| Buy-In: | $10,000 |
|---|---|
| Prize Pool: | $1,598,000 |
| Entrants: | 170 |
Blinds: Ante 20,000, Bring-In 30,000, 100,000-200,000 Limits
Players Remaining: 1 out of 170
Notable Eliminations:
2. Allen Kessler — $276,485
Big Hands:
Allen Kessler Eliminated In 2nd Place, Frank Kassela Wins Event No. 15
Frank Kassela completed to 100,000 and Allen Kessler raised to 200,000. Kassela would have none of that as he three-bet to 300,000. Kessler made the call and was all in. Here is how their boards ran out:
Kessler: (10
8
Q
)98K10
Kassela: (77J)Q2Q3
Kassela made queens and sevens to best Kessler’s tens and eights. Kassela took the pot and won his first career WSOP bracelet.
Blinds: Ante 20,000, Bring-In 10,000, 80,000-160,000 Limits
Players Remaining: 2 out of 170
Average Chip Count: 2,550,000
Tournament Leaderboard:
1. Frank Kassela – 4,785,000
2. Allen Kessler – 370,000
Notable Eliminations:
5. John Juanda — $97,989
4. Steve Zolotow — $125,379
3. Jennifer Harman — $173,159
Big Hands:
John Juanda Eliminated In 5th Place ($97,989)
Frank Kassela completed for 80,000 and John Juanda made the call. Kassela then checked on fourth street and Juanda bet 80,000. Kassela called again and check-called another bet of 160,000 by Juanda on fifth street.
Both players checked on 6th street and Juanda moved all in for 135,000 on seventh street. Kassela made the call and had three of a kind, AAA.
It was better than Juanda’s two pair, KK77 and Juanda was gone.
Steve Zolotow Eliminated In 4th Place ($125,379)
Steve Zolotow completed to 80,000 and Frank Kassela raised it to 160,000. Zolotow put in a third bet for all of his chips. Kassela made the call and here is how there boards ran out:
Zolotow: (Q7J)QA610
Kassela: (934)9769
Zolotow made a pair of queens while Kassela hit three nines and knocked out Zolotow in third place.
Kassela expanded his chip lead over the table with that elimination and Zolotow took home $125,379.
Jennifer Harman Eliminated In 3rd Place ($173,159)
Allen Kessler completed to 80,000 and Jennifer Harman made the call. Both players checked fourth street and Harman check-called a bet of 160,000 by Kessler on fifth street.
Kessler then bet another 160,000 on sixth street and Harman made the call, putting herself all in.
By the time seventh street was dealt, Harman had absolutely nothing as she missed her 6-low draw and failed to pair up. Kessler caught a pair of fours and it was enough to scoop the pot and knock out Harman in third place.
Blinds: Ante 10,000, Bring-In 10,000, 40,000-80,000 Limits
Players Remaining: 5 out of 170
Average Chip Count: 1,020,000
Tournament Leaderboard:
1. Jennifer Harman – 1,300,000
2. John Juanda – 1,065,000
3. Allen Kessler – 1,000,000
4. Frank Kassela – 965,000
5. Steve Zolotow – 540,000
Notable Eliminations:
6. Kirill Rabtsov — $78,142
Big Hands:
Kirill Rabtsov Eliminated In 6th Place ($78,142)
Kirill Rabtsov was all in by fourth street against Frank Kassela. Kassela had two pair, kings and eights while Rabtsov had four cards to a flush.
The two players bricked on fifth and sixth streets, but Rabtsov got his flush on seventh street. Unfortunately for him, Kassela received another king to turn his two pair into a full house.
Rabtsov had no low hand to salvage half the pot and he was eliminated.
Blinds: Ante 7,000, Bring-In 10,000, 30,000-60,000 Limits
Players Remaining: 6 out of 170
Average Chip Count: 850,000
Tournament Leaderboard:
1. Jennifer Harman – 1,100,000
2. Frank Kassela – 1,080,000
3. John Juanda – 980,000
4. Kirill Rabtsov – 600,000
5. Allen Kessler – 585,000
6. Steve Zolotow – 550,000
Notable Eliminations:
8. Dario Minieri — $52,366
7. Vladimir Schmelev — $63,456
Big Hands:
Dario Minieri Flushed By Schmelev, Then Eliminated In 8th Place ($52,366)
Dario Minieri led out betting on every street until sixth and Vladimir Schmelev called him down. On seventh, Schmelev initiated the betting with 60,000 and Minieri made the call.
Schmelev turned over (A82)695K for a heart flush and Minieri mucked his hand.
