Elie Payan Wins Event #22 ($292,825)
Jun 16, '11
Rafe Kibrit Eliminated in 2nd Place ($181,222)
Rafe Kibrit began Level 27 as the short stack and wasted no time pushing it in. Elie Payan completed from the small blind, Rafe Kibrit raised to 180,000 from the big blind and Payan called.
The flop came 4
3 2
, Kibrit potted at 360,000, Payan re-potted and Kibrit called all in.
Payan: Q 9 8
7
Kibrit: A A Q 6
Kibrit was ahead on the flop with a pair of aces, but Payan had a live flush draw. The turn and river were the A and the 10, giving Payan a flush on the turn. Rafe Kibrit failed to improve on the river and was eliminated in 2nd place ($181,222). Elie Payan showed up to this final table average in chips and an orbit late, and after one serious roller coaster ride later, he finally closed out Event #22, claiming the gold bracelet and the $292,825 grand prize.
Player Tags: Elie Payan, Rafe Kibrit
Level 26: Back And Forth, Payan Leads For The Moment
Jun 15, '11
Blinds: 25,000-50,000
Players Remaining: 2 out of 1,071
Average Chip Count: 2,409,750
Chip Counts:
1. Elie Payan – 3,640,000
2. Rafe Kibrit – 1,180,000
Payan Takes the Lead, Loses, Takes It Back
Right at the end of Level 25, Rafe Kibrit took the chip lead from Elie Payan after doubling up with J – 10 for a Broadway straight on an A- K- Q board. This hand gave Kibrit the lead with 3 million to Payan’s 1.8 million.
Kibrit came back from the break and entered Level 26 with same aggression, chipping away at Payan’s stack and getting him to under 1 million before Payan doubled up to 1.7 million with two pair vs. a better two pair. Payan rode that momentum all the way back to the chip lead after getting it all in on a flop of 10 6 4.
Payan: Q 7 5 2
Kibrit: K J 10 6
Kibrit was ahead on the flop with top two pair, but Payan had a lot of live draws. The turn and river were the 3 and the 2, giving Payan a straight. Payan doubled up again this hand to about 3 million, essentially trading stacks with Kibrit who was left with about 1.8 million.
Payan then began to push the big stack himself, chipping away at Kibrit and forcing the action once gain. Kibrit git it all in again soon enough with top pair against Payan’s overpair, but spiked two pair on the river to double up. This hand put both players almost dead even with 2.5 million each.
Payan hit a backdoor flush a bit later and took a definitive lead once again, ending the level on top with about 3.6 million.
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Player Tags: Elie Payan, Rafe Kibrit
Level 25: Payan Leads Kibrit Heads-Up; Sands 3rd
Jun 15, '11
Blinds: 20,000-40,000
Players Remaining: 2 out of 1,071
Average Chip Count: 2,409,750
Chip Counts:
1. Elie Payan – 4,000,000
2. Rafe Kibrit – 820,000
Eliminations:
3rd. David Sands – $113,383
David Sands Eliminated in 3rd Place ($113,383)
David Sands managed to doubled up through the current chip leader Elie Payan right before the break, but still entered Level 25 on the short stack and made his final stand on the first hand back.
Elie Payan limped on the button, Sands raised the pot to 160,000 from the small blind and Payan called.
The flop came 9 5 2, Sands potted for 360,000, Payan shoved and Sands called all in.
Payan: 9 6 6 2
Sands: A K J 4
Payan was ahead with two pair on the flop. The turn and river were the A and the 10, no help to David Sands who was eliminated in 3rd place ($113,383).
NOTE: With the elimination of David Sands in 3rd place, Elie Payan took the chip lead into heads-up play with 3,190,000 to Rafe Kibrit’s 1,630,000.
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Player Tags: David Sands, Elie Payan, Rafe Kibrit
Level 20: Final Table Now Underway
Jun 15, '11
NOTE: Play ended last night with the elimination of Benjamin Palmer in 10th place, and the final nine players returned at just after 2:30pm to begin the official nine-handed final table.
Blinds: 6,000-12,000
Players Remaining: 9 out of 1,071
Average Chip Count: 535,500
Chip Counts:
1. Juha Vilkki – 1,235,000
2. Rafe Kibrit – 667,000
3. Cody Munger – 652,000
4. Elie Payan – 545,000
5. Stephen Wolfe – 523,000
6. Jeff Sarwer – 480,000
7. Roland Israelshvili – 310,000
8. David Sands – 250,000
9. Emil Patel – 147,000
Payouts:
1st. $292,825
2nd. $181,222
3rd. $113,383
4th. $82,297
5th. $60,754
6th. $45,544
7th. $34,642
8th. $26,704
9th. $20,863
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Player Tags: Emil Patel, David Sands, Cody Munger, Juha Vilkki, Elie Payan, Jeff Sarwer, Rafe Kibrit, Stephen Wolfe
