Hand #13: Justin Bonomo Eliminated in 6th Place ($0)
Level 18: 25,000-50,000, 5,000 ante
Justin Bonomo min-raises from the cutoff to 100,000, John Juanda reraises from the big blind to 300,000, and Bonomo thinks for a bit before he calls.
The flop comes 10
7
5
, Juanda moves all in, and Bonomo thinks for about 10 seconds before he calls with A
10
(pair of tens). Juanda shows K
K
, and Bonomo will need to improve to stay alive.
The turn is the 7
, the river is the 9
, and John Juanda wins the pot with his pocket kings to eliminate Justin Bonomo in sixth place.
Juanda now has more than 4 million in chips.
1st: $1,308,405
2nd: $822,375
3rd: $526,320
4th: $394,740
5th: $263,160
6th: Justin Bonomo - $0
Sorted In:
Featured Blog, Justin Bonomo, John Juanda, Bellagio, Season X, WPT World Championship Super High Roller
04:33 PM, 05/25/12
Super High Roller Final Table Starts at 4pm Tomorrow
Level 17: 20,000-40,000, 4,000 ante
The final table players are wrapping things up for the night and have an evening to rest up before returning for final table action on the money bubble tomorrow.
Andrew Robl and Daniel Perper are neck and neck for the chip lead with more than 3 million each, but this contest is still wide open.
The final table gets underway at 4pm PT tomorrow with the livestream with hole cards and commentary from Tony Dunst, Dan O'Brien, and Olivier Busquet starting at 4:30pm PT.
Here are the chip counts and seat assignments for the final table:
Seat 1: Bill Klein - 620,000
Seat 2: John Juanda - 1,875,000
Seat 3: Tom Marchese - 2,235,000
Seat 4: Daniel Perper - 3,415,000
Seat 5: Justin Bonomo - 2,105,000
Seat 6: Andrew Robl - 3,355,000
Sorted In:
Featured Blog, Bill Klein, John Juanda, Tom Marchese, Daniel Perper, Justin Bonomo, Andrew Robl, Bellagio, Season X, WPT World Championship Super High Roller
09:19 PM, 05/24/12
Hand #65: Erik Seidel Eliminated in Eighth Place
Level 17: 20,000-40,000, 4,000 ante
Hand #65 - Action folds to Erik Seidel in the small blind and he completes. Justin Bonomo is in the big blind and checks his option.
The flop comes Q
9
7
and Seidel bets 40,000. Bonomo calls. The turn is the 3
and Seidel checks. Bonomo bets 125,000, then Seidel check-raises to 300,000 total. Bonomo announces he is all-in, having Seidel covered.
Seidel checks his cards, then calls with 7
9
for middle two pair. It is a blind vs. blind cooler as Bonomo holds Q
3
for top and bottom pair.
The 10
on the river keeps Bonomo out front and last year's Super High Roller Champ is eliminated outside of the money.
Justin Bonomo - 1,100,000 (28 BBs)
Erik Seidel - eliminated in 8th place ($0)
Sorted In:
Justin Bonomo, Erik Seidel, Featured Blog, Bellagio, Season X, WPT World Championship Super High Roller
09:05 PM, 05/24/12
Hand #50: Erik Seidel Doubles Thru Justin Bonomo
Level 17: 20,000-40,000, 4,000 ante
Hand #50 - Erik Seidel (center) moves all-in for his last 326,000 from the cutoff and Justin Bonomo (right) calls on the button. Seidel turns over K
4
and Bonomo shows A
2
.
The J
7
7
flop keeps Bonomo out front, but the 6
on the turn gives Seidel a flush draw. The river 5
completes Seidel's flush and the reigning champ in this event takes the pot to double up.
Erik Seidel - 700,000 (18 BBs)
Justin Bonomo - 1,230,000 (31 BBs)
Sorted In:
Erik Seidel, Justin Bonomo, Bellagio, Season X, WPT World Championship Super High Roller
08:34 PM, 05/24/12
Hands #45-47: Justin Bonomo vs. Erik Seidel
Level 17: 20,000-40,000, 4,000 ante
Hand #45 - Bill Klein min-raises from the hijack to 80,000, John Juanda reraises from the cutoff to 180,000, and Klein calls. The flop comes J
J
8
, Klein checks, Juanda bets 160,000, and Klein folds. Juanda takes the pot.
