| Buy-In: | $50,000 |
|---|---|
| Prize Pool: | $6,144,000 |
| Entrants: | 128 |
Phil Hellmuth Eliminated in 2nd Place ($1,063,034)
Shortly after re-doubling to almost even, Brian Rast took his new found momentum and began to quickly chip away at Hellmuth’s stack. It wasn’t long before the two players were all in again, but this time Hellmuth was at risk of elimination.
Phil Hellmuth button-raised 400,000 before the flop and Brian Rast called from the big blind.
The flop came J
10
9, Rast bet 500,000, Hellmuth moved all in and Rast called.
Rast turned over K
Q for the nut straight on the flop while Hellmuth showed 8 2 for what was his third flopped flush draw in a matter of minutes.
The turn and river were the 5
and the 8, no help to Phil Hellmuth who was eliminated in 2nd place ($1,063,034). Brian Rast wins his second gold bracelet overall this summer in Event #55, taking home what many consider to be the most coveted title in poker, the “Chip Reese Memorial Trophy” and the $1,720,328 grand prize.
This finish marks Hellmuth’s third 2nd place finish at this year’s WSOP and now Brian Rast gets to join John Juanda and Eric Rodawig as the third person this summer to deny Phil Hellmuth what would have been his record-breaking twelfth WSOP gold bracelet.
Rast Doubles Again…Back to Even
Shortly after getting Hellmuth to shove with a flush draw in a previous hand, Brian Rast doubled up again through Hellmuth, and once again Hellmuth got it all in with a draw on the flop.
Phil Hellmuth completed the small blind, Brian Rast raised to 285,000 from the big blind and Hellmuth called.
The flop came K J 4, Rast bet 375,000, Hellmuth raised to 900,000, Rast moved all in for around 4,200,000 and Hellmuth called.
Rast was ahead with K 7 for top pair against Hellmuth’s 10 8 for a flush draw.
The turn and river were the K and the 7, giving Rast a full house on the river to win the pot and double up to nearly even with 9,250,000 to Hellmuth’s 9,950,000.
Down But Not Out..Rast Doubles to Stay Alive
Phill Hellmuth completed the small blind, Brian Rast raised to 400,000 from the big blind and Hellmuth called.
The flop came 10 4 4, Rast bet 345,000, Hellmuth shoved and Rast called all in.
Rast was ahead with A K against Hellmuth’s 9 6.
The turn and river were the Q and the 2, no help to Hellmuth as Rast doubled up to 5,260,000 that hand.
Hellmuth Eyes Number Twelve
Phil Hellmuth began heads-up play with a a slight chip lead of 10,015,000 to 9,185,000 against Brian Rast. Although it was Rast that won the first pot of heads-play with a button-raise for the minimum, it was Phil Hellmuth that quickly took control of the final heads-up match.
Brian Rast entered heads-up play very aggressively, but Hellmuth was able to three-bet his way to a noticeable chip lead in the early hands of heads-up action. Hellmuth took the first pot that saw a showdown worth 500,000 with queen-high and diligently began to chop away at his opponent’s stack. Hellmuth eventually chipped his way up to a 3:1 chip lead with 14.4 million to 4.8 million after raking a pot worth over 3 million by check-raising Rast off the turn for most of his stack.
Hellmuth continued to put the squeeze on his opponent this past level, taking a massive chip lead of more than 5:1 after winning a showdown with 10 6 for two pair on a board of Q 8 6 10 A. That hand put Hellmuth at about 16.3 million to Rast’s 2.9 million.
NOTE: Although this tournament began as a mixed-game event, the official eight-handed final table will only be playing No-Limit Hold’em from here on out.
NOTE: One-hundred minute levels with a fifteen minute break at the end of each level.
Blinds: 60,000-120,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 out of 128
Average Chip Count: 9,600,000
Chip Counts:
1. Phil Hellmuth – 10,015,000
2. Brian Rast – 9,185,000
Eliminations:
3rd. Minh Ly – $665,763
Minh Ly Eliminated in 3rd Place ($665,763)
Phil Hellmuth button-raised to 280,000 before the flop, Minh Ly moved all in for about 1,900,000 from the small blind and Hellmuth called.
Hellmuth lead with A 6 against Ly’s K 5.
The board came 9 7 6 5 3, giving Hellmuth a pair of sixes on the flop to win the pot. Minh Ly was eliminated in 3rd place ($665,763) while Hellmuth took the chip lead going into heads-up play.
