Level 27 Update: Tommy Vu Out in 5th, Hiren Patel Out in 4th
Jun 08, '13
Level: 27
Blinds: 25,000-50,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 3 out of 1,819
Average Chip Count: 2,728,500
Chip Counts:
Seat 2: Jonathan Taylor – 4,145,000
Seat 3: Blake Bohn – 2,370,000
Seat 4: Hunter Frey – 1,675,000
Players Eliminated:
5th: Tommy Vu – $102,449
4th: Hiren Patel – $140,143
Live Updates:
Tommy Vu
Hunter Frey raised all in preflop on the button for 756,000 with A
7 in the hole and Hiren Patel called on the big blind holding A
K. The board was dealt Q9
586 and Frey made a straight on the river to doubled up and survive.
Tommy Vu Eliminated in Fifth Place ($102,449)
Jonathan Taylor raised to 100,000 from the cutoff and Tommy Vu called on the big blind. The flop was dealt J94
and Taylor bet 95,000. Vu reraised all in and Taylor quickly called.
Vu held J9 for two pair but he was behind the 99 of Taylor that was good for a set. The turn and river fell 35 and Vu was eliminated in fifth place.
Hiren Patel
Hiren Patel raised to 135,000 on the small blind and Jonathan Taylor reraised all in for 135,000. Patel called and they flipped over their cards.
Taylor: K9
Patel: AJ
Board: 63297
Patel was eliminated in fourth place on the hand and Taylor was in the chip lead with more than 4 million.
Player Tags: Tommy Vu, Hunter Frey, Hiren Patel, Jonathan Taylor
Level 26 Update: Jed Hoffman Out 7th, Patrick Kubat Out 6th
Jun 08, '13
Level: 26
Blinds: 20,000-40,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 5 out of 1,819
Average Chip Count: 1,637,100
Chip Counts:
Seat 2: Jonathan Taylor – 1,400,000
Seat 3: Blake Bohn – 2,200,000
Seat 4: Hunter Frey – 540,000
Seat 6: Tommy Vu – 1,100,000
Seat 9: Hiren Patel – 2,400,000
Players Eliminated:
7th: Jed Hoffman – $56,946
6th: Patrick Kubat – $75,789
Live Updates:
Jed Hoffman
Jed Hoffman raised and Blake Bohn reraised to 320,000. Hoffman four-bet shoved all in and Bohn called. The two players then revealed their hands.
Bohn: AK
Hoffman: QQ
Board: 1099A3
Bohn won the hand thanks to the ace on the turn and Hoffman was eliminated in seventh place.
Patrick Kubat Eliminated in Sixth Place ($75,879)
Hiren Patel raised to 90,000 and Patrick Kubat three-bet all-in for 290,000. Patel called and they turned over their cards.
Patel: J10
Kubat: 10-10
Board: 10928Q
Patel flopped two pair and improved to a straight to win the pot. Kubat was eliminated in sixth place.
A Pair of Doubles
There was also two double ups to go with the pair of eliminations that took place during Level 26. In the first, Hunter Frey made a straight to survive in a pot against Patrick Kubat, which began Kubat’s downward spiral to elimination. The second saw Henry Vu double up through Blake Bohn in a hand where Vu called all in preflop with pocket aces after Bohn shoved with pocket fives.
Player Tags: Blake Bohn, Patrick Kubat, Hiren Patel, Jed Hoffman
Level 24 Update: Joseph Pergola Eliminated in 9th Place
Jun 08, '13
Level: 24
Blinds: 12,000-24,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining: 8 out of 1,819
Average Chip Count: 909,500
Chip Counts:
Seat 1: Patrick Kubat – 1,200,000
Seat 2: Jonathan Taylor – 1,850,000
Seat 3: Blake Bohn – 1,580,000
Seat 4: Hunter Frey – 320,000
Seat 6: Tommy Vu – 350,000
Seat 7: Dan Gannon – 780,000
Seat 8: Jed Hoffman – 870,000
Seat 9: Hiren Patel – 1,200,000
Players Eliminated:
9th: Joseph Pergola – $25,980
Live Updates:
Patrick Kubat Doubles Up Through Dan Gannon
Patrick Kubat raised to 52,000 preflop and Joseph Pergola called on the button. The flop was dealt Q102 and Kubat checked. Pergola bet 50,0000 and Kubat check-raised to 175,000. Pergola called and the turn fell Q. Kubat checked and Pergola bet 90,000. Kubat called and the river was the 8. Kubat checked and Pergola shoved all in for 290,000. Kubat tanked but eventually called with pocket kings. That was good enough to beat Pergola’s K-J and Kubat doubled up to survive.
Joseph Pergola Eliminated in Ninth Place ($25,980)
Hiren Patel raised to 52,000 under the gun preflop and Patrick Kubat called UTG+1. Joseph Pergola then called all in and the flop was dealt K106. Patel bet 46,000 and Kubat folded.
Patel then turned over A6 and he was ahead of the 74 held by Pergola. The turn and river fell 310 and Patel won the hand with a pair of sixes to grow his stack well above 1 million. Pergola was eliminated in ninth place.
Blake Bohn Doubles Up Through Hiren Patel
Blake Bohn raised to 56,000 preflop and Hiren Patel reraised to 142,000. Bohn shoved all in for 787,000 and Patel called before they revealed their hands.
Bohn: 99
Patel: AK
Board: Q76J8
Bohn doubled up on the hand to survive with 1.5 million and Patel was still OK with 1.2 million.
Player Tags: Blake Bohn, Patrick Kubat, Hiren Patel, Dan Gannon, Joseph Pergola
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and the middle-position player checked to Patel, who bet 6,100. His opponent called.
. The middle-position player checked, then unprompted informed Patel he had 27,100 chips left. Patel nodded, took a few seconds, then set out a stack of 5,000 chips worth way more than 27,100. The other player gave it a little thought, then folded, and Patel took the pot.