Level 9 Update: Eric Baldwin Eliminated
Dec 15, '09
Blinds: 800-1,600 with a 100 ante
Players Remaining: 159 out of 329
Chip Counts:
1. Eric Hershler — 350,000
2. Danny Wong — 325,000
3. Brent Hanks — 300,000
4. Faraz Jaka — 295,000
5. Antonio Esfandiari — 260,000
6. Dave Ulliot — 250,000
7. Doyle Brunson — 247,000
8. Jon Turner — 240,000
9. John Juanda — 230,000
10. Shawn Buchanan — 220,000
Average Chip Count: 124,151
Notable Eliminations:
Eric Baldwin
Kathy Liebert
Justin Smith
Joe Cada
J.J. Liu
John Monnette
Big Hands:
Eric Baldwin Eliminated
On a flop of J
4
2
Tom Dwan bet 15,800 and Eric Baldwin (picture right) raised to 37,000. Dwan made the call and the turn fell 4
. Dwan checked and Baldwin moved all in for 60,000. Dwan made the call. Their cards:
Dwan: 7
4
Badlwin: A
A
River: 6
Baldwin was eliminated on the hand and Dwan grew his stack to 300,000.
Yevgeniy Timoshenko Doubles Up
Yevgeniy Timoshenko was all in preflop for 48.6 million and John Juanda called him down. Their cards:
Timoshenko: A
A
Juanda: A
Q
Board: 10
9
2
J
9
Timoshenko doubled up on the hand to survive in the tournament.
Eric Hershler Takes the Chip Lead
On a flop of K
J
4
Eric Hershler (pictured right) bet 10,000 from the big blind and Darryll Fish raised an additional 16,200 from the hi-jack. Hershler called and the 9
fell on the turn. Hershler checked and Fish went into the tank before betting 38,800. Hershler made the call and the 6
fell on the river. Hershler checked, Fish bet 50,200, and Herhsler made the call. Fish turned over 2
2
and Hershler revealed K
10
. Hershler won the hand and he grew his stack to 350,000 to take the chip lead.
Left in the Deck
The official prize pool for the tournament has been released.
1st: $1,428,430
2nd: $952,290
3rd: $571,374
4th: $333,302
5th: $249,976
6th: $202,362
7th: $154,747
8th: $107,133
9th: $76,183
10th-12th: $57,137
13th-15th: $47,615
16th-18th: $38,092
19th-27th: $28,569
POY Watch
With Baldwin now out of the tournament and the final size of the field set, the final POY contenders left in the tournament know what to shoot for if they hope to pass Baldwin for the 2009 crown.
Here is a look at the top three point totals in the race:
Eric Baldwin: 6,994
Cornel Cimpan: 5,934
Yebgeniy Timoshenko: 5,509
POY Points to be Awarded at the Final Table of this event:
1: 1,980
2: 1,650
3: 1,320
4: 990
5: 825
6: 660
Cornel Cimpan needs a third-place finish or better here at Bellagio to pass Baldwin and Yevgeniy Timoshenko needs a second-place finish or better to pass Badlwin. Soheil Shamseddin and Mike Leah can’t pass Baldwin with a win but they can improve their final standings in the POY race.
Here is a look at where the remaining top 10 players in the POY race stand in chips in this event:
Yevgeniy Timoshenko: 95,000
Soheil Shamseddin: 90,000
Cornel Cimpan: 65,000
Mike Leah: 55,000
Player Tags: Cornel Andrew Cimpan, Soheil Shamseddin, Eric Baldwin, Mike Leah, Eric Hershler, Darryll Fish