| Buy-In: | $5,000 + $250 |
|---|---|
| Prize Pool: | $1,080,000 |
| Entrants: | 216 |
10.56pm: Deeb over bets the pot
Shaun Deeb opened the button for 6,500 and was called by Michael Binger in the small blind and Marko Neumann in the big blind. The board was checked down to the 8
9J10
3
river which Deeb over bet for 25,500. Binger tank folded, Neumann tossed his hand as Deeb moves up to 203,500. — RD
10.48pm: Deeb retakes chip lead
Shaun Deeb is back into the chip lead with 188,000 after a battle of the blinds with Michael Binger. The limped pot brought a K63 flop and it was checked to the 8 turn. Deeb checked once more then unexpectedly raised when Binger bet 4,000. Binger called the raise to 12,200 before both players checked the Q river. Deeb tabled K5 and took the pot as Binger mucked. — MC
10.35pm: Hours and hours
This is going to go on for hours. Not much has been going on. There’s still a total of 200 big blinds on the table and if Nick Binger is correct we’re not going to be done before 3am. That sounds about right.
In the last hand Deeb raised from the small blind and Binger three-bet from the big blind. Binger back to 104,000. — RD
10.25pm: Back to it
The first hand back from break saw Scott Baumstein raise from under-the-gun to 6,500 but fold to Shaun Deeb’s three-bet to 17,100 from the button.
The next hand Baumstein was folding again when Marko Neumann shoved from the small blind. — MC
10.15pm: Players returning to the studio floor
We’ve still got five players here at the Bounty Shootout with just Billy Pilossoph having been knocked out. Andrew Chen was the man to deliver that blow, picking up his $1,000 and moving up to four overall. — RD
Bounties currently stand at:
Deeb – 7
Baumstein – 6
Binger – 6
Neumann – 5
Chen – 4
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8.56pm: Three-way to the flop
Scott Baumstein raised from first position and was called by Michael Binger and Marko Neumann in the blinds. The flop came 8A
3 and Baumstein’s c-bet for 6,800 was only called by Neumann. The turn came 10 and the second bullet from Baumstein was enough to take the pot down. — MC
8.50pm: Pilossoph doubles through Binger
Billy Pilossoph has doubled through Michael Binger with AK to 89. Binger opened to 4,500 and Pilossoph shoved for 21,300. Binger made the call, no doubt with one eye on the bounty. — RD
Bounties currently stand at:
Deeb – 7
Baumstein – 6
Binger – 6
Neumann – 5
Pilossoph – 4
Chen – 3
8.40pm: Neumann doubles through Deeb
Phillipp Neumann has just doubled through Shaun Deeb after getting it in with KQ to Neumann’s A10. A king on the flop was enough for the German to rake in the 60,000 pot. Deeb still ahead with around 170,000. — RD
8.36pm: Nuemann shoves
Not only is Shaun Deeb ahead with 202,000 but he’s got the most bounties with seven. Michael Binger just had a chance to catch up when Phillipp Neumann moved all-in under-the-gun for 27,000 and the action folded to him in the big blind. Binger gave it some thought and passed. “Thanks, I appreciate it,” said Deeb patting Binger on the back. — RD
8.34pm: Deeb doubles to take the lead
Shaun Deeb has doubled-up to 200,600 through Marko Neumann and in turn left the German with 28,200. Deeb raised from under-the-gun and Neumann called to see the Q75 flop-. Deeb checked then raised to 16,500 when Neumann bet 6,500. Call. The turn came 9 and Deeb led for 23,800 and was called. The river came 10 and Deeb moved all-in for 53,200. Neumann tanked and made the call but mucked upon seeing Deeb’s 77 for a flopped set. — MC
8.20pm: Three-betting and four-betting
Andrew Chen is getting involved in pre-flop raising wars with a 50% success rate over two hands. Firstly he raised but folded when Michael Binger three-bet him. He tried his luck again the next hand and this time Shaun Deeb three-bet him. He was having none of it this time and four-bet to take the pot time. — MC
8.16pm: Nuemann doubles through drawing-dead Baumstein
Phillipp Neumann has just doubled through Scott Baumstein is a very sweet spot. Nuemann raised to 4,700 from the hijack and was called by Baumstein on the button. Neumann led 7,800 into the K106 flop. Baumstein made the call.
Neumann checked the Q turn allowing Baumstein to take a stab at the pot to the tune of 10,200. Neumann check-raised to 23,0000 and Baumstein moved all-in. Call.
