Event #57: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Six Handed - Live Updates
Day 3 Live Updates
$10k NLHE 6-Max: Gregory Merson Takes it!
Gregory Merson outlasted 474 players to win his first bracelet in Event 57 $10k NLHE 6-Handed.
The young American pro picked a fantastic tournament to win his first bracelet as he the 474 players combined to create a massive prizepool with a $1.1 million first-prize.
It’s one of the biggest prizes of the summer and it all belongs to Merson now.
Event 57 was also one of the toughest tournaments of the summer with a collection of the best poker players in the world all getting in on the action including Bertrand “ElkY” Grospellier, Brock Parker, Phil Ivey, Isaac Baron, Kevin Saul, Chris Moorman and Erik Seidel.
The field was still stacked when we hit the money at 48 players left with Mike “Timex” McDonald, Will Reynolds, Marvin Rettenmaier, Carter Phillips, Jason Mercier and Tony Hachem all chasing bracelets.
The final table was no cakewalk either with Andrew Lichtenberger, Christopher Brammer, Eddy Sabat and Shannon Shorr all taking a seat.
It was the unheralded Merson who proved to be unbeatable, however. Thanks for tuning into our coverage of the tournament and be sure to check back tomorrow for the last event that we’re going to live update at the 2012 WSOP. It’s a little tournament called the Main Event.
Here are the complete final table payouts as we leave you:
1. Gregory Merson - $1,136,197
2. Keith Lehr - $701,757
3. Shannon Shorr - $455,362
4. Eddy Sabat - $300,753
5. Christopher Brammer - $200,502
6. Andrew Lichtenberger - $140,351
$10k NLHE 6-Max: Lehr Jet Downed in Second
There’s a good chance Keith Lehr wishes they had just wrapped up the $10k NLHE 6-Max last night as he busted on the very first hand of action today.
In the final hand of the tournament Gregory Merson led out for 280,000 from the button and Lehr raised 915,000. Merson moved all-in and Lehr called for his entire stack.
It was the right call as Lehr flipped over A♠ Q♦ to Merson’s K♠ 9♠.
Unfortunately for Lehr, the poker gods did not smile on him as the board ended up running out:
T♥ T♣ 9♥ Q♠ J♥
The wild board saw Merson nail his nine on the flop, Lehr took the lead back with a queen on the turn, but Merson smashed home the checkmark by completing his straight on the river.
Lehr picks up $701,757 for coming in second place.
Stay tuned for a complete recap of the tournament.
$10k NLHE 6-Max: Finish it!
Welcome to our extended coverage of the $10k No-Limit Hold’em 6-Max event.
This event simply couldn’t be contained by three days and late last night the heads-up opponents – Keith Lehr and Gregory Merson – decided to finish off the epic tournament today.
With the first place prize set at $1.1 million it’s easy to see why the two players wanted to be in their best mindset while competing for the bracelet.
We pick up the action with Merson holding a substantial chip lead on Lehr. Merson made the final table of the 4-handed event earlier this summer but is still gunning for his first WSOP bracelet in this event.
Meanwhile Keith Lehr has been playing WSOP events for 10 years and won his only bracelet in a $3,000 Pot-Limit Hold’em event in 2003.
The final table will resume any minute now so keep checking this page for live updates.
Here’s a look at the chip counts heading into what is all but guaranteed to be the final day of the $10k NLHE 6-Max:
Gregory Merson – 9.8 million
Keith Lehr – 4.3 million
$10K NLHE 6-Max: Merson vs. Lehr Stops For the Night
Once Gregory Merson took a huge lead heads-up against Keith Lehr in Event #57 ($10,000 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Handed), the action stabilized a bit.
Lehr battled back a little, and then gave some back. He was never able to gain much traction, but finished Level 30 on a bit of an upswing.
Merson had a solid 2.2-to-1 chip lead over Lehr, and with 118 big blinds in play, it was time to stop for the night.
Merson and Lehr will return to the Rio tomorrow (Friday) at 1:00 pm PT to continue playing for the bracelet.
Gregory Merson - 9,835,000 (81 bb)
Keith Lehr - 4,380,000 (36 bb)
$10K NLHE 6-Max: Shannon Shorr Out in 3rd
Shannon Shorr was down to about 1.5 million in chips with the blinds about to increase to 50,000-100,000. That would give him about 15 big blinds.
