(The staff posts from The THE POKER NEWS on 20 July 2024.)
Malcolm Trayner
has captured his first WSOP bracelet after taking down Event #5: $1,000 Mystery
Millions for a staggering first prize of $1,000,000 as the Australian player
was the last man standing from a monstrous field of 18,409. Trayner got the
better of Carson Richards in an entertaining heads-up duel that saw the
American player pick up $536,080 for his runner-up finish.
A huge prize pool of $16,199,920 was generated with this Mystery Millions Event being the biggest-yet with its field size. "A bit of mix, everything. Lots of excitement. Overwhelmed. I just I can't believe what's happened. A lot of happiness as well," remarked a jubilant Trayner after his momentous win.
Trayner was
asked how he managed to keep his cool at such a young age of 24 and remain
focused on the game. "I mean, not gonna lie, I was a bit nervous going in,
like, I made a few mistakes earlier on with falling out of turn and things like
that," replied Trayner.
"But once I
got used to it and settled, then it was just a matter of doing what I've done a
few times or many times before, online and live as well. Just playing final
table and just try to disassociate from the money and just think about the
chips you have in front of you and just trying to win everyone else's chips.
That was my goal,"
Finally, Trayner
was asked what the first thing he would do with the money. "Have a nice
dinner. Get out all the boys. A really nice treat and I have no idea what to do
next. Apart from a nice dinner and maybe fly my girlfriend to business class or
something."
With this victory,
Trayner climbs from 170th up to 35th on Australia's All-Time Money List and
more than doubles his lifetime tournament cashes. Unbelievably, this is
Trayner's first-ever WSOP tournament that he played and he managed to overcome
the field and take it down — not many people can say they have a bracelet after
just playing just one WSOP event.
2024 WSOP Event #5: $1,000 Mystery Millions Final Table Results
Place Player Country Cash Prize (USD)
1 Malcolm Trayner Australia $1,000,000
2 Carson Richards United States $536,080
3 Eugene Tito United States $407,970
4 Junho Song United States $312,250
5 Oshri Azran United States $240,350
6 Amir Mirrasouli United States $186,080
7 Michael Miller United States $144,900
8 Christopher Castellan United States $113,490
9 Jake Brown United States $89,411
The Mystery
Millions event at the WSOP is always a spectacle and this year was no exception
as two mega $1,000,000 bounties were up for grabs. Ukraine's Valentyn Shabelnyk
bagged the first of the top prizes during Day 2 and was surprisingly unphased
after landing the seven-figure payout as he seemed more concerned about missing
a hand. The second of the jackpot bounties was also pulled on Day 2 and went
the way of DJ Buckley who had an ecstatic reaction that was clearly visible by
the gigantic smile on his face.
Day 3 of the
tournament started with 18 hopefuls who were all looking to ladder up the
payouts and find their way to the final table. Former bracelet winners Alex
Ziskin and China's Pei Li were still in contention at the start of the final
day but were stopped in their tracks and ultimately finished 18th & 15th,
respectively.
The unofficial
final table of ten saw the remaining players condense onto one table during
Level 42 as Paul W Lee was eliminated in eleventh at the hands of Christopher
Castellan. Not long after, Jefferson James made his way to the exit in tenth
which prompted the remaining nine players to move to the feature table where
the action would be streamed live on PokerGO.
When the final
table got underway, it was Trayner who held the chip lead, but Richards made
early progress after getting off to a flying start when he flopped top pair
holding king-queen and got all the chips into the middle against Jake Brown,
who held king-four. Brown never managed to recover after that hand and was soon
eliminated in ninth when his ten-nine couldn't catch up to the king-ten of
Junho Song. Brown picked up $89,411 for ninth but also managed to bag one of
the top bounties of $250,000 on Day 2 which softened the blow of being the
first player eliminated from the final table.
Moments later, Castellan would join Brown on the rail after he lost a crucial flip to Richards despite being a big favorite after the flop. Castellan had pocket eights and flopped a flush draw to leave the ace-king of Richards drawing to just four outs on the river, but a devastating offsuit ace meant Castellan had to make the walk to the payout desk to collect his $113,490 for eighth place.