Neumann: KK for top set
Baumstein: KQ for top two
Baumstein was drawing dead as Neumann chipped up to 120,000. — RD
8.09pm: Post dinner aggression
The first real bit of aggression seen since the restart saw a Shaun Deeb raise to 4,200 from the hijack and an 11,500 three-bet from Scott Baumstein on the button. Deeb didn’t have the goods to continue and folded. — MC
8pm: Back from the break
The players have returned to the TV table after a 70-minute break. The last level was a dramatic one that could have seen Shaun Dee take a monster lead in chips and in bounties (the player with the most at the end of the tournament takes an extra $25,000). He got it in against Michael Binger with kings to ace-king and lost. He’s had to start grinding again and is back up to 120,000. Scott Baumstein is our chip leader with 157,000. — RD
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10.05pm: End of level
10.02pm: Neumann’s backdoor double
Marko Neumann has doubled back to 40,000 after shoving from the small blind for 20,000 with 910. Scott Baumstein called in the big blind with A6. Neumann hit a great turn on the 54K3 board and caught the 7 on the river. Baumstein back to his starting 100,000. — RD
10pm: Binger doubles
Michael Binger took trappy line versus Marko Neumann to double-up to 90,000. He limped from the small blind with 88 and snap called when Neumann set him in with A6. The board ran J2K57. The German was left with just ten big blinds after the hand. — MC
9.44pm: Binger three-bet
Michael three-bet to 14,000 from the small blind over a Scott Baumstein raise of 5,300. Baumstein made the call and fired a 16,000 at the 8103 flop. It was enough. — RD
9.39pm: Small flush good for Deeb
Scott Baumstein raised from under-the-gun and Shaun Deen called from the big blind. The flop came 6A2 and Deeb check-called a 5,500 c-bet from his opponent. The J10 turn and river were checked down and Deeb tabled A7 for a flush and the pot to move up a little to 174,000. Baumstein had an off suit king-queen. — MC
9.30pm: Deeb tank fold
Shaun Deeb just tank folded to a Marko Neumann shove. Deeb opened to 5,300 and the German moved all-in for 44,000. Deeb obviously had a marginal hand but even with the bounty on offer he couldn’t find a call. — RD
9.15pm: Chen bullying, moves over 200,000
Marko Neumann opened from the button and Chen moved all-in using his big stack to push the German out of the hand. The win takes him up to 201,000. —RD
9.15pm: Four handed?
We thought we were about to go four handed but the board ran out as a full house to end in a chop. Shaun Deeb raised to 5,000 and called when Marko Neumann shoved for 51,000. Deeb was ahead with [aj]J to his German opponent’s K10 but the board ran 27227. Five handed play continues. — MC
9.05pm: Pilossoph snaps, out in 6th
It’s taken seven hours but we finally have our first knockout. Billy Pilossoph had called from the big blind with 57 after Andrew Chen had raised under-the-gun. Shaun Deeb had also called.
On the 454 flop Pilossoph had check-raised all-in for 49,000 after Chen had led for 7,000, which Deeb had called. Chen made the call and Deeb passed. Pilossoph found himself facing JJ and failed to hit. — RD
8.56pm: Three-way to the flop
Scott Baumstein raised from first position and was called by Michael Binger and Marko Neumann in the blinds. The flop came 8A3 and Baumstein’s c-bet for 6,800 was only called by Neumann. The turn came 10 and the second bullet from Baumstein was enough to take the pot down. — MC
8.50pm: Pilossoph doubles through Binger
Billy Pilossoph has doubled through Michael Binger with AK to 89. Binger opened to 4,500 and Pilossoph shoved for 21,300. Binger made the call, no doubt with one eye on the bounty. — RD
Bounties currently stand at:
Deeb – 7
Baumstein – 6
Binger – 6
Neumann – 5
Pilossoph – 4
Chen – 3
8.40pm: Neumann doubles through Deeb
Phillipp Neumann has just doubled through Shaun Deeb after getting it in with KQ to Neumann’s A10. A king on the flop was enough for the German to rake in the 60,000 pot. Deeb still ahead with around 170,000. — RD
8.36pm: Nuemann shoves
Not only is Shaun Deeb ahead with 202,000 but he’s got the most bounties with seven. Michael Binger just had a chance to catch up when Phillipp Neumann moved all-in under-the-gun for 27,000 and the action folded to him in the big blind. Binger gave it some thought and passed. “Thanks, I appreciate it,” said Deeb patting Binger on the back. — RD
8.34pm: Deeb doubles to take the lead
Shaun Deeb has doubled-up to 200,600 through Marko Neumann and in turn left the German with 28,200. Deeb raised from under-the-gun and Neumann called to see the Q75 flop-. Deeb checked then raised to 16,500 when Neumann bet 6,500. Call. The turn came 9 and Deeb led for 23,800 and was called. The river came 10 and Deeb moved all-in for 53,200. Neumann tanked and made the call but mucked upon seeing Deeb’s 77 for a flopped set. — MC
8.20pm: Three-betting and four-betting
Andrew Chen is getting involved in pre-flop raising wars with a 50% success rate over two hands. Firstly he raised but folded when Michael Binger three-bet him. He tried his luck again the next hand and this time Shaun Deeb three-bet him. He was having none of it this time and four-bet to take the pot time. — MC
8.16pm: Nuemann doubles through drawing-dead Baumstein
Phillipp Neumann has just doubled through Scott Baumstein is a very sweet spot. Nuemann raised to 4,700 from the hijack and was called by Baumstein on the button. Neumann led 7,800 into the K106 flop. Baumstein made the call.
Neumann checked the Q turn allowing Baumstein to take a stab at the pot to the tune of 10,200. Neumann check-raised to 23,0000 and Baumstein moved all-in. Call.
