Play has concluded for the evening in Event #66: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'Em on Day 3. Emile Schiff and Chris Klodnicki are the last two remaining players and they will be returning at noon on Saturday to finish their heads-up battle.
The day began with 23 players returning from Day 2 and they were quickly dwindled down to just 18 players on two players. It took some time for the chip leaders to emerge from the pack, but when they did it was Klodnicki that began eliminating some opponents. By the time the final tabled had been reached, Klodnicki had a comfortable chip lead that he would not look back on for some time.
However, Klodnicki and Schiff found themselves part of a massive pot when four-handed play began with Schiff coming out on top giving him a huge chip lead at that time. Klodnicki would not let that bother him, as he managed to stay alive until heads-up play began and slowly worked the chips back to even. The two players would find themselves in another large pot and again, Schiff took it down to regain the chip lead he lost earlier. That is where the action stands heading into Saturday with Schiff holding 2-to-1 chip lead.
Place
Player Name
Country
Prize (USD)
1
-
-
$428,423
2
-
-
$264,692
3
Schuyler Thornton
United States
$191,453
4
Ben Zamani
United States
$139,896
5
Ulrich Schnetter
United States
$103,281
6
Darren Elias
United States
$77,047
7
Kenny Hallaert
Belgium
$58,083
8
Aditya Sushant
India
$44,255
9
Dylan Hortin
United States
$34,083
Final Table Summary
When the official final table began, it was Klodnicki who held the big chip lead and he didn't slow down. Dylan Hortin (9th place - $34,083) was taken out by Klodnicki after his pocket nines were beaten on the river. After the dinner break, Aditya Sushant (8th place - $44,255) was next to hit the rail after running his ace-king into the pocket aces of Schiff. Kenny Hallaert (7th place - $58,083) put up a good fight on the final table but just fell short. He was all-in preflop against Schiff, but would end up losing to a straight.
Six-handed play lasted a couple levels until Darren Elias (6th place - $77,047) got into a race scenario with against Schuyler Thornton's. Thornton made a flush and eliminated Elias. Ulrich Schnetter (5th place - $103,281) stayed quiet for most of the night but eventually ran his ace-king into the pocket aces of Schiff again. Schnetter was unable to catch up and was sent to the rail.
Ben Zamani (4th place - $139,896) fell victim to the Klodnicki comeback when he lost most of his chips with against . He was unable to connect with the board and was left with just one small blind. He would be eliminated in the next hand. Then there was Thornton (3rd place - $191,453) who ran into the steamrolling train of Schiff. He got all of his chips in the middle with but Schiff rolled over . Thornton could not hit an ace and that led to the heads-up match between Schiff and Klodnicki.
When the two players return, the action will begin at Level 32 with the blinds at 80,000/160,000 with a 20,000 ante. Continue to follow with the PokerNews team to find who will become the champion.
Hand #140: Emile Schiff raised to 210,000 on the button, and Schuyler Thornton shipped all in for his remaining 1,300,000 in the big blind. Schiff quickly called, and the cards were face-up.
Schiff:
Thornton:
The board ran out , and Thornton was eliminated in third place.
Hand #103: Ben Zamani moved all in for 1,095,000 from the small blind, and Chris Klodnicki called for 1,065,000 from the big blind. Klodnicki was at risk with , up against Zamani's .
The flop came . Zamani picked up a straight draw, but ace-high was still good for Klodnicki. The turn was the , and the river was the .
Klodnicki thought he lost and got up from his seat, but the dealer pushed him the pot, and Zamani was left with just 30,000.
Hand #104: Zamani was all in for 25,000 on the button. Klodnicki completed the small blind, and Schuyler Thornton checked his option in the big blind. The two players checked down a board reading , and Zamani won the pot with , as Klodnicki held , and Thornton tabled .
Hand #105: Zamani moved all in for 105,000 from under the gun, and Thornton called from the small blind, as did Emile Schiff in the big blind. The two players checked down a board reading , and Thornton tabled for a straight.
