Saturday, July 1, 2017 7:52 PM Local Time
Final Two Tables
| Table | Seat | Name | Country | Chip Count |
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| 700 | 1 | David "ODB" Baker | United States | 100,000 |
| 700 | 2 | Ismael Bojang | Austria | 180,000 |
| 700 | 3 | Mike Matusow | United States | 60,000 |
| 700 | 4 | Jerry Wong | United States | 300,000 |
| 700 | 5 | Andrew Kelsall | United States | 290,000 |
| 700 | 6 | Jens Lakemeier | Germany | 220,000 |
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| 704 | 1 | Ryan Hughes | United States | 70,000 |
| 704 | 2 | Ashton Griffin | United States | 275,000 |
| 704 | 3 | Daniel Negreanu | Canada | 45,000 |
| 704 | 4 | Kenneth Fitzgerald | United States | 300,000 |
| 704 | 5 | Marco Johnson | United States | 60,000 |
| 704 | 6 | Jason Stockfish | United States | 490,000 |
Saturday, July 1, 2017 7:45 PM Local Time
Sergey Altbregin Eliminated in 13th Place ($5,657)
No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw
Ismael Bojang raised from the button, and Sergey Altbregin moved all in from the small blind. Bojang called.
Both players drew one, and Bojang showed . Altbrergin was drawing live with , but unfortunately for him, he drew another to pair and was eliminated in 13th place.
Players are now redrawing around two tables.
| Ismael Bojang | 200,000 | 154,700  |
| Sergey Altbregin | 0 | -150,000  |
Saturday, July 1, 2017 7:45 PM Local Time
Baker Folds to Wong
No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw
David "ODB" Baker opened with a raise to 8,000 from the cutoff. Action folded to Jerry Wong in the small blind, and he put in a big re-raise to 30,000. Baker called.
Wong stood pat while Baker took one. Then Wong led out for 22,000. Baker tanked for nearly five minutes, counting his chips over and over again before he finally released his hand into the muck and awarded the pot to Wong.
| Jerry Wong | 290,000 | 10,000 |
| David "ODB" Baker | 125,000 | -40,000 |
Saturday, July 1, 2017 7:44 PM Local Time
Level 16 started
Level: 16
Blinds: 2000/4000
Ante: 1000
Saturday, July 1, 2017 7:42 PM Local Time
Steven Friedlander Eliminated in 14th Place ($5,657)
No-Limit Hold'em
Steven Friedlander moved all in from the button for 32,400, and Kenneth Fitzgerald called his shove from the small blind.
Friedlander:
Fitzgerald:
The board ran out , keeping Fitzgerald ahead the whole way with no sign of a sweat. That did it for Friedlander, who was eliminated in 14th place, collecting $5,657 for his run.
| Kenneth Fitzgerald | 355,000 | 30,000 |
| Steven Friedlander | 0 | -30,000 |
Saturday, July 1, 2017 7:35 PM Local Time
Steven Friedlander Gets Quartered
Big O
On a board, Steven Friedlander moved all in, and Andrew Kelsall and Kenneth Fitzgerald both called. The remaining two players checked the river.
Kelsall:
Friedlander:
Fitzgerald:
Both Friedlander and Fitzgerald had flopped straights, and Kelsall had the nut low. Kelsall took half the pot, with the high pot split between the other two players.
| Kenneth Fitzgerald | 325,000 | 20,000 |
| Andrew Kelsall | 210,000 | 24,000 |
| Steven Friedlander | 30,000 | -16,000 |
Saturday, July 1, 2017 7:32 PM Local Time
Iraj Parvizi Eliminated in 15th Place ($5,657)
Big O
Daniel Negreanu limped from under the gun. Jason Stockfish called, as did Iraj Parvizi before Ryan Hughes raised to 7,400 from the big blind and got three callers.
The flop came , and Parvizi potted for 31,600. Hughes moved all in, then Negreanu moved all in. Stockfish covered all other players and thought for a while before folding.
"I was just trying to steal," said Parvizi, but he put the rest of his stack into the middle.
Negreanu:
Hughes:
Parvizi:
The turn was the and the river the . Hughes took the side pot with his deuce-three making a better low, and Negreanu's trip nines held off the straight and flush draws of his opponents.
