Level 25: Six Remain; Steinberg 7th, Thuritz 8th
Jun 09, '11
Blinds: 25,000-50,000
Limits: 50,000-100,000
Players Remaining: 6 out of 202
Average Chip Count: 1,010,000
Chip Counts:
1. Richard Ashby – 1,485,000
2. Vyacheslav Zhukov – 1,200,000
3. Mack Lee – 1,025,000
4. Steve Billirakis – 1,005,000
5. George Lind – 990,000
6. Guillaume Rivet – 310,000
Eliminations:
7th. Jason Steinberg – $71,148
8th. Mikael Thuritz – $54,837
Mikael Thuritz Eliminated in 8th Place ($54,837)
Steve Billirakis raised from early position, Mikael Thuritz called all in with the short stack from the small blind and Richard Ashby called fromn the big blind.
The flop came K
8
7
, Ashby bet and Billirakis called.
The turn was the 2, Ashby checked, Billirakis bet and Ashby called.
The river was the 3
, Ashby checked, Billirakis bet and Ashby called.
Billirakis turned over A K 4 3 for a high hand of top two pair and a low. Ashby showed A 7 4 4, for the same low hand. Billirakis took three-quarters of the pot while Ashby raked one quarter and Mikael Thuritz was eliminated in 8th place ($54,837).
Jason Steinberg Eliminated in 7th Place ($71,148)
Richard Ashby raised from the cutoff and Jason Steinberg called from the big blind.
The flop came 10 10 9, Steinberg checked, Ashby bet, Steinberg check-raised and Ashby called.
The turn was the 3, Steiberg bet, Ashby raised and Steinberg called all in.
Ashby turned over A 9 4 3 for the lead while Steinberg showed Q 9 5 4. Both players flopped top two pair, but Ashby was ahead with the ace-kicker. There was no qualifying low hand.
The river was the 4, no help for Jason Steinberg who was eliminated in 7th place ($71,148).
Be sure to check back hourly for level-by-level updates of this final table.
Player Tags: Steve Billirakis, Jason Steinberg, Richard Ashby, Mikael Thuritz
Level 24: Barlow Eliminated 10th, Final Table Now Underway
Jun 08, '11
NOTE: Play ended last night with 22 players and resumed today at 3:00pm. The final 10 players consolidated to one table, and with the elimination of Todd Barlow in 10th place ($33,172), the official nine-handed final table is now underway.
Blinds: 20,000-40,000
Limits: 40,000-80,000
Players Remaining: 9 out of 202
Average Chip Count: 673,333
Chip Counts:
1. Vyacheslav Zhukov – 1,190,000
2. Josh Arieh – 835,000
3. Mack Lee – 725,000
4. Richard Asby – 695,000
5. George Lind – 650,000
6. Mikael Thuritz – 600,000
7. Guillaume Rivet – 515,000
8. Jason Steinberg – 490,000
9. Steve Billirakis – 360,000
Payouts:
1st. $465,216
2nd. $287,554
3rd. $214,697
4th. $161,379
5th. $122,054
6th. $92,908
7th. $71,148
8th. $54,837
9th. $42,514
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Player Tags: Josh Arieh, Steve Billirakis, Mack Lee, Jason Steinberg, Richard Ashby, Mikael Thuritz, Guillaume Rivet, George Lind
