Monday, July 4, 2016 9:15 PM Local Time
Level: 35
Blinds: 150,000/300,000
Ante: 50,000
Monday, July 4, 2016 9:09 PM Local Time
The two remaining players have agreed to shorten the dinner break to 15 minutes.
Monday, July 4, 2016 9:08 PM Local Time
Hung Le gets a walk in the big blind.
Monday, July 4, 2016 9:08 PM Local Time
Hung Le raises to 600,000 from the button and Mike Lech calls from the big blind.
The flop comes and Lech checks. Le bets 800,000 and Lech calls.
The turn is the and both players check.
The river brings the and both players check again. Le has for a pair of eights with a ten kicker, but Lech has for a pair of eights with a king kicker, and he wins the pot.
Mike Lech - 16,860,000 (70 bb)
Hung Le - 20,060,000 (86 bb)
Monday, July 4, 2016 9:04 PM Local Time
Mike Lech raises to 600,000 from the button and Hung Le calls from the big blind.
The flop comes and Le checks. Lech bets 500,000 and Le check-raises to 1,500,000. Lech calls.
The falls on the turn and Le bets 1,500,000. Lech raises to 4,000,000, Le shoves, and Lech folds.
Hung Le - 21,000,000 (88 bb)
Mike Lech - 12,300,000 (51 bb)
Monday, July 4, 2016 9:01 PM Local Time
Mike Lech gets a walk in the big blind.
Monday, July 4, 2016 8:56 PM Local Time
Hung Le raises to 600,000 on the button. Michael Lech reraises to 1,300,000 in the big blind. Le then reraises all in. Lech calls
Lech:
Le:
The board runs out , pairing Le's three and awarding him the double up.
Hung Le - 15,596,000 (64 bb)
Monday, July 4, 2016 8:54 PM Local Time
Michael Lech completes the big blind. Hung Le has the option on the big blind, but folds.
Lech looks confused, but Le explains "I thought you raised, I'm not used to you just calling the big blind." The fold stands and Lech wins the blinds.
Monday, July 4, 2016 8:52 PM Local Time
Lech gets a walk in the big blind.
Monday, July 4, 2016 8:48 PM Local Time
Dimitar Danchev Eliminated in 3rd Place ($297,888)
Mike Lech opens from the small blind to 600,000 and Dimitar Danchev calls from the big blind.
The flop comes , Lech bets 425,000, and Danchev calls.
The turn brings the and Lech bets again, 1,000,000 this time. Danchev calls.
The falls on the river and Lech bets 2,600,000. Danchev goes into the tank for a few minutes and then moves all in, and Lech quickly calls. Lech tables for the nut flush, and Danchev holds for a lower flush. Lech wins the pot to take a massive chip ead going into heads up play and Danchev is eliminated.
Mike Lech - 25,530,000 (106 bb)
Dimitar Danchev - Eliminated in 3rd Place ($297,888)
Monday, July 4, 2016 8:45 PM Local Time
Hung Le raises from the small blind to 500,000 and Mike Lech calls from the big blind.
The flop comes and both players check.
The falls on the turn and Le checks. Lech bets 650,000, Le folds, and Lech wins the pot.
Mike Lech - 15,200,000 (63 bb)
Monday, July 4, 2016 8:44 PM Local Time
Michael Lech raises to 500,000 on the button. Dimitar Danchev reraises to 1,450,000 from the small blind. Le folds the small blind. Michel Lech also folds.
Monday, July 4, 2016 8:43 PM Local Time
Michael Lech raises to 600,000 from the small blind. Dimitar Danchev calls from the big blind.
Both check the flop.
On the turn. Lech bets 550,000. Danchev folds.
Monday, July 4, 2016 8:42 PM Local Time
Hung Le calls from the small blind. Michael Lech checks his option.
On the flop, Le checks. Lech bets 450,000 and wins the pot.
Monday, July 4, 2016 8:40 PM Local Time
Michael Lech raises to 500,000 on the button and wins.
Monday, July 4, 2016 8:40 PM Local Time
Dimitar Danchev raises to 480,000 on the button. Michael Lech calls from the big blind.
The flop comes . Lech checks. Danchev bets 400,000. Lech reraises to 1,150,000 and Danchev calls.
The turn is the . Lech now bets 1,800,000. Danchev calls again.
On the river, Lech bets 3,375,000. Danchev seems troubled by the massive bet. He wrestles with the decision and folds after 10 minutes. Lech adds to his chiplead.
Michael Lech - 17,250,000 (61 bb)
Dimitar Danchev - 6,400,000 (26 bb)
Monday, July 4, 2016 8:31 PM Local Time
Hung Le gets a walk in the big blind.
Monday, July 4, 2016 8:28 PM Local Time
Rafael Yaraliyev Eliminated in 4th Place ($222,888)
Mike Lech raises from the button to 550,000, Rafael Yaraliev goes into the tank and moves all in for 4,345,000 out of the small blind, and Dimitar Danchev asks for a count before he reshoves. Mike Lech calls for the rest of his chips with what is barely the shortest of the three stacks, approximately 4,000,000.
Mike Lech:
Dimitar Danchev:
Rafael Yaraliyev:
Mike Lech is well ahead with his pocket queens, and both other players need to improve to win this pot. The flop comes , and although Danchev pairs his jack, Lech retains the lead with his overpair. The turn brings the , which means a set for Lech and leaves Danchev and Yaraliyev in need of a king to split this pot with Broadway. But the falls on the river. Lech wins the main pot with top set and takes the chiplead as well. Danchev wins the side pot with his pair of jacks, and Yaraliyev is eliminated.
Mike Lech - 12,800,000 (53 bb)
Dimitar Danchev - 11,800,000 (49 bb)
Rafael Yaraliyev - Eliminated in 4th Place ($222,888)
Monday, July 4, 2016 8:16 PM Local Time
Dimitar Danchev raises to 480,000 from under the gun and wins the blinds and antes.
Monday, July 4, 2016 8:15 PM Local Time
Rafael Yaraliyev raises to 500,000 from under the gun, Dimitar Danchev three-bets to 1,300,000 from the button, Yaraliyev folds, and Danchev takes the pot.
Dimitar Danchev - 13,800,000 (58 bb)