Event #6: $25,000 No-Limit Hold’em

Cary Katz Eliminated in 8th Place, Daniel Negreanu Triples

Posted February 8, 2022 at 12:02 am ET by Keegan McCann

Vikenty Shegal opened to 35,000 from under the gun, and Chris Brewer three-bet to 90,000 next to act. Cary Katz was next to act and four-bet all-in to 195,000.

Action folded to Daniel Negreanu on the button, and he five-bet all-in to 235,000. The blinds and Shegal folded. Brewer went into the tank and used two time extensions before he called.

Brewer: [TcTh]
Katz: [JdJs]
Negreanu: [AcKc]

The board ran out [Kh9d4s5s3s], and Negreanu flopped a pair of kings to eliminate Katz in eighth place and triple up.

Player	Chips	Change
Sean Winter	1,275,000	-44,000
Brock Wilson	865,000	-100,000
Daniel Negreanu	745,000	442,000
Stephen Chidwick	710,000	-85,000
Jeremy Ausmus	675,000	132,000
Chris Brewer	540,000	-244,000
Vikenty Shegal	240,000	-89,000
Cary Katz	Busted	-230,000

Level

Level 11

Blinds

10,000 / 15,000

Big Blind Ante

15,000

Jason Koon Eliminated in 9th Place

Posted February 7, 2022 at 11:25 pm ET by Keegan McCann

As reported by the tournament floor

On the first hand of the unofficial final table, Jason Koon was all-in from the small blind for 375,000, and Sean Winter called on the button.

Winter: [Ax7x]
Koon: [Ax5x]

The board ran out [Ax2x3x6x7x], and Winter rivered two pair to eliminate Koon.

Player		Chips	Change
Sean Winter		1,319,000	399,000
Jason Koon		Busted	-375,000

Final Table Seat Draw and Chip Counts

Posted February 7, 2022 at 11:20 pm ET by Keegan McCann

With the elimination of Bill Klein in 10th place, the final nine players have combined to the unofficial final table. The button will begin in seat eight, and there are eight minutes left in level 10.

Seat 1 – Daniel Negreanu
Seat 2 – Jeremy Ausmus
Seat 3 – Stephen Chidwick
Seat 4 – Brock Wilson
Seat 5 – Vikenty Shegal
Seat 6 – Chris Brewer
Seat 7 – Cary Katz
Seat 8 – Sean Winter
Seat 9 – Jason Koon

Player	Chips	Change
Brock Wilson	965,000	65,000
Sean Winter	920,000	19,000
Stephen Chidwick	795,000	-25,000
Chris Brewer	784,000	204,000
Jeremy Ausmus	543,000	3,000
Jason Koon	375,000	16,000
Vikenty Shegal	329,000	59,000
Daniel Negreanu	303,000	-7,000
Cary Katz	230,000	-70,000

Jason Koon Wins With Aggression

Posted February 7, 2022 at 11:10 pm ET by Keegan McCann

Jason Koon opened to 24,000 from under the gun, and Daniel Negreanu called in the big blind.

The flop fell [JsJd6d] and Negrenau checked. Koon continued for 8,000, and Negreanu called.

The dealer burned and turned the [9c], and Negreanu checked. Koon fired again, this time for 40,000, Negreanu called.

The river [4d] completed the board, and Negreanu checked for a third time. Koon verbally announced a bet of 120,000, and Negreanu used all of his shot clock before tossing his cards into the muck.

Player	Chips	Change
Sean Winter	901,000	-146,000
Stephen Chidwick	820,000	66,000
Jason Koon	359,000	79,000
Daniel Negreanu	310,000	-164,000
Vikenty Shegal	270,000	-80,000

Andrew Lichtenberger Eliminated by Jeremy Ausmus

Posted February 7, 2022 at 10:55 pm ET by Keegan McCann

Chris Brewer opened to 36,000 from under the gun, and action folded to Jeremy Ausmus in the small blind he called. Andrew Lichtenberger was in the big blind and moved all-in for 103,000. Brewer folded, and Ausmus called.

Lichtenberger: [AsTc]
Ausmus: [8d8h]

The board ran out [7c4d7d5d9c], and Ausmus’s eights held to eliminate Lichtenberger in 11th place.

Player	Chips	Change
Chris Brewer	580,000	-60,000
Jeremy Ausmus	540,000	148,000
Andrew Lichtenberger	Busted	-115,000

Jeremy Ausmus Doubles Through Andrew Lichtenberger

Posted February 7, 2022 at 10:48 pm ET by Tim Duckworth

Andrew Lichtenberger raised to 24,000 from under the gun and Jeremy Ausmus moved all-in for 187,000 from the big blind.

Lichtenberger called and tabled his [AsQs] to be against the [AhTs] of Ausmus.

The board ran out [9d4cTh3sAc] and Ausmus doubled through.

Player		Chips	Change
Jeremy Ausmus		392,000	212,000
Andrew Lichtenberger		115,000	-185,000