Tue Jan 31 20:54:00 -0800 2006
Final Chip Counts Up
Updated chip counts have been posted; click on the "Chip Counts" tab for the most recent numbers. With 6 players left, the average chip stack is $1,587,500.
Tue Jan 31 20:50:00 -0800 2006
Play Has Ended
Play is done for the day as we are down to our final six players. Players are currently bagging their chips and final counts will be up momentarily.
Tue Jan 31 20:43:00 -0800 2006
Peter "Nordberg" Feldman Eliminated 7th ($73,914)
Erick Lindgren raises to $140,000 and Josh Spiegelman moves all in for around $675,000. Right behind him, Peter Feldman moves all in for about $515,000. Lindgren folds and Spiegelman shows As-Kd but Feldman has Ad-Ah. Feldman is a 92.8% favorite per the Card Player Odds Calculator. The flop comes Jd-10d-7h, but the turn brings the Qs and make Spiegelman his straight. The 2d comes on the river and Peter "Nordberg" Feldman is eliminated on one of the sickest beats we have seen in this tournament.
Tue Jan 31 20:33:00 -0800 2006
One To Go
Play is starting again and the day will end with the elimination of one more player. The final six will play tomorrow at the TV final table.
Tue Jan 31 20:18:00 -0800 2006
Updated Chip Counts
Updated chip counts have been posted; click on the "Chip Counts" tab for the most recent numbers. With 7 players left, the average chip stack is $1,360,714.
Tue Jan 31 20:15:00 -0800 2006
15-Minute Break; Blinds Increasing to $20,000-$40,000 with $5,000 antes
The players take a 15-minute break before the blinds increase to $20,000-40,000 with a $5,000 ante.
Tournament officials will be racing off the $1,000 chips during the break.
Tue Jan 31 20:08:00 -0800 2006
Joseph Miceli Eliminated 8th ($55,436)
After a flop of Qc-Jd-7h, Joseph Miceli moves all in for $291,000. John D'Agostino says "I guess I just feel like gambling..." and calls with 10s-9c. Miceli flips over Kc-Qs and is ahead. But, the 8s on the turn gives Dags the straight. A meaningless 7d comes on the river and Joseph Miceli is eliminated.
Dags is now up to around $1,200,000.
Tue Jan 31 19:52:00 -0800 2006
Don Mullis Eliminated 9th ($46,198)
Michael Mizrachi raises preflop to $90,000. Don Mullis pushes all in for $960,000. After a few minutes, Mizrachi calls and shows pocket queens. Mullis has pocket jacks. The board improves neither player and Don Mullis is eliminated.
Mizrachi is now at around $2,400,000 and has taken over the chip lead.
Chip counts have been updated and are posted under the "Chip Count" tab.
Tue Jan 31 19:47:00 -0800 2006
"thedonator" Rake A Big Pot
Stuart "thedonator" Paterson raises preflop to $90,000. He gets two callers in Joseph Miceli and Erick Lindgren. The flop comes 9c-2s-2d. Paterson bets $175,000. Lindgren folds and Miceli calls. The turn is the Ac and Paterson moves all in for around $600,000 more and after a long time, Miceli folds.
Paterson rakes a pot of around $650,000.
Tue Jan 31 19:46:00 -0800 2006
Updated Chip Counts
Updated chip counts have been posted; click on the "Chip Counts" tab for the most recent numbers.