Andrew Badecker Wins Event #13 ($369,371)
Jun 11, '11
Robbie Verspui Eliminated in 2nd Place ($228,334)
Andrew Badecker took the chip lead into heads up play, and in the final hand of the night he open-shoved the button and Robbie Verspui called all in for around 1,700,000 from the big blind.
Verspui turned over A
J
for the lead against Badecker’s K 2.
The board came 7 5 2 K 5
, giving Badecker two pair. Robbie Verspui was eliminated in 2nd place ($228,334) while Andrew Badecker wins the gold bracelet in Event #13 and the grand prize of $369,371.
NOTE: After the elimination of Daniel Makowsky in 3rd place ($151,379), Andrew Badecker took the chip lead into heads-up play with 5,220,00 to Robbie Verspui’s 1,880,000.
Daniel Makowsky Eliminated in 3rd Place ($151,379)
Andrew Badecker raised to 75,000 from the small blind, Daniel Makowsky reraised to 175,000 from the big blind and Badecker called.
The flop came 7
5 3, Badecker checked, Makowsky bet 200,000, Badecker check-raised to 450,000 and Makowsky called.
The turn was the K, Badecker bet 380,000, Makowsky moved all in for about 1,600,000 and Badecker called.
Makowsky turned over A A for an overpair while Badecker showed Q J for a flush. Makowsky was drawing dead on the turn and was eliminated in 3rd place ($151,379).
Player Tags: Daniel Makowsky, Andrew Badecker, Robbie Verspui
Level 4: Final Seven on Dinner Break; Webber 8th, Pham 9th
Jun 10, '11
NOTE: The remaining seven players took a one-hour dinner break at the conclusion of Level 4 and should return at approximately 8:30pm to resume play.
Blinds: 8,000-16,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 7 out of 1,440
Average Chip Count: 1,028,571
Chip Counts:
1. Andrew Badecker – 1,449,000
2. Jon Spinks – 1,445,000
3. Erik Cajeslais – 1,187,000
4. Daniel Makowsky – 908,000
5. Daniel Kelly – 876,000
6. Robbie Verspui – 694,000
7. Vitaly Lunkin – 639,000
Eliminations:
8th. Joe Webber – $33,864
9th. David Pham – $26,185
David Pham Eliminated in 9th Place ($26,185)
Robbie Verspui opened the pot for 32,000, Erik Cajelais reraised to 75,000 from the button, David Pham shoved for 300,000, Verspui folded and Cajelais called.
Cajelais turned over Q Q for the lead while Pham showed A K for the draw.
The board came 10 6 3 9 2, no help for David Pham who was eliminated in 9th place ($26,185).
Joe Webber Eliminated in 8th Place ($33,864)
Jon Spinks raised to 33,000 from under the gun, Joe Webber shoved from the big blind for just over 600,000 and Spinks called.
Spinks turned over J J for the lead while Webber showed A K for the draw.
The board came Q J 7 K 6, giving Spinks middle set on the flop. Joe Webber was eliminated in 8th place ($33,864) while Spinks raked a huge pot, putting himself atop the leaderboard.
Be sure to check back hourly for level-by-level updates of this final table.
Player Tags: David Pham, Erik Cajelais, Joe Webber, Robbie Verspui
Level 4: Bonding Eliminated 10th, Final Table Now Underway
Jun 10, '11
NOTE: The shootout formula is different than most in that it plays more like a series of single-table sit-n-go’s than a conventional tournament. This event started with 1,440 players and ended last night (two days later) with just 16. To get there, the final 16 players each had to win two tables, one on each of the first two days of this event.
NOTE: Play ended last night with 16 players and resumed today at 2:30pm. The day began with two eight-handed tables and combined at ten players to begin the unofficial final table. Each of the starting 16 players began with 450,000 in chips, creating a total of 7.2 million chips in play. With the elimination of Lars Bonding in 10th place ($20,586), the official nine-handed final table is now underway.
Blinds: 8,000-16,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 9 out of 1,440
Average Chip Count: 800,000
Chip Counts:
1. Andrew Badecker – 1,377,000
2. Joseph Webber – 1,099,000
3. Daniel Kelly – 999,000
4. Daniel Makowsky – 808,000
5. Erik Cajelais – 677,000
6. Vitaly Lunkin – 630,000
7. Robbie Verspui – 546,000
8. David Pham – 540,000
9. Jon Spinks – 524,000
Payouts:
1st. $369,371
2nd. $228,334
3rd. $151,379
4th. $108,358
5th. $79,315
6th. $58,903
7th. $44,362
8th. $33,864
9th. $26,185
Eliminations:
10th. Lars Bonding – $20,586
11th. Robert Smith – $20,586
12th. Andrew Pantling – $20,586
13th. Frank Kassela – $16,407
14th. David Robinson – $16,407
15th. Eric Yates – $16,407
16th. Daniel Fischer – $13,238
Be sure to check back hourly for level-by-level updates of this final table.
Player Tags: David Pham, Erik Cajelais, Vitaly Lunkin, Daniel Makowsky, Daniel Kelly, Andrew Badecker, Robbie Verspui
Robbie Verspui Eliminated in 7th Place ($62,873)
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and Froehlich got the rest of his short stack into the middle. Verspui called with the A
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