Sunday, July 15, 2012 11:24 PM Local Time
Russell Thomas | 8,925,000 | -450,000 |
Gaelle Baumann | 8,740,000 | 140,000 |
Jan Heitmann | 5,240,000 | 295,000 |
Erik Hellman | 4,850,000 | -1,060,000 |
Robert Salaburu | 3,820,000 | -220,000 |
Wilfried Harig | 3,300,000 | -1,700,000 |
David Balkin | 2,700,000 | 1,600,000 |
Charles Coultas | 2,680,000 | -2,020,000 |
Marty Zabib | 1,400,000 | -600,000 |
Sunday, July 15, 2012 11:19 PM Local Time
The players are now on a short break.
Sunday, July 15, 2012 11:15 PM Local Time
Elisabeth Hille opened for 200,000 only to have Omar Saeed three-bet to 525,000. Chip leader Daniel Strelitz then put in a four-bet to 945,000, Hille got out of the way, and Saeed moved all in for 2.88 million. Strelitz snap called and rolled over the granddaddy of all hands.
Showdown
Strelitz:
Saeed:
It was a terrible spot for Saeed, and he would receive no miracle as the board ran out an uneventful . Saeed finished in 37th place, which means the remaining players will be combined to the final four tables.
Daniel Strelitz | 16,390,000 | 3,230,000 |
Omar Saeed | 0 | -2,740,000 |
Sunday, July 15, 2012 11:15 PM Local Time
After that quiet stretch, the eliminations have suddenly started back up again. Shortly after Amnon Filippi's elimination, a hand arose on the neighboring table in which Percy Mahatan opened for 250,000 from early position and Jeremy Ausmus called from middle position. Kyle Keranen then reraised all in for 1.465 million total from the cutoff, and when it folded back to Mahatan he reraised all in over the top of that, forcing a fold from Ausmus.
Keranen had but , and unfortunately for him he'd run into Mahatan's . The board rolled out , and Keranen is out in 38th place.
Percy Mahatan | 7,550,000 | 1,435,000 |
Kyle Keranen | 0 | -1,730,000 |
Sunday, July 15, 2012 11:14 PM Local Time
Amnon Filippi returned from the last break short of chips, then maintained the same stack for the first half-hour. Finally he open-pushed from the button for his last 700,000 and got one caller in Paul Volpe in the big blind.
Volpe:
Filippi:
The board ran out , and Filippi's Main Event run ends in 39th place.
Paul Volpe | 3,900,000 | 800,000 |
Amnon Filippi | 0 | -875,000 |
Sunday, July 15, 2012 11:12 PM Local Time
Wilfried Haerig opened to 200,000 and Gaelle Baumann called on the button. The blinds folded and the flop came . Baumann bet 260,000 and Haerig called.
Both players check the on the turn and when the fell on the river, Haerig bet 700,000. Gaelle quickly tossed out a call. Haerig showed for two pair, but was behind Baumann's for a flopped set of eights.
Gaelle Baumann | 8,600,000 | 4,350,000 |
Sunday, July 15, 2012 11:12 PM Local Time
Charles Coultas raised to 200,000 from under the gun and a short-stacked Marty Zabib moved all in. Coultas called and the hands were shown:
Zabib:
Coultas:
The board fell and Zabib was able to double with queens and tens with an ace high.
Marty Zabib | 2,000,000 | 1,045,000 |
Sunday, July 15, 2012 11:10 PM Local Time
Shahriar Assareh opened to 225,000 from middle position, Robert Corcione three-bet to 550,000 from the hijack seat, and the action folded back to Assareh. He went into the tank for the better part of a minute, then announced, "Raise."
He grabbed 1 million chips with two hands, but only slid one stack of 500,000 forward at a time. As he was sliding the second stack forward, the dealer informed him that he would be forced to min-raise to 875,000, rather than four-bet to 1.225 million as he intended.
Corcione called, and the flop fell . Assareh led for 500,000, and Corcione called.
The turn was the , and Assareh led out for another 500,000. Corcione called.
The completed the board, and once more, Assareh tossed out 500,000. Corcione tanked for nearly a minute, then called.
Assareh turned over for a pair of jacks, but Corcione had that beat with for a rivered straight.
"It's my fault," Assareh sighed after the hand.
"Yeah," Corcione responded. "If you don't string-bet, I have to fold."
Robert Corcione | 8,400,000 | 2,440,000 |
Shahriar Assareh | 4,815,000 | -2,785,000 |
Sunday, July 15, 2012 11:06 PM Local Time
The first half-hour of Level 29 has seen the pace of bustouts slow considerably with none thus far since the last break. The latest word regarding the schedule is they plan to play no later than 2:20 AM, stopping before that if the field should shrink to 27.
If they do go until 2:20 AM, tomorrow's start will be pushed to 1 PM. Indeed, it sounds as though the later start may be likely regardless of how tonight plays out.
Sunday, July 15, 2012 11:01 PM Local Time
Taylor Paur raised on the button to 200,000 and Steven Gee called from the big blind to see the flop come down . Gee checked and Paur bet 155,000. Gee called.
The turn was the and paired the board. Gee checked and Paur bet 380,000. Gee check-raised to 780,000 and Paur folded.
