Part I Ends - Dennis Phillips Eliminated in Third Place ($4,517,773)
Nov 09, '08
Peter Eastgate opened the action for 1.5 million from the small blind after Ivan Demidov mucked on the button and Dennis Phillips made the call. The flop was dealt J
4
3
and Eastgate bet 1.5 million. Phillips raised all in for his final 14.55 million and Eastgate couldn't be happier to make the call with a pocket pair. Their cards:
Eastgate: 3 3
Phillips: 10 9
Turn and River: A 9
Phillips was drawing dead when the turn fell and he was eliminated in third place. Phillips received a warm standing ovation from his faithful supporters and he will also take home $4,517,773 in prize money back to St. Louis. For just one day he is the leading tournament poker money winner in 2008. That is until $5,809,595 and $9,152,416 are awarded to the runner up and new world champion tomorrow night. Stay tuned for a recap of part I from the final table and official chip counts for tomorrow.
Player Tags: Peter Eastgate, Dennis Phillips, Ivan Demidov
Final Table -- Hour Eleven -- Ylon Schwartz Eliminated in Fourth Place ($3,794,974)
Nov 09, '08
Blinds/Antes: 300,000-600,000 with a 75,000 ante
Players Left: 3 of 6,844
Chip Leaders:
Peter Eastgate: 64,925,000
Ivan Demidov: 52,375,000
Dennis Phillips: 19,925,000
Average: 45,626,666
Big Hands:
Ylon Schwartz Eliminated in Fourth Place ($3,794,974)
Peter Eastgate raised to 1.5 million preflop under the gun and Dennis Phillip mucked on the button. Ylon Schwartz made the call in the small blind and Ivan Demidov got out of the way in the big blind. The flop was dealt K 8 2 and both players checked. The K fell on the turn and Schwartz checked. Eastgate bet 1.75 million and Schwartz made the call. The river brought the 5 and Schwartz checked again. Eastgate bet 4.6 million and Schwartz check-raised all in . Eastgate made the call and Schwartz flipped over A 10. Eastgate flipped over pocket fives and he won the hand with a full house to take the chip lead and eliminate Schwartz in fourth place. Schwartz took home $3,794,974 in prize money, which makes him the leading money winner in tournament poker for 2008 until the third-place player busts out of the tournament.
Player Tags: Ylon Schwartz, Peter Eastgate, Dennis Phillips, Ivan Demidov
Final Table -- Hour 10
Nov 09, '08
Blinds/Antes: 300,000-600,000 with a 75,000 ante
Players Left: 4 of 6,844
Chip Leaders:
Ivan Demidov: 49,100,000
Peter Eastgate: 47,625,000
Ylon Schwartz: 22,175,000
Dennis Phillips: 17,325,000
Average: 34,220,000
Big Hands:
Blinds Up
The blinds are now 300,000-600,000 with a 75,000 ante for the start of level 37.
Phillips Evens Up With Schwartz
Dennis Phillips and Ylon Schwartz see a flop of K 9 2 from the small and big blind before Schwartz opened the action for one million. Phillips made the call and the turn fell 10. Both players checked and the 5 fell on the river. Phillips bet 1.5 million and Schwartz called him down. Phillips turned up K 8 and Schwartz mucked his hand. The two players were about even at 20 million after the hand.
Ylon Schwartz Takes a Hit
Ylon Schwartz raised to 1.5 million under the gun and Ivan Demidov reraised to 4.925 million. The flop was dealt 9 7 2 and Schwartz checked. Demidov bet 7.125 million and Schwartz mucked. The hand knocked him down to 15 million as the short stack of the final four players.
Chop up the Anxiety
Peter Eastgate raised to 1.5 million preflop and Ylon Schwartz reraised to 4.5 million. Eastgate came over the top of him and moved all in. Schwartz quickly made the call and the crowd jumped to its feet and stirred with excitement. Until they saw the two players cards:
Schwartz: A K
Eastgate: A K
Board: J 9 7 7 5
The two players chopped the pot and play continued four handed.
Player Tags: Ylon Schwartz, Peter Eastgate, Dennis Phillips, Ivan Demidov
Hour Nine -- Scott Montgomery Eliminated in Fifth Place ($3,096,678)
Nov 09, '08
Blinds/Antes: 250,000-500,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Left: 4 of 6,844
Chip Leaders:
Ivan Demidov: 49,100,000
Peter Eastgate: 47,625,000
Ylon Schwartz: 22,175,000
Dennis Phillips: 17,325,000
Average: 34,220,000
Big Hands:
Scott Montgomery vs. Ivan Demidov
Scott Montgomery raised to 1.5 million preflop from the small blind and Ivan Demidov reaised to 4.25 million from the big blind. Montgomery thought for a moment and then reraised all in for a massive total worth 24.375 million. Demidov made the all-in call and they flipped up their hands:
Demidov: K K
Montgomery: A 9
Board: 6 4 6 10 3
Demidov sweated the two toughest cards of his life and doubled up to win the largest hand of the tournament so far. After the hand his stack grew to 51 million, while Montgomery was crippled with a just a little more than 7 million left to his name.
