Shane Rose Poker Tournament Updates

Level 24: Final Seven on Dinner Break; Rose 8th, Schaaf 9th

Jun 14, '11

NOTE: The final seven players took a one hour dinner break at the conclusion of Level 24 and will return at approximately 8:30pm to resume play.

Blinds: 12,000-24,000 with a 4,00 ante

Players Remaining: 7 out of 3,157

Average Chip Count: 1,360,714

Chip Counts:

1. Yashar Darian – 2,850,000
2. Alexander Martin – 2,200,000
3. Diana Allen – 1,270,000
4. Jason Somerville – 1,250,000
5. Richard Fridvalszki – 745,000
6. Travis Atkins – 685,000
7. Gian Carlos Oliveri – 605,000

Eliminations:

8th. Shane Rose – $48,091
9th. James Schaaf – $36,833

James Schaaf Eliminated in 9th Place ($36,833)

Almost as soon as the official nine-handed final table began, James Schaaf was all in from the button 600,000 before the flop. Diana Allen had opened the pot for 75,000 and then called Schaaf’s raise.

Schaaf turned over 10 10 for the lead while Allen showed A 9 for the draw.

The board came A Q 2 3 6, giving Allen top pair on the flop. James Schaaf was the fist one eliminated in 9th place ($36,833).

Shane Rose Eliminated in 8th Place ($48,091)

Shane Rose open-shoved the short stack for 300,000 before the flop and Alex Martin called.

Martin was ahead with Q Q against Rose’s K 4

The board came 10 2 2 4 A, no help to Shane Rose who was eliminated in 8th place ($48,091).

Be sure to check back hourly for level-by-level updates of this final table.

Player Tags: Diana Allen,   James Schaaf,   Alex Martin,   Shane Rose

Level 24: Shaffer Eliminated 10th, Final Table Now Underway

Jun 14, '11

NOTE: Play ended last night with 27 players and resumed today at 3:00pm. The final 10 players consolidated to one table, and with the elimination of Brett Shaffer in 10th place ($28,517), the official nine-handed final table is now underway.

Blinds: 12,000-24,000 with a 4,000 ante

Players Remaining: 9 out of 3,157

Average Chip Count: 1,058,333

Chip Counts:

1. Alexander Martin – 2,630,000
2. Yashar Darian – 1,540,000
3. Jason Somerville 1,400,000
4. Travis Atkins – 1,025,000
5. Diana Allen – 890,000
6. Gian Carlos Oliveri – 570,000
7. James Schaaf – 560,000
8. Richard Fridvalski – 490,000
9. Shane Rose – 290,000

Payouts:

1st. $493,091
2nd. $305,009
3rd. $215,855
4th. $156,248
5th. $114,414
6th. $84,753
7th. $63,493
8th. $48,091
9th. 36,833

Be sure to check back hourly for level-by-level updates of this final table.

Player Tags: Diana Allen,   Yashar Darian,   Travis Atkins,   James Schaaf,   Shane Rose,   Alexander Martin

Level 20 Hour One Update: Will Failla Eliminated

Jul 14, '10

Blinds: 6,000-12,000 with a 2,000 ante

Players Remaining: 268 out of 7,319

Average Chip Count: 819,291

Card Player Chip Counts:

Andrew Brokos — 780,000
Josh Brikis — 1,200,000
Tony Dunst — 1,060,000

Tournament Leaderboard:

1. Theo Jorgensen — 3,200,000
2. Sanghyon Cheong — 2,870,000
3. Duy Le — 2,700,000
4. Matt Affleck — 2,450,000
5. Michael Skender — 2,450,000
6. Bryn Kenney — 2,220,000
7. Fokke Beukers — 2,015,000
8. Robert Pisano — 2,010,000
9. Alexander Kostritsyn — 1,990,000
10. Cuong Nguyen — 1,900,000

Notable Eliminations:

Will Failla
Shane Rose
Brent Hanks
Paul Varano

Big Hands:

Jean-Robert Bellande Doubles Up a Player

On a flop of 542, Jean-Robert Bellande checked. Larry Karambis bet 100,000. Bellande moved all in and Karambis called all in for 483,000. Karambis exposed the 99 while Bellande tabled the AJ. The turn and river bricked for Bellande and he doubled up his opponent. Bellande was down to 1,100,000 after the hand.

Paul Varano Eliminated

Paul Varano got his stack of 148,000 into the middle with the 109 and was up against Garrett Adelstein’s JJ. The board ran out J102410 and Adelstein busted his opponent. He was at 1,220,000 after the hand.

Bryn Kenney Eliminates a Player

Kenney bet 30,000 from the cutoff and Kelly Johnson raised to 60,000 from the small blind. Kenney made the call. The flop came K93 and Johnson bet 60,000. Kenney raised to 120,000. Johnson moved all in for 380,000 and Kenney called with the 99. Johnson tabled the KQ. The turn brought the 2 and the 3 fell on the river. Kenney took the hand and was at over 2,000,000 a couple hands later.

Shane Rose Eliminated

Shane Rose moved all in for 100,000 from early position and Javed Abrahams called. Rose tabled the 76 and Abrahams exposed the A10. The board ran out K52K2 and Rose was out. Abrahams was up to 750,000 after the hand.

Garrett Beckman Doubles Up

On a 9955 Garrett Beckman moved all in for 302,000. Ryan Dodge called with the QQ but was behind the AA of Beckman. The 9 on the river was safe for Beckman and he doubled to 1,480,000. Dodge was down to just 35,000.

Jean-Robert Bellande Eliminates a Player

Jean-Robert Bellande opened and Alper Sar shoved for 205,000. Bellande called with the K7. Sar exposed the AQ. The board ran out KJ98J and Bellande won the hand. Bellande was up to 1,360,000 after the hand.

Brent Hanks Eliminated

Brent Hanks five-bet shoved for 800,000 and John Racener called. Racener tabled the AA and was way ahead of the JJ of Hanks. The board ran out 8652K and Hanks was gone. Racener was up to 1,700,000 after the hand.

Will Failla Eliminated

Will Failla moved all in from the cutoff for 245,000 with the A10 and was called by the pocket aces of Jeffrey Chu. The board ran out 74299 and Failla was gone.

Elia Ahmadian Doubles Up

Elia Ahmadian was all in on a flop of A83 with the QQ for for 43,000. Dalton Mills called with the J8. The turn brought the 10 and the 9 fell on the river, giving Ahmadian the double up to 140,000.

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Player Tags: Elia Ahmadian,   Jean-Robert Bellande,   Garrett Beckman,   Brent Hanks,   Will Failla,   Bryn Kenney,   Paul Varano,   Josh Brikis,   Shane Rose