Break Time
The final 39 players have been sent on their final 15-minute break of the day.
The final 39 players have been sent on their final 15-minute break of the day.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Clifford Ziff | Busted | |
Yuval Bronshtein
|
Busted | |
Albert Shim | Busted | |
Matt Grapenthien
|
Busted | |
Brandon Shack-Harris
|
Busted | |
Greg Dyer | Busted | |
Eric Wasserson | Busted | |
Alex Martelboiteux | Busted | |
Kyle Loman | Busted |
Stud Eight or Better
The board on the table showed , as action started on the turn with Jonathan Williams betting and Richard Tatalovich making the call.
The river was the , pairing the board. Williams slowed down with a check, Tatalovich decided to bet. Willliams shook his head, turned his cards face up, and put in the call.
Tatalovich had for the full house, Williams showed for the flush draw, low draw, and straight draw, that left him with just the pair of aces that were no good.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Jonathan Williams | 460,000 | 110,000 |
Richard Tatalovich | 277,000 | 167,000 |
There aren't many crueler ways to bust the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event than with pocket aces, especially when $10 million and the coveted gold bracelet are within reach.
That's exactly what happened to Philippe Souki about seven hours into Friday's final table. However, he did still receive $1,075,000 as quite a sizable consolation prize for eighth place.
Omaha 8 or Better
Matt Grapenthien was all in for his final 9,000 in early position. Mike Wattel then raised in the small blind and Jordan Siegel called in the big blind.
The players then checked down the board.
Grapenthien showed , which failed to connect with the board. Siegel showed for just a pair of deuces, and Wattel mucked his hand, meaning Siegel's ducks had quacked loudly enough to send Grapenthien to the rail.
Meanwhile, at an adjacent table, Brandon Shack-Harris was also one of the first post-bubble eliminations.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Jordan Siegel | 330,000 | -51,000 |
Mike Wattel
|
270,000 | 85,000 |
Brandon Shack-Harris
|
Busted | |
Matt Grapenthien
|
Busted |
Stud Eight or Better
Eric Kurtzman: /
Christopher Carney: /
Kris Lord: /
Eric Kurtzman was all in preflop for less than one bet. Christopher Carney and Kris Lord were along for the ride.
Carney and Lord checked every street until seventh when Lord bet, Carney raised, and Lord called.
Carney had the low, Lord had the straight, and Kurtzman was left holding two pair which sent him out the door one short of the money.
"It's not my first bubble, but it still hurts," said Kurtzman.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Christopher Carney | 190,000 | -60,000 |
Eric Kurtzman | Busted |
Limit Hold'em
Matt Grapenthien was all in on the big blind for his last 4,000 chips.
Daniel Weinman raised under the gun and the rest of the table folded.
Matt Grapenthien:
Daniel Weinman:
The board ran out , pairing up Grapenthien to keep him alive.
Stud 8 or Better
While Grapenthien was all in and doubling, Eric Kurtzman was left with 3,000 and was all in for his ante.
On seventh street, he was trailing Chris McHugh's nine-high straight with a seven low, holding two pair, nines and sevens. Kurtzman somehow managed to draw a nine on seventh to fill up and win the high half of the pot to stay alive
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Daniel Weinman
|
585,000 | 355,000 |
Chris McHugh
|
520,000 | 520,000 |
Eric Kurtzman | 12,000 | -2,000 |
Matt Grapenthien
|
11,000 | 7,000 |
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Brandon Shack-Harris
|
35,000 | 1,000 |
Eric Kurtzman | 14,000 | -134,000 |
Matt Grapenthien
|
4,000 | -38,000 |
Level: 18
Limit Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Stud Bring In/Complete: 3,000/12,000 Ante: 3,000
Limits: 12,000/24,000
Stud
While several short stacks cling to life on the bubble, Jeffery Taylor was just eliminated with a healthy stack of approximately 100,000 chips after his full house ran into the quad aces of Christopher McHugh in a hand of Stud.
Play is now hand-for-hand until the next player is eliminated to burst the bubble.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Christopher McHugh | 275,000 | 160,000 |
Jeffery Taylor | Busted |