Wednesday, July 11, 2018 5:03 PM Local Time
Hands #11-15: Boika Wins A Big One
Hand #11: Steven Wolansky shoved all in for 995,000 from the cutoff and got no action.
Hand #12: Alan Sternberg raised to 120,000 from under the gun and only Matt Glantz called in the big blind. The flop came , Glantz check-called the 135,000 bet of Sternberg. The turn brought them the , Glantz checked again. Sternberg now bet 250,000. Glantz called. The river completed the board with the , Glantz checked for the final time. So did Sternberg. Glantz tabled for the flopped pair of tens which improved to two pair on the river to scoop the pot.
Hand #13: Ralph Wong shoved all in for 590,000 from early position and got no callers.
Hand #14: Aliaksei Boika limped in from mid-position and Glantz did the same on the button. Sternberg completed his small blind and Ken Fishman opted to check his big blind. The flop came , Sternberg bet 115,000 and only Boika called. The turn brought them the , Sternberg continued with a bet of 200,000 and Boika called. The river completed the board with the , Sternberg fired another bet of 450,000 into the pot. Boika moved all in for 985,000 in total. Sternberg sighed and then folded.
Hand #15: Wolansky raised to 120,000 from the under-the-gun position and Wong called in the big blind. The flop came , Wong check-called the 85,000 bet of Wolansky. The turn brought them the , Wong now decided to check again. Wolansky bet to put Wong all-in. Wong considered all his options and then decided to fold.
Aliaksei Boika | 2,400,000 | 1,000,000 |
Phil Hellmuth | 1,900,000 | -100,000 |
Matt Glantz | 1,800,000 | 500,000 |
Alan Sternberg | 1,500,000 | -1,400,000 |
Steven Wolansky | 1,400,000 | 400,000 |
Ken Fishman | 1,200,000 | -100,000 |
Paul Hoefer | 570,000 | -80,000 |
Ralph Wong | 535,000 | -85,000 |
Wednesday, July 11, 2018 4:46 PM Local Time
Hands #7-10: Wong Shoves Three Times
Hand #7: Aliaksei Boika raised to 100,000 from early position, Alan Sternberg called on the button and Ralph Wong called from the big blind.
The flop was and both Wong and Boika checked. Sternberg bet 175,000, Wong called and Boika folded. On the turn, Wong checked after some thought. Sternberg shoved all in, putting Wong to the test for his remaining 360,000, and Wong folded.
Hand #8: It folded to Ken Fishman on the button who raised to 120,000. Wong three-bet shoved 355,000 from the small blind, Steven Wolansky folded and Fishman called.
Ken Fishman:
Ralph Wong:
The flop gave Fishman a pair and Wong an open-ender. The on the turn completed Wong's straight but the on the river chopped the pot.
Hand #9: Wong shoved again, this time for 395,000 on the button and picked up the blinds and antes.
Hand #10: Wong shoved 505,000 all in from the cutoff and once again picked up the blinds and antes.
Alan Sternberg | 2,900,000 | 400,000 |
Phil Hellmuth | 2,000,000 | 0 |
Aliaksei Boika | 1,400,000 | -200,000 |
Ken Fishman | 1,300,000 | 0 |
Matt Glantz | 1,300,000 | 0 |
Steven Wolansky | 1,000,000 | -100,000 |
Paul Hoefer | 650,000 | -70,000 |
Ralph Wong | 620,000 | -20,000 |
Wednesday, July 11, 2018 4:33 PM Local Time
Hands #2-6: Wolansky Doubles Up
Hand #2: Steven Wolansky shoved for 520,000 from the cutoff and Paul Hoefer called in the small blind.
Steven Wolansky:
Paul Hoefer:
The board ran out , no danger for Wolansky as he doubled up.
Hand #3: Hoefer completed his small blind and Phil Hellmuth opted to check his big blind. The flop came , Hoefer bet 50,000 and Hellmuth called. The turn brought them the , Hoefer now bet 180,000 and Hellmuth snap-called. The river completed the board with the , they both checked and Hellmuth took the pot with for the flopped pair of jacks.
