Buy-In: | $1,000 |
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Prize Pool: | $2,737,800 |
Entrants: | 3042 |
Blinds: 60,000-120,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining: 1 out of 3,042
Average Chip Count: 9,126,000
Tournament Leaderboard:
1. Steve Gee — 9,126,000
Eliminations:
2. Matt Vance — $292,232
Elimination Hands:
Matt Vance Eliminated in Second Place ($292,232), Steve Gee Wins Event No. 13 ($472,479)
Steven Gee bet 300,000 on the button and Matt Vance moved all in for 1,575,000 total. Gee made the call and exposed the AK and was ahead against the QJ of Vance. The board ran out A5278 and Vance was eliminated.
Blinds: 50,000-100,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 out of 3,042
Average Chip Count: 4,563,000
Tournament Leaderboard:
1. Steven Gee — 7,500,000
2. Matthew Vance — 1,500,000
Eliminations:
None
Elimination Hands:
None
Blinds: 40,000-80,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 out of 3,042
Average Chip Count: 4,563,000
Tournament Leaderboard:
1. Steven Gee — 7,500,000
2. Matthew Vance — 1,500,000
Eliminations:
3. David Baker — $206,813
Elimination Hands:
David Baker Eliminated in Third Place ($206,813)
David Baker moved all in from the small blind for 1,200,000. Steven Gee made the call and tabled the AQ. Baker was dominated with his A8. The board ran out 944105, offering no assistance to Baker. He was eliminated.
Blinds: 30,000-60,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 3 out of 3,042
Average Chip Count: 3,042,000
Tournament Leaderboard:
1. Matthew Vance — 4,300,000
2. David Baker — 2,850,000
3. Steven Gee — 2,000,000
Eliminations:
5. Jeff Gross — $109,621
4. Nick Heather — $149,702
Elimination Hands:
Jeff Gross Eliminated in 5th Place ($109,621)
Matt Vance opened the pot to 120,000 and Jeff Gross reraised all in for 950,000 total. Vance made the call and exposed QQ. Gross tabled the AJ and was behind. The board failed to offer Gross any help and he was eliminated. Vance was at 3,900,000 after the hand.
Nick Heather Eliminated in 4th Place ($149,702)
Matt Vance limped in the small blind and Nick Heather moved all in for 1,165,000 more. Vance tanked before eventually making the call and tabling the A7. Heather exposed the 22 and was racing for his tournament life. Vance spiked an ace on the flop and it held to eliminate Heather. Vance was at 5,200,000 after the hand.
Blinds: 25,000-50,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 5 out of 3,042
Average Chip Count: 1,825,200
Tournament Leaderboard:
1. Matthew Vance — 2,300,000
2. Nicholas Heather — 2,000,000
3. David Baker — 1,800,000
4. Steven Gee — 1,650,000
5. Jeffrey Gross — 1,400,000
Eliminations:
6. Daniel Thomas — $81,203
Elimination Hands:
Daniel Thomas Eliminated in 6th Place ($81,203)
Daniel Thomas opened to 140,000 on the button. Matt Vance shoved from the small blind. Thomas made the call for his tournament life and exposed the JJ and was in a coin flip against the AQ of Vance. The board ran out AK5AA, giving Vance quads and eliminating Thomas. Vance was at 2,300,000 after the hand.
Blinds: 20,000-40,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 6 out of 3,042
Average Chip Count: 1,303,714
Tournament Leaderboard:
1. Nicholas Heather — 2,650,000
2. Matthew Vance — 2,465,000
3. David Baker — 2,260,000
4. Steven Gee — 1,045,000
5. Daniel Thomas — 700,000
6. Jeffrey Gross — 680,000
Eliminations:
7. Kyung Han — $60,833
Elimination Hands:
Kyung Han Eliminated in 7th Place ($60,833)
David Baker bet 90,000 from the small blind and Kyung Han moved in for 480,000 total from the big blind. Baker tanked before finally making the call. Baker exposed the K10 and was up against the 88 of Han. Baker flopped a king and it held to eliminate Han. Baker was at 2,260,000 after the hand.
Blinds: 15,000-30,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining: 7 out of 3,042
Average Chip Count: 1,303,714
Tournament Leaderboard:
1. David Baker — 2,200,000
2. Matthew Vance — 1,900,000
3. Steven Gee — 1,540,000
4. Nicholas Heather — 1,500,000
5. Jeffrey Gross — 785,000
6. Kyung Han — 613,000
7. Daniel Thomas — 602,000
Eliminations:
9. Mats Gavatin — $35,290
8. Jared Hamby — $46,077
Elimination Hands:
Mats Gavatin Eliminated in 9th Place ($35,290)
Mats Gavatin moved all in for 358,000 in middle position and was called Nick Heather. Gavatin exposed the A9 and Heather tabled pocket jacks. Heather spiked a jack on the flop and had Gavatin drawing dead. Heather was at 1,500,000 after the hand.
Jared Hamby Eliminated in 8th Place ($46,077)
Baker bet 65,000 from middle position. Action was folded to Jared Hamby on the button. Hamby moved in for 431,000 and Baker made the insta-call. Hamby tabled the 99 while Baker exposed the AA. The board offered no help for the under pair and Hamby was gone. Baker was at 2,200,000 after the hand.
The final nine players have been decided in event No. 13 ($1,000 no-limit hold’em) and they will return at 2:30 p.m. to see who will win the bracelet and the $472,479 in first-place prize money.
David Baker (pictured right) is far and away the chip leader with just over 2,500,000 in chips. That is over 800,000 more than Matthew Vance, who is second in chips. With Baker having almost 30 percent of the chips in play, six of the nine players are below the chip average, which is 1,014,000.
Here are the chip standings for the final nine.
1. David Baker – 2,553,000
2. Matthew Vance – 1,731,000
3. Steven Gee – 1,540,000
4. Nicholas Heather – 993,000
5. Kyung Han – 613,000
6. Daniel Thomas – 602,000
7. Jared Hamby – 423,000
8. Mats Gavatin – 393,000
9. Jeffrey Gross – 281,000
When the players come back tomorrow, everybody is guaranteed $35,290 and the blinds will be 12,000-24,000 with a 3,000 ante. Stay tuned to Card Player for up to the minute coverage of the final table.