Tomas Alenius Wins Event No. 26 ($197,488) Jason Tam Eliminated in Second Place ($122,000)

Jason Tam raised on the button and Tomas Alenius reraised. Tam put in the last of his chips with another raise and Alenius called.

Tam was well behind with Q5 against Alenius and his A4.

The board ran out 1062KK and ace-high was all that Alenius needed to pick up his first career WSOP bracelet. For his victory, Alenius pocketed $197,488 and Tam banked $122,000 for his runner-up performance.

Blinds: 15,000-30,000

Players Remaining: 3 out of 643

Chip Counts:

1. Jason Tam — 970,000
2. Tomas Alenius — 930,000
3. Al Barbieri — 850,000

Average Chip Count: 964,500

Notable Eliminations:

5. Demetrios Arvanetes — $40,681
4. Glenn Engelbert — $55,576

Big Hands

Demetrios Arvanetes Eliminated in 5th place ($40,681)

Tomas Alenius raises from the button and Glenn Engelbert calls from the small blind. Demetrios Arvanetes three-bets for almost all of his chips from the big blind and both opponents call.

The flop comes J73, Arvanetes moves all in for his last 10,000 and both players call. The turn is the 2 and both players check the side pot. The river is the J, pairing the board and once again, both players check the side pot. Everyone turns over their cards.

Alenius: K9
Engelbert: 77
Arvanetes: A7

Engelbert flops a set and rivers a full house, raking the pot and eliminating Demetrios Arvanetes in 5th place ($40,681).

Glenn Engelbert Eliminated in 4th Place ($55,576)

Tomas Alenius raises from under the gun, Glenn Engelbert gets it all in for 45,000 from the button and Jason Tam calls from the big blind. The flop comes 885, Alenius bets and Tam folds. Both players turn over their cards.

Alenius: AA
Engelbert: Q7

Engelbert is miles ahead. The turn and river are the 6 and the river is the 5, no help to Glenn Engelbert who is eliminated in 4th place ($55,576).

Left in the Deck

The remaining three players went on a sixty-minute dinner break and will return at approximately 6:50 pm PDT.

Blinds: 8,000-15,000

Players Remaining: 6 out of 643

Chip Counts:

1. Al Barbieri — 1,085,000
2. Glenn Engelbert — 530,000
3. Tomas Alenius — 405,000
4. Demetrios Arvanetes — 375,000
5. Jason Tam — 365,000
6. Dominik Kulciki — 140,000

Average Chip Count: 482,250

Notable Eliminations:

9. Cole Miller — $18,932
8. Kim-Phong Duong — $21,416
7. Rep Porter — $25,313

Big Hands:

Cole Miller Eliminated in 9th place ($18,932)

Action folds around to Cole Miller who raises from the small blind, Al Baribieri calls from the big blind.

The flop comes Q53, and Miller leads out. Barbieri raises and Miller three-bets. Barbieri puts in one more raise as Miller calls all in for his last 2,000. Both players turn over their cards.

Barbieri: 85
Miller: A9

Baribieri flops a pair of fives, leading the hand. The turn and river are the 10 and the Q, no help to Cole Miller who is eliminated in 9th place ($18,932).

Kim-Phong Duong Eliminated in 8th Place ($21,416)

Glenn Engelbert raises from under the gun and Kim-Phong Duong calls all in for his last 22,000. Jason Tam calls from the small blind and they check down the side pot.

The final board is 642410, and everyone turns over their hand.

Duong: AQ
Engelbert: AK
Tam: 97

No one is able to improve as Engelbert’s A-K high rakes the pot, eliminating Kim-Phong Duong in 8th place ($21,416).

Rep Porter Eliminated in 7th Place ($25,313)

Rep Porter raises from under the gun and Demetrios Arvanetes calls from the big blind. The flop comes 752, and Arvanetes bets out. Porter raises and Arvanetes calls. The turn is the 4, Porter bets and Arvanetes calls. The river is the 7 and Porter gets his last few chips in the middle. Arvanetes calls and turns over J10 for a flush. Rep Porter is eliminated in 7th place ($25,313).

Blinds: 6,000-12,000

Players Remaining: 9 out of 643

Chip Counts:

1. Al Barbieri — 495,000
2. Glenn Engelbert — 485,000
3. Rep Porter — 370,000
4. Tomas Alenius — 370,000
5. Demetrios Arvanetes — 295,000
6. Jason Tam — 285,000
7. Dominik Kulicki — 190,000
8. Cole Miller — 180,000
9. Kim-Phong Duong — 175,000

Average Chip Count: 312,500

Notable Eliminations:

15. John Varner — $10,076
14. Mike Schiffman — $10,076
13. Andrew Kerstine — $10,076
12. Yan Peng Li — $13,543
11. Ken Dickenson — $13,543
10. Richard Brodie — $13,543