Final Table - Hour Four - Tom West Eliminated 8th Place ($12,422)
Jun 10, '08
Blinds/Antes: 6,000-12,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Left: 7
Chip Counts:
Jason Young: 3,000,000
John Strzemp: 1,550,000
Sergey Rybachenko: 1,000,000
Matt Giannetti: 900,000
Rory Monahan: 750,000
Kyle Bowker: 630,000
Mike Schwartz: 620,000
Eliminations:
Tom West Eliminated in 8th Place ($12,422)
Big Hands:
Tom West Eliminated in 8th Place ($12,422)
A short stacked Tom West got the rest of his chips in the pot with A
Q
against Jason Young’s A
K
. The board came 4
3
3
8
6
, giving both players a flush, with Young having the best of it and Tom West being eliminated in 8th place ($12,422). On a side note, that makes 2 shootout final tables for the West brothers so far in this year’s WSOP, his brother Tim West placing 5th in Event no. 11 ($5,000 NL Shootout).
Kyle Bowker Doubles Through Matt Giannetti
Matt Giannetti came in for a raise on the button and Kyle Bowker shoved all in from the big blind. Giannetti called.
Bowker: K
J
Giannetti: A
6
Board: Q
10
6
9
7
Giannetti held the lead going to the flop where Bowker made an open-ended straight draw. The nine on the turn made Bowker’s straight and Matt Giannetti was drawing dead on the river. Kyle Bowker doubled up while Matt Giannetti took a slight hit to his stack.
Player Tags: Tom West, Kyle Bowker, Matt Giannetti