WPT Tournament of Champions
Level 18: 5,000/10,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 8 of 64

Noah Schwartz raised to 24,000 from under-the-gun and Jonathan Jaffe called from early position. Darren Elias three-bet to 85,000 from middle position and only Jaffe called.

The flop was and Jaffe checked. Elias bet 90,000 and Jaffe check-raised to 210,000. Elias called and the turn was the .

Jaffe used a time bank and then moved all in. Elias used up most of his clock and then folded. Jaffe dragged the pot and showed the . He was the first player over the million chip mark.

Jonathan Jaffe – 1,180,000 (118 bb)
Darren Elias – 510,000 (51 bb)

WPT Tournament of Champions
Level 18: 5,000/10,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 8 of 64

Ravi Raghavan open shoved for 64,000 from early position. It folded to Noah Schwartz in the cutoff and he raised. The button and blinds folded and Raghavan was at risk and flipping on the $38,160 bubble.

Raghavan:
Schwartz:

The flop was giving Schwartz additional outs to Broadway. The turn was the . The classic ace on the river — the — fell on fifth street improving Schwartz to a pair of aces and besting Raghavan’s threes. Raghavan stood and swiftly exited the room. He officially busted ninth leaving all remaining players in the money.

1st: $381,600* + 2016 Chevrolet Corvette
2nd: $224,190
3rd: $140,450
4th: $95,400
5th: $74,200
6th: $58,300
7th: $47,400
8th: $38,160

Noah Schwartz – 522,000 (52 bb)
Ravi Raghavan – Eliminated

*Includes $15,000 seat in 2017 TOC

WPT Tournament of Champions
Level 18: 5,000/10,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 64

Vlad Darie moved all in for 118,000 from the cutoff and Noah Schwartz called on the button.

It was a flip for Darie’s tournament life with his up against Schwartz’s . The board ran out and Darie doubled up.

Vlad Darie – 260,000 (26 bb)
Noah Schwartz – 415,000 (41 bb)

WPT Tournament of Champions
Level 18: 5,000/10,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 64

With tournament staff, film crews and reporters surrounding the Tournament of Champions final table, there’s no shortage of action on the floor. That, however, stops with the staff. Level 17 came and went with only the double ups of Farid Yachou and Andy Frankenberger headlining the hand history.

Level 18 is underway now with blinds of 5,000/10,000 and a 1,000 ante. The average stack of 356,000 is good for 35 big blinds and that’s expected to help the action pick up.

WPT Tournament of Champions
Level 17: 4,000/8,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 64

Noah Schwartz opened to 20,000 from late position and Andy Frankenberger jammed the big blind for 67,000. Schwartz double-checked his hole holds and plopped calling chips in the pot.

Frankenberger:
Schwartz:

The flop smacked Frankenberger falling improving him to nines full. Frankenberg clammed in celebration.

The turn was the and the river was the . Schwartz shipped the double the way of Frankenberger.

Andy Frankenberger – 150,000 (18 bb)
Noah Schwartz – 575,000 (71 bb)

WPT Tournament of Champions
Level 17: 4,000/8,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 64

Farid Yachou raised to 20,000 from middle position and Michael Mizrachi three-bet to 50,000 on the button. Action folded back around to Yachou, who moved all in for 127,000 and Mizrachi quickly called.

It was a flip for Yachou’s tournament life with his up against Mizrachi’s . The board ran out clean for Yachou as it came and Yachou’s pair won the flip to double up.

Farid Yachou – 275,000 (34 bb)
Michael Mizrachi – 250,000 (31 bb)

WPT Tournament of Champions
Level 17: 4,000/8,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 64

Cards are back in the air following the 75-minute dinner break with Jonathan Jaffe out in front of the final nine players.

WPT Tournament of Champions
Heading to Level 17: 4,000/8,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 64

Players are in the midst of a 75-minute dinner break. Cards go back in the air at roughly 7:50 p.m. and play continues on the money bubble with blinds of 4,000/8,000 and a 1,000 ante. Jonathan Jaffee is the current chip leader with 811,000 good for 101 big blinds.

Seat 1: Darren Elias – 598,000 (74 bb)
Seat 2: Farid Yachou – 129,000 (16 bb)
Seat 3: Andy Frankenberger – 73,000 (9 bb)
Seat 4: Ravi Raghavan – 135,000 (16 bb)
Seat 5: Yevgeniy Timoshenko – 373,000 (46 bb)
Seat 6: Michael Mizrachi – 353,000 (44 bb)
Seat 7: Vlad Darie – 146,000 (18 bb)
Seat 8: Noah Schwartz – 583,000 (72 bb)
Seat 9: Jonathan Jaffe – 811,000 (101 bb)

1st: $381,600 + 2016 Chevrolet Corvette
2nd: $224,190
3rd: $140,450
4th: $95,400
5th: $74,200
6th: $58,300
7th: $47,400
8th: $38,160

WPT Tournament of Champions
Level 16: 3,000/6,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 64

Jonathan Jaffe raised to 15,000 from early position and Andy Frankenberger moved all in for 25,000. Michael Mizrachi called from the small blind and Jaffe called as well.

Mizrachi and Jaffe checked the hand down as the board ran out .

“I like the river,” said Frankenberger, tabling .

Mizrachi showed , Jaffe showed and Frankenberger tripled up.

“I might be the only one in the room that liked the river,” said Frankenberger. “But I liked that river.”

Andy Frankenberger – 87,000 (14 bb)
Michael Mizrachi – 380,000 (63 bb)
Jonathan Jaffe – 640,000 (106 bb)

WPT Tournament of Champions
Level 16: 3,000/6,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 64

The final nine players have consolidated to one table and are officially on the money bubble.

Seat 1: Darren Elias
Seat 2: Farid Yachou
Seat 3: Andy Frankenberger
Seat 4: Ravi Raghavan
Seat 5: Yevgeniy Timoshenko
Seat 6: Michael Mizrachi
Seat 7: Vlad Darie
Seat 8: Noah Schwartz
Seat 9: Jonathan Jaffe

1st: $381,600 + 2016 Chevrolet Corvette
2nd: $224,190
3rd: $140,450
4th: $95,400
5th: $74,200
6th: $58,300
7th: $47,400
8th: $38,160