| Buy-In: | $10,000 |
|---|---|
| Prize Pool: | $3,252,400 |
| Entrants: | 346 |
Big Hands:
Mattila Finishes in 3rd ($354,218)
Ville Mattila raised the pot from the button and Daniel Alaei reraised the pot from the small blind, enough to put Mattila in. He called. Their hands:
Mattila: A
K
72
Alaei: K
K62
The flop ran AJ6, giving Mattila the best hand going into the turn. That’s when things started looking grim for Mattila, as the K fell to give Alaei a set. The river was the 10 and Mattila was gone in 3rd place, making $354,218.
With that, Alaei and Miguel Proulx were heads up and Alaei held a dominating chip lead.
Alaei Wins Event No. 55 ($780,599), Proulx Gets Runner-Up ($482,265)
In a quiet limped pot the flop ran 1095 and Miguel Proulx checked, allowing Daniel Alaei to bet 250,000. Proulx called and again checked on the 2 turn. Alaei bet 900,000 and Proulx raised all in. Alaei called quickly. Their hands:
Alaei: 7655
Proulx: AK102
Alaei held a set and Proulx was in trouble. The river brought the J and Alaei eliminated Proulx in second place ($482,265) to win event No. 55 and his third WSOP bracelet. He also took $780,599.
Blinds: 60,000-120,000
Players Remaining: 3 out of 346
Tournament Leaderboard:
1. Daniel Alaei — 6,130,000
2. Ville Mattila — 2,380,000
3. Miguel Proulx — 1,610,000
Notable Eliminations:
4th – Ludovic Lacay
Big Hands:
Lacay Busts in 4th ($262,208)
Ludovic Lacay put his last 415,000 all in preflop and Daniel Alaei called. After some long consideration and confusion from Ville Mattila, he folded and Alaei and Lacay showed their hands heads up:
Lacay: KJ92
Alaei: AKQJ
The board ran out Q25103, giving Alaei two pair and eliminating Lacay in 4th place, for which he made $262,208.
Blinds: 40,000-80,000
Players Remaining: 4 out of 346
Tournament Leaderboard:
1. Ville Mattila — 3,480,000
2. Ludovic Lacay — 3,200,000
3. Daniel Alaei — 2,130,000
4. Miguel Proulx — 1,610,000
Notable Eliminations:
5th – Trevor Uyesugi
Big Hands:
Uyesugi Rivered Out in 5th ($195,631)
Trevor Uyesugi opened to 280,000 and Daniel Alaei put in a raise of enough to cover Uyesugi. Uyesugi called off his remaining chips and they showed down:
Alaei: 710JQ
Uyesugi: 4678
The flop ran 1084 to give Uyesugi two pair. The K fell on the turn and he was still ahead, but the 10 river gave Alaei the best hand and Uyesugi was gone in 5th, for $195,631.
The final five players are eating. They’ll be back in an hour, so stay tuned.
Blinds: 30,000-60,000
Players Remaining: 5 out of 346
Tournament Leaderboard:
1. Ludovic Lacay — 3,200,000
2. Daniel Alaei — 2,230,000
3. Ville Mattila — 1,780,000
4. Miguel Proulx — 1,710,000
5. Trevor Uyesugi — 1,550,000
Notable Eliminations:
8th – Alexander Kravchenko
7th – Dmitry Stelmak
6th – Stephen Pierson
Big Hands:
Pierson Falls to Kings in 6th ($147,138)
Miguel Proulx put in a raise and Stephen Pierson reraised from the big blind. Proulx raised enough to put Pierson all in, and he called. Their hands:
Pierson: AJ105
Proulx: KK42
The board ran 976Q10 and Pierson was unable to best Proulx’s kings. Pierson busted in 6th, taking $147,138 of the prize pool.
Blinds: 25,000-50,000
Players Remaining: 6 out of 346
Average Chip Count: 1,730,000
Tournament Leaderboard:
1. Ludovic Lacay — 3,200,000
2. Ville Mattila — 1,880,000
3. Trevor Uyesugi — 1,050,000
4. Miguel Proulx — 1,510,000
5. Daniel Alaei — 1,530,000
6. Stephen Pierson — 560,000
Notable Eliminations:
8th – Alexander Kravchenko
7th – Dmitry Stelmak
Big Hands:
Kravchenko Falls in 8th ($85,180)
Ville Mattila raised to 110,000 and Alexander Kravchenko the last of his 225,000 in from the big blind. Mattila called and they showed down:
Mattila: J764
Kravchenko: A988
Kravchenko was in the lead and stayed that way on a QQ3 flop. The turn was the 7, giving both players straight draws but keeping Kravchenko ahead. The 5 river was a bad card for the Russian, as it gave Mattila his straight and eliminated Kravchenko in 8th place. He made $85,180.
