Caesars Palace Classic Championship Day 2 RecapHevad Khan Leads Remaining 19 Players |
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It was payday down at Caesars Palace, as 166 players battled their way down to the lucky 27 who would walk away with something to show for their two long days of mind-numbing poker madness.
With the blinds escalating at a rapid rate, the 100,000 starting stacks became a distant memory, as more and more players found themselves looking for a reason to push all in. As the field approached the dinner break, the money was finally in their sights, and after two more grueling levels, the bubble finally burst.
First, Zach Hyman had to suffer through a suck-resuck situation when his pocket tens cracked pocket aces, only to see an ace hit the turn. This was the third consecutive bubble for Hyman, who also finished just outside the money at the WPT Festa al Lago.
With one more player to go before the money, Card Player TV caught the fate of Scott Epstein, whose queens went down in flames to Dar Mahboubi's A-9. Check it out below.
Here's how the rest of the day went according to CardPlayer.com's live updates page:
In the biggest pot of the tournament, Sabyl Cohen-Landrum just doubled through former chip leader Shane Garza.
Garza raised on the button to 35,000, and Cohen called from the small blind. The flop came 7
7
5
, and Cohen checked. Garza continued with a bet of 100,000, and Cohen raised to 250,000. Garza immediately announced all in, and Cohen insta-called with 8
7. Garza held J J and needed help to keep his lead. The turn and river came 4 and 8, and Cohen doubled up to just under 1.8 million in chips. Garza is left with just 280,000 and some serious tilt.
David Miscikowski raised to 35,000 under the gun and was called by Noah Schwartz and William Heimiller. The action got around to Hevad Khan in late position, who reraised to 135,000.
David Levi tanked in the blinds for several minutes before folding what he later claimed was pocket queens. Miscikowski moved all in for a total of 486,000, and Schwartz went into the tank.
He eventually folded what he claimed was pocket jacks, and Heimiller mucked. Khan called with K K, and Miscikowski stunned the table by turning over A Q.
The board came 10 7 4 5 5, and Khan eliminated his opponent while chipping up to 1.82 million.
Robert Cheung raises to 47,000 from under the gun, and Layne Flack called from the big blind. The flop came 10-6-2, and Flack checked. Cheung bet 62,000, and Flack raised to 172,000. After some thought, Cheung moved all in, putting Flack's remaining 270,000 on the line. Flack insta-called with a set of tens, and Cheung tabled A-K high.
Of course, the turn and river came J and Q, and Cheung runner-runnered a Broadway straight to send Flack to the rail.
Mike Katz opened for 51,000 under the gun and was called by seat 5, Noah Schwartz in the small blind, and Scott Epstein in the big blind. The flop came 7 7 6, and Schwartz open-shoved for 399,000. Epstein folded, and Katz went into the tank. He eventually folded what he later claimed were pocket queens, worrying about seat 5 behind him. Sure enough, seat 5 showed pocket aces, and Schwartz needed help with his 10 8 for a gutshot-straight-flush draw. The turn was the 9, and Schwartz hit his unbeatable hand, doubling up to about 950,000 in chips.
On a flop of J 8 2, Robert Cheung and Hevad Khan got it all in. Cheung showed 10 9 for the flopped flush with the straight-flush redraw. Khan needed some help with bottom set of deuces. The turn was the 7, meaning Khan could not hit the 7 to pair the board. Instead, the river was the 2, giving Khan quads, and Cheung was eliminated in dramatic fashion.
Khan now sits with 2,200,000.
Hevad Khan raised to 105,000 from the button, and Dar Mahboubi called from the big blind. The flop came Q 9 4, and Mahboubi checked. Khan bet 135,000 and was called. The turn was the 7, and again Mahboubi checked. Khan bet 385,000, and Mahboubi called. The river was the A, and for the third time, Mahboubi checked. Khan bet out a curious amount of 125,000. After about a minute of thought, Mahboubi raised all in for 670,000. Shaking his head as if something didn't feel right, Khan made the call and showed A J. Mahboubi could only produce A6 and was eliminated from the tournament in 23rd place. Khan now has 5,650,000 and a massive chip lead.
End Of Day Chip Counts
Table 36:
Seat 1: Daniel Schreiber -- 3,465,000
Seat 2: Joseph Cordi -- 930,000
Seat 3: Brent Roberts -- 915,000
Seat 4: Michael Kamran -- 2,000,000
Seat 5: Kevin Albers -- 1,265,000
Seat 6: Carter Gill -- 990,000
Seat 7: Adam Junglen -- 1,270,000
Seat 8: Sabyl Cohen -- 3,030,000
Seat 9: John Hennigan -- 1,380,000
Seat 10: Hevad "Rain" Khan -- 4,920,000
Table 56:
Seat 1: Mike Sexton -- 920,000
Seat 2: Ray Qartmoy -- 325,000
Seat 3: Van Nguyen -- 875,000
Seat 4: Michael Fantini -- 1,430,000
Seat 5: Robert Ford -- 1,375,000
Seat 6: Gary Friedlander -- 1,480,000
Seat 7: Empty
Seat 8: Jamie Rosen -- 1,450,000
Seat 9: Jonathan Aguiar -- 1,520,000
Seat 10: Michael Katz -- 1,815,000
The action resumes tomorrow at 2 p.m. PST when the final 19 play down to a champion, who will walk away with $1 million in cash. Join us here at CardPlayer.com for all the live updates, photos, videos and chip counts of your favorite players.
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