Day 1 chipleader Parvizi was eliminated in 15th place, taking home $5,657.
| Daniel Negreanu | 90,000 | 29,000 |
| Ryan Hughes | 85,000 | 25,000 |
| Iraj Parvizi | 0 | -80,000 |
Saturday, July 1, 2017 7:26 PM Local Time
Brandon Cantu Eliminated in 16th Place ($5,657)
Big O
A short-stacked Brandon Cantu moved all in from the small blind before the flop and was called by David Baker in the big blind.
Cantu:
Baker:
The flop came down , giving Baker a commanding lead, and completed with the turn and the river. That made Baker's ace-king high with the trips on the board the best hand, and Cantu was eliminated from the tournament.
| David "ODB" Baker | 165,000 | 20,000 |
| Brandon Cantu | 0 | -35,000 |
Saturday, July 1, 2017 7:23 PM Local Time
Tuan Le Eliminated in 17th Place ($5,657)
Pot-Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw
After the first draw, Tuan Le moved all in for 22,900, and he was called by Steven Friedlander and Kenneth Fitzgerald.
On the second draw, Friedlander took one, Fitzgerald took two, and Le took two as well.
Friedlander checked over to Fitzgerald, who bet pot. Friedlander thought for a second before folding.
On the last draw, Fitzgerald stood pat, and Le took two again.
Fitzgerald turned over , and that meant Le was already drawing dead, because he had held . Le's last two cards were a and a , and he was eliminated from the tournament in 17th place, collecting $5,657 for his run.
| Kenneth Fitzgerald | 305,000 | 95,000 |
| Steven Friedlander | 46,000 | -21,000 |
| Tuan Le | 0 | -55,000 |
Saturday, July 1, 2017 7:15 PM Local Time
Iraj Parvizi Doubles Through Ryan Hughes
Pot-Limit 2-7 Triple Draw
Iraj Parvizi and Ryan Hughes got their stacks into the middle preflop.
Parvizi drew two, and Hughes stood pat. Parvizi then drew one, and Hughes stood pat. Parvizi then stood pat, and Hughes thought about his decision before standing pat, also.
Parvizi showed , and Hughes showed . Hughes reached across to see what card he would have drawn if he had broken his eight: A . Parvizi doubled up.
| Iraj Parvizi | 80,000 | 25,000 |
| Ryan Hughes | 60,000 | -30,000 |
Saturday, July 1, 2017 7:12 PM Local Time
Jason Stockfish Scoops Monster Triple Draw Hand
Pot-Limit 2-7 Triple Draw
Ryan Hughes raised to 5,100, and Jason Stockfish three-bet from the small blind to 15,500. Hughes called.
Stockfish drew one, and Hughes drew two. Stockfish bet 30,000, and Hughes called.
Both players drew one, and Stockfish check-called a bet of 50,000.
Stockfish drew one, and Hughes stood pat. Stockfish bet 100,000, and Hughes called.
Stockfish showed . He took down the pot and took over as chip leader with over 550,000 in chips.
| Jason Stockfish | 560,000 | 265,000 |
| Ryan Hughes | 90,000 | -190,000 |
Saturday, July 1, 2017 7:10 PM Local Time
Daniel Negreanu Calls Down Ryan Hughes
Pot-Limit 2-7 Triple Draw
Ryan Hughes limped from the small blind, and Daniel Negreanu checked in the big blind. Both players drew two and then checked.
Both players then drew one, and Negreanu called a bet of 6,000 in position.
Both players stood pat, and Hughes bet 18,000.
"Would you value bet worse than this?" asked Negreanu before eventually calling.
Hughes showed him , and that was good enough to take down the pot.
| Ryan Hughes | 280,000 | 25,000 |
| Daniel Negreanu | 61,000 | -38,000 |
Saturday, July 1, 2017 7:02 PM Local Time
Fitzgerald Gets One Through Bojang
Pot-Limit Omaha
On the turn with the board reading , Ismael Bojang checked over to Kenneth Fitzgerald, who annoucned, "Pot," for 19,600. Bojang thought for a bit before calling.
The river was the , and Bojang checked again. Fitzgerald potted once more — this time for 58,800, which was more than Bojang's remaining stack. Bojang thought for a bit then tossed his cards away, folding.
Fitzgerald showed for just a pair of sixes.
"That's good," Bojang said after the hand. "What did you think I had? I had ace-queen high."
