Level 6 Update: Esfandiari Leads Final Four at Dinner
Jun 21, '12
Level: 6
Blinds: 15,000-30,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 4 out of 587
Average Chip Count: 1,320,750
Chip Counts:
Seat no. 1 — Antonio Esfandiari — 2,370,000
Seat no. 3 — Jeremiah Fitzpatrick — 540,000
Seat no. 6 — Jonathan Lane — 1,580,000
Seat no. 8 — Craig McCorkell — 770,000
Players Eliminated:
Athanasios Polychronopoulos — 5th Place ($84,436)
Alessandro Longobardi — 6th Place ($63,988)
Live Updates:
Alessandro Longobardi — 6th Place ($63,988)
Antonio Esfandiari opened the pot for 65,000 from under the gun, Alessandro Longobardi moved all in from the button, Jonathan Lane re-shoved the small blind and Esfandiari folded.
Lane was ahead before the flop with A
K
against Longobardi’s A
J.
The board came 10
6557, offering no help for Alessandro Longobardi who was eliminated in 6th place ($63,988). Lane moved up to about 2 million that hand.
Athanasios Polychronopoulos Eliminated in 5th Place ($84,436)
Athanasios Polychronopoulos open-shoved before the flop and Antonio Esfandiari called.
Esfandiari was ahead before the flop with JJ against Polychronopoulos’ AK.
The board came Q9289, offering no help for Athanasios Polychronopoulos who was eliminated in 5th place ($84,436). Esfandiari ended the hand with just under 1.7 million in chips.
The final four players took a one hour dinner break at the conclusion of Level 6 and will return at approximately 9:00pm local time to resume play.
Be sure to check back with Card Player at the conclusion of each level for regular updates with all of the action, current chip counts, and prize distributions.
Player Tags: Antonio Esfandiari, Athanasios Polychronopoulos, Alessandro Longobardi, Jonathan Lane
Action Begins, Final Table Now Underway
Jun 21, '12
The final table of Event no. 36 ($3,000 No-Limit Hold’em Shootout) is now underway, and Card Player will be posting level-by-level updates with all of the action, current chip counts, and prize distributions.
The Shootout tournament features a different format than a traditional No-Limit Hold’em event in that players must win their table before moving on. As players win their individual tables, they take those chips with them to the next round where they must win another table and so on, until the final table is reached. Day 2 ended with the elimination of Mickey Petersen in 11th Place ($9,086), and the final table is now set. Play will begin in Level 1 with blinds of 3,000-6,000 with a 1,000 ante, and will continue until a winner is determined.
With cards now back in the air, here is a look at the final table and how these players match up:
Seat no. 1 — Antonio Esfandiari — 538,000
Seat no. 2 — Joe Tehan — 529,000
Seat no. 3 — Jeremiah Fitzpatrick — 539,000
Seat no. 4 — Athanasios Polychronopoulos — 528,000
Seat no. 5 — Alessandro Longobardi — 512,000
Seat no. 6 — Jonathan Lane — 509,000
Seat no. 7 — Sardor Gaziev — 527,000
Seat no. 8 — Craig McCorkell — 539,000
Seat no. 9 — Roberto Romanello — 530,000
Seat no. 10 — Thiago Nishijima — 510,000
While only 10 remain, this event gathered 587 players, creating a total prize pool of $1,602,510. Here is a look at the final payouts:
1st Place — $368,593
2nd Place — $228,261
3rd Place — $151,613
4th Place — $112,512
5th Place — $84,436
6th Place — $63,988
7th Place — $48,924
8th Place — $37,707
9th Place — $29,277
10th Place — $22,899
Be sure to check back with Card Player at the conclusion of each level for regular updates with all of the action, current chip counts, and prize distributions.
Player Tags: Antonio Esfandiari, Joe Tehan, Jeremiah Fitzpatrick, Thiago Nishijima, Roberto Romanello, Athanasios Polychronopoulos, Alessandro Longobardi, Craig McCorkell, Jonathan Lane, SARDOR GAZIEV
David Baker Eliminated in Sixth Place ($51,997)
Tim West Eliminated in Fourth Place ($91,428)