Ole Schemion raised to 20,000 from the hijack seat, and Jason Mo called from the cutoff seat. Praytush Buddiga called from the big blind, and the flop came down . Buddiga moved all in for 130,000, and then Schemion reraised all in. That knocked Mo out of the way, and left Buddiga to fight for his tournament life against Schemion.
Buddiga showed the for middle pair and an open-ended straight draw. Schemion had the for an over pair, gutshot straight draw, and backdoor flush draw.
The turn was the to give Buddiga a straight, but it was also a club and gave Schemion a flush draw. The river brought in that flush with the , and Schemion re-sucked to bust Buddiga.
From the hijack seat, Isaac Haxton raised all in for 86,000. Dan Smith requested a count from the cutoff seat, and then he made the call. Everyone else folded, and it was Haxton's up against the for Smith.
Praytush Buddiga check-called a bet of 62,000 on the board against Jason Mo. The river was the , and Buddiga checked again. Mo checked back and turned over the . Buddiga mucked, and Mo won the pot to move over 800,000 in chips.
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Sam Trickett was all in for a little over 100,000 with the and in a dominating position to double up against Steve O'Dwyer's . The board stayed clean for Trickett, coming , and he doubled up.
Phil Ivey has moved up to 890,000 in chips, and that's good enough to take the chip lead. Remember, Ivey has won this event twice since its inception in 2011, earning the title in 2012 and 2014. Could he land a third title? Stick with us to find out!
Here is the current table and seat draw for the players, and we'll keep this updated periodically throughout the day. We've been told that if two more players buy-in before there is another elimination, the field will return to three tables.
Table
Seat
Player
8
1
Igor Kurganov
8
2
Jason Mo
8
3
Doug Polk
8
4
Phil Ivey
8
5
--empty--
8
6
Praytush Buddiga
8
7
Erik Seidel
8
8
Ole Schemion
10
1
Scott Seiver (3)
10
2
Isaac Haxton
10
3
--empty--
10
4
--empty--
10
5
Dan Smith
10
6
Steve O'Dwyer
10
7
Sam Trickett
10
8
Mike McDonald
The number in parenthesis dictates the buy-ins a player has made into the event.
Scott Seiver has reentered the field with a third buy-in. Here is the current table and seat draw for the players, and we'll keep this updated periodically throughout the day.
Table
Seat
Player
8
1
--empty--
8
2
--empty--
8
3
Doug Polk
8
4
Phil Ivey
8
5
--empty--
8
6
Praytush Buddiga
8
7
Erik Seidel
8
8
--empty--
10
1
--empty--
10
2
--empty--
10
3
--empty--
10
4
Stephen Chidwick
10
5
Dan Smith
10
6
Steve O'Dwyer
10
7
Sam Trickett
10
8
Mike McDonald
11
1
Jason Mo
11
2
Scott Seiver (3)
11
3
--empty--
11
4
Ole Schemion
11
5
--empty--
11
6
Isaac Haxton
11
7
Igor Kurganov
11
8
--empty--
The number in parenthesis dictates the buy-ins a player has made into the event.
. Buddiga moved all in for 130,000, and then Schemion reraised all in. That knocked Mo out of the way, and left Buddiga to fight for his tournament life against Schemion.
for middle pair and an open-ended straight draw. Schemion had the 
for an over pair, gutshot straight draw, and backdoor flush draw.
to give Buddiga a straight, but it was also a club and gave Schemion a flush draw. The river brought in that flush with the 
, and Schemion re-sucked to bust Buddiga.
, and Haxton doubled up.
board against Jason Mo. The river was the 
, and Buddiga checked again. Mo checked back and turned over the 
. Buddiga mucked, and Mo won the pot to move over 800,000 in chips.
board, and he doubled up.
and in a dominating position to double up against Steve O'Dwyer's 
against the 
board, and he was eliminated.
