Buy-In: | $10,000 |
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Prize Pool: | $1,334,800 |
Entrants: | 142 |
Eric Drache had bet out on every single street and Freddie Ellis called with the following boards for each player:
Drache: X-X-410Q5
Ellis: X-X-493J
Drache decided to check on seventh and Ellis bet 200,000. Drache raised for his last 20,000 on top of Ellis’ bet. Ellis called and turned up 882 for a heart flush. Drache mucked his hand and he was eliminated in second place ($231,014). Ellis took home the top prize of $373,744, his first gold bracelet, and the title of seven-card stud world champion.
Ante: 15,000
Low Card: 20,000
Completion: 60,000
Limits: 60,000-120,000
Players Remaining: 2 out of 142
Chip Counts:
1. Eric Drache — 3,200,000
2. Freddie Ellis — 1,200,000
Average Chip Count: 2,205,000
Notable Eliminations:
None
Big Hands:
Eric Drache Takes the Lead
Eric Drache: X-X-7
Freddie Ellis: X-X-7
Eric Drache brought it in for 20,000 and Freddie Ellis made the call.
Eric Drache: X-X-7J
Freddie Ellis: X-X-7Q
Ellis bet 60,000 and Drache raised to 120,000. Ellis called.
Eric Drache: X-X-7J2
Freddie Ellis: X-X-7QQ
Ellis bet 120,000 and Drache made the call.
Eric Drache: X-X-7J25
Freddie Ellis: X-X-7QQ4
Ellis bet 120,000 and Crache called again on sixth street. After each player received his last down card Ellis bet 120,000 again and this time Drache raised to 240,000. Ellis made the call and turned over Q96. Drache turned over 109Q for a flush and he won the pot to take a three-to-one chip lead in the heads-up final.
Ante: 10,000
Low Card: 20,000
Completion: 50,000
Limits: 50,000-100,000
Players Remaining: 2 out of 142
Chip Counts:
1. Freddie Ellis — 2,490,000
2. Eric Drache — 1,770,000
Average Chip Count: 2,205,000
Notable Eliminations:
3. Ville Wahlbeck – $152,915
Big Hands:
Freddie Ellis Dominates
Freddie Ellis: X-X-K
Ville Wahlbeck: X-X-2
Ville Wahlbeck brought it in for 20,000 and Freddie Ellis made the call.
Freddie Ellis: X-X-K8
Ville Wahlbeck: X-X-28
Both players checked.
Freddie Ellis: X-X-K8J
Ville Wahlbeck: X-X-283
Ellis bet 100,000 and Wahlbeck called.
Freddie Ellis: X-X-K8J6
Ville Wahlbeck: X-X-2839
Both players checked sixth street and after seventh street was dealt Wahlbeck bet 100,000. Ellis called and flipped over K94. Wahlbeck mucked and his stack was low after the hand. Ellis increased his chip lead to 2.8 million.
Ville Wahlbeck Eliminated in Third Place ($152,915)
Ville Wahlbeck was down to less than 200,000 when he decided to move all in with buried kings. Eric Drache made the call with buried aces. Neither players picked up any help and Wahlbeck was eliminated in third place ($152,915).
Ante: 7,000
Low Card: 10,000
Completion: 30,000
Limits: 30,000-60,000
Players Remaining: 3 out of 142
Chip Counts:
1. Freddie Ellis — 2,345,000
2. Eric Drache — 1,000,000
3. Ville Wahlbeck — 7405,000
Average Chip Count: 1,420,000
Notable Eliminations:
5. Hasan Habib – $80,969
4. Max Pescatori – $107,959
Big Hands:
Hasan Habib Eliminated in Fifth Place ($80,969)
Hasan Habib: X-X-J
Eric Drache: X-X-10
Ville Wahlbeck brought it in for 10,000 and Hasan Habib completed for 30,000. Eric Drache made the call and Wahlbeckk mucked.
Hasan Habib: X-X-J4
Eric Drache: X-X-108
Habib bet 30,000 and Drache called.
Hasan Habib: X-X-J4Q
Eric Drache: X-X-108J
Habib bet 60,000 and Drache called.
Hasan Habib: X-X-J4Q5
Eric Drache: X-X-108J6
Habib bet 60,000 and Drache raised to put Habib all in. Habib made the call and he flipped over AK in the hole. Drache had him beat with 106 in the hole for two pair, tens and sixes. Habib drew the K on seventh street and he was eliminated in fifth place ($80,969).
