Level 23 Update: Andrey Zaichenko Out 9th, Allyn Jaffrey Shulman Out 8th, Andrey Zaichenko Out 7th, Tyler Nelson Out 6th, John Cernuto Out 5th
Jun 27, '13
Level: 23
Blinds: 15,000-30,000
Players Remaining: 4 out of 435
Average Chip Count: 978,750
Chip Counts:
Seat 2: Brian Hacker – 355,000
Seat 3: Vladimir Shchmelev – 410,000
Seat 4: Mel Judah – 940,000
Seat 7: Ashly Butler – 2,180,000
Players Eliminated:
9th: Alexey Makarov – $22,171
8th: Allyn Jaffrey Shulman – $28,821
7th: Andrey Zaichenko – $37,847
6th: Tyler Nelson – $50,197
5th: John Cernuto – $67,262
Live Updates:
Alexey Makarov Eliminated in Ninth Place ($22,171)
Brian Hacker raised to 37,000 and Mel Judah called. Alexey Makarov reraised to 144,000 and Hacker called. Judah folded and the two players saw a flop dealt K95. Makarov moved all in and Hacker called. The two players then tabled their hands.
Hacker: A552
Makarov: A722
Turn and River: K4
Makarov was eliminated in ninth place and Hacker won the hand with a set of fives.
Allyn Jaffrey Shulman Eliminated in Eighth Place ($28,821)
Allyn Jaffrey Shulman got the last of her chips into the middle preflop against Ashly Butler and then they tabled their hands.
Butler: AJJ4
Shulman: AQ64
Board: J1087Q
Butler flopped a set and it was good to scoop the pot. Shulman was eliminated in eighth place.
Andrey Zaichenko Eliminated in Seventh Place ($37,847)
Ashly Butler raised to 60,000 and Andrey Zaichenko called. The flop was dealt KJ7 and Zaichenko raised all in. Butler called and they revealed their cards.
Butler: A-K-6-2
Zaichenko: A-10-9-8
Turn and River: 44
Butler won the hand with two pair, kings and fours, and Zaichenko was eliminated in fourth place.
Tyler Nelson Eliminated in Sixth Place ($50,197)
Ashly Butler raised to 50,000 and Tyler Nelson reraised all in. Butler called and the two players tabled their cards.
Butler: AAK4
Nelson: AK35
Board: 632AJ
Nelson was eliminated in sixth place and Butler won the hand to grow his stack close to 2 million.
John Cernuto Eliminated in Fifth Place ($67,262)
John Cernuto raised the pot and Ashly Butler reraised. Cernuto called all in and the two players flipped over their cards.
Butler: K632
Cernuto: A1085
Board: A105J4
Cernuto was eliminated in fifth place and Butler continued his strong run to the chip lead with 2.18 million.
Player Tags: John Cernuto, Allyn Shulman, Mel Judah, Andrey Zaichenko, Alexey Makarov