Saturday, June 1, 2013 8:57 PM Local Time
Ping Liu Eliminated in 9th Place ($36,705)
Charles Sylvestre raised it up to 50,000 from middle position. Ruben Ybarra three-bet to 120,000, Ping Liu shoved all in from the button for 506,000, and big blind William Guerrero also went all in for 569,000. Sylvestre and Ybarra got out of the way.
Guerrero:
Liu:
The flop came , but the turn brought a for a mighty river sweat. Unfortunately for Liu, the river was the , and he became the first player eliminated at the final table.
| William Guerrero | 1,100,000 | 435,000  |
| Ping Liu | 0 | -550,000  |
Saturday, June 1, 2013 8:51 PM Local Time
Ybarra Takes One From Ta
From middle position, Binh Ta raised to 50,000. All other players folded except Ruben Ybarra in the big blind who made the call.
On the board, Ybarra checked. Ta bet 40,000 and Ybarra made the call.
The turn was the . Ybarra checked again. This time Ta made a bet of 120,000. Ybarra then put in a check raise to 400,000. Ta tanked a bit then folded his hand.
| Ruben Ybarra | 2,400,000 | 150,000 |
| Binh Ta | 700,000 | -110,000 |
Saturday, June 1, 2013 8:36 PM Local Time
Back in Action
Tournament staff is announcing each of our final table players and cards will be back in the air momentarily.
Saturday, June 1, 2013 8:12 PM Local Time
Extended Dinner Break
The players are on an extended dinner break and will be back in about 15 minutes.
Saturday, June 1, 2013 7:33 PM Local Time
Short Break
The players are now taking a short break to move over to "The Mothership," feature table.
Saturday, June 1, 2013 7:31 PM Local Time
Seth Baker Eliminated in 10th Place ($28,419)
Preflop, Ruben Ybarra raised to 65,000. Action folded to Seth Baker who moved all in for just about 300,000. Action folded back around to Ybarra who made the call.
"Jacks," he said before turning up the .
Baker was well behind with and he did not catch up on the board. There will be no final table appearance just yet for David 'ODB' Baker's brother, but it was a good showing with a deep run nonetheless.
Ybarra breached the 2,000,000 chip mark with that hand and will head into the official final table as the leader.
| Ruben Ybarra | 2,250,000 | 300,000 |
| Seth Baker | 0 | -360,000 |
Saturday, June 1, 2013 7:16 PM Local Time
Unofficial Final Table Counts
The players have condensed to one table, and we are one elimination away from the official final table.
| Ruben Ybarra | 1,950,000 | 200,000 |
| Seth Berger | 1,480,000 | 80,000 |
| Charles Sylvestre | 1,270,000 | 170,000 |
| Michael Cooper | 870,000 | 55,000 |
| Binh Ta | 810,000 | -50,000 |
| William Guerrero | 665,000 | -135,000 |
| Darren Rabinowitz | 656,000 | -174,000 |
| Ryan Olisar | 650,000 | 35,000 |
| Ping Liu | 550,000 | -50,000 |
| Seth Baker | 360,000 | 55,000 |
Saturday, June 1, 2013 7:10 PM Local Time
Makoto Yoshimichi Eliminated in 11th Place ($28,419)
Preflop, Seth Berger raised to 52,000 from the small blind. Makoto Yoshimichi then moved all in from the big blind for 379,000 total. This put Berger into the tank, and eventually he made the call.
Yoshimichi:
Berger:
The board ran out .
The players are now on a 10-handed unofficial final table and we will provide you will a full list of chip counts soon.
| Makoto Yoshimichi | 0 | -385,000 |
Saturday, June 1, 2013 7:08 PM Local Time
Derek Buonano Eliminated in 12th Place ($28,419)
Ruben Ybarra raised to 45,000 from under the gun, and Seth Berger three-bet to 95,000 on the button. Derek Buonano shipped his stack in from the small blind. Ybarra came back over the top all in, and Berger got out of the way.
Buonano:
Ybarra:
The flop brought , and Buonano was all but dead. A turn finished him, and Ybarra vaulted into the chiplead.
Meanwhile, at the other table, Ryan Olisar check-called Michael Cooper on all three streets until Cooper was all in on the river on a board of . Cooper showed and doubled up.
| Ruben Ybarra | 1,750,000 | 1,127,000 |
| Michael Cooper | 815,000 | 245,000 |
| Ryan Olisar | 615,000 | -235,000 |
| Derek Buonano | 0 | 0 |
Saturday, June 1, 2013 6:47 PM Local Time
Dmitrii Valouev Eliminated in 13th Place ($22,239)
One hand prior to his elimination, Dmitrii Valouev's kings were cracked by Darren Rabinowitz , leaving him crippled.
