2016 Showdown Live Updates

WPT TOC: Bobby Oboodi Eliminated; 16 Remain

WPT Tournament of Champions
Level 14: 2,000/4,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 16 of 64

Noah Schwartz was in late position facing off against Bobby Oboodi on the button for the last of Oboodi’s stack. Schwartz claimed KcKh while Oboodi held AsJs.

The board ran out QdJsTd6d5c and Schwartz’s kings were good. Oboodi busted 17th leaving the final 16 players to redraw to two tables.

A table diagram will be posted shortly.

Noah Schwartz – 295,000 (73 bb)
Bobby Oboodi – Eliminated

WPT TOC: Farid Yachou Doubles Through Jonathan Roy

WPT Tournament of Champions
Level 14: 2,000/4,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 17 of 64

Farid Yachou
Farid Yachou

Farid Yachou was under-the-gun and got into a preflop confrontation with Jonathan Roy out of the big blind.

Yachou got his last 161,000 into the middle and the cards were tabled. Yachou was dominated with his AdQs up against Roy’s AcKc.

The board ran out 7c3d2d5sQs and Yachou found a queen on the river to double up.

“I got lucky again, huh?” said Yachou. “Maybe like the sixth time this tournament or something like that.”

Yachou scored the double, but Roy was left very short.

Farid Yachou – 325,500 (81 bb)
Jonathan Roy – 25,000 (6 bb)

WPT TOC: Darren Elias Trips Up Tyler Patterson

WPT Tournament of Champions
Level 14: 2,000/4,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 17 of 64

Tyler Patterson raised to 9,000 on the button and Darren Elias defended his big blind. They were heads-up to a flop of Kh7d2s and Elias checked.

Patterson bet 10,500 and Elias called. The turn was the 6c and Elias checked again. Patterson checked behind and the river was the 7c. Elias bet 24,000 and Patterson called.

Elias showed 7h4h, good for trip sevens and Patterson tossed his hand into the muck.

Darren Elias – 225,000 (56 bb)
Tyler Patterson – 260,000 (65 bb)

WPT TOC: Roy Uses Four Time Chips Against Hennigan

WPT Tournament of Champions
Level 14: 2,000/4,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 17 of 64

John Hennigan (left) and Jonathan Roy (right)
John Hennigan (left) and Jonathan Roy (right)

In a four-way, raised pot, Jonathan Roy lead for 21,000 from the small blind on a board of Jh7d5h. Two early-position players folded and it was on John Hennigan on the button. He called and was heads up with Roy to the turn.

The dealer revealed the 9c. Roy checked. Hennigan bet 52,000.

Fifth street was the Ah. Roy checked again. Hennigan bet 67,000 and Roy immediately threw a time chip into the pot. It nearly expired, then he plopped another chip in. Nearly 30 seconds came and went again and he threw a third chip in the pot. With one chip left, he ran his bank within 10 second before pushing out his last time extension. In the end, he found a fold and Hennigan took the pot.

John Hennigan – 445,000 (111 bb)
Jonathan Roy – 125,000 (31 bb)

WPT TOC: Shawn Cunix Doubles Through Darren Elias

WPT Tournament of Champions
Level 14: 2,000/4,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 17 of 64

Shawn Cunix
Shawn Cunix

Darren Elias moved all in on the button and Cunix called from the big blind. Cunix was all in and at risk for 46,500 and tabled KdJh. He was in the lead against Elias’ Td9c.

The board ran out KcTh7h4c8d and Cunix doubled up with a pair of kings.

Shawn Cunix – 97,500 (24 bb)
Darren Elias – 182,000  (45 bb)

WPT TOC: Bobby Oboodi Doubles Through Jonathan Jaffe

WPT Tournament of Champions
Level 13: 1,500/3,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 17 of 64

Bobby Oboodi moved all in for 45,500 from the small blind and Jonathan Jaffe called from the big blind.

Oboodi showed QdJs and needed help against Jaffe’s Ac6d. The board ran out Qh9c5hJd7d and Oboodi had Jaffe drawing dead to the river after turning two pair to double up.

Bobby Oboodi – 93,000 (31 bb)
Jonathan Jaffe – 188,000 (62 bb)

WPT TOC: Stammen Eliminates Mahoney

WPT Tournament of Champions
Level 13: 1,500/3,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 17 of 64

Jared Mahoney opened the action and Keven Stammen three-bet to 13,000 from late position. It folded back to Jared Mahoney and he shoved for about 130,000. Stammen called and the hands were tabled.

Stammen: KhKd
Mahoney: QcQd

The dealer burned and turned a 6c3h2hTcJd board. Stammen earned the pot and it was revealed he had Mahoney just covered. Mahoney busted and the tournament is now one bustout away from the 16-player, two-table re-draw.

Keven Stammen
Keven Stammen

Keven Stammen – 280,000 (93 bb)
Jared Mahone – Eliminated

WPT TOC: Matt Salsberg Eliminated

WPT Tournament of Champions
Level 13: 1,500/3,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 20 of 64

Matt Salsberg, who won his seat in this event following a victory in a $1,550 mega satellite in the Seminole Hard Rock poker room, was on the button and got all-in versus John Hennigan in early position.

Hennigan: QsQc
Salsberg: AhKh

The runout fell Jc6d2d4h6c and Salsberg never improved. He busted 21st.

John Hennigan – 385,000 (128 bb)
Matt Salsberg – Eliminated

WPT TOC: Tyler Patterson Leads Following First Break

WPT Tournament of Champions
Level 13: 1,500/3,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 21 of 64

Tyler Patterson leads with 21 players remaining
Tyler Patterson leads with 21 players remaining

Tyler Patterson owns 291,500 chips and leads the way in the WPT Tournament of Champions after the 15-minute break. Hot on his trail with 270,500 is start-of-day chip leader Farid Yachou.

Following Nam Le’s elimination toward the end of Level 12, the field is down to the final 21 and treking toward the six-handed final table. Only the top eight players finish in the money with the tournament’s champion pocketing $381,600.

Payouts:

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