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Erick Lindgren Doubles Thru Will Failla
Level 15: 4,000-8,000, 1,000 ante
Erick Lindgren moves all in under the gun for 103,000, and Will Failla moves all in over the top from middle position. Everyone else folds.
Lindgren shows 7
7
, and he'll need it to hold to stay alive against Failla's AK
.
The board comes Q82
68, and Lindgren wins the pot with his pocket sevens to double up in chips.
Erick Lindgren - 225,000 (28 bb)
Will Failla - 280,000 (35 bb)
08:05 PM, 05/20/13
Jason Mercier Doubles Thru Will Failla
Level 15: 4,000-8,000, 1,000 ante
Jason Mercier min-raises from the button to 16,000, Will Failla reraises from the small blind to 40,000, and Mercier moves all in for 172,000.
Failla calls with 88, and Mercier turns over 1010. Mercier will need his hand to hold to stay alive.
The board comes KK754, and the pocket tens hold up for Mercier to win the pot and double up in chips.
Jason Mercier - 359,000 (44 bb)
Will Failla - 385,000 (48 bb)
07:59 PM, 05/20/13
Jake Cody Doubles Thru Brandon Steven
Level 15: 4,000-8,000, 1,000 ante
Chipleader Brandon Steven raises from the hijack to 17,000, Jake Cody moves all in from the cutoff for 96,000, and Steven calls with 44. Cody turns over JJ, and he'll need it to hold to stay alive.
The board comes 8739K, and the pocket jacks hold up for Cody to win the pot and double up in chips.
Jake Cody - 211,000 (26 bb)
Brandon Steven - 1,380,000 (172 bb)
07:55 PM, 05/20/13
Dan O'Brien Eliminated
Level 15: 4,000-8,000, 1,000 ante
Dan O'Brien is all in for his tournament life with A-J but he is behind the AQ of Chino Rheem. The final board reads 1073Q9 and O'Brien is eliminated on the hand. Chino holds close to 800,000 after the hand.
Chino Rheem - 775,000 (96 bb)
Dan O'Brien - Eliminated
07:55 PM, 05/20/13
Justin Young Eliminated by Brandon Steven in a 1.35M Pot
Level 15: 4,000-8,000, 1,000 ante
Justin Young raises from the button to 20,000, and Brandon Steven calls from the small blind. The flop comes Q104, Steven bets 27,000, Young raises to 74,000, and Steven reraises to 147,000.
Young four-bets all in for about 650,000, and Steven calls with KJ for an open-ended straight flush draw. Young turns over 43 for the temporary lead with a pair of fours and a (now worthless) flush draw.
The turn is the 9, the river is the 10, and Brandon Steven turns a king-high straight to win the pot and eliminate Justin Young in the biggest pot of the tournament so far.
Brandon Steven - 1,480,000 (185 bb)
Justin Young - Eliminated
07:53 PM, 05/20/13
Andrew Lichtenberger Doubles Thru Amir Babakhani
Level 15: 4,000-8,000, 1,000 ante
Amir Babakhani min-raises from the button to 16,000, Andrew Lichtenberger moves all in from the big blind for 150,000, and Babakhani calls with 88. Lichtenberger turns over AJ, and he'll need to improve to stay alive.
The board comes QJ4Q2, and Lichtenberger pairs his jack on the flop to win the pot and double up in chips.
Andrew Lichtenberger - 311,000 (38 bb)
Amir Babakhani - 820,000 (102 bb)
07:45 PM, 05/20/13
Reigning WPT World Champion Marvin Rettenmaier Eliminated
Level 15: 4,000-8,000, 1,000 ante
Marvin Rettenmaier moves all in from the small blind for a little more than 100,000, and Justin Young calls from the big blind with AJ. Rettenmaier turns over J2, and he's dominated as he faces elimination.
The board comes A8496, and Young wins the pot with a pair of aces to eliminate Rettenmaier from the tournament.
Justin Young - 715,000 (89 bb)
Marvin Rettenmaier - Eliminated
Rettenmaier won this event last season, and was also a contender for this season's WPT Player of the Year award.
Matt Salsberg will win the WPT Player of the Year award unless Jonathan Roy or Amir Babakhani win this event -- and both playes are among the top five in chips.
07:42 PM, 05/20/13
Updated Chip Counts
Level 15: 4,000-8,000, 1,000 ante
Updated chip counts for all 31 remaining players were taken during the break, and the chip count page reflects the latest numbers. Here's a look at the top five:
1. Jonathan Roy - 1,100,000 (137 bb)
2. Steven Silverman - 857,000 (107 bb)
3. Chino Rheem - 820,000 (102 bb)
4. Dan Shak - 776,000 (97 bb)
5. Amir Babakhani - 775,000 (96 bb)
07:32 PM, 05/20/13
Level 15 Begins (31 Players Left)
Level 15: 4,000-8,000, 1,000 ante
The players return from break to begin Level 15, with increased blinds of 4,000-8,000 and a 1,000 ante.
With 31 players remaining, the average chip count is about 471,000 (58 big blinds). The top 15 players will finish in the money, guaranteed at least $49,210.
This will be the last level of the night, and action should end around 8:45 pm PT.
07:29 PM, 05/20/13
Emil Olsson vs. Matt Hyman
Level 15: 4,000-8,000, 1,000 ante
WPT Champions Club member Emil Olsson raises under the gun to 13,000, Matt Hyman calls from the cutoff, and Richard Harroch calls from the big blind.
The flop comes AQ2, Harroch checks, Olsson bets 18,000, and Hyman raises to 41,000. Harroch folds, and Olsson three-bets it to about 90,000. Hyman folds, and Olsson takes the pot.
Emil Olsson - 390,000 (65 bb)
Matt Hyman - 600,000 (100 bb)
07:23 PM, 05/20/13
