Event #6: $25,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold'em 8-Handed
Jour 3 a débuté
Event #6: $25,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold'em 8-Handed
Jour 3 a débuté
Welcome back to the final day of Event #6: $25,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold'em where the final five players are set to gather at the feature table in the Amazon Room of the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino. Tyler Cornell accumulated a massive chip lead at the end of Day 2 and will bring a stack of 7,455,000 chips with him.
Cornell was the man responsible for four of the last five eliminations on Day 2 which finally brought the field down to five players after 11 hours of play. Joining him at the final table will be Michael Liang (5,140,000), Jonathan Jaffe (3,650,000), Mustapha Kanit (2,630,000), and Adrian Mateos (2,180,000). Each player will begin the day with over 30 big blinds so there should be plenty of room for players to make their move.
Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Michael Liang | United States | 5,140,000 | 85 |
3 | Jonathan Jaffe | United States | 3,650,000 | 60 |
5 | Adrian Mateos | Spain | 2,180,000 | 36 |
6 | Mustapha Kanit | Italy | 2,630,000 | 43 |
7 | Tyler Cornell | United States | 7,455,000 | 124 |
Mateos is the only one of the remaining five players to have previously won a WSOP gold bracelet and he has done so on three separate occasions. Although he is the short stack, Mateos knows what it takes to come from behind so don't count him out yet.
There will be approximately 9:30 remaining in level 17 with the blinds at 30,000/60,000 and a big blind ante of 60,000. The levels will be 60 minutes in length with a 15-minute break after every two levels. The cards will go in the air at 4 p.m. local time and you can watch all of the action on a one-hour delay at PokerGO.
The PokerNews live reporting team will also be here to bring you all of the updates throughout the day until a winner is crowned.
Niveau: 17
Blinds: 30,000/60,000
Ante: 60,000
With 13 minutes left in Level 17, the five remaining players have returned to play down to a winner who will win $833,289 and a gold WSOP bracelet. The dealer has been instructed to shuffle up and deal.
Tyler Cornell opened to 135,000 in the cutoff and picked up calls from Jonathan Jaffe and Adrian Mateos in the blinds.
The flop came and the blinds checked to Cornell who also checked it through to the on the turn.
Jaffe and Mateos checked it again and Cornell tossed in a bet of 175,000 this time. Jaffe called and Mateos stepped aside.
The river brought the and Jaffe thought for a minute before leading out for 150,000. Cornell thought for a moment as well and eventually decided to lay it down.
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
---|---|---|
Tyler Cornell
|
7,100,000 | -355,000 |
Jonathan Jaffe | 4,300,000 | 650,000 |
Adrian Mateos
|
2,000,000 | -180,000 |
Mustapha Kanit raised to 125,000 from under the gun and Tyler Cornell was the only one to make the call from the cutoff while the rest folded.
The flop came , Kanit continued with a bet of 90,000 which was enough for Cornell to let his hand go.
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
---|---|---|
Tyler Cornell
|
7,300,000 | 200,000 |
Michael Liang | 5,000,000 | -140,000 |
Jonathan Jaffe | 4,200,000 | -100,000 |
Mustapha Kanit
|
2,600,000 | -30,000 |
Adrian Mateos
|
2,000,000 |
Niveau: 18
Blinds: 40,000/80,000
Ante: 80,000
Jonathan Jaffe opened to 175,000 in the cutoff and Mustapha Kanit stuck in a three-bet to 630,000 from the small blind. The action was back on Jaffe who called to see a flop of .
Kanit continued with a bet of 340,000 only to have Jaffe shove all in. Kanit paused for a moment and then made the call for the rest of his 2,040,000 chips.
Jaffe turned over for top pair and Kanit held for two over cards and straight draw. The turn brought the which reduced some of Kanit's outs and the on the river bricked out, eliminating Kanit in fifth place.
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
---|---|---|
Jonathan Jaffe | 7,000,000 | 2,800,000 |
Mustapha Kanit
|
Eliminé |
Adrian Mateos raised to 160,000 from the button and Tyler Cornell three-bet to 500,000 while sitting in the small blind. Michael Liang folded his big blind after taking some time to consider his options, and Mateos did the same before making the call.
The flop came , Cornell continued with a bet of 250,000 which Mateos called.
The turn was the and Cornell contemplated for a bit before opting to check. Mateos tanked for a while and then led out a bet of 350,000. Cornell quickly folded.
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
---|---|---|
Jonathan Jaffe | 7,000,000 | |
Tyler Cornell
|
6,400,000 | -900,000 |
Michael Liang | 4,800,000 | -200,000 |
Adrian Mateos
|
2,900,000 | 900,000 |
Michael Liang opened to 175,000 on the button and Adrian Mateos re-raised to 550,000 from the big blind. Liang thought for a brief moment but decided to send his cards to the muck.
In the next hand, Jonathan Jaffe raised to 175,000 on the button. Mateos once again decided on a three-bet but this time he moved his entire stack of 2,400,000 into the middle. Jaffe quickly dispatched his cards and Mateos scooped another pot.
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
---|---|---|
Jonathan Jaffe | 7,600,000 | 600,000 |
Michael Liang | 4,400,000 | -400,000 |
Adrian Mateos
|
2,800,000 | -100,000 |