Level 44 was
certainly the level of knockouts as Michael Miller became the third player to
be eliminated in a short space of time. Miller shoved from under the gun with
just five big blinds holding eight-five but ran head-first into the pocket
kings of Song. No help from the board meant Miller was out in seventh and he
collected $144,900 for his efforts.
Amir Mirrasouli
had been quietly going about his business on the final table but lost a vital
flip with ace-ten against the pocket sixes of Trayner. A fantastic effort from
Mirrasouli who picked up $186,080 for sixth.
Trayner picked up another bounty just a few hands
later after he eliminated Oshri Azran, but had to come from behind in order to
do so. Australia's Trayner started to apply maximum pressure to the shorter
stacks around him and shoved with jack-eight but Azran took a stand with
ace-queen. An eight on the turn gave Trayner the pot which meant Azran had to
settle for fifth and the $240,350 payday that came with it.
The three
shorter stacks at the table were blinding away as Trayner continued to add
chips to his stack and it was Song who eventually succumbed to the pressure
after he was priced into a pot with jack-eight but couldn't improve against the
ace-king of Richards. Song bagged $312,250 for his run.
Richards then
got a full double-up with pocket aces at the expense of Eugene Tito who held
ace-six. Tito was left severely short-stacked and despite winning a pot to claw
back some chips, he couldn't gain any momentum and was eliminated in third
place by Trayner for a career-best score of $407,970.
Trayner started heads-up play with an almost
four-to-one chip advantage and was on the brink of bagging his first bracelet
in the first hand of heads-up play after he called the three-bet shove of
Richards holding ace-king. Richards held seven-six suited and managed to find a
double-up when he completed his flush on the river, which evened out the stacks
and put Trayner's celebrations on hold.
The two battled during the two-level-long heads-up match and Richards did take the chip lead after four-bet shoving with jack-seven.
As the match
played out, the edge seemed to be in Trayner's favor as he continually chipped
away at his opponent's stack and once again found himself with a four-to-one
chip lead.
In the last hand of the tournament, Trayner limped
in with king-jack and called the sixteen-big-blind shove of Richards who held
queen-ten. It was all over by the turn as a king gave Trayner an unbeatable top
pair which clinched his first bracelet. A brilliant effort from both players
but it was Richards that had to settle for second and the hefty $536,080 payout
that was attached to it.
Congratulations
to Trayner on his first bracelet in what was his very first WSOP event. As
always, PokerNews will be providing real-time updates in all 99 bracelet events
over the summer so keep it here to stay in the loop with the latest action
throughout the series. Malcolm Trayner Wins Event #5: $1,000 Mystery Millions
for $1,000,000
Final Hand: Malcolm Trayner Vs Carson Richards
(Blinds
5,000,000/10,000,000, 10,000,000 ante)
Malcolm Trayner
limped in from the button and Carson Richards shoved all in for around
160,000,000. Trayner took his time but he eventually made the call to put
Richards at risk.
Carson Richards:
Q♠ 10♥ All in Malcolm Trayner: K♦ J♥
Trayner had
Richards all in and behind once again during heads-up play but this time wanted
a different outcome to the first occasion. As the room locked their eyes onto
the table and screens around the Horseshoe and Paris Casino, the dealer fanned
a flop of 6♣ 3♣ 5♣
The players had
to wait a long time before the turn was dealt but it was worth the wait for
Trayner as the K♥ rolled off to give him top pair which left Richards drawing
dead. An A♥ completed the board as Trayner embraced his friends and family who
were watching on.
(Malcolm Trayner
736,000,000 276,000,000 WSOP 1X Winner Carson Richardsus Busted Australia Snags
Its 34th Bracelet in History)
(Blinds
5,000,000/10,000,000, 10,000,000 ante)
Carson Richards
limped from the button and Malcolm Trayner checked from the big blind.
