Level 19 Update
Dec 17, '08
Scoreboard
Level: 19
Blinds/Antes: 10,000-20,000 with a 3,000 ante
Players Left: 23 of 497
Average: 972,000
Notable Chip Counts
Ben Straate - 2,800,000
Evan McNiff - 1,600,000
Brett Richey - 1,575,000
Justin Young - 1,535,000
Robert Mizrachi - 1,345,000
In the Money Eliminations
$43,235
27th: Andy Bloch
26th: Mohsin Charania
25th: David Benyamine
24th: Chuck Kelley
Big Hands:
Chino Rheem Makes a Great Call
Chino Rheem checked a flop of K
Q
7
from the small blind and Clonie Gowen bet 75,000 from the big blind. The turn was dealt J and Rheem checked. Gowen bet 150,000 and Rheem made the call. The river fell K
and Rheem checked again. Gowen bet 275,000 and Rheem made the call. Gowen showed down 98 and Rheem turned up A9 for the pick off of Gowen's bluff. Rheem held 1.35 million after the hand. Gowen was sent spiraling downward with just 550,000.
Mike Matusow Doubles Up...
Mike "The Mouth" Matusow doubled up when his K-J made trip kings on a board that ran out K-K-8-3-9 against the pocket aces of Robert Mizrachi.
...Then the Mouth Busts David Benyamine in 25th Place ($43,235)
David Benyamine moved all in under the gun for 189,000 and Mike Matusow made the call. Their cards:
Matusow: 99
Benyamine: AQ
Board: K10434
Matusow climbed to 550,000 with the win and Benaymine hit the rail in 25th place.
Chuck Kelley Eliminated in 24th Place ($43,235)
Chuck Kelley moved all in from the big blind for 304,000 preflop and Hoyt Corkins went into the tank. He decided to call and they turned up their cards:
Corkins: 88
Kelley: 33
Board: KQ659
Kelley was eliminated on the hand in 24th place and then the field went on break.
Left in the Deck:
Volatile Leader Board
Each and every level the top of the leader board has undergone a drastic shuffle. The pots played today have been big, and as a result the chip leader can change at any given moment.
Player Tags: Hoyt Corkins, Robert Mizrachi, David Benyamine, Mike Matusow, Clonie Gowen, Chuck Kelley
