James Cavanaugh Eliminated in 11th Place ($8,225)
Oct 15, '14
Zaher Samaan and James Cavanaugh got all their chips in preflop and Cavanaugh was flipping for his tournament life.
Cavanaugh showed QQ and was up against Samaan’s A10.
Big slick prevailed when the board came 95A23 and Cavanaugh hit the rail. Cavanaugh earned $8,225 for finishing 11th while Samaan chipped up to about 3.3 million.
Player Tags: Zaher Samaan, James Cavanaugh
Matthew Weber Eliminated 12th ($8,225)
Oct 15, '14
Matthew Weber has been eliminated from the tournament as the 12th place finisher. Weber ran his pocket twos into James Cavanaugh’s pocket kings and never improved as the board was dealt.
Player Tags: James Cavanaugh, Matthew Weber
James Cavanaugh Cripples Erkut Yilmaz
Oct 15, '14
James Cavanaugh moved all-in for 565,000 from the cutoff and Erkut Yilmaz moved all-in for slightly more from the small blind.
Cavanaugh: JJ
Yilmaz: AQ
Board: K1063K
Cavanaugh doubled to just over one million, while Yilmaz is left with about 100,000.
Player Tags: Erkut Yilmaz, James Cavanaugh
Cavanaugh Doubles
Oct 14, '14
James Cavanaugh moved all-in for 250,000 from under-the-gun and Matt Weber called from his left.
The rest of the table folded and Cavanaugh was flipping for his tournament life when he shoed AQ to Weber’s 1010.
The board ran Q748K and Cavanaugh doubled up.
Player Tags: James Cavanaugh, Matthew Weber