NOTE: With the elimination of Minh Ly in 3rd place, Phil Hellmuth took the chip lead going into heads-up play with 10,015,000 to Brian Rast’s 9,185,000.
Be sure to check back hourly for level-by-level updates of this final table.
NOTE: The final four players took a one hour dinner break at the conclusion of Level 25 and returned at approximately 10:45pm to resume play.
NOTE: Although this tournament began as a mixed-game event, the official eight-handed final table will only be playing No-Limit Hold’em from here on out.
NOTE: One-hundred minute levels with a fifteen minute break at the end of each level.
Blinds: 50,000-100,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining: 3 out of 128
Average Chip Count: 6,400,000
Chip Counts:
1. Brian Rast – 8,925,000
2. Phil Hellmuth – 8,120,000
3. Minh Ly – 2,155,000
Eliminations:
4th. Owais Ahmed – $482,085
Hellmuth Loses Chip Lead, Takes it Back
Hellmuth lost the chip lead back to Minh Ly at the beginning of Level 26 and then continued to give even more away. Hellmuth lost a 2 million chip pot to Brian Rast that didn’t make it to a showdown about a half-hour in, and that hand knocked Hellmuth down to third in chips behind both Minh Ly and Brian Rast.
Hellmuth answered back however and managed to take a pot off of Brian Rast worth over 3 million with a pair of sixes, once again taking the chip lead with just under 7 million.
Rast Doubles Through Ly, Takes Chip Lead
Brian Rast who had since been knocked down to third in chips with about 4.2 million found a well-timed double up through Minh Ly that put Rast on top with 8.6 million and knocked Ly down to the short stack with 1.9 million in chips.
Minh Ly opened the pot for a raise to 200,000 from under the gun, Brian Rast reraised to 500,000 from the button and Ly called.
The flop came 7 6 2, Ly bet 1,000,000, Rast moved all in for about 3,700,000 and Ly called.
Rast lead with 10 10 against Ly’s J 7.
The turn and river were the K and the 3, no help for Minh Ly as Brian Rast doubled up to take the chip lead with about 8.6 million.
Owais Ahmed Eliminated in 4th Place ($482,085)
Phil Hellmuth completed the small blind, Owais Ahmend moved all in from the big blind for about 1,750,000 and Hellmuth called.
Hellmuth lead with A J against Ahmed’s K 10.
The board came K 9 7 5 A, giving Ahmed top pair on the flop for the lead, but Hellmuth rivered an ace to win the pot. Owais Ahmed was eliminated in 4th place ($482,085).
Be sure to check back hourly for level-by-level updates of this final table.
NOTE: The final four players took a one hour dinner break at the conclusion of Level 25 and will return at approximately 10:45pm to resume play.
NOTE: Although this tournament began as a mixed-game event, the official eight-handed final table will only be playing No-Limit Hold’em from here on out.
NOTE: One-hundred minute levels with a fifteen minute break at the end of each level.
Blinds: 40,000-80,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining: 4 out of 128
Average Chip Count: 4,800,000
Chip Counts:
1. Phil Hellmuth – 6,875,000
2. Minh Ly – 5,410,000
3. Brian Rast – 4,730,000
4. Owais Ahmed – 2,185,000
Hellmuth Gives Back, Still Leads at Dinner
Hellmuth first lost about 700,000 chips to Minh Ly in a big pot that dropped Hellmuth down to about 9 million in chips and kicked Ly up to 6.1 million. Ly flopped top pair on an all spade board and although Hellmuth saved bets on the turn and the river, he mucked the A that hand after failing to hit his draw.
Despite shipping chips the other way, Hellmuth has continued to be quite active heading towards the dinner break. Rast won a three-way, million-chip pot with an
A – Q high as well a s a few smaller pots against Hellmuth this past hour, slowly closing the gap between the chip leader and the rest of the pack.
Although Hellmuth had nearly double second place an hour into this round with over 10 million chips, he aggressively managed to give back more than 3 million in the last forty minutes of the level. Hellmuth still holds a sizable chip lead heading into the dinner break four-handed with just under 7 million in chips.
Be sure to check back hourly for level-by-level updates of this final table.
NOTE: Although this tournament began as a mixed-game event, the official eight-handed final table will only be playing No-Limit Hold’em from here on out.
NOTE: One-hundred minute levels with a fifteen minute break at the end of each level.
