Rick Fuller Poker Tournament Updates

Day One Paces

Jun 29, '07

Day One Paces

Day one of the $2,000 no-limit hold’em continued through its paces and a couple of familiar faces were lost. Johnny Chan and Eric Lynch both hit the rail, as did Shannon Elizabeth. Noah Boeken held the chip lead with over $3,000 and he was followed closely by Sean McCabe, Raymond Davis, and Justin Shronk at the top.

Familiar Face Patrol

Many familiar faces where stationed in the field, although they were far and few between due to the large number of participants in the event. Clonie Gowen, Eugene Todd, Ali Eslami, Tom McEvoy, J.J. Liu, Jared Hamby, Alan Sass, Nick Frangos, Alan Sass, David Pham, Amir Vahedi, James Mackey and Jim Worth were located in the back half of the room. While, in the front half of the room one could see Barry Greenstein, Humberto Brenes, Young Phan, Stu Paterson, David Singer, T.J. Cloutier, Isaac Haxton, Adam Baker, Joe Sebok, David Chiu, Rick Fuller, and Nick Binger.

McEvoy vs. McCabe

On a flop of J J 4 Tom McEvoy had moved all in for $2,700, and Sean McCabe was pondering his next move. McCabe eventually made the call and turned over A 4. McEvoy turned up A 2 and the turn and river brought the A 10. They chopped up the pot and McEvoy survived.

Fuller Doubled up his Opponent

On a flop of 10 6 3 Rick Fuller bet $1,400 and his opponent reraised all in. Fuller made the call and flipped over K Q. His opponent showed down J 10 and the turn and river brought the 8 J.

Player Tags: Tom McEvoy,   Rick Fuller,   Noah Boeken,   Sean McCabe

Play Concludes For The Night

Jun 26, '07

With about 30 minutes left in Level 11 tournament officials have stopped play for the night. 

61 players survived to see Day Two, with a few of the formerly-big stacks wishing they could take a mulligan on that last level.

Joe Sebok was very active in that last level, but saw his $40,000 in chips dip down closer to $20,000 after his opponent hit the nut flush against his second-nut flush with running hearts, and then he had pocket Kings cracked by A-J.

Rick Fuller also lost a large portion of his stack, once again raising Rolf Slotboom's big blind.  After a flop of 8 7 6 Slotboom bet $1,500, Fuller raised, and Slotboom called.  The turn was the 9, Slotboom bet $3,000, Fuller raised to $6,000, Slotboom reraised to $9,000, Fuller made it $12,000, and Slotboom called.  The turn 6 paired the board, Slotboom checked, Fuller bet, and Slotboom made a reluctant call, saying, "Maybe we'll split it"  Fuller immediately replied "Boy, did I donk off chips to you!" tabling Q Q.  Slotboom nearly jumped out of his seat as he flipped over 10 7, and raked in the pot.

Noah Boeken has ended the day second in chips, flopping a full house with a pocket pair of fours to help build his stack over $80,000.  David Plastik is also enjoying a healthy chipstack going into Day 2.  Other notables still in the field include bracelet winner Benjamin Lin, Ayaz Mahmood, and Terence Chan.

Play will resume tomorrow at 2pm PST.

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Player Tags: Ayaz Mahmood,   David Plastik,   Rick Fuller,   Noah Boeken,   Benjamin Lin,   Terrence Chan,   Joe Sebok,   Rolf Slotboom

Color Up Time

Jun 26, '07

Tournament officials are currently coloring up the $100 chips, and the players will take a 15 minute break once the color up is finished.  They will then play until 2am PST. 

Men Nguyen and Chris Ferguson were some of the casualties of the last level.  Also Lacey Jones finallly succumbed to the short stack, committing the last of her chips with A 5.  Unfortunately David Plastik woke up with Kings.  Jones caught two clubs on the flop, but couldn't catch up and was eliminated in approximately 87th place.

Rick Fuller and Rolf Slotboom have been having a great time at their table.  Apparently Fuller has been involved in hands everytime when Slotboom is the big blind, and when he finally folded one, he actually apologized.  Slotboom has continued to enjoy some good luck, flopping trip sevens with J 7 against his opponent's J J, to rake a nice pot.

