| Buy-In: | $1,500 |
|---|---|
| Prize Pool: | $1,104,300 |
| Entrants: | 818 |
Blinds: 50,000-100,000; 100,000-200,000 limits
Players Remaining: 1 out of 818
Tournament Leaderboard:
Notable Eliminations:
2. Dan Heimiller — $146,684
Big Hands:
Dan Heimiller Eliminated In 2nd Place ($146,684); Michael Chow Wins Event No. 4
Dan Heimiller was all in with his small blind. Heimiller turned over 10
8
72
while Chow turned over Q932.
The board ran out A
105JK and Chow made a king-high straight to take down the pot and win his first bracelet.
Blinds: 25,000-50,000; 50,000-100,000 limits
Players Remaining: 2 out of 818
Tournament Leaderboard:
1. Michael Chow – 2,150,000
2. Dan Heimiller – 550,000
Notable Eliminations:
4. Fred Koubi — $69,272
3. Ylon Schwartz – $94,561
Big Hands:
Fred Koubi Eliminated In 4th Place ($69,272)
Fred Koubi found himself all in against Dan Heimiller. Heimiller held K764 while Koubi held KQQ5.
The board ran out A658J, giving Heimiller the straight to the eight and the pot, knocking Koubi out of the tournament.
Ylon Schwartz Eliminated In 3rd Place ($94,561)
Ylon Schwartz got his short stack of about 250,000 into the middle against Dan Heimiller after a flop of A93.
Schwartz held 9532 while Heimiller held K932.
The turn was the K giving Heimiller top two pair and the river was the 10, giving Schwartz no help and sending him to the rail in 3rd place.
Blinds: 20,000-40,000; 40,000-80,000 limits
Players Remaining: 4 out of 818
Tournament Leaderboard:
1. Michael Chow – 2,400,000
2. Dan Heimiller – 550,000
3. Fred Koubi – 400,000
4. Ylon Schwartz – 250,000
Notable Eliminations:
8. Joe Leimbman — $22,825
7. Sasha Rosewood — $29,584
6. Michael Cipolla — $38,794
5. Scott Epstein — $51,493
Big Hands:
Joe Leibman Eliminated In 8th Place ($22,825)
One hand after losing the majority of his stack, Joe Leibman was all in from the big blind. Michael Chow and Sasha Rosewood jumped into the pot to try to take out Leibman.
The board ran out K53Q2 and Chow turned over A-4 for a wheel. Rosewood mucked and Leibman could only turn over A-2 and was eliminated from the tournament.
Sasha Rosewood Eliminated In 7th Place ($29,584)
Dan Heimiller raised to 80,000 preflop and Sasha Rosewood made the call. The flop was KJ8 and Rosewood led out with 40,000. Heimiller raised to 80,000 and Rosewood moved in for 10,000 more. Heimiller called and tabled AAAJ for aces while Rosewood tabled A1093 for an open-ended straight draw.
The turn was the 2, giving Rosewood hope to chop with a low hand. But the J gave Heimiller trip jacks for the win and Rosewood was out.
Michael Cipolla Eliminated In 6th Place ($38,794)
Michael Cipolla got the last of his stack into the middle on a board reading AKK2.
Michael Chow put Cipolla at risk, tabling AJJ7 for two pair. The river gave Cipolla no help and he was eliminated.
Scott Epstein Eliminated In 5th Place
Scott Epstein raised to 80,000 preflop and Michael Chow made the call. The flop was 864 and Epstein fired 40,000. Chow raised to 80,000 and Epstein made the call.
The turn was the K and Epstein checked. Chow fired 80,000 and Epstein made the call. The river was the 10 and Epstein check-called the remainder of his stack into the pot.
Chow then showed AQQ3 for the nut flush and a A-3 low. Epstein could not beat that and he was out of the tournament.
Blinds: 15,000-30,000; 30,000-60,000 limits
Players Remaining: 8 out of 818
Average Chip Count:
Tournament Leaderboard:
1. Michael Cipolla – 605,000
2. Michael Chow – 590,000
3. Dan Heimiller – 525,000
4. Fred Koubi – 475,000
5. Scott Epstein – 410,000
6. Sasha Rosewood – 375,000
7. Ylon Schwartz – 260,000
8. Joe Leibman – 235,000
Notable Eliminations:
9. Todd Barlow — $17,801
Big Hands:
Todd Barlow Eliminated In 9th Place ($17,801)
Dan Heimiller raised to 60,000 preflop and Todd Barlow made the call from the button. The flop came down 655 and Heimiller led out with 30,000.
Barlow raised the remainder of his stack into the middle and Heimiller made the call. Heimiller tabled A27Q while Barlow showed A-2-5-7.
The turn was the 6 and the river was the 6, giving each player three sixes but Heimiller took the pot with his A-Q kicker and Barlow was out.
After six hours of play, the official final table has been set. Here is how they are seated:
Seat 1 – Michael Cipolla
Seat 2 – Ylon Schwartz
Seat 3 – Fred Koubi
Seat 4 – Todd Barlow
Seat 5 – Scott Epsein
Seat 6 – Sasha Roewood
Seat 7 – Dan Heimiller
Seat 8 – Michael Chow
Seat 9 – Joe Leibman
Stay tuned to CardPlayer.com as we bring you all of the elimination hands from the final table until there is a winner.
The final day of event no. 4 ($1,500 Omaha eight-or-better) begins at 3 p.m. Only 26 players remain, including two former WSOP Player of the Year winners in Jeff Madsen and Tom Schneider.
Other notables still in contention include David Bach, Huck Seed, Anthony Reategui, Ylon Schwartz and Shawn Buchanan. Card Player will be bringing you all the action from the final table, so stay tuned to see who comes out on top to win the bracelet and first-place prize of $237,140.
Here’s a look at chip counts heading to the final day.
| 1 | Sasha Rosewood | 399000 |
| 2 | Anthony Reategui | 317000 |
| 3 | Michael Cipolla | 275000 |
| 4 | Fred Koubi | 272000 |
| 5 | Dan Heimiller | 211000 |
| 6 | Robert Ferdinand | 198000 |
| 7 | Shawn Buchanan | 181000 |
| 8 | Ylon Schwartz | 166000 |
| 9 | Scott Epstein | 157000 |
| 10 | Jeff Madsen | 148000 |
| 11 | Joe Leibman | 143000 |
| 12 | Todd Barlow | 139000 |
| 13 | Hamid Salari | 123000 |
| 14 | Jesse Hollander | 122000 |
| 15 | Chris Viox | 113000 |
| 16 | David Bach | 107000 |
| 17 | James Mcwhorter | 102000 |
| 18 | Stephen Su | 97000 |
| 19 | Michael Chow | 92000 |
| 20 | Steve Cowley | 90000 |
| 21 | Brian Lives | 69000 |
| 22 | Huck Seed | 57000 |
| 23 | Daniel Klein | 43000 |
| 24 | Ward Crane | 40000 |
| 25 | Mike Puskarich | 35000 |
| 26 | Andreas Krause | 8000 |
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