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
Limit Hold'em Shootout - Level 19 - Prock Advances
Jul 02, '08
Blinds: 2,000-4,000
Players Remaining: 3 Away From The Final Table
Eliminations: Lorenz Guarin, Jelger Wiegersma
Hands:
Guarin Gone
Spencer Lawrence had Lorenz Guarin covered when he got him all in. Guarin showed K
9
and was a big favorite against Lawrence's 9
6
. But the board ran 7
6
3
Q
7
to give Lawrence a pair of sixes to send Guarin to the rail.
Prock Pairs Ace, Advances
Andrew Prock got all in with Jelger Wiegersma and showed A
9
against Wiegersma's Q
J
. The board ran A
10
4
2
7
, giving Prock a pair of aces and sending him to the final table and Wiegersma to the rail.
Player Tags: Spencer Lawrence, Andrew Prock, European Report, Lorenzo Guarin, Jelger Wiegersma