Saturday, June 18, 2011 10:04 PM Local Time
Joshua Evans opened to 70,000 from late position, and Rob Shortway called in the big blind. The flop fell , and Shortway checked to Evans who bet 85,000. Shortway check-raised to 310,000, Evans mucked, and Shortway extended his chip lead.
Saturday, June 18, 2011 9:58 PM Local Time
Owen Crowe opened for 60,000 from the cutoff and Steven Merrifield made the call from the big blind. The flop came . Merrifield checked and Crowe continued for 65,000. Merrifield made the call and the two players were off to see a turn.
Fourth street fell and the action went check-check. The river brought and Merrifield bet 190,000. Crowe quickly called only to find that Merrifield made trip sixes on the river, tabling . Crowe mucked his cards, and is currently down to around 860,000.
Saturday, June 18, 2011 9:53 PM Local Time
Action folded around to Josh Evans who completed from the small blind and Andy Frankenberger checked his option. The flop fell . Evans led out for 40,000 and Frankenberger decided to make a raise to 100,000. Evans called and both players saw a turn of . The action went check-check and the river brought the . Evans led out for 165,000 and Frankenberger sent his cards into the muck.
Saturday, June 18, 2011 9:39 PM Local Time
Steve Merrifield started the action by raising to 65,000, Andy Frankenberger three-bet to 150,000 on the button, and Thao Nguyen moved all in for 600,000 from the small blind. Merrifield released, and Frankenberger instantly called.
Nguyen:
Frankenberger:
Nguyen was in terrible shape, but the kept him alive a little longer. The on the turn increased his outs, and he could now double with any queen for trips, or a ten for a straight.
The river was a brick however - the - and Nguyen was eliminated.
Frankenberger took down the pot, recorded the knockout, and is now above 2.5 million chips.
Saturday, June 18, 2011 9:26 PM Local Time
Level: 25
Blinds: 15000/30000
Ante: 5000
Saturday, June 18, 2011 9:04 PM Local Time
Players are now on a 20-minute break.
Saturday, June 18, 2011 9:03 PM Local Time
Sidney Hasson opened to 63,000 before the flop, and Joshua Evans three-bet to 172,000. Hasson called. The flop came down , Hasson checked, Evans put out a bet, Hasson moved all in and Evans called.
Hasson:
Evans:
Hasson was on a monster draw, but the turn and river bricked , respectively. He was eliminated in 8th place, while Evans padded his stack.
Saturday, June 18, 2011 8:44 PM Local Time
Steven Merrifield made it 52,000 to go from middle position and the action folded around the Andy Frankenberger in the small blind. Frankenberger put in a three-bet, making it 150,000. Merrifield made the call and the two players were off to a flop.
The flop fell and Frankenberger continued out for 200,000. Merrifield went into the tank for about three minutes before finally mucking his cards and allowing Frankenberger to scoop the pot. Frankenberger is now sitting with around 1,900,000 in chips.
Saturday, June 18, 2011 8:33 PM Local Time
Tyler Kenney opened to 55,000 from middle position, and was called by Steve Merrifield on his left, and Andy Frankenberger in the big blind. The dealer fanned , Frankenberger checked, and Kenney continued for 93,000. Only Merrifield called.
The turn was the , and Kenney led out for 215,000. Merrifield folded, and Kenney took down the pot.
Saturday, June 18, 2011 8:29 PM Local Time
Andy Frankenberger opened to 65,000, Robert Shortway called in position, and the flop came down . Both players checked.
The turn was the , and Frankenberger led out with a 75,000-chip bet. Shortway quickly called.
The river was the , Frankenberger checked, and Shortway tossed out 75,000. Frankenberger immediately called, and mucked when Shortway opened for a rivered pair of queens.
Robert Shortway | 2,600,000 | 450,000 |
Andy Frankenberger | 1,740,000 | -92,000 |
Saturday, June 18, 2011 8:27 PM Local Time
Bret Hruby was the first one to enter the pot, moving all in for 356,000. Action folded around to Steven Merrifield who moved all in over the top but received no callers.
