We arrived at the table on the turn, with Phil Ivey all in and at risk against John Bao. The board read and the two player's cards were face up.
Ivey:
Bao:
Ivey was behind but had some outs to win the hand on the river. He needed the ace of clubs or one of the three non-diamond nines to win the hand. Any diamond would chop the pot. The river brought the and Ivey would be eliminated.
A player in early position raised, Nick Abou Risk called from late position, Brent Wheeler called all-in, and the player in the small blind called as well.
The dealer laid out a flop reading . The player in the small blind checked, the early position raiser bet, Abou Risk raised, and the player in the big blind and the early position raiser made the call.
The hit on the turn and all three players checke to the on the river. All three players checked again, Abou Risk turned over to claim the side pot, and Wheeler tabled for a turned straight and took down the main pot to stay alive.
There were a total of 657 entrants creating a prize pool of $886,950 with first place collecting $195,167. A total of 72 places will be paid with a minimum cash being worth $2,501. Here are the full payouts:
John Monnette raised from the button and was called by the big blind. The flop came and the player in the big blind checked. Monnette bet and his opponent check-raised. Monnette made the call. The player in the big blind would lead out on both the turn and river and Monnette would call both times. Monnette's opponent tabled for the turned nut flush and Monnette mucked.
There are 657 entrants showing on the tournament clock which is 12 more than the 645 that took part in this same event last year. We'll have the official prize pool and payout information posted right here as soon as it becomes available to us.