Level 21 Update
Mar 19, '09
Level: 21 -- NOTE: Levels are now 2 hours long
Blinds: 5,000-10,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Left: 8 of 391
Score Board
Notable Chip Counts
Steve Brecher: 1,920,000
Chris Moore 1,650,000
Michael Kamran: 1,330,000
Thao Le: 670,000
Tony Behari: 640,000
Chau Vu: 450,000
John Monnette: 373,000
Average: 977,500
Shooting Stars
Kathy Liebert: 795,000
In-the-Money Eliminations
9: Farzad Bonyadi -- $60,000
Big Hands:
Farzad Bonyadi Eliminated in Ninth Place ($60,000)
Farzad Bonyadi raised from the cutoff to 30,000 and Thao Le called from the big blind. The flop was dealt Q
9
2
and both players checked. The turn card fell J
, Thao checked, and Bonyadi moved all in. Thao called and they turned up their cards:
Thao: K10
Bonyadi: K-J
The river bricked and Bonyadi was eliminated in ninth place. He will take home $60,000 in prize money. Thao held 680,000 after the hand.
Kathy Liebert Doubles Up
Kathy Liebert raised from the button to 30,000 and Chau Vu made the call from the big blind. The flop was dealt Q96 and Vu checked. Liebert bet 35,000 and Vu made the call. The turn card fell 7 and Vu checked. Liebert bet 70,000 and Vu raised all in. Liebert made the call and they turned up their cards:
Liebert: Q9
Vu: 87
River: J
Liebert doubled up to 538,000 and Vu was knocked down to 460,000.
Chris Moore Makes a Nice Bluff
John Monnette raised preflop and Chris Moore reraised. Monnette made the call and the flop fell 754. Both players checked and the turn fell A. Monnette checked, Moore bet, and Monnette check-raised to 120,000. Moore went into the tank for a few minutes and then he moved all in. Monnette now had to make a decision for his tournament life and he decided to fold. Moore flipped over K5 as he collected the pot. Moore held 1,650,000 after the hand and Monnette was down to 380,000.
Player Tags: Kathy Liebert, Thao Le, Chau Vu
Chau Vu Eliminated in Sixth Place ($135,000)
Mar 20, '09
Chau Vu moved all in under the gun for 202,000 and Tony Behari made the call from the small blind. Their cards:
Behari: 88
Vu: A8
Board: KJ1093
Behari won the hand with a pair of eights and he now holds 1,909,000. Vu was the first player eliminated in sixth place. He will take home $135,000 in prize money.
Player Tags: Chau Vu, Tony Behari