Steven Gee | 5,500,000 | 690,000 |
Taylor Paur | 1,800,000 | -1,090,000 |
Sunday, July 15, 2012 11:01 PM Local Time
David Balkin raised to 225,000 from middle position and was called by Gaelle Baumann from the cutoff and Erik Hellman from the big blind. The flop came down and Hellman checked. Balkin fired 425,000 and Baumann called. Hellman got out of the way and the two were heads up to the turn.
The dealer flipped up a on the turn and Balkin pushed 1,000,000 into the middle. Baumann tanked before calling. The rivered and Balkin moved all in. Baumann snap called and Balkin turned up for a set of tens.
Baumann showed and Balkin started celebrating, thinking Baumann merely had a pair of aces, not realizing that she had the nut flush. Baumann was able to scoop the pot, however, and she's now sitting atop 4,250,000 in chips while Balkin has been crippled to around 1,100,000.
Gaelle Baumann | 4,250,000 | 330,000 |
David Balkin | 1,100,000 | -2,890,000 |
Sunday, July 15, 2012 10:53 PM Local Time
From middle position, Paul Volpe raised to 200,000. Andras Koroknai called from the hijack seat and Amnon Filippi called out of the big blind. The three players took a flop of . Filippi and Volpe checked before Koroknai bet 265,000. Both his opponents folded and Koroknai won the pot.
Sunday, July 15, 2012 10:49 PM Local Time
Russell Thomas raised to 210,000 from the cutoff and Daniel Strelitz defended from the big blind. Both players checked the flop, and then Russell called a bet of 315,000 from Strelitz on the turn.
When the was put out on the river, Strelitz led out for 865,000. Thomas thought for a bit before making the call, but mucked when Strelitz rolled over for two pair.
Daniel Strelitz | 13,160,000 | 1,510,000 |
Russell Thomas | 9,375,000 | -1,400,000 |
Sunday, July 15, 2012 10:43 PM Local Time
Daniel Strelitz | 11,650,000 | 1,045,000 |
Russell Thomas | 10,775,000 | 445,000 |
Cylus Watson | 9,895,000 | 1,295,000 |
Greg Merson | 7,270,000 | -920,000 |
Elisabeth Hille | 5,110,000 | 1,125,000 |
Jan Heitmann | 4,945,000 | -450,000 |
Omar Saeed | 2,740,000 | -2,470,000 |
Niels van Alphen | 1,740,000 | 195,000 |
Sunday, July 15, 2012 10:38 PM Local Time
Jeremy Ausmus | 12,805,000 | 405,000 |
Scott Abrams | 8,005,000 | -235,000 |
Shahriar Assareh | 7,600,000 | -325,000 |
Jacob Balsiger | 7,110,000 | 10,000 |
Jesse Sylvia | 6,200,000 | 400,000 |
Percy Mahatan | 6,115,000 | -185,000 |
Marc Ladouceur | 6,070,000 | -2,830,000 |
Danny Wong | 5,960,000 | -100,000 |
Robert Corcione | 5,960,000 | -760,000 |
Andras Koroknai | 5,865,000 | -1,035,000 |
Steven Gee | 4,810,000 | 520,000 |
Yuval Bronshtein | 4,775,000 | -430,000 |
Jamie Robbins | 4,645,000 | 995,000 |
Robert Buckenmayer | 4,230,000 | -235,000 |
Paul Volpe | 3,665,000 | 675,000 |
Jordan Batt | 3,075,000 | 670,000 |
Roland Israelashvili | 3,050,000 | -130,000 |
Michael Esposito | 2,985,000 | -905,000 |
Nicco Maag | 2,920,000 | -1,610,000 |
Taylor Paur | 2,890,000 | 250,000 |
Tomas Samol | 2,575,000 | 825,000 |
Jonathan Schoder | 2,450,000 | 510,000 |
Kyle Keranen | 1,730,000 | -90,000 |
Amnon Filippi | 875,000 | -55,000 |
Sunday, July 15, 2012 10:33 PM Local Time
The cards are back in the air.
Sunday, July 15, 2012 10:33 PM Local Time
Erik Hellman | 5,910,000 | 940,000 |
Wilfried Harig | 5,000,000 | 1,330,000 |
Charles Coultas | 4,700,000 | 1,100,000 |
Robert Salaburu | 4,040,000 | -500,000 |
David Balkin | 3,990,000 | 285,000 |
Gaelle Baumann | 3,920,000 | -830,000 |
Marty Zabib | 955,000 | -1,245,000 |
Sunday, July 15, 2012 10:33 PM Local Time
Level: 29
Blinds: 50000/100000
Ante: 10000
Sunday, July 15, 2012 10:22 PM Local Time
The players are now on a short, ten-minute break.
Sunday, July 15, 2012 10:21 PM Local Time
Danny Wong opened to 165,000 from the hijack seat, Shahriar Assareh called on the button, and the blinds released. The dealer fanned , and Wong checked. Assareh tossed out 225,000, and Wong called.
The turn was the , and Wong checked again. Assareh slid out 275,000, and Wong made the call.
The river was the , and both players checked. Wong tabled for a pair of queens, and Assareh showed for top two, winning the pot.
Shahriar Assareh | 7,925,000 | 1,525,000 |
Danny Wong | 6,060,000 | -65,000 |