Daniel Idema Wins Event #27 ($378,642)
Jun 18, '11
Matthew Gallin Eliminated in 2nd Place ($233,944)
Daniel Idema started the final level as the chip leader and less than an hour later he was the last one standing. After taking a major hit to his stack in the previous hand, Matthew Gallin made his final stand with Q
Q
.
Matthew Gallin button-raised before the flop and Daniel Idema called from the big blind.
The flop came J
7 3, Idema checked, Gallin bet, Idema check-raised and Gallin called all in.
Idema turned over J 3 for two pair on the flop and was now ahead of Gallin’s queens. The turn and river were the 8 and the 5, no help to Matthew Gallin who was eliminated in 2nd place ($233,944). Daniel Idema wins the gold Bracelet for Event #27 and the $378,642 grand prize.
NOTE: With the elimination of Barry Greenstein in 3rd place ($169,512), Daniel Idema took the chip lead going into heads-up play with 3.66 million to Matthew Gallin’s 900,000.
Barry Greenstein Eliminated in 3rd Place ($169,512)
Barry Greenstein was on the serious short stack with just 3.5 BBs when he got it all in on a flop of 4 4 3 against Matthew Gallin.
Greenstein was ahead with Q 10 against Gallin’s 10
5.
The turn and river were the A and the 5, giving Gallin two pair on the river. Barry Greenstein was eliminated in 3rd place ($169,512).
Steve Landfish Eliminated in 4th Place ($125,120)
Steve Landfish was all in before the flop with A Q against Matthew Gallin’s A A.
The board came 9 7 4 5 5, no help for Steve Landfish who was eliminated in 4th place ($125,120).
Player Tags: Barry Greenstein, Daniel Idema, Matthew Gallin
Level 25: Landfish Makes Short Stack Comeback, Denotaristefani 5th
Jun 18, '11
Blinds: 25,000-50,000
Limits: 50,000-100l000
Players Remaining: 4 out of 152
Average Chip Count: 1,140,000
Chip Counts:
1. Daniel Idema – 2,500,000
2. Barry Greenstein – 1,350,000
3. Steve Landfish – 650,000
4. Matthew Gallin – 300,000
Eliminations:
5th. Domenico Denotaristefani – $94,029
Steve Landfish Makes Huge Comeback
Steve Landfish started the level as the short stack and lost a big pot to Barry Greenstein right after the break that left him with just 150,000 (3 BBs).
Landfish quickly doubled through Matthew Gallin after getting it all in pre-flop with Q 9 against Gallin’s K 7. Landfish flopped two pair and doubled up.
Landfish then doubled back through Barry Greenstein after getting it all in pre-flop with A 4 against Greenstein’s Q 9. The board missed both players and Landfish moved up to 230,000 with ace-high.
A bit later and Landfish got it all in on a flop of A K 7 with K 8 against Matthew Gallin’s Q Q. Gallin failed to improve and Landfish jumped up to 500,000 this hand.
Landfish let a few other players go at it for a bit and lost a few chips to the blinds, but doubled up once again through Matthew Gallin shortly after. Landfish got it in good with A – 10 against A – 8 and doubled to about 650,000 that hand.
Barry Greenstein then went on to win a huge three-way pot pot that went to a showdown with pocket aces, challenging the chip lead with over 1.3 million. That hand left Landfish with about 400,000, and he quickly used that to bust Domenico Denotaristefani in a crazy hand that saw set over set on the river.
Domenico Denotaristefani Eliminated in 5th Place ($94,029)
Domenico Denotaristefani button-raised, Steve Landfish reraised the small blind and Denotaristefani called.
The flop came 7 5 4, Landfish bet, Denotaristefani raised, Landfish three-bet and Denotaristefani called all in.
Landfish turned over 9 9 for an overpair while Denotaristefani showed 4 4 for bottom set.
Landfish was ahead before the flop but Denotaristefani spiked a four for a set. Landfish however hit the 9 on the river to make a better set and Domenico Denotaristefani was eliminated in 5th place ($94,029).
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Player Tags: Barry Greenstein, Matthew Gallin, Domenico Denotaristefani
Level 23: Idema Leads Final Five; Greenstein On Short Stack, Haxton 7th
Jun 17, '11
Blinds: 15,000-30,000
Limits: 30,000-60,000
Players Remaining: 6 out of 152
Average Chip Count: 760,000
Chip Counts:
1. Daniel Idema – 1,330,000
2. Steve Landfish – 825,000
3. Matthew Gallin – 725,000
4. Domenico Denotaristefani – 460,000
5. Justin Smith – 200,000
6. Barry Greenstein – 120,000
Eliminations:
7th. Isaac Haxton – $55,908
Short Stacks Continue to Double Up
Domenico Denotaristefani was the first of the short stacks to score a double up this level with A A against current chip leader Steve Landfish’s J 10. Denotaristefani was all in on the turn on a ten-high board with an overpair to Landfish’s top pair. The river bricked and Denotaristefani doubled up to 600,000 that hand.
Shortly after Mathhew Gallin got it in good pre-flop with 9 9 against Daniel Idema’s 8 5. Idema missed and Gallin doubled up to about 150,000 to stay alive.
Issac Haxton then doubled through Barry Greenstein after cracking his 10 10 with A 4 on an ace-high flop. Greenstein was ahead when the money went in before the flop, but Haxton outflopped him to double up to about 300,000.
Haxton’s ace brought Greenstein down to about the 500,000 mark when Matthew Gallin doubled through him with quad sevens shortly after. Gallin flopped middle set to Greenstein’s top pair and they got it all in after the second seven hit the turn. Greenstein showed Q – 10 on a ten-high board but Gallin turned over a pair of sevens for quads. Greenstein slipped down to around 330,000 after this hand while Gallin moved up to about 370,000.
Isaac Haxton Eliminated in 7th Place ($55,908)
Isaac Haxton started the level as one of the short stacks but managed to double through Barry Greenstein about halfway through the level to stay alive. Still short, he opened for a raise before the flop when Steve Landfish reraised and Haxton called all in.
Haxton turned over 10 10 for the lead while Landfish showed A J for the draw.
The board came Q 7 2 7 K, giving Landfish a flush on the turn. Landfish moved up to over 800,000 that hand while Isaac Haxton was eliminated in 7th place ($55,908)
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Player Tags: Barry Greenstein, Isaac Haxton, Matthew Gallin, Domenico Denotaristefani
Level 21: Corkins Eliminated 10th, Final Table Now Underway
Jun 17, '11
NOTE: Play ended last night with 14 players and resumed today at 3:00pm. The final 10 players consolidated to one table, and with the elimination of Hoyt Corkins in 10th place ($28,990), the official nine-handed final table is now underway.
Blinds: 10,000-20,000
Limits: 20,000-40,000
Players Remaining: 9 out of 152
Average Chip Count: 506,666
Chip Counts:
1. Daniel Idema – 977,000
2. Steve Landfish – 649,000
3. Matthew Gallin – 514,000
4. Justin Smith – 484,000
5. Domenico Denotaristefani – 461,000
6. Barry Greenstein – 428,000
7. Isaac Haxton – 409,000
8. Richard Brodie – 384,000
9. Nick Schulman – 252,000
Payouts:
1st. $378,642
2nd. $233,994
3rd. $169,512
4th. $125,120
5th. $94,029
6th. $71,897
7th. $55,908
8th. $44,207
9th. $35,519
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Player Tags: Barry Greenstein, Richard Brodie, Nick Schulman, Isaac Haxton, Daniel Idema, Justin Smith, Matthew Gallin, Domenico Denotaristefani