Joe Sebok enjoyed a nice run of cards to pump his stack back up among the chip leaders.  In one hand with lots of action, Sebok called on the river, and pleaded with his opponent, "I hope you don't have Ace-King"  His opponent announced "Jacks" and Sebok showed A-Q for Aces and took the pot.  On the very next hand Sebok raised from under-the-gun and picked up the blinds and antes.  He showed A-K as he added the blinds to the chips he was already stacking.

There is very little poker left to be played tonight, but with 76 players remaining on nine tables, we are still a ways from the money.

Player Tags: David Plastik,   Chris Ferguson,   Men Nguyen,   Rick Fuller,   Joe Sebok,   Lacey Jones,   Rolf Slotboom

Rebuy Period Over

Jun 20, '07

The rebuy period is officially over but the dust has yet to settle.  The tournament directors are currently extremely busy sorting out the final rebuys and add-ons permitted at the end of the level.  The official numbers and prize pool can be expected sometime in the next level.

 

Some pros are prospering and others floundering.  Andy Bloch, Johnny Chan, John Juanda, reigning champ Eric Froelich, John D’Agostino, and Noah Boeken all have healthy chipstacks.  Gavin Smith and Phil Ivey are also doing well, and had quite a bit of fun with each other in the last level.  After Ivey raised pre-flop, Smith complained that Ivey was always raising in his blinds.  Ivey replied that Smith was the only one who had enough money for Ivey to want to go after.  In this particular occasion it was one of the last hands before the break, Both players checked the flop and turn, leaving a board of K Q 6 6 7.  Smith bet $2,000 on the river, Ivey raised to $6,000, and Smith reluctantly made the call.  Ivey showed 10764, for runner-runner full house, and Smith mucked.

 

A couple of players who weren’t having the greatest time with each other were Eli Elezra, Sherkhan Farnood, and Mike Matusow.  Elezra and Farnood were playing very aggressively and accumulating chips, and Matusow was visibly frustrated by their play. 

 

There is one player who has found early success in this tournament with very little committed.  He was overheard telling his friend as he was going on break that he has already built his stack to $59,500, and yet he has only committed $3,000 to the prize pool (his buy in and one add-on).  However he declined to give his name when asked.  We tried asking another player at his table, who replied, “I don’t know, Luck Box?”  The dealer at the table showed that Randall Edmonson started the day in that player’s seat, but obviously that was a high action table, and who ended the level in that chair, didn’t necessarily start there.  So it remains to be seen whether this mystery player, who may or may not be Randall Edmonson will find continued success in this tournament, but he’s off to an okay start.  Rick Fuller has a similar prosperous story having turned only his initial $1,500 into $50,000 in tournament chips at the break.  Get the full details on how much money was spent on rebuys at his table in our Pro Blogs section.

Notable chip counts:

John Juanda	50,000
Johnny Chan	40,400
Humberto Brenes	35,000
Robert Williamson III	34,000
Andy Bloch	34,000
Andrew Black	32,000
Phil Ivey	29,000
Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi	28,000
Scott Clements	26,300
John D'Agostino	24,000
Juha Helppi	23,500
Lee Watkinson	19,700
Rolf Slotboom	19,100
Scott Fischman	16,700
Greg Raymer	16,600
Michael Binger	16,000
Erik Seidel	15,500
John "The Razor" Phan	14,000
Max Pescatori	13,000
Kirk Morrison	13,000
William Thorsson	12,500
David Williams	12,500
David "Devilfish" Ulliott	12,100
Sammy Farha	12,000
Minh Ly	12,000
Daniel Alaei	12,000

Player Tags: John Juanda,   Andy Bloch,   John D'Agostino,   Mike Matusow,   Rick Fuller,   Eli Elezra,   Gavin Smith,   Johnny Chan,   Phil Ivey,   Noah Boeken,   Sherkhan Farnood,   Eric Froehlich

Hour Four Log

Jun 11, '07

Rockets Again

Andy Philachack played his once in a blue moon hand and he once again flipped over pocket aces after no one called his $690,000 all-in bet. He held $860,000 after the hand.