Shorr moved all in from the small blind, but Gregory Merson called from the big blind with A♦ 9♠. Shorr turned over 8♠ 5♠, and he'd need to improve to stay alive.
The board came J♦ 7♥ 2♠ K♦ 6♣, and Merson won the pot with ace high to eliminate Shannon Shorr in third place.
Shorr did earn $455,362, which is an impressive score that is larger than most bracelet victories. Of course, Shorr was hoping for his first WSOP bracelet and the first prize of $1,136,197.
Merson Takes a Big Lead Early in Heads-Up Play
When heads-up play began between Gregory Merson and Keith Lehr, Merson had a roughly 3-to-2 chip lead as the blinds increased to 50,000-100,000 and a 10,000 ante.
Gregory Merson - 8,700,000 (87 bb)
Keith Lehr - 5,500,000 (55 bb)
It didn't take long for them to play a big pot against each other.
Lehr raised preflop from the button/small blind, and Merson called from the big blind. The flop came J♥ 10♦ 4♦, Merson checked, Lehr bet 225,000, and Merson called.
The turn card was the 3♥, Merson checked again, Lehr bet 525,000, and Merson called.
The river card was the 7♥, and Merson took the lead by betting 2 million. Lehr thought for a while before he called, and Merson turned over 9♥ 8♥ to win the pot with a heart flush.
Lehr mucked, and then told Merson that he could've won the tournament right there if he had shoved -- Lehr says he had a strong hand.
The pot was worth about 5.9 million in chips, giving Merson a lead of 4.6-to-1.
Gregory Merson - 11,700,000 (117 bb)
Keith Lehr - 2,500,000 (25 bb)
The heads-up battle continues, but Lehr has a steep hill to climb if he's going to win his second WSOP bracelet. (Lehr won $3,000 Pot-Limit Hold'em at the 2003 WSOP.)
$10K NLHE 6-Max: Brammer Busts; Brits Bail; 3 Left
The atmosphere at the final table for Event #57 ($10,000 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Handed) has been dominated by the British players and fans rooting hard for Christopher Brammer.
The crowd was a who's who of top British players, from Chris Moorman and J.P. Kelly to Jake Cody and James Dempsey.
But the rail has gone silent, and that can mean only one thing -- Brammer has busted.
Christopher Brammer Out in 5th ($200,502)
Keith Lehr raised, Christopher Brammer moved all in for about 11 big blinds, and Lehr called.
Brammer turned over J♦ J♥, but he was dominated and facing elimination at the mercy of Lehr's Q♦ Q♠.
The flop of A♣ 5♥ 2♠ changed nothing, but the 3♣ on the turn gave Brammer additional outs to a five-high straight on the board for a chop.
The British rail, which had been chanting for a jack, quickly switched to chanting for a four. "Four! Four! Four! Four!"
But the river card was the 10♣, and Lehr won the pot to eliminate Christopher Brammer in fifth place.
Eddy Sabat Out in 4th ($300,753)
Eddy Sabat had been hanging on for a while with a relatively short stack. He doubled through Shorr, then gave those chips back when Shorr doubled thru him. His stack continued to shrink as he saw a couple other players double up.
Sabat finally managed to make a pay jump when Chris Brammer was eliminated, but that's as far as he would go.
Gregory Merson was in the small blind and he moved all-in. Sabat was in the big blind and had less chips than Merson. The call would but Sabat all-in and he went for it.
Merson showed K♦ 7♠ while Sabat showed K♠ Q♠.
Sabat was a dominant favorite to double up, but the cards didn't cooperate.
Merson's rail started cheering for a seven and the flop fell 7♣ 3♠ 6♠. Merson's rail cheered and a K♣ came on the turn. Sabat was in need of a queen or a spade, but the river brought a 3♥ instead.
Sabat was eliminated in 4th place and earned $300,753.
Updated Chip Counts
Here are the official chip counts from the break, with the blinds at 40,000-80,000 and a 10,000 ante:
1. Gregory Merson - 7,100,000 (88 bb)
2. Keith Lehr - 5,000,000 (62 bb)
3. Shannon Shorr - 2,300,000 (28 bb)
$10K NLHE 6-Max: Andrew Lichtenberger Out in 6th
Perhaps the toughest player at the final table -- widely mentioned among the best no-limit hold'em players in the world -- has been eliminated from the final table of Event #57 ($10,000 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Handed).
Shannon Shorr raised preflop, Gregory Merson three-bet it, and Andrew Lichtenberger four-bet it from the button. Shorr folded, and Merson five-bet shoved all in.