Blinds: 40,000-80,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining: 4 out of 128
Average Chip Count: 4,800,000
Chip Counts:
1. Phil Hellmuth – 10,100,000
2. Minh Ly – 5,220,000
3. Brian Rast – 2,700,000
4. owais Ahmed – 1,180,000
Hellmuth Dominates Table, Extends Lead
Phil Hellmuth has been extremely active over the last hour and as a result he has managed to extend his lead to over 10 million in chips. He first broke 7 million after flopping a set of kings with no action against Minh Ly and Brian Rast, who at the time were second and third in chips with 4.8 million and 4.5 million.
Hellmuth picked up a lot of small pots this past level as well as a 1.2 million chip pot against Owais Ahmed with a big bet on the river that forced a fold. Hellmuth managed to collect another few million chips this past hour without having many forced showdowns, but occasionally offered his opponents a peek of his current run-good.
Hellmuth showed pocket jacks after three-bet, check-shoving from the small blind against Owais Ahmed’s big blind. That hand left Ahmed on the short stack and put Hellmuth close to 8 million in chips.
Hellmuth continued to dominate the table this past hour and managed to take a big chunk out Brian Rast’s stack about halfway through Level 25. In two consecutive hands, Hellmuth was able to take nearly 1.1 million from Rast, Putting himself over 10 million in chips and leaving Rast with about 2.7 million. Hellmuth first rivered two pair to win a 1.4 million showdown and then another 740,000 pot with a rivered set of nines.
Be sure to check back hourly for level-by-level updates of this final table.
NOTE: Although this tournament began as a mixed-game event, the official eight-handed final table will only be playing No-Limit Hold’em from here on out.
NOTE: One-hundred minute levels with a fifteen minute break at the end of each level.
Blinds: 30,000-60,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining: 4 out of 128
Average Chip Count: 4,800,000
Chip Counts:
1. Phil Hellmuth – 6,110,000
2. Minh Ly – 5,690,000
3. Brian Rast – 5,340,000
4. Owais Ahmed – 2,060,000
Eliminations:
5th. Matt Glantz – $376,750
Matt Glantz Doubles Through Owais Ahmed
Matt Glantz was left on the short stack after the elimination of George Lind in 6th place, but he managed to double up through Minh Ly during the last level to climb to up the middle of the pack with 2.7 million in chips.
Minh Ly opened the pot for 125,000 from under the gun, Matt Glantz moved all in for about 1,250,000, Ly folded his cards out of turn before Owais Ahmed could act from the big blind. With Ly out of the way and no one to act behind him, Ahmed called.
Glantz lead with Q Q against Ahmed’s A Q.
The board came K 6 6 9 K, no help to Ahmed as Glantz doubled up to around 2.7 million that hand, putting him right in the middle of the pack.
Matt Glantz Eliminated in 5th Place ($376,750)
Minh Ly opened the pot for 130,000 from under the gun, Matt Glantz called from middle position, Phil Hellmuth called from the small blind and Owais Ahmed called from the big blind.
The flop came A Q 7, Hellmuth bet 250,000, Ahmed folded, Ly called, Glantz moved all in for 2,415,000, hellmuth tank-folded and Ly called.
Ly showed A K for top pair on the flop and Glantz showed J 10 for a flush draw and an inside straight draw.
The turn and river were the 10 and the 3, not enough help for Matt Glantz who was eliminated in 5th place ($376,750).
Be sure to check back hourly for level-by-level updates of this final table.
NOTE: Although this tournament began as a mixed-game event, the official eight-handed final table will only be playing No-Limit Hold’em from here on out.
NOTE: One-hundred minute levels with a fifteen minute break at the end of each level.
Blinds: 30,000-60,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining: 5 out of 128
Average Chip Count: 3,840,000
Chip Counts:
1. Phil Hellmuth – 7,385,000
2. Brian Rast – 4,145,000
3. Owais Ahmed – 2,990,000
4. Minh Ly – 2,885,000
5. Matt Glantz – 2,040,000
Eliminations:
6th. George Lind – $300,441
7th. Scott Seiver – $243,978
George Lind Eliminated in 6th Place ($300,441)
George Lind opened the pot for 125,000 from under the gun and Minh Ly called from the button.
The flop came A Q 6, Lind checked, Ly bet 150,000 and Lind called.
The turn was the 10, Lind checked, Ly bet 380,000, Lind check-raised all in and Ly called.
Lind turned over Q 10 for two pair but Ly was ahead with 8 7 for a flush.
The river was the 3, no help to George Lind who was eliminated in 6th place ($300,441).
