Hands #17-19: Final Nine Players

Level 12: 6,000-12,000, 2,000 ante

Hand #17  -  Jean-Noel Thorel raises from middle position to 25,000, and Andrew Robl calls from the hijack. Both players check to the turn on a board of 7759, Thorel bets 50,000, and Robl calls.

The river is the A, Thorel bets 75,000, and Robl calls. Thorel shows 109 to win the pot with a ten-high flush, and Robl mucks.

Jean-Noel Thorel  -  920,000  (76 bb)
Andrew Robl  -  705,000  (58 bb)

Hand #18  -  Yevgeniy Timoshenko moves all in under the gun for 146,000, winning the blinds and antes.

Hand #19  -  David Sands raises from the button to 34,000, winning the blinds and antes.

Hands #13-16: Final Nine Players

Level 12: 6,000-12,000, 2,000 ante

Hand #13  -  Steven Silverman raises UTG+1 to an unknown amount, and Andrew Robl calls from the big blind. The flop comes 332, Robl checks, Silverman bets 20,000, and Robl folds. Silverman takes the pot.

Hand #14  -  Jean-Noel Thorel limps from the button for 12,000, Andrew Robl completes the small blind, and James Courtney checks his option in the big blind.

The flop comes A32, and action checks to Thorel, who bets 35,000. Robl check-raises to 75,000, and Courtney and Thorel both fold. Robl takes the pot.

Hand #15  -  Jean-Noel Thorel raises from the cutoff to 35,000, winning the blinds and antes.

Hand #16  -  Andrew Robl raises from the cutoff to 26,000, winning the blinds and antes.

Hands #7-12: Final Nine Players

Level 12: 6,000-12,000, 2,000 ante

Hand #7  -  Joseph Cheong raises UTG+1 to 25,000, Daniel Perper moves all in from the big blind for 170,000, and Cheong folds. Perper takes the pot.

Hand #8  -  Jean-Noel Thorel raises from middle position to 25,000, Daniel Perper moves all in from the small blind, and Thorel folds. Perper takes the pot.

Hand #9  -  James Courtney raises from the hijack to 25,000, winning the blinds and antes.

Hand #10  -  Steven Silverman limps from the hijack for 12,000, Joseph Cheong completes the small blind, and Yevgeniy Timoshenko checks his option in the big blind.

The flop comes Q105, and action checks to Silverman, who bets 27,000. Cheong calls, and Timoshenko folds. The turn card pairs the board with the 10, and both players check.

The river is the 3, and they check again. Cheong shows QJ to win the pot with two pair, queens and tens, and Silverman mucks.

Hand #11  -  David Sands raises from the cutoff to an unknown amount, winning the blinds and antes.

Hand #12  -  Andrew Robl raises under the gun to 26,000, Steven Silverman reraises from middle position to 65,000, and Robl folds. Silverman takes the pot.

Hands #4-6: Timoshenko Doubles Thru Seidel

Level 12: 6,000-12,000, 2,000 ante

Hand #4  -  Steven Silverman limps from UTG+1 for 12,000, David Sands raises from middle position to 37,000, and Silverman calls. The flop comes AA2, Silverman checks, Sands bets 34,000, and Silverman folds. Sands takes the pot.

Hand #5  -  Jean-Noel Thorel raises from the button to 26,000, Andrew Robl reraises from the small blind to 80,000, and Thorel folds. Robl takes the pot.

Hand #6  -  Yevgeniy Timoshenko (pictured above) moves all in from middle position for 76,000, and Erik Seidel calls from the hijack with AJ. Timoshenko turns over A6, and he'll need to improve to stay alive.

The board comes 665KQ, and Timoshenko flops trip sixes to win the pot and double up in chips.

Yevgeniy Timoshenko  -  188,000  (15 bb)
Erik Seidel  -  240,000  (20 bb)

Hands #1-3: Final Nine Players

Level 12: 6,000-12,000, 2,000 ante

Hand #1  -  David Sands min-raises from the button to 24,000, winning the blinds and antes.

Hand #2  -  Jean-Noel Thorel raises under the gun to 26,000, winning the blinds and antes.

Hand #3  -  James Courtney raises UTG+1 to 25,000, and Joseph Cheong calls from the cutoff. The flop comes 555, Courtney bets 25,000, and Cheong calls. The turn is the 2, Courtney bets 75,000, and Cheong calls.

The river is the A, and both players check. Courtney shows KK to win the pot with a full house, fives full of kings, and Cheong mucks.

James Courtney  -  920,000  (76 bb)
Joseph Cheong  -  750,000  (62 bb)

Final Table Seating Chart

Level 12: 6,000-12,000, 2,000 ante

Here is a look at how the final nine players have been seated together at the final table. Hand-for-hand updates will commence from this point forward in the tournament.

Seat 1: Joseph Cheong
Seat 2: Yevgeniy Timoshenko
Seat 3: Erik Seidel
Seat 4: Jean-Noel Thorel
Seat 5: Andrew Robl
Seat 6: James Courtney
Seat 7: Steven Silverman
Seat 8: Daniel Perper
Seat 9: David Sands

A Look Back with Jack McClelland

Level 12: 6,000-12,000, 2,000 ante

Jason Mercier Eliminated

Level 12: 6,000-12,000, 2,000 ante

Jason Mercier checks a flop reading 873 and Jean-Noel Thorel raises to 50,000. Mercier reraises all in and Thorel calls. Here are their cards.

Mercier: 86
Thorel: QQ

Turn and River: AQ

Mercier is eliminated on the hand and Thorel is now up to 730,000. There was a pause after this hand to get the final nine players reseated at the final table for this event.

Jean-Noel Thorel - 730,000 (60 bb) 
Jason Mercier - Eliminated

Daniel Peper Doubles Thru Robert Mercer and then Mercer Busts

Level 12: 6,000-12,000, 2,000 ante

Daniel Perper is all in preflop under the gun for 96,000 and Robert Mercer calls from the big blind. Here are their cards.

Perper: A6
Mercer: KQ

Board: 84382

Perper doubles up on the hand to survive with 210,000 and Mercer is crippled with just 50,000 after the hand.

Daniel Perper - 210,000 (17 bb)
Robert Mercer - 50,000 (4 bb)

NOTE: Mercer is all in again a short time later against David Sands and he is eliminated from the tournament.

Ray Faltinsky Eliminated By David Sands

Level 12: 6,000-12,000, 2,000 ante

David Sands raises under the gun and Ray Faltinsky defends his big blind.

The flop falls 873 and Faltinsky checks to Sands who bets 27,000. Faltinsky check-raises to 102,000 before Sands reraises all in for another 95,000 or so effective. After about 90 seconds, Faltinsky calls all in.

Faltinsky: 98
Sands: KJ

The 5 turn gives Sands a flush to win the pot, making the A river irrelevant.

David Sands - 1,270,000 (105 bb)
Ray Faltinsky - Eliminated