Level 26: Lanosga Leads Final Five
Jun 24, '11
Blinds: 20,000-40,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 5 out of 2,192
Average Chip Count: 1,972,800
Chip Counts:
1. Randolph Lanosga – 3,000,000
2. Arkadiy Tsinis – 2,800,000
3. Michael Blanovsky – 1,605,000
4. Pim De Goede – 1,290,000
5. Paul Nash – 1,005,000
Eliminations:
6th. Perry Lin – $91,010
7th. David Rounik – $68,209
8th. Ryan Laplante – $51,771
9th. Christopher Homan – $39,756
Christopher Homan Eliminated in 9th Place ($39,756)
Ryan Laplante Eliminated in 8th Place ($51,711)
It took quite a while to get the first elimination at this final table, and it resulted in a double-knockout.
Christopher Homan opened for 90,000, Arkadiy Tsinis moved all in from the button, Ryan Laplante re-shoved from the big blind and Homan called all in.
Homan: K K
Laplante: A K
Tsinis: Q Q
Homan was ahead before the flop, but the board came Q 10 7 10 8, giving Tsinis top set on the flop and a full house on the turn to eliminate both players in the same hand and take the chip lead for 2.3 million. Based on their chip counts entering the hand, Christopher Homan was eliminated in 9th place ($39,756) while Ryan Laplante was eliminated in 8th place ($51,711).
David Rounik Eliminated in 7th Place ($68,209)
Randolph Lanosga opened for 150,000, David Rounik moved all in from the small blind for 570,000 and Lanosga called.
Rounik lead with A 9 against Lanosga’s Q J.
The board came K J 8 9 3, giving Lanosga middle pair on flop to win the pot. David Rounik was eliminated in 7th Place ($68,209).
Perry Lin Eliminated in 6th Place ($91,010)
Perry Lin moved all in before the flop for 475,000 and Randolph Lanosga called.
Lanosga lead with J J against Lin’s A 9.
The board came 10 8 2 10 7, no help for Perry Lin who was eliminated in 6th place ($91,010).
Be sure to check back hourly for level-by-level updates of this final table.
Player Tags: Arkadiy Tsinis, Perry Lin, David Rounick, Christopher Homan, Randolph Lanosga, Ryan Laplante
Level 25: Aldridge Eliminated 10th, Final Table Now Underway
Jun 24, '11
NOTE: Play ended last night with 23 players and resumed today at 3:00pm. The final 10 players consolidated to one table, and with the elimination of Daniel Aldridge in 10th place ($31,219), the official nine-handed final table is now underway.
Blinds: 15,000-30,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 9 out of 2,192
Average Chip Count: 1,096,000
Chip Counts:
1. Perry Lin – 2,420,000
2. Ryan Laplante – 1,225,000
3. Michael Blanovsky – 1,180,000
4. Christopher Homan – 920,000
5. Arkadiy Tsinis – 855,000
6. Randolph Lanosga – 820,000
7. Paul Nash – 725,000
8. Pin De Goede – 705,000
9. David Rounick – 650,000
Payouts:
1st. $540,136
2nd. $336,253
3rd. $233,732
4th. $168,334
5th. $123,028
6th. $91,010
7th. $68,209
8th. $51,771
9th. $39,756
Be sure to check back hourly for level-by-level updates of this final table.
Player Tags: Arkadiy Tsinis, Perry Lin, Michael Blanovsky, David Rounick, Paul Nash, Christopher Homan, Pim De Goede, Randolph Lanosga, Ryan Laplante