Level 26: Steury Leads Final Four; Ware 5th, Ethier 6th
Jun 12, '11
NOTE: Sixty minute levels with games changing every eight hands.
Limits: 30,000-60,000
Hold’em – Omaha 8:
Blinds: 15,000-30,000
Razz – Stud – Stud 8:
Ante: 7,000
Bring In: 10,000
Completion: 30,000
Players Remaining: 4 out of 963
Average Chip Count: 1,083,375
Chip Counts:
1. Aaron Steury – 1,850,000
2. Adam Friedman – 1,350,000
3. Michael Chow – 750,000
4. Jonathan Tamayo – 315,000
Eliminations:
5th. Ron Ware – $60,036
6th. Denis Ethier – $43,512
Denis Ethier Eliminated in 6th Place ($43,512)
Stud
Denis Ethier was on the short stack when he got it all in with one card to go with a wired pair of jacks against Aaron Steury’s two pair.
Ethier: J
J
Q
4
9 A 8
Steury: J 8 8 2 Q 2 9.
Ethier bricked on seventh street and was eliminated in 6th place ($43,512) while Steury took the chip lead with about 1.4 million that hand.
Ron Ware Eliminated in 5th Place ($60,036)
Hold’em
Ron Ware was on the short stack during the hold’em round when he opened for a raise under the gun and called all in to Aaron Steury’s button three-bet.
Ware: Q Q
Steury: A 4
The board came 10 8 7 5 A, giving Steury the higher flush on the turn. Steury continued his ascent up the leaderboard with 1.5 million this hand while Ron Ware was eliminated in 5th place ($60,036).
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Player Tags: Denis Ethier, Ron Ware, Aaron Steury
Level 24: Ramdin Eliminated in 9th, Final Table Now Underway
Jun 12, '11
NOTE: Play ended last night with 17 players in accordance with the ten-level rule and resumed at 2:30pm. With the elimination of Victor Ramdin in 9th place ($18,577), the official eight-handed final table was set. The final eight players then took a one hour dinner break and returned at approximately 8:00pm to begin the final table. Play began with twenty-eight minutes remaining in Level 24.
NOTE: Sixty minute levels with games changing every eight hands.
Limits: 20,000-40,000
Hold’em – Omaha 8:
Blinds: 10,000-20,000
Razz – Stud – Stud 8:
Ante: 5,000
Bring In: 5,000
Completion: 20,000
Players Remaining: 8 out of 963
Average Chip Count: 541,688
Chip Counts:
1. Adam Friedman – 1,006,000
2. Michael Chow – 907,000
3. Aaron Steury – 757,000
4. Ron Ware – 507,000
5. David Baker – 455,000
6. Jonathan Tamayo – 450,000
7. Denis Ethier – 139,000
8. Paolo Compagno – 123,000
Payouts:
1st. $289,283
2nd. $178,691
3rd. $121,437
4th. $84,516
5th. $60,036
6th. $43,512
7th. $32,150
8th. $24,219
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Player Tags: David Baker, Denis Ethier, Victor Ramdin, Ron Ware, Adam Friedman, Jonathan Tamayo, Paolo Compagno, Aaron Steury, Michael Chow
Koral Scoops Ivey
5
4
, three players checked to Phil Ivey on the button, who bet 200. He was met with a check-raise from Tom Koral and Ivey made the call.
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