Hand #4: Ken Fishman raised to 110,000 from early position and got no action.
Hand #5: Fishman raised to 110,000 from under the gun and only Alan Sternberg called in the big blind. The flop came and both players checked to the on the turn. Sternberg bet 100,000 and Fishman folded.
Hand #6: Sternberg raised to 150,000 from the small blind and action was on Fishman in the big blind who called. The flop came , Sternberg continued with a bet of 130,000. Fishman called. The turn brought them the , Sternberg now checked. Fishman shoved and Sternberg insta-folded.
Alan Sternberg | 2,500,000 | -110,000 |
Phil Hellmuth | 2,000,000 | 75,000 |
Aliaksei Boika | 1,600,000 | 165,000 |
Matt Glantz | 1,300,000 | -100,000 |
Ken Fishman | 1,300,000 | 260,000 |
Steven Wolansky | 1,100,000 | 570,000 |
Paul Hoefer | 720,000 | -840,000 |
Ralph Wong | 640,000 | -30,000 |
Wednesday, July 11, 2018 4:18 PM Local Time
Hand #1: First Hand of the Official Final Table
Hand #1: Phil Hellmuth raised to 80,000 from early position and only Aliaksei Boika called in the big blind.
The flop came , Boika bet 90,000 and Hellmuth called.
The turn brought them the , Boika now checked and so did Hellmuth.
The river completed the board with the and they both checked again. Boika tabled and Hellmuth quickly mucked his hand.
Wednesday, July 11, 2018 4:07 PM Local Time
Official Final Table Chip Counts
There are still 34 seconds left in the level and the 8 remaining players have been moved around so the RFID cards can be used so the hole cards can be shown on the live stream with the security delay.
Alan Sternberg | 2,610,000 | -90,000 |
Phil Hellmuth | 1,925,000 | 135,000 |
Paul Hoefer | 1,560,000 | -40,000 |
Aliaksei Boika | 1,435,000 | 35,000 |
Matt Glantz | 1,400,000 | -50,000 |
Ken Fishman | 1,040,000 | -35,000 |
Ralph Wong | 670,000 | -130,000 |
Steven Wolansky | 530,000 | -75,000 |
Wednesday, July 11, 2018 4:07 PM Local Time
Paul Fontan Eliminated in 10th Place ($24,147); Eric Hicks Eliminated in 9th Place ($30,881)
Aliaksei Boika raised to 80,000 from under the gun and Eric Hicks three-bet shoved 575,000 from middle position. Paul Fontan, short-stacked, went deep in the tank in the big blind.
"Come on guys, it's a turbo! When am I allowed to call the clock?" an anxious Hicks said, who was already standing up. Eventually, Fontan called all in and Boika snap-called as well.
Paul Fontan:
Eric Hicks:
Aliaksei Boika:
The flop came down , keeping Boika in the lead. The dealer waited for the cue to deal the turn, which took some time.
"Ahh, this is excruciating!" Hicks said, bouncing around.
The turn was the , giving Fontan a lifeline.
Once again, the dealer took a long pause before revealing the on the river. With that, Boika secured the double knockout.
"All this way just for that," Hicks said before bowing out. Fontan, as the shorter stack, received $24,147, while Hicks finished in 9th place for $30,881.
Aliaksei Boika | 1,400,000 | 755,000 |
Eric Hicks | 0 | -590,000 |
Paul Fontan | 0 | -165,000 |
Wednesday, July 11, 2018 3:50 PM Local Time
Sternberg Takes From Hoefer
Paul Hoefer raised to 80,000 from middle position and Alan Sternberg called from the cutoff. The flop was and Hoefer checked. Sternberg bet 90,000 and Hoefer called.
The turn brought the . Hoefer checked again and quickly folded to a 220,000 bet from the chipleader.
