$15,000 WPT Tournament of Champions
End of Level 16: 3,000/6,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 11 of 66

The players are taking a 60-minute dinner break. Cards will get back in the air at 7:43 p.m. with new blinds of 4,000/8,000 with a 1,000 ante.

$15,000 WPT Tournament of Champions
Level 16: 3,000/6,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 11 of 66

Jonathan Jaffe raised to 13,000 from under the gun and Justin Young defended his big blind.

They were heads-up to a flop of and Young checked. Jaffe bet 10,000 and Young called. The turn was the and they both checked to the river.

Young led out for 6,000 and Jaffe moved all in. Young didn’t waste much time in calling. Young was the player at risk and all in for 129,500.

Young showed , giving him a ten-high straight, but Jaffe tabled , giving him a full house. Young is eliminated just before the end of the level and with one more elimination, the final 10 players will be on the money bubble.

Jonathan Jaffe – 306,000
Justin Young – Eliminated

$15,000 WPT Tournament of Champions
Level 16: 3,000/6,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 12 of 66

David Ormsby raised from the cutoff and Jonathan Jaffe defended his big blind.

The flop was and Jaffe checked. Ormsby bet 7,000 and Jaffe called.

They both checked the turn and the came on the river. Jaffe bet 15,000 and Ormsby called. Jaffe showed and Ormsby mucked his hand.

“Jaffe’s back,” said Justin Young. “He’s back. Short stacks never die.”

Jonathan Jaffe – 125,000
David Ormsby – 310,000

$15,000 WPT Tournament of Champions
Level 16: 3,000/6,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 12 of 66

Jonathan Jaffe raised to 14,000 from the cutoff and Jesse Sylvia moved all in for 116,000 from the small blind. Jaffe called.

Sylvia showed and needed to improve against Jaffe’s . A flop of gave Sylvia top two pair, leaving Jaffe drawing to runners.

The turn was , which gave Jaffe some equity to counterfeit Sylvia’s two pair. The river was the and Sylvia doubled up.

Jesse Sylvia – 244,000
Jonathan Jaffe – 178,000

$15,000 WPT Tournament of Champions
Level 16: 3,000/6,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 12 of 66

Dylan Wilkerson raised to 13,000 from middle position and Daniel Santoro called out of the big blind.

The flop was and both players checked to the turn card. Santoro checked and Wilkerson bet 16,000. Santoro called.

The river was the and Santoro checked again. Wilkerson bet 7,000 and Santoro called. Wilkerson showed and Santoro mucked his hand.

Dylan Wilkerson – 249,000
Daniel Santoro – 320,000

$15,000 WPT Tournament of Champions
Level 15: 2,500/5,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 12 of 66

Dylan Wilkerson moved all in from the cutoff for 92,500 and Daniel Weinman moved all in from the small blind for just over 400,000. Stefan Schillhabel folded his big blind and the cards were tabled.

Wilkerson tabled and was flipping with Weinman’s .

“You fold any tens?” asked Weinman to Schillhabel. “Hopefully you had some blockers.”

As Weinman was finishing his questions to Schillhabel, the flop came , which gave Wilkerson the best hand with top pair.

The turn was the and the river was the to secure Wilkerson’s double up with trip tens.

Dylan Wilkerson – 193,000
Daniel Weinman – 308,000

$15,000 WPT Tournament of Champions
Level 15: 2,500/5,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 12 of 66

Jesse Sylvia opened to 12,000 from under the gun, Jonathan Jaffe three-bet to 31,000 from the button, and Noah Schwartz moved all in for 39,500 from the big blind.

Sylvia released after using one of his time chips and Jaffe called.

Schwartz:
Jaffe:

Schwartz needed to find one of his big cards but blanked as the dealer ran it out .

Jonathan Jaffe – 307,000 (61 bb)
Noah Schwartz – Eliminated

$15,000 WPT Tournament of Champions
Level 15: 2,500/5,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 13 of 66

Stefan Schillhabel raised to 11,500 from the cutoff and Dylan Wilkerson moved all in from the big blind for 62,000. Schillhabel snap-called.

Schillhabel tabled and had Wilkerson’s in bad shape. The flop was and Wilkerson took the lead with middle set, leaving Schillhabel with two outs of his own.

The turn was the , giving Schillhabel more equity with a straight draw. The river was the and Wilkerson doubled up with a full house.

Dylan Wilkerson – 126,500
Stefan Schillhabel – 225,000

$15,000 WPT Tournament of Champions
Level 15: 2,500/5,000 with a 500 Ante
Players Remaining: 14 of 66

Players are returning from their second break of the day with 14 remaining and Michael Mizrachi still on top.

Table 1
Seat 1: Daniel Santoro – 350,500 (70 bb)
Seat 2: Erik Seidel – 380,500 (76 bb)
Seat 3: — Empty —
Seat 4: Dylan Wilkerson – 256,000 (51 bb)
Seat 5: James Mackey – 54,500 (11 bb)
Seat 6: Michael Mizrachi – 433,500 (87 bb)
Seat 7: Daniel Weinman – 64,000 (13 bb)
Seat 8: Stefan Schillhabel – 331,500 (66 bb)

Table 2
Seat 1: Jonathan Jaffe – 180,500 (36 bb)
Seat 2: Jonathan Little – 278,000 (56 bb)
Seat 3: Noah Schwartz – 67,500 (14 bb)
Seat 4: — Empty —
Seat 5: Jesse Sylvia – 194,000 (39 bb)
Seat 6: David Ormsby – 343,500 (69 bb)
Seat 7: Lee Markholt – 308,000 (62 bb)
Seat 8: Justin Young – 159,000 (32 bb)

$15,000 WPT Tournament of Champions
Level 14: 2,000/4,000 with a 500 Ante
Players Remaining: 14 of 66

Two big hands sent former Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Champion Griffin Paul to the rail. The first saw him lose with to Jonathan Jaffe’s to knock him down to three big blinds.

He moved all in on the next hand for 11,500 and Jesse Sylvia raised to isolate from the hijack.

Paul:
Sylvia:

Paul needed to catch one of his live cards to stay in the game but missed the . Sylvia paired the turn and Paul was drawing dead to the river.

Jesse Sylvia – 194,000 (49 bb)
Griffin Paul – Eliminated