Final Table for Event #7 ($1,000 No-Limit Hold'em with Rebuys)
Here are the players and chip counts for the final table of Event #7 ($1,000 No-Limit Hold'em with Rebuys). Action will resume at 2:00 pm tomorrow. Tune in to CardPlayer.com for complete coverage of all the final table action.
1. Chuck Thompson - $549,000 (seat 8)
2. C.T. Law - $516,000 (seat 4)
3. David Pham - $323,000 (seat 1)
4. Shae Drobushevich - $248,000 (seat 2)
5. Pascal Perrault - $225,000 (seat 7)
6. Michael Gracz - $173,000 (seat 5)
7. Shane Schleger - $134,000 (seat 6)
8. Phil Gordon - $91,000 (seat 3)
9. Meng La - $71,000 (seat 9)
They will be playing for the following payouts:
1st - $594,460, plus a World Series of Poker Bracelet
2nd - $311,555
3rd - $176,145
4th - $154,125
5th - $132,110
6th - $110,090
7th - $88,070
8th - $66,055
9th - $44,035
Thu Jun 09 19:19:00 PDT 2005
Eli Elezra Eliminated in 10th Place ($24,220)
Short stacked, Eli Elezra raises all in preflop, and he's called by C.T. Law. Elezra shows a good hand with pocket eights, and Law is relieved when his 10-9 represents two overcards. It's a race situation as the flop comes K-K-10, and Law takes a big lead with a higher pair. Elezra needs to catch one of the two remaining eights to stay alive. The turn card is a 9, giving Law two pair, but it doesn't change anything -- Elezra still needs that eight. The river card is a 5, and Eli Elezra is eliminated in tenth place, earning $24,220.
The remaining nine players receive bio sheets from the ESPN crew, and they schedule appointments to be interviewed tomorrow before the final table. Chip counts will be posted shortly.
Thu Jun 09 19:04:00 PDT 2005
Updated Chip Counts
Here are the updated chip counts and seating positions for the final ten players. Play will continue until one more player is eliminated.
1. C.T. Law - $478,000 (seat 5)
2. Chuck Thompson - $422,000 (seat 9)
3. David Pham - $300,000 (seat 1)
4. Michael Gracz - $267,000 (seat 6)
5. Pascal Perrault - $230,000 (seat 8)
6. Shae Drobushevich - $209,000 (seat 2)
7. Phil Gordon - $135,000 (seat 4)
8. Shane Schleger - $120,000 (seat 7)
9. Meng La - $98,000 (seat 10)
10. Eli Elezra - $47,000 (seat 3)
Thu Jun 09 18:54:00 PDT 2005
Nam Le Eliminated in 11th Place ($24,220)
Nam Le is all in preflop with A-K, and he's up against Chuck Thompson's pocket queens. It's a race situation, and the flop comes J-6-3, and Thompson holds onto his lead. The turn card is another 3, and Nam Le needs to catch one of his overcards to stay alive (six outs). The river card is a 5, and Nam Le is eliminated in 11th place, earning $24,220.
The final ten players are combined into a single table, and they will take a short break before they continue playing. There will be no dinner break as the players continue until someone is eliminated in tenth place, setting the stage for tomorrow's final table.
Thu Jun 09 18:49:00 PDT 2005
Anthony Cousineau Eliminated in 12th Place ($24,220)
Anthony Cousineau pushes all in preflop, and he's quickly called by Chuck Thompson. Cousineau shows the A-K of diamonds, but Thompson has pocket aces. The flop comes Qd-Jd-3h, giving Cousineau plenty of hope with a gut-shot straight flush draw (12 outs). The turn card is the 8h, the river card is the 4c, and Cousineau misses his draws and fails to crack the aces. Anthony Cousineau is eliminated in 12th place, earning $24,220.
Thu Jun 09 18:39:00 PDT 2005
Chuck Thompson Doubles Up Through Nam Le
Chuck Thompson pushes all in preflop for about $95,000, and he's called by Nam Le. Thompson has J-10, and Nam Le has him dominated with pocket queens. The flop comes 9-7-2, giving Thompson a gut-shot straight draw, with Nam Le still in the lead with his queens. The turn card is an 8, completing Thompson's gut-shot draw, and making him a heavy favorite to double up. Nam Le now needs to catch a queen to eliminate Thompson, but the last card is another 8. Chuck Thompson doubles up to about $190,000, while Nam Le is knocked all the way down to $47,000.
Simultaneously at the next table, Meng La raises it to $80,000 preflop, and David Pham reraises to $170,000. Meng La thinks long and hard before folding his cards.
Thu Jun 09 18:29:00 PDT 2005
Shae Drobushevich Doubles Up Through Shane Schleger
After a flop of 10-7-7, Shane Schleger pushes all in. He's immediately called by Shae Drobushevich, who flopped a full house with pocket tens. Schleger flips over pocket deuces, and he's about a thousand-to-one shot to hit running twos to win the hand. The last two cards come 9-A. Shae Drobushevich doubles up to about $200,000, while Schleger drops down to $153,000.
Thu Jun 09 18:10:00 PDT 2005
Updated Chip Counts
Here are the updated chip counts from the break:
1. C.T. Law - $517,000
2. Michael Gracz - $310,000
3. Shane Schleger - $294,000
4. David Pham - $222,000
5. Anthony Cousineau - $177,000
6. Pascal Perrault - $172,500
7. Phil Gordon - $159,000
8. Nam Le - $133,000
9. Chuck Thompson - $120,000
10. Meng La - $113,000
11. Eli Elezra - $75,000
12. Shae Drobushevich - $87,000
Thu Jun 09 18:05:00 PDT 2005
Previous Eliminations
The following players were eliminated earlier today:
29th place - Timothy Whaley ($7,705)
23rd place - Bob Kirkeby ($11,010)
Thu Jun 09 18:03:00 PDT 2005
10-Minute Break; Blinds Increasing to $3,000-$6,000 ($1,000 ante)
The players take a 10-minute break before the blinds increase to $3,000-$6,000, with a $1,000 ante. The pink $500 chips are being raced off the tables.
