| Buy-In: | $3,000 |
|---|---|
| Prize Pool: | $1,319,280 |
| Entrants: | 478 |
Blinds:
Flop Games: 40,000-80,000, 80,000-160,000 Limits
Stud Games: 20,000 ante, 20,000 bring-in, 80,000-160,000
Players Remaining: 1 out of 478
Notable Eliminations:
2. Bill Chen — $203,802
Big Hands:
Bill Chen Eliminated in Second, Phil Ivey Wins Event No. 37
Razz
Bill Chen brought it in with a deuce and Ivey completed with an ace. Chen raised and Ivey re-raised and Ivey called.
Both players caught small cards on fourth and Ivey bet and Chen called. On fifth their boards looked like this.
Chen: (X-X)-2-7-6
Ivey: (X-X)-A-6-2
On fifth street, Ivey bet, Chen raised, and Ivey three-bet, allowing Chen to get the last of his chips in the middle.
Chen showed A-5 in the hole, for a made 7-6 low and Ivey had 3-5 in the hole, for a made 6-5 low. Chen was looking for a 3 to chop, which he never found, and Ivey improved to the wheel on the river, giving him the pot, the bracelet, and $329,840 to go with it.
Chen will take home $203,802 for his second place finish.
Blinds:
Flop Games: 30,000-60,000, 60,000-120,000 limits
Stud Games: 15,000 ante, 20,000 bring-in, 60,000-120,000 limits
Players Remaining: 2 out of 478
Average Chip Count: 2,151,000
Tournament Leaderboard:
1. Phil Ivey – 3,290,000
2. Bill Chen – 1,010,000
Notable Eliminations:
none
Big Hands:
Ivey Takes One
Stud-8
Chen: (X-X)-3
-9-Q
Ivey: (X-X)-6-8-J
Phil Ivey completed after Bill Chen brought it in and Chen three-bet him and Ivey called. Chen check-called fourth street, but check-folded fifth street and Ivey is up to 1,700,000.
Ivey Pulls Even
Hold’em
Bill Chen raised on the button and Phil Ivey called. They saw a flop of 8
6
Q and both players checked. Ivey bet the J on the turn and the 3 river.
Chen called the turn bet, but released his hand to the river bullet. Ivey and Chen are now dead even with just over 2 million each.
Chen Loses A Bunch, Then Gets Some Back
Omaha-8
Bill Chen had lose several pots in a row and was down under a million chips after getting scooped in several omaha 8 or better pots when this hand took place.
Bill Chen called a raise from Phil Ivey and the flop came Q74. Chen checked and called a bet on the flop and checked and called a bet on the 3 turn card.
The river was the 4 and both players checked.
Chen showed the A678 and scooped the pot with a 6-low and a pair of sevens.
Chen is back up to 1,500,000 after that pot and scooping the next one with a pair and a low.
Blinds:
Flop Games: 25,000-50,000, 50,000-100,000 limits
Stud Games: 10,000 ante, 20,000 bring-in, 50,000-100,000 limits
Players Remaining: 3 out of 478
Average Chip Count: 1,434,000
Tournament Leaderboard:
1. Bill Chen – 2,900,000
2. Phil Ivey – 1,400,000
Notable Eliminations:
4. Ken Aldridge — $93,418
3. John Juanda — $129,553
Big Hands:
Ken Aldridge Eliminated in Fourth Place ($93,418)
Omaha-8
Ken Aldridge limped in on the button, John Juanda called in the small blind and Phil Ivey checked his option in the big blind.
The flop came 10J2 and Juanda checked to Ivey, who bet and was raised by Aldridge. Juanda folded and Ivey called. The 8 fell on the turn and Aldridge got the rest of his chips in against Ivey.
Aldridge showed the JQ32, giving him jacks and deuces, and Ivey showed J968, giving him jacks and eights.
Neither player had a low draw and the 8 gave Ivey a full house and the pot, sending Aldridge home in third.
Juanda Takes One Off Ivey
Stud
Juanda: (8-8)-3-10-2-10/7
Ivey: (Q-7)-6-5-J-9/4
John Juanda was the bring-in and Phil Ivey completed. Bill Chen got out of the way and Juanda three-bet and was called by Ivey. Ivey called a bet from Juanda on fourth and bet into Juanda on fifth. It was enough to put Juanda all-in and he made the call with pocket eights.
He was ahead, made two pair on sixth and stayed ahead when Ivey bricked the river. Juanda is up to 460,000 and Ivey fell to 800,000.
Ivey Loses Some to Chen
Stud
Ivey: (X-X):3-6-7-K
Chen: (X-X):5-2-4-K
Phil Ivey brought it in and called a completion from Bill Chen. Ivey bet both fourth and fifth street and was called by Chen both times.
On sixth street, Ivey checked and folded to a bet from Chen. Ivey is down to 600,000 and Chen is up to 3,250,000. Juanda is down to 450,000.
Juanda Eliminated in Third Place ($129,553)
Stud
Ivey: (2-8)-2-4-8-10/2
Juanda: (J-Q)-3-A-7-3/A
John Juanda completed on third and was raised by Phil Ivey who brought it in. Juanda called and check-raised fourth street. Ivey called the raise on fourth street and the rest of the money got in on fifth street.
“You got anything?” Juanda asked.
“Two pair,” replied Ivey.
Juanda let out an expletive as he showed his ace-high. Juanda ran two pair, aces-up, but Ivey filled up and it didn’t matter. Ivey now will go heads-up with Bill Chen for the bracelet.
Blinds:
Flop Games: 20,000-40,000, 40,000-80,000 limits
Stud Games: 10,000 Ante, 10,000 Bring-in, 40,000-80,000 limits
Players Remaining: 6 out of 478
Average Chip Count:
Tournament Leaderboard:
1. Bill Chen – 2,200,000
2. Kenneth Aldridge – 780,000
3. John Juanda – 780,000
4. Phil Ivey – 480,000
Notable Eliminations:
7. Albert Hahn — $38,391
6. David Baker — $50,871
5. Jeffrey Lisandro — $68,417
Big Hands:
Albert Hahn Eliminated in Seventh Place ($38,391)
Omaha-8
Phil Ivey raised and Albert Hahn three-bet all-in preflop. Jeffrey Lisandro and Ivey made the call and the three saw the A25 flop.
Lisandro checked, Ivey bet and Lisandro called. The turn was the 8 and the river was the Q, which Ivey and Lisandro checked down.
Lisandro showed A488 and Ivey showed KK47 to chop the main and side pot between each other. Hahn couldn’t beat either hand and was eliminated in seventh.
Baker Doubles Through Chen
Hold’em
David Baker raised from the cutoff and Bill Chen called from the small blind. Chen realized that Baker didn’t have much left behind and just bet in the dark and Baker called off in the dark.
Baker showed K10 and Chen had the J8.
The board ran out 7KA7A to double up Baker to 180,000.
David Baker Eliminated in Sixth Place ($50,871)
Omaha-8
John Juanda raised and David Baker made it three bets. Phil Ivey then opted to make it four bets. Juanda called and Baker called off the last off his chips.
The flop came Q96 and Ivey bet and was called by Juanda. The turn was the 9 and Ivey fired another bullet and Juanda tossed his hand into the muck.
Ivey showed AQK2 and Baker showed AK65.
The J fell on the river and Ivey scooped the pot to send Baker home.
Jeffrey Lisandro Eliminated in Fifth Place ($68,417)
Stud
Jeffrey Lisandro was crippled in a stud hand with Ken Aldridge when Lisandro made a straight against Aldridge’s full house, which left him with just a few chips. This hand came shortly after.
Lisandro was all-in on third street against Ken Aldridge. Their boards ran out like this.
Lisandro: (5-5)-6-J-Q-4/K
Aldridge: (88)-J-K-3-Q/4
Both players started with a pair, but neither improved, meaning that Aldridge’s eights bested Lisandro’s fives, sending Lisandro home in fifth.