On the 10♠ 9♥ 7♣
flop, Trayner checked, Richards bet 10,000,000, and Trayner raised to
35,000,000. Richards called.
When the 6♦ landed
on the turn, Trayner bet 45,000,000, and Richards wasted no time in making the
call.
The 5♥ completed
the board and Trayner thought for a few moments before he slid out a small bet
of 14,000,000. Richards quickly called.
Trayner tabled
8♦ 5♣ for a turned straight and Richards tossed his 9♣ 6♠ into the muck.
(Malcolm Trayner
460,000,000 80,000,000: Carson Richards 275,000,000 -75,000,000)
Richards Claws Some Back
(Blinds
4,000,000/80,000,000, 80,000,000 ante)
Malcolm Trayner
raised to 18,000,000 with 10♠ 8♠ and Carson Richards three-bet to 54,000,000
holding K♣ 5♥. Trayner put in the chips and made the call.
Richards led out
for 20,000,000 on the monotone 3♣ 7♣ 2♣ flop and Trayner folded.
Player Chips Progress
(Malcolm Trayner
380,000,000 -40,000,000 Carson Richards 350,000,000 30,000,000)
Trayner Gets Value on All Three Streets and Regains
the Lead
(Blinds
4,000,000/80,000,000, 80,000,000 ante)
Carson Richards
limped the button with 9♦ 3♦ and Malcolm Trayner raised to 32,000,000 from the
big blind with Q♣ J♥. Richards made the call.
A flop of J♠ 10♦
3♥ was spread across the table and Trayner continued with a sizing of 24,000,000,
and Richards announced a call.
The turn brought
a 4♣ which saw Trayner fire a second barrel of 52,000,000, and Richards
announced a call for a second time.
When the A♦ completed
the board, Trayner bet a small amount of 26,000,000, and Richards paid it off.
(Malcolm Trayner
420,000,000 105,000,000 Carson Richards 320,000,000 -100,000,000)
Richards Four-Bet Bluffs His Way to the Chip Lead
(Blinds
4,000,000/80,000,000, 80,000,000 ante)
Carson Richards
opened to 18,000,000 with J♠ 7♠ and Malcolm Trayner three-bet to 64,000,000
with 8♦ 4♣. Richards then shoved all in for 350,000,000 and Trayner
snap-folded.
(Carson Richards
420,000,000 55,000,000 Malcolm Traynerau 315,000,000 -55,000,000)
Richards Closes the Gap
Level 46: Blinds
4,000,000/80,000,000, 80,000,000 ante
Carson Richards
opened the button to 18,000,000 with A♠ 8♦ and Malcolm Trayner called with A♣ 5♦.
Both checked the
K♣ 4♣ 3♠ flop and saw a 4♦ fall on the turn. Trayner check-called a bet of
15,000,000 from Richards.
The 7♥ river
went check-check and Richards took it down as his kicker played.
(Malcolm Trayner
370,000,000 -60,000,000 Carson Richards 365,000,000 65,000,000)
Trayner Three-Bets Light
(Blinds
4,000,000/80,000,000, 80,000,000 ante)
Carson Richards
raised to 19,000,000 with K♠ 4♠ and Malcolm
Trayner three-bet to 64,000,000 holding 9♥ 5♠. Richards called.
The flop fell 8♥
3♦ J♦ and Trayner fired out a bet of 52,000,000. Richards folded.
(Malcolm Trayner
430,000,000 10,000,000 Carson Richards 300,000,000 -16,000,000)
Richards Doubles in the First Hand of Heads-Up Play
(Blinds
4,000,000/80,000,000, 80,000,000 ante)
Malcolm Trayner
raised the button to 17,000,000 from the button and Carson Richards shoved for
154,000,000. Trayner snap-called. Carson Richards: 7♠ 6♠ All in Malcolm
Trayner: A♠ K♣
In the very
first hand of heads-up play, both player's stacks found their way into the
middle of the table and gave Trayner a shot at capturing his first bracelet. The
flop of 8♠ A♣ J♠ couldn't have been more dramatical as Richards picked up a
flush draw and Trayner flopped top pair.