Neumann: KK for top set
Baumstein: KQ for top two
Baumstein was drawing dead as Neumann chipped up to 120,000. — RD
8.09pm: Post dinner aggression
The first real bit of aggression seen since the restart saw a Shaun Deeb raise to 4,200 from the hijack and an 11,500 three-bet from Scott Baumstein on the button. Deeb didn’t have the goods to continue and folded. — MC
8pm: Back from the break
The players have returned to the TV table after a 70-minute break. The last level was a dramatic one that could have seen Shaun Dee take a monster lead in chips and in bounties (the player with the most at the end of the tournament takes an extra $25,000). He got it in against Michael Binger with kings to ace-king and lost. He’s had to start grinding again and is back up to 120,000. Scott Baumstein is our chip leader with 157,000. — RD
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5.42pm: Molson motoring
William Molson can’t stop taking pots at the moment. Here he raised to 100,000 from the button and Max Lykov defended his big blind. On the A6A flop, Lykov checked then folded quickly when Molson bet 130,000. — SY
5.40pm: On we go
Straight into level 26, then. Blinds are now 30,000-60,000 with a 5,000 ante. Molson is still our chip leader with approaching four million, followed by Max Lykov on 2.2million and his fellow Team PokerStars Pro Leo Fernandez on around one million. — SY
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8.50pm: Fernandez doubles
After two hands in which Molson shoved, the first a re-raise to Leo Fernandez and the second an open-shove, Leo Fernandez decided it was his turn. He moved all-in for 1,550,000 and Molson made the call:
Molson KQ
Fernandez: 22
It was a classic race for the tournament, one that Molson looked to have won when the flop came 9QA. He let out a huge cheer as he paired his ace, but it was Fernandez’ turn to shout when the 2 turn made his set. The river was 8.
Fernandez now on more than 3million to around 4.5million for Molson. — SY
8:41pm: Lykov eliminated, Molson leads heads up
Will Molson came in for a small raise from the button. Leo Fernandez folded the small blind, but Max Lykov announced all-in. It’s been a long time since I’ve heard a call snap so loudly. Molson tabled 1010 to Lykov’s 66. The flop was a drama bomb: 857. The dealer woudn’t be that nasty, would he? No, he would not. He put out the 5 on the turn and J on the river. Lykov went out in third place for $369,490.
Molson now has a better than 3 to 1 chip lead on Fernandez heads-up.—BW
8.35pm: Molson vs. Lykov
Max Lykov raised to 180,000 from the small blind and William Molson called from the big. On the 38Q flop Lykov bet 225,000 and Molson called. On the 4 turn Lykov slowed down to a check and Molson bet 250,000. Call. On the 3 river Lykov bet once more, then mucked when Molson made it 550,000. — SY
8:29pm: Where did everybody go?
The 2011 is all but over. By the time this room closes down tonight, there will be no more poker at Atlantis until next January. At this hour, there are two cash games, two side event final tables, the Bounty Shootout final table, and this $25K High Roller three-handed match-up still playing. After more than a week of needing a cattle prod to get across the ballroom floor, this place has finally cleared out. You almost wouldn’t know that one of the guys in the foreground of this picture will win more than $1 million before he leaves the room. —BW
8:24pm: Rough counts
Eyeballing the players stacks a second ago revealed these approximate standings:
Will Molson: 2.4 million
Leo Fernandez: 1.8 million
Max Lykov: 3.3 million
In the first 25 minutes of play since the game resumed, Lykov has done all he can to force Leo Fernandez into a confrontation. Fernandez has established his opening raise at 200,000. That bet has been met with all-in shoves, three-bets, and calls. No matter which of the three it’s been, Fernandez has not raked one of the pots. This may come to a head sooner than it at fist appeared. —BW
8.10pm: Pressure on Fernandez
Leo Fernandez is going to come under some pressure after turning down a deal. The first time he raised after the dinner break, to 200,000 from the small blind, Max Lykov re-raised all-in from the big blind without a moment’s hesitation.
Fernandez went deep into the tank and then Lykov called the clock. The full count down to zero came and went, and Fernandez’ hand was declared dead. — SY
8:01pm: Deal scuttled
While we’re not privy to the details of the last hour, here’s what we’ve inferred from the conversation among the final three players: with the chip counts basically even and the blinds now up to 40,000-80,000-10,000, there was talk of a deal during that last hour of break time. We don’t know the terms of the discussion, but it’s clear that Leo Fernandez is the dissenter. “It’s better for the sport,” he explained.
There is currently around $2 million left to be awarded, which means that if they chopped it evenly, everybody would get better than second place money. Regardless, that’s not happening and play has resumed.
“If you want to gamble, we’ll gamble,” Max Lykov said.
The next player out will earn $369,490.—BW
8pm: Playing again
Players are back at the felt.
7:30pm: Obviously…
The 15-minute break turned into a longer one. The players decided to go have a bite to eat. They are scheduled to return at 8pm ET.—BW
6.40pm: Break
That’s the end of the level. Players are on a 15-minute break. Here’s how they stand right now: — SY
Leo Fernandez, 2,675,000
Will Molson, 2,600,000
Max Lykov, 2,260,000
6.31pm: Hellooooooo Kyrgyzstan
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6.25pm: Fernandez ahead
Leo Fernandez has inched ahead in this three-way race. Their reasonably even, which means I am starting to get a little worried about making my flight home tomorrow. — SY
Leo Fernandez, 2.9million
Will Molson, 2.4million
Max Lykov, 2million
6.20pm: Lykov all-in
Will Molson made it 120,000 from the button and Max Lykov re-raised all-in from the big blind. Molson seemed to be reasonably interested, but after thinking things over he elected to fold. — SY
6.15pm: Good few minutes for Fernandez
Team PokerStars Pro Leo Fernandez seems to have moved through the gears and has moved up to a stack of 2.3million, level with Max Lykov. He raised to 175,000 from the small blind and Lykov called from the big. On the 658 flop, Fernandez checked, Lykov bet 160,000 and Fernandez announced he was all-in. The Russian mucked in surprise.
