Rodney Brown Eliminated in 2nd Place ($191,618)
Omaha

Rodney Brown entered heads-up play outchipped by 3.5 million to 1.3 million but was able to steal the chip lead for himself in Level 25 after doubling up with a flopped set in the PLO round. Brown had taken the chip lead for the first time tonight with 3.5 million to Schock’s 1.3 million, turning the table on his opponent and essentially trading their starting stacks.

Brown put the pressure on Schock and even had him down to just 600,000 at one pint before Schock doubled up with a rivered straight in the PLH portion of Level 26. Schock doubled up again, this time back to even, and shortly after rivering a flush to win a huge pot in PLO, Schock took control of the tournament.

On the final hand of the night, Rodney Brown button-raised to 100,000 before the flop, Mitch Schock reraised to 300,000 from the big blind and Brown called.

The flop came 10 7 5, Schock bet 400,000, Brown moved all in and Schock called.

Brown: A 10 9 8
Schock: A A 6 3

Schock was ahead with a pair of aces and a flush draw against Brown’s top pair and open-ended straight draw. The turn and river were the 6 and the 9, giving Schock a flush on the turn.

Rodney Brown was drawing dead to the river and was eliminated in 2nd place ($191,618) while Mitch Schock won the gold bracelet in Event #39 and the $310,255 grand prize.

NOTE: Sixty minute levels with games changing every nine hands.

Omaha:
Blinds: 10,000-20,000

Hold’em:
Blinds: 12,000-24,000

Players Remaining: 3 out of 606

Average Chip Count: 1,515,000

Chip Counts:

1. Mitch Schock – 3,300,000
2. Rodney Brown – 770,000
3. Jan Collado – 480,000

Eliminations:

4th. Carter Gill – $97,773
5th. Tyler Patterson – $71,317
6th. James Vanneman – $52,747
7th. Davis Lestock – $39,539

David Lestock Eliminated in 7th Place ($39,539)
James Vanneman Eliminated in 6th Place ($52,747)
Omaha

David Lestock opened the pot for 70,000 before the flop, Carter Gill called, James Vanneman moved all in for about 250,000, Lestock called all in Gill called as well and had them both covered.

Vanneman: Q Q J 9
Lestock: Q Q 5 5
Gill: 9 7 5 4

Vanneman and Lestock both had a pair of queens before the flop. The board came 7 4 2 3 K, giving Gill two pair to win the pot. Gill raked the pot and earned the double-knockout with David Lestock eliminated in 7th place ($39,539) and James Vanneman in 6th place ($52,747).

Tyler Patterson Eliminated in 5th Place ($71,317)
Hold’em

Tyler Patterson button-raised to 50,000 before the flop and Mitch Schock called from the big blind.

The flop came K 6 2, Schock checked, Patterson bet 55,000 and Schock called.

the turn was the 10, Schock checked, Patterson bet 125,000, Schock check-raised to 450,000, Patterson moved all in and Schock called.

Patterson turned over A K for top pair but Schock showed 10 6 for two pair on the turn.

The river was the 8 and Tyler Patterson was eliminated in 5th place ($71,317) while Mitch Schock jumped into the chip lead with 2.5 million.

Carter Gill Eliminated in 4th Place ($97,773)

On a flop of J 7 4, Rodney Brown bet 55,000, Jan Collado called, Carter Gill moved all in for 312,000, Brown re-shoved for 542,000 and Collado folded.

Gill: Q Q J 9
Brown: 8 5 4 4

Brown was ahead with bottom set on the flop. The turn and river were the 3 and 4, giving Brown quads on the river to win the pot. Gill was eliminated in 4th place ($97,773).

Be sure to check back hourly for level-by-level updates of this final table.

NOTE: Sixty minute levels with games changing every nine hands.

Omaha:
Blinds: 6,000-12,000

Hold’em:
Blinds: 8,000-16,000

Players Remaining: 8 out of 606

Average Chip Count: 568,125

Chip Counts:

1. Tyler Patterson – 1,325,000
2. Mitch Schock – 648,000
3. Rodney Brown – 481,000
4. Jan Collado – 434,000
5. Carter Gill – 400,000
6. James Vanneman – 318,000
7. David Lestock – 257,000
8. Jonas Mackoff – 194,000

Eliminations:

9th. Rami Boukai – $23,119

Rami Boukai Eliminated in 9th Place ($23,110)
Omaha

Rami Boukai started the official nine-handed final table as the short stack and was the first one eliminated in 9th place during the Omaha round.

Rami Boukai opened the pot for a raise, Tyler Patterson reraised to 100,000, Boukai moved all in for about 150,000 and Patterson called.

Boukai: A K K J
Patterson: A A K J

Patterson was ahead before the flop with a pair of aces against Boukai’s kings. The board came Q 8 2 10 2, no help to either player as Patterson’s aces won the pot. The former 2009 champion of this event, Rami Boukai was the first one eliminated in 9th place ($23,110).

Be sure to check back hourly for level-by-level updates of this final table.

With 22 players remaining in the $2,500 pot-limit hold’em/Omaha event, the plan is to play down to a champion. If a winner isn’t determined by the end of ten levels, however, play will finish up on Saturday afternoon.

Leading the survivors is chip leader David Lestock with 452,000. Other notables still in the hunt include Scott Clements, Carter Gill, David Baker, Rami Boukai, and former world champion Joe Hachem. All of the action will start at 3:00 p.m., so be sure to check back for level-by-level updates from the final table.

Top Chip Counts:

1: David Lestock — 452,000
2: Kyle Zartman — 450,000
3: Cameron New — 448,000
4: James Vanneman — 377,000
5: Scott Clements — 359,000
6: Jonas Mackoff — 290,000
7: Rodney Brown — 249,000
8: Carter Gill — 248,000
9: David Baker — 247,000
10: Eugene Du Plessis — 213,000