Saturday, July 1, 2017 5:52 PM Local Time
Ryan Hughes Scooped by Iraj Parvizi
Big O
Iraj Parvizi raised to 6,000 from under the gun, and Ryan Hughes called in the next position.
Parvizi check-called a bet of 4,000 on the flop and 16,000 on the turn. Both players checked the river.
Parvizi turned over for a straight and a seven-six low and scooped the pot.
| Ryan Hughes | 230,000 | -95,000  |
| Iraj Parvizi | 221,000 | 31,000  |
Saturday, July 1, 2017 5:39 PM Local Time
Updated Chip Counts
| Ryan Hughes | 325,000 | -5,000 |
| Jerry Wong | 300,000 | -10,000 |
| Tuan Le | 210,000 | 10,000 |
| Iraj Parvizi | 190,000 | -40,000 |
| Jason Stockfish | 150,000 | -130,000 |
| David "ODB" Baker | 140,000 | -50,000 |
| Andrew Kelsall | 130,000 | -30,000 |
| Ismael Bojang | 105,000 | 5,000 |
| Steven Friedlander | 105,000 | 30,000 |
| Marco Johnson | 100,000 | 8,000 |
| Daniel Negreanu | 100,000 | 35,000 |
| Sergey Altbregin | 87,000 | -11,000 |
| Jens Lakemeier | 66,000 | -22,000 |
| Brandon Cantu | 65,000 | -7,000 |
| Kenneth Fitzgerald | 60,000 | 11,000 |
| Ashton Griffin | 55,000 | 35,000 |
| Mike Matusow | 55,000 | 23,000 |
| Craig Chait | 11,000 | -14,000 |
Saturday, July 1, 2017 5:39 PM Local Time
Daniel Negreanu Loses Some in Triple Draw
2-7 Triple Draw
After the third draw, Daniel Negreanu bet 70,000, and Jason Stockfish quickly called.
"You got it," said Negreanu, mucking his hand as his opponent showed .
"I had and got three shots at it," said Negreanu as he stacked his remaining chips.
Stockfish moved up to just under 300,000.
| Jason Stockfish | 280,000 | 80,000 |
| Daniel Negreanu | 65,000 | -105,000 |
Saturday, July 1, 2017 5:35 PM Local Time
Three-Table Redraw
| Room | Table | Seat | Player | Chip Count |
|---|
| Brasilia | 700 | 1 | Kenneth Fitzgerald | 60,000 |
| Brasilia | 700 | 2 | Tuan Le | 210,000 |
| Brasilia | 700 | 3 | Andrew Kelsall | 130,000 |
| Brasilia | 700 | 4 | Ismael Bojang | 105,000 |
| Brasilia | 700 | 5 | Sergey Altbregin | 87,000 |
| Brasilia | 700 | 6 | Steven Friedlander | 105,000 |
| | | | | |
| Brasilia | 701 | 1 | Jason Stockfish | 150,000 |
| Brasilia | 701 | 2 | Ashton Griffin | 55,000 |
| Brasilia | 701 | 3 | Craig Chait | 11,000 |
| Brasilia | 701 | 4 | Iraj Parvizi | 190,000 |
| Brasilia | 701 | 5 | Ryan Hughes | 325,000 |
| Brasilia | 701 | 6 | Daniel Negreanu | 100,000 |
| | | | | |
| Brasilia | 704 | 1 | Marco Johnson | 100,000 |
| Brasilia | 704 | 2 | Jerry Wong | 300,000 |
| Brasilia | 704 | 3 | Jens Lakemeier | 66,000 |
| Brasilia | 704 | 4 | Mike Matusow | 55,000 |
| Brasilia | 704 | 5 | Brandon Cantu | 65,000 |
| Brasilia | 704 | 6 | David "OBD" Baker | 140,000 |
Saturday, July 1, 2017 5:23 PM Local Time
Lawrence Berg Eliminated; Three-Table Redraw
Pot-Limit Triple Draw
On the first draw, both players drew two. Lawrence Berg checked to Ryan Hughes, who bet 10,000, and Berg check-raised all in. Hughes called. Both players drew one on the second and then on the final draw.
Hughes showed and drew an to complete his nine-low.
Berg showed and peeled his card.
"It's a three spotter," he said, "A spade..."
"F***!" he finished, turning over the to seal his elimination.
Players are now redrawing around three tables.
| Ryan Hughes | 330,000 | 90,000 |
| Lawrence Berg | 0 | -58,000 |
Saturday, July 1, 2017 5:15 PM Local Time
Wong Eliminates Mercier in Huge Pot-Limit Omaha Pot
Pot-Limit Omaha
Jerry Wong opened under the gun with a raise to 4,000. Ryan Hughes called from the cutoff before Jason Mercier made it 18,400 to play from the button. Wong called, then Hughes called, as well.
The flop came down , and Wong announced, "Pot," after thinking about it for a few seconds. The bet was 58,600. Hughes got out of the way quickly. Mercier flicked through his cards, then moved all in. Wong called, and the cards were flipped up.
