Friday, June 24, 2016 1:54 PM Local Time
After three smaller hands without any action, Thibaut Klinghammer limps in from early position and Jon Ho Christensen limps from the hijack. The action folds around to Bryce Eckhart in the big blind and he checks his option.
The flop comes and Eckhart announces pot. Klinghammer quickly folds and Christensen then asks, "How much do you have?"
Eckhart counts his stack carefully and it is deemed to be 105,000 in total. "Okay, 105,000, I put you all in," Christensen announces, and Eckhart calls.
Eckhart:
Christensen:
The turn and river keep Eckhart in the lead and he doubles up with a flush. "Guess I can still play a little longer," Eckhart says, with a grin on the face.
Bryce Eckhart - 266,000 (16 bb)
Jon Ho Christensen - 740,000 (46 bb)
Friday, June 24, 2016 1:53 PM Local Time
Tommy Le limps from under the gun. Bryce Eckhart, in late position, opens to 72,000. Action is folded to small blind Joshua Pham, and he raises the pot, to 248,000.
Pham leaves himself with 40,000 behind, and after Le folds, Eckhart takes his time. He counts out a call, stands up, sits back down, and then suddenly announces he is all in. Pham quickly calls.
Pham:
Eckhart:
The board comes , awarding Pham a full double and leaving Eckhart with only around seven big blinds.
Joshua Pham - 590,000 (36 bb)
Bryce Eckhart - 125,000 (7 bb)
Friday, June 24, 2016 1:49 PM Local Time
From early position, Tommy Le limps. Next to him, Richard Austin raises to 72,000, and after folds from the other players, Le calls.
The flop comes , and Le pots, effectively making Austin decide for his tournament life, since he has 111,000 behind. Austin immediately calls.
Austin:
Le:
Both players make a flush on the turn , but Austin's flush is higher and gives him the hand, making the river meaningless.
Tommy Le - 575,000 (35 bb)
Richard Austin - 390,000 (24 bb)
Friday, June 24, 2016 1:37 PM Local Time
Jiaqi Xu raises from under the gun and Thibaut Klinghammer calls in the big blind.
The flop comes and both players check. On the turn, Klinghammer checks and Xu bets 38,000, Klinghammer calls.
After the river, Klinghammer checks for a third time and Xu bets 56,000. Klinghammer folds.
Jiaqi Xu - 1,820,000 (113 bb)
Thibaut Klinghammer - 405,000 (25 bb)
Friday, June 24, 2016 1:34 PM Local Time
Seat 1: Bryce Eckhart - 394,000 (24 bb)
Seat 2: Pallas Aidinian - 535,000 (33 bb)
Seat 3: Thibaut Klinghammer - 495,000 (30 bb)
Seat 4: Jiaqi Xu - 1,745,000 (109 bb)
Seat 5: Joshua Pham - 270,000 (16 bb)
Seat 6: Jon Ho Christensen - 890,000 (55 bb)
Seat 7: Tommy Le - 750,000 (46 bb)
Seat 8: Richard Austin - 200,000 (12 bb)
Seat 9: Jeffrey Duvall - 671,000 (41 bb)
Friday, June 24, 2016 1:33 PM Local Time
Dylan Linde Eliminated in 10th Place ($11,271)
Jon Ho Christensen raises to 32,000 and Dylan Linde reraises the pot
from the button to 120,000 with some chips behind. "I am all in,"
Jeffrey Duvall announces and the big blind folds, as does Christensen.
Linde calls all in and both players table aces.
Linde:
Duvall:
The
board runs out and Duvall completes a straight to
eliminate Linde and set the official nine-handed final table.
Jeffrey Duvall - 671,000 (41 bb)
Dylan Linde - Eliminated in 10th Place ($11,271)
Friday, June 24, 2016 1:29 PM Local Time
Jon Ho Christensen opens to 32,000, and from the cutoff, Tommy Le calls. Big blind Jeffrey Duvall also calls, and they see a flop of .
Duvall checks, Christensen bets 40,000, and Le calls. Duvall folds.
The turn is the , and Christensen bets 100,000. Again, Le calls.
The river is the , and Christensen checks to Le, who bets 100,000. Christensen calls.
Le turns over , for a full house, nines full of sixes. Christensen tables , for three of a kind, jacks, and he loses the pot.
Tommy Le - 750,000
Jon Ho Christensen - 890,000
Friday, June 24, 2016 1:17 PM Local Time
Seat 1: Bryce Eckhart - 410,000 (25 bb)
Seat 2: Pallas Aidinian - 535,000 (33 bb)
Seat 3: Thibaut Klinghammer - 495,000 (30 bb)
Seat 4: Jiaqi Xu - 1,745,000 (109 bb)
Seat 5: Joshua Pham - 270,000 (16 bb)
Seat 6: Jon Ho Christensen - 1,180,000 (73 bb)
Seat 7: Tommy Le - 400,000 (25 bb)
Seat 8: Richard Austin - 200,000 (12 bb)
Seat 9: Dylan Linde - 218,000 (13 bb)
Seat 10: Jeffrey Duvall - 405,000 (25 bb)
Friday, June 24, 2016 1:14 PM Local Time
Jake Schwartz, Eliminated in 11th Place
Pallas Aidinian opens to 40,000 from late position, and Jake Schwartz pots, putting himself all in for 110,000. When action is back on Aidinian, she quickly calls, creating a showdown.