-Scott Clements was then eliminated in fifth place, scroll down to see the hand.

The player then went to dinner break and returned 45 minutes later.

The chip counts were as follows when they returned:

Phil Hellmuth: $4,450,000
Andy Philachack: $1,550,000
Rick Fuller: $1,500,000
Morgan Machina: $450,000

-Morgan Machina was then eliminated in fourth place, scroll down to see the hand.

Philachack Grabs a Cool Million

Rick fuller bet $300,000 with 7 5 4 A on the board. Philachack and Hellmuth both call and the river brought the 10. Philachack moved all in and both players folded their hands. Philachack picked up the $1 million pot and he is now a factor in three handed action.

A Lot of Dead Money in the Pot

The blinds were then kicked up to $60,000-$120,000 with a $15,000 ante.

-Rick Fuller was then eliminated in third place, scroll down to see the hand.

David & Goliath

The players then took a short break and returned to the following chip stacks:

Phil Hellmuth: $5,732,000
Andy Philachack: $2,152,000

Player Tags: Phil Hellmuth,   Rick Fuller,   Andy Philachack

Rick Fuller Eliminated in 3rd Place ($247,518)

Jun 11, '07

On a flop of K 9 7 Phil Hellmuth bet $250,000 and Rick Fuller raised all in. Hellmuth insta-called and turned over K 10. Fuller flipped over 8 7 and the turn and river cards were dealt J K. Fuller was eliminated in third place and he took home $247,518 in prize money.

Player Tags: Phil Hellmuth,   Rick Fuller

Morgan Machina Eliminated in 4th Place ($161,425)

Jun 11, '07

Morgan Machine moved all in and every player called. The board was dealt A 8 3 J and Rick Fuller bet $200,000. Andy Philachack raised all in to isolate Machina and Phil Hellmuth folded. Fuller also folded and Machina turned over Q 6. Philachack turned over A 7 and the river brought the 2. Hellmuth immediatley told the table that he had folded pocket twos. Machina was eliminated in fourth place and he took home $161,425 in prize money. 

Player Tags: Phil Hellmuth,   Rick Fuller,   Andy Philachack,   Morgan Machina

Hour Three Log

Jun 11, '07

-Fabrice Soulier was eliminated in seventh place, scroll down to see the hand.

Staying Alive

Andy Philachack then moved all in two times over the next couple of hands and everyone folded. He picked up the blinds and antes to survive.

$1 Million Showdown

Scott Clements and Phil Hellmuth pumped a pot to $1 million before the flop was dealt 10 2 2. Hellmuth then fired out $300,000 and Clements mucked his cards. Hellmuth then flipped over pocket fours as he collected the chips.

Clements Time

Spurred on by the previous pot, Clements made a great move of his own. He picked up a robust preflop pot when moved all in with K J. This induced Morgan Machina to fold pocket tens and Andy Philachack folded A 5 after some deliberation.

Another Clash of the Titans

Clements and Hellmuth got involved in another hand a few minutes later. On a board of A K 6 10 8 Clements made a value bet with the A Q in the hole. Hellmuth called and mucked his hand after he discovered the value of Clements' cards.

Collision Course

Rick Fuller made a preflop raise and Hellmuth repopped him. Fuller folded, with his hand caught in the cookie jar. Hellmuth flipped over pocket kings and said, “I’m not fooling around today boys.”

-David Simon was then eliminated in sixth place, scroll down to see the hand.

Hellmuth Scores Again

On a board of 4 4 5 9 7 Hellmuth bet $250,000. Clements made the call and flipped over pocket eights. Hellmuth revealed that he had made a value bet on the river when he turned over pocket tens. He took another pot off of Clements.

Phil Gets his Phil

Philachack moved all in with pocket aces and Hellmuth raised to $1 million. Fuller and Clements folded and the two players flipped over their cards. The board made things interesting when it was dealt K 8 3 7 9. Philachack doubled up through Hellmuth on the hand.

Player Tags: Phil Hellmuth,   Rick Fuller,   Andy Philachack,   Scott Clements,   David Simon

David Simon Eliminated in 6th Place ($82,506)

Jun 11, '07

David Simon moved all in preflop and Rick Fuller made the call. Simon turned over pocket tens and Fuller showed down A Q. The board hit the table A K J 3 2. Simon was eliminated in sixth place and took home $82,506 in prize money.

