Friday, July 1, 2016 2:39 PM Local Time
Daniel McAulay
Damian Salas raises to 25,000 from middle position. Daniel McAulay is in the small blind and calls, as does Yulian Kolev in the big blind.
The flop comes . McAulay checks, as does Kolev. Action is on Salas, who thinks for a minute and then opts to check back.
The turn is the . McAulay is in the small blind and leads out for 56,000. Kolev callsand Salas folds.
The river is the . McAulay leads out again, this time for 131,000. Kolev thinks, and then he tosses out a single chip for a call.
McAulay tables for a set of fives. Kolev releases his hand.
Daniel McAulay - 735,000 (73 bb)
Yulian Kolev - 580,000 (58 bb)
Friday, July 1, 2016 2:23 PM Local Time
Safiya Umerova opens to 26,000 and Daniel McAulay defends in the big blind.
The flop comes and McAulay checks. Umerova bets 32,000 and McAulay folds.
Friday, July 1, 2016 2:11 PM Local Time
Players are now on a 15-minute break.
Play resumes at 2:16 p.m.
Friday, July 1, 2016 2:10 PM Local Time
With the elimination of Vanessa Selbst in 10th place, there are nine players remaining.
Here are the chip counts and seating assignments:
Seat 1: Niall Farrell - 2,189,000 (218 bb)
Seat 2: Safiya Umerova - 1,650,000 (165 bb)
Seat 3: Michael Mixer - 308,000 (30 bb)
Seat 4: Raymond Ho - 431,000 (43 bb)
Seat 5: Damian Salas - 548,000 (54 bb)
Seat 6: Daniel Tang - 921,000 (92 bb)
Seat 7: Alexander Lakhov - 222,000 (22 bb)
Seat 8: Daniel McAulay - 516,000 (51 bb)
Seat 9: Yulian Kolev - 842,000 (84 bb)
Friday, July 1, 2016 2:10 PM Local Time
Raymond Ho opens to 24,000 from the hijack. Vanessa Selbst is next to act and she three-bets to 59,000. Daniel Tang is in the small blind and asks to see Selbst's remaining stack. He then four-bets to 147,000.
Ho folds and Selbst takes about 40 seconds before deciding to shove all in. Tang calls.
Selbst has against the of Tang.
The board runs out and Tang wins the hand. Selbst is eliminated in tenth place.
Daniel Tang - 925,000
Vanessa Selbst - Eliminated in 10th place ($17,255)
Friday, July 1, 2016 2:06 PM Local Time
Niall Farrell opens to 24,000 preflop and everyone folds.
Friday, July 1, 2016 2:05 PM Local Time
Yuliyan Kolev makes it 24,000 preflop and everyone folds.
Friday, July 1, 2016 2:05 PM Local Time
Niall Farrell opens to 23,000 and Michael Mixer calls from the button.
The flop is and Farrell bets 28,000. Mixer calls.
The turn is the and Farrell bets 62,000. Mixer calls.
The river is the and Farrell goes all in. Mixer quickly folds.
Friday, July 1, 2016 1:59 PM Local Time
Niall Farrell
Event #50: $1,500 Shootout is now down to the official final table of ten.
Niall Farrell leads the way with 2,150,000, with Alexander Lakhov sitting as the short stack with 240,000.
Seat 1: Niall Farrell - 2,150,000 (215 bb)
Seat 2: Safiya Umerova - 1,840,000 (184 bb)
Seat 3: Michael Mixer - 290,000 (29 bb)
Seat 4: Raymond Ho - 420,000 (42 bb)
Seat 5: Vanessa Selbst - 325,000 (32 bb)
Seat 6: Damian Salas - 540,000 (54 bb)
Seat 7: Daniel Tang - 600,000 (60 bb)
Seat 8: Alexander Lakhov - 240,000 (24 bb)
Seat 9: Daniel McAulay - 500,000 (50 bb)
Seat 10: Yulian Kolev - 805,000 (80 bb)
Friday, July 1, 2016 1:45 PM Local Time
Niall Farrell continues his red-hot start and eliminates Erkut Yilmaz when he calls Yilmaz's river shove.
Yilmaz opens to 23,000 and Farrell calls in position. Raymond Ho calls on the button three players see the flop come . Yilmaz checks, Farrell bets 35,000, and Ho calls. Yilmaz check-raises to 92,000. Farrell calls and Ho folds.
The turn is the and Yilmaz bets 168,000. Farrell calls.
The turn is the and Yilmaz shoves all in for his remaining 300,000. Farrell calls. Yilmaz shows and Farrell shows for set over set. Yilmaz is eliminated and the final ten players will break to a single table.
Niall Farrell - 1,900,000
Erkut Yilmaz - Eliminated in 11th place ($17,255)
Friday, July 1, 2016 1:45 PM Local Time
Safiya Umerova raises to 26,000 from the cutoff, and Vanessa Selbst defends her big blind.
The flop comes . Selbst checks, Umerova bets out 37,000, and Selbst calls.
The turn is the . Selbst checks again and Umerova bets 60,000. Selbst thinks for about a minute, and she then check-raises to 154,000. Umerova asks how much, and then moves all in. Selbst quickly releases her hand.
