$10,000 World Championship Limit Hold'em - Day 2 - Level 17 Recap
Jun 16, '08
Blinds: 5,000-10,000
Players Left: 14 of 218
Chip Leaders:
Rob Hollink - 620,000
Andy Bloch - 570,000
J.C. Tran - 515,000
Aaron Katz - 420,000
Jerrod Ankenman - 340,000
Eric Buchman - 270,000
Rich Chase - 260,000
Tam "Tommy" Hang - 240,000
Eric Froehlich - 230,000
Chris Vitch - 205,000
Average Stack: 311,450
Eliminations:
15th – Michael Mizrachi
16th – Matt Woodward
17th – Tex Barch
18th – Kieu Duong
Big Hands and Storylines:
Bloch Wins Monster Pot; Duong Eliminated
Rob Hollink made it 20,000 to go from middle position. Brock “t soprano” Parker, on Hollink’s left, upped it to 30,000. Then, to Parker’s left, Kieu Duong moved in for 34,000. As if this wasn’t enough action, Andy Bloch popped it up to 40,000. Both Hollink and Parker called. The flop was 10
7
4
; Hollink checked, Parker checked, Bloch bet, and the other two called. The action followed the same pattern on the J turn. Bloch bet the 5 on the river and this time both Hollink and Parker folded. Bloch’s pocket kings were enough to take down the massive pot and Duong was eliminated.
Tex is Toast
Tex Barch was eliminated in 17th place when his AQ failed to hold against Jerrod Ankenman’s A
T. The board rolled out 102284 and Barch unhappily called down to the river, giving away the last of his chips. Though Barch's night is through, Ankenman is very much in contention with his 330,000.
Matt Woodward Eliminated in 16thPlace
Matt Woodward was all-in pre-flop against J.C. Tran. Tran, on the button, showed an understandably weak 87 and was chasing against Woodward’s AQ. Woodward remained stoic on the J53 flop, but his demeanor changed to reflect the 8 on the turn; he rolled his eyes and nodded his head in a resigned fashion. The K on the river sealed Woodward’s exit and he was eliminated in 16th place, taking home $25,615.
Player Tags: J.C. Tran, Kieu Duong, Andy Bloch, Tommy Hang, Eric Buchman, Michael Mizrachi, Aaron Katz, John Barch, Brock Parker, Rob Hollink, Matt Woodward, Eric Froehlich, Chris Vitch, Jerrod Ankenman, European Report