Player Tags: Rick Fuller,   David Simon

Fabrice Soulier Eliminated in 7th Place ($64,570)

Jun 11, '07

Fabrice Soulier moved all in preflop, and both Phil Hellmuth and Rick Fuller made the call. The board was dealt A Q 9 8 6 and Hellmuth bet $250,000. Fuller called the bet and Hellmuth flipped over 7 5. Fuller's pocket sixes were no good and Soulier was eliminated in seventh place when he flipped over Q 3. Soulier took home $64,570 in prize money.

Player Tags: Phil Hellmuth,   Rick Fuller,   Fabrice Soulier

Hour One Log

Jun 11, '07

Big stack confrontation

The two big stacks at the table, Rick Fuller and Phil Hellmuth, see a flop of A 9 5. Both players checked and the turn brought the J. Hellmuth bet $50,000 and Fuller raised to $100,000. The K was put out on the board on the river and Hellmuth bet $200,000. Fuller thought for a moment, then mucked his hand. Hellmuth jumped into the chip lead after the pot.

Taylor Douglas was then eliminated in ninth place, scroll down to see the hand.

Hand Caught in the Cookie Jar

David Simon raised on the next hand with K 8 and Andy Philachack repopped things with an all-in raise. Simon folded his hand.

Blinds Up

The blind were then raised up to $20,000-$40,000 with a $5,000 ante.

Lull in the Action

 The next dozen hands transpired without any major confrontations. Philachack moved all in at one point with pocket aces, but received no calls. The allure of a higher payday may be causing these players to tighten up. Scott Clements was now the chip leader after he picked up multiple small pots, he now held $1,800,000.

Player Tags: Phil Hellmuth,   Rick Fuller,   Andy Philachack

Phil Hellmuth Makes the Final Table in Event #15

Jun 10, '07

Fuller Busts Two

Rick Fuller made his presence felt in a big way when he eliminated two opponents. Fuller paired his six on the board, which was good enough to best the A-Q and A-K of his opponents.

Just Nguyen Baby

Ut Nguyen then eliminated an opponent in eleventh place to bring things down to the final table. He broke into shouts of celebration after the hand with Young Phan and Men "The Master" Nguyen. They had come to sweat him as things played down in day two.

Just One Hand

Once the players took their seats at the final table, only one hand was needed to get things down to the final nine. Kiet Tran raised to $90,000 from late position and Rick Fuller made the call from the big blind. The flop was dealt K J 3 and Tran fired out $100,000. Fuller moved all in and Tran made the call. Tran flipped over A 3 and Fuller flipped over K 6. The turn and river cards were dealt 8 and 6, and Fuller took the chip lead on the final hand of the night. Tran was eliminated in tenth pace and the players bagged up their chips.

Final Table

Here is how things will look tomorrow when the players take their seats at 2 p.m.:

Seat one: Rick Fuller - $1,779,000
Seat two: Scott Clements - $1,232,000
Seat three: Morgan Machina - $824,000
Seat four: Fabrice Soulier - $394,000
Seat five: Ut Nguyen - $624,000
Seat six: David Simon - $880,000
Seat seven: Andy Philachack - $446,000
Seat eight: Phil Hellmuth - $1,482,000
Seat nine: Taylor Douglas - $259,000

Check back at CardPlayer.com for all the action from the final table tomorrow.

Player Tags: Phil Hellmuth,   Rick Fuller,   Kiet Tran,   Scott Clements

Back from Dinner at Event #15

Jun 10, '07

Back from Dinner

After the dinner break there was three tables remaining and 23 players left. Jon Turner, Phil Hellmuth, Scott Clements, Rick Fuller, and Fabrice Soullier were all still in contention. The blinds were raised up to $8,000-$16,000 with a $2,000 ante shortly after play started back up.

Fluffy?

Fuller began the hour seated at the ESPN featured table with Hellmuth. Fuller fired out a $14,000 bet preflop and everyone folded. "That a boy fluffy," said a railbird from the 'No Limit Lounge.' "If that nickname sticks, I'm coming up there and kicking your a#$," said Fuller to his friend. John Racener was another face stationed in the lounge, and he watched the action intently.

