| Buy-In: | $1,000 |
|---|---|
| Prize Pool: | $2,829,600 |
| Entrants: | 3144 |
Justin Cohen Eliminated in 2nd Place ($302,031)
Mark Schmid completed the small blind and Justin Cohen checked the big blind.
The flop came K
10 7
and both players checked.
The turn was the 7, and once again both players checked.
The river was the A, Cohen checked, Schmid bet 450,000, Cohen check-raised all in and Schmid called.
Cohen turned over J 7
for trip sevens on the turn, but Schmid showed Q Q for a flush on the river to win the pot. Justin Cohen was eliminated in 2nd place ($302,031) while Mark Schmid wins the gold bracelet in Event #34 and the $488,283 grand prize.
Blinds: 40,000-80,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 out of 3,144
Average Chip Count: 4,716,000
Chip Counts:
1. Mark Schmid – 5,620,000
2. Justin Cohen – 3,810,000
Eliminations:
3rd. Andrew Rudnik – $213,747
4th. Jonathan Clancy – $154,722
Andrew Rudnik Eliminated in 3rd Place ($213,747)
Justin Cohen button-raised to 200,000 before the flop, Andrew Rudnik reraised to 800,000 from the big blind, Cohen shoved and Rudnik called all in.
Rudnik’s J J
was ahead of Cohen’s A K.
The board came A K 10 6 4, giving Cohen top pair on the flop to win the pot. Andrew Rudnik was eliminated in 3rd place ($213,747) and heads-up play between Justin Cohen and Mark Schmid began shortly after.
NOTE: With the elimination of Andrew Rudnik in 3rd place, Mark Schmid took the chip lead going into heads-up play with 5,620,000 to Justin Cohen’s 3,810,000.
Jonathan Clancy Eliminated in 4th Place ($154,722)
Jonathan Clancy open-shoved the short stack for 700,000 before the flop and Justin Cohen called.
Clancy had the lead with J J while Cohen had a draw with K Q.
The board came 9 8 3 K 3, giving Cohen top pair on the turn to win the pot. Jonathan Clancy was eliminated in 4th Place ($154,722).
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Blinds: 30,000-60,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 4 out of 3,144
Average Chip Count: 2,358,000
Chip Counts:
1. Justin Cohen – 3,300,000
2. Mark Schmid – 3,140,000
3. Andrew Rudnik – 2,260,000
4. Jonathan Clancy – 850,000
Eliminations:
5th. Trevor Vanderveen – $113,297
Trevor Vanderveen Eliminated in 5th Place ($113,297)
Jonathan Clancy doubled through Trever Vanderveen earlier in the level, knocking him down to about 1.3 million. Shortly after, Vanderveen three-bet shoved all in for about 1,000,000 before the flop with A J and was called by Justin Cohen’s Q Q.
The board came K 8 7 2 6, no help for Treveor Vanderveen who was eliminated in 5th place ($11,297). Justin Cohen went on to take the chip lead that hand with roughly 3.3 million.
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Blinds: 25,000-50,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 5 out of 3,144
Average Chip Count: 1,886,400
Chip Counts:
1. Marck Schmid – 3,240,000
2. Justin Cohen – 2,275,000
3. Trevor Vanderveen – 1,630,000
4. Jonathan Clancy – 1,400,000
5. Andrew Rudnik – 1,075,000
Eliminations:
6th. Benjamin Volpe – $83,925
7th. Robbie Verspui – $62,873
Robbie Verspui Eliminated in 7th Place ($62,873)
Andrew Rudnik opened for 125,000 before the flop, Robbie Verspui moved all in and Rudnik called.
Rudnik lead with A A against Verspui’s A J.
The board came J 74 Q 5, giving Verspui a jack on the flop, but he failed to improve by the river and was eliminated in 7th place ($62,873).
Benjamin Volpe Eliminated in 6th Place ($83,925)
Benjamin Volpe open-shoved for 735,000 before the flop and Jonathan Clancy called from the small blind.
Clancy lead with with A A against Volpe’s Q J.
The board came J 8 6 4 2, giving Volpe a pair on the flop, but he failed to improve by the river and was eliminated in 6th place ($83,925).
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Blinds: 20,000-40,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 7 out of 3,144
Average Chip Count: 1,347,428
Chip Counts:
1. Mark Schmid – 2,035,000
2. Trevor Vanderveen – 1,845,000
3. Justin Cohen – 1,735,000
4. Robbie Verspui – 1,055,000
5. Benjamin Volpe – 955,000
6. Andrew Rudnik – 930,000
7. Jonathan Clancy – 880,000
Short Stacks Double Up, Lots of Chips Change Hands
Robbie Verspui started the level as the short stack and found a quick double up through chip leader Mark Schmid with A K against Schmid’s A J. It was a rag board and Verspui doubled up to over a million that hand.
