Break Time
The 27 remaining players are now on another 10-minute break.
The 27 remaining players are now on another 10-minute break.
After an open under the gun from Yuri Dzivielevski, Brian Yoon moved all in for 46,000. Dzivielevski called and Yuri Dzivielevski tabled to the amazement of the rest of the table who let out a ''Wow'' in unison.
Yoon drew one and picked up the eight to give him the best hand , doubling him up.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Yuri Dzivielevski
|
300,000 | -110,000 |
Brian Yoon
|
105,000 | -75,000 |
Craig Chait opened to 15,000 in the cutoff and Scott Seiver raised to 45,000 in the big blind. Chait then raised to 125,000, sending Seiver into the tank. Seiver thought for several minutes before putting in more chips for a raise, and Chait called for his 100,000 remaining chips.
Seiver stood pat and Chait thought for a bit about his decision.
"It's close. It's really, really close," Chait deliberated before ultimately drawing one.
Craig Chait: /
Scott Seiver:
Chait peeled slowly, only to reveal a , pairing him and sending him to the rail.
"That's a f------ tough spot," Seiver noted as he added the chips to his growing stack.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Scott Seiver
|
510,000 | 310,000 |
Craig Chait | Busted |
After Michael Watson, aka SirWatts was all-in for 39,500, Bonyadi called and Mike Wattel overcalled, leaving himself 1,000 chips.
Wattel drew one and both Watson and Bonyadi stood pat.
Wattel then checked and Bonyadi put Wattel all-in for his last 1,000 and Wattel let it go.
Bonyadi tabled for the winner and busted Watson.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Farzad Bonyadi
|
475,000 | 120,000 |
Mike Wattel
|
1,000 | -91,500 |
Michael Watson | Busted |
Yuri Dzivielevski opened to 8,000 on the button and Ian O'Hara raised to 40,000 in the big blind. Dzivielevski called.
Both players stood pat.
The duo checked post-draw and O'Hara showed a ten-nine-eight, but it was no good against the Brazilian's , and Dzivielevski added to his stack.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Yuri Dzivielevski
|
410,000 | 93,000 |
Ian O'Hara | 400,000 | 10,000 |
With each player having committed approximately 60,000 to the pot before the draw, Darren Elias stood pat in the small blind and Alex Livingston drew one in the cutoff.
Elias checked and Livingston bet 140,000. Elias thought for some time before putting in the calling chips.
Livingston tabled to take the sizable pot as Elias mucked.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Alex Livingston
|
490,000 | 185,000 |
Darren Elias | 45,000 | -200,000 |
Post-draw phase, after Zack had bet at least 30,000, Ian O'Hara had put him all-in and after some time in the tank, Zack mate the call. O'Hara showed , which was good enough to beat Zack, the recent bracelet winner, who mucked as he exited the tournament floor.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Ian O'Hara | 390,000 | 229,000 |
Dan Zack
|
Busted |
After a 12,000 open from Phil Hellmuth, Scott Seiver made it 35,000 before Bradley Anderson overcalled and Hellmuth made the call too.
After Hellmuth stood pat, Seiver drew two and Anderson drew one.
''****, I knew I shouldn't have stood pat'' uttered Hellmuth.
After Hellmuth checked, Seiver checked and Anderson fired 70,000 chips.
Hellmuth mulled over his decision for quite some time before letting it go, Seiver also let it go after some thought and Anderson showed for a bluff.
Presumably he got Hellmuth to fold a better hand as Hellmuth was not best pleased at the bluff.
''Thank you for showing me, buddy'', said Hellmuth to Anderson. ''No problem Phil'', replied Anderson.
Seiver mentioned ''I almost called you with my pair of threes''.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Bradley Anderson
|
310,000 | 70,000 |
Scott Seiver
|
200,000 | -35,000 |
Phil Hellmuth
|
165,000 | -35,000 |
Majid Yahyaei opened to 10,000 in middle position, Maxx Coleman raised to 35,000 in the cutoff, and Yahyaei called.
Yahyaei drew one and Coleman stood pat.
Yahyaei moved in his remaining 46,000 chips and Coleman tank-folded to concede the pot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Maxx Coleman
|
218,000 | -22,500 |
Majid Yahyaei | 128,000 | 10,000 |
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Matthew Schreiber
|
Busted | |
Talal Shakerchi | Busted | |
Brian Hastings
|
Busted |