| Buy-In: | $1,500 |
|---|---|
| Prize Pool: | $3,846,570 |
| Entrants: | 2818 |
Tony Veckey Wins Event No. 54 ($673,276) Jason Wheeler Eliminated in Second Place ($418,122)
On a flop of Q
10
8, Jason Wheeler bet 450,000 and Tony Veckey called. The turn was the 8 and Wheeler bet 1,200,000. Veckey moved all in and Wheeler called for his tournament life.
Wheeler showed J9
for the nut straight and looked good to double up, but Veckey’s AhQs made a full house when the river was the Q, busting Wheeler in second place
Veckey picked up his first gold bracelet and $673,276.
Blinds: 30,000-60,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 out of 2,818
Chip Counts:
1. Jason Wheeler — 8,000,000
2. Tony Veckey — 4,700,000
Average Chip Count: 6,340,500
Notable Eliminations:
4. Sergey Konkin — $195,213
3. Joseph Chaplin — $276,029
Elimination Hands:
Sergey Konkin Eliminated in Fourth Place ($195,213)
Sergey Konkin was all in on the big blind and Tony Veckey, Jason Wheeler and Jospeh Chaplin all checked down a board of A432J.
Veckey showed A10 and it was good enough to send Konkin out of the tournament.
Joseph Chaplin Eliminated in Third Place ($276,029)
Joseph Chaplin raised to 200,000 and Tony Veckey and Jason Wheeler called from the blinds. The flop came 986 and Veckey bet 450,000.
Wheeler called and Chaplin moved all in for 1,600,000. Veckey folded and Wheeler called with Q2. Chaplin showed 87 and was temporarily ahead until the turn and river came QK
, sending him to the rail.
Blinds: 30,000-60,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 4 out of 2,818
Chip Counts:
1. Jason Wheeler — 4,700,000
2. Sergey Konkin — 3,500,000
3. Joseph Chaplin — 3,000,000
4. Tony Veckey — 1,450,000
Average Chip Count: 3,170,250
Notable Eliminations:
6. Christopher Bonita — $147,131
5. Andrew Malott — $195,213
Elimination Hands:
Christopher Bonita Eliminated in Sixth Place ($147,131)
On a flop of 983, Jason Wheeler bet 210,000 and Christopher Bonita called.
The turn was the J and Wheeler bet 425,000. Bonita moved all in and Wheeler called with 107 for the made straight. Bonita was in major trouble and drawing to a chop with 76.
The river was a 5, giving Bonita a straight, but it wasn’t good enough to avoid the payout line.
Andrew Malott Eliminated in Fifth Place ($195,213)
Andrew Malott raised to 115,000 and Joseph Chaplin reraised to 500,000. Malott moved in and Chaplin called with AJ.
He was in major trouble as Malott showed pocket kings, but the the board hit him hard with AQ429 to give him the nut flush and eliminate Malott.
Blinds: 25,000-50,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 6 out of 2,818
Chip Counts:
1. Sergey Konkin — 3,500,000
2. Chris Bonita — 2,400,000
3. Jason Wheeler — 1,950,000
4. Tony Veckey — 1,600,000
5. Andrew Malott — 1,500,000
6. Joseph Chaplin — 1,300,000
Average Chip Count: 2,113,500
Notable Eliminations:
9. Miha Remic — $81,970
8. David Jaoui — $87,855
7. Christopher DeMaci — $98,933
Elimination Hands:
Miha Remic Eliminated in Ninth Place ($81,970)
Miha Remic moved all in on the button and was looked up by Andrew Malott in the big blind. Remic showed J9 and was racing against Malott’s pocket fives.
The board came out A2263 and Remic was eliminated.
David Jaoui Eliminated in Eighth Place ($87,855)
David Jaoui moved all in for his last 650,000 in middle position and was called by Sergey Konkin.
Konkin showed pocket queens and had Jaoui’s A9 in bad shape. The board failed to provide any help and Jaoui was eliminated.
Christopher DeMaci Eliminated in Seventh Place ($98,933)
Christopher DeMaci moved all in for his last 525,000 in the small blind and Sergey Konkin called behind him.
DeMaci showed Q5 and was dominated by Konkin’s QJ. Both players paired their kickers on a J544K board and DeMaci was eliminated.
