Thursday, June 29, 2017 6:54 PM Local Time
Hands #156-160: Zhang Can’t Buy A Pot
Hand #156: Mickey Craft raised, and Max Silver called on the button. The flop was , and a bet from Craft took the chips.
Hand #157: Silver raised, and Craft called. The flop was . Silver bet, then folded to a raise from Craft.
Hand #158: Craft raised, and Guowei Zhang called. There was no action to the river of the board, and king-high was no good for Craft, as Zhang showed .
Hand #159: Craft raised, Silver three-bet, and Craft called. The flop was , and a bet from Silver won the pot.
Hand #160: Zhang tried to raise with two chips, but it was ruled a call, and it was a family pot to a flop of . It checked around, and on the turn, Silver bet, and just Craft called. The river was the . Silver check-called a bet and won with , beating the three of Craft.
Thursday, June 29, 2017 6:37 PM Local Time
Level 24 started
Level: 24
Blinds: 30000/60000
Ante: 0
Thursday, June 29, 2017 6:36 PM Local Time
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Players are on a 15-minute break.
Thursday, June 29, 2017 6:30 PM Local Time
Hands #149-155: Take a Walk
Hand #149: Max Silver raised, and Mickey Craft three-bet. Silver four-bet, and Craft called.
The flop came , and Craft check-called a bet from Silver. The action repeated for the turn, and the river, and Silver showed and won the pot.
Hand #150: Craft raised, and Guowei Zhang three-bet. Craft called. The board ran out , and the players checked down. Zhang won the hand with .
Hand #151: Craft got a walk.
Hand #152: Zhang got a walk.
Hand #153: Craft raised, and everyone folded.
Hand #154: Craft got a walk.
Hand #155: Silver raised, and Zhang called. The flop came , and Zhang check-called one bet before folding on the turn when he checked the to Silver.
Thursday, June 29, 2017 6:21 PM Local Time
Hands #145-148: Silver and Craft Leveling Out
Hand #145: Max Silver raised from the small blind, and Mickey Craft folded. Silver showed .
Hand #146: Silver raised from the button. Craft called in the small blind. Guowei Zhang called in the big blind. The flop came . It checked to Silver, who bet. The other two players both folded.
Hand #147: Zhang limped in the small blind, and Silver checked the big blind. The flop came . Zhang check-called a bet from Silver. Both players checked the turn. Zhang bet the river, and Silver folded.
Hand #148: Silver raised from the small blind, and Craft called in the big blind. The flop came . Silver bet, and Craft called. The turn was the , and both players checked. The river was the . Silver bet, and Craft called. Craft won with for trip kings.
| Max Silver | 1,550,000 | -65,000  |
| Mickey Craft | 1,400,000 | 0 |
| Guowei Zhang | 715,000 | -145,000 |
Thursday, June 29, 2017 6:19 PM Local Time
Hands #140-144: Small Pots For Craft and Silver
Hand #140: Max Silver raised from the button, and Mickey Craft called in the small blind. They checked it all the way down to the river of the board reading , where Craft showed and Silver to chop it up.
Hand #141: Silver got a walk in the big blind.
Hand #142: Craft got a walk in the big blind.
Hand #143: Craft raised, and Guowei Zhang called. It was checked to the turn of the board reading , and a bet from Craft won the pot.
Hand #144: Silver got a walk in the big blind.
Thursday, June 29, 2017 6:13 PM Local Time
Hands #136-139: Silver Takes a Dip
Hand #136: Max Silver raised, and Mickey Craft called. The flop came , and Silver bet. Craft called. The turn was the , and Silver checked. Craft bet, and Silver folded.
Hand #137: Silver raised, and Guowei Zhang called. The flop came , and both players checked. They both checked the on the turn, and Zhang bet the river when the hit. Silver raised, and Zhang re-raised. Silver called, and Zhang won the hand with a full house, showing .
Hand #138: Craft raised, and Silver defended. Both players checked the board the whole way through as it ran out , and Silver won the hand with king-high.
