Level 26 Hour 1 Update: Sebok Ailing
Jul 14, '09
Blinds: 25,000-50,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 57 out of 6,494
Chip Counts:
1. Darvin Moon – 10,100,000
2. Tommy Vedes – 8,100,000
3. Ludovic Lacay – 7,300,000
4. Phil Ivey – 7,100,000
5. Steven Begleiter – 6,315,000
6. Billy Kopp – 5,905,000
7. Nick Maimone – 5,700,000
8. Antoine Saout – 5,620,000
9. Antonio Esfandiari – 5,610,000
10. Ben Lamb – 4,975,000
Average Chip Count: 3,478,928
Card Player Chip Count:
Jeff Shulman – 4,745,000
Notable Eliminations:
64. Prahlad Friedman – $90,344
Twitter Updates:
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Big Hands
Prahlad Friedman Eliminated in 64th Place ($90,344)
Prahlad Friedman moved all in from the cutoff for 840,000 and Bradley Craig called from the big blind. Friedman showed K
Q
and Craig tabled A
K
.
Friedman was unable to catch a queen as the board ran out 97289 and was eliminated right before a money jump. He is the last player to earn $90,344. Each player eliminated from here on out is guaranteed at least $108,000.
Tommy Vedes Climbs Chip Counts, Eliminates George Saca
Tommy Vedes limped from early position and George Saca made it 250,000 from late position. Vedes made the call and the flop was K54. Vedes checked and Saca bet 460,000, which was called by Vedes.
The turn was the 10 and Vedes checked again. Saca bet 440,000 and Vedes raised to 1,300,000 and Saca moved all in. Vedes had Saca covered and made the call. Vedes tabled 55 and had Saca drawing dead when he tabled AK. The river was a meaningless A, which gave Saca two pair, but not the best hand. He was eliminated in 63rd place and Vedes has 8,200,000 in chips.
Shulman Takes a Small Pot
Jeff Shulman raised and was called by Jason Brice. The flop was J107 and Shulman checked. Brice bet 160,000 and Shulman called. The turn was the 6 and the river was the 9.
Both players checked both streets down and Shulman showed A10 and his pair was good enough to take the pot.
Craig Boyd Doubles Up
Craig Boyd moved all in for 515,000 preflop and Mika Puumalainen made the call from the button. Boyd turned over Q8 while Puumalainen tabled AJ.
The flop was golden for Boyd as it fell Q32, giving him the lead. The turn was the J, giving Puumalainen a piece of the hand. The river was the 6 and, since neither man had a club in his hand, Boyd took the pot with his pair of queens. He doubled to just over 1 million. Puumalainen would be eliminated later in the hour.
Sebok Cut In Half Early
Joe Sebok started the day with 1 million in chips. He had been slowly getting anted off during the level before he finally saw a flop against Nick Maimone.
Sebok raised to 125,000 preflop and Maimone made the call. The flop came down A29 and Sebok led out with 135,000. Maimone made the call and the turn was the 3. Both players checked and they did the same on the 7 river. Maimone then tabled A10 for top pair and Sebok mucked.
Sebok was down to just 500,000 after the hand.
Lacay Takes One
Ludovic Lacay raised to 130,000 preflop from the cutoff and Christopher Bach made the call from the big blind. The flop came down K37 and Lacay fired 175,000. The turn was the 10 and Bach decided to take the initiative, firing 300,000. Lacay would have none of it, raising to 900,000. Bach made the call and the river was the 4. Bach took another shot, firing 680,000. Lacay was in no mood for nonsense and moved all in. Bach took a session in the tank and mucked his hand.
Lacay took the pot and was at 7.3 million in chips.
Player Tags: Jeff Shulman, Prahlad Friedman, Tommy Vedes, Joe Sebok, Craig Boyd
