Saturday, June 4, 2016 1:21 AM Local Time
Action folds to Joe Elpayaa on the button, who moves all in for about 130,000, having both players in the blinds well covered. The small blind calls and is all in for about 15,000. Thayer Rasmussen folds his big blind, leaving Elpayaa heads-up with the small blind.
Elpayaa shows and is flipping with the small blind's . The flop is and Elpayaa flops two pair to take the lead. The turn is the and the river is the to give Elpayaa a full house and send the small blind home. Elpayaa drags the pot and continues to climb the chip counts.
Joe Elpayaa - 155,000
Saturday, June 4, 2016 1:16 AM Local Time
A player in middle position moves all in for 33,000. Action gets to Lance Vankooten on the button, and he moves all in for 36,000.
Vankooten turns over for a pair of kings, while his opponent tables for a pair of jacks.
The flop is , giving Vankooten's opponent four extra outs to make a straight with any ten.
The turn is the and the river is the .
Vankooten rivers a set of kings and his opponent is sent home.
Lance Vankooten - 85,000
Saturday, June 4, 2016 1:14 AM Local Time
Jonathan Bennett is all in for 27,000 in early position and he's called by a much larger stack.
Bennett shows and he's up against .
The gives Bennett a lock on the hand with a set eights. The turn is the and the river is meaningless.
Jonathan Bennett - 64,000
Saturday, June 4, 2016 1:02 AM Local Time
The player under the gun moves all in for 32,000. Action comes around to bracelet winner Craig McCorkell in the small blind. He takes a look at the big blind's stack and announces he is all-in. The big blind folds and the hands are tabled.
McCorkell turns over for pocket aces, while his opponent turns over .
The flop is , giving McCorkell's opponent a pair of queens.
The turn is the and the river is the .
McCorkell's aces hold and his opponent is sent to the rail.
Craig McCorkell - 130,000
Saturday, June 4, 2016 12:57 AM Local Time
A player in middle position goes all in and Andrew Yip, who is on his left, calls.
The all in player shows . Yip has .
The flop is . The turn is the and the river is the . Yip's kings are best and one more player collects a payout slip before leaving the Amazon Room.
Andrew Yip - 90,000
Saturday, June 4, 2016 12:49 AM Local Time
Level: 15
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 500
Saturday, June 4, 2016 12:31 AM Local Time
The remaining 261 players are taking their last break of the night.
Play resumes in 20 minutes.
Saturday, June 4, 2016 12:30 AM Local Time
Michael Mizrachi opens from middle position to 5,000 and Jonathan Ounjian call from the hijack. Everyone else folds and the players are heads-up to the flop.
The flop is .
Mizrachi checks and Ounjian moves all in for 27,600 and Mizrachi doesn't take long to decide before calling.
Michael Mizrachi:
Jonathan Ounjian:
Ounjian has out-flopped Mizrachi's pair with top pair and a flush draw.
The turn is the and the river is the and Mizrachi fails to improve and will award Ounjian a double-up.
Jonathan Ounjian - 70,600
Michael Mizrachi - 130,000
Saturday, June 4, 2016 12:30 AM Local Time
Ben Chino moves all in for 16,000 from early position and is called by a player in middle position. Patrick Chan moves all in for 79,300 from the hijack and the button moves all in for about 81,000. The player in middle position folds and all three hands are turned up.
Chino shows and is in bad shape against Chan's and the button's .
The flop is and Chino flops the nut flush draw to have some equity to take the chip lead. The turn is the , keeping Chan in the lead, and the river is the to give the whole pot to Chan and move him into the chip lead as the tournament heads to the final break of the night.
Patrick Chan - 193,600
Ben Chino - Eliminated
Saturday, June 4, 2016 12:29 AM Local Time
Lily Kiletto is in the cutoff, and moves all in before the flop for 12,000. She is called by Brian Hinkle, and the hands are tabled.
Kiletto
Hinkle
The board runs out .
Hinkle's pair of queens prevail, and Kiletto is eliminated. "Oh no! Now I have to play tomorrow!," remarks Kiletto. The table erupts in laughter as Hinkle drags in the pot.
