Live Tournament Updates
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
09:19 PM, 05/24/12
Hand #67: Dan Smith Eliminated in Seventh Place
Level 17: 20,000-40,000, 4,000 ante
Photo: Dan Smith (center) counts out his runner-runner out possibilities after the flop puts him in a big hole against Justin Bonomo (foreground, right).
Hand #67 - Dan Smith moves all-in from middle position for his last 400,000 or so. Justin Bonomo is on the button and calls. Smith shows 9
10 and Bonomo has him dominated with A
10.
Bonomo only improves with the A
Q
6 flop and Smith is drawing dead by the 4 on the turn. The river brings the J and Smith is eliminated, bringing Day 2 action to a close.
Justin Bonomo - 1,500,000 (38 BBs)
Dan Smith - eliminated in 7th place ($0)
Even though the final table is set, the money bubble has not yet burst. When players return tomorrow to play down to a winner, one of them will be going home empty-handed.
09:10 PM, 05/24/12
Hand #66: Final Seven Players
Level 17: 20,000-40,000, 4,000 ante
Hand #66 - Daniel Perper raises to 85,000 from the cutoff, winning the blinds and antes.
Sorted In: Bellagio, Season X, WPT World Championship Super High Roller09:06 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 Q97 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 79 for middle two pair. It is a blind vs. blind cooler as Bonomo holds Q3 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)
09:05 PM, 05/24/12
Hands #62-64: Final Eight Players
Level 17: 20,000-40,000, 4,000 ante
Hand #62 - John Juanda raises to 90,000 on the button, winning the blinds and antes.
Hand #63 - John Juanda raises to 90,000 from the cutoff and Daniel Perper calls from the big blind. The flop comes AJ6 and Perper checks. Juanda bets 120,000 and Perper calls.
The turn brings the 4 and Perper bets out 270,000. Juanda folds and Perper takes the pot.
Hand #64 - Action folds to Daniel Perper in the small blind and he completes. Erik Seidel is in the big blind and raises to 140,000. Perper folds and Seidel takes the pot.
08:59 PM, 05/24/12
Hands #56-61: Action Slows Back Down
Level 17: 20,000-40,000, 4,000 ante
Hand #56 - Andrew Robl raises UTG+1 to 100,000, winning the blinds and antes.
Hand #57 - John Juanda raises from middle position to 95,000, and Daniel Perper calls from the button. The flop comes J53, Juanda checks, Perper bets 110,000, and Juanda folds. Perper takes the pot.
Hand #58 - Daniel Perper min-raises from the cutoff to 80,000, winning the blinds and antes.
Hand #59 - John Juanda raises under the gun to 90,000, winning the blinds and antes.
Hand #60 - Andrew Robl raises from the button to 100,000, winning the blinds and antes.
Hand #61 - Erik Seidel min-raises from middle position to 80,000, winning the blinds and antes.
08:50 PM, 05/24/12
Hand #55: Sam Trickett Eliminated in 9th Place
Level 17: 20,000-40,000, 4,000 ante
Hand #55 - Andrew Robl raises from middle position to 100,000, Sam Trickett (left) moves all in from the cutoff, and Robl calls with AQ. Tricket turns over 1010, and he'll need it to hold to stay alive.
The board comes AK346, and Robl pairs his ace on the flop to win the pot and eliminate Sam Trickett from the tournament.
Andrew Robl - 3,300,000 (82 BBs)
Sam Trickett - Out in 9th Place ($0)
08:46 PM, 05/24/12
Hands #53-54: Nine Players Left; Five Get Paid
Level 17: 20,000-40,000, 4,000 ante
Hand #53 - Bill Klein min-raises from the cutoff to 80,000, winning the blinds and antes.
Hand #54 - Sam Trickett moves all in from the button for about 530,000, winning the blinds and antes.
08:43 PM, 05/24/12
Hand #52: Daniel Perper Wins a Big Pot Against Sam Trickett
Level 17: 20,000-40,000, 4,000 ante
Hand #52 - Daniel Perper raises UTG+1 to 90,000, Sam Trickett reraises from the big blind to 235,000, and Perper calls. Both players check to the turn on a board of 1096Q, Trickett bets 170,000, and Perper calls.
The river card is the 8, Trickett bets 275,000, and Perper quickly calls. Trickett shows QQ for a set of queens, but Perper turns over 77 to win the pot with a ten-high straight.
Daniel Perper - 2,880,000 (72 BBs)
Sam Trickett - 560,000 (14 BBs)
08:42 PM, 05/24/12
Hand #51: Final Nine Players
Level 17: 20,000-40,000, 4,000 ante
Hand #51 - Justin Bonomo raises to 80,000 from the cutoff and Andrew Robl reraises to 200,000 on the button. Bonomo calls and the two players check it down as the board runs out Q32K4.
Bonomo shows A7 for ace-high and Robl takes the pot with A9 for ace-high, bigger kicker.
08:35 PM, 05/24/12