Max Pescatori Eliminated in Fourth Place ($107,959)
Max Pescaotri: X-X-10
Ville Wahlbeck: X-X-9
Max Pescatori moved all in for 93,000 on third street after facing a raise from Ville Wahlbeck. Wahlbeck called him down and they flipped up their hole cards:
Max Pescaotri: (QJ)10
Ville Wahlbeck: (QQ)9
Pescatori was able to make jacks and sixes on sixth street, but Wahlbeck did him one better by making queens and eights on seventh street. Pescatori was eliminated in fourth place and he took home $107,959 in prize money.
Ante: 7,000
Low Card: 10,000
Completion: 30,000
Limits: 30,000-60,000
Players Remaining: 5 out of 142
Chip Counts:
1. Freddie Ellis — 2,345,000
2. Eric Drache — 1,000,000
3. Ville Wahlbeck — 7405,000
4. Max Pescatori — 330,000
5. Hasan Habib — 180,000
Average Chip Count: 473,333
Notable Eliminations:
None
Big Hands:
Slow Play for Dessert
Action after the dinner break has been very slow. Other than chip leader Freddie Ellis no one at the table has been able to get much going and play has stagnated.
Max Pescatori Doubles Up
Max Pescatori: X-X-9A
Hasan Habib: X-X-108
Max Pescatori bet 30,000 and both Eric Drache and Hasan Habib made the call. Freddie Ellis mucked.
Max Pescatori: X-X-9A4
Hasan Habib: X-X-108J
Pescatori bet 60,000 and Drache mucked. Habib made the call.
Max Pescatori: X-X-9A48
Hasan Habib: X-X-108J5
Pescatori moved all in for his final 28,000 and Habib called. Pescatori turned over 63 in the hole for a slush and he won the hand when Habib mucked.
The final five players are now on a 60-minute dinner break.
Chip Counts:
Freddie Ellis — 1,450,000
Hasan Habib — 1,034,000
Ville Wahlbeck — 793,000
Eric Drache — 593,000
Max Pescatori — 390,000
Ante: 5,000
Low Card: 5,000
Completion: 20,000
Limits: 20,000-40,000
Players Remaining: 5 out of 142
Chip Counts:
1. Freddie Ellis — 1,700,000
2. Ville Wahlbeck — 670,000
3. Eric Drache — 600,000
4. Hasan Habib — 580,000
5. Max Pescatori — 510,000
Average Chip Count: 473,333
Notable Eliminations:
7. Greg Mueller – $53,886
6. Ivan Schertzer – $64,297
Big Hands:
Greg Mueller Eliminated in Seventh Place ($53,886)
Greg Mueller was severely short stacked when he was forced to recently move all in with buried deuces. Unfortunately for FBT Hasan Habib held split kings, which held up to win the pot and eliminate Mueller in seventh place ($53,886).
Ivan Scherzer Eliminated in Sixth Place ($64,297)
Action from fourth street:
Ivan Schertzer: X-X-J6
Eric Drache: X-X-910
Ivan Schertzer bet 20,000 and Eric Drache made the call.
Ivan Schertzer: X-X-J62
Eric Drache: X-X-9103
Schertzer bet 40,000 and Drache raised to 80,000. Schertzer called all in for 20,000 and both players flipped up their hole cards. Schertzer was solid with KK until Drache turned up AA. The dealer then dealt out sixth and seventh street and here is how the hands stood at the end:
Ivan Schertzer:
(KK)J62J(9)
Eric Drache: (AA)91035(5)
Drache won the hand with aces up to grow his stack to 600,000 while Schertzer was eliminated in sixth place ($64,207).
Ante: 4,000
Low Card: 5,000
Completion: 18,000
Limits: 18,000-36,000
Players Remaining: 7 out of 142
Chip Counts:
1. Freddie Ellis — 1,700,000
2. Ville Wahlbeck — 670,000
3. Eric Drache — 600,000
4. Hasan Habib — 580,000
5. Max Pescatori — 510,000
6. Ivan Schertzer — 280,000
7. Greg Mueller — 185,000
Average Chip Count: 473,333
Notable Eliminations:
8. Tim Phan – $47,532
Big Hands:
Tim Phan Eliminated in Eighth Place ($47,532)
Tim Phan found himself all in on third street with (A5)2 and he could only watch while Freddie Ellis and Ivan Schertzer played on. Schertzer found himself all in by fifth street with rolled up tens (1010)10. Ellies now had both of his opponents covered with (AK)299. Ellis didn’t improved and Scherzer was able to double up to 280,000. Phan was eliminated on the hand in eighth place and he will take home $47,532.
