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$10K: Shannon Shorr Eliminates Stephen Chidwick

Event #25: $10,000 One-Day Event
$500,000 Guarantee | Payouts
Level 19: 5,000/10,000/10,000
Players Remaining: 8 of 91

Stephen Chidwick

Stephen Chidwick moved all in for 76,000 from middle position and action folded to Shannon Shorr, who called from the big blind.

Shorr: AcJs
Chidwick: Ad4c

Chidwick had a kicker problem and it didn’t get resolved as the board ran out 3c9h8h5h10c.

Shannon Shorr  – 290,000 (29 bb)
Stephen Chidwick – Eliminated in 9th place for $27,719

$10K: Shannon Shorr Doubles Through Ben Yu

Event #25: $10,000 One-Day Event
$500,000 Guarantee | Payouts
Level 18: 4,000/8,000/8,000
Players Remaining: 9 of 91

In the last hand of the level, Ben Yu opened for 20,000 from middle position and called Shannon Shorr’s hijack shove for 74,000.

Yu: AdQc
Shorr: AsKh

Shorr had the better ace but fell behind on the AhQh10h flop. The 2s turn was of no consequence but the Jc river was as it gave Shorr the winner with Broadway.

Shannon Shorr – 168,000 (21 bb)
Ben Yu – 190,000 (24 bb)

$10K: Pocket Rockets Propel Ben Yu to a Double

Event #25: $10,000 One-Day Event
$500,000 Guarantee | Payouts
Level 18: 4,000/8,000/8,000
Players Remaining: 9 of 91

Ray Qartomy raised to 20,000 from the hijack and called when Ben Yu moved all in for 84,000  from the cutoff.

Yu: AhAs
Qartomy: 9d9c

Yu had the granddaddy of all hands and scored the double after the board ran out Ac4s6s8h8s.

Ben Yu – 188,000 (24 bb)
Ray Qartomy – 506,000 (63 bb)

$10K: Jay Kovoor Ships a Double

Event #25: $10,000 One-Day Event
$500,000 Guarantee | Payouts
Level 18: 4,000/8,000/8,000
Players Remaining: 9 of 91

Shannon Shorr raised to 18,000 under the gun and Jay Kovoor defended his big blind to see an AcJs4h flop. Kovoor checked, Shoor bet 18,000, and Kovoor check-raised all in for 90,000. Shoor tank-called.

Shorr: Ah6h
Kovoor: Ad10h

Kovoor had the better kicker and paired in on the 10s turn to lock up the hand. The Ks was run out on the river and Kovoor was pushed the pot.

Jay Kovoor – 228,000 (29 bb)
Shannon Shorr – 80,000 (10 bb)

$10K: Ray Qartomy Eliminates Jerry Robinson

Event #25: $10,000 One-Day Event
$500,000 Guarantee | Payouts
Level 18: 4,000/8,000/8,000
Players Remaining: 9 of 91

Jerry Robinson

Action folded to Jerry Robinson on the button and he moved all in for 77,000, which Ray Qartomy called from the small blind.

Qartomy: As7h
Robinson: AdKd

Robinson got it in good but Qartomy paired his kicker on the Qh7c2h flop. Neither the 9c turn nor 2d river helped Robinson and he headed to the payout  desk.

Ray Qartomy – 535,000
Jerry Robinson – Eliminated in 10th place for $25,334

$10K: Jay Kovoor Doubles Through Barry Hutter

Event #25: $10,000 One-Day Event
$500,000 Guarantee | Payouts
Level 17: 3,000/6,000/6,000
Players Remaining: 10 of 91

Barry Hutter raised to 14,000 from middle position and Ray Qartomy called from the button. Jay Kovoor then moved all in for 48,000 from the big blind and Hutter made it 90,000 to go. Qartomy got out of the way.

Hutter: 10h10d
Kovoor: KsQs

The board ran out 2c7c6dQc4s and Kovoor paired on the turn to double up.

Jay Kovoor – 153,000 (26 bb)
Barry Hutter – 320,000 (53 bb)

$10K: Updated Chip Counts at the Break

Event #25: $10,000 One-Day Event
$500,000 Guarantee | Payouts
Level 17: 3,000/6,000/6,000
Players Remaining: 10 of 91

Seat 1: Jun Ji – 128,000 (21 bb)
Seat 2: Stephen Chidwick – 63,000 (11 bb)
Seat 3: Almedin Imsirovic – 152,000 (25 bb)
Seat 4: Jerry Robinson – 80,000 (13 bb)
Seat 5: Ray Qartomy – 447,000 (75 bb)
Seat 6: Ben Yu – 157,000 (26 bb)
Seat 7: Jay Kovoor – 69,000 (12 bb)
Seat 8: Shannon Shorr – 93,000 (16 bb)
Seat 9: Ryan Riess – 281,000 (47 bb)
Seat 10: Barry Hutter – 351,000 (59 bb)

$10K: Barry Hutter Chips Up

Event #25: $10,000 One-Day Event
$500,000 Guarantee | Payouts
Level 16: 3,000/5,000/5,000
Players Remaining: 10 of 91

Jay Kovoor raised to 11,000 from early position and Barry Hutter called from middle position. Jun Ji came along from the hijack and the three of them saw a flop of Kd10c2d.

Two checks saw Ji bet 24,000 and both his opponents called. The trio then checked the 5d  turn and the 3c completed the board on the river.

Kovoor checked, Hutter bet 68,000, and Ji folded. Kovoor called only to muck when Hutter rolled over the KhKc

Barry Hutter – 362,000 (72 bb)
Jay Kovoor – 136,000 (27 bb)
Jun Ji – 90,000 (18 bb)

$10K: Final Table is Set

Event #25: $10,000 One-Day Event
$500,000 Guarantee | Payouts
Level 15: 2,000/4,000/4,000
Players Remaining: 10 of 91

The final table

The eliminations of James Calderaro and Stanley Lee, who finished 12th and 11th respectively, has brought about the final table of 10 players. Here’s how it stacks up:

Seat 1: Jun Ji – 125,000 (31 bb)
Seat 2: Stephen Chidwick – 95,000 (24 bb)
Seat 3: Almedin Imsirovic – 200,000 (50 bb)
Seat 4: Jerry Robinson – 110,000 (28 bb)
Seat 5: Ray Qartomy – 365,000 (91 bb)
Seat 6: Ben Yu – 140,000 (35 bb)
Seat 7: Jay Kovoor – 221,000 (55 bb)
Seat 8: Shannon Shorr – 70,000 (18 bb)
Seat 9: Ryan Riess – 275,000 (69 bb)
Seat 10: Barry Hutter – 220,000 (55 bb)