Limit Hold'em Shootout - Final Table - Bellande And Graham Heads Up
Jul 02, '08
Blinds: 15,000-30,000
Jean-Robert Bellande and Matt Graham are heads up for the title.
Eliminations:
3rd Place - Joe De Niro ($107,845)
4th Place - Brandon Wong ($69,088)
Hands:
De Niro Rivered, Out in Third Place ($107,845)
Joe De Niro got all in on a flop of J
10
8
and was called by Jean-Robert Bellande. Bellande showed A
9
for the but flush draw, but he was trailing De Niro's J
9
for top pair and open-ended straight draw. The turn was the 10
and didn't help either player, but when the A
fell on the river Bellande made top pair to eliminate De Niro in third.
Bottom Pair Won't Do, Brandon Wong Gone in Fourth Place ($69,088)
Brandon Wong got all in preflop against Matt Graham and Joe De Niro. The flop came 10
8
2
and Graham bet, making De Niro fold. Wong showed A
2
for bottom pair and was against Graham's 8
9
for middle pair. The turn was the 5
and the K
didn't improve Wong on the river, and he was eliminated in fourth place.
Player Tags: Jean-Robert Bellande, Brandon Wong, Matt Graham
Limit Hold'em Shootout - Final Table - Bellande Takes Huge Chip Lead
Jul 02, '08
Blinds: 15,000-30,000
Players Left: 4 of 823
Chip Counts:
Jean-Robert Bellande: 1,700,000
Joe De Niro: 650,000
Matt Graham: 355,000
Brandon Wong: 90,000
Eliminations:
5th Place - Danny Wong ($33,701)
Hands:
Wong Falls to Full House, Out in Fifth Place ($33,701)
Danny Wong bet a flop of A
6
5
and was called by Jean-Robert Bellande. The turn brought another 6. The river was the 6
and Bellande bet out, which was enough to put Wong all in. Wong called, but mucked when he saw Bellande's A
8
for a full house.
Bellande Hits Straight, Takes Large Pot
After three-betting preflop, Jean Robert-Bellande bet every street on a Q
5
4
10
K
board and was called down by Joe De Niro. Bellande showed that he had nothing until the river, where he completed a straight with his J
9
. He scooped a large pot that put him around 1,700,000 in chips. De Niro's stack dropped to 650,000.
Player Tags: Jean-Robert Bellande, Brandon Wong, Matt Graham, Danny Wong
Limit Hold'em Shootout - Final Table - Final Table Eliminations Commence
Jul 02, '08
Blinds: 10,000-20,000
Players Left: 5 of 823
Chip Counts:
Joe De Niro: 875,000
Danny Wong: 525,000
Jean-Robert Bellande: 520,000
Brandon Wong: 350,000
Matt Graham: 320,000
Eliminations:
6th Place - Spencer Lawrence ($20,221)
7th Place - John Kranyak ($13,480)
8th Place - Andrew Prock ($10,335)
9th Place - Michael Kachan ($7,526)
Hands:
Lawrence Doesn't Connect, Eliminated in Sixth Place ($20,221)
Spencer Lawrence got all of his chips in the middle preflop against Jean-Robert Bellande and showed K
10
. Bellande was the favorite, holding A
9
. The flop came 9
6
3
, giving Bellande a pair. Lawrence still had two overs he could connect with, but the 2
came on the turn and the Q
river card eliminated Lawrence in sixth place.
Kranyak Has Lower Kicker, Gone in Seventh Place ($13,480)
Preflopp action was raised until capped by John Kranyak and Joe De Niro. When 9
4
3
fell on the flop Kranyak bet and was called by De Niro. The A
came on the turn, inducing action. Betting was capped again, getting Kranyak all in. He had connected with the ace on the turn and showed A
J
. However, De Niro showed A
Q
for a pair of aces with a queen kicker. The Q
dropped on the river to give De Niro two pair and the juicy pot, sending Kranyak to the rail in seventh place.
Prock Gets Outdrawn, Busts in Eighth Place ($10,335)
Andrew Prock got all in preflop and held A
Q
, a favored hand over Joe De Niro's A
J
. The flop changed things fast, coming A
J
3
to give De Niro two pair - aces and jacks. The K
fell on the turn, giving Prock more outs. But the river 8
wasn't one of them and Prock was eliminated in eight place.
Kachan First To Go, Out in Ninth Place ($7,526)
Michael Kachan put in a raise preflop and was called by Brandon Wong, Danny Wong, Jean-Robert Bellande and Spencer Lawrence. The flop brought A
7
6
and Danny Wong led out. Lawrence got out of the way, and Kachan raised all in. Brandon Wong folded and Bellande put in yet another raise. Danny Wong called, and when the 4
fell on the turn both he and Bellande checked. The Q
fell on the river and Wong bet. Bellande folded and Wong showed A
K
. Kachan couldn't beat Wong's pair of aces and was the first player eliminated from the final table.
Player Tags: Jean-Robert Bellande, Brandon Wong, Spencer Lawrence, Andrew Prock, Danny Wong, European Report
Limit Hold'em Shootout - Final Table - Bellande On Fire
Jul 02, '08
Blinds: 4,000-8,000
Players Left: 9 of 823
Chip Counts:
Jean-Robert Bellande: 475,000
Joe De Niro: 420,000
John Kranyak: 400,000
Andrew Prock: 390,000
Brandon Wong: 280,000
Spencer Lawrence: 260,000
Matt Graham: 217,000
Danny Wong: 105,000
Mike Kachan: 80,000
Hands:
Bellande Picks Up Aces...
The round was good for Jean-Robert Bellande, and he has taken the chip lead with 475,000 in chips.
After three-betting the flop, Bellande bet every street on a 10
9
5
J
6
board and was called each time by Brandon Wong. Bellande showed A
A
and Wong mucked, giving Bellande the nice pot.
... And The Nut Low?...
Several hands later Bellande three-bet Wong again and bet every street on a board of 8
6
4
A
Q
. Wong called and Bellande showed A
2
for the winner. Wong asked Bellande about betting the flop there and Bellande told him, "I had the nut low."
And The Flush
On a board of K
7
4
8
J
Bellande was called by Andrew Prock and showed A
10
for a flush, taking the pot.
Player Tags: Jean-Robert Bellande, Brandon Wong, Andrew Prock