Wong:
Mercier:
The on the turn sealed Mercier's fate, giving Wong an unbeatable flush. The river was the , but it didn't matter. Mercier was eliminated from the tournament in 20th place and collected $4,553 for his run in Event #59.
| Jerry Wong | 310,000 | 176,000 |
| Jason Mercier | 0 | -124,000 |
Saturday, July 1, 2017 5:09 PM Local Time
Recent Eliminations
| Binh (LV) Nguyen | 0 | -30,000 |
| Zachary Milchman | 0 | -55,000 |
Saturday, July 1, 2017 5:03 PM Local Time
Jeffrey Duval Eliminated in Monster PLO Pot
Pot-Limit Omaha
Tuan Le raised to 3,500 under the gun, and there were three callers — start-of-day chip leader Iraj Parvizi, Jeffrey Duvall, and Jason Stockfish. Ismael Bojang then announced, "Pot," from the small blind and raised to 22,600. Le, Parvizi, Duvall, and Stockfish all called.
"Welcome to the table," said Bojang to Stockfish.
"You guys are f***ing crazy!" replied Stockfish, "What is this? A round of PLO flips?"
The flop came . Bojang moved all in for 45,300. Le and Parvizi both folded. Duvall moved all in for less, and Stockfish called, covering both of his opponents.
Duvall:
Stockfish:
Bojang:
Both Bojang and Stockfish had flopped a wheel. There was no help for Duvall on the turn or the river, and he was eliminated.
| Jason Stockfish | 200,000 | 26,000 |
| Ismael Bojang | 100,000 | 42,000 |
| Jeffrey Duval | 0 | 0 |
Saturday, July 1, 2017 4:58 PM Local Time
Baker Pips Laake To Eliminate Him From the Tournament
Pot-Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw
Michael Laake was all in after the second draw and he stood pat. David "OBD" Baker had called and was thinking about what to do. Eventually he decided to stay pat as well for the third draw. Baker revealed his while Laake was holding for just slightly worse.
Laake chips were shipped over to baker and he hit the rail in 23rd place, collecting $4,553 for his efforts.
| David "ODB" Baker | 190,000 | 80,000 |
| Michael Laake | 0 | -70,000 |
Saturday, July 1, 2017 4:52 PM Local Time
Full Chip Counts for the Final 24
| Ryan Hughes | 240,000 | -5,000 |
| Iraj Parvizi | 230,000 | 4,000 |
| Tuan Le | 200,000 | 25,000 |
| Jason Stockfish | 174,000 | 13,000 |
| Daniel Negreanu | 170,000 | -3,000 |
| Andrew Kelsall | 160,000 | 21,000 |
| Jerry Wong | 134,000 | -21,000 |
| Jason Mercier | 124,000 | 28,000 |
| David "ODB" Baker | 110,000 | 20,000 |
| Sergey Altbregin | 98,000 | 19,000 |
| Marco Johnson | 92,000 | 14,000 |
| Jens Lakemeier | 88,000 | 43,000 |
| Steven Friedlander | 75,000 | -5,625 |
| Brandon Cantu | 72,000 | 12,000 |
| Michael Laake | 70,000 | -54,000 |
| Lawrence Berg | 58,000 | -3,375 |
| Ismael Bojang | 58,000 | -10,000 |
| Zachary Milchman | 55,000 | 21,000 |
| Kenneth Fitzgerald | 49,000 | -15,525 |
| Mike Matusow | 32,000 | -8,875 |
| Binh (LV) Nguyen | 30,000 | -13,000 |
| Jeffrey Duvall | 30,000 | -31,000 |
| Craig Chait | 25,000 | -5,000 |
| Ashton Griffin | 20,000 | -5,000 |
Saturday, July 1, 2017 4:42 PM Local Time
Zachary Milchman Doubles Through Ashton Griffin
No-Limit 5 Card Draw
Zachary Milchman moved all in from the cutoff for 26,200. It folded to Ashton Griffin in the big blind and drew three. Milchman drew one.
Griffin showed while Milchman had .
Griffin drew so Milchman's king's up were best. He drew the and doubled up.
| Zachary Milchman | 34,000 | 4,000 |
| Ashton Griffin | 25,000 | -15,550 |
Saturday, July 1, 2017 4:33 PM Local Time
Adam Owen Hits the Rail
Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo
Jason Stockfish opened from the button with a raise to 4,500. Adam Owen was next to act and he moved all in from the small blind for 9,500. Action folded back to Stockfish and he called.
Stockfish:
Owen:
The board ran out and that solidified Owen's elimination as Stockfish made a pair of aces and a low, ending Owen's tournament. He collected $3,750 for his 26th-place finish.
| Jason Stockfish | 161,000 | 11,000 |
| Adam Owen | 0 | -12,500 |
Saturday, July 1, 2017 4:05 PM Local Time
Break
Players are on a 15-minute break and will return momentarily.
