Level 25: Binger Leads Final Three
Jul 08, '11
Blinds: 15,000-30,000
Players Remaining: 3 out of 352
Average Chip Count: 1,760,000
Chip Counts:
1. Nick Binger – 2,495,000
2. David Bach – 2,000,000
3. Bryce Yockey – 820,000
Eliminations:
4th. Phil Laak – $133,337
5th. Trevor Reader – $99,512
6th. Peter Charalambous – $74,845
7th. Nick Schulman – $56,729
Nick Schulman Eliminated in 7th Place ($56,729)
David Bach opened the pot for 75,000 before the flop, Phil Laak called from late position, Nick Schulman reraised to 245,000 from the big blind, Bach four-bet the size of the pot, Laak folded and Schulman called all in.
Bach: A
A
K
2
Schulman: 6 5 4 3
The board came 10 8 5 8
6, giving Bach two pair (aces and eights) for the high and the nut low to scoop the pot. Nick Schulman was eliminated in 7th place ($56,729).
Peter Charalambous Eliminated in 6th Place ($74,845)
Peter Charalambous was eliminated in a two-part series of sorts with Bryce Yockey taking the lion’s share of his stack. Both on the short stack, Yockey and Charalambous got it all in before the flop.
Charalambous: K K 2 2
Yockey: A K 5 4
The board came A A 8 4 8, giving Yockey a full house for the double up. That hand put Yockey at about 500,000 in chips and left Charalambous with just 10,000.
Left with just 10,000 on the very next hand, Charalambous was forced all in from the small blind against Nick Binger.
Charalambous: K K 10 9
Binger: A K 6 3
The board came 7 6 6 A 7, giving Binger a full house to win the pot. Peter Charalambous was eliminated in 6th place ($74,845).
Trevor Reader Eliminated in 5th Place ($99,512)
Phil Laak opened the pot for 75,000 from under the gun, Nick Binger called, Trevor Reader made a pot-sized reraise to 300,000 and both players called.
The flop came A K 8, Reader moved all in for 160,000 and both players called.
The turn was the A and both players checked the side pot.
The river was the 10, Laak checked, Binger 430,000 and Laak folded.
Binger: A 10 J 7
Reader: A Q 7 2
Binger won the pot with a full house and Trevor Reader was eliminated in 5th place ($99,512).
Phil Laak Eliminated in 4th Place ($133,337)
Phil Laak opened the pot for 80,000 from under the gun and David Bach called from the big blind.
The flop came 8 8 4 and both players checked.
The turn was the 10, Bach checked, Laak bet 150,000, Back check-raised all in and Laak called all in.
Bach: A 84 3
Laak: A Q J 10
Bach flopped a full house and Laak would need a ten on the river to make a better full house. The river was the
Q and Phil Laak was eliminated in 4th place ($133,337).
Be sure to check back hourly for level-by-level updates of this final table.
Player Tags: Phil Laak, David Bach, Nick Schulman, Nick Binger, Trevor Reader
Level 23: Wheeler Eliminated 10th, Final Table Now Underway
Jul 07, '11
NOTE: Play ended last night with 25 players and resumed today at 3:00pm. With the elimination of Brent Wheeler in 10th place ($25,874), the official nine-handed final table is now underway.
Blinds: 10,000-20,000
Players Remaining: 9 out of 352
Average Chip Count: 586,666
Chip Counts:
1. Brice Yockey – 1,140,000
2. Nick Binger – 936,000
3. David Bach – 862,000
4. Phil Laak – 801,000
5. Nick Schulman – 632,000
6. Bjorn Verbakel – 312,000
7. Trevor Reader – 309,000
8. Peter Charalambous – 145,000
9. Allen Kessler – 143,000
Payouts:
1st. $397,073
2nd. $245,314
3rd. $180,180
4th. $133,377
5th. $99,512
6th. $74,845
7th. $56,729
8th. $43,328
9th. $33,352
Be sure to check back hourly for level-by-level updates of this final table.
Player Tags: Phil Laak, David Bach, Allen Kessler, Nick Schulman, Nick Binger, Peter Charalambous, Bjorn Verbakel, Trevor Reader, Bryce Yockey
