Final Four on Dinner Break; Andy Hwang Eliminated in 5th Place ($103,322)
Jul 11, '12
Level: 26
Blinds: 12,000-24,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining: 4 out of 157
Average Chip Count: 1,177,500
Chip Counts:
Seat no. 4 — Huy Nguyen — 1,774,000
Seat no. 6 — Nikolas Stone — 935,000
Seat no. 7 — Matt Keikoan — 1,234,000
Seat no. 8 — Ryan Eriquezzo — 764,000
Players Eliminated:
Andy Hwang — 5th Place ($103,322)
Live Updates:
Andy Hwang Eliminated in 5th Place ($103,322)
Andy Hwang open-shoved before the flop for 319,000 and Nikolas Stone called.
Stone was ahead before the flop with A
10
against Hwang’s A
4.
The board came 109
529, giving Stone top pair on the flop to win the pot and eliminate Andy Hwang in 5th place ($103,322). Stone ended the hand with around 1.1 million in chips.
The final four players took a one hour dinner break at the conclusion of Level 26 and will return at approximately 6:30pm to resume play.
Be sure to check back with Card Player at the conclusion of each level for regular updates with all of the action, current chip counts, and prize distributions.
Player Tags: Nikolas Stone, Andy Hwang
Levels 24-25 Update: Stone Leads Final Seven, Short Stacks Double Up
Jul 11, '12
Level: 25
Blinds: 10,000-20,000 with a 3,000 ante
Players Remaining: 7 out of 157
Average Chip Count: 672,857
Chip Counts:
Seat no. 1 — David Baker — 675,000
Seat no. 3 — Sam Stein — 200,000
Seat no. 4 — Huy Nguyen — 673,000
Seat no. 5 — Andy Hwang — 500,000
Seat no. 6 — Nikolas Stone — 1,100,000
Seat no. 7 — Matt Keikoan — 800,000
Seat no. 8 — Ryan Eriquezzo — 800,000
Live Updates:
Huy Nguyen Doubles Through Andy Hwang
Huy Ngueyn was on the short stack heading into Level 24 but managed to find an early double up through Andy Hwang. Nguyen got it al in before the flop with 1010 against Hwang’s AA.
The board came AK5QJ, giving Hwang top set on the flop to take a huge lead, but Nguyen went runner-runner to make a four-card straight on the river to win the pot and double up. Nguyen doubled up to about 850,000 that hand, leaving Hwang with just about the same.
Ryan Eriquezzo Doubles Through Sam Stein
Ryan Eriquezzo was the next short stack to double up after getting it all in before the flop with AJ against Sam Stein’s QQ.
The board came 109784, giving Eriquezzo a four-card straight on the turn to stay alive and double up. Eriquezzo doubled to about 800,000 that hand while Stein was left on the short stack with just under 300,000.
Be sure to check back with Card Player at the conclusion of each level for regular updates with all of the action, current chip counts, and prize distributions.
Player Tags: Huy Nguyen, Ryan Eriquezzo, Sam Stein, Andy Hwang
Action Begins, Final Table Now Underway
Jul 11, '12
The final table of the $10,000 WSOP National Championship is now underway, and Card Player will be posting level-by-level updates with all of the action, current chip counts, and prize distributions.
Play will begin in Level 22 with blinds of 6,000-12,000 with a 2,000 ante, and will continue until a winner is determined.
With cards now back in the air, here is a look at the final table and how these players match up:
Seat no. 1 — David Baker — 281,000
Seat no. 2 — Amanda Musumeci — 322,000
Seat no. 3 — Sam Stein — 651,000
Seat no. 4 — Huy Nguyen — 331,000
Seat no. 5 — Andy Hwang — 1,224,000
Seat no. 6 — Nikolas Stone — 471,000
Seat no. 7 — Matt Keikoan — 957,000
Seat no. 8 — Ryan Eriquezzo — 474,000
While only 8 remain, this event gathered 157 players, creating a total prize pool of $1,570,000. Here is a look at the final payouts:
1st Place — $416,051
2nd Place — $257,119
3rd Place — $186,265
4th Place — $137,485
5th Place — $103,322
6th Place — $79,002
7th Place — $61,434
8th Place — $48,576
Be sure to check back with Card Player at the conclusion of each level for regular updates with all of the action, current chip counts, and prize distributions.
Player Tags: David Baker, Matt Keikoan, Huy Nguyen, Nikolas Stone, Ryan Eriquezzo, Sam Stein, Andy Hwang, Amanda Musumeci
We have spotted 2013 World Poker Tour Borgata Winter Open champion Andy Hwang in the field. Hwang has more than $1.176 million in live tournament winnings, with just over $730,000 of that coming from his big 
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Andy Hwang raised all in preflop, and a player in middle position and Andy Philachack called on the hi-jack. The flop was dealt Q