| Buy-In: | $5,000 |
|---|---|
| Prize Pool: | $2,162,000 |
| Entrants: | 460 |
Kornuth Wins Event No. 50, Boudreau Finishes in Second ($313,792)
Chance Kornuth raised to 200,000 and Kevin Boudreau popped it up to 600,000. Kornuth called and they saw the flop of 2
8
J
.
A series of betting got Boudreau all in and at risk. Their hands:
Boudreau: A
KK4
Kornuth: Q986
The turn brought the 8 to give Kornuth trip eights. The 3 finished the board and Boudreau was eliminated in second place, good for $313,792.
Kornuth took down his first WSOP title and $508,090.
Martin Busts in 4th ($165,825)
Chance Kornuth raised to 280,000 from the button and Ted Martin moved all in from the small blind for 550,000. Kevin Boudreau called and so did Kornuth.
The flop came 6102 and Boudreau moved all in for 340,000 more. Kormuth made the call and had both Boudreau and Martin at risk. Their hands:
Boudreau: AQK5
Kornuth: A872
Martin: AKJ6
The turn was the 9, giving Boudreau the ace-high flush. The 4 landed on the river and Martin was eliminated while Boudreau tripled up to 2.4 million.
Two Pair Busts Smith in 3rd ($226,923)
Danny Smith raised only to have Kevin Boudreau put him all in. Smith called and they showed down:
Smith: AQJ8
Boudreau: AK73
The board ran out 936QK and Smith was blasted in 3rd place, winning $226,923.
With that, Kevin Boudreau and Chance Kornuth were heads up with 3.6 million versus 3.2 million.
Julian Gardner Eliminated in Sixth Place ($91,387)
Chance Kormuth raised to 80,000 preflop and Julian Gardner made the call after spending a moment in the tank. The flop fell J96 and Kornuth bet 85,000. Gardner moved all in, Kornuth made the call, and they flipped over their cards:
Kornuth: KJ97
Gardner: 8764
Turn and River: K and 10
Kornuth won the hand to grow his stack to 2.31 million and Gardner was eliminated in sixth place ($91,387).
Scott Mandel Eliminated in Fifth Place ($122,455)
Scott Mandel checked a flop of KJ3 and Chance Kornuth checked as well after the two were heads-up in a raised pot preflop. The turn fell 8 and Mandel bet 100,000. Chance bet the pot and when the dust settled Mandel was all in for his tournament life. Their cards:
Mandel: 9533
Kornuth: 8864
River: 7
Mandel was eliminated in fifth place, good for $122,455.
Barbero Busto in 9th ($40,364)
With Danny Smith raising to 65,000 and Robert Mizrachi calling in front of him, Jose Barbero pushed his last 256,000 all in. Smith called and Mizrachi folded. Their hands:
Barbero: AKJ8
Smith: AAQ8
Smith hit a set on the flop of A86 and Barbero was in trouble. The turn was the 4 and the 6 river sent Barbero to the rail in 9th for $40,364.
Smith took the pot and moved up to 1.3 million in chips.
Mizrachi Falls in 8th ($52,471)
Robert Mizrachi check-raised a flop of 37J to 480,000 after Scott Mandel led with 120,000. Mandel reraised all in, having Mizrachi covered. Mizrachi called. Their hands:
Mandel: J744
Mizrachi: AAJ10
Mizrachi was trailing but the K turn gave him even more cards to draw to. The 5 hit on the river and Mandel held on to knock Mizrachi out in 8th place ($52,471).
Mandel had 1.3 million after the win.
Liu Outdrawn, Gone in 7th ($68,902)
Chance Kornuth raised to 60,000 and Eric Liu potted to 225,000. Kornuth made the call and the flop ran A107.
Kornuth moved all in and Liu called, putting his tournament life on the line. Their hands:
Liu: AAQ2
Kornuth: QJ102
Liu held top set but Kornuth had straight and flush draws. The K turn card nailed Kornuth’s straight draw and the 9 river meant that Liu was gone in 7th place, making $68,902.
Kornuth’s stack grew to 1.6 million.
It didn’t take long following dinner break for one player to fall and the final nine to be set. Here are the names and chip stacks at the final table:
Scott Mandel — 1,211,000
Danny Smith — 1,069,000
Chance Kornuth — 896,000
Kevin Boudreau — 854,000
Edward Martin — 791,000
Eric Liu — 771,000
Robert Mizrachi — 711,000
Jose Nacho Barbero — 328,000
Julian Gardner — 266,000
Players are now on dinner break.
The official final table is nearly set, as just 10 players remain. They are:
Scott Mandel
Ran Azor
Julian Gardner
Danny Smith
Robert Mizrachi
Jose Nacho Barbero
Chance Kornuth
Eric Liu
Edward Martin
Kevin Boudreau
Stay tuned to CardPlayer.com to see who will win the $508,090 first-place prize.
Just 31 players remain out of the 460 that began the tournament.
The first player eliminated today will receive $12,561. First place will walk away with the gold bracelet and $508,090. The plan is to play down to a winner.
Notables still in contention include chip leader Robert Mizrachi, Ryan D’Angelo, Ran Azor, Benjamin Spindler, Jason Mercier, Di Dang, Joe Beevers, Josh Tieman, Julian Gardner, Joe Serock, Eric Liu, Ayaz Mahmood, Justin Smith and Nam Le.
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Here are the chip counts of the 31 players returning for the final day:
| 1 | Robert Mizrachi | 758,000 |
| 2 | Kevin Boudreau | 504,000 |
| 3 | Jose Nacho Barbero | 480,000 |
| 4 | Ran Azor | 445,000 |
| 5 | Benny Spindler | 339,000 |
| 6 | Chance Kornuth | 318,000 |
| 7 | David Iammarino | 302,000 |
| 8 | Ryan D’Angelo | 268,000 |
| 9 | Ali Aljenabi | 254,000 |
| 10 | Jason Mercier | 221,000 |
| 11 | Di Dang | 220,000 |
| 12 | Joe Beevers | 212,000 |
| 13 | Josh Tieman | 209,000 |
| 14 | Edward Martin | 208,000 |
| 15 | Danny Smith | 202,000 |
| 16 | Julian Gardner | 190,000 |
| 17 | Niall Charlton | 184,000 |
| 18 | Scott Mandel | 178,000 |
| 19 | Joe Serock | 150,000 |
| 20 | Daniel Makowsky | 144,000 |
| 21 | Yadin Shemmer | 140,000 |
| 22 | Ben Middleton | 134,000 |
| 23 | Eric Liu | 130,000 |
| 24 | Ayaz Mahmood | 126,000 |
| 25 | Justin Smith | 120,000 |
| 26 | Mark Eddleman | 108,000 |
| 27 | Kyle Bowker | 99,000 |
| 28 | Gary Bolden | 83,000 |
| 29 | Nam Le | 60,000 |
| 30 | Ross Boatman | 52,000 |
| 31 | Alan Reyf | 42,000 |
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