Monday, June 18, 2012 6:16 PM Local Time
Huy Quach made it 85,000 from the hijack and Michael Aron called out of the big blind.
The flop was and Aron checked to Quach who continued with a bet of 100,000. Aron opted to check-raise, making it 240,000. Quach thought for a minute before tossing away his cards.
| Michael Aron | 1,030,000 | 80,000  |
Monday, June 18, 2012 5:59 PM Local Time
Joe Cada moved all in from middle position for his final 380,000. Maximilian Lehmanski called on the button and the rest of the table mucked their cards.
Cada:
Lehmanski:
The flop was and Cada was in need of a king, eight, or running straight cards in order to double up. Fourth street was the and Cada was one card away from becoming the ninth place finisher.
The dealer pounded the table and rolled off the river card:
The .
Cada's rail exploded with cheers and Cada heaved a sigh as the double up chips were pushed in to him.
| Maximilian Lehmanski | 1,940,000 | -410,000  |
| Joe Cada | 865,000 | 480,000 |
Monday, June 18, 2012 5:52 PM Local Time
Michael Aron made it 60,000 before the flop and Huy Quach called from the big blind. The flop of was spread in front of the two and Quach checked to Aron.
Aron continued for 110,000 and Quach quickly three-bet to 275,000. Aron thought for about a minute before tossing away his hand, awarding Quach the pot.
| Huy Quach | 1,400,000 | 200,000 |
| Michael Aron | 950,000 | -80,000 |
Monday, June 18, 2012 5:43 PM Local Time
Cherish Andrews has won the first two pots after play resumed.
First, she three-bet from the cutoff to 190,000 after Maximilian Lehmanski had opened to 80,000 in the hijack. Lehmanski folded and Andrews took the next pot as well with a raise to 85,000 from the hijack.
| Cherish Andrews | 1,030,000 | 165,000 |
Monday, June 18, 2012 5:28 PM Local Time
The players are in the midst of a 20-minute break.
Here are the chip counts:
| Maximilian Lehmanski | 2,445,000 | 0 |
| Tom Chambers | 2,400,000 | 20,000 |
| Carter Phillips | 1,865,000 | 35,000 |
| Najib Kamand | 1,460,000 | -20,000 |
| Huy Quach | 1,200,000 | 0 |
| Michael Aron | 1,060,000 | -150,000 |
| Cherish Andrews | 865,000 | -90,000 |
| Jonathan Poche | 805,000 | -25,000 |
| Joe Cada | 480,000 | -40,000 |
Monday, June 18, 2012 5:26 PM Local Time
Joe Cada opened the action with a standard raise to 60,000 and Huy Quach quickly three-bet to 160,000. Maximilian Lehmanski thought for about a minute before throwing out a four-bet to 305,000.
Action came back around to Cada who folded his hand and Quach once again acted rather quickly in plopping out a call.
The two saw a flop of and Quach checked. Lehmansky pushed out 255,000 and Quach called, making this a pot of over one million chips.
The came on the turn and once again Quach checked. Lehmanski moved out towers of orange T5,000 chips for a bet totaling 315,000. Quach tanked and played with his green t25,000 chips before throwing away his hand. Lehmanski's rail erupted in applause as he dragged in this giant pot that boosted him to the chip lead.
| Maximilian Lehmanski | 2,445,000 | 745,000 |
| Huy Quach | 1,200,000 | -610,000 |
Monday, June 18, 2012 5:09 PM Local Time
Carter Phillips has been the most active player at the final table so far, min-raising preflop several times and three-betting a few times as well. It's paying off so far as he added about 800,000 to his stack.
Most recently, Phillips opened to 60,000 from early position. Micahael Aron three-bet to 140,000 from the next seat, but Phillips came back over the top with a four-bet to 285,000. Aron gave up his hand, giving the pot to Phillips.
| Carter Phillips | 1,830,000 | 200,000 |
| Michael Aron | 1,450,000 | -195,000 |
Monday, June 18, 2012 4:58 PM Local Time
Maximilian Lehmanski raised to 60,000 in middle position and Tom Chambers defended his big blind.
The flop came down and Chambers led out for 100,000. A call from Lehmanski landed the turn. Chambers checked it to Lehmanski who took down the pot with a bet of 135,000.
| Tom Chambers | 2,380,000 | -195,000 |
| Maximilian Lehmanski | 1,700,000 | 225,000 |
Monday, June 18, 2012 4:39 PM Local Time
Huy Quach opened to 75,000 in middle position and Carter Phillips three-bet to 180,000 from the cutoff. Action folded back to Quach who called, landing a flop. Both checked and did the same through the turn and river.
Quach tabled , but that was second best to Phillips' for a pair of queens.
| Huy Quach | 1,810,000 | -145,000 |
| Carter Phillips | 1,260,000 | 235,000 |
Monday, June 18, 2012 4:15 PM Local Time
| Seat | Player | Chips |
|---|
| 1 | Michael Aron | 1,645,000 |
| 2 | Najib Kamand | 1,480,000 |
| 3 | Tom Chambers | 2,575,000 |
| 4 | Joe Cada | 720,000 |
| 5 | Jonathan Poche | 830,000 |
| 6 | Huy Quach | 1,955,000 |
| 7 | Maximilian Lehmanski | 1,475,000 |
| 8 | Cherish Andrews | 955,000 |
| 9 | Carter Phillips | 1,025,000 |
Monday, June 18, 2012 4:08 PM Local Time
Jim Kasputis Jr. shoved for 445,000 from early position and was called by Huy Quach in the hijack.
