| Buy-In: | $3,000 |
|---|---|
| Prize Pool: | $2,663,400 |
| Entrants: | 965 |
Blinds: 40,000-80,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 1 out of 965
Notable Eliminations:
2. Jon Eaton — $344,830
Big Hands:
Ryan Welch Wins Event No. 51 ($559,371), Jon Eaton Eliminated In Second Place ($344,830)
Ryan Welch raised it up preflop and Jon Eaton made the call. The flop came down 9
7
6 and both players checked.
The turn was the 10
and Eaton bet 225,000. Welch made the call and the river was the K.
Eaton bet 525,000. Welch then came over the top with all of his chips and Eaton went into a tank session. After much thought he made the call and Welch turned over Q
J for the nut-straight.
A count had to be made but after it was all said and done, Welch had Eaton covered and took home his first bracelet.
Blinds: 25,000-50,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 out of 965
Average Chip Count: 4,342,500
Tournament Leaderboard:
1. Jon Eaton – 5,100,000
2. Ryan Welch – 3,350,000
Notable Eliminations:
3. Guillaume Darcourt — $223,459
Big Hands:
Guillaume Darcourt Eliminated In Third Place ($223,459)
Guillaume Darcourt raised to 125,000 from the small blind and Jon Eaton made the call from the big blind. The flop came down 965 and Darcourt bet 195,000. Eaton raised to 600,000 and Darcourt moved in for 1.6 million. Eaton made the call and they showed their cards:
Darcourt: 86
Eaton: 74
Darcourt flopped middle pair with a gutshot straight draw but Eaton held a straight flush draw. The turn was the 8 and Eaton made the absolute nuts with his straight flush. The river was the meaningless 9 and Darcourt was eliminated.
Blinds: 20,000-40,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 3 out of 965
Average Chip Count: 2,895,000
Tournament Leaderboard:
1. Jon Eaton – 3,350,000
2. Guillaume Darcourt – 2,790,000
3. Ryan Welch – 2,550,000
Notable Eliminations:
4. Will Failla — $163,532
Big Hands:
Will Failla Eliminated In Fourth Place ($163,532)
Will Failla moved all in preflop and Ryan Welch was next to act. He then pushed all in, having Failla covered. The other two players got out of the way and the players showed their hands.
Failla: A7
Welch: AJ
The board ran out KQ256 and Failla received no help as he was eliminated.
Blinds: 15,000-30,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining: 4 out of 965
Average Chip Count: 2,171,250
Tournament Leaderboard:
1. Guillaume Darcourt – 3,400,000
2. Jon Eaton – 2,248,000
3. Ryan Welch – 2,125,000
4. Will Failla – 1,010,000
Notable Eliminations:
6. Sergey Lebedev — $91,407
5. Bradley Craig — $121,451
Note: Players have gone on a 60-minute dinner break and will return at 8:15 p.m.
Big Hands:
Sergey Lebedev Eliminated In Sixth Place ($91,407)
Sergey Lebedev moved all in preflop and he was called by Guillaume Darcourt. Here were their cards:
Darcourt: AK
Lebedev: AJ
Lebedev was dominated and needed help. The flop came down 10109, offering no help. The turn was the 10, giving Lebedev some outs to a chop. But the river was the K, filling up Darcourt and Lebedev was eliminated.
Bradley Craig Eliminated In Fifth Place ($121,451)
Bradley Craig moved all in preflop and he was called by Guillaume Darcourt. Darcourt was trying for his second straight knockout when the players flipped their cards:
Darcourt: 99
Craig: A8
Craig needed help as he only had one overcard, but the board ran out J8467.
The nines held and Craig was eliminated in fifth place.
Blinds: 12,000-24,000 with a 3,000 ante
Players Remaining: 6 out of 965
Average Chip Count: 1,447,500
Tournament Leaderboard:
1. Jon Eaton – 2,160,000
2. Guillaume Darcourt – 1,450,000
3. Sergey Lebedev – 1,400,000
4. Ryan Welch – 1,350,000
5. Will Failla – 1,100,000
6. Bradley Craig – 620,000
Notable Eliminations:
9. Tad Jurgens — $41,842
8. Noel Scruggs — $53,694
7. Tommy Vedes — $69,647
Big Hands:
Tad Jurgens Eliminated In Ninth Place ($41,842), Noel Scruggs Eliminated In Eighth Place ($53,694)
Tad Jurgens moved all in for 150,000 and the action was on Noel Scruggs. He then moved all in for 415,000 and the action folded around to Guillaume Darcourt in the small blind. He made the call, having both opponents covered.
Jurgens: QQ
Scruggs: AQ
Darcourt: 77
Jurgens was prime to triple up but the board ran out 97324 and Darcourt flopped a set to eliminate both players.
Tommy Vedes Eliminated In Seventh Place ($69,647)
Sergey Lebedev raised preflop and the action folded to Tommy Vedes in the big blind. He oved all in and Lebedev made the call. Here were their cards:
Vedes: A9
Lebedev: 88
The race was on as Vedes had two over cards, but the board ran out 5535J and Vedes could not pair up and he was out.
The field has reached its final nine players after two hours of play. Here are the seating assignments and their chip counts:
Seat 1: Bradley Craig – 460,000
Seat 2: Guillaume Darcourt – 1,530,000
Seat 3: Sergey Lebedev – 695,000
Seat 4: Jon Eaton – 1,682,000
Seat 5: Tad Jurgens – 430,000
Seat 6: Noel Scruggs – 470,000
Seat 7: Will Failla – 1,100,000
Seat 8: Tommy Vedes – 890,000
Seat 9: Ryan Welch – 865,000
Stay tuned to CardPlayer.com as we bring you all of the elimination hands from the final table.
The remaining 12 players are hours away from returning for action on day three.
Tommy Vedes is one of the notables still remaining after 163 players hit the rail on day two. Tad Jurgens is also still alive after day two.
The remaining players are guaranteed $33,026 and the average stack is 723,750. They will all return with the blinds at 8,000-16,000 with a 2,000 ante.
Stay tuned to CardPlayer.com as we bring you all of the elimination hands once they reach the final table on day three.
| 1 Jon Eaton | 1,678,000 |
| 2 Frank Rusnak | 1,041,000 |
| 3 Tommy Vedes | 984,000 |
| 4 Will Failla | 960,000 |
| 5 Ryan Welch | 932,000 |
| 6 Sergey Lebedev | 917,000 |
| 7 Guillaume Darcourt | 613,000 |
| 8 Noel Scruggs | 553,000 |
| 9 Bradley Craig | 340,000 |
| 10 Tad Jurgens | 292,000 |
| 11 Koen Debakker | 259,000 |
| 12 Gregory Ronaldson | 145,000 |
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