Brenda Bassett Eliminated In Third
Apr 23, '18
Brenda Basset was all in for her last few hundred thousand with 6-2 off suit and was called by both her opponents. Brad Freeman flopped an ace and sent Bassett to the rail.
The chip counts going into heads-up play were:
Schuyler Thornton: 12.03m
Brad Freeman: 9.615m
The players made a deal. Both were locking up $140,000 each and playing for the rest of the remaining prize pool, $30,984.
Player Tags: Brenda Bassett
Schuyler Thornton Doubles Through And Cripples Brenda Bassett
Apr 22, '18
Brenda Bassett raised to 525,000 on the button and Schuyler Thornton called from the small blind. The flop came 8
43 and Thornton checked.
Bassett bet 525,000 and Thornton called. The turn was the J
and Thornton checked again. Bassett bet 525,000 again, and this time Thornton moved all-in. Bassett took about a minute before calling with 9
9, but she was already drawing dead to Thornton’s 109.
The river was the 6 and the stacks were counted down. Thornton was all-in for 5,035,000, and Bassett had her covered by just 225,000.
Player Tags: Brenda Bassett, Schuyler Thornton
Stefen Williams Eliminated In Fourth Place
Apr 22, '18
Stefen Williams opened, and it was folded around to Brenda Bassett in the big blind. She three-bet to 900,000. Williams shoved for 3.4 million. Bassett quickly called.
Williams tabled pocket threes, while Bassett turned over pocket sixes.
The board ran out uneventfully A-Q-J-4-5, giving Bassett 7.3 million in chips and sending Williams home.
Player Tags: Brenda Bassett, Stefan Williams
Pej Premo Eliminated In Ninth Place ($19,067)
Apr 22, '18
Pej Premo raised to 250,000 and Brenda Bassett three-bet to 500,000 from the button. Premo went into the tank for about 45 seconds before announcing all-in, and Bassett made the quick call by throwing in a chip.
Premo showed 77, but he was a big underdog to Bassett’s Q
Q. The board ran out 10983Q and Bassett scooped the pot.
After the stacks were counted down, Bassett had 2,445,000 and just narrowly covered Premo’s 2,200,000.
Player Tags: Pejman Niyati, Brenda Bassett
Ebony Kenney Busts With Pocket Queens
Apr 22, '18
Ebony Kenney committed her entire stack preflop with QQ and found an opponent in Brenda Bassett, who held AJ. The flop fell ace-high and the pair of aces held to send Kenney to the rail in 27th place. Bassett was up to about 700,000.
Player Tags: Ebony Kenney, Brenda Bassett
Brenda Bassett Doubles Through Brian Green
Apr 22, '18
Brian Green raised to 55,000 from under-the-gun and Brena Bassett pushed in for 103,000. Green was priced in and made the call with A6, but he was dominated by Bassett’s AJ.
The board fell A53J3 and Bassett doubled to around 240,000.
Player Tags: Brenda Bassett
