Hour Three Recap
Jun 13, '07
Action is a lot faster this level, with a few players on short stacks and with blinds increasing. Brendon Lee and Michael Wehner took to open-pushing when it was folded to them. With this newfound speed at the final table, many big hands took place this level.
Fuller Doubles Through Lee Again
Brendon Lee raised to $30,000 preflop and Thomas Fuller called. The flop brough the K
9
4
and Fuller checked. Lee bet and Fuller raised all-in with the 4
4
, for a set. Lee, who held the K
Q
, called with top pair and a queen-high flush draw. The turn brought the 5
, which improved neither player. Fuller needed to dodge only a heart to double up. The A
on the river sealed the deal for Fuller, and he doubled up to around $700,000. Lee is now the short stack with around $175,000.
Chip Leaders Clash
Thomas Fuller raised preflop with the 10
9
and was called by Negreanu's 7
5
. The flop brought the J
8
5
,, Negreanu checked and Fuller bet out. Negreanu called with his pair of fives, and the turn brought the 6
. Negreanu checked and Fuller bet out $100,000 on the turn, and Negreanu, who picked up an open ended draw with the six decided to call. The river brought a complete blank, the 2
. Negreanu checked, and Fuller checked behind, unable to fire again against the only stack bigger than his. Negreanu raked the sizable pot with his pair, and increased his chip lead.
Brendon Lee Takes 6th ($22,113)
Brendon Lee was short on chips, and decided to make a small raise preflop with the A
8
. A-8 and 9-8 were folded behind, but Negreanu called with the K
6
. The flop brought the 10
6
2
, Negreanu checked and Lee pushed. Negreanu went into the tank for a while, but ultimately made the right call with his middle pair. The tur nand river bricked off, and Lee was sent to the rail in sixth, receiving $22,113.
Negreanu now has around $1,400,000 for a dominating lead with only five remaining. Make sure to check in every hour for a recap of the action here at
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Player Tags: Daniel Negreanu, Thomas Fuller, Brendan Lee
Hour Two Recap
Jun 13, '07
The pace for the final table has picked up slightly in the past hour. More play is taking place after the flop, as opposed to one player making a raise and all other folding preflop, which was common in the first hour. Coming off his elimination of Fred Goldberg, Negreanu remains toward the top of the leaderboard. Brendon Lee also climbed his way up to join Negreanu. Erick Lindgren and Thomas Fuller were the two short stacks, who both got involved in big pots with very different results.
Erick Lindgren takes 8th ($12,899)
Erick Lindgren's
World Series of Poker bracelet hopes have once again been dashed. Lindgren was short stacked, starting the hand with less than $170,000. He picked up A
7
and went to the flop with three other people, including Don Baruch. The flop brought the J
9
5
. Baruch made a small bet on the flop, and only Lindgren called. The turn was a horrible card for the Lindgren: the A
. Giving him top pair and Baruch two pair, Lindgren was behind and unfortunately for him he got all of his money in drawing only to a chop. The river did not bring a jack however, and Lindgren was eliminated in 8th place, taking home $12,899.
Fuller Doubles Up
Lee picks up the A
J
and Fuller picks up pocket kings, and with relatively light preflop action they both saw the flop of J
8
4
. Fuller led right out at the pot, prompting Lee to reraise enough to put Fuller all-in. Lee called, and was way behind. The K
gave Fuller a set and locked up the hand for him. He doubled up to around $400,000, while Lee dropped back toward the lower end of the middle of the pack.
As the players become more habituated to the final table atmosphere, play is opening up. Look for more action and bigger pots as play progresses. Catch it all here at
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Player Tags: Erick Lindgren, Thomas Fuller, Brendan Lee
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