Hand #139: Silver raised, and Craft called. The flop came , and Silver bet. Craft folded.
| Max Silver | 1,615,000 | -85,000 |
| Guowei Zhang | 860,000 | 85,000  |
Thursday, June 29, 2017 6:06 PM Local Time
Hands #130-135: Mickey Craft Takes From Max Silver
Hand #130: Max Silver raised from the small blind, and Mickey Craft three-bet from the big blind. Silver called. The flop came , and both players checked. The turn was the . Silver bet, and Craft folded.
Hand #131: Silver raised from the button and took down the blinds and antes.
Hand #132: Craft raised from the button, and Silver defended his big blind. The flop came . Silver bet, and Craft called. The turn was the . Silver bet, and Craft called. The river was the , and Silver bet. Craft raised, and Silver called.
Craft showed and took down the pot with a flush.
Hand #133: Guowei Zhang raised from the button, and Craft defended his big blind. The flop came . Craft check-called a bet from Zhang. The turn was the , and both players checked. The river was the , and Craft check-called a bet from Zhang.
Zhang showed for a pair of kings and took down the pot.
Hand #134: Zhang received a walk in the big blind.
Hand #135: Craft raised from the buton, and Silver defended his big blind. The flop came . Silver bet, Craft raised, and Silver called. The turn was checked by both players. The river was the , and Silver check-called a bet from Craft.
Craft showed for a straight and took down the pot.
| Max Silver | 1,700,000 | -500,000 |
| Mickey Craft | 1,400,000 | 110,000 |
| Guowei Zhang | 775,000 | 361,000 |
Thursday, June 29, 2017 6:04 PM Local Time
Hands #124-129: Craft Climbing
Hand #124: Guowei Zhang raised from the button and won the pot.
Hand #125: Mickey Craft raised and took the pot.
Hand #126: Craft raised from the button and won the pot unopposed.
Hand #127: Zhang raised, and Craft called from the big blind. The flop was , and Craft check-raised. Zhang called. The turn was the , Craft bet, and Zhang called. The river was the , and a bet from Craft saw Zhang call and turn over the winning . Craft's three was no good.
Hand #128: Max Silver raised, and Craft three-bet. Silver called, and the flop was . Craft bet, and Silver called. They both checked through the turn. On the river, Craft bet, and Silver folded.
Hand #129: Zhang limped the small blind, and Silver checked. They went to the turn of the board, where a bet from Zhang won the pot.
Thursday, June 29, 2017 5:57 PM Local Time
Hands #115-123: Mickey Craft Gains a Little
Hand #115: Guowei Zhang raised, and Mickey Craft defended the big blind. The flop came , and Craft check-folded to a Zhang bet.
Hand #116: Craft raised, and Zhang defended the big blind. The flop came , and Craft bet. Zhang folded.
Hand #117: Zhang limped, and Max Silver checked his option. The flop came , and Zhang bet, Silver raised, and Zhang called. The turn was the , and Zhang check-called. The river was the , and Zhang check-folded to a Silver bet.
Hand #118: Zhang raised, and everyone folded.
Hand #119: Silver raised, and everyone folded.
Hand #120: Craft raised, and Silver defended. The flop came , and Silver check-called. The turn was the , and he check-called again. The river was the , and both players checked. Craft won the hand, showing .
Hand #121: Zhang raised, and everyone folded.
Hand #122: Silver raised, and everyone folded.
Hand #123: Zhang limped, and Silver raised from the big blind. Zhang called, then check-called the flop. The turn was the , and Zhang check-called again. The river was the , and both players checked. Zhang won the hand with .
| Max Silver | 2,200,000 | -50,000 |
| Mickey Craft | 1,290,000 | 90,000 |
| Guowei Zhang | 414,000 | 14,000 |
Thursday, June 29, 2017 5:46 PM Local Time
Hands #111-114: Max Silver Wins Four on the Spin
Hand #111: Guowei Zhang limped in the small blind. Max Silver checked his big blind.
