$15,000 WPT Tournament of Champions
Level 9: 600/1,200 with a 200 ante
Players Remaining: 37 of 66

James Romero raised to 3,100 from under the gun and Keven Stammen called in middle position. Noah Schwartz called from the hijack Marvin Rettenmaier moved all in on the button for 16,000.

The blinds folded and Romero four-bet to 45,000. Stammen used a time chip to get an extra 30 seconds before moving all in for 101,000. Schwartz gets an exact count and picked up a time chip, debating whether or not he wants an extra 30 seconds.

“Look at what you started, Marvin,” joked Schwartz.

Schwartz folded and Romero called. There was a big side pot between Romero and Stammen, while Rettenmaier was only eligible for what was in the main pot.

Romero showed , Stammen tabled and Rettenmaier needed help with his .

The board ran out and Rettenmaier more than tripled up by winning the main pot with a full house. Stammen was eliminated and Romero won the side pot.

James Romero – 195,000
Marvin Rettenmaier – 55,500
Keven Stammen – Eliminated

$15,000 WPT Tournament of Champions
Level 9: 600/1,200 with a 200 ante
Players Remaining: 37 of 66

Mohsin Charania raised to 2,700 from middle position and Justin Young three-bet to 7,000 from the cutoff.

Charania called and they were heads-up to a flop of . Both players checked and the came on the turn. Charania checked and Young bet 5,000.

Charania called and the came on the river. Both players checked and Young won the pot with .

Justin Young – 130,000
Mohsin Charania – 58,000

$15,000 WPT Tournament of Champions
End of Level 8: 500/1,000 with a 100 ante
Players Remaining: 40 of 66

Players are taking their final 15-minute break of the day. Cards will get back in the air at 7:23 p.m. and they will play two more hours before bagging up chips.

$15,000 WPT Tournament of Champions
Level 8: 500/1,000 with a 100 ante
Players Remaining: 40 of 66

Andjelko Andrejevic got all in preflop for 17,500 from the cutoff against Ema Zajmovic in middle position.

Zajmovic was in the lead with her against Zajmovic’s , but a board of came to give Andrejevic a full house and double up, leaving Zajmovic with just a couple big blinds.

Andjelko Andrejevic – 37,400
Ema Zajmovic – 2,600

$15,000 WPT Tournament of Champions
Level 8: 500/1,000 with a 100 ante
Players Remaining: 48 of 66

Marvin Rettenmaier raised to 2,500 from the hijack and James Romero called on the button. Keven Stammen defended his big blind and they were three-handed to a flop of 7h3s2c.

Stammen checked and Rettenmaier bet 4,200. Romero called and Stammen folded. The turn was the Kc and Rettenmaier bet 6,700.

Romero called and the river was the Ad. Rettenmaier checked and Romero bet 11,000. Rettenmaier quickly folded and Romero took the pot.

James Romero – 140,000
Marvin Rettenmaier – 33,000

$15,000 WPT Tournament of Champions
Level 8: 500/1,000 with a 100 ante
Players Remaining: 44 of 66

James Carroll raised to 2,500 from middle position and was called by Daniel Weinman in the cutoff and Kevin Eyster on the button.

The flop was and Carroll bet 4,000. Weinman called and Eyster folded.

The turn was the and Carroll bet 10,000. Weinman called. The river was the and Carroll bet 23,000. Weinman used one time extension chip before eventually calling.

Daniel Weinman – 165,000
James Carroll – 71,000

$15,000 WPT Tournament of Champions
Level 7: 400/800 with a 100 ante
Players Remaining: 47 of 66

Taylor Paur raised from middle position and Jonathan Little three-bet on the button. Paur called and they were heads-up to a flop of .

Paur checked and Little bet 5,000. Paur called and the turn was the .

Paur checked again and Little bet again, this time 8,000. Paur called. The river was the and Paur checked for a third time. Little bet 4,500 and Paur called.

Little showed and Paur mucked his hand.

Jonathan Little – 124,000
Taylor Paur – 61,000

$15,000 WPT Tournament of Champions
Level 7: 400/800 with a 100 ante
Players Remaining: 48 of 66

On a flop of , Dietrich Fast checked from the big blind and Eugene Katchalov checked from under the gun. Tyler Patterson bet 4,000 from the cutoff, Fast folded, and Katchalov called.

The turn was the and Katchalov checked again. Patterson bet 9,000 and Katchalov moved all in for about 35,000. Patterson called.

Patterson tabled , good for middle set, but needed to improve against Katchalov’s .

The river was the and Patterson got the board pairing river he needed to eliminate Katchalov.

Tyler Patterson – 222,000
Eugene Katchalov – Eliminated

$15,000 WPT Tournament of Champions
Level 7: 400/800 with a 100
Players Remaining: 48 of 66

On a flop of , James Mackey checked from the big blind and Niall Farrell checked from under the gun. Ema Zajmovic bet 3,800 from the hijack and Michael Mizrachi called on the button.

Mackey and Farrell folded and they were heads-up to the turn card.

Zajmovic’s time clock ran all the way down to zero and they called the floor over to make a ruling on whether it is ruled a check or she would be forced into using a time chip.

It’s ruled that she would be forced to use a time chip. If she were out of time chips, it would be ruled a check. After the clarification, she puts out a time chip and the  checked.

Mizrachi bet 3,800 and she called. The river was the and both players checked. Zajmovic showed and Mizrachi mucked his hand.

Ema Zajmovic – 41,000
Michael Mizrachi – 65,000

$15,000 WPT Tournament of Champions
Level 7: 300/600 with a 75 ante
Players Remaining: 49 of 66

Players have returned to their seats with full bellies and rested brains. They’ll play four more levels before bagging up around 12:30.