The hand after, Valouev found himself all in against Binh Ta. Ryan Olisar told us that Valouev was holing against Ta's . The board ran out completing a straight for Ta and eliminating Valouev from the tournament.
| Binh Ta | 860,000 | 110,000 |
| Darren Rabinowitz | 830,000 | 450,000 |
| Dmitrii Valouev | 0 | -500,000 |
Saturday, June 1, 2013 6:41 PM Local Time
Baker Survives
We found Seth Baker all in and racing with against the of Makoto Yoshimichi. The flop came and things were looking good for Baker. The turn and river cemented his double up, and Yoshimichi was forced to ship.
Baker is the brother of David "ODB" Baker. Looks like poker runs in the family.
| Makoto Yoshimichi | 385,000 | -355,000 |
| Seth Baker | 305,000 | 105,000 |
Saturday, June 1, 2013 6:32 PM Local Time
Sylvestre Calls the Clock, Gets a Double.
Preflop, Charles Sylvestre moved all in for just around 500,000 and action was on Ping Liu in the big blind. Liu took his time to make a decision, and after a few minutes of thought, Sylvestre decided to call the clock on him.
Liu used up his entire time back thinking about the decision he had to make and as the tournament director reached "three," Ping announced a call.
Liu:
Sylvestre:
"It's a flip," Sylvestre shouted to his rail.
The board ran out to give Sylvestre two pair and awarding him a massive double up. Liu just shook his head and shipped over the chips.
| Charles Sylvestre | 1,100,000 | 548,000 |
| Ping Liu | 600,000 | -700,000 |
Saturday, June 1, 2013 6:28 PM Local Time
Travis Wiedower Eliminated in 14th Place ($22,239)
Preflop, Travis Wiedower moved all in for his last 174,000 chips. In the small blind, William Guerrero made the call and immediately turned up his hand, , with Seth Baker still to act. Baker took a second, showed his and then folded. The two other players went to showdown and Wiedower showed his .
The board ran out and Wiedower's trips were no match for Guerrero's boat and he was sent to the payout desk.
After the hand, Guerrero received a one round penalty for exposing his hand with a player still to act.
| William Guerrero | 800,000 | 260,000 |
| Travis Wiedower | 0 | -270,000 |
Saturday, June 1, 2013 6:21 PM Local Time
Mark Wilds Eliminated in 15th Place ($22,239)
Binh Ta opened for 45,000 from middle position, and Mark Wilds moved all in from his immediate left. Ta made the call, and the players showed.
Ta:
Wilds:
Wilds wasn't in terrible shape despite just holding queen-high, but a flop diminished his chances. The turn and river were and , and Wilds was sent to the rail shortly after his aces were cracked.
| Binh Ta | 750,000 | 230,000 |
| Mark Wilds | 0 | -150,000 |
Saturday, June 1, 2013 6:14 PM Local Time
Cooper Doubles Up on River
Michael Cooper asked the dealer for his all in chip, and the dealer tossed it over. Everyone folded to Mark Wilds, who called on the button. The blinds folded.
Wilds:
Cooper:
Cooper got up from the table when the dealer rolled out the , The did him no good either, but when the dealer placed the on the board for the river card, Cooper pointed at the dealer in appreciation and sat back down.
| Michael Cooper | 570,000 | 230,000 |
| Mark Wilds | 150,000 | -65,000 |
Saturday, June 1, 2013 6:12 PM Local Time
Jeff Borneman Eliminated in 16th Place ($17,598)
We missed the hand but Ryan Olisar was kind enough to let us know that he raised to 40,000 before Borneman shoved all in from the small blind. Olisar made the call with and Borneman was holding . The board was kind to Olisar and Borneman hit the rail.
| Ryan Olisar | 850,000 | 250,000 |
| Jeff Bornemann | 0 | 0 |
Saturday, June 1, 2013 5:54 PM Local Time
Back in Action
Players took a small extended break in order to fill out bio sheets, but cards are now back in the air.
Saturday, June 1, 2013 5:31 PM Local Time
It's Time For A Break
The remaining 16 players are now on a 20 minute break.
Saturday, June 1, 2013 5:28 PM Local Time
Liu Fires Three Bullets
We found Mark Wilds facing a bet from Ping Liu on a flop. Wilds called, and the players saw a turn of . Wilds checked, and Liu bet 75,000 this time. Wilds called once again. A hit the river, and Wilds checked a final time, but Liu wasn't done.
"All in," he said softly to the dealer. Wilds tanked for about two minutes, shifting in his chair, before he finally folded.
| Ping Liu | 1,300,000 | 120,000 |
| Mark Wilds | 215,000 | -40,000 |
Saturday, June 1, 2013 5:22 PM Local Time
Nam Le Eliminated in 17th Place ($17,598)
Nam Le was crippled in a previous pot against Makoto Yoshimichi where he lost more than half his stack by folding to a river reraise on a board.
On the very next hand, Nam moved his last 130,000 chips all in from the small blind only to be called by William Guerrero in the big blind.
Le:
Guerrero:
The board rolled out and brought no help to Le. With that, the field has now been cut down to just 16 players.
| Makoto Yoshimichi | 740,000 | 265,000 |
| William Guerrero | 540,000 | 40,000 |
| Nam Le | 0 | -414,000 |