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Monday, June 18, 2012 1:14 PM Local Time
Valentyn Shabelnyk opened to 32,000 from early position and Jerrimie Pacheco moved all in right next to him for his last 130,000. It folded back to Shabelnyk who tossed in a call.
Shabelnyk:
Pacheco:
The board came and Pacheco was unable to improve his hand, sending him home in 16th place.
| Valentyn Shabelnyk | 2,200,000 | 200,000  |
| Jerrimie Pacheco | 0 | -291,000  |
Monday, June 18, 2012 1:08 PM Local Time
Valentyn Shabelnyk raised to 32,000 from early position and Tom Chambers announced that he was all in from the small blind. Shabelnyk announced a call with the and was behind the of Chambers.
Chambers kept the lead on the flop and the turn. The completed the board and Chambers was able to double to 532,000.
| Valentyn Shabelnyk | 2,000,000 | -350,000 |
| Tom Chambers | 532,000 | 230,000 |
Monday, June 18, 2012 1:03 PM Local Time
Cherish Andrews made it 33,000 from middle position and received one call from Dwyte Pilgrim in the hijack.
The flop brought and Andrews continued out for a bet of about 50,000. Pilgrim called and the fell on fourth street. Andrews checked to Pilgrim who pushed out 75,000. Andrews called and the came on fifth.
Andrews announced that she was all in, which put Pilgrim's tournament life at risk. Pilgrim called and showed . Andrews mucked her hand and Pilgrim was able to score a key double up.
After the hand Pilgrim would tell us "Fourth quarter! We back, baby!". Pilgrim is now sitting on a stack of about 770,000.
| Cherish Andrews | 1,080,000 | -303,000 |
| Dwyte Pilgrim | 770,000 | 477,000 |
Monday, June 18, 2012 12:59 PM Local Time
Jim Kasputis Jr raised to 42,000 from the button and Adam Kornuth shipped all in from the small blind for roughly 360,000, Kasputis called and the hands were turned up:
Kasputis:
Kornuth:
The board fell and Kornuth was sent home in 17th place, collecting $23,718 for his efforts.
| Jim Kasputis Jr | 900,000 | 443,000 |
| Adam Kornuth | 0 | -346,000 |
Monday, June 18, 2012 12:50 PM Local Time
JC Tran opened to 48,000 from middle position and Najib Kamand three-bet all in for 138,000 from the hijack. Tran called and showed which was behind Kamand's .
Kamand retained his lead through the flop. The came on the turn and the finished the board on the river, securing a double up.
| JC Tran | 360,000 | -90,000 |
| Najib Kamand | 318,000 | 176,000 |
Monday, June 18, 2012 12:42 PM Local Time
Valentyn Shabelnyk raised to 32,000 from under the gun and Adam Kornuth shipped all in for 157,000 from the small blind. It folded back to Shabelnyk and he made the call with . Kornuth held the and was in need of some help.
Kornuth found exactly that on the flop of . The board finished with the and the and Kornuth was able to scoop the double
| Valentyn Shabelnyk | 2,350,000 | -50,000 |
| Adam Kornuth | 346,000 | 146,000 |
Monday, June 18, 2012 12:39 PM Local Time
Kevin Huddleston raised to 35,000 from under the gun and Valentyn made it 76,000 from middle position. It folded back to Huddleston who four-bet to 225,000 and Shabelnyk responded by announcing all in. Huddleston called for his tournament life and the hands were tabled:
Huddleston:
Shabelnyk:
The board came and Huddleston was sent to the rail in 18th place.
| Valentyn Shabelnyk | 2,400,000 | 390,000 |
| Kevin Huddleston | 0 | -480,000 |
Monday, June 18, 2012 12:25 PM Local Time
| Table | Seat | Player |
|---|
| 447 | 1 | Huy Quach |
| 447 | 2 | JC Tran |
| 447 | 3 | Michael Aron |
| 447 | 4 | Najib Kamand |
| 447 | 5 | Cherish Andrews |
| 447 | 6 | Dwyte Pilgrim |
| 447 | 7 | Carter Phillips |
| 447 | 8 | Maximilian Lehmanski |
| 447 | 9 | Jean Marc Thomas |
| | | |
| 454 | 1 | Jerrimie Pacheco |
| 454 | 2 | Joe Cada |
| 454 | 3 | Patrick Karschamroon |
| 454 | 4 | Tom Chambers |
| 454 | 5 | Jim Kasputis Jr |
| 454 | 6 | Kevin Huddleston |
| 454 | 7 | Adam Kornuth |
| 454 | 8 | Jonathan Poche |
| 454 | 9 | Valentyn Shabelnyk |
Monday, June 18, 2012 12:24 PM Local Time
Adam Kornuth raised to 37,000 before the flop only to find Maximillian Lehmanski re-raise to 86,000. The flop fell and Lehmanski pushed out a bet of 81,000. After tanking, Kornuth called and the two saw a turn.