Brain Hinkle - 105,000
Lily Kiletto - Eliminated
Saturday, June 4, 2016 12:24 AM Local Time
A player in middle position limps in, and all of a sudden Allen Kessler yells, "WSOP.com! I'm all in! It worked last time," referencing that his last post was covered in the updates and he doubles up.
Kessler is all-in for 11,500 and his opponent in middle position calls.
Kessler:
Opponent:
Kessler leads with a pair of nines, and the board runs out , sending Kessler the pot.
Allen Kessler - 30,000
Saturday, June 4, 2016 12:20 AM Local Time
Jared Grenier was all in for 1,600 from early position, less than a blind. The small blind calls and the big blind checks.
The board comes and both players check. The turn is and both players check again. The river brings the and the small blind checks. The big blind bets 5,000 and the small blind folds.
"Ace-high flush," says the big blind as he turns over .
"I haven't even looked," says Grenier and turns over for a smaller flush.
Jared Grenier - Eliminated
Saturday, June 4, 2016 12:14 AM Local Time
A player in early position raises and Ludovic Geilich moves all in from the cutoff for about 40,000. Action folds back around to the original raiser, who takes some time to think over his decision before calling.
Geilich shows and has his opponent's dominated. The board runs out and Geilich's opponent rivers an ace to send Geilich to the rail with a bad beat story.
Ludovic Geilich -
Eliminated Saturday, June 4, 2016 12:02 AM Local Time
A player under the gun raises all in for 6,700 and Kathy Liebert calls from the big blind.
Kathy Liebert:
Opponent:
The board runs out and Liebert doubles her opponent.
Kathy Liebert - 10,000
Friday, June 3, 2016 11:59 PM Local Time
Level: 14
Blinds: 1,200/2,400
Ante: 400
Friday, June 3, 2016 11:54 PM Local Time
David "ODB" Baker raises to 4,200 under the gun and is called by a player in early position and middle position before the button moves all in for about 18,000. Action folds back to Baker, who takes a few moments before moving all in for about 60,000. The other two players fold and Baker is heads-up with the button.
The button shows and has Baker's dominated. The board runs out and Baker finds a four on the river to eliminate his opponent and move into six-figure chip counts.
"This hand won the Colossus last year," says Baker as he holds up his cards. "I don't know if you guys know that."Baker is well-aware of what happened at last year's Colossus final table, as he was good friends with both Cord Garcia and Ray Henson, who finished first and third respectively.
David "ODB" Baker - 104,000
Friday, June 3, 2016 11:24 PM Local Time
Jesse McVicker calls from under the gun and another player calls on his left before a player in middle position shoves his stack into the middle.
Action folds through the blinds to McVicker, who calls. The other limper folds face up, leaving McVicker and his opponent to show down. McVicker has and he's up against .
The flop is , making a pair for the all-in player, but a turn and on the river give the hand and the chips to McVicker.
Jesse McVicker - 62,000
Friday, June 3, 2016 11:16 PM Local Time
The player under the gun raises to 7,000. Action is on Andrew Yip in the hijack, who moves all in for 75,000. The under-the-gun player calls for his final 20,000 chips and the hands are tabled.
Yip turns over for ace-high and his opponent tables for a pair of kings.
The flop is , which is safe for Yip's opponent.
The turn is the , giving Yip the lead. The river is the insignificant and Yip eliminates his opponent.
Andrew Yip - 120,000
Friday, June 3, 2016 11:02 PM Local Time
In a massive three-way all in with the cards flipped and about 14,000 in the middle already we have two players at risk: Hrach Khachikyan all-in for his last 35,400 and a middle position player all in for 11,000.
Early position:
Middle position:
Hrach Khachikyan:
A fourth player in the hand, AJ Williams folded face up and stayed to watch the hand.
The board comes out and Williams is not happy to see he would have won the hand. Khachikyan's jacks hold and he takes a huge pot.
Hrach Khachikyan - 96,000
Friday, June 3, 2016 11:01 PM Local Time
Level: 13
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 300