Richards added
more outs on the 5♦ turn as he picked up an open-ended straight draw, but it
was the flush draw that came to fruition as the 2♠ gave Richards the pot and a
path back into the contest.
(Malcolm Trayner
420,000,000 -155,000,000 Carson Richards 316,000,000 156,000,000)
(There will be a short break while the remaining two
players prepare for heads-up play.)
Eugene Tito Eliminated in 3rd Place ($407,970)
(Blinds
4,000,000/80,000,000, 80,000,000 ante)
Eugene Tito
moved all in from the button for his last 5,000,000 chips. Carson Richards made
the call in the small blind before Malcolm Trayner three-bet from the big blind
to 26,000,000. Richards made the fold and Tito and Trayner went heads up to a
full board.
Eugene Tito: Q♣
J♥ All in Malcolm Trayner: 8♥ 7♠
The board ran
out 6♦ 9♣ 5♠ A♥ 6♥ and Trayner eliminated another player.
(Malcolm Trayner
603,000,000 33,000,000 Eugene Tito Busted)
(Blinds 4,000,000/80,000,000, 80,000,000 ante)
Carson Richards
limped in from the button and Malcolm Trayner called from the small blind.
Eugene Tito was already forced all in from the big blind for around 6,000,000.
Both players checked the K♦ Q♠ 10♠ flop and Richards led out on the A♦ turn,
which got Trayner to fold.
Eugene Tito: K♠
J♦ All in Carson Richards: J♥ 4♠
Tito and
Richards both chopped the pot with a straight as they saw the 6♣ complete the
board.
(Malcolm Trayner
570,000,000 -30,000,000 Carson Richards 107,000,000 6,000,000 Eugene Tito 9,000,000
3,000,000)
Richards Finds the Dream Spot to Double Up
(Blinds
4,000,000/80,000,000, 80,000,000 ante)
Eugene Tito
raised to 40,000,000 from the button. Carson Richards moved all in for his last
43,000,000 and Tito made the call.
Carson Richards:
A♦ A♣ All in Eugene Tito: A♠ 6♦
The board ran
out 10♣ 2♥ 4♠ 8♥ Q♠ and Richards found the dream spot to double up.
(Carson Richards
101,000,000 51,000,000 Eugene Titous Eugene Tito 6,000,000 -75,000,000)
Junho Song Eliminated in 4th Place ($312,250)
(Blinds
3,000,000/6,000,000, 6,000,000 ante)
Carson Richards
opened to 12,000,000 from the small blind, and Junho Song shoved from the big
blind. Richards made the call which put Song at risk.
Junho Song: J♣ 8♥
All in Carson Richards: A♣ K♥
Song never found
any help on the 3♣ 3♦ 10♥ 7♥ 10♣ runout.
(Carson Richards
50,000,000 20,000,000 Junho Song Busted)
(Blinds 3,000,000/6,000,000, 6,000,000 ante)
Malcolm Trayner
moved all in from the cutoff before Eugene Tito made the call for his
tournament life on the button.
Eugene Tito: A♥
8♥ All in Malcolm Trayner: J♦ 9♦
The board ran
out 3♦ 5♣ 7♥ 5♠ 10♦ and Tito's Ace high held on for the winner, asserting
himself into second place at the final table.
(Malcolm Trayner
600,000,000 Eugene Tito 81,000,000 31,000,000)
Updated Chip Counts
(Blinds
3,000,000/6,000,000, 6,000,000 ante)
Malcolm Trayner
600,000,000 50,000,000
Junho Song
60,000,000 -45,000,000
Eugene Tito
50,000,000 -15,000,000
Carson Richards 30,000,000 -33,000,000
Trayner in Control
(Blinds
3,000,000/6,000,000, 6,000,000 ante)
Eugene Tito
raised to 13,000,000 with A♣ 2♣ in the cutoff, and Malcolm Trayner three-bet to
39,000,000 with Q♦ Q♣. The action got back to Tito and he elected to let it go.
