Monday, June 24, 2013 11:24 PM Local Time
Gerasimos Deres Eliminated in 24th Place ($10,187)
On the last hand before the break, Gerasimos Deres pushed all in for his last 70,000 preflop and was called by Bryce Landier. The players turned up their cards:
Deres:
Landier:
The board rolled out , putting two pair on the board. Landier won the pot with his ace kicker, and Deres was eliminated, earning $10,187.
| Bryce Landier | 268,000 | 103,000  |
| Gerasimos Deres | 0 | -201,000  |
Monday, June 24, 2013 11:24 PM Local Time
Back from Break
The break is over, and play has resumed.
Monday, June 24, 2013 11:23 PM Local Time
Level 20 started
Level: 20
Blinds: 5000/10000
Ante: 1000
Monday, June 24, 2013 11:08 PM Local Time
Break Time
The players are now on their last 20-minute break of the night.
Monday, June 24, 2013 10:56 PM Local Time
Aung Thu Eliminated in 25th Place ($10,187)
Sergey Tikhonov check-raised the turn against Aung Thu on a board of . The two got it all in to put Thu at risk.
Thu:
Tikhonov:
Tikhonov was way behind on the flop, but he had turned two pair to take a commanding lead. Only an ace would save Thu. The river was a , and Thu hit the rail in 25th.
| Sergey Tikhonov | 550,000 | 292,000 |
| Aung Thu | 0 | -190,000 |
Monday, June 24, 2013 10:45 PM Local Time
Mark DeFari Eliminated in 26th Place ($10,187)
A short-stacked Mark DeFaria got the last of his chips in the middle preflop against Sergey Tikhonov. Tikhonov held . DeFaria had overcards to Tikhonov's pair with . The board ran out , missing both players, and Tikhonov's sevens won the pot, eliminating DeFaria in 26th place. He earns $10,187 for his efforts.
| Mark Defaria | 0 | -85,000 |
Monday, June 24, 2013 10:41 PM Local Time
"I Make the Right Call Every Time and Lose"
Mark Jun opened for 20,000 in the cutoff, and Chris DeMaci moved all in for 168,000 from the small blind. Jun went into the tank, and he called after about a minute.
Jun:
DeMaci:
"Alright, ace on the flop," Jun said.
He didn't get an ace, but he did catch a pair of tens on the flop. The turn was a .
"Seven," Jun said, willing a brick to come out. "Seven."
The dealer burned and turned a though, giving DeMaci new life and a sizable stack, and cutting Jun's stack in about half.
"Jesus Christ," he said. "I make the right call every time and lose."
| Chris DeMaci | 346,000 | 131,000 |
| Mark Jun | 135,500 | -239,500 |
Monday, June 24, 2013 10:31 PM Local Time
Chip Counts From All Three Tables
| Ariel Celestino | 452,000 | -48,000 |
| Norbert Szecsi | 424,000 | 134,000 |
| Mark Jun | 375,000 | 15,000 |
| Yuri Dzivielevski | 337,000 | 210,000 |
| Balint Pusztai | 325,000 | 50,000 |
| Jeffrey Forrest | 270,000 | 165,000 |
| Sergey Tikhonov | 258,000 | -62,000 |
| Daniel Neilson | 255,000 | 111,000 |
| Sven Rumcker | 240,000 | -100,000 |
| Jonathan Bennett | 234,000 | -74,000 |
| Dan Murariu | 227,000 | -84,000 |
| Rory Mathews | 223,000 | -37,000 |
| Chris DeMaci | 215,000 | 10,000 |
| Denis Gnidash | 215,000 | 0 |
| Robert Roseberry | 207,000 | 150,600 |
| Gerasimos Deres | 201,000 | 21,000 |
| Thiago Nishijima | 200,000 | -85,000 |
| Aung Thu | 190,000 | 70,000 |
| Mike Ellis | 175,000 | 25,000 |
| Bryce Landier | 165,000 | 5,000 |
| Benjamin Luhr | 160,000 | 75,000 |
| Rachel Kranz | 152,000 | 2,000 |
| Dana Buck | 149,000 | -10,000 |
| Kirby Martin | 142,000 | 92,000 |
| Herbert Burns | 112,000 | 54,500 |
| Mark Defaria | 85,000 | 30,000 |
Monday, June 24, 2013 10:22 PM Local Time
Oleg Badmayev Eliminated in 27th Place ($10,187)
Oleg Badmayev was eliminated in a hand we didn't see.
