Bring In: 2,000
Completion: 8,000
Limits: 8,000-16,000
Players have been sent on a 15-minute break.
Players have been sent on a 15-minute break.
Action was picked up on fourth street in a four way pot between Nicolas Barthe, Maxx Coleman, Hal Rotholz, and Oscar Johansson.
Oscar Johansson: XxXx/4xQx9x9x/Xx
Nicolas Barthe: XxXx/Ax8x2xKx/Xx
Hal Rotholz: XxXx/4xQx10x (-folded on fifth)
Maxx Coleman: XxXx/4xQxKx (-folded on fifth)
Barthe bet on fourth street and all three of his opponents called.
On fifth street Barthe bet a second time and only Johansson called.
The following two streets saw Barthe bet twice and Johansson called both times.
Johansson turned over 6x5x3x for a nine-six and it was good against Barthe's 9x7x2x for a nine-eight.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
286,500
218,500
|
218,500 |
|
|
||
|
|
242,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
|
|
219,000
79,000
|
79,000 |
|
|
55,000
138,500
|
138,500 |
Tsz Liu: 3xAx/2xQx5xKx/2x
Hal Rotholz: 7x3x/KxAx10x/5x
Tsz Liu completed and action folded to Hal Rotholz, who asked to see how much Liu had behind before deciding to raise. Liu went all in for her remaining chips and Rotholz called to put her at risk.
Liu was ahead, but ended up drawing to a queen while Rotholz ended with a ten — eliminating Liu from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
230,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
|
Busted |
The following have all been eliminated for a $3,049 payout:
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
||
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
||
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
||
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
||
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
||
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
||
|
|
Busted | |
Johannes Becker: 8x6x2x/3x3xKx10x
Martin Knorr: XxXx/6x5x2xQx/Xx
Martin Knorr completed and was raised by Johannes Becker. Action folded back to Knorr, who called.
Both players checked on fourth street and then Becker called bets from Knorr on fifth and sixth.
Becker bet after being checked to on seventh and Knorr called. Becker announced, "Ten-eight" as he spread out 8x6x2x and Knorr sent his hand into the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
315,000
236,000
|
236,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
48,000
25,500
|
25,500 |
Action was picked up with Huck Seed all in for his last 4,000 on third street with Andrew Hasdal and John Moriarty both having called the bet.
Huck Seed: 6x5x/4x6xKx8x/Jx
Andrew Hasdal: 4x10x/Ax3x8x3x/4x
John Moriarty: XxXx/AxAx (-folded on fourth street)
Hasdal bet on fourth street and Moriarty folded.
As the cards came out, Hasdal ended with a ten-eight low while Seed managed to make a jack-eight and the 1996 WSOP Main Event champion was eliminated on the stone bubble of the tournament.
No hand for hand was needed as the remaining 71 players were all guaranteed at least a min-cash.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
261,000
67,500
|
67,500 |
|
|
156,000
97,500
|
97,500 |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
||
Timothy Frazin: 9x2x/3x5xJx3x/5x
Matt Savage: 9x4x/6xQx10xKx/10x
Matt Savage completed with his trey and just behind him, Timothy Frazin went all in for his last 13,000. Everyone else folded and boards were run.
Frazin ended with a jack, which was best against Savage's queen and he doubled his short stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
465,000
141,000
|
141,000 |
|
|
40,000
20,500
|
20,500 |
Timothy Frazin completed and Anthony Willm called.
Anthony Willm: XxXx/2x9x4x7x
Timothy Frazin: XxXx/8x4x8xQx
Frazin bet on fourth street and Willm called.
Willm took the betting lead and bet on fifth street which Frazin called.
On sixth street, Willm bet once more and Frazin folded his hand, leaving his stack as one of the shortest int he field.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
256,000
171,000
|
171,000 |
|
|
19,500
50,500
|
50,500 |
James Woods: 6x5x/AxQx3x6x/2x
Dominick Sarle: 8x2x/4xAxKxQx/9x
James Woods completed and was called by Dominick Sarle for a heads-up pot.
Woods called a bet from Sarle on fourth street and then led out for a bet after Sarle caught on king on fifth. Sarle called.
Woods bet his remaining chips on sixth street and Sarle quickly called to put him at risk.
Sarle turend over a 9x on seventh for a nine and Woods peeled a 2x to end with a six for the double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
95,000
45,500
|
45,500 |
|
|
85,000
16,000
|
16,000 |
|
|
||
Huck Seed: 5xAx/9x2x3x4x/Xx
Eugene Katchalov: XxXx/7x2x8x9x/Xx
Eugene Katchalov completed and was called by Huck Seed. Both players checked on fourth street and Katchalov checked again on fifth.
"There must be some kind of problem over there," Seed said as he put a bet into the middle. Katchalov called.
Seed bet his remaining 8,500 on sixth street and Katchalov made a reluctant call.
"Ship it," Seed said as he turned over 5xAx for a wheel.
Katchalov immediately mucked his hand upon seeing it and Seed was awarded the double up after seventh street was dealt (which wasn't shown by either player).
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
120,000
54,000
|
54,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
50,000
17,000
|
17,000 |
|
|
||