$2,000 Pot-Limit Hold'em - Day 2 - Level 15 Recap
Jun 21, '08
Blinds: 3,000-6,000
Players Left: 15 of 605
Chip Leaders:
Ayaz Mahmood - 250,000
Chris Bell - 250,000
Davidi Kitai - 195,000
Jeff Sluzinski - 180,000
Michael Binger - 170,000
Keith Lehr - 155,000
Benjamin Zamani - 145,000
Michael Greco- 110,000
Benjamin Roberts - 110,000
Amato Galasso - 105,000
Average Stack: 161,300
Eliminations:
16th – Neil Channing
17th – Davood Mehrmand
18th – Eugene Todd
19th – Dan Quinn
20th – Rob Perry
21st – Al Adler
Big Hands and Storylines:
Two Tables Left
It took only 15 minutes to eliminate 3 participants and reach the final 18 players. Players were drawn to their new seats and play resumed. Another 3 players were eliminated before the end of the level, leaving us with only 15 players left.
Watkinson Makes Nice Laydown
Lee Watkinson raised to 18,000 from early position and was met by a raise from Keith Lehr. The bet was 45,000 more to Watkinson who only thought for seconds before folding 9-9 face-up. Lehr sportingly showed his J-J and congratulated Watkinson on a nice fold.
Cheung Eliminates Perry
Robert Cheung raised to 20,000 from middle position and Rob Perry moved all-in from the small blind for about 55,000. Cheung called, saying, “I don’t have much.” Cheung turned over Q
J and was delighted to see Perry flip 7
7. The flop was 94
4, but the turn was the Q and Perry tossed his orange high into the air in frustration (catching it as it came down, of course). The turn 8 brought no help and Perry was eliminated in 20th place.
Kitai Does In Quinn
Dan Quinn limped on the button, Davidi Kitai call from the small blind, and Michael Binger checked his option. The flop rolled out QJ7 and the two blinds checked to Quinn who bet 12,000. Kitai called and Binger folded. The turn was the A
. Kitai checked again, Quinn bet 42,000, and Kitai raised a nominal amount to put Quinn all-in. The two showed their cards:
Kitai: Q10
Quinn: Q9
The river was the 5 and Quinn was eliminated in 19th place.
Player Tags: Ayaz Mahmood, Davood Mehrmand, Benjamin Roberts, Neil Channing, Robert Perry, Chris Bell, Eugene Todd, Al Adler, Michael Binger, Robert Cheung, Keith Lehr, Dan Quinn, Davidi Kitai, Michael Greco, Amato Galasso, Jeff Sluzinski, Benjamin Zamani
$2,000 Pot Limit Hold'em - Level 12 - Binger, Gowen On Fire
Jun 21, '08
Note: Players are now on a 20 minute break.
Blinds: 1,000-2,000
Average Chip Stack:
Chip Counts:
Eliminations: Larry Wright, Cristian Dragomir, Jeff Langdon
Big Hands:
A Flesh Wound To The Chip Leader
Michael Binger called a short stacks all in and showed A-K against his opponent's 8-8. Binger missed and doubled his opponent up, but the players could only smile about it because the 10,000 that Binger lost in the hand doesn't really effect the 200,000 chips he still has.
Gowen is Hot
Clonie Gowen made a raise to 5,500 and was reraised by the player in seat 8 to 15,500. Gowen pushed all in and seat 8 called and flipped over AK. Gowen flipped over JJ. The board ran 106268 and Gowen's jacks held up and so far today she has run her chip stack up from the 8,900 she started the day with to over 70,000.
Gheung Sends Wright Packing
On a flop pf KJJ, Larry Wright moved all in and was called by Robert Cheung. Wright had hit the flop and showed K10, but Cheung hit the flop bigger, holding AJ. The turn was the 2 and the river was the 4, and Wright was eliminated.
Schleger Active Early
Shane Schleger has been adding to his stack. Schleger bet 3,000 on a A97 flop and the player in seat 8 made the call. Both players checked the Q turn and Schleger bet 6,200 on the 8 river card. Seat 8 tanked, eventually folding and giving Schleger a pot of around 17,000.
Schleger proceeded to raise and take the blinds in the next hand.
The following hand, however, he tangled with another chipleader in Michael Binger. Schleger raised again ang Binger called. Both players checked the AK4 flop, but Binger led out for 8,000 on the 7 turn and Schleger quickly mucked.
Caught Making a Move
Al Adler went all in after David Chicotsky reraised a pot from late position. Adler thought Chicotsky was trying to steal and he was correct. Adler showed AJ and Chicotsky showed J10. The board ran J5456 and Adler more than doubled to around 44,000.
Player Tags: Larry Wright, Clonie Gowen, Shane Schleger, Al Adler, Michael Binger, Robert Cheung, David Chicotsky