| Oleg Badmayev | 0 | -180,000 |
Monday, June 24, 2013 10:22 PM Local Time
Redraw For Last Three Tables
The tournament is down to 27 players, and they have all drawn new seats and moved to the blue section of the Amazon Room. Here's the new table draw:
Table 447
| Seat | Player | Chips |
|---|
| 1 | Mike Ellis | 175000 |
| 2 | Bert Burns | 112000 |
| 3 | Mark Jun | 375000 |
| 4 | Rachel Kranz | 152000 |
| 5 | Chris DeMaci | 215000 |
| 6 | Benjamin Luhr | 160000 |
| 7 | Dan Murariu | 227000 |
| 8 | Jonathan Bennett | 234000 |
| 9 | Sven Rumcker | 240000 |
Table 452
| Seat | Player | Chips |
|---|
| 1 | Dana Buck | 149000 |
| 2 | Oleg Badmayev | 155000 |
| 3 | Gerasimos Deres | 201000 |
| 4 | Denis Gnidash | 215000 |
| 5 | Thiago Nishijima | 200000 |
| 6 | Norbert Szecsi | 424000 |
| 7 | Bryce Landier | 165000 |
| 8 | Kirby Martin | 142000 |
| 9 | Bob Roseberry | 207000 |
Table 453
| Seat | Player | Chips |
|---|
| 1 | Sergey Tikhonov | 258000 |
| 2 | Ariel Celestino | 452000 |
| 3 | Balint Pusztai | 325000 |
| 4 | Aung Thu | 190000 |
| 5 | Rory Mathews | 223000 |
| 6 | Daniel Neilson | 255000 |
| 7 | Jeffrey Forrest | 270000 |
| 8 | Mark DeFaria | 85000 |
| 9 | Yuri Dzivielevski | 337000 |
Monday, June 24, 2013 10:12 PM Local Time
Level 19 started
Level: 19
Blinds: 4000/8000
Ante: 1000
Monday, June 24, 2013 9:58 PM Local Time
Celestino Cripples Dressler in Massive Pot
Ariel Celestino raised to 12,000, and Kai Dressler made it 25,000 to go. After action folded back around, Celestino made it 56,000 total, and Dressler made the call.
The flop was , and Celestino came out with a tiny bet of 26,000. Dressler called. The turn was a , and Celestino again fired small, 48,500 this time. Dressler said he was all in, and Celestino beat him to the pot, flipping . Dressler slumped back in his seat, turning over , and he was drawing dead.
Dressler busted his last few chips shortly thereafter.
Players are redrawing to three tables in the Blue section of the room.
| Ariel Celestino | 500,000 | 320,000 |
| Kai Dressler | 0 | -135,000 |
Monday, June 24, 2013 9:45 PM Local Time
More Chip Counts
| Mark Jun | 360,000 | 73,000 |
| Sergey Tikhonov | 320,000 | 258,000 |
| Thiago Nishijima | 285,000 | -29,000 |
| Balint Pusztai | 275,000 | 88,000 |
| Denis Gnidash | 215,000 | -70,000 |
| Oleg Badmayev | 180,000 | -44,000 |
| Bryce Landier | 160,000 | -160,000 |
| Mark Defaria | 55,000 | 23,600 |
Monday, June 24, 2013 9:34 PM Local Time
Busted Players
Here are some of the players who have busted since the dinner break.
| Damian Salas | 0 | -105,000 |
| Darren Judges | 0 | -115,000 |
| Robert Lipkin | 0 | -155,000 |
| Abraham Araya | 0 | -14,700 |
| Colin Moshman | 0 | 0 |
Monday, June 24, 2013 9:33 PM Local Time
David Chiu Eliminated
David Chiu has been eliminated from the tournament. According to Jeff Forrest, one of Chiu's former tablemates, Chiu held and ran into Yuri Dzivielevski's . The chips went in the middle preflop, and Chiu did not improve.
| David Chiu | 0 | -250,000 |
Monday, June 24, 2013 9:28 PM Local Time
Deres Busts Graf
Gerasimos Deres and Noel Furlong got into a all-in confrontation with similar stacks. Graf held , and Deres held . The door card was a jack, and it looked for a moment like Graf might win the pot, but a king came on the flop as well. The full board was . Deres won the pot, and Graf was eliminated.
| Gerasimos Deres | 180,000 | 85,000 |
| Noel Graf | 0 | -75,000 |
Monday, June 24, 2013 9:26 PM Local Time
Pusztai Four-Bets
Denis Gnidash opened for a raise on the button, and Mark Jun reraised to 32,000 from the small blind. Balint Pusztai, in the big blind, woke with a cold four-bet all in for 116,500 more. Gnidash folded, and Jun went into the tank.
"Wow, that's a lot of chips," he said. "I don't understand why you would do that."
He got out of his seat and paced for a bit, thinking it over. Finally, after about two minutes, he folded.
| Mark Jun | 287,000 | 217,000 |
| Balint Pusztai | 187,000 | 121,000 |
Monday, June 24, 2013 9:19 PM Local Time
More Chip Counts
| Sven Rumcker | 340,000 | 318,900 |
| Norbert Szecsi | 290,000 | 80,000 |
| Chris DeMaci | 260,000 | 42,000 |
| Dana Buck | 180,000 | -28,000 |
| Rachel Kranz | 150,000 | 20,000 |
| Aung Thu | 120,000 | 79,800 |
| Gerasimos Deres | 95,000 | 62,500 |
| Noel Graf | 75,000 | -21,000 |
Monday, June 24, 2013 9:10 PM Local Time
Forrest Busts Germanos
Jeff Forrest pushed all in preflop, and Mike Germanos called. The players turned up their cards:
Forrest:
Germanos:
The board came , offering Germanos no help. He was eliminated, and Forrest is up to 105,000 in chips.
| Jeffrey Forrest | 105,000 | 86,600 |
| Michael Germanos | 0 | -120,000 |
Monday, June 24, 2013 9:10 PM Local Time
Bennett Gets Paid on River
We found Chris DeMaci and Jonathan Bennett heads up with the board reading .
DeMaci checked, and Bennett bet 58,000, nearly half of his stack. DeMaci called quickly, and Bennett showed for a full house. DeMaci muttered to himself as he exposed before tossing it in the muck.
| Jonathan Bennett | 308,000 | 188,000 |
| Chris DeMaci | 218,000 | -187,000 |