Saturday, July 9, 2016 4:38 PM Local Time
Raffaele Castro moves all in for about 350,000 from late position and the blinds fold.
Saturday, July 9, 2016 4:36 PM Local Time
Joshua Field raises to 70,000 from middle position, Levon Torosyan calls from the small blind, and Raffaele Castro calls from the big blind.
Everyone checks the flop and the turn.
On the river, Torosyan checks, Castro bets 90,000, and Field moves all in, covering both players. His opponents both fold and Field collects the pot.
Joshua Field - 2,000,000 (66 bb)
Saturday, July 9, 2016 4:32 PM Local Time
Jason Rivkin raises to 75,000 from early position and everyone folds.
Saturday, July 9, 2016 4:31 PM Local Time
With the elimination of Pratik Ghatge, the players have reached the official final table of nine, and hand-for-hand coverage will follow.
Seat 1 - Raffaele Castro - 400,000 (17 bb)
Seat 2 - Jason Rivkin - 2,550,000 (106 bb)
Seat 3 - David Sciacqua - 700,000 (28 bb)
Seat 4 - Joshua Field - 1,800,000 (75 bb)
Seat 5 - Matas Cimbolas - 1,800,000 (75 bb)
Seat 6 - Sergio Cabrera - 650,000 (27 bb)
Seat 7 - Francisco Araujo - 1,500,000 (62 bb)
Seat 8 - Tony Dunst - 1,900,000 (78 bb)
Seat 9 - Levon Torosyan - 720,000 (30 bb)
Saturday, July 9, 2016 4:20 PM Local Time
Level: 25
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 5,000
Saturday, July 9, 2016 3:57 PM Local Time
Action will resume in 15 minutes.
Saturday, July 9, 2016 3:57 PM Local Time
Pratik Ghatge
Pratik Ghatge gets his short stack in the middle preflop against Tony Dunst.
Ghatge:
Dunst:
Dunst is ahead and improves on the flop, leaving Ghatge in need of a king to double up. The turn is no help and the river gives Dunst two pair, aces and sevens, and Ghatge is eliminated.
Tony Dunst - 2,500,000 (104 bb)
Pratik Ghatge - Eliminated in 10th Place ($21,893)
Saturday, July 9, 2016 3:57 PM Local Time
With the elimination of Matthew Moss, the unofficial final table of ten players has been reached:
Seat 1 - Raffaele Castro - 400,000 (17 bb)
Seat 2 - Jason Rivkin - 2,550,000 (106 bb)
Seat 3 - David Sciacqua - 700,000 (28 bb)
Seat 4 - Joshua Field - 1,800,000 (75 bb)
Seat 5 - Matas Cimbolas - 1,800,000 (75 bb)
Seat 6 - Sergio Cabrera - 650,000 (27 bb)
Seat 7 - Francisco Araujo - 1,500,000 (62 bb)
Seat 8 - Pratik Ghatge - 350,000 (14 bb)
Seat 9 - Tony Dunst - 1,900,000 (78 bb)
Seat 10 - Levon Torosyan - 720,000 (30 bb)
Saturday, July 9, 2016 3:49 PM Local Time
Matthew Moss
Tony Dunst raises to 50,000 from under the gun and Matthew Moss calls from the big blind.
The flop comes and Moss checks. Dunst bets 35,000, Moss check-raises all in for about 200,000 total, and Dunst calls.
Moss:
Dunst:
Dunst is in the lead with a pair of nines and Moss needs to improve to win this pot and double up. The on the turn puts him further behind, as Dunst now has a flush draw in addition to his nines, and the river means Dunst will get the pot and Moss is eliminated.
Tony Dunst - 2,100,000 (88 bb)
Matthew Moss - Eliminated in 11th Place ($21,893)
Saturday, July 9, 2016 3:13 PM Local Time
Francisco Garcia
Francisco Garcia and Joshua Field get all the chips in the middle before the flop. Garcia is at risk with the shorter of the two stacks.
Garcia:
Field:
Garcia is behind and needs to improve to stay in. He gets a little help on the flop, but he's still behind and needs a queen or an ace to survive. The falls on the turn to give him additional outs to a wheel and a flush, but the river is not one of them, and he is eliminated.
