Break Time
The remaining 21 players are on another 10-minute break.
The remaining 21 players are on another 10-minute break.
Joshua Ladines was all-in in a heads-up pot against Alex Livingston, who had him covered.
Joshua Ladines:
Alex Livingston:
The flop came to give Livingston a straight draw, though Ladines still had the lead with queens after the turn. However, the peeled off on the river to prompt a series of groans from the table as Ladines was eliminated in brutal fashion.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Alex Livingston
|
2,300,000 | 900,000 |
Joshua Ladines | Busted |
Andrew Moreno had 240,000 chips committed to the pot in the small blind and faced an all-in by Isaac Kempton in early position. After confirming the pay jump as an elimination occurred on another table, Moreno called for his approximately 850,000 chips behind.
Andrew Moreno:
Isaac Kempton:
The dealer spread the flop to give Moreno a set, but he needed to fade a spade. The turn gave Kempton a flush, and the river failed to pair the board, eliminating the defending champion in 23rd place for $71,657.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Isaac Kempton | 4,400,000 | 800,000 |
Andrew Moreno | Busted |
Perry Zhao had gotten the rest of his short stack in from the hijack against Ian Matakis on the button.
Perry Zhao:
Ian Matakis:
The board ran out and Matakis' tens held to send Zhao to the payout desk in 24th place.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Ian Matakis
|
3,500,000 | |
Perry Zhao | Busted |
Sylvain Loosli opened to 60,000 on the button and Ian Matakis three-bet to 240,000 from the small blind. Loosli made the call.
Matakis continued with a bet of 265,000 on the flop of and Loosli called. Matakis fired again for 325,000 on the turn and his opponent again called.
Matakis unloaded the clip on the river by moving all-in with Loosli covered. Loosli tanked for a few minutes before laying it down and holding on to his remaining 1,000,000 in chips.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Ian Matakis
|
3,500,000 | 1,030,000 |
Sylvain Loosli | 1,000,000 | -1,300,000 |
Sean Perry got his stack of 800,000 in from the small blind and was at risk against Joao Simao in middle position.
Sean Perry:
Joao Simao:
Perry was in rough shape as the dealer spread the flop, until the hit the turn. The completed the board to confirm his unlikely double.
"Did I win?" Perry asked as the dealer sent him his new chips.
Perry has now come close to elimination at least twice today, including on one of the first hands of the day where he spiked a three-outer on the river to stay alive, and he now holds close to the average stack of nearly 60 big blinds.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Sean Perry | 1,750,000 | 1,200,000 |
Joao Simao
|
525,000 | -975,000 |
With roughly 400,000 in the pot on a completed board, Ian Matakis moved in all his chips from early position and Neng Lee went into the tank in middle position. Lee had approximately 580,000 chips behind, and eventually decided to fold his hand to concede the pot to Matakis.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Ian Matakis
|
2,750,000 | -550,000 |
Neng Lee | 580,000 | -260,000 |
Alex Livingston faced a decision for his tournament life in a heads-up pot against Ian Matakis on a board of with around 600,000 in the middle.
Livingston had less than that and faced an all-in bet from Matakis, who had him covered. Livingston entered the tank and eventually made the call.
Matakis tabled a bluff with and Livingston showed for bottom pair to win the pot and stay alive.
"Sick call!" exclaimed Roland Shen from a few seats over before giving Livingston a fist-bump.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Alex Livingston
|
1,400,000 | 595,000 |
PokerNews didn't catch the action, but Shannon Shorr was seen leaving the tournament area with his cash-out slip after busting in 25th place.
For his deep run, Shorr earned a payday worth $62,857.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Shannon Shorr
|
Busted |
The previous action is unknown, but on a board of , Katie Lindsay got the rest of her chips in from the small blind against Ian Matakis in the big blind.
Katie Lindsay:
Ian Matakis:
Lindsay was ahead with her aces but had a lot of outs to fade, and unfortunately for her, the completed the board to improve Matakis to a flush and send Lindsay to the payout desk in 26th place for $62,857.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Ian Matakis
|
3,300,000 | 750,000 |
Katie Lindsay | Busted |