Wednesday, June 5, 2013 9:15 PM Local Time
Dinner Break
Players are on a one-hour dinner break.
| Mark Mierkalns | 1,138,000 | 148,000  |
| Brent Wheeler | 892,000 | -238,000  |
| Malissia Zapata | 577,000 | -43,000 |
| Chiduziem Obi | 311,000 | 51,000 |
Wednesday, June 5, 2013 9:13 PM Local Time
Last Two Hands Before Break
Hand #88: Malissia Zapata called, and Brent Wheeler checked. The flop came , and both players checked. The turn came . Zapata bet, and Wheeler folded.
Hand #89: Chiduziem Obi raised, Mark Mierkalns called. The flop came , and both players checked. The turn came . Mierkalns bet, and Obi called. The river came , and both checked. Obi showed to take the pot.
Wednesday, June 5, 2013 9:13 PM Local Time
Grayson Scoggin Eliminated in 5th Place ($42,074)
Hand #86: Brent Wheeler raised in early position, and won the pot.
Hand #87: Wheeler raised from under the gun, Mark Mierkalns three-bet on his direct left, Grayson Scoggin four-bet on the button, and Wheeler called. Mierkalns capped it, Scoggin tossed in his remaining 7,000 chips, and Wheeler again called.
The flop fell , Wheeler check-called a bet, and the turn was the . Wheeler checked, Mierkalns fired out a bet, and Wheeler tank-folded.
"SHOW THEM ACES!" someone on Mierkalns railed yelled.
Sure enough, the Canadian showed for a set of aces.
Scoggin was drawing dead with , and hit the rail when the completed the board.
| Grayson Scoggin | 0 | -85,000 |
Wednesday, June 5, 2013 9:09 PM Local Time
William James Eliminated in 6th Place ($31,747)
Hand #85: Mark Mierkalns raised on the button, Grayson Scoggin three-bet in the small blind, and William James called all in. Mierkalns called as well.
The two players checked it down as the board came , and all three hands were opened.
Mierkalns:
Scoggin:
James:
James was eliminated in sixth place, earning $31,747.
| Mark Mierkalns | 990,000 | 380,000 |
| Grayson Scoggin | 85,000 | -160,000 |
| William James | 0 | -275,000 |
Wednesday, June 5, 2013 9:08 PM Local Time
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Wednesday, June 5, 2013 9:03 PM Local Time
Wheeler's Jacks Win Twice
Hand #82: Grayson Scoggin raised, Brent Wheeler called. The flop came . Scoggin bet, Wheeler raised and Scoggin called. Wheeler bet the turn, and Scoggin folded.
Hand #83: William James raised, Brent Wheeler reraised, James reraised and Wheeler called. The flop came , and Wheeler called James' bet. The turn was the , and Wheeler check-raised. James called. The river was the . Wheeler bet, James called. Wheeler showed to beat .
Hand #84: Malissia Zapata called, Wheeler raised, Mark Mierkalns called, and Zapata called. The flop came . Wheeler bet when checked to, and Zapata called. Both players checked the turn and river. Wheeler showed .
| Brent Wheeler | 1,130,000 | 500,000 |
Wednesday, June 5, 2013 8:55 PM Local Time
Hands 77-81
Hand #77: William James raised, and Mark Mierkalns defended his big blind before check-folding on a flop of .
Hand #78: Chiduziem Obi raised in the hijack seat, Grayson Scoggin defended his big blind, and the flop came . Scoggin check-called a bet, then check-folded when the turn brought the .
Hand #79: Mierkalns raised on the button and won the pot.
Hand #80: Williams completed from the small blind, Obi checked, and the flop was . Williams bet, Obi raised, and Williams called. The turned, and Williams check-folded to a bet.
Hand #81: Malissia Zapata completed from the small blind, Brent Wheeler checked in the big blind, and Zapata check-folded on a flop of .
| William James | 275,000 | -35,000 |
| Chiduziem Obi | 260,000 | 125,000 |
| Grayson Scoggin | 245,000 | -336,000 |
Wednesday, June 5, 2013 8:48 PM Local Time
Mierkalns Hits a Boat
Hand #72: Chiduziem Obi raised, Mark Mierkalns reraised and Obi called. The flop came . Mierkalns bet, Obi called. The turn was Mierkalns bet, Obi folded.
