On a flop of 9 8 4, Iwan Jones moves all in and Jonas Molander calls all in. Jones has 9-5 and Molander shows pocket Kings. The turn and river come 8 2 and Molander takes a commanding chip lead. So commanding, in fact, that Jones only has 4 chips left.
Jones doubled up twice after being all in blind, but finally lost to Molander's pocket Queens. Jones takes home $47,525 for his efforts. Molander takes home $105,430, the bracelet and a $25,000 seat in the WPT Championship.
Tue Jun 26 19:31:00 -0700 2007
Heads Up
Heads up play has begun, with both players virtually even in chips.
Tue Jun 26 19:27:00 -0700 2007
Sebastian Ruthenberg Eliminated in 3rd Place ($23,765)
Jonas Molander raised to $16,000 on the button and Sebastian Ruthenberg moved in for $120,000 total. Molander made the call and showed A Q and Ruthenberg was caught with 9 8. The board came A J 2 3 K, and Ruthenberg is our third place finisher.
Tue Jun 26 19:10:00 -0700 2007
Iwan Jones Doubles Up
Iwan Jones is all in against Sebastian Ruthenberg. Jones shows 8 8 and Ruthenberg shows 6 6. The board comes J 10 9 8 A, and Jones doubles up and cripples Ruthenberg.
Ruthenberg tripled up the next hand with 9 3, to move back into contention.
Tue Jun 26 18:55:00 -0700 2007
Level Up
The blinds are now $3,000/$6,000 with a $1,000 ante.
Tue Jun 26 18:47:00 -0700 2007
Sebastian Ruthenberg Doubles Through Iwan Jones
On a flop of J 10 9, both Sebastian Ruthenberg and Iwan Jones get all their chips in the pot. Ruthenberg has A Q, while Jones shows J 10. The turn and river come 4 Q, and Ruthenberg doubles up to around $210,000. Jones is down to $150,000.
Tue Jun 26 18:23:00 -0700 2007
Chip Counts
Chip counts for the remaining three players have been updated.
Tue Jun 26 18:16:00 -0700 2007
Alvaro Ballesteros Eliminated in 4th Place ($12,980)
On the next hand, Alvaro Ballesteros moves in and Jonas Molander makes the call. Ballesteros shows A Q and Molander has 10 10. The board comes 9 8 3 6 6, and Ballesteros is eliminated in fourth place.
Tue Jun 26 18:13:00 -0700 2007
Jonas Molander Doubles Up
Alvaro Ballesteros raises to $22,000 from the small blind and Jonas Molander moves in for $79,000 total. Ballesteros makes the call and shows 9 9. Molander shows Q J. The board comes K 8 4 K J, and Molander doubles up.
After the hand, Ballesteros is livid and is taking the beat, which is essentially a coinflip, very badly. Clearly steaming, he has verbally criticized Molander's play.
Tue Jun 26 18:00:00 -0700 2007
Stephanie Dao Eliminated in 5th Place ($9,720)
Stephanie Dao moves in for her last $35,000. Iwan Jones thinks for a bit before calling with A 8. Stephanie tables 3 3, and the board comes Q J 10 Q 9 giving Jones a straight. Dao is our fifth place finisher.