Another short stack, Benjamin Volpe also found himself a quick double this past level after getting it in pre-flop with K J against Justin Cohen’s A Q. Volpe was behind until the river where he spiked the K to double up to over a million chips.
Cohen then lost half of his remaining stack to Andrew Rudnik after Rudnik shoved pre-flop with pocket jacks and Cohen snapped him off with aces. In for his tournament life, Rudnik spiked a third jack on the river to double up to 1.1 million, forcing Cohen back down to about 500,000.
Cohen found a little redemption towards the end of the level after doubling back through Benjamin Volpe with K Qagainst Volpe’s A Q. Cohen was behind when the money went in but spiked a king on the turn to double up to over 1.7 million that hand.
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Blinds: 15,000-30,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 7 out of 3,144
Average Chip Count: 1,347,428
Chip Counts:
1. Mark Schmid – 2,700,000
2. Trevor Vanderveen – 2,100,000
3. Justin Cohen – 1,800,000
4. Jonathan Clancy – 1,000,000
5. Benjamin Volpe – 775,000
6. Andrew Rudnik – 630,000
7. Robbie Verspui – 450,000
Eliminations:
8th. Michael Souza – $47,622
9th. Jeremy Kottler – $36,473
Jeremy Kottler Eliminated in 9th Place ($36,473)
Jeremy Kottler open-shoved the button for 330,000 before the flop and Jonathan Clancy called from the big blind.
Clancy lead with A J against Kottler’s A 2.
The board came J 8 6 3 7, giving Clancy top pair on the flop to win the pot. Jeremy Kottler was the first one eliminated in 9th place ($36,473).
Michael Souza Eliminated in 8th Place ($47,622)
Michael Souza open-shoved for 410,000 before the flop and Mark Schmid called from the big blind.
Souza turned over 3 3 while Schmid showed K Q.
The board came 7 4 2 Q 9, giving Schmid top pair on the turn to win the pot. Michael Souza was eliminated in 8th place ($47,622).
Be sure to check back hourly for level-by-level updates of this final table.
NOTE: Play ended last night with 27 players and resumed today at 2:30pm. The final 10 players consolidated to one table, and with the elimination of Steven Davisson in 10th place ($28,239), the official nine-handed final table is now underway.
Blinds: 15,000-30,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 9 out of 3,144
Average Chip Count: 1,048,000
Chip Counts:
1. Mark Schmid – 2,550,000
2. Trevor Vanderveen – 1,755,000
3. Benjamin Volpe – 1,050,000
4. Jonathan Clancy – 960,000
5. Robbie Verspui – 840,000
6. Justin Cohen – 725,000
7. Andrew Rudnik – 710,000
8. Michael Souza – 650,000
9. Jeremy Kottler – 167,000
Payouts:
1st. $488,283
2nd. $302,031
3rd. $213,747
4th. $154,722
5th. $113,297
6th. $83,925
7th. $62,873
8th. $47,622
9th. $36,473
Be sure to check back hourly for level-by-level updates of this final table.
Just 27 players remain in the hunt for the gold bracelet and first-place prize of $488,283 in the $1,000 no-limit hold’em event.
The chip leader entering the final scheduled day is Michael Souza with 650,000. Robbie Verspui is in second place with 602,000 and he could make his second final table of the summer tomorrow. Another notable still in the hunt is Ravi Raghavan with 216,000.
Play will begin at 2:30 p.m. Here is a look at the chip counts:
| Michael Souza | 650,000 |
| Robbie Verspui | 602,000 |
| Jeremy Kottler | 579,000 |
| Paulus Valkenburg | 552,000 |
| Justin Cohen | 524,000 |
| Alex Findlay | 513,000 |
| Steven Davisson | 419,000 |
| Damon Sandor | 403,000 |
| Scott Shelley | 390,000 |
| Domenico Palesse | 370,000 |
| Daniel Sosa | 365,000 |
| Jonas Mackoff | 363,000 |
| Jonathan Clancy | 362,000 |
| Benjamin Volpe | 357,000 |
| Jake Flores | 328,000 |
| Trevor Vanderveen | 318,000 |
| Mark Schmid | 275,000 |
| Wenlong Jin | 273,000 |
| John Berreman | 271,000 |
| Genefredo Legaspi | 260,000 |
| Randy Kritzer | 236,000 |
| Andrew Rudnik | 234,000 |
| Ravi Raghavan | 216,000 |
| Michael Rushton | 197,000 |
| Andy Wong | 183,000 |
| Glen Bertelson | 122,000 |
| Mitch Schock | 77,000 |
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