Joshua Field - 1,400,000 (58 bb)
Francisco Garcia - Eliminated in 12th Place ($21,893)
Saturday, July 9, 2016 2:50 PM Local Time
Level: 24
Blinds: 12,000/24,000
Ante: 3,000
Saturday, July 9, 2016 2:49 PM Local Time
Steven Wolansky
Steven Wolansky and Jason Rivkin get all the chips in the middle before the flop, and Wolansky is at risk with the smaller of the two stacks.
Wolansky:
Rivkin:
Wolansky is in a coin flip with his pocket jacks against Rivkin's overcards, and the flop keeps him in front. He retains his lead on the turn, but the falls on the river to give Rivkin a pair of aces, and Wolansky is eliminated.
Jason Rivkin - 2,200,000 (110 bb)
Steven Wolansky - Eliminated in 13th Place ($17,224)
Saturday, July 9, 2016 2:48 PM Local Time
Jayakrishnan Nair
Raffaele Castro raises to 60,000 from middle position, Jayakrishnan Nair moves all in for about 150,000, and Levon Torosyan four-bet shoves. Castro folds, so Nair and Torosyan are now heads up and table their hands.
Nair:
Torosyan:
Torosyan is ahead with the better ace, and the board runs out . Torosyan's king plays and Nair is eliminated.
Levon Torosyan - 780,000 (39 bb)
Jayakrishnan Nair - Eliminated in 14th Place ($17,224)
Saturday, July 9, 2016 2:37 PM Local Time
Ryan Drossel
Jason Rivkin raises to 45,000 under the gun, Tony Dunst calls from middle position, and Ryan Drossel shoves all in from the button for about 700,000. After the blinds fold, Rivkin tanks and calls, and Dunst folds.
Rivkin -
Drossel -
The board comes , and Drossel is eliminated.
Jason Rivkin - 1,800,000 (90 bb)
Ryan Drossel - Eliminated in 15th place for $17,224
Saturday, July 9, 2016 2:27 PM Local Time
Michael Knobloch
Michael Knobloch shoves under the gun for 278,000, Levon Torosyan calls from the small blind, and Matas Cimbolas shoves all in for Torosyan's remaining 500,000 chips. After Torosyan folds, Cimbolas shows and Knoblach has . The board offers no help to Knoblach, and he's out.
Matas Cimbolas - 1,400,000 (70 bb)
Knobloch - Eliminated in 16th Place for $13,684
Saturday, July 9, 2016 2:21 PM Local Time
Levon Torosyan is in early position and gets all the chips in before the flop against Raffaele Castro, who is in the big blind. Castro has the larger of the two stacks, so Torosyan is at risk.
Torosyan:
Castro:
The board runs out and Torosyan wins the pot with sevens full of kings to double up.
Levon Torosyan - 650,000 (33 bb)
Saturday, July 9, 2016 2:18 PM Local Time
Raffaele Castro raises to 41,000 from under the gun, Matas Cimbolas calls from the small blind, and Francisco Garcia calls from the big blind.
The flop comes and all three players check.
The turn brings the and Cimbolas bets 65,000. Garcia calls and Castro calls as well.
The river is the , Cimbolas checks, and Garcia checks. Castro bets 250,000, both players fold, and Castro takes the pot. As he goes to muck, he flips his cards up to show .
Raffaele Castro - 1,500,000 (75 bb)
Saturday, July 9, 2016 2:09 PM Local Time
Faraz Jaka
Tony Dunst raises to 45,000 from middle position, Faraz Jaka shoves all in for about 260,000 from the small blind, and the big blind folds. Dunst calls with two kings, which are well ahead of Jaka's . Jaka gets no help from the board, and he's eliminated.
Tony Dunst - 1,100,000 (55 bb)
Faraz Jaka - Eliminated in 17th place for $13,684
Saturday, July 9, 2016 1:59 PM Local Time
Level: 23
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 3,000
Saturday, July 9, 2016 1:33 PM Local Time
Players are now on a 15-minute break.