - 120,000 (3 BB)
Thursday, June 23, 2016 3:28 PM Local Time
Seat 1: Benjamin Yogel - 100,000
Seat 2: Aditya Prasetyo - 690,000
Seat 3: Gleb Kovtunov - 580,000
Seat 4: Fabrice Soulier - 610,000
Seat 5: Per Hildebrand - 170,000
Seat 6: Michael Chow - 410,000
Seat 7: Timothy Burt - 200,000
Seat 8: Hani Awad - 1,430,000
Seat 9: Denny Axel - 625,000
Play is under way.
Thursday, June 23, 2016 3:19 PM Local Time
Esther Taylor-Brady - Eliminated in 10th place for $13,450
Omaha Hi-Lo Split Eight or Better
Esther Taylor-Brady moves all in preflop for her last 31,000. She is called by Aditya Prasetyo in the big blind.
Prasetyo:
Taylor-Brady:
The board runs out , giving Prasetyo a flush and an eight-six low with a four. That's good enough for the scoop and he takes the pot.
The remaining nine players are being moved to the Thunderdome where they will play out the final table.
Aditya Prasetyo - 860,000 (21 BB)
Esther Taylor-Brady - Eliminated in 10th place for $13,450
Thursday, June 23, 2016 3:11 PM Local Time
Aditya Prasetyo
Omaha Hi-Lo Split Eight or Better
Aditya Prasetyo has been taking pots off the player on his left, Timothy Burt, and Burt has been making it known that he's not pleased.
"Teach me how to play, and I'll teach you how to read the board," says Burt after another loss, where Prasetyo shows with the board reading . "You've got a jack-high straight, I had a ten-high straight," he says to Prasetyo, as his cards go into the muck.
Aditya Prasetyo - 740,000 (18 BB)
Timothy Burt - 128,000 (3 BB)
Thursday, June 23, 2016 3:03 PM Local Time
| Game |
Antes |
Bring-in or Small Blind |
Completion
or Big Blind |
Limits |
Omaha 8
|
- |
10,000 |
20,000 |
20,000/40,000 |
Stud 8
|
5,000
|
5,000 |
20,000 |
20,000/40,000 |
Thursday, June 23, 2016 3:01 PM Local Time
| Limits: | 22 | | Blinds: | 20,000/40,000 | |
Thursday, June 23, 2016 2:57 PM Local Time
Michael Chow has sprung back to life
Stud Hi-Lo Split Eight or Better
Hand 1:
Hani Awad: [Ah,2d,10c,Js,5c,5h.3h]
Michael Chow:
Hani Awad has Michael Chow all in and at risk. On sixth street, Chow is ahead and asks Awad to check his card first to know if he needs to sweat it. Awad obliges, shows the , meaning that Chow's two pair is good. He gets the scoop and his first double.
Hand 2:
Hani Awad: / /
Michael Chow: / /
Chow completes and Awad calls. From there, Michael Chow bets every street with the lead and Awad calls each time. On seventh, Chow bets in the dark. Awad peeks at his card and calls.
Chow shows for a flush and a low and he looks at his last card, the . It doesn't improve his hand. Awad shows which gives him a worse flush and no low. On seventh, Chow is nearly all in, yet he collects a second near-double through Awad.
Michael Chow: 310,000 (10 BB)
Hani Awad - 1,125,000 (37 BB)
Thursday, June 23, 2016 2:47 PM Local Time
Hani Awad
Omaha Hi-Lo Split Eight or Better
Hani Awad keeps taking chips from other players. He's taken out Bryce Yockey, he's taken chips from the Day 2 chip leader Gleb Kovtunov, and he's in a hand with Per Hildebrand with showing on the flop.
The is the turn and Hildebrand checks. Awad bets and Hildebrand calls.
The river is the . Hildebrand checks again, and Awad bets again. Hildebrand pauses for more than a minute before he finally lays his hand down, and the pot pushes Awad closer to a million chips.
Hani Awad - 935,000 (31 BB)
Per Hildebrand - 300,000 (10 BB)
Thursday, June 23, 2016 2:36 PM Local Time
Jason Mercier - Eliminated in 11th place for $10,586
Stud Hi-Lo Split Eight or Better
Mercier completes with the . Next door, Aditya Prasetyo makes it two bets with the .
Mercier tanks. "This is very Hellmuth-like," he says. "Can you spread the pot?"
Eventually, Mercier moves all in for 12,000 more and Prasetyo calls him.
"Please tell me you don't have a pair," Mercier says. Prasetyo shakes his head and turns up . Prasetyo picks up and by sixth street, Mercier, realizing that he was already drawing dead, picks up his cards and turns them face down. "Good game, everyone," he says even before the dealer has dealt seventh street. He takes a quick peek, then slams his cards down into the muck.
"Good luck on your final table tomorrow," Esther Taylor-Brady jokingly says to Mercier.
Aditya Prasetyo - 410,000 (13 BB)
Jason Mercier - Eliminated in 11th place for $10,586