Soon after that Fernandez made it 150,000 from the button and Will Molson defended his big blind. On the 448 flop Molson checked and Fernandez bet 150,000 to take it down. — SY
6:04pm: Fernandez all-in…all the time
Leo Fernandez isn’t necessarily short-stacked now, but he’s loathe to see a flop. Three out of the last four hands he’s played have been all-in re-raises or all-in four-bets. He’s not been called yet and managed to pick up more than half a million in chips without seeing a flop. —BW
5.42pm: Molson motoring
William Molson can’t stop taking pots at the moment. Here he raised to 100,000 from the button and Max Lykov defended his big blind. On the A6A flop, Lykov checked then folded quickly when Molson bet 130,000. — SY
5.40pm: On we go
Straight into level 26, then. Blinds are now 30,000-60,000 with a 5,000 ante. Molson is still our chip leader with approaching four million, followed by Max Lykov on 2.2million and his fellow Team PokerStars Pro Leo Fernandez on around one million. — SY
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9:52pm: Cagey
The game dynamic has shifted a bit. The hands aren’t going far very often. The biggest hand we’ve seen came just a moment ago. Leo Fernandez opened to 250,000, Will Molson three-bet to 475,000, and Fernandez called. Both players checked the 74J flop. On the 5 turn, Molson checked again, and Leo announced “All-in.”
Molson sighed audibly and run his hands through his hair. “All-in?” he asked. “Wow.”
A few more seconds ticked by before Molson muttered, “Nice hand,” and folded.—BW
9.30pm: Molson doubles back up
After that brutal beat a little while ago, William Molson has now doubled back up to 3.5million, only 400,000 less than Leo Fernandez.
Fernandez had been open-shoving a lot, four times in recent hands, but this time Molson said: “I guess I have to call.”
He showed KJ against Fernandez’ pocket fives. The flop was a teasing [10h]26 while the 8 turn filled his flush. The 3 mattered not.
We’re back to close to even. — SY
9:11pm: Confirmed: Will Molson is cursed
Let’s be clear here. We don’t feel bad for anybody in poker. We’re way beyond the point of sympathy for anyone. That said, anyone who doesn’t currently feel a little pain for Will Molson is probably dead. As you probably know by now, Molson has finished second in this event two times in as many years. Moments ago, it looked like he’d bagged the win, then Fernandez spiked the deuce on the turn to double up.
And now this:
Will Molson min-raised from the button to 200,000 and Leo Fernandez shoved for 2,570,000. Molson called in a shot with QQ, way out ahead of Fernandez’s ugly nine-seven. And then the flop…K97. That’s right. Fernandez flopped two pair, Molson didn’t catch up, and now Fernandez has a commanding chip lead. He’s holding more than five million chips and has a 2-1 advantage on Molson’s 2.5 million.—BW
9pm: Level up
We’re now on level 28, with blinds at 50,000-100,000 with a 10,000 ante. — SY
8.50pm: Fernandez doubles
After two hands in which Molson shoved, the first a re-raise to Leo Fernandez and the second an open-shove, Leo Fernandez decided it was his turn. He moved all-in for 1,550,000 and Molson made the call:
Molson KQ
Fernandez: 22
It was a classic race for the tournament, one that Molson looked to have won when the flop came 9QA. He let out a huge cheer as he paired his ace, but it was Fernandez’ turn to shout when the 2 turn made his set. The river was 8.
Fernandez now on more than 3million to around 4.5million for Molson. — SY
8:41pm: Lykov eliminated, Molson leads heads up
Will Molson came in for a small raise from the button. Leo Fernandez folded the small blind, but Max Lykov announced all-in. It’s been a long time since I’ve heard a call snap so loudly. Molson tabled 1010 to Lykov’s 66. The flop was a drama bomb: 857. The dealer woudn’t be that nasty, would he? No, he would not. He put out the 5 on the turn and J on the river. Lykov went out in third place for $369,490.
Molson now has a better than 3 to 1 chip lead on Fernandez heads-up.—BW
8.35pm: Molson vs. Lykov
Max Lykov raised to 180,000 from the small blind and William Molson called from the big. On the 38Q flop Lykov bet 225,000 and Molson called. On the 4 turn Lykov slowed down to a check and Molson bet 250,000. Call. On the 3 river Lykov bet once more, then mucked when Molson made it 550,000. — SY
8:29pm: Where did everybody go?
The 2011 is all but over. By the time this room closes down tonight, there will be no more poker at Atlantis until next January. At this hour, there are two cash games, two side event final tables, the Bounty Shootout final table, and this $25K High Roller three-handed match-up still playing. After more than a week of needing a cattle prod to get across the ballroom floor, this place has finally cleared out. You almost wouldn’t know that one of the guys in the foreground of this picture will win more than $1 million before he leaves the room. —BW
8:24pm: Rough counts
Eyeballing the players stacks a second ago revealed these approximate standings:
Will Molson: 2.4 million
Leo Fernandez: 1.8 million
Max Lykov: 3.3 million
In the first 25 minutes of play since the game resumed, Lykov has done all he can to force Leo Fernandez into a confrontation. Fernandez has established his opening raise at 200,000. That bet has been met with all-in shoves, three-bets, and calls. No matter which of the three it’s been, Fernandez has not raked one of the pots. This may come to a head sooner than it at fist appeared. —BW
8.10pm: Pressure on Fernandez
Leo Fernandez is going to come under some pressure after turning down a deal. The first time he raised after the dinner break, to 200,000 from the small blind, Max Lykov re-raised all-in from the big blind without a moment’s hesitation.