Clements takes a Hit

Seat four moved all in for $68,000 and Clements made the call. He flipped over A 8 and his opponent turned over A 3. The board was dealt K J 10 3 9 and seat four doubled up on the hand. Clements was wounded, but still strong with a $550,000 stack.

Jon Turner Must Die

A huge reaction was raised among the crowd that surrounded table 78, and Jon Turner got up from the table. He went and leaned on a stanchion for a moment and shook his head. The reason for the commotion was the fact that  Turner had flopped the nut straight, only to be sucked out on by a runner-runner full house. So sick! The cards out on the board told the poker horror story.

Turner: 9 8
Seat nine: 8 8

Board: J 10 7 7 8

Turner was down to $45,000 after the hand and he busted a short time later.

Tran Keeps Rolling

Kiet Tran bet $8,000 and Rick Fuller raised to $16,000. Seat two moved all in for $150,000 more and Tran made the call. Fuller folded and Tran flipped up A Q. Seat two turned over A 10 and the board was dealt A 8 6 3 4. Tran held $655,000 after the hand.

Perfection

Near the end of the hour 19 players remained at three tables and Hellmuth now held $365,000. He limped to a flop of A K 8 and his opponent checked. They then preceded to check the action all the way down, on turn and river cards that were dealt 5 Q. Hellmuth flipped over pocket kings and his opponent in seat eight began laughing as he showed K 10. It was once again time for the Hellmuth show. "You play too good. I was ready to bust anybody on that flop. He didn't' lose a nickel," said Hellmuth. He continued on about the hand, and at one point brought the ESPN camera crews over so he could explain what happened. "This man just played this hand perfectly," said Hellmuth.

Player Tags: Phil Hellmuth,   Rick Fuller,   Kiet Tran,   Scott Clements,   Jon Turner

Hour Four Log

Jun 11, '07

Rockets Again

Andy Philachack played his once in a blue moon hand and he once again flipped over pocket aces after no one called his $690,000 all-in bet. He held $860,000 after the hand.

-Scott Clements was then eliminated in fifth place, scroll down to see the hand.

The player then went to dinner break and returned 45 minutes later.

The chip counts were as follows when they returned:

Phil Hellmuth: $4,450,000
Andy Philachack: $1,550,000
Rick Fuller: $1,500,000
Morgan Machina: $450,000

-Morgan Machina was then eliminated in fourth place, scroll down to see the hand.

Philachack Grabs a Cool Million

Rick fuller bet $300,000 with 7 5 4 A on the board. Philachack and Hellmuth both call and the river brought the 10. Philachack moved all in and both players folded their hands. Philachack picked up the $1 million pot and he is now a factor in three handed action.

A Lot of Dead Money in the Pot

The blinds were then kicked up to $60,000-$120,000 with a $15,000 ante.

-Rick Fuller was then eliminated in third place, scroll down to see the hand.

David & Goliath

The players then took a short break and returned to the following chip stacks:

Phil Hellmuth: $5,732,000
Andy Philachack: $2,152,000

Player Tags: Phil Hellmuth,   Rick Fuller,   Andy Philachack

Rick Fuller Eliminated in 3rd Place ($247,518)

Jun 11, '07

On a flop of K 9 7 Phil Hellmuth bet $250,000 and Rick Fuller raised all in. Hellmuth insta-called and turned over K 10. Fuller flipped over 8 7 and the turn and river cards were dealt J K. Fuller was eliminated in third place and he took home $247,518 in prize money.

Player Tags: Phil Hellmuth,   Rick Fuller

Morgan Machina Eliminated in 4th Place ($161,425)

Jun 11, '07

Morgan Machine moved all in and every player called. The board was dealt A 8 3 J and Rick Fuller bet $200,000. Andy Philachack raised all in to isolate Machina and Phil Hellmuth folded. Fuller also folded and Machina turned over Q 6. Philachack turned over A 7 and the river brought the 2. Hellmuth immediatley told the table that he had folded pocket twos. Machina was eliminated in fourth place and he took home $161,425 in prize money. 

