Level 12 Update
Aug 24, '09
Blinds: 1,200-2,400 with a 300 ante
Players Remaining: 40 out of 278
Chip Counts:
1. Bryan Devonshire — 620,000
2. Prahlad Friedman — 554,000
3. James Mackey — 520,000
4. Bob Lauria — 430,000
5. Steven Begleiter — 415,000
6. Kevin Schaffel — 305,000
7. Matt Widdoes — 275,000
8. Tony Gargano — 260,000
9. Kia Mohajeri — 240,000
10. Sergei veytser — 240,000
Average Chip Count: 209,000
Notable Eliminations:
David Sands
Greg Mueller
Bobby Suer
Kirk Conrad
Hand of the Level:
David “SirSands” Sands Eliminated by Prahlad Friedman
David Sands raised to 7,200 from late position and Prahlad Friedman reraised to 20,000 from the button. It got back around to Sands who moved all in for 72,000. Friedman took his time before making the call with pocket eights. Sands showed A
J and needed to hit to stay alive.
The board came K73
K9
and Sands was eliminated from the tournament. Friedman moved up near the top of the leader board with 555,000.
Level Summary:
Despite the high chip average and slow-moving blind structure, players continue to find ways out the door. The field is now down to a staggering 41 players, leaving the possibility of an early finish to the day wide open.
During the level, Prahlad Friedman won a big race with David Sands and is now right on Bryan Devonshire’s heals for the chip lead. James Mackey had a similar story to tell, coolering Bobby Suer for a massive pot to put him squarely in third place.
Player Tags: Prahlad Friedman, David Sands
Seat 1 bet 1,225 from middle position and David Sands made the call from the cutoff. The flop fell A