Wednesday, June 27, 2018 7:37 PM Local Time
Hands #6-10: Raise and Folds
Hand #6: Daniel Corbett raised to 900,000 on the button and the blinds folded.
Hand #7: Tommy Nguyen opened to 900,000 from the button and picked up the blinds and antes.
Hand #8: Shyam Srinivasan raised to 800,000 from middle position but couldn't get any action.
Hand #9: Chris Chong raised to 825,000 from under the gun and Srinivasan three-bet to 2,200,000 directly to his left. The action folded back to Chong who thought for a moment before releasing his cards to the muck.
Hand #10: Michael Benko shoved all in from the hijack and everyone folded.
Wednesday, June 27, 2018 7:29 PM Local Time
Hands #2-5: Shoves from Benko, Chong and Nguyen
Hand #2: Michael Benko moved all in and took down the pot.
Hand #3: It folded to Chris Chong in the small blind. He moved all in and Shyam Srinivasan folded the big blind.
Hand #4: James Carroll raised to 900,000 and Daniel Corbett defended his big blind. Both players checked a flop and Corbett check-folded to a bet of 1,100,000 on the turn.
Hand #5: It folded to Corbett in the big blind who raised to 1,600,000. Tommy Nguyen moved all in from the big blind and Corbett folded.
Wednesday, June 27, 2018 7:26 PM Local Time
Rittie Chuaprasert Eliminated in 9th Place ($92,061)
Hand #1: It folded to Rittie Chuaprasert in the small blind who moved all in. James Carroll was in the big blind and snap-called.
Rittie Chuaprasert:
James Carroll:
The board ran out and Chuaprasert was eliminated on the very first hand at the final table and takes home $92,061.
James Carroll | 16,200,000 | 2,500,000 |
Rittie Chuaprasert | 0 | -4,050,000 |
Wednesday, June 27, 2018 7:18 PM Local Time
Jimmy Chen Eliminated in 10th Place ($71,880)
Chris Chong raised to 825,000 from early position and Jimmy Chen moved the last of his 2,025,000 chips into the pot from middle position. The action folded back to Chong who made the call after asking for a count.
Chris Chong:
Jimmy Chen:
The flop came and Chong took the lead with trip tens. Chen was looking to hit one of the fours left in the deck, but the on the turn nor the on the river was any help.
Chris Chong | 24,500,000 | 2,000,000 |
Jimmy Chen | 0 | -2,500,000 |
Wednesday, June 27, 2018 7:06 PM Local Time
Level 37 started
Level: 37
Blinds: 200000/400000
Ante: 50000
Wednesday, June 27, 2018 6:20 PM Local Time
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Wednesday, June 27, 2018 5:58 PM Local Time
Dinner Break
The remaining 10 players are heading on a 60-minute dinner break. Play will resume at 7 p.m.
Wednesday, June 27, 2018 5:54 PM Local Time
Chuaprasert Makes a Big Laydown
Daniel Corbett opened to 700,000 from under the gun and Rittie Chuaprasert flat-called from the hijack. The two players went heads-up to a flop of . Corbett led out for 600,000 and Chuaprasert called to see the on the turn.
Corbett fired another bet of 1,900,000 but that still wouldn't shake Chuaprasert as he stuck around to see the double-pair the board on the river. Corbett announced all in, putting Chuaprasert to the test for his remaining 4,000,000 chips. Chuaprasert wasted little time before folding face up.
Daniel Corbett | 19,400,000 | 3,200,000 |
Rittie Chuaprasert | 4,050,000 | -2,950,000 |
Wednesday, June 27, 2018 5:46 PM Local Time
Unofficial Final Table Draw
Seat | Name | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
1 | Harald Sammer | Austria | 5,900,000 | 20 |
2 | Rittie Chuaprasert | United States | 7,000,000 | 23 |
3 | James Carroll | United States | 13,700,000 | 46 |
4 | Chris Chong | United States | 22,500,000 | 75 |
5 | Shyam Srinivasan | United States | 8,600,000 | 29 |
6 | Jimmy Chen | United States | 2,500,000 | 8 |
7 | Daniel Corbett | United Kingdom | 16,200,000 | 54 |
8 | Tommy Nguyen | Canada | 6,700,000 | 22 |
9 | Michael Benko | Canada | 4,000,000 | 13 |
10 | Francis Rusnak | United States | 6,400,000 | 21 |
Chris Chong | 22,500,000 | 700,000 |
Daniel Corbett | 16,200,000 | -300,000 |
James Carroll | 13,700,000 | 2,700,000 |
Shyam Srinivasan | 8,600,000 | 500,000 |
Rittie Chuaprasert | 7,000,000 | -2,000,000 |
Tommy Nguyen | 6,700,000 | -1,200,000 |
Francis Rusnak | 6,400,000 | -500,000 |
Harald Sammer | 5,900,000 | -500,000 |
Michael Benko | 4,000,000 | -1,300,000 |
Jimmy Chen | 2,500,000 | -1,000,000 |
Wednesday, June 27, 2018 5:34 PM Local Time
Steve Billirakis Eliminated in 11th Place ($71,880)
Steve Billirakis opened to 650,000 from the cutoff and Chris Chong three-bet to 1,825,000 out of the small blind. The action was back on Billirakis who four-bet shoved all in for 9,105,000. Chong thought for a minute and then closed his eyes as he stuck in the chips to call.
