| Buy-In: | $5,000 |
|---|---|
| Prize Pool: | $3,229,857 |
| Entrants: | 701 |
Ray Henson
Henson was the shorter stack, but both he and Nguyen were at risk for their tournament life. Tehan showed K
5
, but was drawing live against the AQ of Nguyen and AJ
of Henson.
Anh Van Nguyen
94, bringing some chop outs for the two all in players, but the turn was the K
, vaulting Tehan into the lead.
The river was the 2 and Tehan took the pot, sending both Nguyen and Henson to the rail.
Ray Henson moved all in preflop for his last 650,000 and was quickly called by Chris DeMaci.
Henson showed J9, but he was dominated by DeMaci’s AJ. The board fell 952J6, anyway, and Henson doubled up to about 1,400,000.
Ray Henson raised to 205,000 and Anh Van Nguyen moved all in behind him in the big blind for 765,000.
Henson called and saw that his KQ was flipping against Nguyen’s 44.
The board fell KJ872 and Nguyen’s heart flush scooped the pot, basically trading stacks with Henson.
Seat 2: Joe Tehan — 11,105,000
Seat 4: Anh Van Nguyen — 955,000
Seat 6: Al Grimes — 1,270,000
Seat 7: Ray Henson — 1,565,000
Seat 8: Chris DeMaci — 6,600,000
The remaining five players have returned from the break to increased blinds of 40,000-80,000 with a 10,000 ante.
The players are now on a 15-minute break.
Michael Binger
Tehan then put Binger all in and Binger called for his last 1,505,000. Binger showed pocket tens, but was racing against the AJ of Tehan.
The board rolled off 752A2 and Binger was eliminated. Tehan now has over 11,000,000 in chips.
Jason Mercier
Jason Mercier min-raised to 120,000 and Ray Henson called. So did Chris DeMaci in the small blind. Joe Tehan then reraised to 515,000 from the big blind, which was met by a reraise to 1,100,000 from Mercier.
Henson mucked, as did DeMaci, but Tehan moved all in. Mercier made the call for his last 3,645,000 and the two flipped up their cards.
Mercier showed AK and he was flipping for the chip lead against Tehan’s pocket jacks. The board fell 96538 and Mercier was eliminated. Tehan now has over 9,300,000 in chips. His nearest competitor, DeMaci, has 4,100,000.
Chris DeMaci raised too 135,000 from under the gun and Ray Henson reraised to 340,000 from the big blind.
DeMaci called and the flop came down A82. Henson bet 425,000 and DeMaci called. The turn was the 9 and Henson checked. DeMaci bet 480,000 and Henson called.
The river was the 7 and both players checked. Henson showed pocket kings, but DeMaci’s AJ was enough to take the pot.
The players have returned from the break to increased blinds of 30,000-60,000 with a 5,000 ante.
| Career Winnings | Titles | Cashes | Final Tables |
| 1 |
Joe Tehan $795,000 |
|---|---|
| 2 |
Vanessa Selbst $450,000 |
| 3 |
Christopher DeMaci $440,000 |
| 4 |
Dan Shak $254,000 |
| 5 |
Al Grimes $250,000 |
| 6 |
Anh Van Nguyen $195,000 |
| 7 |
Tyler Kenney $170,000 |
| 8 |
Ray Henson $145,000 |
| 9 |
Thomas Hoglund $120,000 |
| 10 |
Michael Binger $114,000 |
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