Zamani flashed for trip sevens and mucked his hand before saying his goodbyes. He was eliminated in fourth place, taking home $139,896 for his deep run today.
Hand #98: Schiff called from the small blind, and Ben Zamani checked his option. Both players checked the whole way with the board reading . Schiff tabled and won the pot.
Hand #99: Schuyler Thornton raised to 190,000, and Schiff three-bet to 475,000 from the button. Chris Klodnicki four-bet to 1,180,000, forcing Thornton out of the pot. Schiff called.
The flop came . Klodnicki bet 650,000, and Schiff called. The turn was the , and Klodnicki bet 725,000. Schiff called again, and the fell on the river. Klodnicki bet 850,000, and Schiff moved all in for just under 2,000,000. Klodnicki started shaking his head and pushed his hand to the muck.
Schiff raked in a massive pot and now holds a huge chip lead.
Hand #91: Ulrich Schnetter raised to 180,000 from the button, and Emile Schiff three-bet to 525,000 in the small blind. Schnetter four-bet shoved all in for 2,440,000, and Schiff quickly called.
Schiff:
Schnetter:
The board ran out , and Schnetter was eliminated in fifth place for $103,281.
Hand #85: Schuyler Thornton raised to 140,000, and Ulrich Schnetter called from the button. Darren Elias was in the small blind and went all in for 1,130,000. Thornton moved all in over the top, and Schnetter got out of the way. The cards were tabled, and it was a race scenario.
Thornton:
Elias:
The board ran out , and Thornton made a flush. Elias wasn't able to hold on and was eliminated in sixth place.
Hand #31: Action folded around to Emile Schiff in the small blind, and he moved all in, clearly putting Kenny Hallaert to the test for his stack in the big blind. Hallaert rolled over and announced, "Call." He was at risk and slightly ahead of Schiff's .
The board ran out , and Schiff rivered a straight to eliminate Hallaert in seventh place for $58,083.
Hand #27: Emile Schiff raised to 115,000 from late position, and Aditya Sushant shoved all in for around 550,000 on the button. Schiff quickly called and was way ahead of Sushant.
Schiff:
Sushant:
The board ran out , and Sushant became the eighth-place finisher.
Hand #16: Chris Klodnicki raised to 90,000 from early position, and Dylan Hortin moved all-in for 215,000 from middle position. The rest of the table folded, and Klodnicki shrugged his shoulders as he tossed in a call.
Klodnicki:
Hortin:
The board ran out , and Klodnicki hit his overcard on the river. Hortin was sent to the cash cage in ninth place.
Justin Conley raised to 120,000 from the cutoff, and Chris Klodnicki shipped all in from the big blind. Conley started the hand with around 620,000 and quickly called.
Klodnicki:
Conley:
The flop came , and Conley was still in good position to double up. However, the fell on the turn to give Klodnicki the lead in the hand. The on the river was no help to Conley, and he was eliminated in 10th place.
against Schuyler Thornton's 
. Thornton made a flush and eliminated Elias. Ulrich Schnetter (5th place - $103,281) stayed quiet for most of the night but eventually ran his ace-king into the pocket aces of Schiff again. Schnetter was unable to catch up and was sent to the rail.
against 
. He was unable to connect with the board and was left with just one small blind. He would be eliminated in the next hand. Then there was Thornton (3rd place - $191,453) who ran into the steamrolling train of Schiff. He got all of his chips in the middle with 
but Schiff rolled over 
. Thornton could not hit an ace and that led to the heads-up match between Schiff and Klodnicki.
, and Thornton was eliminated in third place.
. Zamani picked up a straight draw, but ace-high was still good for Klodnicki. The turn was the 
, and the river was the 
, and Zamani won the pot with 
, as Klodnicki held 
. Schiff tabled 
, and Thornton made a flush. Elias wasn't able to hold on and was eliminated in sixth place.
, and Conley was still in good position to double up. However, the 