Fernandez went deep into the tank and then Lykov called the clock. The full count down to zero came and went, and Fernandez’ hand was declared dead. — SY
8:01pm: Deal scuttled
While we’re not privy to the details of the last hour, here’s what we’ve inferred from the conversation among the final three players: with the chip counts basically even and the blinds now up to 40,000-80,000-10,000, there was talk of a deal during that last hour of break time. We don’t know the terms of the discussion, but it’s clear that Leo Fernandez is the dissenter. “It’s better for the sport,” he explained.
There is currently around $2 million left to be awarded, which means that if they chopped it evenly, everybody would get better than second place money. Regardless, that’s not happening and play has resumed.
“If you want to gamble, we’ll gamble,” Max Lykov said.
The next player out will earn $369,490.—BW
8pm: Playing again
Players are back at the felt.
7:30pm: Obviously…
The 15-minute break turned into a longer one. The players decided to go have a bite to eat. They are scheduled to return at 8pm ET.—BW
6.40pm: Break
That’s the end of the level. Players are on a 15-minute break. Here’s how they stand right now: — SY
Leo Fernandez, 2,675,000
Will Molson, 2,600,000
Max Lykov, 2,260,000
6.31pm: Hellooooooo Kyrgyzstan
Yes, it’s that time again when we pay homage to our far-flung readers who are isolated in strange places. Today, we are proud to say hello to our one reader in Kyrgyzstan in Central Asia who, according to our analytics, has already looked at 17 PokerStars Blog pages today and enjoyed spending 22 minutes reading the best poker tournament reporting in the world.
Sir/Madam, we salute you. Please spread the word around your lovely city of Bishkek. — SY
6.25pm: Fernandez ahead
Leo Fernandez has inched ahead in this three-way race. Their reasonably even, which means I am starting to get a little worried about making my flight home tomorrow. — SY
Leo Fernandez, 2.9million
Will Molson, 2.4million
Max Lykov, 2million
6.20pm: Lykov all-in
Will Molson made it 120,000 from the button and Max Lykov re-raised all-in from the big blind. Molson seemed to be reasonably interested, but after thinking things over he elected to fold. — SY
6.15pm: Good few minutes for Fernandez
Team PokerStars Pro Leo Fernandez seems to have moved through the gears and has moved up to a stack of 2.3million, level with Max Lykov. He raised to 175,000 from the small blind and Lykov called from the big. On the 658 flop, Fernandez checked, Lykov bet 160,000 and Fernandez announced he was all-in. The Russian mucked in surprise.
Soon after that Fernandez made it 150,000 from the button and Will Molson defended his big blind. On the 448 flop Molson checked and Fernandez bet 150,000 to take it down. — SY
6:04pm: Fernandez all-in…all the time
Leo Fernandez isn’t necessarily short-stacked now, but he’s loathe to see a flop. Three out of the last four hands he’s played have been all-in re-raises or all-in four-bets. He’s not been called yet and managed to pick up more than half a million in chips without seeing a flop. —BW
5.42pm: Molson motoring
William Molson can’t stop taking pots at the moment. Here he raised to 100,000 from the button and Max Lykov defended his big blind. On the A6A flop, Lykov checked then folded quickly when Molson bet 130,000. — SY
5.40pm: On we go
Straight into level 26, then. Blinds are now 30,000-60,000 with a 5,000 ante. Molson is still our chip leader with approaching four million, followed by Max Lykov on 2.2million and his fellow Team PokerStars Pro Leo Fernandez on around one million. — SY
PokerStars Blog reporting team (in order of ability to stay away): None (although Stephen Bartley, Brad Willis and Simon Young are here in spirit)
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10:49pm: Will Molson breaks his curse, wins PCA $25K High Roller
Will Molson has finally broken this runner-up curse. After two straight years of taking second in this very event, he’s won it all. The final hand came moments ago when Leo Fernandez shoved all-in with J2. Molson called with A5. The board ran out 537KQ. Molson shook Fernandez’s hand then ran for the rail to hug his supporters. His take for the win? $1,072,850.
Fernandez picked up $554,925 for second place. —BW
10.40pm: Wait! Fernadez doubles again
This could go on for hours. Just when it looked like Leo Fernandez was on his last legs, he goes and doubles up to 1.9million. He raised to 285,000, William Molson moved all-in and Fernandez called:
Molson: A5
Fernandez: Q7
It was a sweet spot for Molson who only had to fade a seven or a queen (barring any unlikely straight) to finally win this PCA High Roller at the third time of asking.
The flop was 76K.
So much for that. The 5 turn offered Molson some hope of adding running trips to his three ace outs, but the 4 failed to deliver.
On we go. — SY
10:34pm—Molson crushes Fernandez
Will Molson has been looking for a reason to be happy all day long. He just got it. Leo Fernandez came in for a raise to 275,000. Molson cut out 620,000 and slid it in front of him. Fernandez didn’t think long before moving all in. Molson beat him into the pot and flipped up AA. Fernandez was way behind with A3. The board run 86JA8. Fernandez had Molson covered, but not by much. Molson doubled his 3,450,000 stack. He now has a huge lead on Fernandez.
Involuntarily, Molson’s poker face finally cracked into a wide grin. “Now I can smile,” he said.—BW
10.20pm: All quiet
It’s all a bit cagey at the moment. Nothing to see here.
