Final Table Set
Jul 02, '07
Quick Eliminations
Shortly after returning from dinner break Roy "The Boy" Brindley was eliminated in 12th place ($33,943). Andy Bloch was not far behind, taking 11th place ($33,943) as David Chiu took his chips. With Bloch's elimination the remaining ten converged on table 56 to play until one more was busted. Steve Sung, Marco Traniello and Steve Ladowsky were the short stacks, while Tommy Ly, Robert Mizrachi and Patrik Antonius were on the other end of the spectrum.
The Final Ten
1. Doyle Brunson
2. Patrik Antonius
3. Marco Traniello
4, Rene Mouritsen
5. Tommy Ly
6. Jonas Flug-Entin
7. Steve Sung
8. Steve Ladowsky
9. David Chiu
10. Robert Mizrachi
Monstrous Three Handed Pot
Steve Sung bet the pot under the gun and Steve Ladowsky raised all-in. Patrik Antonius re-bet the pot, and put Sung in a tough situation. Sung called for a payout sheet, and found out that if he and Ladowsky were both eliminated that he would take 9th place because he started the hand with more chips. Knowing this, he called and revealed his Q
9
8
8
. Patrik Antonius showed his A
A
Q
7
and Ladowski his A
K
K
2
. The board brought the J
9
4
3
7
, and both of the players who were all-in survived by making club flushes. Ladowski won the large main pot and Sung the smaller side pot.
Sung's Boat Overflows
Steve Sung bet the pot and all players folded to Rene Mouritsen. Sung had only $15,000 behind after the bet, and Mouritsen eventually bet enough to put him all in with A
J
J
9
. Sung called and revealed the K
K
10
5
. The flop brought K
K
10
, giving Sung quads on the flop and leaving Mouritsen drawing dead. The turn and river brought the 5
and the 10
, giving Sung quads and a number of different full houses by the end, each of which was more than enough to take the pot and double Sung up.
Final Hand
David Chiu bet the pot and it folded to Tommy Ly, who called. The flop brought the J
8
2
. Like the calm before the storm,Ly checked, and in a matter of second Chiu bet the pot, Ly raised Chiu all-in and Chiu called. Chiu revealed A
A
3
4
for aces and the nut flush draw, while Ly held A
J
9
8
for two pair. The turn brought the K
, improving neither player. Chiu needed the last ace, any club apart from the eight, a king or a two to win the pot. The 7
on the river was none of those, however, and Sung sent Chiu to the rail in 10th place ($33,943.) With Chiu's elimination the final table was set. Tommy Ly, with almost $2,000,000, will enter the final table as chip leader.
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Player Tags: Andy Bloch, David Chiu, Roy Brindley, Patrik Antonius, Stephen Ladowsky, Tom Ly
Hour Two
Jul 03, '07
Steven Ladowsky Eliminated 7th ($92,975)
Rob Mizrachi and Tommy Ly limp then Ladowsky checks in the big blind. The flop is 9
4
2
, and both Ly and Ladowsky check. Mizrachi bets out $95,000, Ly mucks and Ladowsky shoves over the top. Mizrachi insta-calls and Ladowsky tables 9
3
3
5
. Mizrachi shows down 10
10
8
7
and has the lead in the hand. His lead doesn't last long, as the turn bring the 3
. Ladowsky takes a commanding lead, but he is eliminated when the river brings the 10
, giving Mizrachi a higher set. Ladowsky is sent to the rail in seventh place.
Different Styles
The chip leader Tommy Ly and second place player Rob Mizrachi are employing differently play styles. Ly is limping and checking, while Mizrachi is entering most pots with raises.
Doyle vs Antonius
Antonius raises to $140,000 under the gun and Brunson calls out of the big blind. The flop comes 9
6
5
and Brunson leads $150,000. Antonius puts Brunson on a weak hand, and he moves all in for his last $275,000. Brunson needs only a minute to make the call and he tables J
7
6
5
while Antonius shows A
Q
9
3
. Then next two cards come Q
7
, Antonius makes the best hand and doubles up to over $800,000.
Player Tags: Robert Mizrachi, Doyle Brunson, Patrik Antonius, Stephen Ladowsky
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