$1,500 No-Limit Hold'em - Level Six Recap
Jun 28, '08
Notes: Players are on a 90-minute dinner break. Play will resume at 8:20 p.m.
The payouts have been announced. Two-hundred seventy players will finish in the money, and the winner will receive $631,170.
Blinds/Antes: 200-400-50
Players Remaining: 572 of 2,718
Average Chip Stack: 14,250
Chip Leaders:
J.R. Bluldan - 61,000
Ayaz Mahmood - 47,000
John Murphy - 46,000
Jamie Mills - 37,000
Greg Mueller - 34,500
Young Phan - 31,000
Doug Kim - 30,000
Jeff Madsen - 29,000
Danny Wong - 27,000
Joe Awada - 27,000
Eliminations:
Beth Shak
Gavin Smith
Hands and Storylines:
Kim takes down big pot with jacks
In the last hand of the level, after a player limped the cutoff moved all in for 7,050. Doug Kim called from the small blind and both others folded. Kim had pocket jacks and was a big favorite against his opponent's pocket fives. The board came K-9-8-7-7 and Kim was up to 30,000 chips after the hand.
Earlier in the level a player raised to 1,200 in early position with just another 1,075 left. Doug Kim raised to 2,700 in the small blind and then the big blind moved all in for another 5,025. The short stack called all in and Kim reluctantly folded, as he was getting good odds but was worried his A-J was dominated. He was disappointed to see the big blind show pocket sevens and the player all in hold K-J. The board of A-A-Q-6-4 didn't help either.
Phan and another chops Master's chips
Young Phan moved all in for 1,200 from early position and a player in late position moved all in for 2,700. Men Nguyen called in the small blind and Phan called as well. The flop was Q-7-5 and after Nguyen checked Phan bet 2,500. Nguyen folded and Phan and the player all in showed A-Q. The two chopped the pot, much to the dismay of Nguyen, who said he had A-K.
Rajkumar folds top pair
After a flop of T
4
3, the big blind checked and then called Vivek Rajkumar's bet of 1,900. After the 6
on the turn both players checked, and then the blind bet 5,000 when the Q came on the river. Rajkumar thought it over for a couple minutes and then flashed a queen as he folded his hand. Going into the dinner break Rajkumar had roughly 10,000 chips.
Player Tags: Doug Kim, Young Phan, Men Nguyen, Vivek Rajkumar
On a flop of K
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