NOTE: Day 3 has come to a close with 999 players and they will return tomorrow at noon for day 4. Stay tuned for a recap of the day’s events and official chip counts.
Note: Levels are two hours in length.
Players Remaining: 852 of 6,865
Blinds: 1,500-3,000 with a 400 ante
The Chip Leaders:
Patrick Poirier: 1,230,000
Daryl Jace: 1,180,000
Guillaume Darcourt: 945,000
Sebastian Ruthenberg: 890,000
Daniel Retallick: 850,000
Christopher Bonita: 850,000
Brian Park: 775,000
Ben Tollerene: 720,000
Aleksandr Mozhnyakov: 720,000
Chris Kwon: 696,000
Card Player Chip Counts:
Daniel Negreanu — 215,400
Todd Brunson — 185,000
Phil Hellmuth — 71,000
Thomas Keller — BUSTED
Notables Eliminated:
Patrik Antonius
Galen Hall
Justin Bonomo
Brian Roberts
Jason Alexander
Young Phan
David Baker
Christina Lindley
Jon Van Fleet
Matt Savage
Hands:
Hellmuth Loses a Pot to Garry Gates
Garry Gates raised in early position preflop and Phil Hellmuth then three-bet from late position. The flop fell 7 4 2 and both players checked.
The turn fell 10 and Gates checked. Hellmuth bet 17,000 and Gates then raised all in. Hellmuth got up out of his chair and made a few remarks before folding his cards. He is now down to 71,000 while Gates grew his stack to 230,000.
Matt Savage Eliminated
Matt Savage moved all in preflop with 17,500 and one opponent made the call. Their cards:
Savage: A 9
Opponent: A Q
Board: K Q 2 3 4
Savage was eliminated on the hand.
Featured Poker Tweet — Lars Bonding
Ryan D’Angelo Eliminated
Ryan D’Angelo got the last of his chips (120,000) into the middle preflop and David Barter made the call. Their cards:
D’Angelo: A K
Barter: 5 5
Board: A 5 3 8 Q
D’Angelo was eliminated on the hand.
Featured Poker Tweet — Sorel Mizzi
Ronnie Bardah Gets Aces Late
The hi-jack raised to 8,000 preflop and the button made the call. Ronnie Bardah then reraised to 27,000 and the hi-jack mucked. The button then reraised all in for 68,000. Bardah made the call and they flipped over their cards:
Bardah: A A
Button: A K
Board: J 6 2 8 6
Bardah won the hand to grow his stack to 300,000 heading into Day 4.
Lars Bonding got the last of his chips into the middle of the table when the flop read 7-4-3 and he held pocket aces in the hole. Unfortunately for the pro his opponent Konstantinos Mamaliadis held pocket fours. The set held and Bonding was the first player to be eliminated on day 8, falling in 22nd place, which was good for $302,005.
Featured Poker Tweet — Lars Bonding
Chris Moore Eliminated in 21st Place ($302,005)
Anton Makievskyi raised to 350,000 preflop and Chris Moore reraised to 1 million. Anton then moved all in and Moore made the all-in call. Their cards:
Anton: A 10
Moore: K-K
Board: A 8 3 6 Q
Anton won the hand and he grew his chip lead to 24 million. Moore was eliminated in 21st place and he took home $302,005 in prize money.
Aleksandr Mozhnyakov Eliminated in 19th Place ($302,005)
Sam Barnhart raised to 550,000 from the cutoff and Aleksandr Mozhnyakov reraised all in for his final 1.5 million. Barnhart made the call and they flipped over their cards:
Barnhart: A 10
Mozhnyakov: K Q
Board: 4 4 3 J 2
Mozhnyakov was eliminated in 19th place on the hand and he will now take home $302,005 in prize money. Barnhart grew his stack to 6,245,000 after the hand.
Sam Barnhart Eliminated in 16th Place ($378,796)
Sam Barnhart raised to 550,000 from middle position preflop and Pius Heinz reraised all in from the small blind for 5.51 million. Barnhart was then forced to make an all-in call for 4 million. Their cards:
Barnhart: 9 9
Heinz: K K
Board: J 4 3 10 8
Barnhart won the WSOP Circuit National Championship event at the start of the summer and he ends it with an impressive 16th place finish in the main event. He will take home $378,796 in prize money.
NOTE: Day 3 has come to a close with 999 players and they will return tomorrow at noon for day 4. Stay tuned for a recap of the day’s events and official chip counts.
Note: Levels are two hours in length.
Players Remaining: 852 of 6,865
Blinds: 1,500-3,000 with a 400 ante
The Chip Leaders:
Patrick Poirier: 1,230,000
Daryl Jace: 1,180,000
Guillaume Darcourt: 945,000
Sebastian Ruthenberg: 890,000
Daniel Retallick: 850,000
Christopher Bonita: 850,000
Brian Park: 775,000
Ben Tollerene: 720,000
Aleksandr Mozhnyakov: 720,000
Chris Kwon: 696,000
Card Player Chip Counts:
Daniel Negreanu — 215,400
Todd Brunson — 185,000
Phil Hellmuth — 71,000
Thomas Keller — BUSTED
Notables Eliminated:
Patrik Antonius
Galen Hall
Justin Bonomo
Brian Roberts
Jason Alexander
Young Phan
David Baker
Christina Lindley
Jon Van Fleet
Matt Savage
Hands:
Hellmuth Loses a Pot to Garry Gates
Garry Gates raised in early position preflop and Phil Hellmuth then three-bet from late position. The flop fell 7 4 2 and both players checked.
