Omar Zazay Doubles Through Gary Luther
Aug 03, '14
Omar Zazay got his last 335,000 in the middle preflop against Gary Luther. It was off to the races as Zazay tabled J
J
against Luther’s AQ. The flop put Zazay squarely in the lead as the dealer spread a flop of J
8
6. The turn gave Luther a sweat with the K, but the river was the 3 and Zazay doubled up to 800,000. Luther still is the chip leader with approximately 5.1 million.
Player Tags: Omar Zazay, Gary Luther
Omar Zazay Doubles Up
Aug 03, '14
From under the gun Omar Zazay moved all-in for roughly 125,000. After some thought Mario Silvestri made the call with the 1010 which was in a race against Zazay’s AK.
The board ran out 9639A with the river card pairing Zazay’s ace to give him the double up to over 250,000.
Player Tags: Omar Zazay
Omar Zazay Flushes Quan Nguyen
Aug 03, '14
On the river the board read J1067K and Omar Zazay moved all in for 123,000. Quan Nguyen took a few moments and then called. Zazay tabled A5, giving him the nuts and Nguyen mucked his hand. Zazay doubled up to 450,000 in chips.
Player Tags: Omar Zazay
Omar Zazay Makes Huge Call, Ends Up Chopping
Aug 03, '14
With a flop of 532 Lynn Samples had moved all-in. After several minutes in the tank Omar Zazay called with the A6 for just ace-high and a gutshot and was in the lead against Samples’ Q6.
The turn brought the 2 leaving Samples down to needing a queen for the win of a four to chop.
The 4 hit the river and they chopped the pot, keeping samples alive.
Player Tags: Omar Zazay
Zazay Doubles Through Fitzpatrick
Aug 03, '14
After a series of raises before the flop, we found Omar Zazay all in and at risk against Jason Fitzpatrick for his last 272,000.
Fitzpatrick showed K10 and was in need of improvement against Zazay’s 1010.
The flop came down 6J2, keeping Zazay’s tens in the lead. Fitzpatrick picked up more outs with the Q on the turn, giving him and open-ended straight draw. Zazay ultimately faded those outs, though, as the 4 completed the board on the river.
Zazay scored the massive double and now has about 560,000 in chips. Fitzpatrick, on the other hand, has now dropped to roughly 418,000.
Player Tags: Omar Zazay, Jason Fitzpatrick
Omar Zazay Doubles Up
Aug 03, '14
Omar Zazay check-raised all in out of the big blind for his last 56,500 on a board of 3324 and was called by a player in late position.
Zazay was in the lead with 93 and was up against his opponent’s A2. The river was the J and Zazay doubled up to over 120,000.
Player Tags: Omar Zazay
Omar Zazay Choses Not To Call Orlando Romer
Aug 03, '14
From the hijack seat Orlando Romer opened to 12,000 and Omar Zazay three-bet to 25,000. Romer then four-bet all-in. Zazay opted to get out of the way instead of risking his tournament life.
Player Tags: Orlando Romero, Omar Zazay
Omar Zazay Eliminated in 3rd Place ($82,779)
Aug 04, '14
Action folded around to Omar Zazay in the small blind and he moved all in for his last 640,000. Gary Luther called from the big blind and the two hands were turned over.
Zazay: A9
Luther: 44
The two were racing for Zazay’s tournament life heading to the flop. The dealer fanned K10J on the felt, keeping Luther’s fours in the lead while giving Zazay additional outs with a queen to make a Broadway straight. The turn was the 4, giving Luther a set of fours and a strong grip on the hand.
The river was the K, filling up Luther and allowing him to score the elimination. Zazy was eliminated from play in 3rd place and Luther boosted his stack to about 5.55 million in chips.
Player Tags: Omar Zazay, Gary Luther
Chippies!
Aug 04, '14
Updates chip counts from the final three players:
Austin Lewis: 5.82 million
Gary Luther: 4.9 million
Omar Zazay: 815,000
Player Tags: Austin Lewis, Omar Zazay, Gary Luther
Zazay Doubles Through Luther
Aug 04, '14
Action folded to Omar Zazay in the small blind and he moved all in for 560,000 total. Gary Luther called from the big blind and the hands were turned over.
Zazay: KJ
Luther: K9
Zazay flopped a straight on the 9QT flop, boosting him even further into the lead. Luther found no help on the 7 turn or the 2 river, ensuring that Zazay would double to about 1.15 million. Luther, on the other hand, has dropped to 4.925 million.
Player Tags: Omar Zazay, Gary Luther
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