Lichtenberger called with A♥ K♣, and he was a dominant favorite to double up against Merson's A♦ Q♣.
But the board came K♥ J♥ 6♦ 10♥ A♣, and Merson turned an ace-high straight to come from behind and win the pot.
Andrew Lichtenberger, widely considered one of the best NLHE players in the world -- has been eliminated in sixth place.
More For Shorr, Doubles Thru Sabat
Shannon Shorr didn't have too many chips after doubling up Eddy Sabat.
But Sabat would return the favor. Sabat raised to 150,000 and Shorr moved all-in for 770,000 from the big blind.
Sabat called and showed Q♦ Q♥ while Shorr tabled A♠ 8♠. The flop fell 7♦ K♠ A♠ and Shorr paired his ace. The turn was a 2♠ and the tier brought the 8♣.
Shorr went up to about 1.5 million while Sabat's stack shrunk to 1.2 million. Since then, the momentum has continued for both players, as Shorr has continued to chip up, while Sabat has dropped even further.
Keith Lehr Doubles Thru Christopher Brammer
After a flop of 8♥ 8♣ 4♣, Keith Lehr bet 175,000 from the cutoff, and Christopher Brammer called from the button.
The turn card was the 5♣, Lehr checked, Brammer bet 375,000, and Lehr check-raised all in for about 2 million.
Brammer called with J♣ 10♣ for a jack-high flush, and Lehr turned over A♣ A♦ for two pair (aces and eights), with an ace-high flush draw.
The river card was -- the 2♣.
Keith Lehr rivered a higher flush to win the pot and double up in a pot worth more than 4.7 million in chips.
Keith Lehr - 4,770,000
Christopher Brammer - 655,000
Updated Chip Counts
Here are the official chip counts from the break, with the blinds increasing to 40,000-80,000 and a 10,000 ante:
1. Gregory Merson - 5,885,000 (73 bb)
2. Keith Lehr - 4,750,000 (59 bb)
3. Shannon Shorr - 2,130,000 (26 bb)
4. Christopher Brammer - 925,000 (11 bb)
5. Eddy Sabat - 545,000 (6 bb)
$10K NLHE 6-Max: Back In Action
We're back from dinner break and action is in full force.
As expected, all six players have returned to play for $1 million. Something less expected is the gigantic rail that's shown up. The British component of the rail seems to have indulged in a liquid dinner.
But the drinking didn't stop at dinner. There are currently dozens of beers, Red Bulls and shots surrounding the feature table. One of the portlier members of the rail brought a cardboard box with about 20 shots. In the process of giving them out, he spilled the drinks and the box started leaking.
Instead of letting it go to waste, our British railbird lifted the box over his head and started drinking. He drank, lifted up his shirt and drank some more. This made a member of Gregory Merson's rail a bit upset.
A smaller man in a black t-shirt and black cap stood up, grabbed the box away from the well-fed Brit and threw it away. The box drinker then turned around and flipped the offender's hat off. This angered Merson's railbird even more and he grabbed the Brit by the face and was quickly pushed off. Security and other railbirds quickly intervened and stopped the altercation before it escalated any further.
Things seemed to have calmed down since then, but someone else just walked in with a tray of tequila shots.
Some Doubles
Back at the feature table, poker was being played. We have yet to have an elimination, but Eddy Sabat did catch a double up.
With 25,000/50,000 blinds and a 5,000 ante, Sabat raised to 105,000 from middle position. Action was folded to Shorr in the big blind and he put in a 3-bet to 335,000.
Sabat moved all in and Shorr called.
Sabat: J♥ J♠
Shorr: A♦ K♣
There was a 2♦ J♦ 7♣ flop and Sabat hit a set. The turn was a Q♥ and Shorr picked up a straight draw. The river was a 5♠ and Sabat doubled up to about 2.8 million. Shorr, on the other hand, was left with about 700,000.
Keith Lehr then moved all-in twice, but got not no callers. Shorr also made a move for his whole stack, but no one called.
Chip Counts
Gregory Merson - 3,560,000
Christopher Brammer - 3,020,000
Eddy Sabat - 2,665,000
Keith Lehr - 2,265,000
Andrew Lichtenberger - 1,780,000
Shannon Shorr - 805,000
$10K NLHE 6-Max: Adams Bubbles Final Table
Players are on a 60-minute dinner break and we've reached our final six.
After getting down to 7 players, we were moved to the Pavilion room feature table. While here, we managed to lose one player right before the end of the level.
Timothy Adams became the final table bubble. His downfall started when Eddy Sabat raised to 130,000 and Adams moved all-in.
Sabat called and showed A♠ 9♥ while Adams showed a pair of eights.
There was an ace on the flop and Adams became our 7th place finisher. For his final table bubble, Adams $100,696. The final six players are now guaranteed $140,351. Action will be back up in 60 minutes.
Chip Counts
Here are the final table chip counts and seating order:
Seat 1: Shannon Shorr - 1,970,000
Seat 2: Gregory Merson - 4,320,000
Seat 3: Eddy Sabat - 1,600,000
Seat 4: Andrew Lichtenberger - 1,535,000
Seat 5: Keith Lehr - 1,990,000
Seat 6: Christopher Brammer - 2,800,000
$10K NLHE 6-Max: From 11 Players to 7 in 15 Minutes
The final 12 players had been playing for a long time until Andrea Dato was eliminated in 12th place.
Then it was nearly another hour before the next bustout, with Steve Barshak going out in 11th place.
Barshak's elimination kicked off a flurry of activity, and in less than 15 minutes, the field was down to the final seven players.
Four players eliminated in 15 minutes.
But first, a big hand between two of the big stacks.
Shannon Shorr Puts Andrew Lichtenberger to the Test
Keith Lehr min-raised from the cutoff to 60,000, Shannon Shorr reraised from the button to 145,000, and Andrew Lichtenberger four-bet it to 320,000.
Then Shorr min-reraised to 495,000, and Lichtenberger tanked for a couple of minutes before he folded.
Shorr took a nice preflop pot to cross the 2 million mark, while Lichtenberger dropped down to a little less than 1.5 million.
Back-to-Back-to-Back-to-Back Bustouts
Steve Barshak four-bet all in preflop for nearly 20 big blinds with A♥ 7♥, but he was up against Shannon Shorr's J♥ J♠.
The board came K♠ 10♥ 10♦ 9♣ K♦, and the pocket jacks held up for Shorr to increase his chipleading stack to nearly 3 million as Barshak was eliminated in 11th place.
But Shorr's chip lead wouldn't last long.
Tony Hachem moved all in for about 12 big blinds with 7♠ 6♠, but he also ran into pocket jacks as Timothy Adams turned over J♥ J♠.
The board came 8♠ 6♣ 4♠ 9♦ Q♣, and Adams won the pot with his pocket jacks to eliminate Tony Hachem in 10th place.
Adams moved up to 2.1 million, but he was still well behind Shorr for the chip lead.
No, it was Gregory Merson who would come out of nowhere to snag the chip lead.
Gregory Merson Busts Maimone and Flack
Nick Maimone reraised all in from the button for about 18 big blinds, and Gregory Merson called with A♦ 9♥. Maimone showed K♣ J♦, and he'd need to improve to stay alive.
The board comes 8♠ 3♣ 2♥ 6♠ 10♥, and ace high was enough for Merson to win the pot and eliminate Merson in ninth place.
That hand took Merson up to about 2.5 million, but he was still behind Shannon Shorr.
Until a few moments later, when he four-bet it to 575,000 against Layne Flack, who moved all in for nearly 1.5 million.
Merson called with A♦ K♠, and Flack turned over 10♥ 10♠ -- a race situation for a pot worth 3 million.
The board came K♣ J♦ 9♥ 3♦ 5♠, and Merson paired his king on the flop to win the huge pot, take the chip lead, and eliminate 6-time WSOP bracelet winner Layne Flack in eighth place.
Updated Chip Counts
With seven players left in this 6-max event, the players moved to the Pavilion Stage to play the final table. Here are the approximate chip counts with the blinds at 20,000-40,000 and a 5,000 ante:
1. Gregory Merson - 4,200,000 (105 bb)
2. Shannon Shorr - 2,960,000 (74 bb)
3. Timothy Adams - 2,100,000 (52 bb)
4. Keith Lehr - 1,650,000 (41 bb)
5. Christopher Brammer - 1,630,000 (40 bb)
6. Andrew Lichtenberger - 1,475,000 (36 bb)
7. Eddy Sabat - 550,000 (13 bb)
$10K NLHE 6-Max: Stuck at Eleven
Play slowed down considerably when we hit the final two tables. We got down to our final 12 players about 2 hours and 30 minutes ago, and now we're down to 11 players.
That elimination didn't come until about half an hour ago, leaving almost two eliminationless hours. The blinds are currently 15,000/30,000 with a 5,000 ante.
The average stack is currently 1,292,727, good for 43 big blinds. But stacks aren't distributed evenly, there are five players with less than average. The current short stack is Eddy Sabat, with 550,000. Just above him is Tony Hachem, with 610,000.
While Tony is the only Hachem still in the tournament, he isn't the only Hachem in the area. Joe Hachem has been railing his brother all day.
Elimination
Out of our dozen players that sat at the final two tables, the only one still not in is Andrea Dato. Dato is an Italian player with more than $500,000 in live-tournament earnings and three WSOP cashes.
This will be Dato's fourth WSOP cash, half of them come from this WSOP. About a week ago, Dato finished 12th in the $5,000 NLHE event for $53,728.
Now, he also finishes 12th, for a similar amount of money, $57,031.
Dato was shortstacked and moved all-in. Andrew Lichtenberger called and showed A♠ 9♥ to Dato's A♣ 2♦.
The board came Q♣ 5♣ 4♣ K♦ 8♣ and Dato became our 12th place finisher.
These Go to 11
We're now stuck at 11 players and Shannon Shorr is in the lead with 2.2 million. Shorr has more than $4 million in live-tournament earnings but has yet to get a WSOP bracelet. The closest Shorr came was back in 2008, when he finished 2nd in a $2,000 NLHE event. That finish earned him $349,142.
Second place here is $701,757, a slight jump in money.
Chip Counts
Here are the top 10 chips counts, courtesy of WSOP:
Shannon Shorr - 2,195,000
Gregory Merson - 1,800,000
Layne Flack - 1,710,000
Keith Lehr - 1,650,000
Christopher Brammer - 1,630,000
Andrew Lichtenberger - 1,475,000
Timothy Adams - 1,405,000
Steve Barshark - 810,000
Nick Maimone - 795,000
Tony Hachem - 610,000
$10K NLHE 6-Max: Flack Moving Up w/ 12 Left
Layne Flack was down to about 325,000 (less than 20 big blinds) when he check-raised all in after a flop of Q♠ 9♠ 7♥.
Timothy Adams called with A♠ J♠ for a spade flush draw, and Flack turned over K♣ Q♥ for a pair of queens.
The turn was the 3♦, the river was the 5♣, and Flack's pair of queens held up to win the pot and double his stack to about 700,000 in chips. Adams dropped to about 430,000.
Flack then won the next hand to build his stack to 995,000, and then won the hand after that to reach 1,100,000.
In the span of three hands, Flack more than tripled his chip stack, and now has 55 big blinds to work with.
Layne Flack is tied for 9th place on the all-time WSOP bracelet list with six. If he wins his seventh WSOP bracelet in this event, he will move up into a tie for 7th place with Men Nguyen and lowball legend Billy Baxter.
Carter Phillips Out in 15th Place ($44,110)
Carter Phillips lost a big pot against Andrew Lichtenberger on a board of J♥ 8♦ 4♣ J♣ Q♥.
Phillips bet 302,000 on the river, and Lichtenberger tanked for about a minute before he called.
Phillips flashed 7-6 for a seven-high bluff, and Lichtenberger turned over K♠ J♠ for trip jacks.
Phillips was surprised that Lichtenberger took so long to call with such a strong hand, but Lichtenberger said nothing.
That hand knocked Phillips down to about 830,000.
A short while later, Phillips was playing a hand against chipleader Christopher Brammer on a board of 8♣ 8♥ 7♠ A♠ 3♥. Phillips checked the river, Brammer moved all in, and Phillips tanked for a while before he called.
Brammer turned over A♥ 8♦ for a full house, eights full of aces, and Phillips mucked his cards as he was eliminated from the tournament in 15th place.
Jason Mercier Out in 14th Place ($44,110)
Shannon Shorr moved all in from the small blind, with only short-stacked Jason Mercier left to act in the small blind.
Mercier called with A♣ 9♣, and he was slightly ahead of Shorr's K♦ 10♠.
The board came 10♥ 9♦ 7♠ 6♥ 6♦, and Shorr paired his ten on the flop to win the pot and eliminate Mercier from the tournament in 14th place.
Flack Attack: Down to 12 Players
We're witnessing a different type of Layne Flack today. There's no hat, his hair is slicked back and he's wearing a sweater around his neck.
But while the outside is slightly different, the inside seems to be the same. Flack has ordered his trademark Coors Light and is handing some out to the audience. Aside from providing alcohol to the masses, Flack also brought the tournament down to the final two tables.
Flack raised to 47,000 and Daniel Sindelar moved all-in for just over 200,000. After some hesitation, Flack called and showed Q♦ 9♦ while Sindelar turned over K♠ J♣.
The board ran 8♣ 6♦ 4♠ 2♥ 9♥ and Flack hit a nine on the river to eliminated Sindelar. For his finish, Sindelar earns $44,110 while everyone else gets guaranteed $57,031.
Hold Up on the Redraw
The floor redrew to two tables, but there was a hold up. Eddy Sabat, Tony Hachem and Greg Merson were involved in a hand.
In a raised pot, the three players were faced with K♥ K♣ 7♥ flop. Hachem checked from the small blind and Merson bet 55,000 from the big blind. Sabat was on the button and raised to 140,000. Hachem folded and Merson made it 260,000.
Sabat went into the tank and eventually reemerged with a fold. Before he did though, Sabat took a $100 bill out of his wallet and offered it to Merson if he showed.
Sabat laughed, took back the money but Merson showed anyways: 10♦ 9♦.
The bluff gave Merson the pot and puts over 1 million while Sabat sinks to 600,000.
Updated Chip Counts
With 12 players remaining, here is a look at the approximate chip counts with the blinds increasing to 12,000-24,000 and a 4,000 ante (courtesy of WSOP.com):
1. Christopher Brammer - 2,700,000 (112 bb)
2. Nick Maimone - 1,680,000 (70 bb)
3. Shannon Shorr - 1,500,000 (62 bb)
4. Andrea Dato - 1,348,000 (56 bb)
5. Tony Hachem - 1,145,000 (47 bb)
T6. Steve Barshak - 1,070,000 (44 bb)
T6. Andrew Lichtenberger - 1,070,000 (44 bb)
8. Gregory Merson - 1,060,000 (44 bb)
9. Layne Flack - 890,000 (37 bb)
10. Keith Lehr - 680,000 (28 bb)
11. Eddy Sabat - 600,000 (25 bb)
12. Timothy Adams - 560,000 (23 bb)
$10K NLHE 6-Max: Sweet Sixteen
The tournament is now down to the final three tables and the remaining 16 players are on a 20-minute break. It's the first break of the day, but it certainly won't be the last.
We're scheduled to play down to a bracelet winner today, but we still have 16 contenders left. Steve Barshak currently has the largest stack, with just over 2 million. While Barshak and everyone else is fighting for the $1,136,197 first-place prize, they're all guaranteed $44,110.
The next pay jump will come when we hit the final two tables, those 12 players will see a guaranteed payout of $57,031.
Josh Brikis Out in 18th Place ($44,110)
Josh Brikis was all in preflop from the small blind for about 325,000 with 7♦ 7♠, up against the A♠ J♠ of Carter Phillips on the button.
The board came A♥ 3♥ 3♠ 10♠ K♦, and Phillips paired his ace on the flop to win the pot with two pair, aces and threes.
Josh Brikis was eliminated in 18th place, earning $44,110.
Sweet 16
Blinds were 8,000/16,000 with a 2,000 ante and Eddy Sabat limped from the button. Tony Hachem called from the small blind and Martin Raus checked his option.
The flop came A♥ 6♣ 8♣ and action was checked to the button. Sabat led out for 16,000 and Hachem called. Raus raised to 75,000 and Sabat moved all-in. Hachem got out of the way and Raus called.
Sabat: A♦ 9♣
Raus: 8♠ 6♠
Raus was in the lead with two-pair while Sabat was working with a pair of aces. The river brought a K♣ and Sabat picked up a flush draw. But the river wouldn't bring Sabat the flush, it'd give him another ace, the A♠.
Sabat clapped and screamed with enough excitement to make the dealer flinch.
Sabat later apologized for his outburst, saying that he never celebrates like that. This time though, Sabat said, the excitement was so genuine and reactionary that he couldn't control it.
Sabat had Raus covered and Raus became our 17th place finisher. For his run, Raus will be given a payout slip worth $44,110. Sabat -- who was down to about 290,000 at one point -- saw his stack grow to 781,000.
Chip Counts
Here are the top 10 chip counts, courtesy of WSOP.com:
Steve Barshak - 2,012,000
Nick Maimone - 1,729,000
Christopher Brammer - 1,620,000
Carter Phillips - 1,304,000
Shannon Shorr - 1,088,000
Gregory Merson - 955,000
Tony Hachem - 873,000
Eddy Sabat - 781,000
Andrea Dato - 747,000
Andrew Lichtenberger - 724,000
$10K NLHE 6-Max: Quickly Down to 22
The eliminations came quickly in the first level here on Day 3 of Event #57 ($10,000 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Handed).
Short stack Markus Gonsalves was the first player to hit the rail today, as he got it all in with Q♠ 10♥ against Andrea Dato's A♠ 6♠.
Gonsalves paired his queen on the turn, but it was too little, too late, as Dato paired his ace on the flop. Gonsalves was out in 27th place.
Kyle Julius Busts in a Big Pot
While Gonsalves entered the day as the short stack with just 9 big blinds, Kyle Julius was in the middle of the pack with 430,000 (35 bb).
But with the board showing A♣ 9♦ 7♦ 10♠ on the turn, Nick Maimone check-raised all in, and Julius called with 9♠ 7♠ for two pair. Maimone showed Q♦ 8♦ for an open-ended straight draw with a diamond flush draw for 15 outs.
The river card was the 5♦, completing the flush for Maimone to win a huge pot, giving him a little more than 1.3 million in chips as Kyle Julius was eliminated.
Justin Conley Ousted by Lichtenberger
Justin Conley was all in preflop with K♠ J♦, and needed to improve against the A♦ 8♦ of Andrew Lichtenberger.
Conley paired his king on the flop, but Lichtenberger picked up a diamond flush draw. An 8 on the turn gave Lichtenberger a lower pair and additional outs.
The 2♦ on the river completed Lichtenberger's flush, giving him nearly 1 million in chips as Conley was eliminated.
Darren Elias Can't Crack Aces
Darren Elias was all in preflop with Q♦ Q♥, but he ran into the A♣ A♥ of Josh Brikis.
The board came 10♥ 7♥ 5♠ 3♣ 4♦, and the pocket aces held up for Brikis to eliminate Elias from the tournament.
Updated Chip Counts
With 22 players remaining, here is a look at the top of the leaderboard, with the blinds at 6,000-12,000 and a 2,000 ante (courtesy of WSOP.com):
1. Christopher Brammer - 1,650,000 (137 bb)
2. Nick Maimone - 1,180,000 (98 bb)
3. Steve Barshak - 1,024,000 (85 bb)
4. Andrew Lichtenberger - 945,000 (78 bb)
5. Carter Phillips - 915,000 (76 bb)
6. Timothy Adams - 831,000 (69 bb)
7. Keith Lehr - 672,000 (56 bb)
8. Eddy Sabat - 606,000 (50 bb)
9. Roberto Romanello - 595,000 (49 bb)
10. Shannon Shorr - 590,000 (49 bb)
Recent Eliminations: Markus Gonsalves, Kyle Julius, Justin Conley, Darren Elias, and Fernando Brito.
$10k NLHE 6-Max: And They’re Off!
Day 3 of the $10k NLHE 6-Max has officially begun and it only took a few hands to find our first elimination of the day.
Justin Conley 3-bet shoved his short stack in the middle with K♠ J♦ and Andrew “LuckyChewy” Lichtenberger snapped him off with A♦ 8♦.
It looked like Conley would double when he hit a king on the flop but Lichtenberger managed to make an ace-high flush by the river to eliminate Conley.
After the hand Lichtenberger was getting close to one million in chips and has to be considered one of the bigger threats to win this tournament.
Lichtenberger has cashed for $909,768 at the WSOP but has yet to win a WSOP bracelet. Could this be his year?
Event Information
- Event Name
- Event 57 - $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Six Handed
- Venue
- Rio Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas
- Date
- 2012-07-03
- Final Day
- 2012-07-05
- Buy In
- $10,000
- Entrants
- 474
- Prize Pool
- $4,455,600
- First Prize
- $1,136,197
Event Winner
| Player | Prize Money | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gregory Merson | $1,136,197 |
| 2 | Keith Lehr | $701,757 |
| 3 | Shannon Shorr | $455,362 |
| 4 | Eddy Sabat | $300,753 |
| 5 | Christopher Brammer | $200,502 |
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