Buy-In: | $1,500 |
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Prize Pool: | $2,859,675 |
Entrants: | 2095 |
Eric Baldwin Wins Event No. 34 ($521,932) Jonas Klausen Eliminated in Second Place ($322,271)
Eric Baldwin raised to 165,000 and Jonas Klausen moved all in for his last million or so on top. Baldwin called with 1010 and Klausen showed down AQ.
The board came KJ665 and Klausen was eliminated in second place. Baldwin earned his first WSOP bracelet and a career high $521,932.
Blinds: 30,000-60,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 out of 2,095
Chip Counts:
1. Eric Baldwin — 4,865,000
2. Jonas Klausen — 4,515,000
Average Chip Count: 4,713,750
Notable Eliminations:
4. Benjamin Scholl — $150,133
3. James Taylor — $213,046
Elimination Hands
Benjamin Scholl Eliminated in Fourth Place ($150,133)
Benjamin Scholl moved all in from the button for 235,000 and James Taylor called from the big blind.
Taylor showed A8 and was ahead of Scholl’s KJ.
The board came K326A and Taylor’s pair of aces sent Scholl to the rail.
James Taylor Eliminated in Third Place ($213,046)
James Taylor raised in the small blind to 180,000 and Eric Baldwin called in the big blind.
The flop came out 753 and Taylor bet 175,000. Baldwin moved all in and Taylor called for his tournament life after a few moments.
Taylor showed KQ and Baldwin showed 97 for top pair. The turn and river came 103 and Taylor was eliminated.
Blinds: 25,000-50,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 4 out of 2,095
Chip Counts:
1. Jonas Klausen — 4,450,000
2. Eric Baldwin — 3,055,000
3. James Taylor — 1,320,000
4. Benjamin Scholl — 650,000
Average Chip Count: 2,356,875
Notable Eliminations:
7. Steven Bradbury — $74,352
6. Andrew Youngblood — $89,222
5. Roland de Wolfe — $112,957
Elimination Hands
Steven Bradbury Eliminated in Seventh Place ($74,352)
James Taylor raised to 125,000 from the cutoff and Steven Bradbury moved all in from the big blind for his last 240,000.
Taylor called with 96 and was dominated by Bradbury’s A6.
The board rolled out 972K7 and Bradbury was eliminated.
Andrew Youngblood Eliminated in Sixth Place ($89,222)
Jonas Klausen completed in the small blind and Andrew Youngblood checked his option in the big blind.
The flop came out 986 and Klausen bet 75,000. Youngblood raised to 420,000 and Klausen moved in. Youngblood instantly called with 66 for middle set but was behind to Klausen’s 75 for a flopped straight.
The turn and river came A5, failing to pair the board and Youngblood was eliminated.
Roland De Wolfe Eliminated in Fifth Place ($112,957)
Roland De Wolfe moved all in for his last 600,000 and Jonas Klausen called with A6. De Wolfe was dominated by 76 and was eliminated when the board came AK578.
Blinds: 20,000-40,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 7 out of 2,095
NOTE: The players went on dinner break for one hour and they will return at 8:45 p.m.
Chip Counts:
1. Jonas Klausen — 3,500,000
2. Steven Bradbury — 1,770,000
3. James Taylor — 1,281,000
4. Andrew Youngblood — 1,150,000
5. Eric Baldwin — 1,020,000
6. Roland de Wolfe — 625,000
7. Benjamin Scholl — 600,000
Average Chip Count: 1,346,785
Notable Eliminations:
8. Martin Jacobson – $65,487
Elimination Hands
Martin Jacobson Eliminated in Eighth Place ($65,487)
Martin Jacobson moved all in for 125,000 in early position preflop. Eric Baldwin reraised to 295,000 and everyone else mucked. Their cards:
Jasobson: A9
Baldwin: QQ
Board: 10637J
Jaconson was eliminated in eighth place and Baldwin grew his stack to more than 1 million.
