| Buy-In: | $5,000 |
|---|---|
| Prize Pool: | $2,382,900 |
| Entrants: | 507 |
Hans Winzeler Eliminated in 2nd Place ($383,075)
Jason Mercier started the final heads-up match slightly outchipped, but managed to take an early lead after flopping the nut straight to win a pot worth 2 million. From there Mercier managed to extend his lead a bit, but Winzeler chipped back up and the two players were soon enough deadlocked at just under 4 million each. Winzeler took command again closing out Level 28, but Mercier quickly took the lead back after winning a big pot with a straight at the beginning of Level 29.
On the final hand of the night, Jason Mercier button-raised to 160,00 before the flop, Hans Winzeler reraised to 480,000 from the big blind and Mercier called.
The flop came 9
4
3, Winzeler checked, Mercier bet 960,000, Winzeler moved all in and Mercier called.
Winzeler: A
K K J
Mercier: Q 6 5 3
Winzeler was ahead with a pair of kings, but Mercier was drawing live with bottom pair and an open-ended straight draw.
The turn and river were the 10 and the 7
, giving Mercier a straight on the river to win the pot. Hans Winzeler was eliminated in 2nd place ($383,075) while Jason Mercier wins Event #35, his second gold bracelet and the $619,575 grand prize.
Blinds: 30,000-60,000
Players Remaining: 2 out of 507
Average Chip Count: 3,802,500
Chip Counts:
1. Hans Winzeler – 4,340,000
2. Jason Mercier – 3,255,000
Mercier Takes Chip Lead, Gives It Back
Jason Mercier started heads-up play with a a slight chip disadvantage of about 3.5 million to Hans Winzeler’s 4.1 million. Mercier quickly took the lead by taking down a 2,000,000+ pot after flopping the nut straight early in the level. Mercier managed to gain some distance on Winzeler and at point had more than a 2:1 chip lead on his opponent before Winzeler was able to grind his way back to even at 3.8 million all.
Mercier chipped up again towards the end of of the level after winning a big pot with trip sixes, but it was Hans Winzeler that went to the break with a slight lead of 4.3 million to Mercier’s 3.2 million.
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Blinds: 25,000-50,000
Players Remaining: 2 out of 507
Average Chip Count: 3,802,500
Chip Counts:
1. Hans Winzeler – 4,125,000
2. Jason Mercier – 3,490,000
Eliminations:
3rd. Steven Merrifield – $239,100
Steven Merrifield Eliminated in 3rd Place ($239,100)
Steven Merrifield button-raised to 175,000 before the flop and Hans Winzeler called.
The flop came K J 10, Winzeler checked, Merrifield moved all in for 350,000 and Winzeler called.
Merrifield: A K J 4
Winzeler: A Q 10 5
Winzeler flopped the ace-high straight and was ahead when the money went in while Merrifield trailed with two pair. The turn and rover were the 3 and the 3, no help to Steven Merrifield who was eliminated in 3rd place ($239,100).
NOTE With the elimination of Steven Merrifirld in 3rd place, Hans Winzeler took the chip lead into heads-up play with 4,125,000 to Jason Mercier’s 3,490,000.
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Blinds: 20,000-40,000
Players Remaining: 3 out of 507
Average Chip Count: 2,535,000
Chip Counts:
1. Steven Merrifield – 2,775,000
2. Jason Mercier – 2,540,000
3. Hans Winzeler – 2,300,000
Eliminations:
4th. David Chiu – $156,628
5th. Joseph Ressler – $105,967
Joseph Ressler Eliminated in 5th Place ($105,967)
Joseph Ressler opened the pot for 80,000 from under the gun, Steven Merrifield called from the small blind and Jason Mercier called from the big blind.
The flop came K 10 7 ,Merrifield and Mercier both checked, Ressler bet 150,000, Merrifield check-raised to 425,000, Mercier folded, Ressler moved all in and Merrifield called.
Ressler: K K 3 2
Merrifield: A 10 10 2
Ressler flopped top set while Merrifield flopped middle set. The turn and river were the 4 and the 10, giving Merrifield quad tens on the river to win the pot. Joseph Ressler got it in good with set-over-set, but was eliminated in 5th place ($105,967) when Steven Merrifield spiked a one-outer on the river to to make quads.
David Chiu Eliminated in 4th Place ($156,628)
David Chiu opened the pot for a raise from the cutoff, Jason Mercier reraised from the big blind and Chiu called all in.
Chiu: A K J 4
Mercier: A Q J 9
The board came A 9 4 6 10, giving Mercier a flush on the river to win the pot. David Chiu was eliminated in 4th place ($156,628).
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NOTE: The final five players went on a one hour dinner break and will return at approximately 8:30pm to resume play.
Blinds: 12,000-24,000
Players Remaining: 5 out of 507
Average Chip Count: 1,521,000
Chip Counts:
1. Steven Merrifield – 2,185,000
2. Jason Mercier – 1,550,000
3. David Chiu – 1,315,000
4. Joseph Ressler – 1,280,000
5. Hans Winzeler – 1,190,000
Eliminations:
6th. Mike McDonald – $73,965
Mike McDonald Eliminated in 6th Place ($73,965)
Mike McDonald came to the final table on the short stack and was the first one eliminated in 6th place. David Chiu button-raised to 66,000, McDonald moved all in and Chiu called.
Chiu: A A 9 8
McDonald: Q 10 9 8
The board came 6 6 56 J, giving Chiu a full house on the turn to win the pot. Mike McDonald was the first one to go in 6th place ($73,965).
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NOTE: Play ended last night with 15 players and resumed today at 2:30pm. With the elimination of Gregory Brooks in 7th place ($53,210), the official six-handed final table is now underway.
Blinds: 12,000-24,000
Players Remaining: 6 out of 507
Average Chip Count: 1,267,500
Chip Counts:
1. Joseph Ressler – 2,000,000
2. Jason Mercier – 1,900,000
3. David Chiu – 1,710,000
4. Steven Merrifield – 1,485,000
5. Hans Winzeler – 1,240,000
6. Mike McDonald – 245,000
Payouts:
1st. $619,575
2nd. $383,075
3rd. $239,100
4th. $156,628
5th. $105,967
6th. $73,965
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The $5,000 six-handed pot-limit Omaha event has just 15 players remaining, all gunning for the top prize of $619,575 and the gold bracelet.
Greg Brooks has a large chip lead of 1.294 million, over many other big names in the game still remaining in the tournament. Stay tuned to Card Player for updates from the final table. Today’s restart is at 2:30 p.m.
Here is a look at the chip counts:
1. Gregory Brooks — 1,294,000
2. David Chiu — 891,000
3. Michael McDonald — 827,000
4. Jared Bleznick — 710,000
5. Jason Mercier — 619,000
6. Joseph Ressler — 564,000
7. Hans Winzeler — 446,000
8. David Ulliott — 415,000
9. Steven Merrifield — 357,000
10. Robert Fellner — 343,000
11. David Callaghan — 314,000
12. Peter Jetten — 310,000
13. Chris Moorman — 208,000
14. Daniel Fuhs — 193,000
15. Shawn Bennani — 130,000
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