Hour Three Update
Jun 28, '07
Blinds Raised
The blinds have been raised to $10,000-$20,000 and the yellow $1,000 chips are being taken out of play.
Pechie Loses Big Pot
Action is folded to Pechie in the small blind, he raises and is reraised by Saif Ahmad in the big blind. Pechie makes the call and the flop comes K
K
8
. Ahmad bets and Pechie calls. The turn is the 5
and both players check. The river comes A
Pechie checks and Ahmad bets. Pechie makes the call and tables A
7
, however he is beat by Ahmad's A
10
.
Pechie Doubles
Shortly after losing a large hand against Ahmad, Pechie raises and is reraised all in by Tommy Rounds. Pechie makes the call with Q
5
and is up against Rounds' A
K
. The board comes J
4
3
8
K
and Pechie doubles.
Pechie Doubles Again
Shortly after doubling Pechie gets it all in preflop with 10
10
against A
J
. The drama is quickly over then the flop comes 10
8
2
, giving Pechie a set and the commanding lead. The next two cards bring and Pechie is right back in the hunt from the bracelet.
Tommy Rounds Eliminated 5th ($43,811)
Rounds raises and Ahmad makes the call. The flop comes Q
J
2
, Rounds bets the last of his chips and Ahmad calls with J
10
. Rounds shows A
K
and the next two cards come Q
4
. Rounds finishes in fifth place for a $43,811 payday.
Justin Pechie Eliminated 4th ($59,274)
Pechie raises and is called by William Jensen. The flop comes 9
8
7
, Pechie bets and Jensen raises him all in. Pechie calls and tables K
K
, but is crushed by Jensen's J
10
. The next two cards come A
10
eliminating Pechie in fourth place.
Player Tags: William Jensen, Saifuddin Ahmad, Justin Pechie, Tommy Rounds
Hour Two Update
Jun 28, '07
Play Resumes
Play has restarted with the blinds $8,000-$15,000.
Tight Play
This level has started with some tight play. 15 minutes into it, there has only been one hand that has gone to the river. A late position raise stealing the blinds has been the standard.
Joeseph Mandia Eliminated 8th ($18,899)
Robert Pacleb raises under the gun and Joeseph Mandia reraises from the button. William Jensen 3-bets from the small blind and Pacleb folds. Mandia makes the call for the rest of his chips and tables 6
6
. Jensen shows down A
K
, and the board comes Q
10
8
9
J
. Jensen rivers the nut straight sending Mandia to the rail in 8th place.
Robert Pacleb Eliminated 7th ($25,771)
Hal Havlisch moves all in for his last $30,000 and is called by Pacleb with his last $28,000. Michael Graffeo raises and everyone else folds. Havlisch tables K
Q
, Pacleb A
K
, and Graffeo 10
10
. The board comes K
Q
6
, and Havlisch flops a miracle two pair. The next two cards come 3
8
, eliminating Pacleb and tripling Havlisch.
Hal Havlisch Eliminated 6th ($34,362)
Michael Graffeo raises from under the gun and Havlisch reraises all in from the small blind with K
J
. Graffeo makes the call with 10
9
and the board comes 10
7
2
10
2
. Graffeo makes the best hand and Havlisch is eliminated in sixth place.
Player Tags: Michael Graffeo, William Jensen, Robert Pacleb, Joseph Mandia
Hour One Update
Jun 28, '07
In the Shadow of the H.O.R.S.E.
All the excitement in the Amazon room is clearly directed to the final table of the H.O.R.S.E. event. That hasn't stopped the players in the limit event to bring their "A"game. There has been no table talk so far, and every single players has an intense focused look on their face. This final table should play out with some great poker.
Blinds
The blinds are $10,000- $20,000
Gerald Kane Eliminated 9th ($13,745)
Gerald Kane has been crippled and then Eliminated from the tournament. Kane limps and William Jensen raises. Kane calls and the flop comes 10
4
3
, Kane checks calls Jensen's bet. The turn brings the 9
, and again Kane check calls. The river is the 7
, Kane checks then calls Jensen. Jensen tables K
K
, and Kane mucks. He was down to one chip when he was eliminated three hands later. Action was folded to him and he tossed his last $1,000 chip in the middle with A
Q
. Robert Pacleb called from the small blind and Tommy Rounds checked in the big. The flop came J
2
2
, Pacleb checked and Rounds bet. Pacleb folded and Rounds tabled 4
4
. The next two cards came 6
6
, sending Kane home in ninth place.
Pechie Takes Down Huge Pot
Justin Pechie raises from the cutoff and is 3-bet by Joeseph Mandia . Pechie makes the call and the flop comes A
7
3
. Madia bets and Pechie calls. The turn is the 2
and again Mandia bets and Pechie calls. The river brings the 9
and Mandia bets. Pechie raises sending Mandia into the tank. He finally makes the call Pechie tables A
7
for two pair. Mandia showes A
Q
and Pechie drags a huge pot.
Break
Players are on a 15 minute break
Player Tags: Gerald Kane, William Jensen, Justin Pechie, Joseph Mandia
Brown’s Overpair Takes One Down
William Jensen Another Buchman Casualty, Finishes Sixth ($36,619)