The flop was . Zhang bet, Silver raised, and Zhang called. The turn was the . Zhang check-called a bet from Silver. The river was the , and Zhang check-called again and was shown by Silver, who took down the pot.
Hand #112: Silver raised in the small blind, and Mickey Craft defended his big blind. The flop came . Silver bet, and Craft folded.
Hand #113: Silver raised from the button and took down the blinds and antes.
Hand #114: Zhang limped in the small blind, and Silver checked his big blind. Zhang check-folded on the flop.
The players then took a short break.
| Max Silver | 2,250,000 | 0 |
| Mickey Craft | 1,200,000 | 0 |
| Guowei Zhang | 400,000 | 0 |
Thursday, June 29, 2017 5:44 PM Local Time
Hands #106-110: A Few Pots For Max Silver
Hand #106: Max Silver raised from the small blind, and Craft called in the big blind. The flop was , and a bet from Silver took it.
Hand #107: Craft raised from the small blind, and Guowei Zhang called. The flop was , and a bet from Craft was raised by Zhang. Craft called. On the turn, Craft check-raised, and Zhang called. The river was the , and a bet from Craft took the pot.
Hand #108: Silver got a walk in the big blind.
Hand #109: Silver raised, Craft three-bet from the big blind, and Silver called. The flop was and was checked to see the turn, where Silver bet and Craft called. The river was the , and a bet from Silver got called. "Fours," Silver said, and Craft showed .
Hand #110: Silver raised, and Zhang called. The flop was , and Zhang check-called a bet. They both checked the turn and river, and Silver won with his .
Thursday, June 29, 2017 5:39 PM Local Time
Hands #101-105: Three-Handed Play Begins
Hand #101: Max Silver raised and Guowei Zhang called. The flop came , and Zhang checked. Silver bet, and Zhang folded.
Hand #102: Silver got a walk.
Hand #103: Zhang raised, and Mickey Craft three-bet. Zhang called. The flop came , and both players checked. The turn was the , and Craft bet, Zhang called. The river was the , and Craft checked. Zhang bet, and Craft called. Zhang won the hand with .
Hand #104: Craft raised, and Zhang called. The flop came , and Craft check-called Zhang's bet. The turn was the , and both players checked. The river was the , and Craft check-folded to Zhang's bet.
Hand #105: Craft raised, and Zhang called. The flop came . Zhang check-raised, and Craft folded.
Thursday, June 29, 2017 5:36 PM Local Time
Level 23 started
Level: 23
Blinds: 25000/50000
Ante: 0
Thursday, June 29, 2017 5:32 PM Local Time
Ayman Qutami Eliminated in 4th Place ($46,871)
Hand #100: Ayman Qutami raised, and Mickey Craft called.
The flop came , and both players checked. The turn was the , and Craft bet. Qutami raised all in, and Craft called. Qutami had against the of Craft.
The river was the , and Qutami was eliminated in fourth place.
| Max Silver | 1,800,000 | -120,000 |
| Mickey Craft | 1,250,000 | 50,000 |
| Guowei Zhang | 650,000 | 150,000 |
| Ayman Qutami | 0 | -75,000 |
Thursday, June 29, 2017 5:27 PM Local Time
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Thursday, June 29, 2017 5:25 PM Local Time
Hands #96-99: Chips for Max Silver
Hand #96: Guowei Zhang raised under the gun, and Max Silver three-bet from the small blind. Zhang called.
The flop came . Silver bet, Zhang raised, and Silver called. The turn was the , and both players checked. The river was the , and Silver bet. Zhang called.
"Nuts," announced Silver, showing to take down the pot.
Hand #97: Qutami raised from under the gun, and Silver three-bet from the button. Qutami called.
The flop came , and Qutami check-called a bet from Silver. The turn was the , and Qutami check-called another bet from Silver. The river was the , and Qutami check-folded.
Hand #98: Zhang limped in the small blind, and Qutami checked his big blind. Zhang check-raised on the flop, and Qutami folded.
