The button moved all in preflop and action was folded around to Pat Walsh UTG+1. He decided to make the all-in call for 24,675 and they flipped over their cards:
Walsh: A A
Opponent: K K
Board: K J 5 3 9
Walsh won the hand with a third king and as he collected the pot two other players at the table said that they had folded pocket tens and pocket fives.
The board read J 6 4 K and there was 28,000 in the pot when Pat Walsh moved all in from the big blind for 16,200. His opponent went into the tank on the hi-jack for quite some time but eventually tossed in the chip to make the call. Their cards:
Walsh: K 9
Hijack: 10 9
River: 3
Walsh doubled up on the hand to survive during the last level of the night.
1 Phil Ivey — 302,000
2 Viktor Blom — 275,000
3 Antonio Esfandiari — 225,000
4 James Mitchell — 210,000
5 Barny Boatman — 185,000
6 McLean Karr — 185,000
7 Andrew Pantling — 183,000
8 Thomas Bichon — 180,000
9 Nick Schulman — 169,000
10 John Eames — 162,000
Card Player Family Chip Counts:
Barry Shulman — 87,000
Average Chip Count: 79,846
Notable Eliminations:
Pat Walsh
Ted Lawson
Leo Margets
Big Hands:
Phil Ivey Takes a Large Chip Lead
Four players saw a K 10 6 flop before James Keys bet 7,500 from the cutoff. Phil Ivey raised to 18,500 from the small blind and the two other players mucked. Keys raised to 40,000 and Ivey reraised to 80,000. Keys moved all in and Ivey made the call. Their cards:
Ivey: 10 10
Keys: K Q
Turn and River: J 2
Ivey now has 317,000 and he is a dominant chip leader as even his closest competitors lag behind by a six-digit deficit.
Viktor Bloom into Second
Viktor Bloom and Jason Gray got all of their chips into the middle on a 6 5 4 flop and although Gray held pocket fives, he received some bad news when Bloom revealed pocket sixes. The turn and river didn’t make any difference and Gray hit the rail on the losing side of a classic set-over-set situation.
Kelly Takes Bite Out of Ivey
Current chip leader Phil Ivey bets 2,700 from late position and JP Kelly calls from the button. The flop is 7 6 2 and Ivey bets 4,000. Kelly calls and the turn is the 2. Ivey then fires again, this time for 11,000, and once more Kelly makes the call. The river is the 8 and Ivey bets 25,000. Kelly thinks for a minute and then moves all in for 55,300 more. Ivey goes into the tank and begrudgingly folds. He stares into the distance, looking quite perplexed as Kelly rakes in the chips. The 2009 WSOP and WSOPE double bracelet winner now has more than 135,000 in chips. Ivey drops to 302,000, but is most likely still the chip leader at this stage.
Walsh Wiggs Out
Anton Wigg bets 2,300 from under the gun and Ted Lawson calls from middle position. Pat Walsh moves all in from the small blind and Wigg reraises it to 45,000. Lawson thinks for two minutes and then passes. It’s heads up, Lykov versus Walsh, and the flop comes K 5 10 5 A. Walsh’s 7 7 are not good enough however as Lykov has a better pocket pair – 9 9. Walsh is out and Lykov is now on 85,000 in chips.
Stout Collects
JP Kelly bets 2,500 from the hijack and Matt Stout calls form the cutoff. The flop is K Q 7 and Kelly bets 5,400. Stout calls and the turn is the 8. Kelly bets 12,200 and Stout moves all in. Kelly insta-mucks and Stout is now on 71,000 in chips.
Levi Sends Lawson Home
Ted Lawson bets 2,700 from under the gun and Nicolas Levi raises it to 6,500. It’s folded around to Lawson who calls, and the two see a J 7 5 flop. Lawson checks and Levi has a look to see what the American has left behind. It’s around 22,200. Levi checks. The turn is the 10 and Lawson bets 7,500. Almost before the last chip hits the felt Levi throws out 35,000, ultimately putting Lawson all in. Lawson takes a bite of his snack and contemplates the call. After a few minutes in the tank he calls and flips over 8 8. Levi shows 10 10 and the river is the 7. Lawson is out and Levi adds what once were American chips to his French collection.