Blinds: 15,000-30,000
Players Remaining: 9 out of 2,818
Chip Counts:
1. Jason Wheeler — 2,700,000
2. Chris Bonita — 2,100,000
3. Chris DeMaci — 1,300,000
4. Joseph Chaplin — 1,300,000
5. Tony Veckey — 1,180,000
6. Andrew Malott — 1,000,000
7. David Jaoui — 920,000
8. Miha Remic — 800,000
9. Sergey Konkin — 700,000
Average Chip Count: 1,409,000
Notable Eliminations:
10. Mike Ratcliff — $57,506
Left in the Deck
The remaining nine players took a one hour dinner break and will return to the final at approximately 7:15 pm PDT.
Blinds: 15,000-30,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining: 10 out of 2,818
Chip Counts:
1. Jason Wheeler — 2,000,000
2. Chris Bonita — 1,980,000
3. Chris DeMaci — 1,300,000
4. Joseph Chaplin — 1,300,000
5. Tony Veckey — 1,180,000
6. Andrew Malott — 1,000,000
7. David Jaoui — 920,000
8. Miha Remic — 800,000
9. Sergey Konkin — 700,000
10. Mike Ratcliff — 415,000
Average Chip Count: 1,268,100
Notable Eliminations:
11. Arkadiy Tsinis — $57,506
Blinds: 12,000-24,000 with a 3,000 ante
Players Remaining: 11 out of 2,818
Chip Counts:
1. Christopher DeMaci — 1,901,000
2. Jason Wheeler — 1,450,000
3. Mike Ratcliff — 1,200,000
4. Chris Bonita — 1,1,50,000
5. Sergey Konkin — 1,000,000
6. Joseph Chaplin — 900,000
7. Andrew Malott — 820,000
8. Tom Veckey — 730,000
9. Arkadiy Tsinis — 720,000
10. David Jaoui — 640,000
Average Chip Count: 1,152,818
Notable Eliminations:
17. Todd Lundwall — $28,310
16. John Spagnuolo — $28,310
15. Vivek Rajkumar — $40,350
14. Thai Tran — $40,350
13. Felix Lambertz — $40,350
12. Brian Green — $57,506
Blinds: 10,000-20,000 with a 3,000 ante
Players Remaining: 17 out of 2,818
Chip Counts:
1. Christopher DeMaci — 1,850,000
2. Sergey Konkin — 1,400,000
3. Chris Bonita — 1,150,000
4. Jason Wheeler — 1,030,000
5. Andrew Malott — 820,000
6. Joseph Chaplin — 780,000
7. John Spagnuolo — 650,000
8. Felix Lambertz — 500,000
9. Vivek Rajkumar — 460,000
10. Arkadiy Tsinis — 451,000
Average Chip Count: 745,941
Notable Eliminations:
24. Philippe Narboni — $19,848
23. Paul Nunes — $19,848
22. Wayne Chow — $19,848
21. Matt Stern — $19,848
20. Steven Rubinfeld — $19,848
19. Jon Christensen — $19,848
18. Kevin Rosini — $28,310
Blinds: 8,000-16,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 24 out of 2,818
Chip Counts:
1. Sergey Konkin — 1,400,000
2. Christopher DeMaci — 1,332,000
3. Joseph Chaplin — 1,095,000
4. Jason Wheeler — 853,000
5. Mike Ratcliff — 745,000
6. Jon Christensen — 672,000
7. John Spagnuolo — 553,000
8. Andrew Malott — 540,000
9. Felix Lambertz — 500,000
10. Arkadiy Tsinis — 451,000
Average Chip Count: 528,375
Notable Eliminations:
28. Brandon Wong — $15,578
27. Mike Maher — $19,848
26. Stephen Outram — $19,848
25. Eric Hayes — $19,848
Wednesday promises to be a long one as the 28 remaining players battle down to a champion. Leading the way is Sergey Konkin and he is followed by Christopher DeMaci and Joseph Chaplin.
WPT champion Vivek Rajkumar hopes to pick up his first bracelet as well and sits in the middle of the pack.
Join us at 1:00 PDT as we bring you level-by-level updates until a winner is determined.
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