Level 24 Update: Brian Nichols Out 7th, William james Out 6th, Grayson Scoggin Out 5th
Jun 05, '13
NOTE: The final four players went on a 60-minute dinner break from 9 p.m. PT to 10 p.m.
Level: 24
Blinds: 20,000-40,000
Players Remaining: 4 out of 645
Average Chip Count: 725,625
Chip Counts:
Seat 5: Chiduziem Obi – 311,000
Seat 6: Malissia Zapata – 577,000
Seat 8: Brent Wheeler – 892,000
Seat 9: Mark Mierkalns – 1,368,000
Players Eliminated:
7th: Brian Nichols – $24,232
6th: William James – $31,747
5th: Grayson Scoggin – $42,074
Live Updates:
Brian Nichols Eliminated in Seventh Place ($24,232)
Grayson Scoggin raised and Brian Nichols reraised preflop. Scoggin called and the flop fell 9
5
4
. Nichols shipped all in with pocket jacks and Scoggin flipped over 9
5. The two pair held up and Nichols was eliminated in seventh place.
William James Eliminated in Sixth Place ($31,747)
Mark Mierkalns raised on the button and Grayson Scoggin reraised on the small blind. William James called all in and Mierkalns called. The two live players then checked down a board that settled Q65K10. All three players then tabled their hands.
Mierkalns: 107
Scoggin: A8
James: A7
James was eliminated on the hand in sixth place and Mierkalns was up to 1 million. Scoggin held 85,000 after the hand.
Grayson Scoggin Eliminated in Fifth Place ($42,074)
Brent Wheeler raised under the gun and Mark Mierkalns three-bet. Grayson Scoggin four-bet on the button and Wheeler called. Mierkalns capped the betting and Scoggin called all in for 7,000.
Wheeler also called and the flop was dealt AJ9. Wheeler checked, Mierkalns bet, and Wheeler check-called. The turn fell 6 and Wheeler checked. Mierkalns bet and Wheeler thought for a moment before folding.
Scoggin held 109, but his tournament came to an end when Mierkalns turned over AA for a set, and the meaningless river came 7. Scoggin was eliminated in fifth place and Mierkalns was into the chip lead with 1,138,000.
Player Tags: William James, Brian Nichols, Mark Mierkalns, Grayson Scoggin
