Day 4 Ends: 10 Remain
Jul 17, '09
NOTE: Play ended for the night when the final 10 were reached, with 21 minutes and eight seconds remaining in level 19. The field will return at noon tomorrow and continue play from this point.
Blinds: 10,000-20,000 with a 3,000 ante
Players Remaining: 10 out of 268
Final Table Seating Chart with Chip Counts:
Seat 1: Sam Stein — 666,000
Seat 2: Faraz Jaka — 3,299,000
Seat 3: Erik Seidel — 1,799,000
Seat 4: Christopher Sonesson — 786,000
Seat 5: Alexandre Gomes — 1,713,000
Seat 6: Mimi Tran — 690,000
Seat 7: Justin Smith — 2,620,000
Seat 8: Alec Torelli — 1,919,000
Seat 9: Pavel Reshetov — 507,000
Seat 10: Ray Taylor — 1,085,000
Average Chip Count: 1,608,000
Notable Eliminations:
12. Claudio Baptista — $46,485
11. Anthony Spnella — $46,485
Hand of the Level:
Anthony Spinella Eliminated in 11th Place ($46,485)
Alexandre Gomes raised from middle position to 51,000 and Anthony Spinella reraised all in for 345,000 from the cutoff. Gomes made the call and they flipped up their cards:
Gomes: A
9
Spinella: 3
3
Board: KQ469
Gomes won the hand with a pair of nines and Spinell was eliminated in 11th place, good for $46,485 in prize money. Gomes grew his stack to 1,713,000 after the hand.
Player Tags: Anthony Spinella, Alexandre Gomes
Level 18 Update: Down to 12
Jul 17, '09
Blinds: 8,000-16,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 12 out of 268
Chip Counts:
1. Faraz Jaka — 3,700,000
2. Erik Seidel — 2,150,000
3. Justin Smith — 1,750,000
4. Alec Torelli — 1,575,000
5. Christoffer Sonesson — 1,500,000
6. Ray Taylor — 1,050,000
7. Anthony Spinella — 860,000
8. Alexandre Gomes — 800,000
9. Pavel Rashetov — 580,000
10. Claudio Baptista — 540,000
11. Mimi Tran — 455,000
12. Sam Stein — 450,000
Average Chip Count: 1,340,000
Notable Eliminations:
18. Terry Fleischer — $30,990
17. Jason Somerville — $30,990
16. Uri Kadosh — $30,990
15. Ivan Freitiz — $38,740
14. Ory Hen — $38,740
13. Josh Schlein — $38,740
Hand of the Level:
Erik Seidel Doubles Up to Second Chip Position
Anthony Spinella raised from the cutoff to 40,000 and Faraz Jaka made the call from the small blind. Erik Seidel reraised to 120,000 from the big blind. Spinella made the call and Jaka mucked. The flop was dealt K84 and Seidel bet 140,000. Spinella made the call and the turn fell J. Seidel bet 350,000 and Spinella made the call. The river fell 7 and Seidel raised all in for 441,000. Spinella went into the tank for a moment and then made the call. Their cards:
Spinella: KQ
Seidel: AA
Seidel doubled up on the hand to grow his stack to 2,150,000. Spinella took a large hit down to 860,000.
Player Tags: Erik Seidel, Anthony Spinella
Level 13 Update: Anthony Spinella Moves Into Third
Jul 16, '09
Blinds: 2,000-4,000 with a 400 ante
Players Remaining: 49 out of 268
Chip Counts:
1. Alec Torelli — 1,150,000
2. Faraz Jaka — 950,000
3. Anthony Spinella — 700,000
4. Adam Geyer — 630,000
5. Jonathan Little — 560,000
6. Josh Schlein — 540,000
7. Sam Stein — 520,000
8. Terry Fleischer — 470,000
9. Ray Henson — 400,000
10. Hoyt Corkins — 375,000
Average Chip Count: 328,000
Notable Eliminations:
Humberto Brenes
Matt Brady
Scott Dorin
Eric Froehlich
Toto Leonidas
Cornel Andrew Cimpan
Justin Young
Jeff Garza
Justin Bonomo
Erick Lindgren
Hand of the Level:
Anthony Spinella and Josh Schlein Battle at the Top of the Leaderboard
After unknown preflop action and on a flop of AK3, Anthony Spinella bet 16,000 and Josh Schlein raised to 38,500.
Spinella called and the turn was the K. Spinella checked, Schlein bet 68,000 and Spinella called.
The river was the Q and Spinella checked. Schlein checked behind and Spinella showed K-Q for the full house.
Despite not getting in value on the river, Spinella increased his stack to 700,000, while Schlein was down to 540,000.
Player Tags: Josh Schlein, Anthony Spinella
10
for a pair but Spinella turned over Q
Q
K
Blinds: 100-200 with a 25 ante