Level 32, Hour One: Scott Clements Eliminated In 18th Place
Jul 17, '10
Blinds: 100,000-200,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining: 17 out of 7,319
Average Chip Count: 12,915,882
Tournament Leaderboard:
1. Pascal LeFrancois – 27,500,000
2. Matthew Jarvis – 25,500,000
3. Jonathan Duhamel – 22,400,000
4. John Racener – 21,700,000
5. Filippo Candio – 18,000,000
6. Matt Affleck – 16,500,000
7. Jason Senti – 14,500,000
8. Soi Nguyen – 12,150,000
9. Joseph Cheong – 11,600,000
10. Duy Le – 11,100,000
Player Twitter Accounts
Michael Mizrachi
Adam Levy
Eliminations:
19. Michiel Sijpkens — $317,161
18. Scott Clements — $396,967
Big Hands:
Affleck Scores A Pot
Joseph Cheong raised to 475,000 and Matt Affleck made it 1.3 million to go. Cheong made the call and the flop came down 775.
Both players checked and the turn was the 6. Cheong bet 1.6 million and Affleck threw in the call. The river was the 9 and both players checked.
Affleck tabled A10 for just ace-high, but Cheong mucked and Affleck was around 16 million.
Clements Forced Out
Brandon Steven limped in and Scott Clements did the same from the small blind. Michiel Sijpkens checked his option from the big blind and the three saw a flop of QJ6.
Clements led for 435,000 and Sijpkens mucked. Steven then raised it to 1 million straight and Clements put in another raise to 1.7 million. Steven then shoved and that was enough to get Clements to muck.
Clements was at 4.1 million while Steven was at 7.4 million.
Sijpkens Doubles Through Racener, Then Busted By Racener In 19th Place ($317,161)
John Racener raised to 450,000 and Michiel Sijpkens shoved all in for 3 million from the big blind. Racener made the call and the cards were turned over.
Racener: AQ
Sijpkens: 44
Sijpkens hit the 4 on the flop for a set and Racener could not overtake him. Sijpkens doubled up to 6 million while Racener slipped to 20 million.
A couple of hands later, Sijpkens open-shoved for 2.5 million and John Racener looked him up again. Racener tabled KQ and was racing again, this time trying to best Sijpkens’ JJ.
The board ran out Q9472 and the queen on the flop gave Racener the hand, sending Sijpkens to the rail in 19th place.
Senti Takes One With The Ladies
Filippo Candio raised to 510,000 and Jason Senti repopped to 1.3 million. Candio made the call and the flop fell 987.
Both players checked and the turn was the 3. Senti bet 1.5 million and Candio made the call. The river was the 7 and Senti bet 2.7 million.
Candio made the call and Senti tabled QQ and Candio mucked. Senti took the pot and he was at 9 million.
Jarvis Takes One Down After The Redraw
John Racener raised to 460,000 and Matthew Jarvis made the call. The flop came down 953 and Racener bet 585,000.
Jarvis made the call and the river was the 6. Racener checked this time and Jarvis bet a little over a million. Racener gave it up and Jarvis took it down. He was at 21 million while Racener was at 21.7 million.
Scott Clements Eliminated In 18th Place ($396,967)
Michael Mizrachi raised to 485,000 preflop and Scott Clements moved in for 4.9 million. Matthew Jarvis then reshoved from the big blind and Mizrachi mucked his hand.
Clements: AQ
Jarvis: AK
Clements was in bad shape as his ace was dominated. The flop fell A75, giving both a pair of aces but Jarvis was still ahead with his king kicker.
The board finished off 6 and 8 and Clements was the first casualty after the redraw.
Player Tags: Scott Clements, John Racener, Matt Affleck, Matt Jarvis, Jason Senti, Filippo Candio, Michiel Sijpkens, Joseph Cheong