Hand #46 - Andrew Robl raises from middle position to 110,000, winning the blinds and antes.
Hand #47 - Justin Bonomo min-raises under the gun to 80,000, and Erik Seidel calls from the big blind. The flop comes Q
J
8
, Seidel checks, Bonomo bets 100,000, and Seidel check-raises to 230,000. Bonomo calls.
The turn card is the 2
, Seidel checks, Bonomo bets 175,000, and Seidel folds. Justin Bonomo takes the pot.
Sorted In:
Justin Bonomo, Erik Seidel, Bellagio, Season X, WPT World Championship Super High Roller
08:17 PM, 05/24/12
Hand #33: John Juanda Doubles Thru Justin Bonomo, Aces vs. Queens
Level 16: 15,000-30,000, 4,000 ante
Hand #33 - Sam Trickett min-raises under the gun to 60,000, Justin Bonomo reraises from the cutoff to 140,000, and John Juanda reraises from the small blind to 235,000. Trickett folds, and Bonomo five-bets all in.
Juanda quickly calls with A
A
, and Bonomo turns over Q
Q
.
The board comes 8
6
4
J
5
, and the pocket aces hold up for John Juanda to win the pot and double up in chips.
John Juanda - 1,375,000 (45 BBs)
Justin Bonomo - 1,400,000 (46 BBs)
Sorted In:
Featured Blog, John Juanda, Justin Bonomo, Bellagio, Season X, WPT World Championship Super High Roller
07:27 PM, 05/24/12
Hand #14: Set Over Set For Daniel Perper
Level 15: 12,000-24,000, 3,000 ante
Hand #14 - Daniel Perper raises from middle position to 52,000, Justin Bonomo calls from the button, and Bill Klein calls from the big blind. The flop comes A
Q
5
, Klein checks, and Perper bets 80,000. Bonomo calls, and Klein folds.
The turn card is the 4
, Perper bets 220,000, and Bonomo calls.
The river card ist he 6
, Perper checks, Bonomo bets 325,000, and Perper calls. Bonomo shows 5-5 for a set of fives, but Perper turns over A
A
to win the pot with a higher set of aces.
Sorted In:
Justin Bonomo, Daniel Perper, Bellagio, Season X, WPT World Championship Super High Roller
06:39 PM, 05/24/12
Dan Smith Doubles Thru Justin Bonomo
Level 14: 10,000-20,000, 3,000 ante
Dan Smith moves all-in from middle position for 241,000 and Justin Bonomo calls in the big blind. Bonomo holds A
4
. Smith has him out-kicked with A
7
.
Smith makes a full house as the board runs out A
8
7
2
7
and he takes the pot to double up.
Dan Smith - 505,000 (25 BBs)
Justin Bonomo - 2,700,000 (135 BBs)
Sorted In:
Jordan Smith, Justin Bonomo, Bellagio, Season X, WPT World Championship Super High Roller
05:19 PM, 05/24/12
Justin Bonomo Puts John Juanda All-In
Level 13: 8,000-16,000, 2,000 ante
Justin Bonomo raises to 35,000 on the button and John Juanda reraises to 105,000 out of the small blind. Bonomo announces he is all-in having Juanda's remaining 330,000 or so covered. Juanda gives it some thought, then folds.
Justin Bonomo - 2,200,000 (138 BBs)
John Juanda - 330,000 (21 BBs)
Sorted In:
Justin Bonomo, John Juanda, Bellagio, Season X, WPT World Championship Super High Roller
04:30 PM, 05/24/12
Roger Sippl Doubles Thru Justin Bonomo
Level 13: 8,000-16,000, 2,000 ante
Justin Bonomo opens the pot for 35,000 from middle position, Roger Sippl moves all in for 146,000 from the button and Bonomo calls.
Sippl leads before the flop with J
J
against Bonomo's 7
5
.
The board is Q
9
2
A
8
, and Sippl's pair of jacks hold to double up.
Roger Sippl - 330,000
Justin Bonomo - 2,000,000
Sorted In:
Justin Bonomo, Roger Sippl, Bellagio, Season X, WPT World Championship Super High Roller
04:05 PM, 05/24/12