Blinds: 20,000-40,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 8 out of 2,095
Chip Counts:
1. Jonas Klausen — 3,120,000
2. Steven Bradbury — 1,770,000
3. James Taylor — 1,381,000
4. Eric Baldwin — 1,335,000
5. Andrew Youngblood — 850,000
6. Roland de Wolfe — 560,000
7. Benjamin Scholl — 288,000
8. Martin Jacobson — 250,000
Average Chip Count: 1,178,437
Notable Eliminations:
9. Eric Defontes – $60,335
Elimination Hands
Eric Defontes Eliminated in Ninth Place ($60,335)
Jonas Klausen raised to 80,000 from middle position and Eric Defontes reraised all in from the big blind for 359,000. Klausen made the call and they flipped up their cards:
Klausen: A10
Defontes: 44
Board: A769K
Defontes was eliminated in ninth place and Klausen grew his stack to more than 3 million.
Blinds: 15,000-30,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining: 9 out of 2,095
Chip Counts:
1. Jonas Klausen — 2,535,000
2. Eric Baldwin — 1,586,000
3. Benjamin Scholl — 1,075,000
4. Steven Bradbury — 942,000
5. Andrew Youngblood — 895,000
6. James Taylor — 859,000
7. Martin Jacobson — 686,000
8. Roland de Wolfe — 419,000
9. Eric Defontes — 385,000
Average Chip Count: 1,047,500
Notable Eliminations:
10. Young Phan – $42,895
Blinds: 12,000-24,000 with a 3,000 ante
Players Remaining: 10 out of 2,095
Chip Counts:
1. Jonas Klausen — 1,950,000
2. Martin Jacobson — 1,750,000
3. Eric Baldwin — 1,650,000
4. Steven Bradbury — 1,380,000
5. Andrew Youngblood — 690,000
6. Eric Defontes — 585,000
7. Roland de Wolfe — 530,000
8. James Taylor — 505,000
9. Benjamin Scholl — 445,000
10. Young Phan — 335,000
Average Chip Count: 942,750
Notable Eliminations:
12. Pete Sawitzki – $42,895
11. Robert Mason – $42,895
Blinds: 10,000-20,000 with a 3,000 ante
Players Remaining: 12 out of 2,095
Chip Counts:
1. Steven Bradbury — 1,625,000
2. Jonas Klausen — 1,480,000
3. Eric Baldwin — 1,350,000
4. Martin Jacobson — 1,230,000
5. Roland de Wolfe — 645,000
6. Robert Mason — 618,000
7. Eric Defontes — 533,000
8. James Taylor — 520,000
9. Benjamin Scholl — 480,000
10. Andrew Youngblood — 429,000
Average Chip Count: 785,625
Notable Eliminations:
18. James Mackey – $21,533
17. Joseph Cada – $21,533
16. Pete Kevorkian – $21,533
15. Yves Grenon – $30,398
14. Sean Mullaghy – $30,398
13. Bertrand Grospellier – $30,398
Blinds: 8,000-16,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 18 out of 2,095
Chip Counts:
1. Jonas Klausen — 780,000
2. Martin Jacobson — 700,000
3. Sean Mullaghy — 475,000
4. Jonathan Plens — 464,000
5. Praz Bansi — 450,000
6. Steven Ayoub — 420,000
7. James Taylor — 410,000
8. Pete Kevorkian — 400,000
9. Joseph Cada — 385,000
10. Bertrand Grospellier — 380,000
Average Chip Count: 523,750
Notable Eliminations:
21. Marc Whitford – $15,242
20. Matt Heiligenthaler – $15,242
19. Praz Bansi – $15,242
The final day of the $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em event will begin at 1:00 PDT.
Today promises to be an exciting day as notables such as Bertrand “ElkY” Grospellier, Jonas Klausen, James Mackey, Roland De Wolfe, Eric “basebaldy” Baldwin, Praz Bansi and Young Phan all contend for WSOP gold.
Here are the chip counts heading into play:
1. Jonas Klausen — 935,000
2. Martin Jacobson — 806,000
3. Roland de Wolfe — 644,000
4. Eric Baldwin — 610,000
5. Joseph Cada — 606,000
6. Benjamin Scholl — 574,000
7. Sean Mullaghy — 574,000
8. James Taylor — 522,000
9. Praz Bansi — 486,000
10. Steven Bradbury — 475,000
11. Bertrand Grospellier — 420,000
12. Matt Heiligenthaler — 384,000
13. Eric DeFontes — 356,000
14. Pete Kevorkian — 348,000
15. James Mackey — 299,000
16. Yves Grenon — 273,000
17. Andrew Youngblood — 270,000
18. Pete Sawitzki — 237,000
19. Robert Mason — 229,000
20. Young Phan — 211,000
21. Marc Whitford — 173,000