Paul Testud Wins Event #8 at the Bellagio Cup III ($69,985)
C.T. Law is all in with 10 7. Paul Testud calls with K 10. The board comes 10 8 5 2 J and Testud wins Event #8 here at the Bellagio Cup III.
C.T. Law finishes second once again and has to settle for $47,290.
Tue Jun 19 21:47:00 -0700 2007
Paul Testud Doubles Up; Cripples C.T. Law
Paul Testud is all in for $130,000 with A K. C.T. Law decides to gamble and calls with K J. The board comes 10 8 5 2 J and Testud takes a commanding chip lead.
Tue Jun 19 21:43:00 -0700 2007
James Denbow Eliminated 3rd Place ($24,590)
Paul Testud raises to $28,000 and James Denbow comes over the top for just a few more chips. Testud makes the call with Q J and is behid to Denbow's A K. The board comes 9 7 4 10 8, and Testud makes a Queen high straight to eliminate Denbow.
Tue Jun 19 21:38:00 -0700 2007
Small Pot Poker
As he's done for most of the final table, C.T. Law is playing small pot poker. He is currently grinding down his opponent's chips slowly with a series of limps and checks before taking it away on the river.
Tue Jun 19 21:29:00 -0700 2007
Level Up
The blinds are going up to $3,000/$6,000 with a $1,000 ante.
Tue Jun 19 21:24:00 -0700 2007
Chip Counts
The chip count tab has been updated for the final three players.
Tue Jun 19 21:18:00 -0700 2007
Ben Battle Eliminated 4th Place ($13,235)
C.T. Law limps in the small blind and Ben Battle moves all in from the big blind for $71,000. Law thinks for three minutes before finally deciding to make a stand. He calls and confidently turns over A 9. Battle shows K Q and is behind. The board comes 9 6 4 6 5 and Battle is our Fourth place finisher.
Tue Jun 19 21:05:00 -0700 2007
A Slowed Pace
Play has almost come to a grinding halt. The remaining four players are trading extremely light blows, raising once an orbit passively and liberally not defending their blinds at all. Strangely, the players chip counts have barely fluctuated at all in the last 5 orbits. The table has become lifeless and the players look a little tired.
Tue Jun 19 20:38:00 -0700 2007
Chip Counts
The chip counts tab has been updated.
Tue Jun 19 20:36:00 -0700 2007
C.T. Law Doubles Up
C.T. Law is all in against Ben Battle. Battle has A-10 and Law shows A-K. The board comes Q-5-4-A-8 and Law doubles up.
7
. Paul Testud calls with K
8
and Testud wins Event #8 here at the Bellagio Cup III. 
