Level 5 Update: Steve Zolotow First to Fall
Jun 26, '09
Flop Games: 900-1,800
Stud Games: Ante — 400, Bring-In — 500, Completion — 1,800, Limits — 1,800-3,600
Players Remaining: 94 out of 95
Chip Counts:
1. Hasan Habib — 280,000
2. Martin Vallo — 270,000
3. Bill Chen — 240,000
4. Annie Duke — 235,000
5. Ville Wahlbeck — 233,000
6. Erik Seidel — 225,000
7. Farzad Bonyadi — 220,000
8. Scotty Nguyen — 220,000
9. Abe Mosseri — 218,000
10. Justin Smith — 217,400
Average Chip Count: 151,595
Noatble Eliminations:
95. Steve Zolotow
Big Hands:
HOLD’EM
Huck Seed vs. Eli Elezra
With about 25,000 already in the pot on a flop K
74
, Huck Seed checks to Eli Elezra. Elezra bets 1,800, Seed raises to 3,600, Elezra three-bets to 5,400, Seed four-bets to 7,200 and Elezra calls.
The turn is the 9, Seed bets 3,600 and Elezra calls.
The river is the K, Seed bets 3,600, Elezra raises to 7,200, Seed three-bets to 10,800 and Elezra folds. Seed rakes the pot, bringing his stack up to 190,000 this hand while Elezra drops down to 80,000 in chips.
Mikhail Tulchinskiy vs. David Benyamine
Mikhail Tulchiniskiy raises to 3,600 from the cutoff, David Benyamine reraises to 5,400 from the small blind and Tulchiniskiy calls.
The flop comes A
K3, Benyamine bets 1,800 and Tulchiniskiy calls.
The turn is the 7 and both players check.
The river is the J, Benyamine checks and Tulchiniskiy bets 3,600. Benyamine and folds and Tulchiniskiy rakes the pot.
OMAHA/8
Ville Wahlbeck vs. Howard Lederer
On a flop of 974, Howard Lederer bets 1,800 and Ville Wahlbeck calls.
The turn is the 8 and once gain Wahlbeck checks. Lederer bets bets 3,600 and Wahlbeck raises to 7,200. Lederer three-bets to 10,800 and Wahlbeck four-bets to 14,000. Lederer just calls.
The river is the A
, and this time Wahlbeck leads out for 3,600 and Lederer calls. Wahlbeck turns over A1062 for a straight-high and a seven-low.
STUD
Gus Hansen Wins Big Pot
Gus Hansen completes the bet to 1,800 with the 8 and both Alex Jung (4) and Matt Glantz (4) call.
Hansen bets on fourth street and both opponents call.
Hansen: X-X-878
Jung: X-X-455
Glantz: X-X-4KJ
Hansen bets his pair of eights, Jung calls and Glantz folds.
Hansen: X-X-8789
Jung: X-X-4552
Hansen bets and gets called on both sixth street and the river. Hansen turns over AJ for a flush and rakes the pot. Hansen climbs up to 135,000 this hand while Jung falls down to just 60,000 in chips.
STUD/8
Steve Zolotow Eliminaed by Patrick Bueno
Jenneifer Harman opened the pot with the 2, Patrick Bueno completes the bet with the 5, Steve Zolotow raises with the K, and both Harman and Bueno call.
Harman: X-X-210
Bueno: X-X-57
Zolotow: X-X-K9
Zolotow bets out on fourth street and both players call.
Harman: X-X-2107
Bueno: X-X-574
Zolotow: X-X-K94
Zolotow bets again on fifth street, Bueno raises, Harman calls and Zolotow calls all in for 8,000 and change.
Harman: X-X-2107J
Bueno: X-X-5743
Zolotow: X-X-K944
Bueno bets on sixth street and Harman calls, but folds after Bueno bets again on the river.
Zolotow turns over the K for two pair, but Bueno shows the 6 for the straight. Bueno scoops the pot and Steve Zolotow is the first player eliminated from the event.
Player Tags: Huck Seed, Gus Hansen, Howard Lederer, Steve Zolotow, David Benyamine, Eli Elezra, Ville Wahlbeck, Patrick Bueno, Alexander Jung
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