2016 Showdown Live Updates

WPT TOC: Dylan Wilkerson Eliminated by Jonathan Jaffe

WPT Tournament of Champions
Level 15: 2,500/5,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 10 of 64

Dylan Wilkerson
Dylan Wilkerson

Dylan Wilkerson moved all in for 59,000 and Jonathan Jaffe called. The cards were tabled and Wilkerson was dominated with his Ad8c up against Jaffe’s AcKs.

The board ran out KcTs8s4sQh and Jaffe’s big slick held up to eliminate Wilkerson in 11th place.

Jonathn Jaffe – 682,000 (136 bb)
Dylan Wilkerson – Eliminated

WPT TOC: Michael Mizrachi Doubles Through Ravi Raghavan

WPT Tournament of Champions
Level 15: 2,500/5,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 10 of 64

After a series of raises, Michael Mizrachi got his last 102,500 into the middle preflop from the cutoff against Ravi Raghavan on the button.

Mizrachi showed AcKc and had Raghavan’s AdQd dominated. The board ran out JcJh4c2d9d and Mizrachi’s big slick held up to double up.

Michael Mizrachi – 215,000 (43 bb)
Ravi Raghavan – 120,000 (24 bb)

WPT TOC: Keven Stammen Eliminated by Yevgeniy Timoshenko

WPT Tournament of Champions
Level 15: 2,500/5,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 11 of 64

Keven Stammen
Keven Stammen

Keven Stammen moved all in for 54,500 from under-the-gun and Yevgeniy Timoshenko called from the cutoff.

Stammen tabled KsQh and needed to improve against Timoshenko’s AhJh. The board ran out 7c7d6d4cJc and Timoshenko’s hand held up to eliminate Stammen.

Timoshenko dragged the pot and is quickly climbing up the chip counts.

Yevgeniy Timoshenko – 410,000 (82 bb)
Keven Stammen – Eliminated

WPT TOC: Tyler Patterson Eliminated

WPT Tournament of Champions
Level 15: 2,500/5,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 12 of 64

Tyler Patterson
Tyler Patterson

Ravi Raghavan got the last of his chips in before the flop with AhAd. His lone opponent was Tyler Patterson who held KhTh. The dealer laid a 6s5c3h9d5s board and Patterson stood from the table as he was bested. Patterson thought he had been eliminated, but the dealer broke down his stack revealing he still had a few chips left.

The shortstacked Patterson busted a few hands later.

Tyler Patterson – Eliminated

WPT TOC: John Hennigan Eliminated

WPT Tournament of Champions
Level 15: 2,500/5,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 13 of 64

John Hennigan eliminated
John Hennigan eliminated

John Hennigan was under the gun in a heads-up pot versus Darren Elias on the button. The board was out through the turn and it read Qd6s4c2s. Hennigan checked. Elias bet 45,000. Hennigan called.

The river was the Ad. Hennigan checked again. Elias, who had Hennigan covered, moved all-in. Hennigan burned through a couple time chips before calling off. Elias turned over a set — AsAh — and Hennigan hit the rail.

Darren Elias – 555,000 (111 bb)
John Hennigan – Eliminated

WPT TOC: Shawn Cunix Eliminated by Yevgeniy Timoshenko

WPT Tournament of Champions
Level 15: 2,500/5,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 14 of 64

Shawn Cunix
Shawn Cunix

Shawn Cunix got all in from the big blind for about 60,000 against Yevgeniy Timoshenko in the cutoff.

It was a flip for Cunix’s tournament life with his KcJh against Timoshenko’s 9c9h.

The flop was QsTc3s and Cunix flopped overcards and an open-ended straight draw to give him plenty of outs. The turn was the Ts and Cunix added counterfeit outs to his hand.

The river was the 6h and it bricked off for Cunix to send him to the rail and give the pot to Timoshenko.

Yevgeniy Timoshenko – 370,000 (74 bb)
Shawn Cunix – Eliminated

WPT TOC: Jonathan Jaffe Wins Massive Pot, Doubles Through John Hennigan

WPT Tournament of Champions
Level 14: 2,000/4,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 15 of 64

Jonathan Jaffe
Jonathan Jaffe

John Hennigan limped in from the small blind and Jonathan Jaffe raised to 13,000 from the big blind. Hennigan three-bet to 34,000 and Jonathan Jaffe used one of his time chips before four-betting to 62,000.

Hennigan went into the tank and used one of his time chips as well. Hennigan eventually moved all in and Jaffe snap-called, all in for 289,500.

Hennigan showed QcQh, but was dominated by Jaffe’s AcAd. The board ran out Jd8s3sAs6c and Jaffe doubled up into the chip lead.

Jonathan Jaffe – 583,000 (145 bb)
John Hennigan – 230,000 (57 bb)

WPT TOC: Final Two Tables at a Glance

WPT Tournament of Champions
Level 14: 2,000/4,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 15 of 64

Table 1
Table 1

Seat 1: Vlad Darie
Seat 2: Darren Elias
Seat 3: Shawn Cunix
Seat 4: Dylan Wilkerson
Seat 5: Keven Stammen
Seat 6: John Hennigan
Seat 7: Jonathan Jaffe
Seat 8: Yevgeniy Timoshenko

Table 2
Table 2

Seat 1: Farid Yachou
Seat 2: — empty —
Seat 3: Andy Frankenberger
Seat 4: Noah Schwartz
Seat 5: Justin Young
Seat 6: Tyler Patterson
Seat 7: Michael Mizrachi
Seat 8: Ravi Raghavan