Final Table Update: Joe Leibman Eliminated In 8th Place, Sasha Rosewood 7th, Cipolla 6th, Epstein 5th
Jun 02, '10
Blinds: 20,000-40,000; 40,000-80,000 limits
Players Remaining: 4 out of 818
Tournament Leaderboard:
1. Michael Chow – 2,400,000
2. Dan Heimiller – 550,000
3. Fred Koubi – 400,000
4. Ylon Schwartz – 250,000
Notable Eliminations:
8. Joe Leimbman — $22,825
7. Sasha Rosewood — $29,584
6. Michael Cipolla — $38,794
5. Scott Epstein — $51,493
Big Hands:
Joe Leibman Eliminated In 8th Place ($22,825)
One hand after losing the majority of his stack, Joe Leibman was all in from the big blind. Michael Chow and Sasha Rosewood jumped into the pot to try to take out Leibman.
The board ran out K
5
3
Q2 and Chow turned over A-4 for a wheel. Rosewood mucked and Leibman could only turn over A-2 and was eliminated from the tournament.
Sasha Rosewood Eliminated In 7th Place ($29,584)
Dan Heimiller raised to 80,000 preflop and Sasha Rosewood made the call. The flop was KJ8
and Rosewood led out with 40,000. Heimiller raised to 80,000 and Rosewood moved in for 10,000 more. Heimiller called and tabled AAAJ for aces while Rosewood tabled A1093 for an open-ended straight draw.
The turn was the 2, giving Rosewood hope to chop with a low hand. But the J gave Heimiller trip jacks for the win and Rosewood was out.
Michael Cipolla Eliminated In 6th Place ($38,794)
Michael Cipolla got the last of his stack into the middle on a board reading AKK2.
Michael Chow put Cipolla at risk, tabling AJJ7 for two pair. The river gave Cipolla no help and he was eliminated.
Scott Epstein Eliminated In 5th Place
Scott Epstein raised to 80,000 preflop and Michael Chow made the call. The flop was 864 and Epstein fired 40,000. Chow raised to 80,000 and Epstein made the call.
The turn was the K and Epstein checked. Chow fired 80,000 and Epstein made the call. The river was the 10 and Epstein check-called the remainder of his stack into the pot.
Chow then showed AQQ3 for the nut flush and a A-3 low. Epstein could not beat that and he was out of the tournament.
Player Tags: Scott Epstein, Joe Leibman, Michael Cipolla, Michael Chow
