Saturday, July 2, 2016 6:05 PM Local Time
Roger Teska opens to 100,000 from under the gun. In middle position, Thomas Miller moves all in for around 1,000,000. Teska folds.
Saturday, July 2, 2016 6:05 PM Local Time
Daniel Wagner has the big blind, and he receives a walk.
Saturday, July 2, 2016 5:52 PM Local Time
Under the gun, Daniel Wagner makes it 95,000 to go, and Chris Johnson calls from the cutoff. On the button, Linglin Zeng raises to 300,000 and both opponents fold.
Saturday, July 2, 2016 5:51 PM Local Time
From the hijack, David Blight makes it 90,000. Mac Sohrabi calls from the big blind.
The flop comes . Both players check.
The turn is the . Sohrabi bets 190,000 and takes it.
Saturday, July 2, 2016 5:50 PM Local Time
Under the gun, Mac Sohrabi raises to 110,000 and takes it.
Saturday, July 2, 2016 5:50 PM Local Time
Erhan Iscan makes it 90,000 from the hijack. Chris Johnson in the big blind is his only caller.
The flop comes . Both players check.
The turn is the . Johnson bets 125,000. Iscan folds.
Saturday, July 2, 2016 5:48 PM Local Time
Chris Johnson raises to 90,000 from under the gun. Daniel Wagner reraises to 140,000. Action folds to Johnson, who goes all in, and Wagner folds.
Saturday, July 2, 2016 5:36 PM Local Time
Tony Ruberto
Tony Ruberto moves all in from early position for 415,000. Mac Sohrabi counts out the chips to call, but then folds his hand. Action moves to button Erhan Iscan, and he shouts, "Call!" while standing up in excitement. Both blinds get out of the way.
Ruberto:
Iscan:
The board comes , and with a pair of aces, Iscan knocks Ruberto out.
Erhan Iscan - 2,250,000 (56 bb)
Tony Ruberto - Eliminated in 10th place ($32,320)
Saturday, July 2, 2016 5:31 PM Local Time
Andrew Lichtenberger limps in from the small blind, and Daniel Wagner in the big blind checks.
The flop comes . Both players check. The turn is the . Lichtenberger checks, Wagner bets 60,000, and Lichtenberger calls.
The river is the . Lichtenberger checks and Wagner bets 100,000. Lichtenberger takes his time and decides to call. Wagner shows him for the winning flush.
Daniel Wagner - 1,800,000
Andrew Lichtenberger - 700,000
Saturday, July 2, 2016 5:27 PM Local Time
Tony Ruberto shoves all in from under the gun for 410,000, the smallest stack on this unofficial final table. Erhan Iscan asks for a count and weighs a call, but folds. The other players then fold as well, and Ruberto picks up the blinds and antes.
Saturday, July 2, 2016 5:25 PM Local Time
Mac Sohrabi opens to 70,000 from the cutoff and Roger Teska defends his big blind.
The flop comes and is checked by Teska, but Sohrabi bets 75,000. Teska raises to 225,000, and Sohrabi folds.
Mac Sohrabi - 2,400,000 (60 bb)
Roger Teska - 1,075,000 (26 bb)
Saturday, July 2, 2016 5:12 PM Local Time
Level: 24
Blinds: 20,000/40,000
Ante: 5000
Saturday, July 2, 2016 5:07 PM Local Time
Tony Ruberto, the current short stack, opens the action to 65,000 in middle position. Linglin Zeng calls from the cutoff and Daniel Wagner calls from the big blind.
The flop comes . All three players check.
The turn is the . Wagner checks, Ruberto bets 90,000, Zeng calls. Wagner moves all in for 625,000, and that takes down the pot.
Daniel Wagner - 1,010,000 (33 bb)
Saturday, July 2, 2016 4:55 PM Local Time
Players have been assigned the following seats.
Seat 1: Craig Blight - 2,950,000 (99 bb)
Seat 2: Thomas Miller - 1,325,000 (44 bb)
Seat 3: Tony Ruberto - 715,000 (23 bb)
Seat 4: Chris Johnson - 1,800,000 (60 bb)
Seat 5: Linglin Zeng - 3,010,000 (100 bb)
Seat 6: Mac Sohrabi - 2,525,000 (84 bb)
Seat 7: Andrew Lichtenberger - 725,000 (24 bb)
Seat 8: Daniel Wagner - 725,000 (24 bb)
Seat 9: Erhan Iscan - 1,960,000 (65 bb)
Seat 10: Roger Teska - 1,045,000 (34 bb)
Saturday, July 2, 2016 4:46 PM Local Time
Chris Chong
From the cutoff, Mac Sohrabi makes it 160,000. On the button, Chris Chong moves all in for around 650,000. Sohrabi calls.
Chong shows but trails Sohrabi's .
The board runs out and Chong is eliminated as the players consolidate to a ten-person unofficial final table.
Mac Sohrabi - 2,500,000 (83 bb)
Chris Chong - Eliminated in 11th Place ($32,320)
Saturday, July 2, 2016 4:42 PM Local Time
Frank Stepuchin
Frank Stepuchin moves all in under the gun for 350,000. Action folds to Erhan Iscan in the big blind, who tanks.
"Best case scenario, you're racing," says Stepuchin. After some more deep thought, Iscan calls.
Stepuchin has and Iscan shows .
The board runs out and the pair of ducks holds up.
Erhan Iscan - 2,000,000
Frank Stepuchin - Eliminated in 12th Place ($32,320)
Saturday, July 2, 2016 4:34 PM Local Time
Sevan Markarian
Craig Blight opens to 70,000 from under the gun, and big blind Sevan Markarian is the only caller.
The flop comes , and Markarian checks to Blight, who bets 80,000. Markarian then raises to 160,000, and after some deliberation, Blight calls.
The turn is the , and Markarian bets 250,000. Again, Blight takes his time, and again, he eventually calls.
The on the river completes a possible straight draw, and Markarian moves all in for 835,000. Blight has him covered by around 200,000, and he takes his time. He stands up, sits down again, stares at Markarian for a while, counts out 835,000, and in the end, he simply says, "I call".
Markarian tells him, "You got it," while tabling , and Blight shows for a set of fives. Blight is now close to three million, while Markarian has to leave the tournament area.
Craig Blight - 2,850,000 (95 bb)
Sevan Markarian -
Eliminated in 13nd place ($25,485)Saturday, July 2, 2016 4:09 PM Local Time
Level: 25
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 5,000
Saturday, July 2, 2016 4:02 PM Local Time
Players are on their second break of the day. Play will resume at 4.10 p.m.
Saturday, July 2, 2016 4:01 PM Local Time
Nick Yunis
Nick Yunis raises from the button, and Tony Ruberto re-raises to 155,000. Yunis then shoves all in for around 400,000, and Ruberto calls.
Yunis shows but trails Ruberto's .
The flop is , the turn is the , and the river seals it for Ruberto.
Tony Ruberto - 890,000 (37 bb)
Nick Yunis - Eliminated in 14th Place ($25,485)