Chris Chong:
Steve Billirakis:
Billirakis held the superior pocket pair and was in great shape to double up. That was until the dealer fanned the flop of with the jack right in the window. The on the turn gave Billirakis an open-ended straight draw, but the on the river only improved Chong to a full house. Billirakis was eliminated in 11th place and the remaining 10 players will now redraw for seats at the unofficial final table.
Chris Chong | 21,800,000 | 12,200,000 |
Steve Billirakis | 0 | -10,100,000 |
Wednesday, June 27, 2018 5:21 PM Local Time
Carroll Flops a Boat
On a flop, James Carroll checked, as did Tommy Nguyen, and Francis Rusnak bet 500,000. Carroll was the only caller.
Carroll check-called a bet of 1,175,000 on the turn and the river was the . Carroll checked for a third time and Rusnak moved all in. Carroll snap-called with and Rusnak showed on the way to the muck. Carroll's double was for 3,720,000.
James Carroll | 11,000,000 | 3,500,000 |
Francis Rusnak | 6,900,000 | -4,620,000 |
Wednesday, June 27, 2018 5:16 PM Local Time
Daniel Sprung Eliminated in 12th Place ($71,880)
Daniel Sprung was sitting on around five big blinds and moved all in for just over 1,500,000 from under the gun. Francis Rusnak re-shoved all in from the small blind and James Carroll folded his big blind.
Francis Rusnak:
Daniel Sprung:
Rusnak was ahead with his ace high and things didn't change when the flop came . The on the turn gave Rusnak a pair and Sprung was left with a straight draw. The on the river bricked off and Sprung was eliminated in 12th place.
Francis Rusnak | 11,520,000 | 2,520,000 |
Daniel Sprung | 0 | -3,000,000 |
Wednesday, June 27, 2018 5:01 PM Local Time
Corbett Calls Down Chong
In a blind-on-blind confrontation on a flop, Daniel Corbett bet 300,000 and Chris Chong raised to 800,000. Corbett called.
Both players checked the turn and the river was the . Corbett checked to Chong who bet 1,500,000. Corbett took his time before eventually calling.
Chong showed allowing Corbett to take down the pot with for two pair, kings and fives.
Daniel Corbett | 16,500,000 | 3,800,000 |
Chris Chong | 9,600,000 | -4,000,000 |
Wednesday, June 27, 2018 4:57 PM Local Time
Billirakis Hits an Ace from Space
Harald Sammer raised to 650,000 from the cutoff and Steve Billirakis three-bet jammed all in for 4,940,000 in the big blind. Sammer instantly called and the cards were tabled with Sammer in the lead.
Steve Billirakis:
Harald Sammer:
The flop came and Sammer still held a comfortable lead with his pair of queens. The on the turn was no help to Billirakis, but the on the river was just what he was looking for. It was Billirakis' turn to spike the river and he earned himself a double-up.
Steve Billirakis | 10,100,000 | 5,700,000 |
Harald Sammer | 6,400,000 | -5,000,000 |
Wednesday, June 27, 2018 4:44 PM Local Time
Chip Counts from Table 439
Francis Rusnak | 9,000,000 | 1,100,000 |
Shyam Srinivasan | 8,100,000 | -3,000,000 |
Tommy Nguyen | 7,900,000 | 700,000 |
James Carroll | 7,500,000 | -4,600,000 |
Michael Benko | 5,300,000 | 1,500,000 |
Daniel Sprung | 3,000,000 | 1,000,000 |
Wednesday, June 27, 2018 4:40 PM Local Time
Chip Counts from Table 431
On a board, Chris Chong bet 2,000,000 and Rittie Chuaprasert called. Chong showed and that was good enough to take down the pot.
