Ten Handed Final Table
Jun 18, '07
Play has ended for the evening and there are ten players remaining. This event has been chosen as a televised final table by ESPN and is going to be ten handed. The final table will resume play tomorrow at 3 p.m. with the following ten players in order of their chip counts: Dustin Holmes, Beth Shak, Brett Richey, Perry Friedman, Shankar Pillai, Luke Vrabel, Jason Song, Ben Fineman, Phil Hellmuth and Daniel Corbin.
The players returned from dinner and on the first two hands there were two eliminations. In the first hand back from dinner the action folded to Thomas Wahlroos who pushed all in from the button. Perry Friedman called from the big blind and had A-Q. Wahlroos was holding K-6 and never improved. Wahlroos earned $19,173 for his 14th place finish. Ed Moncada was the 13th place finisher, also earning $19,173. Moncada moved all in with A-Q and was called by Shankar Pillai with K-10. Moncada enjoyed the lead until a ten came on the turn and for emphasis a king came on the river.
The level started off with Phil Hellmuth pumping up the agression and raising several times. Over at the other table, Brett Richey seemed to be doing the exact same thing. Richey made a series of $45,000 raises and collected the blinds and antes more than a few times.
Beth Shak had a strong round following dinner and is now second in chips. One one hand she took down more than $200,000 without even seeing a flop. Shak raised from early position and Shankar Pillai reraised her $200,000. Shak didn't even flinch and pushed all in for $450,000. Pillai went deep into the tank with his tournament life in the balance. After several moments Pillai stood up, said "fold", and showed A-K. Shak thought he was calling and excitedly said, "Aces!" and showed A
A
. The dealer assured Shak that Pillai indeed folded and she collected around $230,000.
Kevin Hong was the 12th place finisher, earning $21,456. On what would be the final hand of the night, Noah Schwartz moved all in for $232,000. Still steaming from the previous hand in which Shak called the clock on him, Schwartz looked visibly agitated. Perry Friedman took no time at all in calling and flipped over Q
Q
. Schwartz had 6
6
. The board came A
10
3
7
4
and Schwartz was eliminated in 11th place, earning $21,456.
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Player Tags: Edward Moncada, Phil Hellmuth, Perry Friedman, Kevin Hong, Brett Richey, Dustin Holmes, Benjamin Fineman, Beth Shak, Jason Song, Thomas Wahlroos, Noah Schwartz, Luke Vrabel, Daniel Corbin, Shankar Pillai
Hour Five Update
Jun 19, '07
Hellmuth Doubles Up
Hellmuth raises to $120,000 and Dustin Holmes puts him all in. Hellmuth insta-calls with K
10
and as soon as Fineman tables Q
J
Hellmuth sprints over to Ivey to make a bet. The terms are quickly agreed upon, and Hellmuth ends up betting another $30,000 against himself on the Q
J
. The board comes 5
4
3
8
A
, Hellmuth's king high takes down the pot, doubling him to around $600,000 in chips. It also costs him another $30,000 in real money, and he claimed he was now down $89,000 to Ivey on the night.
Holmes Doubles Up
Dustin Holmes moves all in with K
10
and is called by Ben Fineman with A
K
. The board comes 10
4
2
7
10
and Holmes doubles up.
Phil Hellmuth Eliminated 6th ($76,464)
Hellmuth raises to $120,000 and is called by Beth Shak. The flop comes Q
10
6
, and Shak moves all in, putting Hellmuth to a decision for all of his chips. Hellmuth makes the call and shows down A
10
, but is behind Shak's K
Q
. he next two cards brick out when they come 9
2
and Hellmulth is eliminated in 6th place. He ends up losing $109,000 to Ivey on the day, so even though he made $76,464 for sixth place he is down $32,536 on the night.
Ben Fineman Eliminated 5th ($100.431)
Ben Fineman pushes all in on the button with Q
3
and is quickly called by Jason Song with 9
9
. The board comes 7
6
4
A
J
and Fineman is send home in 5th place with a $100,431 payday.
Player Tags: Phil Hellmuth, Dustin Holmes, Benjamin Fineman, Beth Shak, Jason Song
Hour Two
Jun 19, '07
3 Way All In -- Daniel Corbin Eliminated 9th ($30.814)
In a massive hand Daniel Corbin has been eliminated, Shankar Pillai tripled up and Beth Shak took a huge hit. Daniel Corbin moved all in for his last $109,000 and Pillai reraised all in for $258,000. Beth Shak then moved all in as well with both players covered. Corbin showed K
9
, Pillai 8
8
, and Shak A
Q
. The board came J
7
6
3
3
, tripling Pillai up to $680,000, knocking Shak down to $335,000 and sending Corbin home in 9th place for a $30,814 payday.
Hellmuth Doubles Again
On a board of A
J
6
Ben Fineman bets and Hellmuth immediately moves all in. Fineman makes the call and Hellmuth tables A
8
. Fineman tables J
9
and before the turn comes Hellmuth yells, "I want insurance where's Ivey?" When Hellmulth asks him for insurance Ivey replies, "Oh, you got it, what is it (in reference to what the cards are)." After looking it over they decide that Hellmuth will risk $30,000 to Ivey's $90,000. The next two cards come 7
3
, and Hellmuth doubles up. He also loses another $30,000 to Ivey prompting Hellmuth to say, "I've ran out of money in my pocket." That gives Ivey a $50,000 profit on the day, good for 8th place money for the final table with a lot less work.
Break
Players are on a 15 minute break.
Break Ends
Phil Hellmuth is MIA after the break and tournament staff is about to restart with out him.
Player Tags: Phil Hellmuth, Phil Ivey, Benjamin Fineman, Daniel Corbin, Shankar Pillai
Brandon Cantu bet 7,000 preflop from the cutoff and Ben Fineman made the call from the button. The flop was dealt 10
Ben Fineman moved all in from the short stack in the cutoff for about 25,000 in chips. His opponent, Raffi Nahabedian, took his time deciding his decision before eventually calling from the button. 
In a battle of the online players, Zach Clark raised to 30,000 and Ben Fineman moved all in for his last 150,000 or so. Clark made the call and saw that his pocket jacks were well ahead of Fineman's pocket sixes. 
Terrence Chan Eliminated
The Flying Dutchman