Level 24: Final Six On Dinner Break; Sternberg 7th, Rampone 8th
Jun 09, '11
NOTE: The final six went on a one-hour dinner break at the conclusion of Level 24 and should resume play at approximately 8:30pm.
Blinds: 12,000-24,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining: 6 out of 1,340
Average Chip Count: 1,005,000
Chip Counts:
1. William Chen – 1,700,000
2. Andrea Dato – 1,450,000
3. Richard Trigg – 900,000
4. Anders Meli – 825,000
5. David Diaz – 620,000
6. Corey Hastings – 420,000
Eliminations:
7th. Justin Sternberg – $42,059
8th. Nick Rampone – $32,381
Nick Rampone Eliminated in 8th Place ($32,381)
William Chen raised to 51,000, Nick Rampone called, David Diaz reraised to 180,000, Chen shoved, Rampone called all in and Diaz folded.
Rampone showed J
J
for a pair, but Chen turned over Q
Q for a higher pair.
The board came 10 6 5 9
4, no help for Nick Rampone who was eliminated in 8th place ($32,381).
Justin Sternberg Eliminated in 7th Place ($42,059)
Andrea Dato had just doubled through Sternberg in a previous hand, leaving him with just 150,000 or roughly five big blinds.
Justin Sternberg open-shoved the short stack before the flop and Anders Meli called.
Sternberg turned over 9 9 for the lead while Meli showed A 10 for the draw.
The board came 9 7 4 8 6, giving Sterberg top set on the flop, but Meli went runner-runner to river the ten-high straight. Justin Sternberg was eliminated in 7th place ($42,059).
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Player Tags: Bill Chen, Anders Meli, Justin Sternberg, Nick Rampone
Level 22: Dato Doubles, Diaz Takes Chip Lead
Jun 09, '11
Blinds: 8,000-16,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 9 out of 1,340
Average Chip Count: 670,000
Chip Counts:
1. David Diaz – 1,250,000
2. Corey Hastings – 950,000
3. Nick Rampone – 795,000
4. William Chen – 700,000
5. Andrea Dato – 650,000
6. Justin Sternberg – 650,000
7. Matthew Henson – 500,000
8. Richard Trigg – 450,000
9. Anders Meli – 440,000
Andrea Dato Doubles Through Nick Rampone
Andrea Dato came to the final table as one of the short stacks, but managed to double up through chipleader Nick Rampone about halfway through the level.
Andrea Dato opened the pot for 32,000 from middle position, Nick Rampone shoved from the big blind and Dato called all in.
Rampone turned over 10 10 for a pair while Dato showed Q Q for a higher pair.
The board came 8 6 4 9 K, and Dato doubled up to just under 650,000 this hand.
Diaz Doubles Through Rampone, Takes Chip Lead
After Andrea Dato doubled through Nick Rampone earlier in the level, David Diaz was left on the short stack with under 500,000 in chips. It wasn’t long before he too got it all in against the chip leader, this time taking the lead for himself.
Nick Rampone opened for a raise from middle position, David Diaz three-bet, Rampone shoved and Diaz called all in.
Rampone showed 6 6 for the lead while Diaz showed A Q for the draw.
The board came 10 5 4 Q 5, giving Diaz top pair on the turn. Diaz doubled up to over 1.2 million this hand while the former chip leader fell down to just under 800,000.
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Player Tags: David Diaz, Andrea Dato, Nick Rampone
Level 22: Watts Eliminated 10th, Final Table Now Underway
Jun 09, '11
NOTE: Play ended last night with 10 players and resumed today at 2:30pm. With the elimination of Steven Watts in 10th place ($19,953), the official nine-handed final table is now underway.
Blinds: 8,000-16,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 9 out of 1,340
Average Chip Count: 670,000
Chip Counts:
1. Nick Rampone – 1,500,000
2. Justin Sternberg – 700,000
3. Corey Hastings – 700,000
4. William Chen – 650,000
5. Matthew Henson – 600,000
6. Anders Meli – 600,000
7. David Diaz – 400,000
8. Andrea Dato – 400,000
9. Richard Trigg – 375,000
Payouts:
1st. $352,808
2nd. $218,183
3rd. $138,044
4th. $100,200
5th. $73,915
6th. $55,355
7th. $42,059
8th. $32,381
9th. $25,253
Be sure to check back hourly for level-by-level updates of this final table.
Player Tags: Bill Chen, Corey Hastings, Anders Meli, Justin Sternberg, David Diaz, Andrea Dato, Richard Trigg, Matthew Henson, Nick Rampone
