March to the Final Table is On
Jun 25, '08
Blinds: 3,000-6,000
Players Left: 13 of 720
Chip Leaders:
Martin Klaser: 310,000
Tom Chambers: 290,000
Chad Burum: 260,000
Michael Fetter: 170,000
Derek Kadota: 163,000
Joseph Haddad: 125,000
Erik Seidel: 122,000
Larry Wright: 120,000
Jonathan Maren: 110,000
Daniel Klein: 101,000
Average Stack: 138,000
Eliminations:
14th: Doug Mandeville: $9,829
15th: Jim Geary: $9,829
16th: James Griffith: $7,371
17th: Ian Graham: $7,371
18th: Mikhail Ustinov: $7,371
Big Hands and Storylines:
Ustinov Out in 18th Place
Mikhail Ustinov bet the pot preflop. Action folded to Daniel Klein who tapped Ustinov for his remaining chips of about 7,500. Ustinov called and the players turned up their hands.
Ustinov: A
K6
3
Klein: A7
22
Board: Q84J8
Ustinov missed everything and was sent out the door by Klein's pair of ducks. Ustinov quacked his way out in 18th place, earning a respectable $7,371.
Seidel's Boat Doubles in Value, Then Throws Geary Overboard
Joseph Haddad raised preflop. Erik Seidel pushed all in and Haddad made the call. Both players then told their story.
Haddad: A7102
Seidel: A1093
Board: K9353
Seidel hit two pair on the flop and found a full boat on the river and he doubled up to around 95,000.
A few hands later, Seidel popped it to 12,000 from the button. Daniel Klein called and Jim Geary moved his short stack of 7,000 into the middle as well. The flop then fell 956 and both players elected not to bet. The turn was the 2 and Seidel fired a shot of 15,000. Klein called and the river came with the 9. Seidel put his tiny pistol away and brought out his desert eagle and blasted his entire stack of around 60,000 at Klein, who decided he wanted to live by mucking his cards. Seidel tabled A357, enough to take the entire pot and send Geary out the door in 15th place.
Flashing Eights
At Erik Seidel's table, the dealer apparently flashed the 8 during her deal. The floor came over to investigate as one player had one less card than everyone else. The floor man thought it was a misdeal, but the dealer explained the situation and after some confusion, the "flash of 08" scandal was resolved and play resumed.
Player Tags: Erik Seidel, Joseph Haddad, Mikhail Ustinov