10.10pm: Off we go again
Leo Fernandez and William Molson are back in their seats. This is level 29 and blinds are now a meaty 60,000-120,000 with a 10,000 ante. — SY
9.56pm: Break
That’s the end of the level and players have gone on a 15-minute break. — SY
9.55pm: Did the five help
Leo Fernadez made it 250,000 and William Molson called. The flop was 5A9 and Molson check-called Fernadez’ 250,000. Both then checked the 2 turn, and on the 5 river Fernandez made it 500,000. Molson did not like that. “So the five helped you, did it?” No reply from the man from Argentina. Molson mucked. — SY
Here are the current counts:
Leo Fernandez, 4,365,000
William Molson, 3,185,000
9:52pm: Cagey
The game dynamic has shifted a bit. The hands aren’t going far very often. The biggest hand we’ve seen came just a moment ago. Leo Fernandez opened to 250,000, Will Molson three-bet to 475,000, and Fernandez called. Both players checked the 74J flop. On the 5 turn, Molson checked again, and Leo announced “All-in.”
Molson sighed audibly and run his hands through his hair. “All-in?” he asked. “Wow.”
A few more seconds ticked by before Molson muttered, “Nice hand,” and folded.—BW
9.30pm: Molson doubles back up
After that brutal beat a little while ago, William Molson has now doubled back up to 3.5million, only 400,000 less than Leo Fernandez.
Fernandez had been open-shoving a lot, four times in recent hands, but this time Molson said: “I guess I have to call.”
He showed KJ against Fernandez’ pocket fives. The flop was a teasing [10h]26 while the 8 turn filled his flush. The 3 mattered not.
We’re back to close to even. — SY
9:11pm: Confirmed: Will Molson is cursed
Let’s be clear here. We don’t feel bad for anybody in poker. We’re way beyond the point of sympathy for anyone. That said, anyone who doesn’t currently feel a little pain for Will Molson is probably dead. As you probably know by now, Molson has finished second in this event two times in as many years. Moments ago, it looked like he’d bagged the win, then Fernandez spiked the deuce on the turn to double up.
And now this:
Will Molson min-raised from the button to 200,000 and Leo Fernandez shoved for 2,570,000. Molson called in a shot with QQ, way out ahead of Fernandez’s ugly nine-seven. And then the flop…K97. That’s right. Fernandez flopped two pair, Molson didn’t catch up, and now Fernandez has a commanding chip lead. He’s holding more than five million chips and has a 2-1 advantage on Molson’s 2.5 million.—BW
9pm: Level up
We’re now on level 28, with blinds at 50,000-100,000 with a 10,000 ante. — SY
8.50pm: Fernandez doubles
After two hands in which Molson shoved, the first a re-raise to Leo Fernandez and the second an open-shove, Leo Fernandez decided it was his turn. He moved all-in for 1,550,000 and Molson made the call:
Molson KQ
Fernandez: 22
It was a classic race for the tournament, one that Molson looked to have won when the flop came 9QA. He let out a huge cheer as he paired his ace, but it was Fernandez’ turn to shout when the 2 turn made his set. The river was 8.
Fernandez now on more than 3million to around 4.5million for Molson. — SY
8:41pm: Lykov eliminated, Molson leads heads up
Will Molson came in for a small raise from the button. Leo Fernandez folded the small blind, but Max Lykov announced all-in. It’s been a long time since I’ve heard a call snap so loudly. Molson tabled 1010 to Lykov’s 66. The flop was a drama bomb: 857. The dealer woudn’t be that nasty, would he? No, he would not. He put out the 5 on the turn and J on the river. Lykov went out in third place for $369,490.
Molson now has a better than 3 to 1 chip lead on Fernandez heads-up.—BW
8.35pm: Molson vs. Lykov
Max Lykov raised to 180,000 from the small blind and William Molson called from the big. On the 38Q flop Lykov bet 225,000 and Molson called. On the 4 turn Lykov slowed down to a check and Molson bet 250,000. Call. On the 3 river Lykov bet once more, then mucked when Molson made it 550,000. — SY
8:29pm: Where did everybody go?
The 2011 is all but over. By the time this room closes down tonight, there will be no more poker at Atlantis until next January. At this hour, there are two cash games, two side event final tables, the Bounty Shootout final table, and this $25K High Roller three-handed match-up still playing. After more than a week of needing a cattle prod to get across the ballroom floor, this place has finally cleared out. You almost wouldn’t know that one of the guys in the foreground of this picture will win more than $1 million before he leaves the room. —BW
8:24pm: Rough counts
Eyeballing the players stacks a second ago revealed these approximate standings:
Will Molson: 2.4 million
Leo Fernandez: 1.8 million
Max Lykov: 3.3 million
In the first 25 minutes of play since the game resumed, Lykov has done all he can to force Leo Fernandez into a confrontation. Fernandez has established his opening raise at 200,000. That bet has been met with all-in shoves, three-bets, and calls. No matter which of the three it’s been, Fernandez has not raked one of the pots. This may come to a head sooner than it at fist appeared. —BW
8.10pm: Pressure on Fernandez
Leo Fernandez is going to come under some pressure after turning down a deal. The first time he raised after the dinner break, to 200,000 from the small blind, Max Lykov re-raised all-in from the big blind without a moment’s hesitation.
