Monday, July 4, 2016 6:27 PM Local Time
Mike Lech raises from the cutoff to 350,000 and Hung Le calls from the big blind.
The flop comes and Le checks. Lech bets 280,000 and Le calls.
The turn brings the and Le checks again. Lech bets 750,000 and Le calls once more.
The river is the and both players check. Le tables for a pair of kings, Lech mucks, and Le stacks the chips.
Hung Le - 6,400,000 (40 bb)
Mike Lech - 7,600,000 (63 bb)
Monday, July 4, 2016 6:20 PM Local Time
Loni Harwood raises to 350,000 from late position. Michael Lech reraises to 775,000 from the button. Harwood then goes all in and Lech instantly calls.
Harwood:
Lech:
Lech is the effective stack with roughly 650,000 less than Harwood. The board runs out . Lech doubles up and becomes the new chipleader, and Harwood is on life support.
Michael Lech - 9,480,000 (59 bb)
Loni Harwood - 650,000 (4 bb)
Monday, July 4, 2016 6:15 PM Local Time
Dimitar Danchev raises to 325,00 from under the gun. Loni Harwood calls from the cutoff.
They both check the flop.
Danchev checks the turn. Harwood bets 450,000, and Danchev folds.
Monday, July 4, 2016 6:05 PM Local Time
Rafael Yarayliev raises to 350,000 under the gun and Hung Le is the only player to call.
The flop is and both players check. The turn is the and Yarayliev bets 375,000, only to see Le quickly raise to 1,175,000. After a short dwell, Yarayliev gives it up.
Hung Le - 5,700,000
Rafael Yarayliev - 4,925,000
Monday, July 4, 2016 6:01 PM Local Time
Zhang Yang Eliminated in 8th Place ($74,888)
Michael Lech raises to 350,000 from under the gun, Rafael Yaraliyev is next to act and three-bets to 800,000, and Yang Zhang four-bet shoves. Lech folds and Yaraliyev calls to put Zhang at risk.
Zhang:
Yaraliyev:
The two players are in a race situation, and it's Yaraliyev who needs to improve to win. He does exactly that on the flop, leaving Zhang to catch a queen or running straight cards to double up. The turn and river change nothing, Yaraliyev wins the pot with top-pair, top-kicker, and Zhang is eliminated.
Rafael Yaraliyev - 5,650,000 (47 bb)
Zhang Yang - Elinimated in 8th Place ($74,888)
Monday, July 4, 2016 6:00 PM Local Time
Aurelien Guiglini gets a walk in the big blind.
Monday, July 4, 2016 5:59 PM Local Time
With the departure of Nils Bardsley in ninth place, the official eight-player final table has been set. Live coverage continues here on a hand-by-hand basis.
Monday, July 4, 2016 5:58 PM Local Time
Nils Bardsley
Action is folded to Nils Bardsley on the button. He goes all in for his remaining 1,020,000. Loni Harwood calls from the big blind.
Bardsley:
Harwood:
The board runs out and Bardsley bubbles the official eight-handed final table.
Loni Harwood - 5,100,000 (31 bb)
Nils Bardsley - Eliminated in 9th Place ($57,605)
Monday, July 4, 2016 5:53 PM Local Time
Aurelien Guiglini raises to 350,000 from middle position and Dimitar Danchev three-bets to 875,000 from the button. Guiglini moves all in and Danchev calls to put himself at risk.
Guiglini:
Danchev:
Danchev is way ahead with his aces and the board runs out . He doubles through Guiglini to become the new chip leader.
Dimitar Danchev - 8,800,000 (55 bb)
Aurelien Guiglini - 1,450,000 (9 bb)
Monday, July 4, 2016 5:41 PM Local Time
Level: 32
Blinds: 80,000/160,000
Ante: 20,000
Monday, July 4, 2016 5:40 PM Local Time
Dimitar Danchev raises to 250,000 from middle position. Henry Grunzweig calls from middle position, as do Aurelien Guiglini from the button and Michael Lech from the big blind.
Lech, Danchev and Grunzweig check the flop. Guiglini bets 400,000, and only Lech calls.
Both players check the turn.
On the river, Lech bets 575,000, and Guiglini folds.