Alan Sternberg | 2,700,000 | 300,000 |
Paul Hoefer | 1,600,000 | -130,000 |
Wednesday, July 11, 2018 3:41 PM Local Time
Unofficial Final Table Redraw
Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count |
1 | Aliaksei Boika | Belarus | 645,000 |
2 | Paul Hoefer | Austria | 1,730,000 |
3 | Eric Hicks | United States | 590,000 |
4 | Phil Hellmuth | United States | 1,790,000 |
5 | Matt Glantz | United States | 1,450,000 |
6 | Alan Sternberg | United States | 2,400,000 |
7 | Ken Fishman | United States | 1,075,000 |
8 | Ralph Wong | United States | 800,000 |
9 | Steven Wolansky | United States | 605,000 |
10 | Paul Fontan | United Kingdom | 165,000 |
Alan Sternberg | 2,400,000 | 0 |
Phil Hellmuth | 1,790,000 | -10,000 |
Paul Hoefer | 1,730,000 | -170,000 |
Matt Glantz | 1,450,000 | 0 |
Ken Fishman | 1,075,000 | -25,000 |
Ralph Wong | 800,000 | 0 |
Aliaksei Boika | 645,000 | 95,000 |
Steven Wolansky | 605,000 | -95,000 |
Eric Hicks | 590,000 | -10,000 |
Paul Fontan | 165,000 | -35,000 |
Wednesday, July 11, 2018 3:37 PM Local Time
Petar Kalev Eliminated in 11th Place ($24,147)
Matt Glantz raised to 200,000 from the small blind and Petar Kalev shoved for 280,000 from the big blind. Glantz called.
Petar Kalev:
Matt Glantz:
The flop came to give them both a pair of jacks. Kalev needed a deuce to win the pot.
The turn brought them the and it looked like the pair was heading towards a split pot.
The on the river, however, brought the win to Glantz to eliminate Kalev from the tournament in 11th place.
A redraw for the unofficial final table will take place now.
Matt Glantz | 1,450,000 | 180,000 |
Petar Kalev | 0 | -210,000 |
Wednesday, July 11, 2018 3:31 PM Local Time
Jeremy Ausmus Eliminated in 12th Place ($24,147)
Jeremy Ausmus shoved all in from the button for 265,000 and was called by Alan Sternberg in the small blind.
Jeremy Ausmus:
Alan Sternberg:
The board ran out for Sternberg's ace to count as the kicker to eliminate Ausmus from the tournament in 12th place for $24,147.
Alan Sternberg | 2,400,000 | 300,000 |
Jeremy Ausmus | 0 | -355,000 |
Wednesday, July 11, 2018 3:31 PM Local Time
Wong Doubles Through Fontan
In the first hand, Ralph Wong shoved 300,000 from the small blind and Paul Fontan folded his big blind. The hand after, Wong shoved 365,000 on the button and Fontan reshoved from the small blind to put Wong at risk.
Ralph Wong:
Paul Fontan:
The flop all but decided it and the turn secured it for Wong, making the river merely for the statistics.
Ralph Wong | 800,000 | 440,000 |
Paul Fontan | 200,000 | -640,000 |
Wednesday, July 11, 2018 3:26 PM Local Time
Markus Gonsalves Eliminated in 13th Place ($19,280)
Markus Gonsalves shoved all in for 260,000 from the hijack and was called by Ken Fishman on the button.
Markus Gonsalves:
Ken Fishman:
The board ran out to give Fishman a pair of sevens to eliminate Gonsalves in 13th place for $19,280.
Ken Fishman | 1,100,000 | 305,000 |
Markus Gonsalves | 0 | -275,000 |
Wednesday, July 11, 2018 3:23 PM Local Time
Quads for Hicks
Ralph Wong shoved from the cutoff and Eric Hicks called all in from the small blind.
Eric Hicks:
Ralph Wong:
There was more than enough for Hicks on a board, giving him quad kings to double. A friend of Hicks watched it unfold from the rail and Hicks stood up.
"Can you take a picture real quick? Quads is the game, easy game!" Hicks laughed as he posed with a big grin for the picture.
Eric Hicks | 600,000 | 350,000 |
Ralph Wong | 360,000 | -440,000 |
Wednesday, July 11, 2018 3:18 PM Local Time
Hellmuth Folds Sixes
Alan Sternberg raised to 65,000 from the under-the-gun position and action folded to Phil Hellmuth on the button who three-bet to 180,000. Sternberg called.
