Jimmy Tran was all in preflop against Todd Witteles. Tran tabled QJ while Witteles was dominating with AJ.
The flop fell A97 and Witteles jumped further ahead. The board finished off J and 7 and Tran was eliminated.
Witteles took the pot and he was at 1 million in chips.
Jarvis Busts Nadal
Jose Nadal moved all in preflop against Matthew Jarvis. Nadal tabled AQ but was dominated by Jarvis’ AK.
The flop fell K87 and Jarvis expanded his lead. The turn was the 9 and Nadal was left drawing dead. The river was meaningless and Jarvis scored the knockout. He was at 5.05 million.
Theo Tran Triples Up, Busts Later
Theo Tran and Benjamin Straate were both all in preflop and Robert Pisano decided to put them both at risk. Here were the hands:
Tran: AJ
Straate: 99
Pisano: 87
Straate was ahead but Tran was racing against him. The flop was 643 and the nines stayed in the lead. But the turn was the A and Tran took the lead. The 8 fell on the river and Tran tripled up to 1.13 million. Pisano fell to 4.02 million and Straate made his way to the payout desk.
Tran would bust out later in the level.
Bardah Takes One Down
Ronnie Bardah raised to 80,000 preflop and Gabriel Alarie made the call from the small blind. The two players saw the flop come down K97 and they both checked.
The turn was the 7 and Bardah bet 105,000. It was enough to take it down as Alarie mucked and Bardah was up to 1.27 million.
Beckman Out
Picking up the action on the turn, the board read Q928 and Garrett Beckman moved all in for 550,000. Evgeny Shnayder quickly snapped him off.
Beckman: 82
Shnayder: J10
Beckman hit two pair but Schnayder turned the straight. The river was the 6 and Beckman was eliminated. Shnayder was around 4 million.
Kenney Gets Caught
Picking up the action on the flop of 532, Mattew Berkey bet 95,000 and Bryn Kenney made the call.
The turn was the J and both players checked. The river was the 10 and Kenney took a stab with 350,000. Berkey made the call and Kenney just tapped the table as Berkey tabled AQ.
Mizrachi Knocks Out Schreiber
Michael Mizrachi raised to 80,000 from the hijack and Matthew Schreiber moved in for 374,000 from the big blind. Mizrachi made the call and Schreiber was officially at risk.
Schreiber: A7
Mizrachi: J10
Mizrachi had two live cards and the flop gave him the lead when it fell 1076. The turn was the 5 and the river was the 5 and Mizrachi chipped up to 5.6 million with the knockout.
9th: Mike Matusow -- $100,880
8th: Ben Straate --$115,295
7th: Joe McGowan -- $165,735
Big Hands:
Mike Matusow Eliminated in Ninth Place ($100,880)
Justin Young raised to 160,000 from middle position and Mike "The Mouth" Matusow then reraised all in from the cutoff. Young made the call and they turned up their hands:
Matusow: AQ
Young: AK
Board: KQ7JJ
Matusow was eliminated in ninth place after yet another deep run in a WPT event in 2008. Young held 2.9 million after the hand.
Hoyt Corkins Doubles up to Survive
Hoyt Corkins raised to 175,000 on the button and Steve Sung reraised to 550,000 from the small blind. Corkins reraised all in for 1.16 million and Sung called him down. Their cards:
Sung: A6
Corkins: JJ
Board: 10754J
Corkins took down the hand and he doubled up to 2.45 million to survive at a crucial conjuncture of the tournament. Sung held 4.5 million after the hand.
Ben Straate Eliminated in Eighth Place ($115,295)
Ben Straate moved all in from the cutoff and Steve Sung made the call from the small blind. Their cards:
Sung: 66
Straate: A10
Board: 77539
Straate was eliminated in eighth place.
Joe McGowan Eliminated in Seventh Place ($165,735)
Chino Rheem made it 175,000 to go from middle position and Joe McGowan moved all in from the big blind. Rheem called him down and they turnd up their hands:
Rheem: 99
McGowan: 44
Board: AA568
McGowan was eliminated in seventh place and the fifth day of play came to a close. Only the final six remained after that and they will return at 4 p.m. tomorrow to play at the WPT television table.
$57,635
20th: "Captain" Tom Franklin
19th: Steven Landfish
Big Hands:
John Hennigan Busts
After doubling up Jack Wu, a short stacked John Hennigan was eliminated from the tournament in 23rd place.