In the next
hand, Trayner raised to 13,000,000 from the small blind with Q♦ 2♦ and Tito
called from the big blind with A♣ 5♥.
When the flop
came down J♠ 8♠ Q♣ both players checked to the 8♥ turn. Trayner check-called a
bet of 11,000,000 from Tito. The river Q♥ when check-check and Trayner took
down another pot with a full house after he tabled Q♦ 2♦.
(Malcolm Trayner
550,000,000 46,000,000 Eugene Tito 65,000,000 -55,000,000)
Trayner Picks Off Richards
(Blinds
3,000,000/6,000,000, 6,000,000 ante)
Malcolm Trayner
opened the button to 12,000,000 with Q♦ 9♠. Carson Richards defended his big
blind with 7♦ 4♦ and players went heads up to a flop. 5♠ 9♣ 6♠ rolled off and
Trayner continued for 12,000,000. Richards made the call.
The turn 10♦ slowed
the action down resulting in both players checking to see a free river card.
Richards fired
out 50,000,000 on the Q♠ river and Trayner made the call with his two-pair
adding to his overwhelming chip lead.
(Malcolm Trayner
504,000,000 104,000,000 Carson Richards 63,000,000 -67,000,000)
Richards Takes it Away on the Turn
(Blinds
3,000,000/6,000,000, 6,000,000 ante)
Carson Richards
opened from the button to 12,000,000 with K♠ 6♠ and Malcolm Trayner defended
his big blind with 7♣ 5♠.
The flop came K♦
4♣ 5♦ and after Trayner checked, Richards fired a bet of 17,000,000. Trayner
called.
A 2♠ hit the
river and Trayner checked it over to Richards, who fired another bet of
25,000,000. Trayner let it go.
(Malcolm Trayner
400,000,000 -40,000,000 Carson Richards 130,000,000 -23,000,000)
Oshri Azran Eliminated in 5th Place ($240,350)
(Blinds
3,000,000/6,000,000, 6,000,000 ante)
Malcolm Trayner
moved all in from the hijack, covering the entire table. Action folded around
to Oshri Azran in the big blind who made the call for his tournament life.
Oshri Azran: A♣
Q♣ All in Malcolm Trayner: J♣ 8♣
The board ran
out 7♥ 7♦ K♦ 8♦ 4♠ and Trayner drilled
the turn to eliminate another opponent.
(Malcolm Trayner
440,000,000 90,000,000 Oshri Azran Busted)
Tags: Malcolm
TraynerOshri Azran
Amir Mirrasouli Eliminated in 6th Place ($186,080)
(Blinds
3,000,000/6,000,000, 6,000,000 ante)
Malcolm Trayner
meant to raise from the button but limped in for 6,000,000. Amir Mirrasouli
shoved for 46,000,000 from the small blind, and when the action got back to
Trayner, he called.
Amir Mirrasouli:
A♥ 10♠ All in Malcolm Trayner: 6♣ 6♥
Mirrasouli
needed to win a flip if he wanted to keep his run in the Mystery Millions event
going but he never managed it as the J♥ 3♥ 4♠ J♣ 5♣ board kept the pocket sixes
of Trayner in the lead throughout the hand. Trayner holds almost half of the
chips in play after that hand.
(Malcolm Trayner
350,000,000 60,000,000 Amir Mirrasouli Busted)
Trayner's Aggression Pays Off
(Blinds
2,500,000/5,000,000, 5,000,000 ante)
Eugene Tito
opened the action with a raise to 11,000,000 from under the gun with A♦ K♣.
Malcolm Trayner made the call in the small blind with Q♣ 9♣ and Amir Mirrasouli
completed the big blind with Q♦ 9♠.
The flop peeled
off 6♦ 7♣ 6♣ and Mirrasouli led out for 10,000,000. Tito folded before Trayner
raised all in for 86,000,000. Mirrasouli quickly got out of the way and Trayner
raked in a nice pot.
