Level 24: Soulier Leads Final Five; Ashton 6th, Binger 7th, Fernandez 8th
Jun 23, '11
NOTE: Sixty minute levels with games changing every eight hands.
Limits: 40,000-80,000
Hold’em – Omaha 8:
Blinds: 20,000-40,000
Razz – Stud – Stud 8:
Ante: 10,000
Bring In: 10,000
Completion: 40,000
Players Remaining: 5 out of 240
Average Chip Count: 1,440,000
Chip Counts:
1. Fabrice Soulier – 2,775,000
2. Andrey Zaichenko – 1,525,000
3. Daniel Ospina – 1,240,000
4. Shawn Buchanan – 945,000
5. Tom Dwan – 715,000
Eliminations:
6th. Matthew Ashton – $101,813
7th. Michael Binger – $78,328
8th. Jacobo Fernandez – $61,160
Jacobo Fernandez Eliminated in 8th Place ($61,160)
Stud 8
Jacobo Fernandez entered the official eight-handed final table as the short stack and quickly got it all in against Tom Dawn in the Stud 8 round.
Fernandez: K
8
7
6
6 5
Dwan: A10 7 7 6 4 3
Dwan went on to make a pair of sevens to beat Fernandez’s pair of sixes, giving him the pot and eliminating Jacobo Fernandez in 9th place ($61,160).
Michael Binger Eliminated in 7th Place ($73,328)
Omaha 8
Michael Binger opened the pot for 80,000 before the flop, Andrey Zaichenko reraised to 120,000 and Binger called all in.
Binger: Q 8 3 2
Zaichenko: A Q 4 2
The board came 7 5 3 10 6, giving Zaichenko a six-high straight and the nut low to scoop the pot. Michael Binger was eliminated in 7th place ($73,328).
Matthew Ashton Eliminated in 6th Place ($101,813)
Omaha 8
Matthew Ashton bet 40,000 on a flop of J 4 3 and both Andrey Zaichenko and Shawn Buchanan called.
The turn was the 2, Ashton bet, Zaichenko called, Buchanan raised, Ashton called all in and Zaichenko called the raise.
The river was the K, Zaichenko checked the side pot, Buchanan bet and Zaichenko folded.
Ashton: A A 6 2
Buchanan: A 9 8 5
Buchanan turned the wheel to scoop the pot and eliminate Matthew Ashton in 6th place ($101,813).
Be sure to check back hourly for level-by-level updates of this final table.
Player Tags: Michael Binger, Tom Dwan, Jacobo Fernandez, Andrey Zaichenko, Matthew Ashton
Level 23: Pescatori Eliminated 9th, Final Table Now Underway
Jun 23, '11
NOTE: Play ended last night with 23 players in accordance with the ten-level rule and resumed at 3:00pm. With the elimination of Max Pescatori in 9th place ($48,436), the official eight-handed final table is now underway.
NOTE: Sixty minute levels with games changing every eight hands.
Limits: 30,000-60,000
Hold’em – Omaha 8:
Blinds: 15,000-30,000
Razz – Stud – Stud 8:
Ante: 7,000
Bring In: 10,000
Completion: 30,000
Players Remaining: 8 out of 240
Average Chip Count: 900,000
Chip Counts:
1. Tom Dwan – 1,842,000
2. Fabrice Soulier – 1,700,000
3. Andrey Zaichenko 1,181,000
4. Daniel Ospina – 1,111,000
5. Shawn Buchanan – 826,000
6. Michael Binger – 358,000
7. Matthew Ashton – 103,000
8. Jacobo Fernandez – 46,000
Payouts:
1st. $609,130
2nd. $376,458
3rd. $247,799
4th. $180,750
5th. $134,480
6th. $101,813
7th. $78,328
8th. $61,160
Be sure to check back hourly for level-by-level updates of this final table.
Player Tags: Max Pescatori, Shawn Buchanan, Fabrice Soulier, Michael Binger, Tom Dwan, Jacobo Fernandez, Andrey Zaichenko, Matthew Ashton, Daniel Ospina
John Hennigan Eliminated in Third Place ($686,568)
8
and Hennigan was all in. Ashton called and the two players tabled their hands.
6
Matthew Ashton raised preflop on the button and Don Nguyen called. The flop was dealt 10
Matthew Ashton Takes the Chip Lead and Pulls Away
Frank Kassela Eliminated in Fifth Place ($31,978)
Mike Matusow Wins Event No. 13 ($266,503) — Matthew Ashton Eliminated in Second Place ($164,700)
Mike Leah Doubles Up Through Matthew Ashton
Owais Ahmed Eliminated in Fourth Place ($62,631)
George Danzer Eliminated in Sixth Place ($34,348)