Scott Montgomery Eliminated in Fifth Place ($3,096,678)
After moving all in once and receiving no calls, Montogmery pushed all of his chips into the middle again and received a call from Peter Eastgate. Their cards:
Montgomery: A 3
Eastgate: 6 6
Board: A Q 4 A
Dennis Phillips revealed to Tournament Director Jack Effel that he had mucked a six when he folded preflop and Effel announced this to the crowd in the Penn and Teller Theater. This left Eastgate with one final out in the deck.
River: 6
The crowd broke into a loud mixture of cheers and groans in a confusion of excitement and agony when the six rolled off the deck, and Montgomery’s tournament run came to an end in fifth place. He took home $3,096,678 in prize money.
Break Time
After the elimination of Montgomery the final four players went on a 20-minute break.
Player Tags: Peter Eastgate, Dennis Phillips, Scott Montgomery, Ivan Demidov
Final Table -- Hour Eight -- Darus Suharto Eliminated in Sixth Place ($2,418,562)
Nov 09, '08
Blinds/Antes: 250,000-500,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Left: 5 of 6,844
Chip Leaders:
Peter Eastgate: 37,425,000
Scott Montgomery: 32,575,000
Ivan Demidov: 27,250,000
Dennis Phillips: 20,175,000
Ylon Schwartz: 19,375,000
Average: 27,376,000
Big Hands:
Peter Eastgate Takes the Chip Lead
Peter Eastgate opened the action on the button with a raise to 1.25 million and Dennis Phillips reraised to 3.5 million. Eastgate made the call and the flop was dealt K 2 2. Phillips checked and Eastgate bet 3 million. Things got interesting when Phillips check-rasied to 7 million and then Eastgate came over the top of him by shoving all in. A call would have put Phillips tournament life at major risk, and after mulling it over for a minute he decided to fold.
Darus Suharto Eliminated in Sixth Place ($2,418,562)
Darus Suharto moved all in preflop for 8,550,000 and Scott Montgomery thought for a minute before he made the call on the cutoff. Their cards:
Suharto: A 8
Montgomery: A Q
Board: K J 2 4 4
Montgomery made an ace-high spade flush on the turn and knocked Suharto out of the tournament in sixth place. Suharto will take home $2,418,562 in prize money.
Player Tags: Darus Suharto, Peter Eastgate, Dennis Phillips, Scott Montgomery
Final Table -- Hour Six
Nov 09, '08
Blinds/Antes: 200,000-400,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Left: 7 of 6,844
Chip Leaders:
Ivan Demidov: 38,975,000
Peter Eastgate: 25,725,000
Dennis Phillips: 21,400,000
Ylon Schwartz: 20,675,000
Scott Montgomery: 16,700,000
Darus Suharto: 8,300,000
David Rheem: 4,450,000
Average: 19,554,285
Big Hands:
Dennis Phillips Doubles Up
Chino Rheem raised to 1 million preflop and Dennis Phillips made the call. Ylon Schwartz reraised to 4.4 million. Rheem mucked and then Phillips moved all in for 10.05 million total. Schwartz called him down. Their cards:
Schwartz: Q Q
Phillips: A Q
Board: A J 4 6 3
Phillips doubled up on the hand and his large cheering section went nuts.
Player Tags: Ylon Schwartz, Chino Rheem, Dennis Phillips
Final Table -- Hour Three
Nov 09, '08
Blinds/Antes: 150,000-300,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Left: 9 of 6,844
Chip Leaders:
Ylon Schwartz: 40,020,000
Ivan Demidov: 27,880,000
Peter Eastgate: 21,370,000
Darus Suharto: 11,790,000
Scott Montgomery: 11,505,000
Dennis Phillips: 9,830,000
David Rheem: 6,655,000
Craig Marquis: 6,080,000
Kelly Kim: 1,735,000
Average: 15,208,888
Big Hands:
Schwartz Takes the Lead
Ivan Demidov raised to 775,000 preflop from middle position and Ylon Schwartz made the call from the big blind. The flop was dealt K 10 2 and Schwartz bet 1.15 million. Demidov made the call and the turn fell 3. Schwartz led out again, this time for 2.45 million. The 6 fell on the river and Schwartz checked. Demidov bet 3.7 million and Schwartz made the call. Demidov turned over A K and Schwartz turned up K 10 to win the 16.5 million pot and take the chip lead.