Blinds:
Flop Games: 15,000-30,000, 30,000-60,000 limits
Stud Games: 7,000 ante, 10,000 bring-in, 30,000-60,000 limits
Players Remaining: 7 out of 478
Average Chip Count: 614,571
Tournament Leaderboard:
1. Bill Chen – 1,350,000
2. Jeffrey Lisandro – 700,000
3. John Juanda – 660,000
4. Phil Ivey – 580,000
5. Kenneth Aldridge – 520,000
6. Dave Baker – 380,000
7. Albert Hahn – 200,000
Notable Eliminations:
8. Chad Brown — $29,046
Big Hands:
Chad Brown Eliminated in Eighth Place ($29,046)
Hold’em
Chad Brown raised from the cutoff and was called by Bill Chen in the big blind.
The flop came 5104 and both players checked. The turn the 2 and Chen led out and Brown raised all-in and was called by Chen.
Both players were drawing when brown showed the J9 and Chen showed the 76. Brown had the best hand with jack-high, but the 6 came on the river and Brown was the first casualty of the official final table.
Juanda Tops Lisandro
Razz
Juanda: (X-X)-4-9-7-A-(X)
Lisandro: (X-X)-3-10-2-2-(X)
John Juanda completed on third and was raised by Lisandro on his left. Juanda called and caught better on fourth and fifth and bet both streets and was called by Lisandro.
Juanda kept the aggression by betting sixth and seventh street as well. Lisandro called on sixth but folded seventh, showing that he had the 4-5-2 in the hole and couldn’t muster up better than a 10-low.
Lots of Checking for Big Hands
Stud
Chen: (X-X)-5-2-3-4/X
Lisandro: (X-X)-10-J-9-8/X
Bill Chen completed thir street and was called by Jeff Lisandro. Chen bet fourth after Lisandro checked and Lisandro bet fifth and was called by Chen.
Both players checked sixth street and Chen checked his hole cards several times.
“Want to check again?” asked Lisandro.
“You check? Ok, I check. I have queens up,” said Chen as he showed Q-Q-2 in the hole. Lisandro showed J-J-8, good for jacks-full and took the pot.
Baker Doubles Through Ivey
Stud
Ivey: (2-4)-8-8-6-7/10
Baker: (A-A)-6-8-6-9/J
Ivey double-bet an open pair of eights on fourth and was called by Baker. Ivey bet fifth street and Baker moved the rest of his chips in and was called by Ivey. Going to the river, Ivey needed an eight or five to improve, but the 10 that he caught gave Baker the pot before he even looked at his own river card.
Blinds:
Flop Games: 13,000-25,000, 25,000-50,000 Stakes
Stud Games: 5,000 Ante, 7,000 Bring-in, 25,000-50,000 Limits
Players Remaining: 8 out of 478
Average Chip Count: 537,750
Tournament Leaderboard:
1. Bill Chen – 1,232,000
2. Phil Ivey – 709,000
3. Kenneth Aldridge – 633,000
4. Jeffrey Lisandro – 574,000
5. John Juanda – 400,000
6. Albert Hahn – 303,000
7. Dave Baker – 284,000
8. Chad Brown – 147,000
Notable Eliminations:
9. Ryan Hughes — $22,849
Big Hands:
Ryan Hughes Eliminated in Ninth Place ($22,849)
Stud 8
Ryan Hughes completed and was called by Jeffrey Lisandro, Chad Brown, and Kenneth Aldridge who was the bring-in.
On fourth street, Hughes moved all-in for his last 14,000 and was called by all three other players. Lisandro led out on fifth street getting called by Brown and Aldridge and got his last chips in the middle against Aldridge on sixth.
Aldridge: (10-4)-2-10-7-4/J
Lisandro: (3-5)-4-2-6-8/8
Hughes: (A-6)-A-Q-3-A/J
After all the cards were dealt, Lisandro would take the whole pot as his six-high 760straight was good for the high and the low portion. Ryan Hughes was eliminated as his three aces could not trump Lisandro’s straight and was sent home with just over $22,000 in his pocket.
Juanda Makes Jacks Full
Stud
Phil Ivey completed on third street and was called by John Juanda. Ivey bet fourth and fifth street and was called by Juanda each time. Juanda then led sixth and seventh and was called down by Ivey.