(Malcolm Trayner
290,000,000 55,000,000 Eugene Tito 120,000,000 14,000,000 Amir Mirrasouli 55,000,000
-15,000,000)
Trayner Gets a C-Bet Through
(Blinds
2,500,000/5,000,000, 5,000,000 ante)
Malcolm Trayner
raised to 10,000,000 with 8♣ 9♣ and Amir Mirrasouli called from the hijack
holding 5♥ 5♣.
Both saw the K♥
9♦ A♦ flop and Trayner continued with a sizing of 10,000,000. Mirrasouli
quickly folded.
Malcolm Trayner
235,000,000 21,900,000 Amir Mirrasouli 70,000,000 -34,000,000)
Michael Miller Eliminated in 7th Place ($144,900)
(Blinds
2,500,000/5,000,000, 5,000,000 ante)
Michael Miller
moved all in from under the gun for his last 26,000,000 chips. Junho Song
called all in from early position, covering Miller. Players went heads up to a
runout.
Michael Miller:
8♥ 5♥ All in Junho Song: K♠ K♦
The board ran
out 3♠ 2♠ 10♠ A♣ J♦ and Miller was sent packing as Song's pocket kings held.
(Junho Song
105,000,000 39,000,000 Michael Miller (PA) Busted)
Christopher Castellan Eliminated in 8th Place
($113,490)
(Blinds
2,500,000/5,000,000, 5,000,000 ante)
Carson Richards
raised to 12,000,000 from early position and Christopher Castellan shoved for
52,000,000 from the hijack. When the action got back to Richards, he made the
call.
Christopher
Castellan: 8♥ 8♣ All in Vs Carson Richards: A♥ K♥
Castellan was
flipping for his tournament life and his snowmen maintained their lead after
the dealer fanned a flop of 3♠ 7♣ 5♣.
A 10♣ on the
turn added a flush draw for Castellan which removed two more outs from
Richards.
"Ace of
diamonds, ace of diamonds!" said Richard. Well, ask and you shall receive
as the dealer slammed down the A♦ on the river to give Richards top pair, which
meant he snatched the pot away from Castellan at the last possible opportunity.
(Carson Richards
153,000,000 64,700,000 Christopher Castellan Busted )
Jake Brown Eliminated in 9th Place ($89,411)
(Blinds
2,500,000/5,000,000, 5,000,000 ante
Jake Brown moved
all in from under the gun for his remaining 9,000,000 chips. Amir Mirrasouli
made the call from early position which brought in Christopher Castellan and
Junho Song who made the calls from the button and the small blind.
The flop peeled
off K♣ 10♦ A♦ and Song moved all in for his last 21,000,000 chips. The other
players got out of the way and Brown and Song went heads up to a turn and river
with Brown at risk.
Jake Brown: 10♥ 9♥
All in Vs Junho Song: K♠ 10♠
The board ran out
A♣ Q♠ which sealed Brown's fate, sending him to the rail.
(Junho Song
66,000,000 26,000,000 Jake Brown Busted)
Tito Gets Aces Back-to-Back
(Blinds
2,500,000/5,000,000, 5,000,000 ante)
Christopher
Castellan raised to 12,000,000 from early position with K♠ Q♥ and Eugene Tito
three-bet to 78,000,000 from the button with A♠ A♣. The action folded back to
Castellan who sent his cards back where they came from.
(Eugene Tito 106,000,000
23,000,000 Christopher Castellan 73,000,000 -12,000,000
Tito Doubles
(Blinds
2,500,000/5,000,000, 5,000,000 ante)
Christopher
Castellan raised to12,000,000 from middle position. Action folded around to
Eugene Tito in the small blind who moved all in for his last 36,000,000 and
Castellan made the call.
Eugene Tito: A♠
A♥ All in Vs Christopher Castellan: A♦ Q♥
The board ran
out 6♦ 8♣ K♣ 10♥ 6♣ and Tito avoided the backdoor straight draw to double up.
(Christopher
Castellan 85,000,000 -36,000,000 Eugene
Tito 83,000,000 37,000,000)
Mirrasouli Flops Two Pair
(Blinds
2,500,000/5,000,000, 5,000,000 ante)
Christopher
Castellan raised from the hijack with 2♦ 2♣ to 10,000,000 and Amir Mirrasouli called
from the big blind with A♥ Q♦.