Scott Seiver Eliminated in 7th Place ($243,978)
Scott Seiver moved all in before the flop and Brian Rast called from the big blind.
Rast lead with A A against Seiver’s 8 8.
The board came 7 6 3 2 9, no help for Scott Seiver who was eliminated in 7th place ($243,978).
Be sure to check back hourly for level-by-level updates of this final table.
NOTE: Although this tournament began as a mixed-game event, the official eight-handed final table will only be playing No-Limit Hold’em from here on out.
NOTE: One-hundred minute levels with a fifteen minute break at the end of each level.
Blinds: 25,000-50,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining: 7 out of 128
Average Chip Count: 2,742,857
Chip Counts:
1. Phil Hellmuth – 5,830,000
2. Matt Glantz – 3,155,000
3. Minh Ly – 2,405,000
4. Brian Rast – 1,995,000
5. George Lind – 1,985,000
6. Scott Seiver – 1,945,000
7. Owais Ahmed – 1,885,000
Eliminations:
8th. Ben Lamb – $201,338
Hellmuth Doubles Through Rast, Takes Chip Lead
Brian Rast opened the pot for 125,000 before the flop, Phil Hellmuth reriased to 250,000 and Rast called.
The flop came Q J 5, Rast bet 2,000,000, Hellmuth reriased all in for 2,030,000 and Rast called the additional 30,000 raise.
Hellmuth turned over J J for middle set while Rast showed 7 5 for bottom pair and a live flush draw.
The turn and river were the 7 and the 7, giving both players a full house on the river, but Hellmuth the best hand overall to win the pot. Hellmuth doubled up to just over 4,750,000 that hand, stealing the chip lead for the first time tonight.
Ben Lamb Eliminated in 8th Place ($201,338)
Scott Seiver opened the pot for 100,000 before the flop, Ben Lamb moved all in with the short stack for 295,000 and Seiver called.
Seiver lead with A J against Lamb’s A 2.
The board came K 6 4 3 9, no help for Ben Lamb who was the first one eliminated in 8th place ($201,338).
Be sure to check back hourly for level-by-level updates of this final table.
NOTE: The day began with the final nine players consolidated down to one table. With the elimination of Jason Lester in 9th place ($168,520), the official eight-handed final table is now underway.
NOTE: Although this tournament began as a mixed-game event, the official eight-handed final table will only be playing No-Limit Hold’em from here on out.
NOTE: One-hundred minute levels with a fifteen minute break at the end of each level.
Blinds: 25,000-50,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining: 8 out of 128
Average Chip Count: 2,400,000
Chip Counts:
1. Minh Ly – 4,490,000
2. Brian Rast – 3,860,000
3. George Lind – 2,8405,000
4. Matt Glantz – 2,685,000
5. Phil Hellmuth – 2,345,000
6. Owais Ahmed – 1,225,000
7. Scott Seiver – 1,100,000
8. Ben Lamb – 655,000
Payouts:
1st. $1,720,328
2nd. $1,063,034
3rd. $665,763
4th. $482,058
5th. $376,750
6th. $300,441
7th. $243,978
8th. $201,338
Be sure to check back hourly for level-by-level updates of this final table.
NOTE: Play ended last night at just after 5:00am and resumed this afternoon at approximately 3:30pm. The final nine players combined at one table, and with the elimination of just one more player, the official eight-handed final table will be set.
Triple Draw 2-7 – Hold’em – Omaha 8:
Blinds: 50,000-100,000
Limits:100,000-200,000
Razz – Stud – Stud 8:
Ante: 20,000
Bring-In: 30,000
Completion: 100,000
Limits:100,000-200,000
No-Limit Hold’em – PLO (No Ante):
Blinds: 25,000-50,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining: 9 out of 128
Average Chip Count: 2,133,333
Chip Counts:
1. Minh Ly – 5,215,000
2. Brian Rast – 2,660,000
3. Matt Glantz – 2,535,000
4. George Lind – 2,315,000
5. Phil Hellmuth – 2,245,000
6. Owais Ahmed – 1,425,000
7. Ben Lamb – 1,180,000
8. Jason Lester – 920,000
9. Scott Seiver – 725,000
Payouts:
1st. $1,720,328
2nd. $1,063,034
3rd. $665,763
4th. $482,058
5th. $376,750
6th. $300,441
7th. $243,978
8th. $201,338
9th. $168,529
Be sure to check back hourly for level-by-level updates of this final table.
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