Merrifield:
Hruby:
The board came and Hruby was sent home in 9th place as the first victim of this final table.
Steven Merrifield | 1,400,000 | 120,000 |
Bret Hruby | 0 | -295,000 |
Saturday, June 18, 2011 8:17 PM Local Time
Robert Shortway opened to 75,000, Steve Merrifield three-bet to 160,000, and the action folded back to Shortway who moved all in for 1.072 million. Merrifield snapped it off.
Shortway:
Merrifield:
"Queeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeen!" Merrfieild's rail shouted. "Queeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeen!"
The flop - .
"Five!" someone yelled.
Indeed, Merrifield could chop with running straight cards, but the on the turn ended that dream. Only a king would do the trick, but the river was a meaningless . Shortway shipped a massive double, while Merrifield is still comfortably over a million in chips.
Robert Shortway | 2,150,000 | 1,333,000 |
Steven Merrifield | 1,280,000 | -1,615,000 |
Saturday, June 18, 2011 7:59 PM Local Time
Level: 24
Blinds: 12000/24000
Ante: 4000
Saturday, June 18, 2011 7:54 PM Local Time
Steve Merrifield opened to 45,000 and Andy Frankenberger called on the button. The flop fell , and Merrifield led out for 75,000. Frankenberger raised to 164,000, Merrifield called, and the turn brought the .
Merrifield slowed down, check-calling 150,000 from Frankenberger, and the river was the . Both players checked.
Merrifield opened for a pair of eights, but Frankenberger tabled for a pair of jacks and shipped the pot.
Saturday, June 18, 2011 7:40 PM Local Time
Steven Merrifield | 2,895,000 | 95,000 |
Andy Frankenberger | 1,832,000 | 632,000 |
Joshua Evans | 1,771,000 | 31,000 |
Owen Crowe | 968,000 | 168,000 |
Sidney Hasson | 922,000 | -178,000 |
Robert Shortway | 817,000 | -163,000 |
Thao Nguyen | 656,000 | 71,000 |
Bret Hruby | 295,000 | -75,000 |
Tyler Kenney | 110,000 | -875,000 |
Saturday, June 18, 2011 6:41 PM Local Time
After a flurry of eliminations within a short span of time, the field has been reduced to our final nine. Players were sent on an early dinner break and will return to play on the ESPN Main Stage at 8:30 PST.
Saturday, June 18, 2011 6:37 PM Local Time
Geoffrey Lay moved all in preflop holding and was in great shape against Owen Crowe's . Unfortunately for Lay, the flop fell and Crowe rocketed into the lead. The hit the turn, giving Crowe a set of tens. The river came and Geoffrey Lay was sent to the rail.
Saturday, June 18, 2011 6:33 PM Local Time
Karl Johansson managed to get his whole stack all in preflop holding against Andy Frankenberger's .
The flop brought great news for Frankenberger, coming , giving him trip tens and a commanding lead. Frankenberger held the lead all the way through the turn and the river. Johansson was sent to the rail to collect his $34,458 in tournament winnings.
Saturday, June 18, 2011 6:33 PM Local Time
Jeffrey Lasecki was down to less than 100,000 chips, and was all in agains Owen Crowe. We missed the exact hands, and the board, but Crowe's was ahead of Lasecki's and held.
Lasecki was eliminated in 12th place, and Crowe climbs closer towards a million chips.
Saturday, June 18, 2011 6:27 PM Local Time
Steven Merrifield opened to 45,000 from the hijack seat, Stephen Falcon three-bet to 150,000 and the action folded back to Merrifield who went into the tank. He eventually slid out a fourth bet worth 345,000, Falcon immediately moved all in, and Merrifield snapped it off.
"Shit," Falcon blurted.
Merrifield:
Falcon:
There were nearly 3 million chips in the middle, making this the biggest pot of the tournament thus far. The dealer rapped the table, then delivered a flop of , keeping Falcon alive and drawing to a king or running hearts.
The turn was paint, but the did not help Falcon. The case ace - the - fell on the river, eliminating Falcon from the tournament, and making Merrifield a commanding chip leader.