On the 9♠ Q♥ A♦ flop,
Mirrasouli checked, Castellan bet 16,000,000, and Mirrasouli shoved for
31,000,000. Castellan postured for a while before he tossed his cards into the
muck.
(Christopher
Castellan 121,000,000 -26,800,000 Amir
Mirrasouli 104,000,000 27,800,000)
Seat Draw Reminder
(Blinds
2,000,000/4,000,000, 4,000,000 ante)
With just ten
minutes until updates start to push through, here is a reminder of the seat
draw for the final table.
Seat Player Country Chip Count Big Blinds
1 Malcolm Trayner Australia 213,100,000 43
2 Jake Brown United States 10,700,000 2
3 Amir Mirrasouli United States 76,200,000 15
4 Eugene Tito United States 46,000,000 9
5 Carson Richards United States 88,300,000 18
6 Oshri Azran United States 75,000,000 15
7 Michael Miller United States 38,800,000 8
8 Christopher Castellan United States 147,800,000 30
9 Junho Song United States 40,000,000 8
There will be a
break in play while the remaining 9 players move to the streamed feature table.
The remainder of the final table will be available to watch via PokerGO on a
30-minute delay. As always, the action will be updated on PokerNews but will be
synchronized with the live stream to ensure no spoilers get out.
Richard's Stack Going On a Downward Slope
(Blinds
2,000,000/4,000,000, 4,000,000 ante)
Carson Richards
made it 9,000,000 from the cutoff and Christopher Castellan shoved for 56,000,000
from the big blind. Richards debated for just a moment before he flicked in the
call.
Christopher
Castellan: 8♣ 8♥ All in Vs Carson Richards: A♥ 4♠
Richards was
screaming for an ace but it never arrived as the board ran out 6♥ 3♥ 10♦ 7♣ 6♦ which
kept the snowmen of Castellan in the lead and doubled him up.
(Christopher
Castellan 116,000,000 56,000,000 Carson Richards 80,000,000 -55,000,000)
Trayner Applying Maximum Pressure
(Blinds
2,000,000/4,000,000, 4,000,000 ante)
Malcolm Trayner
opened from middle position to 8,000,000. Action folded around to Oshri Azran
who defended his big blind.
The flop came
down J♣ 3♣ 4♦ and Trayner fired out 8,000,000. Azran made the call.
The Q♥ hit the
felt and Trayner continued for 19,000,000 which Azran called.
The 5♠ river
rolled off and Trayner put Azran to the test by moving all in for Azran's
remaining 60,000,000 chips. Azran went into the tank but eventually made the
fold.
(Malcolm Trayner
210,000,000 25,000,000 Oshri Azran 60,000,000 -50,000,000)
Trayner Makes the Right Call to Take Over as Chip
Leader
(Blinds
2,000,000/4,000,000, 4,000,000 ante)
Christopher
Castellan raised to 9,000,000 from middle position and Malcolm Trayner called
from the hijack. Carson Richard was in the big blind and he also made the call.
The flop fell Q♣
10♠ 2♦ which was checked around to the 5♦ turn. Richards led out for 10,000,000
which got Castellan to fold, but Trayner called.
On the 8♥ river,
Richards counted a bet of 24,000,000 and dropped the chips into the pot, and
Trayner quickly called by tossing in a single chip. "Ace-high' sighed
Richards.
Trayner flipped
up K♦ 10♦ for a pair of tens, and he was pushed the pot and took the chip lead.
(Malcolm Trayner
185,000,000 51,000,000 Carson Richards 135,000,000 -43,000,000 Christopher Castellan 60,000,000 -10,000,000)
Richards Doubles into Chip Lead
(Blinds
2,000,000/4,000,000, 4,000,000 ante)
Carson Richards
opened to 9,000,000 in middle position and Junho Song made the call in the
cutoff. Jake Brown also came along in the small blind and announced a check in
the dark before the dealer fanned out the 2♣ 6♣ K♥ flop.