Mike Matusow Doubles Through Jacobo Fernandez, Who Later Busts
Mike Matusow was all in preflop with pocket kings against Jacobo Fernandez and his pocket nines. The board ran out safely for Matusow and he doubled up to 1.2 million. Fernandez was left with just six big blinds and was eliminated a few hands later when Amnon Filippi rivered a flush.
Hunter Frey Out
Short stacked Hunter Frey was all in holding QJ against Brett Richey's 97. The board came K9852 and Frey was eliminated in 21st place.
Captain Tom Ships Out
Captain Tom Franklin was all in holding pocket queens on a flop of KJ10. Ben Straate made the call with top set of kings. Franklin needed to make his open-ended straight draw to double up but the turn and river came runner-runner deuces to give Straate a full house and the pot. Franklin was eliminated in 20th place.
Steven Landfish Goes From Chip Leader to Out
Despite holding the chip lead for about an hour earlier in the day, Steven Landfish was eliminated when his pocket sixes lost a race to Hoyt Corkins AQ. The board gave Corkins a full house and Landfish was eliminated in 19th place. After he cashed out, the final 18 players redrew for the final two tables.
9th: Mike Matusow -- $100,880
8th: Ben Straate --$115,295
7th: Joe McGowan -- $165,735
Big Hands:
Mike Matusow Eliminated in Ninth Place ($100,880)
Justin Young raised to 160,000 from middle position and Mike "The Mouth" Matusow then reraised all in from the cutoff. Young made the call and they turned up their hands:
Matusow: AQ
Young: AK
Board: KQ7JJ
Matusow was eliminated in ninth place after yet another deep run in a WPT event in 2008. Young held 2.9 million after the hand.
Hoyt Corkins Doubles up to Survive
Hoyt Corkins raised to 175,000 on the button and Steve Sung reraised to 550,000 from the small blind. Corkins reraised all in for 1.16 million and Sung called him down. Their cards:
Sung: A6
Corkins: JJ
Board: 10754J
Corkins took down the hand and he doubled up to 2.45 million to survive at a crucial conjuncture of the tournament. Sung held 4.5 million after the hand.
Ben Straate Eliminated in Eighth Place ($115,295)
Ben Straate moved all in from the cutoff and Steve Sung made the call from the small blind. Their cards:
Sung: 66
Straate: A10
Board: 77539
Straate was eliminated in eighth place.
Joe McGowan Eliminated in Seventh Place ($165,735)
Chino Rheem made it 175,000 to go from middle position and Joe McGowan moved all in from the big blind. Rheem called him down and they turnd up their hands:
Rheem: 99
McGowan: 44
Board: AA568
McGowan was eliminated in seventh place and the fifth day of play came to a close. Only the final six remained after that and they will return at 4 p.m. tomorrow to play at the WPT television table.
$57,635
20th: "Captain" Tom Franklin
19th: Steven Landfish
Big Hands:
John Hennigan Busts
After doubling up Jack Wu, a short stacked John Hennigan was eliminated from the tournament in 23rd place.
Mike Matusow Doubles Through Jacobo Fernandez, Who Later Busts
Mike Matusow was all in preflop with pocket kings against Jacobo Fernandez and his pocket nines. The board ran out safely for Matusow and he doubled up to 1.2 million. Fernandez was left with just six big blinds and was eliminated a few hands later when Amnon Filippi rivered a flush.
Hunter Frey Out
Short stacked Hunter Frey was all in holding QJ against Brett Richey's 97. The board came K9852 and Frey was eliminated in 21st place.
Captain Tom Ships Out
Captain Tom Franklin was all in holding pocket queens on a flop of KJ10. Ben Straate made the call with top set of kings. Franklin needed to make his open-ended straight draw to double up but the turn and river came runner-runner deuces to give Straate a full house and the pot. Franklin was eliminated in 20th place.
Steven Landfish Goes From Chip Leader to Out
Despite holding the chip lead for about an hour earlier in the day, Steven Landfish was eliminated when his pocket sixes lost a race to Hoyt Corkins AQ. The board gave Corkins a full house and Landfish was eliminated in 19th place. After he cashed out, the final 18 players redrew for the final two tables.
Jimmy Tran Out
J
while Witteles was dominating with A
.
9
Theo Tran Triples Up, Busts Later
Beckman Out
Mizrachi Knocks Out Schreiber
Mike Matusow Eliminated in Ninth Place ($100,880)
Joe McGowan Eliminated in Seventh Place ($165,735)
John Hennigan Busts
Hunter Frey Out