Final table Set
Jul 02, '07
Hold'em Brings the Action
The seven card stud level was relatively slow, with chips mostly being passed from one player to another around the table. The hold'em level changed all that. Within minutes the 11th place finisher was eliminated. David Duran raised the blinds with K
Q
, Michael Craig reraised and Duran called all-in. Craig revealed the 9
9
and after the board came down 7
4
2
4
5
Duran was sent to the rail in 11th ($7,507). The remaining ten players were playing five handed at two tables.
Cool YourJett-s
Chip Jett three bet it preflop and the player in the small blind called. The flop brought the Q
10
6
and Jett bet. After his opponent called the turn brought the 2
. Jett then checked, his opponent bet, and Jett raised. His opponent reraised and Jett called. The river brought the 3
and Jett check-called, only to see his opponent reveal the A
A
. Jett flipped up his A
Q
with the frustration and his opponent raked the massive pot.
Juliano Maesano Takes 10th ($8,171)
All-in preflop with A
J
against K
K
, Maesano failed to improve and was eliminated in 10th.
Final Hand
Raymond Davis raised and short stacked Eric Tomberlin made it $24,000 from the big blind. Davis called and the flop brought the J
9
6
. Tomberlin bet and Davis called. The turn brought the 4
and Tomberlin bet the last of his chips. Davis called and said, "What do I have to beat?" Tomberlin replied,"Ace high." Davis quickly revealed his 10
9
and Tomberlin was in trouble with A
10
. The 8
on the river improved neither player and Tomberlin finished in 9th place ($8,171).
The final table is set, and with a great lineup including Chip Jett, Michael Craig and Raymond Davis, its sure to be one to watch. Make sure to check in tomorrow for updates here at
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Player Tags: Raymond Davis, Chip Jett, Michael Craig, Eric Tomberlin, David Duran, Juliano Maesano
Stud Hi/Hold'em Update
Jul 02, '07
The remaining 16 players have just finished up with Levels 29 and 30 (Stud Hi & Hold’em), and are about to enter Level 31 (Omaha eight-or-better). The average chip stack right now $91,250 and with the blinds increasing to $6,000-$12,000, we’re bound to see a plethora of eliminations in the next few rounds to come.
It’s a rolled-up rollercoaster in Level 29 (Stud Hi) for Susie Genard. Genard starts one hand off with rolled up nines against Eric Tomberlin’s 7 on 3rd street. Tomblerin goes on to catch two running sevens on both fourth and fifth street to make trip sevens, but failing to further improve gives Genard the win with trip nines. The very next hand and Genard looks down at rolled up jacks against John Myung’s 8 in the door. Myung starts the hand off with a split pair of eights and catches another 8 on fourth street and the case eight on fifth street to make quads and trump Genard’s trip jacks turned full house.
Pat Poels nearly doubled up in hold’em when a mis-raise worked out in his advantage. The player in seat no. 3 comes in for a raise and Pat Poels calls from the big blind. The flop comes K 9 7 and Poels checks to seat no. 3 who bets out. Poels raises and seat no. 3 calls. The turn brings the 10 and Poels leads out this time getting a call from his opponent in seat no. 3. The river brings the 5 and once again Poels bets and seat no. 3 makes the call. Poels turns over Q J for the nut straight and the player in seat no. 3 mucks his hand in awe. Seat no. 3 makes it apparent that he was not impressed with Poels’ gutshot raise on the flop and Poels defends himself by explaining that he mis-raised by mistake which was evident by his bet on the turn which was for twice the actual limit. All Poels can do at this point is to offer his opponent his condolences by saying, “Sorry…but not really.”
John Myung was just recently eliminated by Michael Craig when Myung got the rest of his chips in the pot with Q-J against Craig’s A-Q. The board failed to improve Myung’s dominated queen and he hit the rail in 18th place earning himself $5,514.
We’ve had plenty of eliminations in the last hour or so and here’s our most recent list…
17th Place Daniel Lown ($5,514)
18th John Myung ($5,514)
19th Michael Klarman ($5,514)
20th Gregory Koseback ($5,514)
21st Justin Thomas ($5,514)
22nd Bonnie Leinhos ($5,514)
23rd Daniel Fishell ($5,514)
Be sure to check back with CardPlayer.com for more updates and your favorite Pro Blogs. Notable Chip Counts
| Eric Tomberlin |
71,000 |
| Chip Jett |
130,000 |
Player Tags: Patrick Poels, John Myung, Susan Genard, Michael Craig, Eric Tomberlin