Kelly Kim Doubles Up
Action was folded around to Ivan Demidov in the small blind, and he moved all in. Kim made the all-in call from the big blind and the two players flipped up their hands:
Kim: K K
Demidov: K 10
Board: 7 7 6 9 3
Kim doubled up on the hand to survive.
Kim Tempts Fate Again
Kim once again had his tournament life at rick preflop, and this time it was Chin Rheem that had him covered. Their cards:
Kim: A K
Rheem: A K
Board: J 10 8 Q Q
Despite flopping four to a flush Rheem faild to hit the draw on the turn or river and Kim survived once again as his section of the crowd gave a loud round of applause and then began chanting, “Kel-ly! Kel-ly!”
Dennis Phillips Doubles Up
Dennis Phillips moved all in preflop and Chino Rheem made the call. Their cards:
Phillips:Q Q
Rheem: J J
Board: K 5 3 9 6
Phillips doubled up to survive and his section of the crowd burst into thunderous applause.
Break Time
When the hour concluded the players went on a 20-minute break and the 5,000 chips were colored up.
Player Tags: Kelly Kim, Ylon Schwartz, Chino Rheem, Dennis Phillips, Ivan Demidov
Final Table -- Hour Two
Nov 09, '08
Blinds/Antes: 150,000-300,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Left: 9 of 6,844
Chip Leaders:
Ivan Demidov: 35,875,000
Peter Eastgate: 23,855,000
Ylon Schwartz: 18,595,000
Scott Montgomery: 18,095,000
Darus Suharto: 13,605,000
David Rheem: 9,180,000
Dennis Phillips: 8,310,000
Craig Marquis: 7,780,000
Kelly Kim: 1,690,000
Average: 15,208,888
Big Hands:
Ivan Demidov Takes a Huge Lead
Ivan Demidov raised to 1.025 million preflop from the button after Dennis Phillips limped under the gun and then Phillips reraised to 3.525 million. Demidov reraised to 8.225 million and Phillips made the call after about 30 seconds of deliberation. The flop was dealt J 10 8 and Phillips bet 4.5 million. Demidov decided to move all in and Phillips went into the tank. He eventually mucked and now holds around 9 million after starting the final table with the chip lead. Demidov now has an impressive chip lead with 35,875,000.
Break Time
The players went on a 15-minute break during the hour that was more of a 25-minute break by the time all of them were chased back down to the final table.
Ylon Schwartz Makes a Move
Dennis Phillips limped into a pot preflop and then Ylon Schwartz raised to 1.4 million in the small blind. Scott Montgomery made the call in the big blind and Phillips made the call as well. The flop was dealt Q 10 2 and Schwartz bet 5 million. Montgomery made the call and Phillips mucked. The turn brought the 8 and Schwartz moved all in. Montgomery mucked and Schwartz took down a nice pot.
Player Tags: Ylon Schwartz, Dennis Phillips, Scott Montgomery, Ivan Demidov
$10,000 Main Event - The Final March To November Begins
Jul 14, '08
Note: Players are now on a 20 minute break
Blinds/Antes: 100,000-200,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Left: 10 of 6,844
Chip Leaders:
Ivan Demdidov: 21,000,000
Scott Montgomery: 20,900,000
Dennis Phillips: 19,600,000
Ylon Schwartz: 16,500,000
Darus Suharto: 16,040,000
Dean Hamrick: 12,420,000
Peter Eastgate: 11,480,000
David Rheem: 10,100,000
Craig Marquis: 6,200,000
Kelly Kim: 4,180,000
Big Hands:
Schwartz Picks Up Rockets On First Hand Back...
Craig Marquis raised to 525,000 from late position and the action got to Ylon Schwartz on the button. He reraised to 1.6 million and the blinds folded. Action was back on Marquis, who made it 4.5 million to go. Schwartz immediately moved all in and Marquis went into the tank. He shook his head in disgust as he decided to fold his hand. Schwartz tabled AA and raked in a very big pot.
... Then Keeps Picking On Marquis
Craig Marquis raised preflop to 525,000 and Schwartz was next to act. He popped it to 1.1 million and Marquis made the call. The flop came J83 and Marquis checked. Schwartz moved all in and Marquis mucked his hand. Schwartz was at 17 million in chips while Marquis was down to about 6.5 million.
Phillips and Eastgate in a Dance
Peter Eastgate raised to 575,000 and Dennis Phillips made the call. The flop came Q4J and both players decided to check. The turn was the 3 and again both players checked. The river brought some action as the 7 hit the felt, inducing an 800,000 bet by Phillips. Eastgate made the call and Phillips showed 107 for a pair on the river. But Eastgate showed KJ for a better pair on the flop and he took down the pot.
