John Woo Eliminated
Jun 21, '10
Blinds: 40,000-80,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 out of 3,142
Average Chip Count: 4,686,000
Tournament Leaderboard:
1. Harold Angle – 8,160,000
2. Michael Minetti – 1,500,000
Notable Eliminations:
3. John Woo – $213,612
Big Hands:
John Woo Eliminated in Third Place ($213,612)
Harold Angle limped on the button and after Michael Minetti folded his small blind, John Woo checked his option.
The flop came 4710 and Woo moved all-in for 300,000 and was called by Angle. Woo showed 94 and was ahead of Angle’s A2.
The 3 on the turn meant that Angle filled his flush and the 4 on the river was just a mere formality and Woo was eliminated in third place, leaving us with Harold Angle with a huge chip advantage over Michael Minetti for heads-up play and the bracelet.
Player Tags: John Woo, Harold Angle
Derden and Ward Eliminated
Jun 20, '10
Blinds: 20,000-40,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 5 out of 3,142
Average Chip Count: 1,885,200
Tournament Leaderboard:
1. John Woo – 3,440,000
2. Daniel Camillo – 2,230,000
3. Harold Angle – 1,840,000
4. Michael Minetti – 935,000
5. Eric Stemp – 925,000
Notable Eliminations:
7. Jack Ward – $62,883
6. Preston Derden – $83,872
Big Hands:
Jack Ward Eliminated in Seventh Place ($62,883)
Jack Ward called in the small blind and John Woo checked his option. The two players saw a flop of JJ3.
Ward checked, Woo bet 40,000, and Ward raised to 125,000. Woo called and the K fell on the turn. Ward shoved for 620,000 and Woo tanked before making the call with K3 and was ahead of Ward’s 44
The river was the A and Woo takes the chip lead and Ward was eliminated with over $60,000 for his efforts.
Preston Derden Eliminated in Sixth Place ($83,872)
Preston Derden moved all-in from the hijack for 350,000 and John Woo called from the button.
Woo showed AQ and Derden showed J8. The board ran out 456A9, sending the pot to Woo and eliminating Derden in sixth place
Player Tags: Jack Ward, John Woo, Preston Derden