Level 19 Update: Glantz, Boyd, and Rajkumar Eliminated
Oct 24, '09
Blinds: 10,000-20,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Left: 12 of 275
Average Chip Count: 1,269,230
Chip Counts:
1. Jason Lavallee — 4,500,000
2. Kido Pham — 1,720,000
3. Shawn Cunix — 1,400,000
4. Jason Burt — 1,370,000
5. Tommy Vedes — 1,250,000
6. Freddy Deeb — 1,100,000
7. Larry Berg — 990,000
8. Aaron Jones — 940,000
9. Steve Brecher — 850,000
10. Chris Bjorin — 650,000
Notable Eliminations:
18. Matt Glantz — $31,805
17. Jeff Blenkarn — $31,805
16. Dutch Boyd — $31,805
15. Vivek Rajkumar — $39,760
14. Robert Tepper — $39,760
13. Matt Stout — $39,760
Big Hands:
Matt Glantz Eliminated in 18th Place ($31,805)
Matt Glantz moved all in preflop and Jason Lavallee made the call. Their cards:
Glantz: A
J
Lavallee: A
Q
Board: Q8
73A
Lavallee won the hand with aces up and Glantz was eliminated in 18th place.
Jeff Blenkarn Eliminated in 17th Place ($31,805)
Chris Bjorin moved all in from the small blind and Jeff Blenkarn made the all-in call for his final 130,000. Their cards:
Bjorin: 86
Blenkarn: A4
Board: J1087J
Bjorin grew his stack to 725,000 and Blenkarn was eliminated in 17th place.
Dutch Boyd Eliminated in 16th Place ($31,805)
Jason Lavallee raised to 52,000 under the gun and Dutch Boyd made the call. The flop was dealt A84. Lavallee bet 20,000 and Boyd made the all-in call for 15,000. Their cards:
Boyd: A10
Lavallee: AK
Turn and River: 56
Lavallee increased his chip lead to 4.4 million and Boyd was eliminated in 16th place.
Vivek Rajkumar Eliminated in 15th Place ($39,760)
Vivek Rajkumar raised to 50,000 under the gun. Jason Lavallee reraised from the cutoff to 140,000. Rajkumar reraised all in for 460,000. Lavallee made the call and they turned up their cards:
Lavallee: AK
Rajkumer: QQ
Board: K5569
Lavallee grew his chip lead once more and now he holds 4.5 million. Rajkumar was knocked out in 15th place.
Rob Tepper Eliminated in 14th Place ($39,760)
Rob Tepper moved all in under the gun for 174,000 and Aaron Jones reraised all in from the button. Everyone else mucked and the two players flipped up their cards:
Tepper: K2
Jones: 1010
Board: A872Q
Jones won the hand with a pair of tens and Tepper was eliminated in 14th place.
Matt Stout Eliminated in 13th Place ($39,760)
Craig Crivello checked a board of J834 from the big blind and Matt Stout moved all in under the gun. Crivello made the call and they turned over their cards:
Crivello: 33
Stout: 1010
River: K
Crivello won the hand to grow his stack to 1 million and Stout was eliminated in 13th place.
Player Tags: Chris Bjorin, Craig Crivello, Matthew Glantz, Jeff Blenkarn, Matt Stout, Dutch Boyd, V R, Jason Lavallee, Aaron Jones
Level 17 Update: Money Bubble Bursts
Oct 24, '09
Blinds: 6,000-12,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Left: 27 of 275
Average Chip Count: 611,111
Chip Counts:
1. Jason Lavallee — 1,615,000
2. Freddy Deeb — 1,405,000
3. Tommy Vedes — 1,165,000
4. Mark Seif — 1,085,000
5. Jason Burt — 970,000
6. Jonas Entin — 755,000
7. Shawn Cunix — 740,000
8. Kido Pham — 686,000
9. Jeff Blenkarn — 660,000
10. Jason Somerville — 583,000
Notable Eliminations:
Dee Luong
Andy Bloch
Brandon Cantu
Jason Somerville
Big Hands:
Dee Luong Eliminated
Dee Luong (pictured right) was crippled after Freddy Deeb doubled up through her with pocket aces to grow his stack to 1,230,000. Luong held pocket kings but she watched her stack fall down to 87,000. A few hands later Jason Lavallee opened a pot for a raise and Luong reraised all in. Lavallee made the call and they flipped over their cards:
Luong: 66
Lavallee: A8
Board: AJ378
Luong was eliminated on the hand and Lavallee held 1,350,000.
Brandon Cantu Eliminated
Brandon Cantu moved all in preflop for 160,000 and Mrk Seif made the call. Their cards:
Cantu: A8
Seif: 99
Board: K6322
Cantu was eliminated on the hand and Seif grew his stack to 1,145,000.
Andy Bloch Eliminated in Two Parts
Part I
Kido Pham raised to 27,000 from the cutoff and Aaron Jones reraised all in for 171,000 from the button. Andy Bloch reraised all in and Pham mucked. The cards:
Jones: Q10
Bloch: KK
Board: Q74103
Bloch was knocked down to 305,000 on the hand and Jones doubled up to 395,000.
Part II
Andy Bloch raised to 32,000 from the cutoff and Jason Burt reraised from the small blind. Bloch reraised all in and Burt made the call. Their cards:
Burt: 1010
Bloch: AQ
Board: Q52K10
Burt grew his stack to 970,000 and Bloch was eliminated.
Jason Somerville Eliminated
Jason Somerville moved all in preflop on a short stack (180,000) for the third time in a row and Jeff Blenkarn made the call. Their cards:
Blenkarn: AA
Somerville: 1010
Board: K6495
Blenkran grew his stack to 660,000 and Somerville was eliminated on the hand.
