Event 16: Chance Kornuth Eliminated in 4th Place ($15,725)

$1,100 No Limit Hold’em
Level 25: 12,000/24,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining: 4 of 260

Chance Kornuth

Tony Tran opened with an under-the-gun raise, and SHRP Team member Chance Kornuth three-bet shoved for about 500,000 in the small blind. Tran called to put him at risk.

Tran: AsKs
Kornuth: KdQd

Kornuth flopped an open-ended straight draw, but that’s as close as he’d get to catching up. The board ran out JdTh3c2h5c, and Tran won the pot with ace-king high to eliminate Kornuth in fourth place.

Tony Tran – 1,585,000 (66 bb)
Chance Kornuth – Eliminated in 4th place ($15,725)

Event 16: Kevin MacPhee Eliminated in 5th Place ($12,143)

$1,100 No Limit Hold’em
Level 25: 12,000/24,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining: 5 of 260

Kevin MacPhee

Kevin MacPhee lost most of his stack doubling up Chance Kornuth in a recent pot, and MacPhee moved all in for just about 200,000 shortly thereafter. Tony Tran called in the small blind, putting MacPhee at risk.

MacPhee: Jd7d
Tran: 8c8d

There was a jack on the flop, but the QdJs8s4sQs run-out gave Tran the pot with eights full. MacPhee was eliminated in fifth place.

Tony Tran – 1,475,000 (61 bb)
Kevin MacPhee – Eliminated in 5th place ($12,143)

Event 16: Scott Montgomery Eliminated in 6th Place ($10,063)

$1,100 No Limit Hold’em
Level 24: 10,000/20,000 with a 3,000 ante
Players Remaining: 6 of 260

Scott Montgomery

Tony Tran opened the cutoff to 45,000, and Scott Montgomery three-bet shoved for 251,000 on the button. Tran called to put him at risk.

Tran: Ah7d
Montgomery: 7h8h

The board ran out 9h6s4c6d4d, and Tran’s ace kicker played to earn him the pot. Montgomery was eliminated in sixth place.

Tony Tran – 1,255,000 (63 bb)
Scott Montgomery – Eliminated in 6th place ($10,063)

Event 16: Cord Garcia Eliminated in 7th Place ($8,449)

$1,100 No Limit Hold’em
Level 24: 10,000/20,000 with a 3,000 ante
Players Remaining: 7 of 260

Cord Garcia

Chance Kornuth opened to 44,000 in middle position, and Cord Garcia three-bet shoved for 144,000 on the button. Tony Tran re-shoved from the small blind, Kornuth folded, and Garcia was at risk and dominated as the cards were turned up.

Garcia: Ac2c
Tran: AdKc

The board ran out Kd5d3d6sTs, and Tran won the pot with a pair of kings to eliminate Garcia in seventh place.

Tony Tran – 765,000 (38 bb)
Cord Garcia – Eliminated in 7th place ($8,449)

Event 16: Kevin MacPhee Doubles Through Tony Tran

$1,100 No Limit Hold’em
Level 23: 8,000/16,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 7 of 260

Kevin MacPhee moved all in for 321,000, and Tony Tran called to put him at risk. Tran had the same hand with which he won the double knockout pot a moment ago.

MacPhee: Kd9d
Tran: QsQh

The board ran out Ks8h4h2hJc, and MacPhee found a pair of kings to win the pot and double up.

Kevin MacPhee – 680,000 (43 bb)
Tony Tran – 510,000 (32 bb)

Event 16: Spencer Champlin Eliminated in 9th Place ($5,745), David Prociak Eliminated in 8th Place ($7,062)

$1,100 No Limit Hold’em
Level 23: 8,000/16,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 260

Spencer Champlin

Spencer Champlin moved all in for 80,000 in middle position, and David Prociak re-shoved for 353,000 next to act. From the big blind, Tony Tran called both shoves, having Prociak slightly covered to put both opponents at risk.

Champlin: Ah8d
Prociak: AdQc
Tran: QsQd

The board ran out Kd6h3c2cJd, and Tran’s queens held to earn him the double knockout. Champlin had the shorter of the two stacks, so he takes ninth place while Prociak takes eighth.

Tran is now the chip leader.

David Prociak

Tony Tran – 837,000 (52 bb)
David Prociak – Eliminated in 8th place ($7,062)
Spencer Champlin – Eliminated in 9th place ($5,745)

Event 16: James Romero Eliminated in 10th Place ($4,855)

$1,100 No Limit Hold’em
Level 23: 8,000/16,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 260

James Romero

James Romero moved all in for his last 32,000 under the gun, and action folded around to the blinds. Chance Kornuth re-shoved from the small, and Miguel Riera Suarez called all in for 253,000 in the big, putting himself at risk in the process.

Romero: Jc8d
Kornuth: 6c9c
Suarez: TsTc

The board ran out Kd9s8s2c4h, and Suarez won the pot with a pair of tens, more than doubling up. Romero was eliminated as the first casualty of the final table.

Miguel Riera Suarez – 558,000 (35 bb)
Chance Kornuth – 530,000 (33 bb)
James Romero – Eliminated in 10th place ($4,855)

Event 16: Tony Tran Doubles Through James Romero

$1,100 No Limit Hold’em
Level 22: 6,000/12,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 10 of 260

Chance Kornuth opened to 27,000 in middle position, and James Romero three-bet shoved for 176,000 a couple seats over. Tony Tran called all in for 136,000 in the cutoff, and Kornuth folded out of the way to leave him heads-up for his tournament life.

Romero: 3c3h
Tran: TsTh

The board ran out Kc8c6s4h7c, and Tran’s tens held to earn him a double-up. Romero is now the owner of the shortest stack at the table.

Tony Tran – 337,000 (28 bb)
James Romero – 40,000 (3 bb)

Event 16: Kevin MacPhee Doubles Through Chance Kornuth

$1,100 No Limit Hold’em
Level 22: 6,000/12,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 10 of 260

Kevin MacPhee opened to 26,000 in middle position, and Chance Kornuth three-bet to 40,000 in the cutoff. MacPhee called.

Both players checked through the 7h6d3h flop, and the turn was the Ah. MacPhee bet 58,000, and Kornuth called. The river was the Qs, and MacPhee moved all in for 127,000.

“Give me a sec, guys,” Kornuth apologized for the impending delay. “I have, like, the best hand I can have,” he continued. “But I don’t think you’re bluffing.” After a couple minutes, he called to put MacPhee at risk.

MacPhee wasn’t bluffing; he showed KhJh to win the pot and double up with the nuts. Someone at the table asked to see Kornuth’s hand since MacPhee had been all in, so the dealer revealed Kornuth’s 6s7s.

Kevin MacPhee – 488,000 (41 bb)
Chance Kornuth – 750,000 (63 bb)

Event 16: Chance Kornuth Doubles Through James Romero, Takes Lead

$1,100 No Limit Hold’em
Level 22: 6,000/12,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 10 of 260

James Romero opened to 26,000 in early position, and Chance Kornuth three-bet to 84,000 in the big blind. Romero asked to see Kornuth’s stack, pondered for a couple minutes, then four-bet shoved. Kornuth called all in for 460,000 total, putting himself at risk.

Kornuth: KsKc
Romero: AdQc

The board ran out KsJc4s8c8s, and Kornuth won the pot with kings full to double up into the chip lead.

Chance Kornuth – 946,000 (79 bb)
James Romero – 280,000 (23 bb)