Event 18: Sean Perry Doubles Through Faraz Jaka

$2,200 Eight-Handed No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Level 22: 6,000/12,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 6  of 226

Faraz Jaka raised on the button and Sean Perry moved all in for 203,000. Jaka called.

Jaka tabled AcJc and had Perry’s Ah5d dominated. The flop was Ks9s7h, keeping Jaka in the lead, but the 5c came on the turn to give Perry the best hand. The river was the 6h and Perry doubled up.

Sean Perry – 424,000 (35 bb)
Faraz Jaka – 470,000 (39 bb)

Event 18: George Dolfan Doubles Through Faraz Jaka

$2,200 Eight-Handed No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Level 22: 6,000/12,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 6  of 226

Faraz Jaka moved all in from the small blind and George Dolofan called from the big blind, all in for 188,000.

Jaka showed Kd9h and was in big trouble against Dolofan’s KcKh. The board ran out Th7s4c5h2h and Dolofan doubled through Jaka for the second time this level.

George Dolfan – 388,000 (32 bb)
Faraz Jaka – 670,000 (55 bb)

Event 18: Brian Altman – 7th Place ($15,368)

$2,200 Eight-Handed No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Level 22: 6,000/12,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 6 of 226

Brian Altman

Brian Altman moved all in on the button for 115,000 and Joe McKeehen called from the small blind. Ian O’Hara folded his big blind and Altman’s tournament life was on the line.

Altman showed As9c and was up against McKeehen’s 4c4s. The board ran out JsTd5h2s6c and Altman hit the rail in seventh place, taking home $15,368.

Joe McKeehen – 660,000 (55 bb)
Brian Altman – Eliminated

Event 18: George Dolofan Doubles Through Faraz Jaka

$2,200 Eight-Handed No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Level 22: 6,000/12,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 7 of 226

George Dolofan got all in for 87,000 out of the small blind against Faraz Jaka on the button.

Dolofan showed Ah2h and was in the lead against Jaka’s Kh6h. the board ran out 9c5d4c4h9h and Dolofan doubled up through the chip leader with ace-high.

George Dolofan – 200,000 (16 bb)
Faraz Jaka – 880,000 (73 bb)

 

Event 18: Byron Kaverman – 8th Place ($12,837)

$2,200 Eight-Handed No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Level 21: 5,000/10,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 7 of 226

Byron Kaverman

Ian O’Hara raised to 22,000 from early position and Faraz Jaka three-bet to 50,000 from middle position. Action folded to Byron Kaverman in the big blind, who moved all in for about 140,000.

O’Hara folded and Jaka called. It was a flip with Jaka’s 6c6h up against Kaverman’s AcKh.

The board ran out Qh2d2h5dTc and Jaka’s pair won the flip. Jaka dragged the pot and Kaverman was eliminated in eighth place. He took home $12,837 and Jaka neared the million chip mark.

Faraz Jaka – 960,000 (96 bb)
Byron Kaverman – Eliminated

Event 18: Ian O’Hara Doubles Through Faraz Jaka

$2,200 Eight-Handed No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Level : 4,000/8,02000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 8 of 226

Ian O’Hara completed the small blind and Faraz Jaka moved all in from the big blind. O’Hara called and was all in for 192,000.

It was a flip for O’Hara’s tournament life with his 8d8h up against Jaka’s KsJd.

The board ran out 9c5h3h9s6c and O’Hara doubled up.

Ian O’Hara – 392,000 (49 bb)
Faraz Jaka – 650,000 (81 bb)

Event 18: Joe McKeehen Doubles Through Ian O’Hara

$2,200 Eight-Handed No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Level 20: 4,000/8,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 8 of 226

Charlie Carrel raised to 22,000 from the hijack and Brian Altman called from the cutoff. Joe McKeehen three-bet to about 60,000 out of the small blind and Ian O’Hara thought for a minute before moving all in out of the big blind.

Carrel and Altman folded before McKeehen snap-called, all in for 275,000. McKeehen tabled AsAh and had O’Hara’s AcQc in terrible shape.

The board ran out Kd6s5sQhKh and the former WSOP Main Event champion doubled up.

Joe McKeehen – 592,000 (74 bb)
Ian O’Hara – 190,000 (23 bb)

Event 18: Ian Bankoff – 9th Place ($10,274)

$2,200 Eight-Handed No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Level 19: 3,000/6,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 8 of 226

Ian Bankoff

Joe McKeehen raised from middle position and Faraz Jaka called from the cutoff. Ian Bankoff moved all in from the small blind for 121,000, McKeehen folded and Jaka called.

It was a flip between Bankoff’s 4h4s and Jaka’s AcJc. The flop was Jh9h2s, putting Jaka in the lead with a pair of jacks. The turn was the 8c and the river was the 7s to send Bankoff to the rail in ninth place.

Bankoff took home $10,274 for his run and Jaka took over the chip lead on the last hand of the level.

Faraz Jaka – 655,000 (109 bb)
Ian Bankoff – Eliminated

Event 18: Ian O’Hara Leads Unofficial Final Table

$2,200 Eight-Handed No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Level 19: 3,000/6,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 226

Event 18 Final Table

Spencer Champlin was eliminated in 10th place and the final nine players are combining to one table and are at the unofficial final table.

Since this is an eight-max event, only the top eight spots will earn credit for making the final table.

There is about seven minutes left in the level and here is a look at the seating arrangement and chip counts for the final nine players:

Seat 1: Charlie Carrel – 290,000
Seat 2: Brian Altman – 271,000
Seat 3: Byron Kaverman – 173,000
Seat 4: Joe McKeehen – 296,000
Seat 5: Ian O’Hara – 555,000
Seat 6: Faraz Jaka – 549,000
Seat 7: George Dolofan – 152,000
Seat 8: Ian Bankoff – 132,000
Seat 9: Sean Perry – 293,000

Herea re the remaining payouts:

1st: $104,608
2nd: 74,794
3rd: $46,330
4th: $28,182
5th: $21,764
6th: $18,035
7th: $15,368
8th: $12,837
9th: $10,274

Event 18: Benjamin Ector Eliminated in 14th Place by Daniel Weinman

$2,200 Eight-Handed No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Level 19: 3,000/6,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 13 of 226

Daniel Weinman

Benjamin Ector moved all in from early position for 93,000 and action folded to Daniel Weinman in the big blind, who called.

Weinman showed KhQd and was flipping with Ector’s 6d6s. The flop was Kd7d5s and Weinman took the lead with top pair.

The turn was the 7s and the river was the 2c to eliminate Ector in 14th place and send the pot to Weinman. Ector earned $7,978 for his deep run.

Daniel Weinman – 235,000 (39 bb)