Fitzgerald raked in the chips and increased his stack.
| Kenneth Fitzgerald | 210,000 | 35,000 |
| Ismael Bojang | 45,300 | -6,700 |
Saturday, July 1, 2017 6:55 PM Local Time
Sergey Altbregin Wins in 5 Card Draw
No-Limit 5 Card Draw
Kenneth Fitzgerald raised to 9,000 from under the gun. Sergey Altbregin called in the small blind and drew one. Fitzgerald drew two. Both players checked, and Altbregin showed for two pair. It was good.
In the very next hand, Tuan Le raised from under the gun to 7,000. Altbregin called on the button, and Fitzgerald called in the big blind.
Fitzgerald drew two, Le three, and Altbregin one. Again, all players checked. Fitzgerald showed aces, but Altbregin showed for two pair again.
"You raise," said Altbregin, "and I have two pair." He grinned.
| Kenneth Fitzgerald | 175,000 | -32,000 |
| Sergey Altbregin | 150,000 | 20,000 |
| Tuan Le | 55,000 | -46,000 |
Saturday, July 1, 2017 6:32 PM Local Time
Chip Counts at the Break
| Jason Stockfish | 295,000 | -5,000 |
| Jerry Wong | 280,000 | -20,000 |
| Ryan Hughes | 255,000 | 25,000 |
| Kenneth Fitzgerald | 207,000 | 147,000 |
| Andrew Kelsall | 186,000 | -9,000 |
| Ashton Griffin | 160,000 | 64,000 |
| David "ODB" Baker | 145,000 | 5,000 |
| Sergey Altbregin | 130,000 | 43,000 |
| Jens Lakemeier | 120,000 | 54,000 |
| Iraj Parvizi | 105,000 | 9,000 |
| Tuan Le | 101,000 | -109,000 |
| Daniel Negreanu | 99,000 | -22,000 |
| Mike Matusow | 91,000 | 36,000 |
| Marco Johnson | 74,000 | -26,000 |
| Steven Friedlander | 67,000 | -38,000 |
| Ismael Bojang | 52,000 | 10,000 |
| Brandon Cantu | 35,000 | -30,000 |
Saturday, July 1, 2017 6:27 PM Local Time
Break
Players are on their second 15-minute break of the day.
Saturday, July 1, 2017 6:26 PM Local Time
Negreanu Chops To Stay Alive; Iraj Parvizi's Chips Split up
Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo
While we didn't see the action of the hand we got to the board on the river. Negreanu was already all in and called by Ashton Griffin and Iraj Parvizi. Here's what each player was holding:
Negreanu:
Parvizi:
Griffin:
The board read and that gave Negreanu the high hand with a set of queens. Griffin was holding ace deuce for the low. So the two chopped the pot. Griffin also won a small side pot from Parvizi holding two pair.
| Ashton Griffin | 156,000 | 61,000 |
| Daniel Negreanu | 121,000 | 47,000 |
| Iraj Parvizi | 96,000 | -109,000 |
Saturday, July 1, 2017 6:15 PM Local Time
Andrew Kelsall Doubles Through Ismael Bojang
No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw
Andrew Kelsall raised to 6,500 on the button and was three bet to 22,000 by Ismael Bojang in the small blind. Kelsall thought for a bit before moving all in for 96,200 . Bojang thought a bit himself before calling.
Bojang stood pat, and Kelsall took one. Bojang tabled , and Kelsall tabled his . Kelsall needed a three, five, eight, or nine to stay alive, and he drew a on the river to remain in the tournament.
Bojang, on the other hand, was left with less than 20 big blinds.
| Andrew Kelsall | 195,000 | 65,000 |
| Ismael Bojang | 42,000 | -63,000 |
Saturday, July 1, 2017 6:13 PM Local Time
Chip Counts from Table 701
| Jason Stockfish | 300,000 | 150,000 |
| Ryan Hughes | 230,000 | 0 |
| Iraj Parvizi | 205,000 | -16,000 |
| Ashton Griffin | 95,000 | 40,000 |
| Daniel Negreanu | 74,000 | -26,000 |
Saturday, July 1, 2017 6:00 PM Local Time
Craig Chait Eliminated in 18th Place ($5,657)
We didn't catch the action, but Craig Chait was eliminated just after the three-table redraw. He only had 11,000 and was eliminated just a few hands after he sat down at his new table.
| Craig Chait | 0 | 0 |