Thursday, June 7, 2012 6:31 PM Local Time
Action folded to Donald Auger in the cutoff, and he raised it up. Al "Sugar Bear" Barbieri defended his big blind, and the flop came down . Both players checked, and the hit the turn. Barbieri fired out a bet, and Auger made the call, The river was the , and this time, Barbieri check called a bet from Auger. Barbieri showed for trip aces, and Auger mucked his hand.
Barbieri is now up to 560,000, while Auger drops down to 310,000.
| Al Barbieri | 560,000 | 89,000  |
| Donald Auger | 310,000 | -68,000  |
Thursday, June 7, 2012 6:23 PM Local Time
| Table | Seat | Player | Chips |
|---|
| 1 | 1 | Al Barbieri | 471,000 |
| 1 | 2 | Alex Queen | 265,000 |
| 1 | 3 | Lori Kagen | 105,000 |
| 1 | 4 | Stephen Hung | 218,000 |
| 1 | 5 | David Arsht | 531,000 |
| 1 | 6 | Glenn Engelbert | 564,000 |
| 1 | 7 | Donald Auger | 378,000 |
| 1 | 8 | Ben Landowski | 574,000 |
| 1 | 9 | Jeff Weiss | 178,000 |
Thursday, June 7, 2012 6:21 PM Local Time
Israel was under the gun, and shoved his last 18,000 into the middle. It folded around to Stephen Hung on the button, and he raised it up. Glenn Engelbert called in the big blind, and they saw a flop of . Engelbert check called a bet from Hung, and the hit the turn. Engelbert checked again, but this time, he raised after Hung bet. Hung went into the tank for about 90 seconds before folding, and Engelbert and Israel showed theird cards.
Engelbert:
Israel:
Engelbert had flopped a set, and Israel was drawing dead. The meaningless river was the , and Israel bubbles the official final table.
| Glenn Engelbert | 564,000 | 74,000 |
| Roland Israel | 0 | -18,000 |
Thursday, June 7, 2012 6:11 PM Local Time
Roland Israel has been on a steady decline for the past couple levels, and his stack has dwindled to a mere 18,000. We expect that Israel will be all in any hand now.
| Roland Israel | 18,000 | -62,000 |
Thursday, June 7, 2012 6:09 PM Local Time
Action started with Glenn Engelbert in the hijack, and he raised it up. Jeff Weiss called in the big blind, and the flop came down . Weiss checked to Engelbert, who fired out a bet. Weiss decided to check raise, and Engelbert put him all in. Weiss made the call, and he was in great shape.
Weiss:
Engelbert:
The on the turn gave Engelbert an inside straight draw, but the on the river didn't help him. Weiss secured the double up to 130,000, while Engelbert drops to 490,000.
| Glenn Engelbert | 490,000 | -50,000 |
| Jeff Weiss | 130,000 | 45,000 |
Thursday, June 7, 2012 5:59 PM Local Time
Donald Auger raised it up, and Al Barbieri three bet on the button. Auger made the call, and the dealer fanned out a flop of , and Auger check called a bet from Barbieri. The same occurred when the hit the turn and the hit the river. Barbieri showed for two pair, and Auger mucked. This propelled Barbieri back up to 440,000, while Auger dropped down to 370,000.
| Al Barbieri | 440,000 | 120,000 |
| Donald Auger | 370,000 | -80,000 |
Thursday, June 7, 2012 5:57 PM Local Time
The players are back in their seats, and the cards are in the air again.
Thursday, June 7, 2012 5:56 PM Local Time
Level: 23
Blinds: 8000/15000
Ante: 0
Thursday, June 7, 2012 5:37 PM Local Time
Players are now on a 20-minute break.
Thursday, June 7, 2012 5:36 PM Local Time
Ben Landowski came in for a raise, and Alex Queen three bet in the small blind. It got back to Landowski, and he made the call. The flop came down , and Queen led out. Landowski raised, and Queen called. Queen would proceed to check call on the turn, the , and the river, the . Landowski showed for top pair, and Queen mucked, dropping him to 280,000, while Landowski rises to 550,000.
| Ben Landowski | 550,000 | 220,000 |
| Alex Queen | 280,000 | -22,000 |
Thursday, June 7, 2012 5:35 PM Local Time
David Arsht brought it in with a raise from early position and cleared the field all the way to Al "Sugar Bear" Barbieri in the big blind. The latter not only called there, but proceeded to check-call bets on the flop and turn. When the appeared on the river, Barbieri checked for a third time and Arsht kept the pressure on with a bet. Barberi gave it a little thought but ultimately folded his hand.
| David Arsht | 525,000 | 150,000 |
| Al Barbieri | 320,000 | -55,000 |
Thursday, June 7, 2012 5:22 PM Local Time
| Table | Seat | Player | Chips |
|---|
| 1 | 1 | Al Barbieri | 315,000 |
| 1 | 2 | Alex Queen | 302,000 |
| 1 | 3 | Lori Kagen | 130,000 |
| 1 | 4 | Stephen Hung | 285,000 |
| 1 | 5 | David Arsht | 375,000 |
| 1 | 6 | Glenn Engelbert | 540,000 |
| 1 | 7 | Roland Israel | 80,000 |
| 1 | 8 | Donald Auger | 450,000 |
| 1 | 9 | Ben Landowski | 330,000 |
| 1 | 10 | Jeff Weiss | 85,000 |
Thursday, June 7, 2012 5:13 PM Local Time
A short-stacked Charles Tucker got his last 38,000 all in preflop with and was behind the of Donald Auger. While he had live cards, the flop was disaster for Tucker as it paired Auger's king. The turn would leave him drawing dead, and after the was run out on the river for good measure, he exited in 11th place.
