Another Two Bite the Dust
Jul 01, '10
Julian Gardner Eliminated in Sixth Place ($91,387)
Chance Kormuth raised to 80,000 preflop and Julian Gardner made the call after spending a moment in the tank. The flop fell J
9
6 and Kornuth bet 85,000. Gardner moved all in, Kornuth made the call, and they flipped over their cards:
Kornuth: K
J97
Gardner: 8
764
Turn and River: K and 10
Kornuth won the hand to grow his stack to 2.31 million and Gardner was eliminated in sixth place ($91,387).
Scott Mandel Eliminated in Fifth Place ($122,455)
Scott Mandel checked a flop of KJ3 and Chance Kornuth checked as well after the two were heads-up in a raised pot preflop. The turn fell 8 and Mandel bet 100,000. Chance bet the pot and when the dust settled Mandel was all in for his tournament life. Their cards:
Mandel: 9533
Kornuth: 8864
River: 7
Mandel was eliminated in fifth place, good for $122,455.
Player Tags: Julian Gardner, Chance Kornuth, Scott Mandel
And They're Off
Jun 30, '10
Barbero Busto in 9th ($40,364)
With Danny Smith raising to 65,000 and Robert Mizrachi calling in front of him, Jose Barbero pushed his last 256,000 all in. Smith called and Mizrachi folded. Their hands:
Barbero: AKJ8
Smith: AAQ8
Smith hit a set on the flop of A86 and Barbero was in trouble. The turn was the 4 and the 6 river sent Barbero to the rail in 9th for $40,364.
Smith took the pot and moved up to 1.3 million in chips.
Mizrachi Falls in 8th ($52,471)
Robert Mizrachi check-raised a flop of 37J to 480,000 after Scott Mandel led with 120,000. Mandel reraised all in, having Mizrachi covered. Mizrachi called. Their hands:
Mandel: J744
Mizrachi: AAJ10
Mizrachi was trailing but the K turn gave him even more cards to draw to. The 5 hit on the river and Mandel held on to knock Mizrachi out in 8th place ($52,471).
Mandel had 1.3 million after the win.
Liu Outdrawn, Gone in 7th ($68,902)
Chance Kornuth raised to 60,000 and Eric Liu potted to 225,000. Kornuth made the call and the flop ran A107.
Kornuth moved all in and Liu called, putting his tournament life on the line. Their hands:
Liu: AAQ2
Kornuth: QJ102
Liu held top set but Kornuth had straight and flush draws. The K turn card nailed Kornuth’s straight draw and the 9 river meant that Liu was gone in 7th place, making $68,902.
Kornuth’s stack grew to 1.6 million.
Player Tags: Robert Mizrachi, Danny Smith, Jose Barbero, Eric Liu, Chance Kornuth, Scott Mandel