Richards
continued for 10,000,000, producing a fold from Song. Brown then check-raised
to 20,000,000 and Richards took a moment before announcing all in.
"I'm gonna
need an exact count," Brown told the dealer while he contemplated his
decision. The total was 74,300,000, representing most of Brown's remaining
stack. After a few minutes in the tank, Brown stuck in a calling chip.
Carson Richards:
K♣ Q♥ All in Vs Jake Brown: K♦ 4♦
Richards was
well in front and locked up the hand with the Q♦ turn. The 10♥ river completed
the board, with Richards leaving Brown short while taking a big chip lead.
(Carson Richards
178,000,000 98,000,000 Junho Song 47,000,000 -11,000,000
Jake Brown 15,700,000 -94,300,000)
Jefferson James Eliminated in 10th Place ($70,860)
(Blinds
2,000,000/4,000,000, 4,000,000 ante)
Jefferson James
moved all in from early position for his last 5,400,000 chips. Action folded
around to Carson Richards in middle position who three-bet to 15,000,000. All
other opponents folded, and they went heads up to a full board with James at
risk.
Jefferson James:
J♦ 9♦ All in Vs Carson Richards: A♦ 9♥
The board ran
out 9♣ A♠ 6♣ 4♥ 3♣ and Richards sent James to the rail.
(Carson Richards
80,000,000 20,000,000
Jefferson James Busted )
Song Doubles
(Blinds
2,000,000/4,000,000, 4,000,000 ante)
Jefferson James
moved all in from under the gun for his last 33,000,000 chips. Action folded
all the way around to Junho Song in the big blind who called all in for less.
Junho Song: A♦ J♦
All in Vs Jefferson James: A♣ Q♥
The board ran
out 9♣ K♦ 5♥ J♥ A♠ and Song doubled up.
(Junho Song
58,000,000 26,500,000 Jefferson James 5,400,000 -30,600,000)
Azran Scores a Massive Double-Up Early On
(Blinds 2,000,000/4,000,000,
4,000,000 ante)
Oshri Azran
raised from the button to 10,000,000 and Christopher Castellan made the call
from the big blind.
On the K♥ 5♣ 9♥
flop, Castellan check, Azran bet 10,000,000, and Castellan shoved all in. Azran
had 35,000,000 behind and wasted no time in making the call which put him at
risk.
Oshri Azran: K♣ J♥
All in Vs Christopher Castellan: Q♣ 9♦
Azran was in the
lead and would join the chip leaders if his hand could hold up. If Castellan
could find a way to win the hand, his stack would swell to near 200,000,000 and
he would be an overwhelming chip leader.
The turn brought
a 10♠ which swapped some of the outs around, and the Q♦ river improved
Castellan to two pair, but also gave Azran a straight which doubled him up.
(Oshri Azran 110,000,000 45,000,000 Christopher Castellan
70,000,000 -50,000,000)
Song Gets a Shove Through
(Blinds
2,000,000/4,000,000, 4,000,000 ante)
Junho Song
shoved for 21,500,000 from middle position and was rewarded with the pot as the
entire table folded. After getting that shove through, Song added almost 50% to
his stack.
(Junho Song
31,500,000 10,500,000)
The unofficial
final table of ten players is set. Play will resume after a short 15-minute
break.
Final Table Seat Draw
(Blinds
1,500,000/3,000,000, 3,000,000 ante)
Seat Player Country Chip Count Big
Blinds
1 Malcolm Trayner Australia 134,000,000 45
2 Jefferson James United States
36,000,000 12
3 Jake Brown United States 110,000,000 37
4 Amir Mirrasouli United States 66,000,000 22
5 Eugene Tito United States 76,000,000 25
6 Carson Richards United States 60,000,000 20
7 Oshri Azran United States 65,000,000 22
8 Michael Miller United States 47,000,000 16
9 Christopher Castellan United States 120,000,000 40
10 Junho Song United States 21,000,000 7
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