1. Jason Lavallee — 870,000
2. Jason Somerville — 745,000 (pictured right)
3. Jonas Entin — 725,000
4. Dee Luong — 690,000
5. Dutch Boyd — 610,000
6. Richard Sciuto — 457,000
7. Scott Clements — 445,000
8. Matt Glantz — 430,000
9. Steve Brecher — 350,000
10. Mark Seif — 345,000
Notable Eliminations:
Poorya Nazari
Patrick Walsh
Glen Chorny
Mikael Thuritz
Steve Gross
Hasan Habib
Justin Young
Dan O’Brien
Big Hands:
Dee Luong Takes out Poorya Nazari
Tommy Vedes raised to 10,200 preflop and two players called before Poorya Nazari (pictured right) reraised to 40,000 from the button. Dee Luong reraised to 140,000 from the big blind and everyone but Nazari mucked. The call put Nazari all in for his tournament life against Luong. Nazari held A-K and Luong held pocket aces. The board missed both players and Nazari was eliminated on the hand. Luong grew her stack to 675,000 and she joined the chip leaders.
Patrick Walsh Eliminated
Patrick Walsh was eliminated from the tournament when his pocket queens ran into the pocket kings of Kathy Liebert. The kings held and Liebert grew her stack to 160,000.
Danny Fuhs Doubles Up
Tom McCormick raised under the gun preflop and Danny Fuhs reraised from late position. McCormick reraised all in and Fuhs made the all-in call. Their cards:
McCormick: 1010
Fuhs: JJ
Board: 6448J
Fuhs doubled up to 185,000 and McCormick dropped to 60,000.
Dan O’Brien Eliminated
On a board of Q325 Chau Giang checked and Dan O’Brien bet 13,500. Giang check-raised, which forced O’Brien to make an all-in call. Their cards:
Giang: AQ
O’Brien: 77
River: A
O’Brien was eliminated and Giang grew his stack to 230,000.
Mike Sowers raised 125,000 from the hi-jack with 1.1 million behind and Pat Walsh made the call from the big blind with 1.25 million behind. The flop was dealt 992 and both players checked. The A fell on the turn and Walsh checked. Sowers bet 175,000 and Walsh moved all in. Sowers thought for a moment and then he mucked his hand.
Tam Ly moved all in from middle position for his last 310,000. Pat Walsh raised in the small blind to isolate and showed 1010. Ly revealed 55 and needed a lot of help to survive.
The board filled out Q42K8 and Ly was eliminated in 10th place, earning $64,477.
Payman Arjang moved all in for 240,000 from the cutoff and Donald D'Auria moved all in behind him on the button. The blinds folded and Arjang showed K10 which was dominated by D'Auria's KJ.
Nonetheless, the board ran out A6672 giving Arjang the winning flush and a double up to 550,000. D'Auria was left with 20,000 in chips.
After waiting for a hand, D'Auria was all in and called by Cornel Cimpan and both Mark Bryan and Pat Walsh in the blinds. The flop came J97 and Walsh bet 110,000. The rest of the side pot players got out of the way and Walsh showed J5. D'Auria showed AQ and needed help. The turn and river came 52 and D'Auria was eliminated in 11th place, earning $64,477.
Pat Walsh moved all in for 780,000 under the gun +1 and was called by Donald D'Auria on the button.
Walsh showed AK and D'Auria had the same hand with AK. However, the board ran out Q1063J giving Walsh the nut flush and the double up. D'Auria is now crippled down to his last 200,000.
Binh Nguyen raised to 250,000 on the button and Pat Walsh reraised to 950,000 from the blinds. Nguyen moved all in and Walsh called all in after a few seconds of thought.
Walsh revealed A2 but it was dominated by Nguyen's AJ.
The board scared Nguyen with chop outs but his hand held when it ran out 1010735.
Walsh earned $310,694 for his fifth place finish. Nguyen now has 5.315 million in chips.
Binh Nguyen raised to 225,000 from the button and Pat Walsh made the call from the big blind. The flop was dealt 1094 and Walsh checked. Nguyen bet 300,000 and Walsh made the call. The turn brought the 5 and Walsh checked again. Nguyen bet 600,000 and Walsh made the call. The river fell 7 and both players checked. Nguyen turned up K10 to take down the pot worth 2.35 million.
On the very next hand Nguyen raised to 250,000 from the cutoff preflop and Chris Karagulleyan made the call from the big blind. Both players checked down a board of KK1027 to the river. Karagulleyan then bet 425,000 and Nguyen went into the tank before he made the call and turned up A-7. Karagulleyan mucked and Nguyen topped the 6 million mark after winning two nice pots in a row.
Cornel Cimpan raised to 250,000 from the cutoff and Pat Walsh reraised to 750,000 from the button. Cimpan called and the flop was dealt K32. Cimpan moved all in and Walsh made the all-in call call for 820,000. Their cards:
Cimpan: AQ
Walsh: K8
Turn and River: 29
Walsh doubled up to 3,340,000 after the hand and Cimpan was left with 1,435,000.