Hand #73: Obi raised, everyone else folded.
Hand #74: Mierkalns raised, everyone else folded.
Hand #75: Mierkalns raised, Grayson Scoggin called and Malissia Zapata called. The flop came . Mierkalns bet, and only Scoggin called. The turn was , and action was the same. The river was . Mierkalns bet, Scoggin raised and Mierkalns reraised. Scoggin called. Mierkalns showed for a full house, while Scoggin had .
Hand #76: Mierkalns raised, and Brent Wheeler called. The flop came . Mierkalns bet, Wheeler raised and Mierkalns called. The turn was . Wheeler bet, and Mierkalns called. The river was . Wheeler bet, and Mierkalns folded.
Wednesday, June 5, 2013 8:41 PM Local Time
Mierkalns Coming Back
Hand #67: Malissia Zapata raised and won the pot.
Hand #68: Brent Wheeler won a three-bet pot against Zapata after he bet on a flop of .
Hand #69: Mark Mierkalns raised out of the hijack seat, Grayson Scoggin three-bet in the cutoff, and Mierkalns called. The flop came , Mierkalns check-called a bet, and the turn brought the . Mierkalns check-raised, Scoggin called, and then Scoggin folded to a bet when the completed the board.
Hand #70: Mierkalns raised from under the gun and won the hand.
Hand #71: William James raised in middle position, Mierkalns defended his big blind, and the flop came . Mierkalns check-called a bet, both players checked when the turned, and the river brought the . Mierkalns led out and James called.
"You win," Mierkalns said.
James showed , and won the pot.
| Mark Mierkalns | 610,000 | 205,000 |
| Grayson Scoggin | 581,000 | -337,000 |
| William James | 310,000 | -40,000 |
Wednesday, June 5, 2013 8:32 PM Local Time
Mierkalns Picks Off a Bluff
Hand #61: Grayson Scoggin won a pot with .
Hand #62: We missed the action.
Hand #63: Mark Mierkalns raised, William James called, Malissia Zapata reraised and both players called. The flop came . Zapata bet, Mierkalns called. Both checked the , and Zapata check-called the . She showed .
Hand #64: Mierkalns raised, Scoggin called. The flop came . Mierkalns bet, Scoggin called. He did the same on a turn. He check-called a river, and Scoggin showed . Mierkalns showed for a set.
Hand #65: Chiduziem Obi raised, Brent Wheeler reraised. Wheeler bet the flop and won.
Hand #66: Obi raised, Scoggin called. The flop came . Scoggin checked, Obi bet and Scoggin called. Scoggin check-folded the turn.
Wednesday, June 5, 2013 8:26 PM Local Time
Zapata Flops a Full House
Hand #53: Mark Mierkalns received a walk.
Hand #54: Brent Wheeler raised, called a three-bet from Mierkalns, then folded to a bet on a flop of .
Hand #55: Malissia Zapata raised in the hijack, Mierkalns called on the button, and both players checked on a flop of . The turn was the , three bets went in, and Mierkalns called a single bet when the completed the board. Zapata showed for a flopped full house, and Mierkalns mucked.
Hand #56: Wheeler raised and won the pot preflop.
Hand #57: Mierkalns raised and won the hand.
Hand #58: Grayson Scoggin raised in the hijack, Zapata called in the small blind, and then Scoggin folded when Zapata led out of a flop of .
Hand #59: Scoggin walked it out.
Hand #60: Mierkalns raised out of the small blind and won the pot.
| Grayson Scoggin | 918,000 | 133,000 |
| Malissia Zapata | 620,000 | 235,000 |
| Mark Mierkalns | 405,000 | -275,000 |
Wednesday, June 5, 2013 8:17 PM Local Time
Brian Nichols Eliminated in 7th Place ($24,232)
Hand #46: William James raised, Mark Mierkalns called. Mierkalns check-called every street on , and James showed .
