Francesco Barbaro Wins Event #3 ($262,283)
Jun 04, '11
Kostas Kalathakis Eliminated in 2nd Place ($161,675)
Francesco Barbaro entered heads-up play with a cheap lead of over 4,000,000 to 150,000 after eliminating Matthew Waxman in 3rd place.
On the second hand of heads-up play, Kostas Kalathakis opened for a raise and Francesco Barbaro reraised enough to put him all in. Kalathakis called all in and showed A
Q
10
6 while Barbaro showed 9 5
5 4.
The board came 7 6 4 7 Q, giving Kalathakis top two pair. Kalathakis doubled up this hand.
Not long after doubling up, Kalathakis got it all in before the flop with J 9 8 7 against Barbaro’s Q Q 3 3.
The board came K 10 9 5 K, giving Barbaro the best two pair. Kostas Kalathakis is eliminaed in 2nd place ($161,675) while Francesco Barbaro wins the gold bracelet in Event #3 ($262,283).
Matthew Waxman Eliminated in 3rd Place ($104,770)
Francesco Barbaro raised from the button, Matthew Waxman three-bet from the big blind and Barbaro called.
The flop came 10 9 8, Waxman bet, Barbaro raised and Waxman called.
The turn was the Q, Waxman checkefd, Barbaro bet and Waxman called.
The river was the K, Waxman checked, Barbaro bet enough to put Waxman all in and Waxman called. Waxman showed A K 2 10 for two pair while Barbaro showed A J 10 7 for the ace-high straight on the river. Mathew Waxman is eliminated in 3rd place ($104,770).
Player Tags: Matthew Waxman, Kostas Kalathakis, Francesco Barbaro
Level 27: Three Remain; Helm 4th, Deveronica 5th
Jun 04, '11
Blinds: 20,000-40,000
Limits: 40,000-80,000
Players Remaining: 3 out of 925
Average Chip Count: 1,387,500
Chip Counts:
1. Francesco Barbaro – 1,950,000
2. Matthew Waxman – 1,300,000
3. Kostas Kalathakis – 1,000,000
EliminationS:
4th. Bradley Helm – $76,673
5th. Michael Deveronica – $56,943
Bradley Helm Eliminated in 4th Place ($76,673)
Bradley Helm came in for a raise on the button and Francesco Barbaro was the only caller.
The flop came Q 8 2, Helm moved all in for 65,000 and Barbaro called.
Helm showed K K 9 7 for an overpair of kings while Barbaro showed Q 7 6 3 for top pair.
The turn was the 7, giving Barbaro two pair and the river was the 6, no help to Bradley Helm who was eliminated in 4th place ($76,673).
Michael Deveronica Eliminated in 5th Place ($56,943)
A severely short-stacked Michael Deveronica raised from under the gun and Matthew Waxman called from the small blind.
The flop came A K 6, and Deveronica got his last 10,000 in.
Deveronica showed Q 10 9 9 while Waxman showed Q J 3 2.
The turn and river were the A and the Q, giving Waxman two pair. Michael Deveronica is eliminated in 5th place ($56,943).
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Player Tags: Michael Deveronica, Bradley Helm, Matthew Waxman, Kostas Kalathakis, Francesco Barbaro
Level 24: Final 7 on Dinner Break; Shchemelev 8th, Pearson 9th
Jun 03, '11
NOTE: Players took a one-hour dinner break at the conclusion of Level 24 (approximately 7:30pm), and should be returning around 8:30pm.
Blinds: 10,000-20,000
Limits: 20,000-40,000
Players Remaining: 7 out of 925
Average Chip Count: 594,642
Chip Counts:
1. Francesco Barbaro – 1,350,000
2. Matthew Waxman – 765,000
3. Kostas Kalathakis – 630,000
4. Bradley Helm – 656,000
5. Cameron Mckinley – 390,000
6. Humberto Brenes – 275,000
7. Michael Deveronica – 90,000
Eliminations:
8th. Vladimir Shchemelev – $25,174
9th. Travis Pearson – $19,617
Vladimir Shchemelev Eliminated in 8th Place ($25,174)
Bradley Helm came in for a raise on the button and Vladimir Shchemelev called from the big blind.
The flop came K 7 6, Shchemelev checked, Helm bet, Shchemelev check-raised, and Helm called.
The turn was the 6, Shchemelev bet and Helm called.
The river was the 3, Shchemelev moved all in and Helm called.
Shchemelev showed A K 7 3 for two pair (high) and no low while Helm showed A J 5 4 for a seven-high straight.
Helm scooped the half-million chip pot and Vladimir Shchemelev was eliminated in 8th place ($25,174).
Travis Pearson Eliminated in 9th Place ($19,617)
Kostas Kalathakis raised before the flop and Travis Pearson called.
The flop came 9 8 7 , Kalathakis bet, Pearson raised and Kalathakis called.
The turn was the 5, Kalathakis checked, Pearson bet and Kalathakis called.
The river was the 10, Pearson got his last 8,000 in and Kalathakis called.
Kalathakis showed A 2 3 10 for top pair on the river. Pearson mucked a pair of sevens and is eliminated in 9th place ($19,617).
Barbaro Takes Chip Lead From Waxman
Francesco Barbaro raised from under the gun and got three callers.
The flop came J 10 7 , and was checked around to Matthew Waxman who bet. Barbaro called and the other two players folded.
The turn was the 2, Barbaro checked, Waxman bet and Barbaro called.
The river was the Q, and this time Barbaro led out and Waxman called.
Barbaro shows A K 4 4 for the nut flush and raked the pot, bringing his stack to over one million and taking the chip lead from Waxman.
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Player Tags: Bradley Helm, Travis Pearson, Matthew Waxman, Kostas Kalathakis, Francesco Barbaro