Saturday, July 1, 2017 3:58 PM Local Time
Updated Chip Counts
| Iraj Parvizi | 226,000 | 30,500 |
| Tuan Le | 175,000 | 23,200 |
| Michael Laake | 124,000 | 17,000 |
| Brandon Cantu | 60,000 | -12,600 |
| Craig Chait | 30,000 | 11,075 |
| Ian O'Hara | 23,000 | -24,000 |
Saturday, July 1, 2017 3:48 PM Local Time
Mercier Doubles Through Cantu
Pot-Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw
Jason Mercier opened from the cutoff to 2,800. Brandon Cantu called from the button and the two went heads up into the first draw where both players took two.
Mercier then checked over to Cantu. Cantu announced pot, making it 8,600. Mercier repotted, making it 34,400. Cantu moved all in and Mercier called.
Both players then took one on the second draw.
"I'm ahead," Cantu said.
Both players then proceeded to take one more on the last draw.
Cantu revealed while Mercier was holding .
Mercier sweat his card. "Oooo," he said. "I think I got a four." Then he revealed that it was, in fact, a .
"So I need a fix or a six?" Cantu asked.
"I got rid of a five and a six," Mercier said.
Cantu turned up his last card, revealing a , and that would lock up the double-up for Mercier.
| Jason Mercier | 96,000 | 52,750 |
| Brandon Cantu | 72,600 | -62,400 |
Saturday, July 1, 2017 3:39 PM Local Time
Sergey Altbregin Wins in Triple Draw
Pot-Limit 2-7 Triple Draw
Sergey Altbregin raised to 3,200 and Marco Johnson defended his big blind.
Johnson drew two and Altbregin one. Both players checked. Johnson drew two and Albtregin one.
Johnson bet 6,000 and Altbregin raised to 13,000. Johnson called.
Johnson drew one and Altbregin stood pat. Both players checked.
Johnson showed and Altbregin won with
| Sergey Altbregin | 79,000 | 14,700 |
| Marco Johnson | 78,000 | 6,500 |
Saturday, July 1, 2017 3:36 PM Local Time
Two For Tuan
Pot-Limit Omaha
From under the gun, Iraj Parvizi opened with a raise to 4,200. Tuan Le called from the big blind.
The flop came down and Le checked to Parvizi who put out a bet of 7,000. Le called.
The turn was the and Le checked a second time to Parvizi. Parvizi fired 14,000 and Le called again. Both players checked the river. Parvizi showed but it was no good as Le had made a flush with on the river.
In the next hand, Ismael Bojang opened with a raise to 3,500 from the cutoff. Le called from the small blind but Parvizi put in a three bet from the big blind to 8,000.
"Last hand put me on tilt," Parvizi said, smiling. Both Bojang and Le called and the three took a flop of . All three checked and the came on the turn. Le led out with a bet of 14,000 and both players folded. He flashed and took down the pot, pushing him above 150,000 chips.
| Iraj Parvizi | 195,500 | -29,500 |
| Tuan Le | 151,800 | 46,800 |
Saturday, July 1, 2017 3:31 PM Local Time
Andre Kelsall "Doesn't Need a Deuce"
Pot-Limit 2-7 Triple Draw
Andrew Kelsall raised to 3,200 and Binh Nguyen called on the button. Jens Lakemeier called in the big blind.
Lakemeier drew two, Kelsall one and Nguyen two.
It checked to Kelsall who bet 7,000. Nguyen folded and Lakemeier called. Lakemeier drew two again and Kelsall stood pat.
Lakemeier check-called a bet of 24,000 and drew one. Kelsall stood pat again.
Both players checked. Kelsall showed and won the pot.
| Andrew Kelsall | 139,000 | 59,000 |
| Jens Lakemeier | 45,000 | 34,375 |
Saturday, July 1, 2017 3:18 PM Local Time
John Bunch Eliminated; Bubble Bursts
No-Limit 5 Card Draw
The bubble lasted two hands. On the second hand, and with only 50 behind, John Bunch called Tuan Le's raise to 3,600. Ismael Bojang also called in the big blind.
Bojang drew three, Le one, and Bunch four.
Bojang checked and Le bet 7,000.
"I think you're bluffing," said Bojang. "But I don't think I can call." He folded.
After all hands were complete, Le showed .
Bunch turned over his cards one by one. The . Then the ("That's the one I knew," said Bunch). Then the . Then the , meaning that Bunch had two outs to avoid elimination. His final card was the , giving him two pairs, which was no good against Le's trips and Bunch was eliminated.
| Tuan Le | 105,000 | 21,000 |
| John Bunch | 0 | -7,400 |
Saturday, July 1, 2017 3:17 PM Local Time
Wong Gets Lucky to Eliminate Craig Hartman; Players Now Hand-For-Hand
No-Limit 5 Card Draw
From the button, Craig Hartman raised to 4,000. Next to act was Jerry Wong and he raised all in with a covering stack. Action folded back to Hartman and he dropped into the tank. He thought for a while before the clock was called on him. About 10 seconds into his clock, he called.
Wong drew three and Hartman drew one. Hartman then turned up while Wong just showed .
Wong peel his cards one at a time and showed , then , then , making him a better two pairs.
Hartman flipped up his but it was no good and he was eliminated from the tournament, bringing players to hand-for-hand play.
| Jerry Wong | 155,000 | 65,000 |
| Craig Hartman | 0 | -49,125 |