The turn fell 10 and Gates checked. Hellmuth bet 17,000 and Gates then raised all in. Hellmuth got up out of his chair and made a few remarks before folding his cards. He is now down to 71,000 while Gates grew his stack to 230,000.
Matt Savage Eliminated
Matt Savage moved all in preflop with 17,500 and one opponent made the call. Their cards:
Savage: A 9
Opponent: A Q
Board: K Q 2 3 4
Savage was eliminated on the hand.
Featured Poker Tweet — Lars Bonding
Ryan D’Angelo Eliminated
Ryan D’Angelo got the last of his chips (120,000) into the middle preflop and David Barter made the call. Their cards:
D’Angelo: A K
Barter: 5 5
Board: A 5 3 8 Q
D’Angelo was eliminated on the hand.
Featured Poker Tweet — Sorel Mizzi
Ronnie Bardah Gets Aces Late
The hi-jack raised to 8,000 preflop and the button made the call. Ronnie Bardah then reraised to 27,000 and the hi-jack mucked. The button then reraised all in for 68,000. Bardah made the call and they flipped over their cards:
Bardah: A A
Button: A K
Board: J 6 2 8 6
Bardah won the hand to grow his stack to 300,000 heading into Day 4.
Lars Bonding got the last of his chips into the middle of the table when the flop read 7-4-3 and he held pocket aces in the hole. Unfortunately for the pro his opponent Konstantinos Mamaliadis held pocket fours. The set held and Bonding was the first player to be eliminated on day 8, falling in 22nd place, which was good for $302,005.
Featured Poker Tweet — Lars Bonding
Chris Moore Eliminated in 21st Place ($302,005)
Anton Makievskyi raised to 350,000 preflop and Chris Moore reraised to 1 million. Anton then moved all in and Moore made the all-in call. Their cards:
Anton: A 10
Moore: K-K
Board: A 8 3 6 Q
Anton won the hand and he grew his chip lead to 24 million. Moore was eliminated in 21st place and he took home $302,005 in prize money.
Aleksandr Mozhnyakov Eliminated in 19th Place ($302,005)
Sam Barnhart raised to 550,000 from the cutoff and Aleksandr Mozhnyakov reraised all in for his final 1.5 million. Barnhart made the call and they flipped over their cards:
Barnhart: A 10
Mozhnyakov: K Q
Board: 4 4 3 J 2
Mozhnyakov was eliminated in 19th place on the hand and he will now take home $302,005 in prize money. Barnhart grew his stack to 6,245,000 after the hand.
Sam Barnhart Eliminated in 16th Place ($378,796)
Sam Barnhart raised to 550,000 from middle position preflop and Pius Heinz reraised all in from the small blind for 5.51 million. Barnhart was then forced to make an all-in call for 4 million. Their cards:
Barnhart: 9 9
Heinz: K K
Board: J 4 3 10 8
Barnhart won the WSOP Circuit National Championship event at the start of the summer and he ends it with an impressive 16th place finish in the main event. He will take home $378,796 in prize money.
Markus Ross from Germany has left the tournament in 28th place for €23,000.
It seemed as if Lars Bonding was doing pretty good, taking control of pots and raking in the chips. In a recent hand, Marc Goodwin bet 20,000, Bonding called from the small blind and the flop fell the 8 7 2. Bonding applied the pressure with a 58,000 bet. Goodwin passed.
He was raising again in the very next hand and sitting on 570,000 in chips. However, 10 minutes later Bonding busted out of the tournament. He leaves in 27th place, €23,000 richer.
1. Robert Kay – 1,370,000
2. Matthew Waxman – 970,000
3. Sean Keeton – 910,000
4. Eugene Katchalov – 880,000
5. Rory Matthews – 780,000
6. Blair Hinkle – 700,000
7. Peter Feldman – 690,000
8. Matt Hawrilenko – 620,000
9. Alex Venovski – 520,000
10. Lee Vlastaris – 510,000
Average Chip Count: 464,000
Notable Eliminations:
Big Hands
Lars Bonding Eliminated
Lars Bonding moved all in for his last 170,000 and Robert Kay made the call. Here were their cards.
Bonding: 98
Kay: AK
Board: A4103K
Kay flopped an ace to take a commanding lead and rivered two pair just for the hell of it and Bonding was eliminated.
Deeb Takes A Big Hit
After a flop of 1056, Sean Keeton fired 37,000 into the pot. Rory Matthews then raised to 165,000 and the action was on Shaun Deeb. He moved in for over 600,000 and Keeton mucked.
Matthews then made the call and Deeb showed Q10 for top pair. Matthews tabled 65 for two pair.
The board finished out 2J and Matthews doubled through Deeb. Deeb was down to 295,000 in chips after the hand.
Raymond Davis Doubles Up
Raymond Davis moved all in preflop for 80,000 and one player made the call. Here were their cards.
Davis: AK
Opponent: A7
Board: A48510
Both players flopped an ace but Davis had a better kicker and it held up, helping Davis double to 180,000 in chips.
Pocket Aces For Hellmuth; Eruption Ensues
Phil Hellmuth raised to 25,000 preflop and Andrey Zaichenko moved in for 200,000. Hellmuth made the call and tabled AA while Zaichenko held KQ. Of course you know, the flop came down KQ5 and Hellmuth was trailing. The board finished out 4 and J and Hellmuth went on a rant.
He proceeded to say a few things to his opponent and the dealer, then culminated his rant by declaring, “I’m playing for my life here!” His life was a bit devalued after the hand, down to 150,000.
4
2
and both players checked.
Q
Note: Play will continue until the field reaches 9 players.
7
2
Lars Bonding Eliminated
8
K
Raymond Davis Doubles Up
Pocket Aces For Hellmuth; Eruption Ensues