| Buy-In: | $2,500 |
|---|---|
| Prize Pool: | $1,041,900 |
| Entrants: | 453 |
It didn’t take long after Ben Grundy’s elimination for the two remaining players to mix it up. Najib Bennani raised on the button and Rami Boukai reraised the size of the pot, putting Bennani all in.
Bennani called and showed Q
J
and was relieved to be racing against Boukai’s 9
9
.
The flop came out AKQ and Bennani took the lead, but the turn was the 9 and Boukai was right back on top. The river was the A and Bennani was eliminated, earning $151,335.
Boukai earned the biggest cash of his career with $244,862 and picked up his first career bracelet.
pot-limit Omaha: 25,000-50,000
pot-limit hold’em: 30,000-60,000
Players Remaining: 2 out of 453
Chip Counts:
1. Najib Bennani — 1,750,000
2. Rami Boukai — 1,650,000
Average Chip Count: 1,698,750
Notable Eliminations:
3. Ben Grundy — $99,574
Big Hands
Ben Grundy Eliminated in Third Place ($99,574)
Najib Bennani raised to 125,000 and Ben Grundy reraised the pot from the small blind, making it 425,000. Bennani put Grundy’s last 40,000 all in and Grundy called with AAA7. Bennani showed KQJ4 and the board ran out 1075JK, giving him two pair and busting Grundy in third place.
pot-limit Omaha: 20,000-40,000
pot-limit hold’em: 25,000-50,000
Players Remaining: 3 out of 453
Chip Counts:
1. Najib Bennani — 1,850,000
2. Ben Grundy — 820,000
3. Rami Boukai — 625,000
Average Chip Count: 1,132,500
Notable Eliminations:
4. Cornel Cimpan — $69,546
Big Hands
Cornel Cimpan Eliminated in Fourth Place ($69,546)
Najib Bennani completed from the small blind and Cornel Cimpan raised to 150,000. Bennani then called and both players saw a flop of J75. Bennani put Cimpan all in and he made the call.
Cimpan showed AA73 for an over pair with a back door flush draw and Bennani showed 8655 for bottom set and an open-ended straight draw.
The turn and river acme 24 and Bennani’s straight sent Cimpan to the rail in fourth place.
pot-limit Omaha: 12,000-24,000
pot-limit hold’em: 15,000-30,000
Players Remaining: 4 out of 453
Chip Counts:
1. Rami Boukai — 1,150,000
2. Najib Bennani — 1,050,000
3. Ben Grundy — 665,000
4. Cornel Cimpan — 560,000
Average Chip Count: 849,375
Notable Eliminations:
5. Daniel Makowsky — $51,313
Big Hands
Daniel Makowsky Eliminated in Fifth Place ($51,313)
Daniel Makowsky raised to 140,000 and Najib Bennani reraised the pot, putting Makowsky all in.
Makowsky obliged with a call and showed Ah Jc which was racing against Bennani’s pocket eights.
The board ran out Kh3d2d7hKd and Makowsky was eliminated.
pot-limit Omaha: 10,000-20,000
pot-limit hold’em: 12,000-24,000
Players Remaining: 5 out of 453
Chip Counts:
1. Rami Boukai — 1,070,000
2. Daniel Makowsky — 820,000
3. Ben Grundy — 650,000
4. Cornel Cimpan — 450,000
5. Najib Bennani — 200,000
Average Chip Count: 679,500
Notable Eliminations:
6. Paul Parker — $39,904
Big Hands
Paul Parker Eliminated in Sixth Place ($39,904)
Paul Parker raised to 84,000 from under the gun and Rami Boukai min-raised. Parker then called all in and showed A 6 but was dominated by Boukai’s A K.
