Live Tournament Updates
Hyon Kim Doubles Thru Zach Hyman
Level 15: 4,000-8,000, 1,000 ante
Hyon Kim is all in preflop from the big blind with Q
Q
, up against Zach Hyman in the small blind with A
K
.
The board comes 8
5
4
2
10
, and the pocket queens hold up for Kim to win the pot and double up in chips, nearly crippling Hyman in the process.
Hyon Kim - 848,000 (106 bb)
Zach Hyman - 90,000 (11 bb)
09:01 PM, 05/20/13
Hyon Kim Doubles Thru Zach Hyman
Level 15: 4,000-8,000, 1,000 ante
Hyon Kim is all in preflop from the big blind with Q
Q
, up against Zach Hyman in the small blind with A
K
.
The board comes 8
5
4
2
10
, and the pocket queens hold up for Kim to win the pot and double up in chips, nearly crippling Hyman in the process.
Hyon Kim - 848,000 (106 bb)
Zach Hyman - 90,000 (11 bb)
09:01 PM, 05/20/13
Larry Ormson Eliminated by Amir Babakhani
Level 15: 4,000-8,000, 1,000 ante
Larry Ormson is all in preflop for 38,000 with 8
7
against the 10
9
of Amir Babakhani. Ormson will need to improve to stay alive.
The board comes Q
10
4
5
3
, and Babakhani wins the pot with a pair of tens to eliminate Larry Ormson from the tournament.
Amir Babakhani - 1,250,000 (156 bb)
Larry Ormson - Eliminated
08:59 PM, 05/20/13
Will Failla Eliminated by Matt Hyman
Level 15: 4,000-8,000, 1,000 ante
After a flop of 10
7
2
, WPT Champions Club member Will Failla is all in from the hijack for about 260,000 with 10
10
(set of tens) against Matt Hyman in the small blind with K
J
(king-high flush). Failla will need to improve to stay alive.
The turn is the 8
, the river is the 9
, and Hyman wins the pot with his flush to eliminate Will Failla.
Matt Hyman - 1,050,000 (131 bb)
Will Failla - Eliminated
08:57 PM, 05/20/13
David Peters Doubles Thru Brandon Stevens
Level 15: 4,000-8,000, 1,000 ante
Steven Silverman raises to 17,000 preflop from middle position and Brandon Stevens calls on the cutoff. David Peters reraises all in for 161,000 and Silverman folds.
Stevens calls with pocket nines but Peters holds A
K
and he spikes a king on the board to win the hand and double up. Peters survive with 385,000 and Stevens is still cruising with 1,150,000.
David Peters - 385,000 (48 bb)
Brandon Stevens - 1,150,000 (143 bb)
08:49 PM, 05/20/13
Jason Mercier vs. Chino Rheem
Level 15: 4,000-8,000, 1,000 ante
Chino Rheem raises from the button to 18,000, and Jason Mercier calls from the big blind. The flop comes Q
10
2
, Mercier checks, Rheem bets 23,000, and Mercier calls.
The turn is the 7
, Mercier checks, Rheem bets 42,000, and Mercier calls.
The river is the K
, Mercier checks, Rheem bets 75,000, and Mercier tanks for a while before he calls with J
10
for a pair of tens. Rheem mucks, and Mercier wins the pot.
Jason Mercier - 570,000 (71 bb)
Chino Rheem - 120,000 (15 bb)
08:44 PM, 05/20/13
Mike Linster Eliminated by Erick Lindgren
Level 15: 4,000-8,000, 1,000 ante
The flop reads 8
7
6
when Mike Linster gets the last of his chips into the middle (200,000) from UTG+1 against Erick Lindgren, who calls on the button.
Linster holds 8
6
for two pair but Lindgren has 10
9
for a flopped straight. The turn and river fall Q
10
and Linster is eliminated in 27th place. Lindgren holds 460,000 after the hand.
Erick Lindgren - 460,000 (57 bb)
Mike Linster - Eliminated
08:29 PM, 05/20/13
Final Three Tables
Level 15: 4,000-8,000, 1,000 ante
TABLE 32
Seat 1. Steven Silverman
Seat 2. Sam Goldman
Seat 3.
Seat 4. Zach Hyman
Seat 5. Hyon Kim
Seat 6. Brandon Steven
Seat 7. Rocco Palumbo
Seat 8. David Peters
Seat 9. Alex Phahurat
TABLE 33
Seat 1. Andrew Mackenzie
Seat 2. Richard Harroch
Seat 3. Jonathan Roy
Seat 4. Andrew Lichtenberger
Seat 5. Dan Shak
Seat 6. Chino Rheem
Seat 7. Jake Cody
Seat 8. Jason Mercier
Seat 9. Andy Frankenberger
TABLE 34
Seat 1. Will Failla
Seat 2. Amir Babakhani
Seat 3. Byron Kaverman
Seat 4. Matt Hyman
Seat 5. Larry Ormsson
Seat 6. Daniel Negreanu
Seat 7. Erick Lindgren
Seat 8. Emil Olsson
Seat 9. Jeffrey Ishbia
08:28 PM, 05/20/13
Eli Berg Eliminated by Jeffrey Ishbia
Level 15: 4,000-8,000, 1,000 ante
Hyon Kim raises UTG+1 to 17,000, Jeffrey Ishbia calls from the cutoff, and Eli Berg moves all in from the small blind for 119,000. Kim calls, and Ishbia reraises to 221,000. Kim folds.
Eli Berg shows K
Q
, but he'll need to improve to survive against the A
A
of Ishbia.
The board comes Q
8
6
A
8
, and Ishbia wins the pot with a full house, aces full of eights, to eliminate Berg from the tournament.
Jeffrey Ishbia - 630,000 (78 bb)
Eli Berg - Eliminated
The remaining 27 players redraw for new seats at the final three tables.
08:27 PM, 05/20/13
Andy Frankenberger Doubles Thru Chino Rheem
Level 15: 4,000-8,000, 1,000 ante
Chino Rheem raises from the hijack to 17,000, Daniel Negreanu calls from the cutoff, and Andy Frankenberger reraises from the small blind to about 45,000. Rheem four-bets it with a big stack of red 25k chips, and Negreanu folds.
Frankenberger calls all in for 385,000 with Q
Q
, and Rheem turns over 5
5
.
The board comes J
9
7
10
8
, putting a jack-high straight on the board, but Frankenberger wins the pot with a queen-high straight to double up in chips.
Andy Frankenberger - 802,000 (100 bb)
Chino Rheem - 355,000 (44 bb)
08:10 PM, 05/20/13