Here are the counts from the rest of that table.
Chris Chong | 13,600,000 | -400,000 |
Daniel Corbett | 12,700,000 | -1,000,000 |
Harald Sammer | 11,400,000 | -700,000 |
Rittie Chuaprasert | 9,000,000 | 3,300,000 |
Steve Billirakis | 4,400,000 | 0 |
Jimmy Chen | 3,500,000 | 50,000 |
Wednesday, June 27, 2018 4:35 PM Local Time
Win One, Lose One for Billirakis
Harald Sammer opened to 550,000 from the cutoff and Steve Billirakis three-bet to 1,300,000 from the big blind. The action was back on Sammer who four-bet shoved all in and was quickly called by Billirakis.
Sammer tabled and was in a race against the of Billirakis. The flop came , giving Billirakis a set of jacks and the lead in the hand. The turn was the and Sammer picked up a flush draw. The river brought the as Sammer made his flush and scored a huge double-up.
In the next hand, Rittie Chuaprasert raised to 550,000 from under the gun and Jimmy Chen three-bet to 1,500,000. Billirakis pushed all in for 1,905,000 which got Chuaprasert to fold his hand. Chen quickly called and tabled which was way ahead of the of Billirakis.
The flop came and Chen was still way out front with a pair of kings. However, the on the turn gave Billirakis the best hand and he would not look back as the completed the board.
Harald Sammer | 12,100,000 | 3,600,000 |
Steve Billirakis | 4,400,000 | -2,200,000 |
Jimmy Chen | 3,450,000 | -2,650,000 |
Wednesday, June 27, 2018 4:08 PM Local Time
Raul Manzanares Eliminated in 13th Place ($56,551)
The aftermath of the big pot reported a moment ago left Michael Benko and Raul Manzanares on the short stacks. The two players got all of their chips in the middle with Manzanares at risk and Benko holding the superior hand.
Michael Benko:
Raul Manzanares:
The flop fell and although Manzanares paired his nine, Benko flopped a flush to hold a monster lead. The on the turn meant it was all over for Manzanares who finished in 13th place.
Michael Benko | 3,800,000 | 1,900,000 |
Raul Manzanares | 0 | -1,500,000 |
Wednesday, June 27, 2018 3:57 PM Local Time
Srinivasan Triples Up
Shyam Srinivasan raised to 500,000 from the cutoff. Michael Benko moved all in from the cutoff. Raul Manzanares was in the big blind and moved all in. Srinivasan snap-called.
Shyam Srinivasan:
Michael Benko:
Raul Manzanares:
Srinivasan was ahead and was pleading with the poker gods to not hand him yet another brutal bad beat this deep in the tournament. The flop came giving Manzanares a gutshot. The turn was the and the river the as Srinivasan tripled up, with Benko winning a small side pot from Manzanares.
Shyam Srinivasan | 11,100,000 | 7,880,000 |
Michael Benko | 1,900,000 | -500,000 |
Raul Manzanares | 1,500,000 | -6,300,000 |
Wednesday, June 27, 2018 3:29 PM Local Time
Nguyen and Chen Double Before Break
James Carroll opened to 450,000 from early position and Jimmy Chen shipped all in for 2,400,000 from the big blind. Carroll made the call and tabled against Chen's . The flop came and Chen took the lead by pairing his king. The turn was the and the river was the as Chen earned himself a double-up.
At the other table, Shyam Srinivasan raised to 450,000 from early position and Tommy Nguyen called from the big blind. The flop came and Nguyen check-called a bet of 300,000 from Srinivasan.
The turn was the and Nguyen checked again. Srinivasan splashed in a bet of 800,000 and Nguyen check-raised all in for 2,825,000. Srinivasan tossed in a single chip to signify a call and tabled . Nguyen showed for a pair and a straight draw.
The river was the and Nguyen completed his straight to send Srinivasan into a frenzy. "Are you fucking kidding me?!" he yelled to his friend on the rail. Srinivasan threw his hat on the ground and his backpack into the hallway as Nguyen stacked the chips.
The remaining players are taking a 15-minute break in the action.
James Carroll | 12,100,000 | -2,500,000 |
Tommy Nguyen | 7,200,000 | 3,700,000 |
Jimmy Chen | 6,100,000 | 3,000,000 |
Shyam Srinivasan | 3,220,000 | -3,780,000 |