Level 26 Update: Andrew Dean Out 6th, Nikolai Sears Out 5th, David Pham Out 4th
Jun 13, '13
Level: 26
Blinds: 15,000-30,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 3 out of 807
Average Chip Count: 2,421,000
Chip Counts:
Seat 2: Martin Finger – 3,330,000
Seat 4: Matt Stout – 2,420,000
Seat 6: Matt Berkey – 1,500,000
Players Eliminated:
6th: Andrew Dean – $62,458
5th: Nikolai Sears – $89,402
4th: David Pham – $131,679
Live Updates:
Andrew Dean Eliminated in Sixth Place ($62,458)
Nikolai Sears raised to 53,000 under the gun and Andrew Dean reraised all in for just 40,000 on the small blind. Matt Stout called on the big blind and the flop was dealt J
7
6. Both live players checked and the turn delivered the 8
. Stout bet 80,000 and Sears called. The river fell 3 and Stout bet 135,000. Sears folded and Stout turned up J6. That was enough to beat the 106 of Dean, who was eliminated in sixth place. Stout was over 2 million after the hand.
Nikolai Sears Eliminated in Fifth Place ($89,402)
Nikolai Sears bet 65,000 preflop on the button and Matt Berkey reraised all in on the small blind. Sears called all in and the two players tabled their hands.
Berkey: 1010
Sears: K
K
Board: QJ982
Berkey made a straight on the turn and he was up to 1.6 million after the hand. Sears was eliminated in fifth place.
David Pham Eliminated in Fourth Place ($131,679)
Martin Finger raised to 60,000 preflop under the gun and David Pham reraised all in for 696,000. Finger called and the two players revealed their cards.
Finger: KQ
Pham: 1010
Board: 4428A
Finger made a flush to grow his stack to 2.7 million and Pham was eliminated in fourth place on the hand before the dinner break.
Player Tags: David Pham, Andrew Dean, Matt Stout, Nikolai Sears, Martin Finger
Official Final Table Begins for Event No. 21 ($3,000 Six-Handed No-Limit Hold'em)
Jun 13, '13
The final table of Event No. 21 ($3,000 Six-Handed No-Limit Hold’em) has begun, and Card Player will be posting level-by-level updates with all major hands, current chip counts, and prize payouts.
With the elimination of Benjamin Pollak in seventh place ($44,855), the official, six-handed final table is now set. Play will begin in Level 25 with blinds of 12,000-24,000 with a 4,000 ante, and action will continue until a winner is determined. Play may be extended an additional day if it takes more than 10 levels to reach a winner as noted on the official structure sheet. With cards now back in the air, here is a look at the final table and how these players stack up:
Seat 1: David Pham – 1,089,000
Seat 2: Martin Finger – 1,807,000
Seat 3: Andrew Dean – 1,729,000
Seat 4: Matt Stout – 1,624,000
Seat 5: Nikolai Sears – 582,000
Seat 6: Matt Berkey – 395,000
While only 6 remain, this event attracted 807 players, creating a total prize pool of $2,205,840, and the top 90 players made the money. Here is a look at the final table payouts:
1st Place: $506,764
2nd Place: $313,370
3rd Place: $199,733
4th Place: $131,679
5th Place: $89,402
6th Place: $62,458
Be sure to check back with Card Player at the conclusion of each level for regular updates with all major hands, current chip counts, and prize payouts.
Player Tags: David Pham, Matt Stout, Nikolai Sears
Nikolai Sears raised all in for just over 500,000 and Ed O’Connell immediately moved all in behind him. Sears showed A
Q
, but he was dominated by O’Connell’s A
K
5
With a flop of 10