Level 8 Update
Feb 22, '09
Level: 8
Blinds: 250-500 with a 50 ante
Players Left: 306 out of 696
Score Board:
Notable Chip Counts
Antonio Esfandiari - 186,000
KJ Nam - 185,000
Mike Sowers: 153,000
Kofi Farkye - 126,000
Anthony Venturini- 125,000
Average:45,490
Notable Eliminations
Sorel Mizzi
Shane Schleger
Jason Somerville
Hafiz Khan
Devin Porter
Matt Graham
Steve Sung
Featured Table
Table 19
Seat 1: Paul Smith
Seat 2: Nick Schulman
Seat 4: Eric Hershler
Seat 5: Dan O'Brien
Seat 7: Karga Holt
Seat 8: Isaac Haxton
Seat 9: Paul Wasicka
Karga Holt Takes One Down
With 3,000 in the pot and a flop of 8
3
3
sitting on the table seat 6 bet 3,500 from the cutoff and Karga Holt made the call from the button. The turn fell A and both players checked. The 9
fell on the river and seat 6 bet 7,500. Holt made the call and flipped over pocket sixes. His opponent mucked and Holt took down the hand.
Big Hands:
Matt Graham Eliminated by David Pham
Matt Graham moved all in for 12,400 and David Pham called him down. Their cards:
Graham: A4
Pham: 99
Board: 774J2
Graham was eliminated on the hand.
Hevad Khan Doubles Through Eddie Sabat
Eddie Sabat raised preflop and was called by Hevad Khan, the button and the big blind. The flop came A102 and Sabat continued with a bet of 1,025.
Khan raised to 7,000 and everyone but Sabat folded. The turn was the 6 and both players checked.
The river was the 4 and Sabat checked. Khan then moved all in for 16,550. After tanking for a bit Sabat called the clock on himself. The floor was called over and the countdown began, putting one minute on his decision. It only took 15 second for Sabat to call at that point and he mucked when Khan showed QJ. Khan now has 54,250.
I Think I'm Good
With 3,200 in the pot and AJJ, Phil Vey bet 2,000 from late position and the button went into the tank. "I think I have you beat," he said as Ivey stared forward. He eventually mucked pocket 10s face up on the table and Ivey sat unflinching as he collected the pot.
Brett Shaffer Late Show
Brett Shaffer showed up an entire day late today to a stack of 2,500. He quickly tripled up, and then doubled up a few hands later when his A-6 beat pocket fours. He tripled up one more time and now holds a stack worth 16,000.
Player Tags: David Pham, Matt Graham, Karga Holt, Hevad Khan, Edward Sabat