Other tables had finished their hands before the re-draw and now a crowd was building around the table as Lehmanski moved 128,000 into the middle. Kornuth called once again and the completed the board. This time Lehmanski checked to Kornuth who made a 130,000 bet. Lehmanski announced that he was all in and Kornuth shook his head and mucked his hand.
Taking down this massive pot brings Lehmanski up to 1,300,000 in chips.
| Maximilian Lehmanski | 1,300,000 | 392,000 |
| Adam Kornuth | 200,000 | -430,000 |
Monday, June 18, 2012 12:14 PM Local Time
Valentyn Shabelnyk opened to 32,000 under the gun and was called by Cherish Andrews in the hijack. John Nelson was in the big blind and he three-bet to 85,000. Both Shabelnyk and Andrews called to see the flop.
Nelson checked it to Shabelnyk who bet 105,000, chasing Andrews out. Nelson, however, raised all in for 462,000 total. Shabelnyk took about 60 seconds before he called with . Nelson tabled a dominating , but the turn and river gave Shabelnyk a flush to win the pot, score the elimination, and take the chip lead.
| Valentyn Shabelnyk | 2,010,000 | 619,000 |
| John Nelson | 0 | -550,000 |
Monday, June 18, 2012 12:09 PM Local Time
Action folded around to Adam Kornuth on the button and he pushed out a raise. The small blind got out of the way and Kevin Huddleston moved all in for his last 234,000 from the big blind. Kornuth called and the hands were turned over:
Kornuth:
Huddleston:
The board fell and Huddleston's jacks were able to hold, awarding him a double up.
| Adam Kornuth | 630,000 | -262,000 |
| Kevin Huddleston | 480,000 | 242,000 |
Monday, June 18, 2012 12:01 PM Local Time
Cards are in the air here at Event 31: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em!
Monday, June 18, 2012 11:25 AM Local Time
While this is the seating draw for the start of the day, after one bust out there will be a total redraw for the final 18.
| Table | Seat | Player | Chips |
|---|
| 448 | 1 | Najib Kamand | 142,000 |
| 448 | 2 | --empty-- | -- |
| 448 | 3 | Jim Kasputis Jr. | 457,000 |
| 448 | 4 | Dwyte Pilgrim | 293,000 |
| 448 | 5 | --empty-- | -- |
| 448 | 6 | --empty-- | -- |
| 448 | 7 | Joe Cada | 1,869,000 |
| 448 | 8 | Michael Aron | 1,745,000 |
| 448 | 9 | Jerrimie Pacheco | 291,000 |
| | | | |
| 449 | 1 | Valentyn Shabelnyk | 1,391,000 |
| 449 | 2 | --empty-- | -- |
| 449 | 3 | Cherish Andrews | 1,383,000 |
| 449 | 4 | Jonathan Poche | 491,000 |
| 449 | 5 | Huy Quach | 410,000 |
| 449 | 6 | Patrick Karschamroon | 188,000 |
| 449 | 7 | John Nelson | 550,000 |
| 449 | 8 | Jean Thomas | 180,000 |
| 449 | 9 | --empty-- | -- |
| | | | |
| 447 | 1 | Kevin Huddleston | 238,000 |
| 447 | 2 | Maximilian Lehmanski | 908,000 |
| 447 | 3 | --empty-- | -- |
| 447 | 4 | Tom Chambers | 302,000 |
| 447 | 5 | --empty-- | -- |
| 447 | 6 | --empty-- | -- |
| 447 | 7 | JC Tran | 339,000 |
| 447 | 8 | Adam Kornuth | 892,000 |
| 447 | 9 | Carter Phillips | 586,000 |
Monday, June 18, 2012 11:19 AM Local Time
Our enormous field of 2,811 has been whittled down to the final 19. Today we will see 18 more eliminations on the path to crowning a champion. Atop the chip counts is 2009 World Series of Poker Main Event champion Joe Cada with a stack of 1,869,000.
Cada has the opportunity to make history today. If he manages to win this event, he will be first first Main Event winner of the past decade to add a second bracelet to his wrist.
While Cada is most certainly the top story in the room, he is not the only one looking to make history. Cherish Andrews is the last woman standing in today's field and also one of the chip leaders with 1,383,000. Andrews is on a quest to attain her first WSOP bracelet and if she wins today she would be the first woman to win an open event since Vanessa Selbst won the $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha event in 2008
The field is stacked with other notable names as well. Dwyte Pilgrim is still alive with 293,000 in chips. This is Pilgrim's eighth WSOP cash and while Pilgrim has several WSOP Circuit rings to his name, he is still hunting for his first bracelet. Two-time WSOP bracelet winner JC Tran is also still alive with a stack of 339,000.
Cards will be in the air soon as the final 19 vie for the next spot in World Series of Poker history. Follow along as we present you with all of the latest updates!