Event 19, No-Limit Hold'em - Live Updates

After going back and forth for the better part of an hour Francois Safieddine has beaten John "The Razor" Phan in heads-up play. The final hand went down like this:

Safieddine was the 4-1 chip leader when he moved all-in and Phan immediately called. Safieddine showed 4♥ 4♦ but Phan flipped over A♥ A♠. Phan's section of the crowd went crazy. The flop comes J♠ 8♣ 2♣ and Phan's family starting cheering as well. The turn comes 5♥ and it appeared that Phan had the hand in the bag but that's when the poker god's frowned on Phan. A devastating 4♠ appears on the river giving Safiddine a set of fours. Safiddine's section of the audience goes insane.

Safieddine has won his first bracelet and Phan will have to wait another day for his. Safieddine takes home $330,846 for his efforts.

Francois Safieddine bets out $400,000 from the big blind. Obser calls and the flop comes A♠ 9♣ 8♣. Obser moves all-in and Safieddine calls. Obser shows 8♠ 6♦ while Safieddine has A♥ Q♣. The turn comes 4♦ and the river is J♠. Safieddine wins with a pair of aces and Obser is finished.

Francois Safieddine raises to $160,000 but Devin Porter comes back over the top and re-raises to $400,000. Safieddine re-raises all-in and Porter calls. Safieddine shows 7♥ 7♠ while Porter shows A♥ J♥. The board comes 9♦ 7♠ 4♥ 5♠ Q♠. Safieddine is way up and Porter is heading for the door.

Hattem, who was already severely short-stacked, moves all-in for a meager $55,000. John Phan, Francois Safieddine, Devin Porter all call. The flop comes K♦ Q♠ 6♥ and everyone checks. The turn comes A♣ and everybody checks again. The river card is A♦ and Saffieddine bets but everybody folds. Saffieddine shows A♥ 10♣ which is apparently more then enough to bust Hattem. Hattem finishes in 5th place.

In yet another elimination, Lars Bonding has came out the loser. The hand went like this:

Bonding raises to $120,000 pre-flop but John Phan re-raises to $300,000. Bonding re-raises all-in and Phan calls. Phan has 7♦ 7♣ while Bonding has K♣ Q♣. The flop comes 9♣ 7♥ 4♣ and Phan hits a set of sevens. The turn comes 4♥ and the river is 6♠. Phan wins and is definitely moving up. Bonding's day, however, is done.

The eliminations are suddenly coming fast and furious. Humberto Brenes is the latest casuality. He got involved in a hand with Devin Porter and came out the loser. Here is the actual hand that lead to Brenes' demise:

Porter raises to $110,000 and Brenes re-raises all-in for $350,000. Porter calls and shows 10♣ 8♦ while Brenes has A♣ K♥ and the board comes 7♠ 3♦ 2♥ 8♠ 6♦. Porter has a a pair of eights and $350,000 more chips. Brenes is relegrated to the rail.

Alex Bolotin has just been busted out of the tournament by Marcus Obser. Bolotin bet $300,000 pre-flop but Obser came back over the top and re-raised him all-in. Bolotin showed 7♦ 5♦ while Obser flips over 8♦ 8♣. The flop came J♦ 2♦ 2♥ giving Bolotin a chance for a flush but Obser still has the lead. The turn is 5♣ and the river is 8♥. Bolotin is eliminted.

Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier pushes all-in for $240,000 with 3♥ 2♥. Devin Porter makes the call with A♦ J♠ and the flop comes 10♦ 5♣ 5♠ meaning Porter is still in the lead but Grospellier has a straight draw. The dealer burns and turns a 2♣ meaning "ElkY" has two-pair. The river spells doom for Grospellier, however, as it is A♣. Grospellier is gone.

The final table of Event 19, No-Limit Hold'em is underway. It's a decent final table with Humberto Brenes going for his first bracelet in 14 years and John "The Razor" Phan going for his first bracelet ever. Skilled players like Devin "TranquilChaos" Porter and Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier round out the table. Here's a look at the chip stacks heading into today's final:

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