Hand #99: Qutami raised in the small blind, and Silver defended his big blind.
The flop came . Qutami bet, and Silver called. The turn was the , and Qutami check-raised Silver. Silver called. The river was the , Qutami bet, and Silver called.
"Two pair," announced Qutami.
"Which two?" said Silver. Qutami showed , and Silver won with .
| Max Silver | 1,920,000 | 370,000 |
| Mickey Craft | 1,200,000 | 300,000 |
| Guowei Zhang | 500,000 | -150,000 |
| Ayman Qutami | 75,000 | -320,000 |
Thursday, June 29, 2017 5:20 PM Local Time
Hands #90-95: Craft Makes a Straight
Hand #90: Mickey Craft raised, and Guowei Zhang three-bet from the big blind. Craft called. The flop was . Craft called a bet from Zhang, and the turn was the . Another bet from Zhang got called, and on the river, a bet from Zhang got a raise from Craft. Zhang called and mucked when he saw Craft's straight with straight.
Hand #91: Ayman Qutami raised, winning the pot.
Hand #92: Max Silver raised, winning the pot.
Hand #93: Qutami raised under the gun, winning the pot.
Hand #94: Craft raised, and Qutami re-raised from the big blind. Craft called. The flop was , and a bed from Qutami saw Craft call. The turn was the , and Qutami check-folded. Craft showed him the .
Hand #95: Zhang raised, and Silver called. The flop was , and Silver check-called. No further betting action occurred on the turn or river, and Silver showed the winning .
Thursday, June 29, 2017 5:10 PM Local Time
Hands #85-89: Craft Bluffs and Zhang Pips Silver
Hand #85: Ayman Qutami raised, and Mickey Craft and Guowei Zhang both called.
The flop came , and the action checked to Qutami. He bet, Craft raised, Zhang folded, and Qutami called. The turn was the , and Craft bet. Qutami raised. Craft made it three bets, and Qutami got confirmation that it was a raise before he made it four bets.
"I think that this bluff's gone far enough," Craft said before tossing his hand into the muck.
Hand #86: Zhang raised, and Qutami called. The flop came , and Zhang bet. Qutami called. The turn was the , and Zhang bet again. Qutami folded.
Hand #87: Craft raised, and Zhang three-bet from the button. Max Silver and Craft both called.
The flop came , and the action checked to Zhang. He bet, Silver called, and Craft folded. The turn was the , and Silver checked. Zhang bet, Silver raised, and Zhang called. The river was the , and Silver bet. Zhang called, and both players had a pair of kings. Zhang won the hand with , just barely beating the of Silver.
Hand #88: Craft got a walk.
Hand #89: Qutami raised, and Craft and Zhang both called. The flop came , and all three players checked. The turn was the , and Zhang bet. Both opponents folded.
Thursday, June 29, 2017 4:56 PM Local Time
Hands #81-84: Mickey Craft Raises Three Hands in a Row
Hand #81: Mickey Craft raised from the small blind, and Guowei Zhang defended his big blind. The pair both checked the flop. Craft bet the turn, and Zhang folded.
Hand #82: Craft raised from the button and took down the blinds and antes.
Hand #83: Craft raised from under the gun. Guowei Zhang three-bet from the button, and Craft called.
The flop was . Craft check-called a bet from Zhang. The turn was the , and this time, Craft check-raised. Zhang called. The river was the , and Craft check-called another bet from Zhang.
"You got it," said Zhang, "I play the board." Craft showed and took down the pot.
Hand #84: Max Silver raised from the small blind, and Craft defended his big blind.
The flop came . Silver bet, and Craft called. The turn was the , and Silver check-called a bet from Craft. The river was the , and both players checked.
"Jack-ten," announced Craft, but Silver showed for a flush and took down the pot.
| Max Silver | 1,550,000 | -30,000 |
| Mickey Craft | 900,000 | 50,000 |
| Guowei Zhang | 650,000 | -250,000 |
| Ayman Qutami | 395,000 | -45,000 |