Fernandez went deep into the tank and then Lykov called the clock. The full count down to zero came and went, and Fernandez’ hand was declared dead. — SY
8:01pm: Deal scuttled
While we’re not privy to the details of the last hour, here’s what we’ve inferred from the conversation among the final three players: with the chip counts basically even and the blinds now up to 40,000-80,000-10,000, there was talk of a deal during that last hour of break time. We don’t know the terms of the discussion, but it’s clear that Leo Fernandez is the dissenter. “It’s better for the sport,” he explained.
There is currently around $2 million left to be awarded, which means that if they chopped it evenly, everybody would get better than second place money. Regardless, that’s not happening and play has resumed.
“If you want to gamble, we’ll gamble,” Max Lykov said.
The next player out will earn $369,490.—BW
8pm: Playing again
Players are back at the felt.
7:30pm: Obviously…
The 15-minute break turned into a longer one. The players decided to go have a bite to eat. They are scheduled to return at 8pm ET.—BW
6.40pm: Break
That’s the end of the level. Players are on a 15-minute break. Here’s how they stand right now: — SY
Leo Fernandez, 2,675,000
Will Molson, 2,600,000
Max Lykov, 2,260,000
6.31pm: Hellooooooo Kyrgyzstan
Yes, it’s that time again when we pay homage to our far-flung readers who are isolated in strange places. Today, we are proud to say hello to our one reader in Kyrgyzstan in Central Asia who, according to our analytics, has already looked at 17 PokerStars Blog pages today and enjoyed spending 22 minutes reading the best poker tournament reporting in the world.
Sir/Madam, we salute you. Please spread the word around your lovely city of Bishkek. — SY
6.25pm: Fernandez ahead
Leo Fernandez has inched ahead in this three-way race. Their reasonably even, which means I am starting to get a little worried about making my flight home tomorrow. — SY
Leo Fernandez, 2.9million
Will Molson, 2.4million
Max Lykov, 2million
6.20pm: Lykov all-in
Will Molson made it 120,000 from the button and Max Lykov re-raised all-in from the big blind. Molson seemed to be reasonably interested, but after thinking things over he elected to fold. — SY
6.15pm: Good few minutes for Fernandez
Team PokerStars Pro Leo Fernandez seems to have moved through the gears and has moved up to a stack of 2.3million, level with Max Lykov. He raised to 175,000 from the small blind and Lykov called from the big. On the 658 flop, Fernandez checked, Lykov bet 160,000 and Fernandez announced he was all-in. The Russian mucked in surprise.
Soon after that Fernandez made it 150,000 from the button and Will Molson defended his big blind. On the 448 flop Molson checked and Fernandez bet 150,000 to take it down. — SY
6:04pm: Fernandez all-in…all the time
Leo Fernandez isn’t necessarily short-stacked now, but he’s loathe to see a flop. Three out of the last four hands he’s played have been all-in re-raises or all-in four-bets. He’s not been called yet and managed to pick up more than half a million in chips without seeing a flop. —BW
5.42pm: Molson motoring
William Molson can’t stop taking pots at the moment. Here he raised to 100,000 from the button and Max Lykov defended his big blind. On the A6A flop, Lykov checked then folded quickly when Molson bet 130,000. — SY
5.40pm: On we go
Straight into level 26, then. Blinds are now 30,000-60,000 with a 5,000 ante. Molson is still our chip leader with approaching four million, followed by Max Lykov on 2.2million and his fellow Team PokerStars Pro Leo Fernandez on around one million. — SY
PokerStars Blog reporting team (in order of ability to stay away): None (although Stephen Bartley, Brad Willis and Simon Young are here in spirit)
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4.55pm: Binger doubles up
Andrew Chen opened from late position and Mike Binger shoved with AK from the small blind for 36,000. Chen slowly made the call with A9. Binger hit a king on the flop and Binger is up to 78,000 and Chen is down to 101,000, just a little over his starting stack. — RD
4.50pm: Play resumes
Level three has begun and we’re still to lose a player but a couple of players are getting to the danger level stage. Here’s the current standings:
1. Andrew Chen – 137,000
2. Shaun Deeb – 164,200
3. Mike Binger – 36,000
4. Marko Neumann – 61,200
5. Scott Baumstein – 163,900
6. William Pilossoph – 37,700
PokerStars Blog reporting team at the Bounty Shootout (in order of need for coffee): Rick Dacey (Ran to Starbucks at the break) and Marc Convey (Let Dacey run to Starbucks at the break on his behalf).
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6.50pm: Dinner break
The players are now in dinner break. Play will resume at 8pm.