The board ran out 10 8 7 4 7 and Parker was eliminated in sixth place.
pot-limit Omaha: 8,000-16,000
pot-limit hold’em: 10,000-20,000
Players Remaining: 6 out of 453
Chip Counts:
1. Cornel Cimpan — 950,000
2. Rami Boukai — 920,000
3. Daniel Makowsky — 665,000
4. Najib Bennani — 424,000
5. Paul Parker — 345,000
6. Benjamin Grundy — 160,000
Average Chip Count: 566,250
Notable Eliminations:
7. Pawel Andrzejewski — $32,653
Big Hands
Pawel Andrzejewski Eliminated in 7th place ($32,653)
Rami Boukai limps in from under the gun, Pawel Andrzejewski raises to 70,000 from late position and Boukai calls. The flop comes 1043, and Andrzejewski moves all in. Boukai calls and both players turn over their cards.
Andrzejewski: AAA8
Boukai: 10876
Andrzejewski gets it in good with the overpair, Boukai is behind with just top pair. The turn is the 7, giving Boukai two pair and now Andrzejewski’s tournament life is on the line. The river is the 2, and Pawel Andrzejewski is eliminated in 7th place ($32,653).
Blinds:
pot-limit Omaha: 6,000-12,000
pot-limit hold’em: 8,000-16,000
Players Remaining: 7 out of 453
NOTE: The final seven players went on a dinner break at the completion of level 22 and they will return at 7 p.m. PDT.
Chip Counts:
1. Cornel Cimpan — 700,000
2. Daniel Makowsky — 602,000
3. Rami Boukai — 520,000
4. Ben Grundy — 428,000
5. Najib Bennani — 408,000
6. Paul Parker — 270,000
7. Pawel Andrzejewski — 215,000
Average Chip Count: 485,357
Notable Eliminations:
10. Gary Do – $18,170
9. Sigi Stockinger – $25,151
8. John Kabbaj – $28,006
Elimination Hands:
Gary Do Eliminated in 10th Place ($18,170)
pot-limit Hold’em
Rami Boukai raised to 35,ooo from middle position and Cornel Cimpan reraised to 100,000 from the button. Gary Do reraised all in for 131,000 total. Boukai muckd, Cimpan called. Their cards:
Do: KK
Cimpan: A7
Board: 1085A3
Do was eliminated in 10th place and Cimpan grew his stack to 700,000.
Sigi Stockinger Eliminated in Ninth Place ($25,151)
pot-liimit Omaha
On a flop of A75 Sigi Stockinger bet the pot (24,000). Daniel Makowsky made the call. The turn was dealt Q and Stockinger bet 80,000. Makowsky raised, forcing Stockinger to call all in. Thier cards:
Stockinger: AKK8
Makowsky: AQ104
River: 7
Stockinger was eliminated in ninth place and Makowsky grew his stack to 602,000.
John Kabbaj Eliminated in Eighth Place ($28,006)
pot-limit Omaha
John Kabbaj limped under the gun and Rami Boukai called. Cornel Cimpan raised to 66,000 from the button. Kabbaj called and Boukai mucked. The flop was dealt 853 and Kabbaj bet the pot. Cimpan raised and Kabbaj made the all-in call. Their cards:
Kabbaj: AJ74
Cimpan:AAKQ
Turn and River: 9J
Cimpan won the hand to take the chip lead and Kabbaj was eliminated in eighth place.
Blinds:
pot-limit Omaha: 5,000-10,000
pot-limit hold’em: 6,000-12,000
Players Remaining: 10 out of 453
Chip Counts:
1. Daniel Makowsky — 585,000
2. Rami Boukai — 575,000
3. Najib Bennani — 505,000
4. Paul Parker — 312,000
5. Ben Grundy — 295,000
6. Pawel Andrzejewski — 215,000
7. John Kabbaj — 205,000
8. Cornel Cimpan — 190,000
9. Gary Do — 185,000
10. Sigi Stockinger — 145,000
Average Chip Count: 339,750
Notable Eliminations:
18. Tony Couiseneau – $10,293
16. Jamie Rosen – $10,293
14. Surinder Sunar – $13,534
13. Amit Makhija – $13,534
11. Hevad Khan – $18,170
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