Rheem Flops a Set But Gets No Action
David "Chino" Rheem opened for a raise to 600,000 from middle position. Action folded around to Dennis Phillips in the small blind who made the call. The big blind mucked and the flop came down AA8. Phillips checked and Rheem fired 750,000 into the pot. Phillips mucked and the crowd burst into cheers as Rheem took the pot. He then tabled AK to show that he indeed had a set.
Player Tags: Ylon Schwartz, Peter Eastgate, Craig Marquis, Dennis Phillips
$10,000 Main Event - Rheem Takes a Hit, Bishop Out
Jul 14, '08
Note: Play had paused after the elimination of Joe Bishop to allow for a redraw for the final table of 10 players. We are one elimination away from the television final table that will take place in November.
Blinds/Antes: 100,000-200,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Left: 10 of 6,844
Chip Leaders:
Dennis Phillips: 21,500,000
Scott Montgomery: 20,635,000
Ivan Demidov: 18,700,000
Darus Suharto: 16, 425,000
Dean Hamrick: 12,460,000
Craig Marquis: 12,000,000
Ylon Schwartz: 10,500,000
Peter Eastgate: 10,440,000
David 'Chino' Rheem: 10,100,000
Kelly Kim: 4,430,000
Average Stack: 13,688,000
Eliminations:
11th: Joe Bishop: $591,869
Big Hands:
Set No Good, Rheem Takes a Hit
Action folded around to Ivan Demdidov in the cutoff. He raised it up to 650,000 and action folded to David "Chino" Rheem in the small blind. He repopped to 2 million total and Demdidov went into the tank. When he came out of the tank, he announced he was all in for almost 8 million. Rheem took some time of his own to think about what to do before making the call. He turned over 1010. He was in good shape against Demdidov's 99. The crowd went nuts as the hands were set up for the cameras. The flop then came 1086, giving Rheem top set but also giving Demdidov a variety of outs. The turn brought the 4 and Demdidov spiked a flush. Rheem needed to pair the board to win the hand, but the 5 sealed the deal for Demdidov, who moved up to about 18 million. Rheem dropped down to 8 million.
Darus Suharto Doubles Through Joe Bishop
Bishop raised to 700,000 from the button and Darus Suharto repopped from the big blind. He made it 2 million to go and Bishop made the call. The flop came Q65 and Suharto led out with 2.5 million. Bishop came over the top, moving all in for almost 10 million. Suharto made the call and turned over KK for an over pair. Bishop showed top pair on the board with AQ. The turn was the 6 and the river was the 2 and Suharto doubled up.
Bishop Doubles Another
Bishop raised to 600,000 from the cutoff and action was next on Kelly Kim in the small blind. He moved all in for about 2 million and Bishop called, showing 87. Kim was in great shape as he showed 88. The board ran out A101072 and Kim doubled up and Bishop was down to 2.4 million.
Bishop Trampled By the Wheel on the River, Busts in 11th Place
The fall of Joe Bishop would be complete a few hands later. He moved all in from under the gun and action folded around to David Rheem. He made the call and showed 22. Bishop turned over A3 and was racing against ducks. He flew ahead on the flop as it dropped A53. Bishop had two pair and Rheem needed another duck or a four to bust Bishop. The turn was a blank as the Q hit the felt. But the river brought chaos as the miracle 4 showed up, knocking Bishop out of the main event and sending Rheem's supporters into a frenzy.
Phillips Wins 3 Million Preflop
Dean Hamrick raised to 550,000 preflop and Ylon Schwartz reraised to 2.2 million. Sitting behind Schwartz, chipleader Dennis Phillips asked for Schwartz's chip count and crossed his arms to think. He announced a reraise and popped it to 6 million straight. Hamrick mucked immediatley and Schwartz only took a few seconds to do the same, giving Phillips an additional 3 million for his already large chip stack without even seeing a flop.
Montgomery Crushes Chip Leader
Dennis Phillips raised to 500,000 and Scott Montgomery reraised to 2.2 million. Phillips made the call and the flop brought J106. Phillips checked, Montgomery bet 1.5 million and Phillips called. The turn was interesting, bringing the K. Phillips checked again and Montgomery bet 2 million. Phillips called and the river brought the 9. Phillips checked for the final time and Montgomery shoved out 4 million. Phillips took time to seriously consider his decision. He eventually called and Montgomery showed A10 for the ace-high flush. Phillips mucked and lost a huge pot that had more than 15 million in it. With the pot Montgomery pased 20 million.
Player Tags: Dean Hamrick, Chino Rheem, Darus Suharto, Dennis Phillips, Scott Montgomery, Joe Bishop
November Nine Finalist Dennis Phillips has busted out of the tournament.