Player Tags: Phil Hellmuth,   Rick Fuller,   Andy Philachack,   Morgan Machina

Hour Three Log

Jun 11, '07

-Fabrice Soulier was eliminated in seventh place, scroll down to see the hand.

Staying Alive

Andy Philachack then moved all in two times over the next couple of hands and everyone folded. He picked up the blinds and antes to survive.

$1 Million Showdown

Scott Clements and Phil Hellmuth pumped a pot to $1 million before the flop was dealt 10 2 2. Hellmuth then fired out $300,000 and Clements mucked his cards. Hellmuth then flipped over pocket fours as he collected the chips.

Clements Time

Spurred on by the previous pot, Clements made a great move of his own. He picked up a robust preflop pot when moved all in with K J. This induced Morgan Machina to fold pocket tens and Andy Philachack folded A 5 after some deliberation.

Another Clash of the Titans

Clements and Hellmuth got involved in another hand a few minutes later. On a board of A K 6 10 8 Clements made a value bet with the A Q in the hole. Hellmuth called and mucked his hand after he discovered the value of Clements' cards.

Collision Course

Rick Fuller made a preflop raise and Hellmuth repopped him. Fuller folded, with his hand caught in the cookie jar. Hellmuth flipped over pocket kings and said, “I’m not fooling around today boys.”

-David Simon was then eliminated in sixth place, scroll down to see the hand.

Hellmuth Scores Again

On a board of 4 4 5 9 7 Hellmuth bet $250,000. Clements made the call and flipped over pocket eights. Hellmuth revealed that he had made a value bet on the river when he turned over pocket tens. He took another pot off of Clements.

Phil Gets his Phil

Philachack moved all in with pocket aces and Hellmuth raised to $1 million. Fuller and Clements folded and the two players flipped over their cards. The board made things interesting when it was dealt K 8 3 7 9. Philachack doubled up through Hellmuth on the hand.

Player Tags: Phil Hellmuth,   Rick Fuller,   Andy Philachack,   Scott Clements,   David Simon

David Simon Eliminated in 6th Place ($82,506)

Jun 11, '07

David Simon moved all in preflop and Rick Fuller made the call. Simon turned over pocket tens and Fuller showed down A Q. The board hit the table A K J 3 2. Simon was eliminated in sixth place and took home $82,506 in prize money.

Player Tags: Rick Fuller,   David Simon

Fabrice Soulier Eliminated in 7th Place ($64,570)

Jun 11, '07

Fabrice Soulier moved all in preflop, and both Phil Hellmuth and Rick Fuller made the call. The board was dealt A Q 9 8 6 and Hellmuth bet $250,000. Fuller called the bet and Hellmuth flipped over 7 5. Fuller's pocket sixes were no good and Soulier was eliminated in seventh place when he flipped over Q 3. Soulier took home $64,570 in prize money.

Player Tags: Phil Hellmuth,   Rick Fuller,   Fabrice Soulier

Hour One Log

Jun 11, '07

Big stack confrontation

The two big stacks at the table, Rick Fuller and Phil Hellmuth, see a flop of A 9 5. Both players checked and the turn brought the J. Hellmuth bet $50,000 and Fuller raised to $100,000. The K was put out on the board on the river and Hellmuth bet $200,000. Fuller thought for a moment, then mucked his hand. Hellmuth jumped into the chip lead after the pot.

Taylor Douglas was then eliminated in ninth place, scroll down to see the hand.

Hand Caught in the Cookie Jar

David Simon raised on the next hand with K 8 and Andy Philachack repopped things with an all-in raise. Simon folded his hand.

Blinds Up

The blind were then raised up to $20,000-$40,000 with a $5,000 ante.

Lull in the Action

 The next dozen hands transpired without any major confrontations. Philachack moved all in at one point with pocket aces, but received no calls. The allure of a higher payday may be causing these players to tighten up. Scott Clements was now the chip leader after he picked up multiple small pots, he now held $1,800,000.

