Mark Schmid Wins Event #34 ($488,283)
Jun 22, '11
Justin Cohen Eliminated in 2nd Place ($302,031)
Mark Schmid completed the small blind and Justin Cohen checked the big blind.
The flop came K
10 7
and both players checked.
The turn was the 7, and once again both players checked.
The river was the A, Cohen checked, Schmid bet 450,000, Cohen check-raised all in and Schmid called.
Cohen turned over J 7
for trip sevens on the turn, but Schmid showed Q Q for a flush on the river to win the pot. Justin Cohen was eliminated in 2nd place ($302,031) while Mark Schmid wins the gold bracelet in Event #34 and the $488,283 grand prize.
Player Tags: Mark Schmid, Justin Cohen
Level 29: Schmid Leads Cohen Heads-Up; Rudnik 3rd, Clancy 4th
Jun 22, '11
Blinds: 40,000-80,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 out of 3,144
Average Chip Count: 4,716,000
Chip Counts:
1. Mark Schmid – 5,620,000
2. Justin Cohen – 3,810,000
Eliminations:
3rd. Andrew Rudnik – $213,747
4th. Jonathan Clancy – $154,722
Andrew Rudnik Eliminated in 3rd Place ($213,747)
Justin Cohen button-raised to 200,000 before the flop, Andrew Rudnik reraised to 800,000 from the big blind, Cohen shoved and Rudnik called all in.
Rudnik’s J J
was ahead of Cohen’s A K.
The board came A K 10 6 4, giving Cohen top pair on the flop to win the pot. Andrew Rudnik was eliminated in 3rd place ($213,747) and heads-up play between Justin Cohen and Mark Schmid began shortly after.
NOTE: With the elimination of Andrew Rudnik in 3rd place, Mark Schmid took the chip lead going into heads-up play with 5,620,000 to Justin Cohen’s 3,810,000.
Jonathan Clancy Eliminated in 4th Place ($154,722)
Jonathan Clancy open-shoved the short stack for 700,000 before the flop and Justin Cohen called.
Clancy had the lead with J J while Cohen had a draw with K Q.
The board came 9 8 3 K 3, giving Cohen top pair on the turn to win the pot. Jonathan Clancy was eliminated in 4th Place ($154,722).
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Player Tags: Jonathan Clancy, Andrew Rudnik, Mark Schmid, Justin Cohen
Level 26: Short Stacks Double, Schmid Still Leads
Jun 21, '11
Blinds: 20,000-40,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 7 out of 3,144
Average Chip Count: 1,347,428
Chip Counts:
1. Mark Schmid – 2,035,000
2. Trevor Vanderveen – 1,845,000
3. Justin Cohen – 1,735,000
4. Robbie Verspui – 1,055,000
5. Benjamin Volpe – 955,000
6. Andrew Rudnik – 930,000
7. Jonathan Clancy – 880,000
Short Stacks Double Up, Lots of Chips Change Hands
Robbie Verspui started the level as the short stack and found a quick double up through chip leader Mark Schmid with A K against Schmid’s A J. It was a rag board and Verspui doubled up to over a million that hand.
Another short stack, Benjamin Volpe also found himself a quick double this past level after getting it in pre-flop with K J against Justin Cohen’s A Q. Volpe was behind until the river where he spiked the K to double up to over a million chips.
Cohen then lost half of his remaining stack to Andrew Rudnik after Rudnik shoved pre-flop with pocket jacks and Cohen snapped him off with aces. In for his tournament life, Rudnik spiked a third jack on the river to double up to 1.1 million, forcing Cohen back down to about 500,000.
Cohen found a little redemption towards the end of the level after doubling back through Benjamin Volpe with K Qagainst Volpe’s A Q. Cohen was behind when the money went in but spiked a king on the turn to double up to over 1.7 million that hand.
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Player Tags: Robbie Verspui, Mark Schmid, Justin Cohen
Level 25: Schmid Leads Final Seven; Souza 8th, Kottler 9th
Jun 21, '11
Blinds: 15,000-30,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 7 out of 3,144
Average Chip Count: 1,347,428
Chip Counts:
1. Mark Schmid – 2,700,000
2. Trevor Vanderveen – 2,100,000
3. Justin Cohen – 1,800,000
4. Jonathan Clancy – 1,000,000
5. Benjamin Volpe – 775,000
6. Andrew Rudnik – 630,000
7. Robbie Verspui – 450,000
Eliminations:
8th. Michael Souza – $47,622
9th. Jeremy Kottler – $36,473
Jeremy Kottler Eliminated in 9th Place ($36,473)
Jeremy Kottler open-shoved the button for 330,000 before the flop and Jonathan Clancy called from the big blind.
Clancy lead with A J against Kottler’s A 2.
The board came J 8 6 3 7, giving Clancy top pair on the flop to win the pot. Jeremy Kottler was the first one eliminated in 9th place ($36,473).
Michael Souza Eliminated in 8th Place ($47,622)
Michael Souza open-shoved for 410,000 before the flop and Mark Schmid called from the big blind.
Souza turned over 3 3 while Schmid showed K Q.
The board came 7 4 2 Q 9, giving Schmid top pair on the turn to win the pot. Michael Souza was eliminated in 8th place ($47,622).
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Player Tags: Michael Souza, Jeremy Kottler, Jonathan Clancy, Mark Schmid
Level 25: Davisson Eliminated 10th, Final Table Now Underway
Jun 21, '11
NOTE: Play ended last night with 27 players and resumed today at 2:30pm. The final 10 players consolidated to one table, and with the elimination of Steven Davisson in 10th place ($28,239), the official nine-handed final table is now underway.
Blinds: 15,000-30,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 9 out of 3,144
Average Chip Count: 1,048,000
Chip Counts:
1. Mark Schmid – 2,550,000
2. Trevor Vanderveen – 1,755,000
3. Benjamin Volpe – 1,050,000
4. Jonathan Clancy – 960,000
5. Robbie Verspui – 840,000
6. Justin Cohen – 725,000
7. Andrew Rudnik – 710,000
8. Michael Souza – 650,000
9. Jeremy Kottler – 167,000
Payouts:
1st. $488,283
2nd. $302,031
3rd. $213,747
4th. $154,722
5th. $113,297
6th. $83,925
7th. $62,873
8th. $47,622
9th. $36,473
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Player Tags: Michael Souza, Jeremy Kottler, Jonathan Clancy, Andrew Rudnik, Robbie Verspui, Trevor Vanderveen, Mark Schmid, Justin Cohen