Ante: 3,000
Low Card: 5,000
Completion: 15,000
Limits: 15,000-30,000
Players Remaining: 8 out of 142
Chip Counts:
1. Freddie Ellis — 1,220,000
2. Eric Drache — 830,000
3. Ville Wahlbeck — 670,000
4. Hasan Habib — 505,000
5. Max Pescatori — 410,000
6. Tim Phan — 295,000
7. Greg Mueller — 185,000
8. Ivan Schertzer — 130,000
Average Chip Count: 473,333
Notable Eliminations:
9. Jeffrey Lisandro – $36,367
Big Hands:
Jeffrey Lisandro Eliminated in Ninth Place ($36,367)
After a series of hands had him take some tough beats to bring his stack down close to nothing, Jeffrey Lisandro found himself all in against Greg Mueller and Ville Wahlbeck on fourth street. Mueller and Wahlbeck dueled all the way to seventh street when Wahlbr turned over two pair, kings and sixes to win the hand. Lisandro was eliminated in ninth place, taking home $36,367.
Hasan Habib! Wins a Nice Pot
Tim Phan: X-X-10
Fredie Ellis: X-X-J
Hasan Habib: X-X-K
Tim Phan and Freddie Ellis called the bring-in and Hasan Habib completed to 15,000. Both opponents called.
Tim Phan: X-X-109
Fredie Ellis: X-X-J10
Hasan Habib: X-X-K7
Habib bet 15,000 and both opponents called.
Tim Phan: X-X-1098
Fredie Ellis: X-X-J105
Hasan Habib: X-X-K76
Habib and Phan checked and then Ellis bet 30,000. Habib and Phan both called.
Tim Phan: X-X-10984
Fredie Ellis: X-X-J1058
Hasan Habib: X-X-K769
All three players checked sixth street and after the final card was dealt face down Habib bet 30,000. Phan made the call and Ellis mucked. Habib turned over K73 for a flush and Phan mucked his cards. Habib held over 500,000 after the hand.
Ante: 3,000
Low Card: 3,000
Completion: 12,000
Limits: 12,000-24,000
Players Remaining: 9 out of 142
Final Table Seating Chart with Chip Counts:
NOTE: It is standard practice for a seven-card stud final table to be eight-handed, but for some reason the final table is going to be seated with nine players to start.
Seat 1: Freddie Ellis — 569,000
Seat 2: Eric Drache — 847,000
Seat 3: Jeff Lisandro — 392,000
Seat 4: Hasan Habib — 593,000
Seat 5: Ivan Schertzer — 337,000
Seat 6: Max Pescatori — 536,000
Seat 7: Greg Mueller — 222,000
Seat 8: Ville Wahlbeck — 613,000
Seat 9: Tim Phan — 167,000
Average Chip Count: 473,333
Notable Eliminations:
11. Ray Dehkhargani — $29,152
10. Daniel Negreanu — $36,267
Big Hands:
Ray Dehkhargani Eliminated in 11th Place ($29,152)
Max Pescatori: X-X-3
Ray Dehkhargani: X-X-5
Max Pescatori completed to 12,000 and Ray Dehkhargani raised it to 24,000. Pescatori called.
Max Pescatori: X-X-36
Ray Dehkhargani: X-X-53
Pescatori checked and Dehkhargani bet 12,000. Pescatori check-raised to 24,000 and Dehkhargani made the call.
Max Pescatori: X-X-365
Ray Dehkhargani: X-X-538
Dehkhargani checked and Pescatori bet 24,000. Dehkhargani called.
Max Pescatori: X-X-3654
Ray Dehkhargani: X-X-538-unknown card
Dehkhargani bet 24,000 and Pescatori raised to 48,000. Dehkhargani put in a third raise to move all in and Pescatori made the call. Pescatori turned up KJ in the hole for a flush and Dehkhargani showed AJ for a pair of fives and a busted flush draw. Dehkhargani was eliminated in 11th place on the hand and he will take home $29,152 in prize money.
Daniel Negreanu Eliminated on 10th Place ($36,267)
Daniel Negreanu tangled in a large hand with Eric Drache that knocked him down to his last 40,000 before the final blow came a few hands later. With the 7 showing Negreanu was forced to move all in for 29,000 after Tim Phan completed. Negreanu’s hand ran out (1010)7JQ4(8) but it was not good enough to top the three kings that Phan held at the end of the hand. Negreanu was eliminated on the final-table bubble in 10th place and he will take home $36,267 in prize money.