Level 29: Uyesugi Gone in 5th ($195,631)
Jul 04, '10
Blinds: 40,000-80,000
Players Remaining: 4 out of 346
Tournament Leaderboard:
1. Ville Mattila — 3,480,000
2. Ludovic Lacay — 3,200,000
3. Daniel Alaei — 2,130,000
4. Miguel Proulx — 1,610,000
Notable Eliminations:
5th – Trevor Uyesugi
Big Hands:
Uyesugi Rivered Out in 5th ($195,631)
Trevor Uyesugi opened to 280,000 and Daniel Alaei put in a raise of enough to cover Uyesugi. Uyesugi called off his remaining chips and they showed down:
Alaei: 7
10
JQ
Uyesugi: 4678
The flop ran 1084 to give Uyesugi two pair. The K fell on the turn and he was still ahead, but the 10 river gave Alaei the best hand and Uyesugi was gone in 5th, for $195,631.
Player Tags: Daniel Alaei, Trevor Uyesugi
Level 27: Kravchenko Falls in 8th ($85,180)
Jul 04, '10
Blinds: 25,000-50,000
Players Remaining: 6 out of 346
Average Chip Count: 1,730,000
Tournament Leaderboard:
1. Ludovic Lacay — 3,200,000
2. Ville Mattila — 1,880,000
3. Trevor Uyesugi — 1,050,000
4. Miguel Proulx — 1,510,000
5. Daniel Alaei — 1,530,000
6. Stephen Pierson — 560,000
Notable Eliminations:
8th – Alexander Kravchenko
7th – Dmitry Stelmak
Big Hands:
Kravchenko Falls in 8th ($85,180)
Ville Mattila raised to 110,000 and Alexander Kravchenko the last of his 225,000 in from the big blind. Mattila called and they showed down:
Mattila: J764
Kravchenko: A988
Kravchenko was in the lead and stayed that way on a QQ3 flop. The turn was the 7, giving both players straight draws but keeping Kravchenko ahead. The 5 river was a bad card for the Russian, as it gave Mattila his straight and eliminated Kravchenko in 8th place. He made $85,180.
Alaei KOs Stelmak in 7th ($111,524)
Dmitry Stelmak opened for 175,000 and Daniel Alaei moved all in, having Stelmak covered. Stelmak called and saw he was behind. Their hands:
Stelmak: AKQ6
Alaei: AAQ9
The flop missed everyone, running J48, but the 7 on the turn gave Stelmak the flush draw. The river brought the 2 and Alaei’s aces held up to boot Stelmak in 7th place, for $111,524.
Player Tags: Alexander Kravchenko, Ville Mattila, Dimitry Stelmak, Trevor Uyesugi
Level 26: Wheat Busts in 9th ($65,568)
Jul 04, '10
Blinds: 20,000-40,000
Players Remaining: 8 out of 346
Average Chip Count: 1,297,500
Tournament Leaderboard:
1. Ludovic Lacay — 3,200,000
2. Miguel Proulx — 2,510,000
3. Ville Mattila — 1,380,000
4. Trevor Uyesugi — 1,150,000
5. Daniel Alaei — 805,000
6. Dmitry Stelmak — 690,000
7. Alexander Kravchenko — 470,000
8. Stephen Pierson — 380,000
Notable Eliminations:
9th – Matthew Wheat
Big Hands:
Wheat First to Go, Out in 9th ($65,568)
Matthew Wheat raised to 100,000 from the button and Trevor Uyesugi made the call from the big blind.
The flop came Q97 and Uyesugi checked to Wheat. Wheat bet 220,000 and Uyesugi raised enough to put Wheat all in. Wheat called. Their hands:
Uyesugi: AQQ8
Wheat: Q1065
Uyesgui held a flopped set and flush draw, and Wheat held a pair, straight draw and weaker flush draw. The turn was the 2 and the river 10 didn’t improve Wheat enough, sending him home in 9th place for $65,568.
Player Tags: Matthew Wheat, Trevor Uyesugi