Michael Lech - 3,315,000 (27 bb)
Monday, July 4, 2016 5:24 PM Local Time
Play has resumed for the final nine players in Event #54: $888 Crazy Eights.
Monday, July 4, 2016 5:09 PM Local Time
Seat 1: Dimitar Danchev - 3,850,000 (32 bb)
Seat 2: Hung Le - 4,980,000 (41 bb)
Seat 3: Nils Bardsley - 1,420,000 (11 bb)
Seat 4: Henry Grunzweig - 4,660,000 (38 bb)
Seat 5: Loni Harwood - 4,095,000 (34 bb)
Seat 6: Aurelien Guiglini - 6,120,000 (51 bb)
Seat 7: Yang Zhang - 2,440,000 (20 bb)
Seat 8: Michael Lech - 3,315,000 (27 bb)
Seat 9: Rafael Yaraliyev - 2,940,000 (24 bb)
Play will resume shortly with 15 minutes of the current level remaining.
Monday, July 4, 2016 5:01 PM Local Time
Chase Johnson moves all in from the cutoff for 750,000. Henry Grunzweig calls from the big blind.
Johnson:
Grunzweig:
The board runs out and despite flopping a flush draw, Johnson can't find a heart on the turn, and he heads to the rail in tenth place, taking home $57,605.
Players are currently redrawing for the unofficial final table.
Henry Grunzweig - 4,500,000
Chase Johnson - Eliminated in 10th Place ($57,605)
Monday, July 4, 2016 5:01 PM Local Time
Henry Grunzweig shoves for 1,795,000 from the button and Dimitar Danchev calls from the small blind.
Grunzweig:
Danchev:
The two players are racing with Grunzweig at risk. The board runs out and Grunzweig wins the pot with trip aces for the double-up.
Henry Grunzweig - 3,900,000 (33 bb)
Dimitar Danchev - 4,000,000 (33 bb)
Monday, July 4, 2016 5:00 PM Local Time
Chase Johnson moves all in from under the gun for 425,000 and Dimitar Danchev calls from the big blind.
Johnson:
Danchev:
Johnson has the advantage before the flop, the board runs out dry, , and his ace-high is good enough to win the pot.
Chase Johnson - 1,000,000 (8 bb)
Dimitar Danchev - 5,800,000 (48 bb)
Monday, July 4, 2016 5:00 PM Local Time
Loni Harwood raises to 250,000 from under the gun. Michael Lech calls from the big blind.
Lech checks the flop. Harwood bets 200,000. Lech calls.
They both check the turn and river. "King," says Lech, but Harwood has better with for a pair of aces.
Loni Harwood - 4,095,000 (34 bb)
Michael Lech - 3,315,000 (27 bb)
Monday, July 4, 2016 4:58 PM Local Time
Dimitar Danchev completes from the small blind, Chase Johnson raises to 320,000 out of the big blind, and Danchev calls.
The flop comes and Danchev checks. Johnson bets 400,000 and Danchev check-raises to 1,125,000. Johnson shoves and Danchev calls.
Danchev:
Johnson
Danchev is way ahead with two pair, queens and fours. The turn and river are no help to Johnson, and he loses the overwhelming majority of his stack as Danchev takes the pot to double up.
Dimitar Danchev - 6,800,000 (57 bb)
Chase Johnson - 490,000 (4 bb)
Monday, July 4, 2016 4:54 PM Local Time
Aurelien Guiglini raises to 275,000 from the cutoff and Dimitar Danchev calls from the big blind.
The flop comes and Danchev checks. Guiglini bets 250,000 and Danchev calls.
The falls on the turn and both players check.
The river brings the and Danchev bets 425,000. Guiglini folds and Danchev wins the pot.
Dimitar Danchev - 2,700,000 (23 bb)
Aurelien Guiglini - 5,800,000 (48 bb)
Monday, July 4, 2016 4:48 PM Local Time
Michael Lech raises to 150,000 from the cutoff, Yang Zhang reraises to 405,000 from the small blind, and Lech calls.
Zhang bets 375,000 on the flop, and Lech calls again.
On the turn, Zhang bets 750,000. After a few minutes, Lech re-raises all in for 2,345,000. Zhang asks for a count and thinks through the hand. Eventually, he folds. Lech moves back over the four-million-chip mark.
Michael Lech - 4,500,000 (37 bb)