Hand #47: Chiduziem Obi raised, Malissia Zapata reraised, Mierkalns called and Obi called. The flop came . Mierkalns bet, Obi raised, Zapata folded. Mierkalns called. He then check-folded the turn.
Hand #48: Brent Wheeler raised, James called. The flop came , and James check-folded.
Hand #49: Obi raised, and Nichols called. Nichols check-folded the flop.
Hand #50: Mierkalns raised, everyone else folded.
Hand #51: Scoggin raised, Nichols reraised, Scoggin called. The flop came , and Nichols got it all in with jacks against Scoggin's . Scoggin's hand held up, and Nichols busted.
Hand #52: James raised, Wheeler called. Wheeler check-folded the flop.
| Brian Nichols | 0 | -110,000 |
Wednesday, June 5, 2013 8:09 PM Local Time
Roller Coaster for Obi
Hand #39: Chiduziem Obi raised and won the pot.
Hand #40: Mark Mierkalns raised and won the pot.
Hand #41: Obi raised in early position, Grayson Scoggin made it three bets in the small blind, and Obi called. Scoggin led out when the flop came , Obi raised, and Scoggin called. Scoggin check-raised Obi when the turned, Obi called, and the completed the board. Obi check-folded to a bet, leaving himself with just 78,000 chips.
Hand #42: Mierkalns won the pot with a preflop raise.
Hand #43: Scoggin raised, then called a three-bet from William James, who was on the button. Scoggins led out on the flop ( ), and the turn ( ), and James folded on the turn.
Hand #44: Mierkalns raised in early position, Obi three-bet from the small blind, Mierkalns put him all in, and Obi called.
Mierkalns:
Obi:
Obi's aces held, despite flopping a sweat ( ), and turning an even bigger one ( ). The bricked on the river, awarding Obi with the pot.
Hand #45: Brian Nichols raised in middle position, Brent Wheeler three-bet out of the big blind, and Nichols moved all in for 53,000. Wheeler called.
Wheeler:
Nichols:
Nichols held as the board came , doubling to 110,000 chips.
| Grayson Scoggin | 785,000 | 290,000 |
| Mark Mierkalns | 680,000 | -85,000 |
| Chiduziem Obi | 135,000 | -85,000 |
| Brian Nichols | 110,000 | -160,000 |
Wednesday, June 5, 2013 7:59 PM Local Time
Alex Queen Eliminated in 8th Place ($18,703)
Hand #31: Grayson Scoggin raised, Mark Mierkalns called. The flop came . Mierkalns check-raised, then bet and . Scoggin called with .
Hand #32: Mark Mierkalns raised, everyone else folded.
Hand #33: Brent Wheeler raised, Alex Queen reraised, Wheeler reraised, Queen capped. The flop came , and Queen went all in. Wheeler called. Wheeler had , and Queen had . The turn and river were and , and Wheeler won with two pair.
Hand #34: Mierkalns raised, everyone else folded.
Hand #35: Mierkalns raised, everyone else folded.
Hand #36: Wheeler raised, Scoggin called, Brian Nichols called and Chiduziem Obi called. The flop came . Everyone checked to Wheeler, who bet. Scoggin called. Wheeler checked the turn, and Scoggin bet. Wheeler folded.
Hand #37: Brian Nichols raised, everyone else folded.
Hand #38: Malissia Zapata raised, and Wheeler called. The flop came . Zapata bet, Wheeler called. Action was the same on the turn. Zapata checked the river, and Wheeler checked. Zapata showed .
| Alex Queen | 0 | -283,000 |
Wednesday, June 5, 2013 7:49 PM Local Time
Eric Froehlich Eliminated in 9th Place ($14,585)
Hand #27: Grayson Scoggin raised and won the pot.
Hand #28: Mark Mierkalns raised in middle position, William James three-bet in the cutoff, and Malissia Zapata cold-called in the big blind. Mierkalns called as well, and the flop came . The action checked to James, who bet, and both Mierkalns and Zapata called. The turn was the , only Mierkalns check-called this time, and the completed the board. James fired one last bet when Mierkalns checked a final time, and Mierkalns folded.