Player Tags: Phil Hellmuth,   Rick Fuller,   Andy Philachack

Phil Hellmuth Makes the Final Table in Event #15

Jun 10, '07

Fuller Busts Two

Rick Fuller made his presence felt in a big way when he eliminated two opponents. Fuller paired his six on the board, which was good enough to best the A-Q and A-K of his opponents.

Just Nguyen Baby

Ut Nguyen then eliminated an opponent in eleventh place to bring things down to the final table. He broke into shouts of celebration after the hand with Young Phan and Men "The Master" Nguyen. They had come to sweat him as things played down in day two.

Just One Hand

Once the players took their seats at the final table, only one hand was needed to get things down to the final nine. Kiet Tran raised to $90,000 from late position and Rick Fuller made the call from the big blind. The flop was dealt K J 3 and Tran fired out $100,000. Fuller moved all in and Tran made the call. Tran flipped over A 3 and Fuller flipped over K 6. The turn and river cards were dealt 8 and 6, and Fuller took the chip lead on the final hand of the night. Tran was eliminated in tenth pace and the players bagged up their chips.

Final Table

Here is how things will look tomorrow when the players take their seats at 2 p.m.:

Seat one: Rick Fuller - $1,779,000
Seat two: Scott Clements - $1,232,000
Seat three: Morgan Machina - $824,000
Seat four: Fabrice Soulier - $394,000
Seat five: Ut Nguyen - $624,000
Seat six: David Simon - $880,000
Seat seven: Andy Philachack - $446,000
Seat eight: Phil Hellmuth - $1,482,000
Seat nine: Taylor Douglas - $259,000

Check back at CardPlayer.com for all the action from the final table tomorrow.

Player Tags: Phil Hellmuth,   Rick Fuller,   Kiet Tran,   Scott Clements

Back from Dinner at Event #15

Jun 10, '07

Back from Dinner

After the dinner break there was three tables remaining and 23 players left. Jon Turner, Phil Hellmuth, Scott Clements, Rick Fuller, and Fabrice Soullier were all still in contention. The blinds were raised up to $8,000-$16,000 with a $2,000 ante shortly after play started back up.

Fluffy?

Fuller began the hour seated at the ESPN featured table with Hellmuth. Fuller fired out a $14,000 bet preflop and everyone folded. "That a boy fluffy," said a railbird from the 'No Limit Lounge.' "If that nickname sticks, I'm coming up there and kicking your a#$," said Fuller to his friend. John Racener was another face stationed in the lounge, and he watched the action intently.

Clements takes a Hit

Seat four moved all in for $68,000 and Clements made the call. He flipped over A 8 and his opponent turned over A 3. The board was dealt K J 10 3 9 and seat four doubled up on the hand. Clements was wounded, but still strong with a $550,000 stack.

Jon Turner Must Die

A huge reaction was raised among the crowd that surrounded table 78, and Jon Turner got up from the table. He went and leaned on a stanchion for a moment and shook his head. The reason for the commotion was the fact that  Turner had flopped the nut straight, only to be sucked out on by a runner-runner full house. So sick! The cards out on the board told the poker horror story.

Turner: 9 8
Seat nine: 8 8

Board: J 10 7 7 8

Turner was down to $45,000 after the hand and he busted a short time later.

Tran Keeps Rolling

Kiet Tran bet $8,000 and Rick Fuller raised to $16,000. Seat two moved all in for $150,000 more and Tran made the call. Fuller folded and Tran flipped up A Q. Seat two turned over A 10 and the board was dealt A 8 6 3 4. Tran held $655,000 after the hand.

Perfection

Near the end of the hour 19 players remained at three tables and Hellmuth now held $365,000. He limped to a flop of A K 8 and his opponent checked. They then preceded to check the action all the way down, on turn and river cards that were dealt 5 Q. Hellmuth flipped over pocket kings and his opponent in seat eight began laughing as he showed K 10. It was once again time for the Hellmuth show. "You play too good. I was ready to bust anybody on that flop. He didn't' lose a nickel," said Hellmuth. He continued on about the hand, and at one point brought the ESPN camera crews over so he could explain what happened. "This man just played this hand perfectly," said Hellmuth.

Player Tags: Phil Hellmuth,   Rick Fuller,   Kiet Tran,   Scott Clements,   Jon Turner