Buy-In: | $3,000 |
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Prize Pool: | $1,250,280 |
Entrants: | 453 |
Hold’em
Zac Fellows raised preflop from the button and James Van Alstyne made the call fromthe big blind. The flop was dealt 653 and Van Alstyne checked. Fellows bet and Van Alstyne made the call. The turn fell J and Van Alstyne bet, Fellows raised and Van Alstyne thought for a moment before making the all-in call. Their cards:
Van Alstyne: A5
Fellows: 66
River: 3
Van Alstyne was eliminated on the hand in second place and he will take home $192,866 in prize money. Fellows takes home his first gold bracelet and the top prize of $311,899.
Flop Games: 30,000-60,000
Stud Games: Ante — 15,000, Bring-In — 20,000, Stakes — 60,000-120,000
Players Remaining: 2 out of 452
Chip Counts:
1. Zac Fellows — 3,450,000
2. James Van Alstyne — 550,000
Average Chip Count: 2,034,000
Notable Eliminations:
3. Tim Finne – $126,199
Elimination Hands
Tim Finne Eliminated in Third Place ($126,199)
Hold’em
Tim Finne checked a flop of K103 from the small blind and Zac Fellows bet from the button. Finne called and the turn fell 2. Finne checked again and Fellows led out again. Finne then check-raised. Fellows reraised and Finne made the call for the last of his chips. Their cards:
Finne: K9
Fellows: AK
River: J
Fellows hit a flush on the river to eliminate Finne in third place and action was down to heads up.
Flop Games: 25,000-50,000
Stud Games: Ante — 10,000, Bring-In — 20,000, Stakes — 50,000-100,000
Players Remaining: 3 out of 452
Chip Counts:
1. James Van Alstyne — 1,825,000
2. Zac Fellows — 1,800,000
3. Tim Finne — 550,000
Average Chip Count: 1,356,000
Notable Eliminations:
5. Chris Amaral – $63,536
4. Michele Limongi – $87,264
Elimination Hands
Chris Amaral Eliminated in Fifth Place ($63,536)
Hold’em
Chris Amaral moved all in preflop and Tim Finne made the call. Their cards:
Amaral: K3
Finne: QJ
Board: A978Q
Amaral was eliminated by the queen on the river in fifth place.
Michele Limongi Eliminated in Fourth Place ($87,264)
Razz
Michele Limongi got the last of his short stack into the middle during a razz hand and Zac Fellows made the call. Their cards:
Fellows: (A4)85K10(Q)
Limongi: (A9)310J3(K)
Limongi was eliminated in fourth place by the 10-low of Fellows.
Flop Games: 20,000-40,000
Stud Games: Ante — 10,000, Bring-In — 10,000, Stakes — 40,000-80,000
Players Remaining: 5 out of 452
Chip Counts:
1. James Van Alstyne — 2,275,000
2. Zac Fellows — 700,000
3. Chris Amaral — 600,000
4. Michele Limongi — 600,000
5. Tim Finne — 260,000
Average Chip Count: 813,600
Notable Eliminations:
7. Gabriel Nassif – $38,947
6. Martin Eikeng – $48,590
Elimination Hands
Gabriel Nassif Eliminated in Seventh Place ($38,947)
Omaha 8OB
Chris Amaral raised from middle position and Gabriel Nassif called all in. Their cards:
Amaral: AA74
Nassif: KQJ3
Board: 1096410
Nassif was eliminaed in seventh place after the hand and Amaral grew his stack back to a contender.
Martin Eikeng Eliminated in Sixth Place ($48,590)
Stud
Martin Eikeng completed and Zac Fellows raised. Eikeng reraised and Fellows made it three bets to go. Eikeng got the last of his chips into the middle by fourth street. Their cards:
Eikeng: (A9)A992(J)
Fellows: (JJ)4Q88(J)
Eikeng was eliminated in sixth place after the hand, his full house falling to the higher full house of Fellows on the river.
Flop Games: 13,000-25,000
Stud Games: Ante — 5,000, Bring-In — 7,000, Stakes — 25,000-50,000
Players Remaining: 7 out of 452
Chip Counts:
1. James Van Alstyne — 1,059,000
2. Michele Limongi — 825,000
3. Zac Fellows — 620,000
4. Chris Amaral — 432,000
5. Gabriel Nassif — 315,000
6. Martin Eikeng — 255,000
7. Tim Finne — 255,000
Average Chip Count: 581,143
Notable Eliminations:
8. Matt Hawrilenko – $32,647
Elimination Hands
Matt Hawrilenko Eliminated in Eighth Place ($32,647)
Razz
Matt Hawrilenko completed with an 8 and Tim Finne raised with a 10. Chris Amaral reraised with a 3 exposed. Hawrilenko fired in a fourth raise to put all of his chips at risk and both Amaral and Finne made the call. Their cards:
Hawrilenko: (6-3)8-7-2-5(9)
Amaral: (A-4)3-9-2-7(7)
Amaral won the hand with a 7-4 low to beat out Hawrilenko’s 7-6 low. Finne mucked his hand when he saw those of his opponents. Hawrilenko was eliminated in eighth place after the hand.
