The WSOP has moved the final two tables to the streamed featured tables area, which means our live reporting will have to be delayed by around 2.5 hours to match the live stream, per the WSOP media guidelines. We apologize for the inconvenience.
The WSOP has moved the final two tables to the streamed featured tables area, which means our live reporting will have to be delayed by around 2.5 hours to match the live stream, per the WSOP media guidelines.
We apologize for the inconvenience.
The ten remaining players are on a 15-minute break.
Limit Hold'em
Josh Arieh raised in the cutoff. Benny Glaser called in the small blind, and Phil Ivey followed suit in the big blind. It checked to Arieh on the 7♦5♦K♠ flop. He continued with a bet, which only Ivey called.
Ivey checked again on the 5♠ turn. Arieh kept firing, but this time Ivey raised. Arieh took some time before he called, and he quickly called another bet by Ivey on the 10♦ river.
Ivey showed 5♣3♣ for trip fives, and Arieh sent his cards to the muck in defeat.
Pot-Limit Omaha
In a limped battle of the blinds that was checked through on the 9♣7♠6♦ flop, the 8♦ followed on the turn. Phil Ivey checked and Jesse Lonis bet 50,000. Ivey then check-raised to 175,000 and Lonis called.
The 8♠ river paired the board and Ivey slowed down with a check. Lonis asked for the size of the pot and then bet 320,000, which won the pot without showdown.
Josh Arieh limped in from the hijack before Chris Hunichen made it 135,000 from the cutoff. Benny Glaser called from the small blind and then Arieh folded.
Glaser checked on the 9♦4♣2♠ flop, and Hunichen — who had just north of 500,000 — made a pot-sized bet. Glaser repotted and Hunichen called for his tournament life.
Chris Hunichen: A♦A♣K♣7♦
Benny Glaser: J♠10♣9♣9♥
Hunichen was in bad shape, drawing to two immediate outs, He bowed out in 11th place after the board completed with the 3♥ and 6♣.
Pot-Limit Omaha
Josh Arieh limped in from the button and Chris Hunichen did the same from the small blind. Paul Volpe bumped it up to 125,000 from the big blind and only Arieh called.
Volpe continued for 70,000 on the 10♠10♦6♣ flop, and called when Arieh made it 225,000.
Volpe checked on the Q♦ turn, and Arieh fired out 550,000. After some time in the tank, Volpe folded.
On the next deal, Lonis called from the hijack and Arieh also limped. Volpe made it 150,000 from the small blind and was called by both players.
It checked through to the river for the board to read Q♥10♦2♣10♠Q♦. Volpe led out for 200,000, quickling folding out Lonis. Arieh thought for some time, but returned his cards to the dealer.
Volpe then tabled A♥K♥J♦9♦ for an airball.
No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw
Jason Mercier raised to 70,000 in the cutoff. Kristopher Tong responded with a three-bet to 280,000 in the small blind, which Maxx Coleman upped to 650,000 in the big blind.
Mercier spent some time in the tank before letting go of his cards. Tong followed suit with an instant fold, shipping the pot to Coleman predraw.
Limit Hold'em
After he had gone through the blinds in the last few hands, Chris Brewer had just under one full raise left and moved all-in for 110,000 in the cutoff. He was called by Nick Guagenti in the small blind and Jason Mercier in the big blind.
The two active players checked the K♥9♠2♦ flop and A♠ turn, Guagenti check-folded the 10♠ river.
Brewer tossed his 9♦7♦ towards the middle of the table and it was no good, as Mercier's Q♣J♦ had rivered broadway to reduce the field to the final 11 players.
Limit Hold’em
Chris Brewer raised from under the gun and Kristopher Tong called in the big blind. Tong check-called a bet on the K♥J♦4♥ flop before they checked down the 7♣ turn and 6♥ river, Tong won the pot with the J♠10♠.
Jason Mercier then raised in the cutoff and Tong three-bet in the small blind, Brewer forfeited the big blind and Mercier called. The flop came 10♥8♣7♦ and Tong bet, Mercier raised and Tong made it three bets to pick up a call. Tong bet the 10♠ turn and K♠ river to get called and his 7♠7♥ for sevens full scooped another nice pot.
Tong then took a minor hit when one street of betting on the Q♠J♣3♥9♥4♥ board saw Maxx Coleman in the big blind win the pot with the K♣3♠.
Pot-Limit Omaha
Benny Glaser limped in from the hijack. Phil Ivey then raised to 135,000 in the cutoff, and Jesse Lonis joined the pot with a call on the button. Glaser wanted to see a flop as well, calling before checking on 4♣2♣6♦.
Ivey also checked, prompting Lonis to bet 240,000. Glaser called before Ivey folded. Lonis and Glaser then both checked the J♣ turn. Lonis checked again on the 10♦ river, but Glaser barreled 650,000 into the pot.
Lonis instantly mucked his hand, seeing Glaser cross the five-million mark again.
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