Minieri was just over 100,000 after the hand and was eliminated later in the level by Allen Kessler’s two pair.
Vladimir Schmelev Eliminated In 7th Place ($63,456)
Vladimir Schmelev led out with 30,000 on fourth street and Jennifer Harman made the call, as did Frank Kassela. Schmelev moved all in on fifth street for his last 16,000 and both opponents called.
Harman and Kassela both checked the last two streets and Kassela turned over 101010, good for the high.
Harman showed a 7-5 for the low end of the pot and Schmelev was sent to the rail.
Blinds: Ante 5,000, Bring-In 7,000, 25,000-50,000 Limits
Players Remaining: 8 out of 170
Average Chip Count: 637,500
Tournament Leaderboard:
1. Kirill Rabstov – 882,000
2. Jennifer Harman – 861,000
3. Frank Kassela – 800,000
4. John Juanda – 787,000
5. Steve Zolotow – 684,000
6. Allen Kessler – 467,000
7. Dario Minieri – 316,000
8. Vladimir Schmelev – 304,000
Notable Eliminations:
9. Gary Benson — $43,833
Note: Players have gone on a 60-minute dinner break and will return at approximately 9 p.m.
Big Hands:
Juanda Scoops Kessler
John Juanda called 25,000 from Kessler on fourth street. Kessler then check-called bets of 50,000 by Juanda on every following street. Here were their boards:
Juanda: (A85)8754
Kessler: (763)46J3
Juanda made a better two pair than Kessler and scooped the pot. Juanda was at 855,000 while Kessler was down to 160,000.
Gary Benson Eliminated In 9th Place
Gary Benson was all in and sweating Allen Kessler and Frank Kassela’s hands by seventh street. Here were their boards:
Benson: (Q10X)Q104J
Kessler: (64K4
Kassela: (K108)3K93
Kassela made kings up, besting Benson’s queens-up and he bubbled the official final table.
Blinds: Ante 5,000, Bring-In 5,000, 20,000-40,000 Limits
Players Remaining: 9 out of 170
Average Chip Count: 566,667
Tournament Leaderboard:
1. Kirill Rabstov – 955,000
2. Jennifer Harman – 822,000
3. Dario Minieri – 620,000
4. John Juanda – 600,000
5. Steve Zolotow – 570,000
6. Allen Kessler – 450,000
7. Vladimir Schmelev – 370,000
8. Frank Kassela – 330,000
9. Gary Benson – 276,000
Notable Eliminations:
13. Marco Johnson — $32,439
12. Alessio Isaia — $37,297
11. Sergey Altbregin — $37,297
10. George Lind — $43,833
Big Hands:
Juanda Takes A Pot Off Kassela
Frank Kassela bet 10,000 on third street and John Juanda raised to 20,000. Kassela made the call and Juanda led out for 10,000 on fourth street.
Kassela called again and the A on fifth street gave him the lead in the hand. He proceeded to lead out for 20,000 on the next three streets with Juanda calling every time.
Juanda showed down a broadway straight and Kassela mucked. Juanda took the nice pot and was at 634,000. Kassela was down to 685,000.
Kessler Nearly Quadruples Up To Escape The Short Stack
Allen Kessler was all in by fourth street and in a pot against John Juanda, Frank Kassela and George Lind. Here were their boards:
Kessler: 2K84
Lind: 55K7
Kassela: Q668
Juanda: 5310Q
Juanda folded on the river but Kessler turned over A35 for the wheel and scooped the main pot to get his ailing stack healthy fast to 380,000.
Marco Johnson Eliminated In 13th Place
Marco Johnson was all in by fifth street against Dario Minieri. Here were their boards:
Johnson: (75J)3356
Minieri: (JQ8)JQ55
Minieri’s queens and jacks bested Johnson’s fives and threes and Johnson hit the rail.
Alessio Isaia Eliminated In 12th Place
Alessio Isaia was all in on fifth street against Steve Zolotow. By the time all the cards were dealt, Zolotow made two pair, 5544.
Isaia could only salvage one pair and was eliminated.
Sergey Altbregin Eliminated In 11th Place, George Lind Eliminated In 10th Place
Sergey Altbregin was eliminated when John Juanda made aces-up to defeat Altbregin’s lone pair of aces.
Lind was eliminated a few hands later when he was scooped by Vladimir Schmelev’s ace-high flush and 7-6 low.
Blinds: Ante 4,000, Bring-In 5,000, 18,000-36,000 Limits
Players Remaining: 14 out of 170
Average Chip Count: 364,285
Tournament Leaderboard:
1. Kirill Rabstov – 795,000
2. Frank Kassela – 675,000
3. Steve Zolotow – 580,000
4. Jennifer Harman – 560,000
5. John Juanda – 435,000
6. Dario Minieri – 340,000
7. George Lind – 300,000
8. Gary Benson – 280,000
9. Alessio Isaia – 275,000
10. Vladimir Schmelev – 240,000
Notable Eliminations:
15. Blair Rodman — $28,220
14. Christopher George — $32,439
Big Hands:
Blair Rodman Eliminated In 15th Place
Picking up the action on fourth street, Kirill Rabstov led out with 18,000. Blair Rodman made the call. Rabstov then bet 36,000 on fifth and Rodman made the call again.
Rabstov bet 36,000 on sixth street and Rodman pounced, raising to 72,000. Rabstov would not be denied and put in a third bet to 108,000. Rodman made the call, putting himself all in.
Rabstov then turned over 44 to go with his 4 for rolled-up fours. Rodman had aces with a gutshot broadway draw, but instead made two pair on the river and he was eliminated.
George Doubles Through Schmelev, But Later Goes Out In 14th
Christopher George was all in by fifth street against Vladimir Schmelev. Here is how their boards looked:
George: (32)54QA(10)
Schmelev: (A7)A2105(9)
George made the wheel and scooped Schmelev. While once down to his last 50,000, George climbed all the way back to 190,000. Schmelev was down to 160,000.
Later in the level, George found himself all in against Dario Minieri and his three queens. George could not find any help and was out in 14th.
Blinds: Ante 3,000, Bring-In 5,000, 15,000-30,000 Limits
Players Remaining: 15 out of 170
Average Chip Count: 340,000
Tournament Leaderboard:
1. Frank Kassela – 640,000
2. John Juanda – 580,000
3. Alessio Isaia – 550,000
4. Kirill Rabstov – 525,000
5. Vladimir Schmelev – 490,000
6. Sergey Altbregin – 440,000
7. Marco Johnson – 345,000
8. Allen Kessler – 290,000
9. Steve Zolotow – 260,000
10. Gary Benson – 235,000
Card Player Chip Counts:
Jennifer Harman — 174,000
Notable Eliminations:
Chip Jett
Alexander Dovzhenko
16. Toto Leonidas — $28,220
Big Hands:
Alexander Dovzhenko Bursts Money Bubble
Alexander Dovzhenko was all in on third street against Christopher George. Here were how their boards ran out:
Dovzhenko: (QQ)A1097(3
George: (52)3KKA(2)
George nailed down a club flush by sixth street and Dovzhenko was the unlucky bubble boy.
Toto Leonidas Eliminated In 16th Place
Toto Leonidas and Sergey Altbregin were involved in a pot against each other. Leonidas was all in by sixth street and here is how their boards ran out.
Altbregin: (52)435(3)
Leonidas: (A7)4679(A)
Leonidas made aces-up but Altbregin rivered a flush and sent Leonidas to rail.
The cards are in the air for the final day of play. The remaining 18 players are just two spots away from the money and will start with a 3,000 ante, 5,000 bring-in and 15,000-30,000 limits.
Stay tuned to CardPlayer.com as we bring you all of the live updates from today’s play.
The remaining 18 players of event No. 15 are just hours away from playing down to a winner. They are still two spots shy of the money.
Frank Kassela is the chip leader going into the final day but notables like John Juanda and Marco Johnson have formidable chip stacks to deal with.
On the first elimination on day three, play will switch to hand-for-hand until the field bursts the money bubble. The first player to cash will win $28,220 while the winner will take home $447,446.
Players will return with the ante at 3,000, the bring-in at 5,000 and 15,000-30,000 limits.
Stay tuned to CardPlayer.com as we bring you all the live updates from the final day of event No. 15. Here are the chip counts heading into the final day:
| Frank Kassela | 515,000 |
| Sergey Altbregin | 497,000 |
| Kirill Rabtsov | 388,000 |
| Alessio Isaia | 382,000 |
| Marco Johnson | 379,000 |
| John Juanda | 368,000 |
| Christopher George | 317,000 |
| Allen Kessler | 316,000 |
| Steve Zolotow | 301,000 |
| Gary Benson | 300,000 |
| Blair Rodman | 284,000 |
| Vladimir Schmelev | 275,000 |
| Jennifer Harman | 197,000 |
| Chip Jett | 178,000 |
| Dario Minieri | 139,000 |
| Toto Leonidas | 112,000 |
| Alexander Dovzhenko | 80,000 |
| George Lind | 76,000 |
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