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Final Table Update: Down to Five

Jun 26, '09

Blinds:

No-Limit: 10,000-20,000 with a 3,000 ante

Limit: 15,000-30,000 with 30,000-60,000 limits

Players Remaining: 5 out of 527

Chip Counts:

1. Bahador Ahmadi — 708,000
2. Barry Greenstein — 700,000
3. John McGuiness — 650,000
3. Karlo Lopez — 500,000
5. Ylon Schwartz — 425,000

Average Chip Count: 439,166

Notable Eliminations:

9. Zachary Humphrey – $27,199
8. Hasan Habib – $30,641
7. Randy Haddox – $36,084
6. Matt Woodward – $44,520

Elimination Hands:

Zachary Humphrey Eliminated in Ninth Place ($27,199)

Zachary Humphrey raised all in preflop for just 10,000 and Randy Haddox made the call. Their cards:

Humphrey: K7
Haddox: 108

Board: KQJ7A

Humphrey was eliminated in ninth place on the hand by the flush of Haddox.

Hasan Habib Eliminated in Eighth Place ($30,641)

Barry Greenstein raised to 50,000 and Hasan Habib reraised to 75,000. Greenstein made the call and the flop was dealt J83. Greenstein bet, forcing Habib to make an all-in call. Their cards:

Habib: A10

Greenstein: J9

Turn and River: 38

Habib was eliminated in eightth place by the jacks of Greenstein.

Randy Haddox Eliminated In 7th Place($36,084)

Barry Greenstein raised to 55,000 from middle position and the action was on Randy Haddox. He moved all in for 144,000 and Greenstein looked him up. Greenstein showed KJ while Haddox was dominating with AK. The flop was harmless for Haddox as it came 955. The turn was another story as the J hit the board, pairing Greenstein. The 7 completed the board and Haddox was gone in 7th place.

Matt Woodward Eliminated In 6th Place($44,520)

Action folded around to Matt Woodward on the button. He shoved all in for 324,000 and was immediately called by Bahador Ahmadi in the small blind. Barry Greenstein folded in the big blind and Woodward tabled A10 while Ahmadi showed AA.

The board ran out KA27J, failing to help Woodward and he was eliminated in 6th place.

Player Tags: Barry Greenstein,   Hasan Habib,   Matt Woodward,   Randy Haddox,   Bahador Ahmadi

Torrey Reily Eliminated In 5th Place, Bahador Ahmadi 4th, Shawn Glines 3rd

Jun 07, '09

Blinds: 20,000-40,000 with a 5,000 ante

Players Remaining: 2 out of 1,088

Chip Counts:

1. Keven Stammen – 6,300,000
2. Angel Guillen – 1,500,000

Average Chip Count: 3,900,000

Notable Eliminations:

5. Torrey Reily — $100,446
4. Bahador Ahmadi — $139,934
3. Shawn Glines — $202,694

Big Hands:

Torrey Reily Eliminated In 5th Place($100,446)

Reily raised to 100,000 from under the gun and the action folded around to Bahador Ahmadi in the big blind. He raised all in, having Reily covered. Reily decided to call and both players tabled their hands.

Reily: QJ
Ahmadi: AJ
Board: K9793

Reily flopped a gutshot straight draw but it never materialized on the next two streets and he was knocked out in 5th place. Reily earned $100,466 for his time.

Bahador Ahmadi Eliminated In 4th Place($139,934)

Keven Stammen raised to 105,000 and Ahmadi reraised all in. Stammen made the call and both players showed down their hands.

Stammen: KJ
Ahmadi: 55
Board: Q88JK

Ahmadi got through the flop unscathed, but the turn and river brought a bullet to the chest and head successively as Stammen paired both of his cards and Ahmadi was ousted in 4th place.

Shawn Glines Eliminated In 3rd Place($202,694)

Keven Stammen raised to 105,000 from the button and Shawn Glines raised to 300,000. Stammen then pushed all in, having Glines covered. Glines made the call and showed down AK. That is usually a good hand to have, but when your opponent shows down KK, as Stammen did, you are in trouble.

The board ran out 1022Q3 and Glines was eliminated in 3rd place, pocketing a cool $202,694.

Player Tags: Torrey Reily,   Shawn Glines,   Keven Stammen,   Bahador Ahmadi

Final Table Update: Garrett Beckman 10th, Gregg Merkow 9th, Matthew Lynn 8th, Oktay Altinbas 7th

Jun 07, '09

Blinds: 12,000-24,000 with a 3,000 ante

Players Remaining: 7 out of 1,088

Chip Counts:

1. Bahador Ahmadi – 2,050,000
2. Keven Stammen – 1,900,000
3. Angel Guillen – 1,650,000
4. Shawn Glines – 1,092,000
5. Antoine Berube – 477,000
6. Torrey Reily – 380,000

Average Chip Count: 1,161,571

Notable Eliminations:

10. Garrett Beckman — $35,584
9. Gregg Merkow — $41,439
8. Matthew Lynn — $48,621
7. Oktay Altinbas — $59,356

Big Hands:

Garrett Beckman Eliminated In 10th Place($35,584)

Beckman moved all in for 303,000 from early position. Shawn Glines was next to act and shoved his stack of 751,000 all in. Everyone else got out of the way and the players turned up their hands.

Beckman: AK
Glines: 1010
Board: QJ529

Beckman was racing and got a broadway straight-draw on the flop. But the board never got any better as he bricked on the next two streets and he was out in 10th place, earning $35,584.

Gregg Merkow Eliminated In 9th Place($41,439)

Keven Stammen raised to 61,000 preflop and Merkow made the call. The flop came down 522 and Stammen led out with a bet of 100,000. Merkow then raised and Stammen came back over the top all in, having Merkow covered. Merkow made the call and the players showed their hands.

Stammen: 1010
Merkow: 77

Merkow was in deep trouble and needed one of the remaining sevens to double up. Instead, the turn put the nail in the coffin as the 10 gave Stammen a full house and Merkow was ousted in 9th place, cashing out for $41,439.

Matthew Lynn Eliminated In 8th Place($48,621)

Keven Stammen raised to 61,000 from the button and Bahador Ahmadi made the call from the small blind. Lynn then moved all in for 286,000 more and Ahmadi was the only caller. The players then turned up their hands.

Ahmadi: KJ
Lynn: A10
Board: K62108

The flop gave Ahmadi the lead and Lynn was unable to improve and he was ousted in 8th place. He won $48,621 for his efforts.

Oktay Altinbas Eliminated In 7th Place($59,356)

Angel Guillen raised to 60,000 from the button and Altinbas popped it to 300,000 from the small blind. Guillen pushed all in, having Altinbas covered. Altinbas decided to call and put himself at risk.

Altinbas: 1010
Guillen: JJ
Board: A8892

Altinbas was dominated with an overpair and could not improve. He was eliminated in 7th place and cashed $59,356.

Player Tags: Gregg Merkow,   Garrett Beckman,   Keven Stammen,   Oktay Altinbas,   Angel Guillen,   Bahador Ahmadi