Alaei KOs Stelmak in 7th ($111,524)
Dmitry Stelmak opened for 175,000 and Daniel Alaei moved all in, having Stelmak covered. Stelmak called and saw he was behind. Their hands:
Stelmak: AKQ6
Alaei: AAQ9
The flop missed everyone, running J48, but the 7 on the turn gave Stelmak the flush draw. The river brought the 2 and Alaei’s aces held up to boot Stelmak in 7th place, for $111,524.
Blinds: 20,000-40,000
Players Remaining: 8 out of 346
Average Chip Count: 1,297,500
Tournament Leaderboard:
1. Ludovic Lacay — 3,200,000
2. Miguel Proulx — 2,510,000
3. Ville Mattila — 1,380,000
4. Trevor Uyesugi — 1,150,000
5. Daniel Alaei — 805,000
6. Dmitry Stelmak — 690,000
7. Alexander Kravchenko — 470,000
8. Stephen Pierson — 380,000
Notable Eliminations:
9th – Matthew Wheat
Big Hands:
Wheat First to Go, Out in 9th ($65,568)
Matthew Wheat raised to 100,000 from the button and Trevor Uyesugi made the call from the big blind.
The flop came Q97 and Uyesugi checked to Wheat. Wheat bet 220,000 and Uyesugi raised enough to put Wheat all in. Wheat called. Their hands:
Uyesugi: AQQ8
Wheat: Q1065
Uyesgui held a flopped set and flush draw, and Wheat held a pair, straight draw and weaker flush draw. The turn was the 2 and the river 10 didn’t improve Wheat enough, sending him home in 9th place for $65,568.
Blinds: 15,000-30,000
Players Remaining: 9 out of 346
Average Chip Count: 1,153,333
Tournament Leaderboard:
1. Miguel Proulx — 2,380,000
2. Ludovic Lacay — 2,300,000
3. Daniel Alaei — 1,800,000
4. Dmitry Stelmak — 1,100,000
5. Matthew Wheat — 745,000
6. Ville Mattila — 605,000
7. Stephen Pierson — 450,000
8. Trevor Uyesugi — 420,000
9. Alexander Kravchenko — 295,000
Big Hands:
Good Start for Stelmak
Dmitry Stelmak checked a flop of 29J and Daniel Alaei fired 140,000. The third player in the hand folded and Stelmak called.
The 8 fell on the turn and Stelmak again checked, with Alaei doing the same. The 9 river saw another check-check and Stelmak showed Q107A for a straight. Alaei mucked and Stelmak took down a nice pot early.
The cards are in the air! Stay tuned!
The final nine players are set for event no. 55, the $10,000 pot-limit omaha championship, and they are set to come back to the Rio at 4 p.m. today to play down to a winner.
Our chip leader heading into the final day is Miguel Proulx with 2,440,000. Proulx won a $2,500 pot-limit omaha event earlier this year and is looking to join Frank Kassela in the double bracelet winner category.
Top pro Daniel Alaei isn’t too far behind Proulx in third chip position with 1,800,000 in chips.
Right now, all nine remaining players are guaranteed a payday of $65,568, but the pay jumps will be steep as first place money is $780,599.
Here are a look at the chip counts heading into Sunday’s action.
1. Miguel Proulx – 2,440,000
2. Ludovic Lacay – 2,279,000
3. Daniel Alaei – 1,800,000
4. Dmitry Stelmak – 1,285,000
5. Matthew Wheat – 745,000
6. Stephen Pierson – 570,000
7. Ville Mattila – 490,000
8. Trevor Uyesugi – 435,000
9. Alexander Kravchenko – 330,000
Check back with Card Player later today for level-by-level coverage of the final table.
| Career Winnings | Titles | Cashes | Final Tables |
| 1 |
Daniel Negreanu $22,796,598 |
|---|---|
| 2 |
Antonio Esfandiari $21,917,242 |
| 3 |
Phil Hellmuth $18,287,714 |
| 4 |
Justin Bonomo $17,819,209 |
| 5 |
Daniel Colman $17,413,655 |
| 6 |
Fedor Holz $15,683,806 |
| 7 |
Jonathan Duhamel $14,599,175 |
| 8 |
Ben Heath $14,335,683 |
| 9 |
Alex Foxen $14,205,643 |
| 10 |
Adrian Mateos $14,185,084 |
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