6.45pm: Chen chips up off Binger
Andrew Chen is up to 130,000 chips after taking a pot off Michael Binger. The Canadian raised from the button and Binger defended from the big blind to go to the 8K5 flop. Both players checked it to the 8 turn where Binger check-raised his opponent’s 5,000 bet up to 14,500. Chen thought before making the call to see the 7 river. Binger was first to act and thought for a Binger amount of time before checking. Chen checked behind and took the pot with his JJ to move up to 120,000. Binger could only muster ace high with A2. —MC
6.34pm: Deeb stops the rot
Shaun Deeb’s stack is back on the up after winning a small pot from Michael Binger. Deeb raised to 4,000 from the cut-off and Binger called from the next seat to go to a K25 flop. Deeb checked to Binger who bet 5,500 and he called. Both checked the 9 and the 4 river. Binger tabled 67 and lost and to Deeb’s 66. —MC
6.27pm: Neumann three-bets, Binger procrastinates passes
Marko Neumann has just three-bet Michael Binger off his 3,800 opening raise by pumping it up to 10,100. Binger plays a very deliberate game and he sat studying Neumann for some time before passing his hand. Neumann is up to 57,000. — RD
6.20pm: Deeb doubles another
Shaun Deeb’s stack continues to slide as he’s just doubled up Marko Neumann. Deeb opened with a raise to 4,000 and called when Neumann shoved for 29,100. Neumann opened A6, ahead of Deeb’s Q9. Clubs were no good for him but the flop offered hope by coming 8710. His outs failed to materialise though through the 48 turn and river. — MC
6.08pm: Binger cracks kings, adds hours to play
Michael Binger has just doubled through to 149,000 after getting it in with AK against Shaun Deeb’s KK. Deeb had opened for 4,000 and Binger three-bet to 11,000. Deeb replied with a very small four-bet to 21,000, heavily polarising his range. Binger moved all-in and Deeb instantly made the call.
Deeb was clear on the 1064 flop but the A saw the pot swing over to Binger with just the case king left to hit. The 4 river card was not it. Deeb is down to 114,000 and Binger is up to 147,000
Had Deeb won that hand he would have had 261,000 and a player as aggressive as he is may have torn through the remaining players. Combine that with the fact that Binger consistently takes far longer than any other player at the table to act we can safely say that turn card has added a couple of hours to his final table. — RD
5.58pm: Chen forces Deeb off one
Andrew Chen and Shaun Deeb just got involved in another pre-flop raising war. Chen opened and Deeb three-bet him. Chen, like before, came back over the top of Deeb with a four-bet. Deeb didn’t have another raise in him and folded. — MC
5.51pm: Great Scott
Scott Baumstein has got some chips back off Andrew Chen. He raised to 2,800 from the hijack and called when Chen three-bet to 7,000 from the button. The flop came K43 and Baumstein led for 8,000 and was called. The turn came 9 and Baumstein fired again, for 12,500. Chen got the message and folded. — MC
5.49pm: Binger bouncing back
Michael Binger opened for 2,900 from the button and was raised to 7,100 by Marko Neumann. Binger sat and stared the German down before setting him in for his remaining 33,000 stack. Neumann did not like that and passed.
Binger went on to win the next two hands and is back up to 75,000. — RD
5.43pm: Billy bullied off hand
Billy Pilossoph is below the 50,000 chip mark after he folded to a river bet from Scott Baumstein. Pilossoph raised under-the-gun and Baumstein called from the big blind. Pilossoph bet 3,000 on the AJA flop and was called. Both checked the 10 turn before Baumstein led for 3,300 on the K river. Pilossoph folded quickly. — MC
5.33pm: Baumstein gets paid with the nuts
Scott Baumstein has just taken a chunk of Billy Pilossoph’s stack after turning the nuts. Baumstein had opened from the cut-off and Pilossoph had called from the button. Baumstein led 3,300 into the 397 flop and was called. Both players checked the 6 turn before Baumstein led 14,200 into the river. Pilossoph made the call and was shown 108 for the nuts. Baumstein is up to 155,000, Pilossoph down to 40,000. — RD
5.22pm: Deeb time
The action really came alive in this hand and it all happened pre-flop. Billy Pilossoph opened (2nd hand in-a-row) to 3,000 from the cut-off before Andrew Chen three-bet to 7,500 from the button and Shaun Deeb four-bet to 17,100 from the small blind. Michael Binger was in the big blind and looked like he was going to do something but he folded, as did Pilossoph. Chen wasn’t finished though and he five-bet to 35,000. Deeb was determined to have the last word though and he threw in his bounty chip to declare himself all-in.
“You got it” said Chen and mucked to move down to 107,000. Deeb has over one third of the chips in play now with 205,500. — MC
5.09pm: Pilossoph picks up pace
Billy Pilossoph has battled back to 55,000 after backing into a set of jacks on a dangerous looking KA8QJ board. A small 6,000 bet extracted some thin value from Mike Binger, who drops to 57,500.
Pilossoph had three-bet Marko Neumann off an opening raise the hand before. — RD
5.02pm: Chen catches bluff
Andrew Chen caught the bluffing Scott Baumstein to move up to 138,200. Chen raised from first position and was called in three spots to a JJQ flop. He continued with a 5,500 bet and was only called by Baumstein in the small blind. Both players checked the J turn before Baumstein led for 10,000 on the river. Chen just flatted with AQ for top full house and took the pot as his opponent had already mucked. — MC
4.55pm: Binger doubles up
Andrew Chen opened from late position and Michael Binger shoved with AK from the small blind for 36,000. Chen slowly made the call with A9. Binger hit a king on the flop and Binger is up to 78,000 and Chen is down to 101,000, just a little over his starting stack. — RD
4.50pm: Play resumes
Level three has begun and we’re still to lose a player but a couple of players are getting to the danger level stage. Here’s the current standings:
1. Andrew Chen – 137,000
2. Shaun Deeb – 164,200
3. Mike Binger – 36,000
4. Marko Neumann – 61,200
5. Scott Baumstein – 163,900
6. William Pilossoph – 37,700
PokerStars Blog reporting team at the Bounty Shootout (in order of need for coffee): Rick Dacey (Ran to Starbucks at the break) and Marc Convey (Let Dacey run to Starbucks at the break on his behalf).
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