Aidinian:
Schwartz:
The board comes , giving Aidinian a set of jacks and eliminating Schwartz.
We are now down to ten players and the unofficial final table of Event #37, $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha.
Pallas Aidinian - 525,000
Jake Schwartz - Eliminated in 11th place ($11,271)
Friday, June 24, 2016 1:05 PM Local Time
Jiaqi Xu drags another big pot off Tommy Le to jump into the lead.
Xu raises and Le calls out of the blinds. Le check-calls the flop and the turn before betting the river for 160,000.
Xu calls and Le turns over for missed straight and flush draws, and only a pair of threes. Xu turns over for aces and fours to scoop the pot.
Jiaqi Xu - 1,750,000 (109 bb)
Tommy Le - 400,000 (25 bb)
Friday, June 24, 2016 1:03 PM Local Time
Level: 22
Blinds: 8,000/16,000
Ante: 0
Friday, June 24, 2016 1:02 PM Local Time
Jon Ho Christensen opens from the button to 25,000, and big blind Pallas Aidinian calls.
The flop comes , and Christensen bets 25,000. Aidinian then makes it 80,000, and Christensen calls.
The turn is the , and Aidinian announces "Pot", effectively going all in for 194,000. Christensen takes his time, and eventually folds, tabling .
Aidinian shows for a straight and a set.
Pallas Aidinian - 410,000 (34 bb)
Jon Ho Christensen - 1,200,000 (100 bb)
Friday, June 24, 2016 12:56 PM Local Time
Tommy Le limps in from under the gun, Dylan Linde raises the pot. In the big blind, Thibaut Klinghammer re-raises the pot, Le folds, and Linde calls all in.
Linde:
Klinghammer:
The board runs out and Linde doubles up.
Dylan Linde - 290,000 (24 bb)
Thibaut Klinghammer - 500,000 (41 bb)
Friday, June 24, 2016 12:53 PM Local Time
Bryce Eckhart raises the pot from early position and Tommy Le calls in the big blind.
The flop comes , Le checks, Eckhart bets the pot for 78,000 and, Le calls.
On the turn, Le checks and Eckhart moves all in. "How much is that?" Le asks. It's 106,000, and Le calls.
Eckhart stands up from his chair and says, "Pair the board!"
A shocked Le asks, "You have a set of kings?" he asks and Eckhart shows just that, Le in disgust, shows his own set of queens.
Eckhart:
Le:
The river is a blank and Eckhart doubles.
Bryce Eckhart - 427,000 (35 bb)
Tommy Le - 660,000 (55 bb)
Friday, June 24, 2016 12:51 PM Local Time
Tommy Le raises and Richard Austin calls in the small blind.
The flop comes and Austin moves all in for his last 57,000, Le calls.
Austin:
Le:
The turn and river complete the board and Austin doubles up with a flush.
Richard Austin - 240,000 (20 bb)
Tommy Le - 880,000 (73 bb)
Friday, June 24, 2016 12:50 PM Local Time
Patrick Salo, Eliminated in 12th Place
On a flop of , Jeffrey Duvall pots, and Patrick Salo re-pots, effectively going all in for around 175,000. Duvall calls, creating a showdown between the two.
Salo:
Duvall:
Duvall hits two pair on the turn , and makes a flush on river , eliminating Salo from the tourney.
Jeffrey Duvall - 450,000 (37 bb)
Patrick Salo - Eliminated in 12th place ($11,271)
Friday, June 24, 2016 12:45 PM Local Time
Joshua Pham and Patrick Salo get all of their chips in before the flop, with Pham covering Salo.
Pham:
Salo:
Salo gets lucky with a flop of , but then Pham spikes the on the turn.
The on the river gives both players a straight, and they divide the chips.
Joshua Pham - 240,000 (20 bb)
Patrick Salo - 180,000 (15 bb)
Friday, June 24, 2016 12:44 PM Local Time
Dieyar Kakel limps in and Henri Koivisto moves all in for 15,000 from one seat over. Tommy Le raises to 35,000 and Jiaqi Xu calls. Kakel then raises the pot to 161,000 and Le folds. Xu re-pots and Kakel calls all in to create a massive three-way pot.
Koivisto:
Kakel:
Xu:
The board runs out and Xu's pair of aces wins it all, eliminating Koivisto (14th) and Kakel (13th) as a result.
Jiaqi Xu - 1,250,000 (104 bb)
Henri Koivisto - Eliminated in 14th Place ($8,919)
Dieyar Kakel - Eliminated in 13th Place ($8,919)
Friday, June 24, 2016 12:42 PM Local Time
From the small blind, Jeffrey Duvall limps. Patrick Salo checks his option, and the flop comes . Duvall checks, and Salo makes it 22,000. Duvall calls.
On the turn , Duvall checks for a second time, and now Salo pots, for 68,000, leaving himself with 30,000 behind.
Duvall thinks about it for a while, and then lays down his hand, awarding the pot to Salo.
Patrick Salo - 170,000 (14 bb)
Jeffrey Duvall - 325,000 (27 bb)
Friday, June 24, 2016 12:38 PM Local Time
Dieyar Kakel limps in, Henri Koivisto raises the pot to 54,000 from one seat over, and Kakel calls. On the flop and the turn, both players check.
Kakel bets the river for 126,000 and Koivisto reluctantly calls. Kakel shows for a full house and wins the pot.
Dieyar Kakel - 460,000 (38 bb)
Henri Koivisto - 15,000 (1 bb)