144 Players Remain
Jun 24, '07
There are less than 144 players remaining with one more level of play scheduled for day one. Level seven has come to an end and play will continue through level eight until 3 a.m.
With the blinds at $300-$600 the players in this limit level appeared to be ready to gamble. Berry Johnston bet $1,200 and Shannon Shorr three bet. The player in seat 9 pushed all in for less than $1,500 and Johnston made the call. The flop came 7
5
4
. Johnston checked and Shorr bet out $600. Johnston called and the turn was the A
. Johnston checked again and Shorr two bet. Johnston folded and Shorr and the player in the nine seat were heads up. Shorr showed Q
Q
as the dealer put out the 6
on the river and the player in seat nine mucked his hand.
Pual "The Truth" Darden two bet preflop and was called by Michael Craig. The flop came 9
5
3
and Craig checked. Darden bet out $600 and Craig raised to $1,200. Darden called and the turn was the Q
. Craig two bet the turn and Darden called. The river was the 4
and Craig checked to Darden. Darden bet out $1,200 and Craig instantly called. Craig showed Q
10
for top pair and Darden exposed A
2
for the rivered straight.
In what turned out to be a massive pot, Paul Sexton found himself all in against the players in seats eight and nine at his table. Sexton had the player in seat nine covered but the player in seat eight had more than $20,000 behind him after calling Sexton down. The player in seat eight had 8-8, the player in seat nine showed 6-6 and Sexton had the best hand preflop with 10-10. The board came 9
9
2
3
A
and Sexton tripled up.
At a nearby table, Q Knopow has made some profitable moves and now sits with $30,000 in chips.
Notable Chip Counts
| Jeffrey Lisandro |
32,500 |
| J.C. Tran |
15,000 |
| Phil Gordon |
14,800 |
| Miami John Cernuto |
14,100 |
| Paul Darden |
12,000 |
Player Tags: Paul Darden, Berry Johnston, Paul Sexton, Michael Craig, Shannon Shorr
13 Left
Jun 25, '07
We lost two players in the last hour and they happened to be the two biggest names that were left in the tournament. Phil Gordon and J.C. Tran both bust made their exit's from the event in 15th and 14th respectively. J.C. was the man who took out Phil Gordon only to be knocked out himself shortly after. J.C. was crippled by going up against aces and falling short. The very next hand he moved in over a late position raiser for his last $23,000. His A-2 left him dominated by his opponents A-9. The board was not help for J.C. and just like that, the tournament poker power house was sent to the rail.
The 13 remaining players probably didn't mind seeing these two players sent packing. Fred Goldberg and Michael Craig are still playing decent stacks which should make for an interesting final table bubble.
Player Tags: J.C. Tran, Phil Gordon, Michael Craig, Fred Goldberg
Hour Two Update
Jun 26, '07
Blinds Raised
The blinds have been raised to $15,000-$30,000 in limit hold'em.
Michael Craig Eliminated 7th ($22,850)
Limit Hold'em. Christoph Niesert raises and Muchael Craig reraises all in for $17,000 more. Niesert tables A
Q
and has Craig's A
8
dominated. The board comes K
5
3
J
6
, eliminating Craig in 7th place for a $22,850 payout.
Joe Brandenburg Eliminated 6th ($30,418)
Joe Brandenburg raises from the small blind, and is reraised all in by Fred Goldberg. Brandenburg makes the call with 8
7
and is ahead of Goldberg's 4
3
. The door card is the 4
and the rest of the flop is 5
5
. Goldberg takes the lead and holds it when the turn and river bring 10
A
. Brandenburg is sent home in 6th place for a $30,418 payday.
Player Tags: Joe Brandenburg, Michael Craig, Fred Goldberg, Christoph Niesert