Quach:
Kasputis Jr:
The board fell and Kasputis became our final table bubble boy.
| Huy Quach | 1,955,000 | 555,000 |
| Jim Kasputis Jr | 0 | -340,000 |
Monday, June 18, 2012 4:06 PM Local Time
| Seat | Player | Chips |
|---|
| 1 | Michael Aron | 1,620,000 |
| 2 | Najib Kamand | 1,480,000 |
| 3 | Jim Kasputis Jr | 390,000 |
| 4 | Tom Chambers | 2,520,000 |
| 5 | Joe Cada | 680,000 |
| 6 | Jonathan Poche | 840,000 |
| 7 | Huy Quach | 1,400,000 |
| 8 | Maximilian Lehmanski | 1,450,000 |
| 9 | Cherish Andrews | 990,000 |
| 10 | Carter Phillips | 1,000,000 |
Monday, June 18, 2012 4:01 PM Local Time
We caught Huy Quach raise before the blind only to have Dwyte Pilgrim three-bet. Quach moved all in for around 700,000 and Pilgrim called.
Pilgrim:
Quach:
The flop was a heartbreaking one for Pilgrim, as it gave Quach a set when it fell . The fell on fourth and Pilgrim was looking for one of the two remaining queens to win the hand.
The on the river was of no help and Pilgrim was crippled.
Pilgrim moved in soon after for 275,000 with against Michael Aron's pocket fours. Aron also flopped a set on Pilgrim and he was sent home in 11th place, just one spot shy of the unofficial final table.
| Huy Quach | 1,400,000 | 520,000 |
| Dwyte Pilgrim | 0 | -1,050,000 |
Monday, June 18, 2012 3:57 PM Local Time
Najib Kamand opened to 70,000 from the cutoff and action folded to Joe Cada's big blind. Cada peeked at his cards and then shipped his entire stack in for about 300,000. Kamand called and the hands were turned up:
Kamand:
Cada:
Cada grabbed hold of the lead hard on the flop of by flopping a set of fives. The then rolled off on the turn, giving Cada quad fives and a double up.
The meaningless completed the board on the river and Cada grabbed a nice sized pot.
| Najib Kamand | 1,400,000 | -290,000 |
| Joe Cada | 650,000 | 330,000 |
Monday, June 18, 2012 3:53 PM Local Time
Action folded to Dwyte Pilgrim in the cutoff who tossed out 65,000. Michael Aron announced all in from the big blind and Pilgrim called off his last 505,000.
Pilgrim:
Aron:
Aron kept his lead on the flop of flop but Pilgrim turned the , pairing his jack and putting him in the lead. The river was the and Pilgrim was able to score a double.
| Michael Aron | 1,118,000 | -612,000 |
| Dwyte Pilgrim | 1,050,000 | 590,000 |
Monday, June 18, 2012 3:47 PM Local Time
Jonathan Poche moved all in preflop for 405,000 and was called by Jim Kasputis Jr in the big blind.
Poche:
Kasputis:
Poche found gold on a flop of and kept his lead through the turn and river.
| Jonathan Poche | 855,000 | 375,000 |
| Jim Kasputis Jr | 340,000 | -290,000 |
Monday, June 18, 2012 3:36 PM Local Time
| Tom Chambers | 2,740,000 | -10,000 |
| Michael Aron | 1,730,000 | 130,000 |
| Najib Kamand | 1,690,000 | -10,000 |
| Cherish Andrews | 1,280,000 | -120,000 |
| Maximilian Lehmanski | 1,240,000 | 20,000 |
| Carter Phillips | 1,080,000 | 180,000 |
| Huy Quach | 880,000 | 76,000 |
| Jim Kasputis Jr | 630,000 | -140,000 |
| Jonathan Poche | 480,000 | -30,000 |
| Dwyte Pilgrim | 460,000 | -70,000 |
| Joe Cada | 320,000 | 0 |
Monday, June 18, 2012 3:34 PM Local Time
Joe Cada was the big story coming into today, but after losing a few large pots early he has been relatively quiet. Cada hasn't really played a significant hand in the past twenty-five minutes. He's currently sitting at about 320,000.
| Joe Cada | 320,000 | -190,000 |
Monday, June 18, 2012 3:33 PM Local Time
Jim Kasputis Jr raised to 55,000 from the cutoff only to have Najib Kamand three-bet to 185,000. It folded back to Kasputis who moved a large four-bet of 555,000 into the center of the table.
Kamand moved all in for 986,000 total and Kasputis mucked his hand. Kamand showed and is now sitting on about 1,700,000.
| Najib Kamand | 1,700,000 | 900,000 |
| Jim Kasputis Jr | 770,000 | -755,000 |
Monday, June 18, 2012 3:25 PM Local Time
Maximilian Lehmanshi flat called on the button and Huy Quach completed from the small blind. Michael Aron checked his option from the big and the dealer put out a flop of . Quach led out for 35,000 and Aron mucked his cards straight away. Lehmanski called and the turned. Quach check called a bet of 62,000 and the came on fifth street.
Quach checked and Lehmanski moved him all in. Quach called all in for abotu 259,000 and showed for a flush.
"You win," said Lehmanski, mucking his hand and giving Quach double up chips.
| Maximilian Lehmanski | 1,220,000 | -100,000 |
| Huy Quach | 804,000 | 444,000 |