The final ten players are now combining to one table and relocating to the feature table in the Pavilion Room.
| Donald Auger | 440,000 | 140,000 |
| Charles Tucker | 0 | -110,000 |
Thursday, June 7, 2012 5:10 PM Local Time
Action folded to Stephen Hung on the button and he put in a raise. Roland Israel then three-bet from the small blind and Hung made the call. Israel proceeded to check-call every street as the board ran out .
"Queen," Hung said and tabled . Israel just rolled his eyes and sent his cards to the muck, dropping to 62,000 in the process.
| Stephen Hung | 336,000 | 146,000 |
| Roland Israel | 62,000 | -178,000 |
Thursday, June 7, 2012 5:04 PM Local Time
Action folded to David Arsht in the small blind, and he raised. Charles Tucker three bet from the big blind, and Arsht called. The flop came down , and Tucker got the rest of his short stack in against Arsht, who made the call.
Arsht:
Tucker:
Despite Tucker having the best hand, Arsht was actually the very slight favorite at 51% according to our odds calculator. The on the turn kept Tucker out in front, and the on the river sealed the win for him. After the hand, Tucker is up to 110,000, while Arsht drops to a still impressive 525,000.
| David Arsht | 525,000 | 285,000 |
| Charles Tucker | 110,000 | -115,000 |
Thursday, June 7, 2012 4:52 PM Local Time
On a flop, Jared Woodin checked and opened the door for Ben Landowski to bet. Woodin then woke up with a check-raise all in, and Landowski made the call.
Woodin:
Landowski:
Landowski was ahead with two pair, but Woodin had one over with a flush draw. The turn was of no consequence, which meant Wooden needed either a king or non-eight heart on the river to survive. The dealer burned and put out the . Woodin shook hands with the victor and then took his leave in 12th place.
| Ben Landowski | 410,000 | 30,000 |
| Jared Woodin | 0 | -130,000 |
Thursday, June 7, 2012 4:42 PM Local Time
Action started with Charles Tucker under the gun, and he raised it up. Al Barbieri put in a third bet, and everyone folded back to Tucker, who called. The flop came down , and Tucker check called a bet from Barbieri. The same happened when the hit the turn, and when the hit the river, Tucker led out. Barbieri immediately slammed the table and shook his head in disbelief. He leaned back in his chair, and kept shaking his head as he looked up at the ceiling. After about 90 seconds of thought, Barbieri flung the call about 10 feet into the air, and into the middle.
Tucker showed , and Barbieri slammed the table once again, showing for a flopped set. After the hand, Tucker is up to 225,000, while Barbieri slips down to 310,000.
| Al Barbieri | 310,000 | -120,000 |
| Charles Tucker | 225,000 | 105,000 |
Thursday, June 7, 2012 4:30 PM Local Time
Lori Kirgan raised from early position and was met with a three-bet from Bruce Rosen in the small blind. Kirgan made the call and then fired out a bet when Rosen, who only had 45,000 remaining, checked the flop. Rosen thought for a minute but opted to conserve his chips and folded.
A few hands later, Rosen raised from early position and was three-bet by Donald Auger. Rosen four-bet to 40,000, leaving himself just 5,000 behind, and Auger called. A bet in the dark saw Rosen call off his last 5,000 on the flop and the cards were turned up.
Rosen:
Auger:
Auger had paired his queen to take the lead, which he would not relinquish as the appeared on the turn followed by the on the river. With that, Rosen collected his things and exited the tournament area in 13th place.
| Bruce Rosen | 0 | -60,000 |
Thursday, June 7, 2012 4:17 PM Local Time
It hasn't been a good day if you were a chip leader in this tournament. We already lost two of our top three stacks entering the day, Ian Johns and Leonid Bilokur, and now, we have lost the other stack, Chris Swan. Swan was crippled just a few hands before, and he raised it up in early position. Stephen Hung reraised, and it was back to Swan. He committed the rest of his 45,000, and Hung tossed in the call.
Swan:
Hung:
The board ran out , and Hung collected the bounty while Swan headed to the payout desk.
| Stephen Hung | 190,000 | 50,000 |
| Chris Swan | 0 | -45,000 |
Thursday, June 7, 2012 4:13 PM Local Time
Jeff Weiss was under the gun, and he raised it up. Action folded around to Stephen Hung in the small blind, and he reraised. Weiss made the call, and the two went heads up to a flop of . Hung bet out and Weiss made the call. The hit the turn, and Hung bet again. This time, Weiss raised, and Hung came along for the river, which was the . Hung checked, and Weiss said "all in". This was a bit of a problem, as he had 39,000 in chips, and the limit was at 20,000. He was forced to make that bet, and Hung called. Weiss showed for the nut flush, and Hung mucked.
Afterwards, Weiss joked "I thought I had 19,000 I wish I could have gone all in!" After the hand, Weiss is up to 240,000, while Hung dropped to 140,000.
| Jeff Weiss | 240,000 | 143,000 |
| Stephen Hung | 140,000 | -30,000 |