The flop came and both players checked to the on the turn. Sternberg bet 200,000 and Hellmuth leaned back in his chair, then sat up straight again. He looked at the board and Sternberg, glanced at his cards and then open-folded .
Alan Sternberg | 2,100,000 | 300,000 |
Phil Hellmuth | 1,800,000 | -100,000 |
Wednesday, July 11, 2018 3:18 PM Local Time
Hoefer Doubles Big Through Hicks
Paul Hoefer opened from under the gun and Eric Hicks defended his big blind. On the flop, Hicks checked, Hoefer bet 90,000, Hicks check-raised all in and Hoefer called all in for 825,000.
Paul Hoefer:
Eric Hicks:
Hicks needed an ace or ten to scoop up the nearly 2 million chip pot but neither the turn nor river provided it, leaving him with 250,000.
Paul Hoefer | 1,900,000 | 1,300,000 |
Eric Hicks | 250,000 | -1,050,000 |
Wednesday, July 11, 2018 3:13 PM Local Time
Feature Table Chip Counts
Phil Hellmuth | 1,900,000 | -200,000 |
Alan Sternberg | 1,800,000 | 275,000 |
Matt Glantz | 1,270,000 | 0 |
Ken Fishman | 795,000 | -75,000 |
Jeremy Ausmus | 355,000 | -35,000 |
Markus Gonsalves | 275,000 | -460,000 |
Wednesday, July 11, 2018 3:12 PM Local Time
Wolansky Doubles Through Kalev
Aliaksei Boika open-shoved on the button and Steven Wolansky tank-folded in the big blind. In the next hand, it was Petar Kalev who moved all in on the button. Wolansky tanked again, this time from the small blind, and got the clock called on him.
With mere seconds remaining, Wolansky called all in for 320,000. Ralph Wong quickly folded his big blind.
Steven Wolansky:
Petar Kalev:
The board remained safe for Wolansky and he doubled up.
Steven Wolansky | 700,000 | 295,000 |
Aliaksei Boika | 550,000 | 45,000 |
Petar Kalev | 210,000 | -490,000 |
Wednesday, July 11, 2018 3:09 PM Local Time
Robert Georato Eliminated in 14th Place ($19,280)
Robert Georato was all-in and called by Matt Glantz with a similar stack after Glantz had initially raised.
Robert Georato:
Matt Glantz:
The board ran out to give Glantz trip aces on the turn to win the hand. Georato and Glantz both had their stacks counted. Glantz held 605,000 in front of him. Georato had 590,000. As Glantz had the bigger stack, Georato was eliminated in 14th place for $19,820.
Matt Glantz | 1,270,000 | 690,000 |
Robert Georato | 0 | -430,000 |
Wednesday, July 11, 2018 3:02 PM Local Time
Griffin Benger Eliminated in 15th Place ($19,280)
Eric Hicks opened from the cutoff, Griffin Benger three-bet shoved 400,000 from the big blind and Hicks called.
Griffin Benger:
Eric Hicks:
The board proved of no help to Benger, making him the first player to snatch the payjump to $19,280.
"Does anyone of you have a bracelet?" Hicks asked his tablemates, receiving nothing but crickets.
"Man, if I win a bracelet I'm gonna wear it every day," he smiled, pointing at his empty wrist.
Eric Hicks | 1,300,000 | 870,000 |
Griffin Benger | 0 | -560,000 |
Wednesday, July 11, 2018 2:54 PM Local Time
Rob Tepper Eliminated in 16th Place ($15,726)
Paul Hoefer open-shoved 300,000 from the small blind and Rob Tepper called all in for slightly less in the big blind.
Paul Hoefer:
Rob Tepper:
The dealer spread out a favorable board for Hoefer: . Hoefer paired his jack to knock out Tepper in 16th place.
Paul Hoefer | 600,000 | 295,000 |
Rob Tepper | 0 | -340,000 |