Chau Giang Eliminated on the Money Bubble
Matt Stout raised from early position to 32,000 and Chau Giang reraised all in from middle position for 199,000. Prahlad Friedman reraised all in from the cutoff for 259,000 and Stout mucked pocket tens. Friedman and Giang then revealed their cards:
Giang: AK
Friedman: JJ
Board: Q9644
Friedman held 515,000 after the hand and Giang was eliminated on the money bubble in 28th place.
Player Tags: Andy Bloch, Prahlad Friedman, Chau Giang, Dee Luong, Jason Somerville, Matt Stout, Brandon Cantu, Jason Lavallee, Aaron Jones, Jason Burt
Level 24 Update: Aaron Jones Bubbles TV Final Table
Oct 25, '09
Blinds: 40,000-80,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Left: 6 of 275
Average Chip Count: 2,750,000
Notable Eliminations:
7. Aaron Jones — $129,210
Big Hands:
Aaron Jones Eliminated in Seventh Place ($129,210)
Aaron Jones moved all in from the cutoff and was called by Craig Crivello in the small blind.
Crivello’s pocket jacks held against Jones and his K8 and Jones was eliminated on the final table bubble.
Player Tags: Craig Crivello, Aaron Jones
Level 22 Update: Slow Going at Bellagio
Oct 25, '09
Blinds: 20,000-40,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Left: 10 of 275
Average Chip Count: 1,650,000
Chip Counts:
1. Freddy Deeb — 2,840,000
2. Shawn Cunix — 2,750,000
3. Tommy Vedes — 2,460,000
4. Jason Lavallee — 2,450,000
5. Jason Burt — 2,400,000
6. Aaron Jones — 1,700,000
7. Chris Bjorin — 950,000
8. Craig Crivello — 680,000
9. Kido Pham — 525,000
10. Richard Sciuto — 300,000
Notable Eliminations:
None
Big Hands:
Chris Bjorin Doubles Through Aaron Jones
Freddy Deeb raised to 95,000, Tommy Vedes called, Chris Bjorin (pictured right) moved all in and Aaron Jones moved all in behind him to isolate.
Deeb and Vedes folded and Jones showed AQ, which had Bjorin dominated with his QJ.
But the board ran out 108697 to give Bjorin the winning straight and a double up to nearly 1 million in chips.
Richard Sciuto Crippled Without Seeing River
Richard Sciuto raised to 160,000 in the cutoff and Freddy Deeb called from the big blind. Both players checked a board to the turn reading KJ105 and Sciuto bet 175,000, leaving himself with just 125,000 behind.
Nonetheless, Deeb moved all in and Sciuto folded for his last three big blinds. Sciuto later doubled up with pocket queens to stay alive, though he is still short stacked.
Aaron Jones Doubles Up Through Shawn Cunix
Aaron Jones pushed for his last 668,000 in middle position and Shawn Cunix called from the big blind with AK.
Jones showed pocket jacks and the board came a clean queen high to give him the double up to 1,250,000. Cunix is still strong with nearly 2 million.
Player Tags: Chris Bjorin, Tommy Vedes, Shawn Cunix, Aaron Jones
Level 21 Update: Larry Berg Eliminated in 11th Place
Oct 25, '09
Blinds: 15,000-30,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Left: 10 of 275
Average Chip Count: 1,650,000
Chip Counts
1. Jason Lavallee — 4,070,000
2. Shawn Cunix — 2,650,000
3. Freddy Deeb — 2,263,000
4. Tommy Vedes — 1,924,000
5. Aaron Jones — 1,671,000
6. Jason Burt — 1,343,000
7. Craig Crivello — 998,000
8. Richard Sciuto — 680,000
9. Kido Pham — 605,000
10. Chris Bjorin — 526,000
Notable Eliminations:
11: Larry Berg — $47,710
Big Hands:
Aaron Jones Triples Up
Tommy Vedes raised to 80,000 from the cutoff and Shawn Cunix made the call from the button. Aaron Jones moved all in from the small blind for 343,000 and both Cunix and Vedes made the call. The flop came KQ3 and both live players checked. The turn fell 10 and Vedes checked. Cunix bet 230,000 and Vedes mucked. Cunix and Jones then turned over their cards:
Cunix: Q10
Jones: 66
River: A
Jones tripled up on the hand and he holds 1,050,000. Cunix watched his stack shrink to 2,015,000 and Vedes held 1,707,000 after the hand.
Larry Berg Eliminated in 11th Place ($47,710)
Larry Berg moved all in preflop for 416,000 from the button and Tommy Vedes made the call from the big blind. Their cards:
Berg: QJ
Vedes: QJ
Board: 732K4
Vedes won the hand with a queen-high flush and Berg was eliminated in 11th place. The players then took new seats at the final table of ten.
Final-Table Seating Chart with Chip Counts
Seat 1. Tommy Vedes — 1,924,000
Seat 2. Chris Bjorin — 526,000
Seat 3. Aaron Jones — 1,671,000
Seat 4. Richard Sciuto — 680,000
Seat 5. Jason Lavallee — 4,070,000
Seat 6. Craig Crivello — 998,000
Seat 7. Freddy Deeb — 2,263,000
Seat 8. Jason Burt — 1,343,000
Seat 9. Shawn Cunix — 2,650,000
Seat 10. Kido Pham — 605,000
Player Tags: Tommy Vedes, Shawn Cunix, Aaron Jones
A quick match just transpired in the loser’s bracket final. Vivek Rajkumar once again jumped out to an early lead when he made a nice call early in the match. Aaron Jones bet 3,700 from the button on a board of A