Ivey: (X-X-X): 6-10-4-8
Juanda: (J-6-J)-J-3-5-6
Ivey slips to 760,000 and Juanda climbed to 820,000.
Lisandro Doubles Without Showdown
Razz
Jeff Lisandro was the bring-in and called Chad Brown’s completion. Brown bet fourth street and was called by Lisandro. Lisandro then bet fifth street and Brown let it go.
Lisandro: (X-X)-10-3-9
Brown: (X-X)-4-3-Q
Lisandro almost doubled up growing his stack to 190,000. Brown is down to 450,000.
Bill Chen Chips Up
Hold’em
Bill Chen raised from the cutoff preflop and was called by John Juanda from the big blind.
The flop came 448 and Juanda checked and called a bet from Chen. The J came on the turn and Juanda led into Chen and was called. The 3 peeled off on the river and Juanda bet again and was raised by Chen.
Juanda made the call and mucked when Chen showed AA. Chen is up to 1,200,000 and Juanda fell to 410,000.
The final table for event no. 37, the $3,000 H.O.R.S.E. event, is set and none other than Phil Ivey is the chip leader as the final table begins. Ivey has just under 1,000,000 in chips and has just over a one-hundred thousand chip lead on the second place stack, Kenneth Aldridge.
Ivey is rumored to have millions in side bets riding on his future bracelets. One of which is with Howard Lederer, reportedly worth $5 million for three bracelets in two years.
John Juanda, David Baker, Chad Brown, Ryan Hughes, Bill Chen, and Jeffrey Lisandro fill out the star-studded final table.
Here are a look at the chip stacks.
1. Phil Ivey – 950,000
2. Kenneth Aldridge – 840,000
3. Bill Chen – 715,000
4. John Juanda – 690,000
5. Dave Baker – 406,000
6. Albert Hahn – 350,000
7. Chad Brown – 325,000
8. Jeffrey Lisandro – 190,000
9. Ryan Hughes – 145,000
Stay tuned to Card Player as we give you level-by-level coverage of this final table.
The 25 players left in event no. 37, the $3,000 H.O.R.S.E event, and they will come back later today at 3 p.m. to continue play. John Juanda looks to be the chip leader coming into the day with 393,000.
Phil Ivey and David Baker are also among the top stacks in the room. Other notables to survive that will be returning to the Rio for the final day include Jeffrey Lisandro, Dan Heimiller, David Singer, Chad Brown, Scott Seiver, David Benyamine and William Chen.
The money bubble has popped and everybody still remaining is guaranteed at least $8,008, but everybody has their eyes on the top spot of $389,840. Monday is the last scheduled day for this event, so by the end of play on Monday, there will be another bracelet winner.
Check out some twitter accounts from players who are still in the field.
Chad Brown
William Chen
Phil Ivey
Check back with Card Player for updates on the event.
Here are the chip counts heading to the final day:
| 1 | John Juanda | 393,000 |
| 2 | Dave Baker | 373,000 |
| 3 | Ryan Hughes | 354,000 |
| 4 | Daniel Makowsky | 312,000 |
| 5 | Kenneth Aldridge | 257,000 |
| 6 | Brent Wheeler | 256,000 |
| 7 | Phil Ivey | 205,000 |
| 8 | Jeffrey Lisandro | 193,000 |
| 9 | Mitch Schock | 189,000 |
| 10 | Alexandre Luneau | 182,000 |
| 11 | Dan Heimiller | 180,000 |
| 12 | Ming Reslock | 173,000 |
| 13 | Jordan Siegel | 161,000 |
| 14 | Bill Chen | 158,000 |
| 15 | David Benyamine | 137,000 |
| 16 | Yuebin Guo | 109,000 |
| 17 | Chad Brown | 108,000 |
| 18 | Scott Seiver | 105,000 |
| 19 | Albert Hahn | 100,000 |
| 20 | Farzad Bonyadi | 98,000 |
| 21 | David Singer | 93,000 |
| 22 | Zachary Milchman | 71,000 |
| 23 | Dale Phillips | 57,000 |
| 24 | Mark Johns | 31,000 |
| 25 | George Trigeorgis | 15,000 |
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