Safiya Umerova - 1,820,000 (182 bb)
Vanessa Selbst - 325,000 (32 bb)
Friday, July 1, 2016 1:30 PM Local Time
Yulian Kolev
Damian Salas raises to 22,000 from under the gun.
Yulian Kolev is in middle position and three-bets to 60,000.
Action is on Michael Mixer in the small blind. He tanks for about a minute before four-betting to 160,000. Salas releases his hand, and Kolev moves all in for 489,000.
Mixer thinks about it, and eventually releases his hand.
Yulian Kolev - 690,000 (69 bb)
Michael Mixer - 410,000 (41 bb)
Friday, July 1, 2016 1:22 PM Local Time
Level: 29
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 1,000
Friday, July 1, 2016 1:22 PM Local Time
Niall Farrell and Alexander Lakhov are heads up on a board of . Lakhov checks, Farrell bets 176,000, and Lakhov calls quickly. Farrell shows for a straight and Lakhov mucks. Lakhov is now down to around 200,000 and Farrell is cruising as his table's chip leader.
Levels goes up after this hand, so Lakhov is left with just around 20 big blinds.
Niall Farrell - 1,480,000
Alexander Lakhov - 215,000
Friday, July 1, 2016 1:16 PM Local Time
Niall Farrell cracks 1,000,000 after two hands against Daniel McAulay.
Hand #1:
Farrell opens to 20,000 and Daniel Tang calls from the button. McAulay defends in the big blind.
The flop comes and McAulay checks. Farrell bets 37,000 and Tang folds. McAulay calls.
The turn is the and McAulay checks again. Farrell bets 82,000 and McAulay calls.
The river is the and McAulay checks for a third time. Farrell bets 157,000 and McAulay lets it go.
Hand #2:
The next hand, McAulay limps the small blind and Farrell raises, making it 24,000 total. McAulay calls.
The board runs out as both players check it down. McAulay shows for a pair of sevens, but is beat by the of Farrell.
Niall Farrell - 1,080,000
Daniel McAulay - 708,000
Friday, July 1, 2016 1:14 PM Local Time
Damian Salas
There is about 60,000 in the pot already, on a board reading .
Damian Salas checks out of the big blind, as does Vanessa Selbst from the cutoff. Michael Mixer is on the button and bets 27,000.
Action is back on Salas, who thinks for about a minute and then check-raises to 77,000.
Selbst asks how much he has and looks back at her cards. She thinks about it and opts to fold her hand.
Mixer also thinks about it, but mucks his cards as well, sending the pot Salas's way.
Damian Salas - 500,000
Friday, July 1, 2016 1:06 PM Local Time
Sam Greenwood
On a board reading , in a three-way pot, Safiya Umerova leads out for 35,000.
Damian Salas calls, and Sam Greenwood raises to 175,000. Action is back on Umerova, who moves all in. Salas quickly gets out of the way, and Greenwood snap-calls.
Umerova tables for a set of sixes, while Greenwood tables for the nut straight.
Umerova lets out a loud sigh, until the comes on the river, pairing the board and sending Greenwood to the rail.
Safiya Umerova - 1,540,000
Sam Greenwood - Eliminated in 12th place for $17,255
Friday, July 1, 2016 12:59 PM Local Time
Sam Greenwood raises to 15,000 from the hijack. Vanessa Selbst calls from the cutoff, and Damian Salas decides to defend his big blind.
The flop comes . Salas checks, as does Greenwood. Selbst bets 28,000. Salas folds, and Greenwood calls.
The turn is the . Greenwood checks again, and Selbst thinks for a full minute before betting 64,000. Greenwood goes into the tank for about three minutes before cutting out a check-raise to 215,000. Action is back on Selbst, who thinks for a while and decides to move all in.
Greenwood tosses one chip out to call, and both players table the nut straight. Selbst shows , while Greenwood tables . Greenwood has a freeroll with the diamond draw, but the river is a brick and both players chop the pot.
Vanessa Selbst - 535,000
Sam Greenwood - 685,000
Friday, July 1, 2016 12:57 PM Local Time
Alexander Lakhov opens to 17,000 and Daniel Tang calls in position. Daniel McAulay is on the button and calls as well.
The blinds fold and it's three ways to the flop. Lakhov bets 25,000 and Tang calls. McAulay raises to 76,000 and his opponents quickly fold.
Daniel McAulay - 770,000
Daniel Tang - 570,000
Alexander Lakhov - 430,000
Friday, July 1, 2016 12:49 PM Local Time
Daniel Tang and Erkut Yilmaz are heads up after Yilmaz makes it 18,000 preflop from under the gun and Tang defends from the big blind.
The flop is and both players check. The turn is the and Tang checks. Yilmaz makes it 15,000 and Tang check-raises to 37,000. Yilmaz calls.
The river is the and Tang waits for almost 40 seconds, shuffling his chips and debating his next move. He bets 87,000 and it's Yilmaz who tanks, sitting still, then sliding his cards into the muck.
Daniel Tang - 600,000
Erkut Yilmaz - 576,000