Pat Walsh opened shoved from the cutoff for 1.24 million and Mike Sowers moved all in from the small blind to isolate. Walsh showed 1010 and Sowers was racing with AJ.
The board filled out 108525 and Walsh's full house doubled him up to 2.71 million. Sowers now has 1.63 million.
Mike Sowers raised 125,000 from the hi-jack with 1.1 million behind and Pat Walsh made the call from the big blind with 1.25 million behind. The flop was dealt 992 and both players checked. The A fell on the turn and Walsh checked. Sowers bet 175,000 and Walsh moved all in. Sowers thought for a moment and then he mucked his hand.
Tam Ly moved all in from middle position for his last 310,000. Pat Walsh raised in the small blind to isolate and showed 1010. Ly revealed 55 and needed a lot of help to survive.
The board filled out Q42K8 and Ly was eliminated in 10th place, earning $64,477.
Payman Arjang moved all in for 240,000 from the cutoff and Donald D'Auria moved all in behind him on the button. The blinds folded and Arjang showed K10 which was dominated by D'Auria's KJ.
Nonetheless, the board ran out A6672 giving Arjang the winning flush and a double up to 550,000. D'Auria was left with 20,000 in chips.
After waiting for a hand, D'Auria was all in and called by Cornel Cimpan and both Mark Bryan and Pat Walsh in the blinds. The flop came J97 and Walsh bet 110,000. The rest of the side pot players got out of the way and Walsh showed J5. D'Auria showed AQ and needed help. The turn and river came 52 and D'Auria was eliminated in 11th place, earning $64,477.
Pat Walsh moved all in for 780,000 under the gun +1 and was called by Donald D'Auria on the button.
Walsh showed AK and D'Auria had the same hand with AK. However, the board ran out Q1063J giving Walsh the nut flush and the double up. D'Auria is now crippled down to his last 200,000.
Binh Nguyen raised to 250,000 on the button and Pat Walsh reraised to 950,000 from the blinds. Nguyen moved all in and Walsh called all in after a few seconds of thought.
Walsh revealed A2 but it was dominated by Nguyen's AJ.
The board scared Nguyen with chop outs but his hand held when it ran out 1010735.
Walsh earned $310,694 for his fifth place finish. Nguyen now has 5.315 million in chips.
Binh Nguyen raised to 225,000 from the button and Pat Walsh made the call from the big blind. The flop was dealt 1094 and Walsh checked. Nguyen bet 300,000 and Walsh made the call. The turn brought the 5 and Walsh checked again. Nguyen bet 600,000 and Walsh made the call. The river fell 7 and both players checked. Nguyen turned up K10 to take down the pot worth 2.35 million.
On the very next hand Nguyen raised to 250,000 from the cutoff preflop and Chris Karagulleyan made the call from the big blind. Both players checked down a board of KK1027 to the river. Karagulleyan then bet 425,000 and Nguyen went into the tank before he made the call and turned up A-7. Karagulleyan mucked and Nguyen topped the 6 million mark after winning two nice pots in a row.
Cornel Cimpan raised to 250,000 from the cutoff and Pat Walsh reraised to 750,000 from the button. Cimpan called and the flop was dealt K32. Cimpan moved all in and Walsh made the all-in call call for 820,000. Their cards:
Cimpan: AQ
Walsh: K8
Turn and River: 29
Walsh doubled up to 3,340,000 after the hand and Cimpan was left with 1,435,000.
Pat Walsh opened shoved from the cutoff for 1.24 million and Mike Sowers moved all in from the small blind to isolate. Walsh showed 1010 and Sowers was racing with AJ.
The board filled out 108525 and Walsh's full house doubled him up to 2.71 million. Sowers now has 1.63 million.
The button moved all in preflop and action was folded around to Pat Walsh UTG+1. He decided to make the all-in call for 24,675 and they flipped over their cards:
A
J
The board read J
Blinds: 2,000-4,000 with a 400 ante
Dee Luong Takes out Poorya Nazari
10
J
Mike Sowers raised 125,000 from the hi-jack with 1.1 million behind and Pat Walsh made the call from the big blind with 1.25 million behind. The flop was dealt 9
Tam Ly moved all in from middle position for his last 310,000. Pat Walsh raised in the small blind to isolate and showed 10
Payman Arjang moved all in for 240,000 from the cutoff and Donald D'Auria moved all in behind him on the button. The blinds folded and Arjang showed K
With a flop of A
Binh Nguyen raised to 250,000 on the button and Pat Walsh reraised to 950,000 from the blinds. Nguyen moved all in and Walsh called all in after a few seconds of thought. 
Binh Nguyen raised to 225,000 from the button and Pat Walsh made the call from the big blind. The flop was dealt 10