Hand #29: Chiduziem Obi raised on the button, Eric Froehlich defended from the big blind, and then check-called on every street as the board came . Obi rolled over for a rivered straight, and Froehlich mucked, leaving him with just 11,000 chips.
Hand #30: Zapata raised on the button, Froehlich called all in for 11,000, and Brent Wheeler called in the big blind. The two checked it down as the flop turn and river came , and all three hands were tabled.
Zapata:
Froehlich:
Wheeler:
Froehlich was eliminated in ninth place, earning $14,585.
| Mark Mierkalns | 765,000 | -45,000 |
| Brent Wheeler | 450,000 | 10,000 |
| Malissia Zapata | 385,000 | 135,000 |
| William James | 350,000 | 170,000 |
| Chiduziem Obi | 220,000 | 61,000 |
| Eric Froehlich | 0 | -80,000 |
Wednesday, June 5, 2013 7:46 PM Local Time
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Wednesday, June 5, 2013 7:36 PM Local Time
James Doubles Up
Hand #24: Brent Wheeler raised, everyone folded.
Hand #25: Mark Mierkalns raised, Alex Queen reraised, William James reraised, and both players called. The flop was , and both opponents called James. He put the rest in on turn, and they both called again. He won with a set of eights.
Hand #26: Mierkalns raised, Gray Scoggin called, James called, and Brian Nichols called. The flop came , and Mierkalns bet. James and Nichols called. The turn was , and Mierkalns bet again, and both players folded.
| William James | 180,000 | 20,000 |
Wednesday, June 5, 2013 7:31 PM Local Time
Froehlich in the Danger Zone
Hand #19: Grayson Scoggin raised and won the hand.
Hand #20: Mark Mierkalns raised and won the hand.
Hand #21: Scoggin took down another hand preflop.
Hand #22: Brent Wheeler raised out of the small blind, Mierkalns defended, then Mierkalns folded when the flop came
Hand #23: Scoggin raised from under the gun, Eric Froehlich re-raised in the cutoff, and Mierkalns cold-called in the small blind. Scoggin called as well. The flop came , Mierkalns led out, Scoggin raised, Froehlich made it three-bets, and Mierkalns made it four. Only Froehlich called. E-Fro then called bets on the turn ( ) and the river ( ), only to muck when Mierkalns showed for a set of fives.
| Mark Mierkalns | 810,000 | 217,000 |
| Grayson Scoggin | 495,000 | 71,000 |
| Eric Froehlich | 80,000 | -225,000 |
Wednesday, June 5, 2013 7:23 PM Local Time
Next Five Hands
Hand #14: Mark Mierkalns raised, Alex Queen called. The flop came , and Queen called a bet. He then bet when checked to on turn and river. He showed .
Hand #15: Mierkalns raised, Queen called, and Grayson Scroggin called. The flop came . Queen called Mierkaln's bet. He check-called the turn and river, and was shown by Mierkalns.
Hand #16: Chiduziem Obi raised, everyone folded.
Hand #17: Malissia Zapata raised, everyone folded.
Hand #18: Mierkalns raised, Scoggin reraised, and William James reraised. Scoggin called. The flop came . Scoggin check-called. They checked through the and , and Scoggin won with jacks.
Wednesday, June 5, 2013 7:13 PM Local Time
More for Wheeler
Hand #10: Grayson Scoggin raised and won the pot.
Hand #11: William James raised and won the pot.
Hand #12: Eric Froehlich raised out of the small blind, Brent Wheeler made it three bets, and Froehlich called. Froehlich check-called bets on the flop ( ) and the turn ( ), and both players knuckled when the completed the board. Froehlich showed for top two, but it was no good against Wheeler's for a straight.
Hand #13: Chiduziem Obi raised in middle position, Mark Mierkalns called in the big blind, and the flop came . Mierkalns check-called a bet, then check-called another when the turned. Both players checked when the completed the board, then chopped when both players showed an ace.
| Brent Wheeler | 440,000 | 78,000 |
| Eric Froehlich | 305,000 | -101,000 |