Level 22 Update: Durrr Slips, Hellmuth Clinging, and Devilfish Busts
Jul 03, '10
Blinds: 8,000-16,000
Players Remaining: 18 out of 346
Average Chip Count: 576,666
Tournament Leaderboard:
1. Miguel Proulx – 1,900,000
2. Dmitry Stelmak – 970,000
3. Jason Mercier – 810,000
4. Ludovic Lacay – 805,000
5. Danny Wong – 645,000
6. Tom Dwan – 640,000
7. Daniel Alaei – 590,000
8. Ville Mattila – 571,000
9. Matthew Wheat – 560,000
10. Ben Blackmore – 460,000
Notable Eliminations:
David Ulliott – $24,815
John Racener – $24,815
Big Hands:
John Raener Eliminated
Dmitry Stelmak raised to 30,000 from middle position and John Racener moved all-in for his last 90,000 on the button. Stelmak made the call and showed Q
10
8
7 and was up against Racener’s AA
75.
the board ran out 1039Q8, which gave Stelmak two pair to trump the aces of Racener.
Devilfish Hits the Rail
Tom Dwan raised to 42,000 in the hijack and Daniel Alaei called from the cutoff. David Ulliott called from the small blind and they saw a flop of 5810.
Ulliott moved all-in for 103,000 and Dwan raised the pot to isolate Ulliott against Alaei. Dwan showed QQ96 and was behind Ulliiott’s KJ105.
The turn was the 4, keeping Ulliott in the lead, but the Q on the river gave Dwan a set and the pot.
Jason Lester Doubles
Jason Lester limped in from middle position and Ludovic Lacay made it 56,000 from the cutoff. Lester called and they saw a flop of Q108.
Lester moved all-in and Lacay made the call. Lester showed A1052 and Lacay showed KKAQ.
The turn was the 9, keeping Lacay in the lead, but the Q on the river completed Lester’s flush to double him up to 270,000. Lacay falls to 817,000.
Stelmak Doubles Through Durrrr
Tom Dwan raised from early position and Dmitry Stelmak called from the cutoff. The flop came 242 and Dwan bet 53,000. Stelmak raised to just 110,000 and Dwan took his time before making the call.
The turn was the 2. Dwan checked and Stelmak bet 61,000. Dwan took his time before making the call again.
The river was the 8 and Dwan checked again. Stelmak moved all-in for 260,000 and Dwan thought for a good three minutes before pushing across enough chips for the call.
Dwan mucked when Stelmak showed J1082, giving him quads.
Dwan is down to 640,000 and Stelmak is up to 970,000.
Hellmuth’s Pressure Gets a Fold
Phil Hellmuth raised from under-the-gun to 47,000 and was called by Blair Rodman in the cutoff and Alessio Isaia from the big blind.
The flop came 78Q and Hellmuth moved in for his last 140,000. Rodman went into the tank before folding and Isaia quickly folded after Rodman.
After Rodman told Hellmuth he was close to calling, Hellmuth claimed he had aces.
Player Tags: Blair Rodman, Phil Hellmuth, Jason Lester, Tom Dwan, Ludovic Lacay, Dimitry Stelmak
Level 27: Kravchenko Falls in 8th ($85,180)
Jul 04, '10
Blinds: 25,000-50,000
Players Remaining: 6 out of 346
Average Chip Count: 1,730,000
Tournament Leaderboard:
1. Ludovic Lacay — 3,200,000
2. Ville Mattila — 1,880,000
3. Trevor Uyesugi — 1,050,000
4. Miguel Proulx — 1,510,000
5. Daniel Alaei — 1,530,000
6. Stephen Pierson — 560,000
Notable Eliminations:
8th – Alexander Kravchenko
7th – Dmitry Stelmak
Big Hands:
Kravchenko Falls in 8th ($85,180)
Ville Mattila raised to 110,000 and Alexander Kravchenko the last of his 225,000 in from the big blind. Mattila called and they showed down:
Mattila: J764
Kravchenko: A988
Kravchenko was in the lead and stayed that way on a QQ3 flop. The turn was the 7, giving both players straight draws but keeping Kravchenko ahead. The 5 river was a bad card for the Russian, as it gave Mattila his straight and eliminated Kravchenko in 8th place. He made $85,180.
Alaei KOs Stelmak in 7th ($111,524)
Dmitry Stelmak opened for 175,000 and Daniel Alaei moved all in, having Stelmak covered. Stelmak called and saw he was behind. Their hands:
Stelmak: AKQ6
Alaei: AAQ9
The flop missed everyone, running J48, but the 7 on the turn gave Stelmak the flush draw. The river brought the 2 and Alaei’s aces held up to boot Stelmak in 7th place, for $111,524.
Player Tags: Alexander Kravchenko, Ville Mattila, Dimitry Stelmak, Trevor Uyesugi
Level 25: Action Slows
Jul 04, '10
Blinds: 15,000-30,000
Players Remaining: 9 out of 346
Average Chip Count: 1,153,333
Tournament Leaderboard:
1. Miguel Proulx — 2,380,000
2. Ludovic Lacay — 2,300,000
3. Daniel Alaei — 1,800,000
4. Dmitry Stelmak — 1,100,000
5. Matthew Wheat — 745,000
6. Ville Mattila — 605,000
7. Stephen Pierson — 450,000
8. Trevor Uyesugi — 420,000
9. Alexander Kravchenko — 295,000
Big Hands:
Good Start for Stelmak
Dmitry Stelmak checked a flop of 29J and Daniel Alaei fired 140,000. The third player in the hand folded and Stelmak called.
The 8 fell on the turn and Stelmak again checked, with Alaei doing the same. The 9 river saw another check-check and Stelmak showed Q107A for a straight. Alaei mucked and Stelmak took down a nice pot early.
Player Tags: Daniel Alaei, Dimitry Stelmak
Dmitry Stelmak raised to 3,000 from under the gun and Brett Richey called on the button. Peter Eastgate then raised to 10,800 from the big blind and Stelmak reraised to 22,200.
Dmitry Stelmak raised to 16,000 and Greg Raymer shoved for his last 110,000. Stelmak called with K
Bill Edler came in on the short stack and hung on for as long as he could, but his top pair with A-Q on a board of Q-10-3-9 was drawing dead to Dmitry Stelmak’s K-J.
In the second hand of the final table, Dimitry Stelmark moved all in for 136,000 from the button. Tobias Reinkemeier made the call in the big blind and they flipped over their cards: