Level 24 Update: Hellmuth Leads Final Four at Dinner Break; Taylor 5th ($40,167)
Jun 10, '12
Level: 24
Ante: 5,000
Bring In: 5,000
Completion: 20,000
Limits: 20,000-40,000
Players Remaining: 4 out of 309
Average Chip Count: 579,375
Chip Counts:
Seat no. 2 — Scott Fischman — 204,000
Seat no. 5 — Phil Hellmuth — 1,131,000
Seat no. 6 — Brandon Cantu — 430,000
Seat no. 8 — Don Zewin — 558,000
Players Eliminated:
Brendan Taylor — 5th Place ($40,167)
Live Updates:
Brendan Taylor Eliminated in 5th Place ($40,167)
Brendan Taylor came into the level as the short stack with just 2.5 big bets and was eliminated shortly thereafter. Taylor completed the bet to 20,000 with a 3, Brandon Cantu raised to 40,000 with an 8, Taylor three-bet all in and Cantu called.
Cantu: 8 – Q – 4 – 2 — 2 – 6 – 7
Taylor: 3 – K – 4 – Q — 6 – 7 – X
Cantu made an eight-low on the river and Taylor failed to improve. Brendan Taylor was eliminated in 5th place ($40,167) as the remaining 4 players headed into the dinner break.
The final four players took a one hour dinner break at the conclusion of Level 24 and will return at approximately 10:15pm local time to resume play.
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Player Tags: Brendan Taylor
Level 22 Update: Chow 7th ($22,945), Misteff 8th ($17,693)
Jun 10, '12
Level: 22
Ante: 3,000
Bring In: 3,000
Completion: 12,000
Limits: 12,000-24,000
Players Remaining: 6 out of 309
Average Chip Count: 386,250
Chip Counts:
Seat no. 2 — Scott Fischman — 330,000
Seat no. 4 — Barry Greenstein — 225,000
Seat no. 5 — Phil Hellmuth — 500,000
Seat no. 6 — Brandon Cantu — 400,000
Seat no. 7 — Brendan Taylor — 451,000
Seat no. 8 — Don Zewin — 510,000
Players Eliminated:
Michael Chow — 7th Place ($22,945)
Jeff Misteff — 8th Place ($17,693)
Live Updates:
Jeff Misteff Eliminated in 8th Place ($17,693)
Brendan Taylor completed the bet to 12,000 with a 6, Jeff Misteff raised to 24,000 with a 5 and Taylor called.
Misteff bet 12,000 on fourth street, Taylor called and then bet out 24,000 on fifth street and Misteff called. Misteff was all in for his last 10,000 on sixth street with a pair of fives on board against Taylor’s jack-high.
Taylor: 6 – 9 – J – 4 — A – 2 – 4
Misteff: 5 – 3 – 5 – 10 — A
Misteff was behind when the money when the money went in on sixth street against Taylor’s made nine-low. Jeff Misteff was eliminated in 8th place ($17,693).
Michael Chow Eliminated in 7th Place ($22,945)
Michael Chow bet 24,000 on fourth street with a 3-2 low and Phil Hellmuth called with a pair of aces on board. Chow bet his four-high on fifth street and Hellmuth raised to 48,000 after picking up a 3, Chow moved all in for another 10,000 and Hellmuth called.
Hellmuth: A – A – 3 – 9 — 2 – 5 – 10
Chow: 3 – 2 – 4 – J — 3 – 4 – 8
Hellmuth hit a nine on sixth street to give him a made nine-low and Chow failed to improve by the river. Michael Chow was eliminated in 7th place ($22,945) while Hellmuth moved up to about 500,000 after the hand.
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Player Tags: Phil Hellmuth, Brendan Taylor, Michael Chow, Jeff Misteff
Action Begins, Official Final Table Now Underway
Jun 10, '12
The final table of Event no. 18 ($2,500 Seven Card Razz) is now underway, and Card Player will be posting level-by-level updates with all of the action, current chip counts, and prize distributions.
Day 3 began with 18 players, and with the elimination of David Rosenau in 9th Place ($13,827), the official 8-handed final table is now set. Play will begin in Level 21 with limits of 10,000-20,000 with a 2,000 ante, and will continue until a winner is determined.
With cards now back in the air, here is a look at the final table and how these players match up:
Seat no. 1 — Michael Chow — 145,000
Seat no. 2 — Scott Fischman — 270,000
Seat no. 3 — Jeff Misteff — 187,000
Seat no. 4 — Barry Greenstein — 115,000
Seat no. 5 — Phil Hellmuth — 446,000
Seat no. 6 — Brandon Cantu — 187,000
Seat no. 7 — Brendan Taylor — 451,000
Seat no. 8 — Don Zewin — 359,000
While only 8 remain, this event gathered 309 players, creating a total prize pool of $702,975. Here is a look at the final payouts:
1st Place — $182,793
2nd Place — $113,024
3rd Place — $74,269
4th Place — $54,248
5th Place — $40,167
6th Place — $30,150
7th Place — $22,945
8th Place — $17,693
Be sure to check back with Card Player at the conclusion of each level for regular updates with all of the action, current chip counts, and prize distributions.
Player Tags: Barry Greenstein, Scott Fischman, Don Zewin, Phil Hellmuth, David Rosenau, Brendan Taylor, Brandon Cantu, Michael Chow
Welcome to event no. 41, the $1,500 limit hold’em shootout. Last year, Brendan Taylor defeated a field of 548 to pick up his first gold bracelet and the first-place prize of $184,950.
The Table of Death Breaks
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Negreanu’s Ascent Continues
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Here are the leaders going into day 2:
Ali Eslami Eliminated in Seventh Place ($41,441)
Teddy "Iceman" Monroe Eliminated in Fifth Place ($67,867)
Steve Shkolnik Crippled and then Eliminated in 12th Place ($14,774)