Fri Jun 01 17:01:00 -0700 2007
Day Four Ends
The final table of the Mandalay Bay Poker Championship is set here are the players and their offical chip counts:
Jared Hamby -- $1,764,000
David Haddad -- $1,180,000
Shawn Buchanan -- $853,000
David Levi -- $334,000
Thayer Rasmussen -- $273,000
Danny Wong -- $185,000
The final table begins tomorrow at 5pm, stay tuned to Cardplayer.com for live coverage from the event.
Fri Jun 01 16:59:00 -0700 2007
Barry Greenstein Eliminated 7th ($54,665)
Barry Greenstein moves all in with K
10
and is called by Jared Hamby with J
J
. The board comes A
A
A
4
9
, Greenstein fails to improve and is sent home in 7th place for $54,665.
Fri Jun 01 16:42:00 -0700 2007
Danny Wong Doubles Up
Down to just $54,000, Danny Wong moves all in from middle position. Its folded to Jared Hamby who calls from the big blind without looking. Wong shows J
8
and Hamby 6
2
. The board comes 9
7
2
J
8
, Wong spikes two pair and doubles to around $130,000.
Fri Jun 01 16:32:00 -0700 2007
David Levi Doubles Up
David Levi gets it all in with A
A
vs Thayer Rasmussen with 7
2
. The board comes K
Q
3
K
J
and Levi doubles to $220,000.
Fri Jun 01 16:15:00 -0700 2007
Break
All players are on a 15 minute break.
Fri Jun 01 16:10:00 -0700 2007
"No Paint!"
David Haddad raises to $40,000 from the button and Danny Wong calls. The flop comes K
7
6
, Wong checks, Haddad bets $65,000 and Wong reraises to $115,000. Haddad moves all in for $385,000 and Wong makes the call. Wong tables K
Q
and Haddad shows K
J
. Wong starts pleading with the deck asking, "Fade one time!" The turn comes the 2
, and Wong screams, "NO PAINT!" The river is the J
, Wong looks as if he has been shot and leaves the table. Haddad doubles up to almost $900,000 in chips.
Fri Jun 01 15:53:00 -0700 2007
Hamby Running the Show
Barry Greenstein raises to $50,000 from middle position and Jared Hamby calls out of the big blind. The flop comes K
7
5
, Hamby checks and Greenstein bets $70,000. Hamby makes the call and the turn is the K
. Hamby checks again and Greenstein bets $130,000. Hamby thinks for just a moment then moves all in. Greenstein mucks his cards and Hamby takes down another large pot.
Fri Jun 01 15:39:00 -0700 2007
J.C. Alvarado Eliminated 8th ($43,720)
J.C. Alvarado raises to $42,000 from late position and Jared Hamby calls from the big blind. The flop comes K
Q
7
, Hamby checks and Alvarado bets $50,000. Hamby makes the call and the turn is the J
. Hamby checks again and Alvarado bets $200,000. Hamby moves all in, and Alcarado says, "I have to call." He does so and tables 10
8
and Hamby shows K
J
. The river is the J
, Hamby fills up and wins a massive pot. He now has $1,266,000 in chips.
Fri Jun 01 14:44:00 -0700 2007
Blind Raised
The blinds are now $8,000-$16,000 with a $2,000 ante.
Fri Jun 01 14:34:00 -0700 2007
Break Time
The players are on a 15 minute break.