Flop Games: 10,000-20,000
Stud Games: Ante/ Bring-In — 5,000, Stakes — 20,000-40,000
Players Remaining: 8 out of 452
Chip Counts:
1. James Van Alstyne — 1,059,000
2. Michele Limongi — 825,000
3. Zac Fellows — 620,000
4. Chris Amaral — 432,000
5. Gabriel Nassif — 315,000
6. Martin Eikeng — 255,000
7. Tim Finne — 255,000
8. Matt Hawrilenko — 175,000
Average Chip Count: 508,500
Notable Eliminations:
9. Stewart Yancik — $23,777
Note: The final eight players are now being reseated at the side featured table next to the ESPN stage.
Flop Games: 6,000-12,000
Stud Games: Ante — 3,000, Bring-In — 3,000, Stakes — 12,000-24,000
Players Remaining: 9 out of 452
Chip Counts:
1. James Van Alstyne — 720,000
2. Zac Fellows — 590,000
3. Michele Limongi — 520,000
4. Gabriel Nassif — 486,000
5. Tim Finne — 444,000
6. Chris Amaral — 383,000
7. Stewart Yancik — 374,000
8. Martin Eikeng — 285,000
9. Matt Hawrilenko — 230,000
Average Chip Count: 452,000
Notable Eliminations:
11. Frank Cremen — $17,939
10. Gavin Smith — $23,777
Flop Games: 5,000-10,000
Stud Games: Ante — 2,000, Bring-In — 3,000, Stakes — 10,000-20,000
Players Remaining: 11 out of 452
Chip Counts:
1. Tim Finne — 680,000
2. Zac Fellows — 600,000
3. Michele Limongi — 430,000
4. Stewart Yancik — 380,000
5. James Van Alstyne — 350,000
6. Matt Hawrilenko — 350,000
7. Martin Eikeng — 310,000
8. Gavin Smith — 260,000
9. Chris Amaral — 240,000
10. Ed Nassif — 240,000
Average Chip Count: 369,818
Notable Eliminations:
15. Adam Heller — $11,477
14. Aaron Steury — $14,209
13. Bill Blanda — $14,209
12. Asher Derei — $17,939
Flop Games: 4,000-8,000
Stud Games: Ante — 2,000, Bring-In — 2,000, Stakes — 8,000-16,000
Players Remaining: 15 out of 452
Chip Counts:
1. Zac Fellows — 540,000
2. Michele Limongi — 500,000
3. Tim Finne — 450,000
4. James Van Alstyne — 430,000
5. Stewart Yancik — 335,000
6. Ed Nassif — 320,000
7. Martin Eikeng — 310,000
8. Chris Amaral — 240,000
9. Frank Cremen — 200,000
10. Matt Hawrilenko — 200,000
Average Chip Count: 271,200
Notable Eliminations:
21. Jared Okun — $8,782
20. Brian McKain — $8,782
19. Frank Debus — $8,782
18. Ylon Schwartz — $8,782
17. David Baker — $8,782
16. Chau Giang — $11,477
A total of 197 players made it to day two, but only 21 of them have survived to battle down for a bracelet. Today promises to be a long one, as notables such as Matt Hawrilenko, Ylon Schwartz, Chris Amaral, Chau Giang, Gavin Smith and James Van Alstyne try to pick up the gold.
Here is a look at the remaining players’ seating assignments and chip counts:
Table 150
Seat 1 — Gavin Smith — 121,000
Seat 3 — Matt “HOSS TBF” Hawrilenko — 87,000
Seat 4 — Aaron “NDGrinder” Steury — 30,000
Seat 5 — Chris Amaral — 120,000
Seat 6 — Ylon Schwartz — 186,000
Seat 7 — David Baker — 132,000
Seat 8 — Stewart Yancik — 284,000
Table 151
Seat 1 — Jared “SmokunOkun” Okun — 49,000
Seat 2 — Frank Cremen — 160,000
Seat 4 — Adam Heller — 118,000
Seat 5 — Brian McKain — 92,000
Seat 6 — Frank Debus — 22,000
Seat 7 — Tim “highlandfox” Finne — 411,000
Seat 8 — Asher Derei — 104,000
Table 152
Seat 1 — Bill Blanda — 144,000
Seat 2 — Martin Eikeng — 335,000
Seat 3 — Michele Limongi — 368,000
Seat 4 — Zac Fellows — 471,000
Seat 5 — James Van Alstyne — 455,000
Seat 7 — Chau Giang — 149,000
Seat 8 — Edward Nassif — 242,000