Level 21 Update -- Down to 14
Mar 09, '11
Blinds: 8,000-16,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 15 out of 417
Chip Counts:
Victor Ramdin — 2,000,000
Taylor von Kriegenbergh — 2,000,000
David Paredes — 1,500,000
Brian Leskowitz — 1,095,000
James Dowdy — 900,000
Alex Kamberis — 850,000
Santiago Nadal — 800,000
Joe Hachem — 750,000
Jeremy Ausmus — 700,000
Wade Townsend — 650,000
Cashes:
15th: Romik Vartzar — $14,000
16th: Jaime Kaplan — $14,000
17th: David Baker — $11,500
18th: Joe Gualtieri — $11,500
Big Hands:
David Baker Eliminated in 17th Place ($11,500)
David Baker moved all in preflop from the cutoff and Taylor von Kriegenbergh reraised all in from the button. Everyone else mucked and the two players flipped over their cards:
Baker: K
J
Kriegenbergh: A 9
Board: A
5 3 5 K
Baker was eliminated on the hand in 17th place and he will take home $11,500 in prize money. Kriegenbergh stormed into the chip lead as the first player to hold 2 million after the hand.
Romik Vartzar Eliminated in 15th Place ($14,000)
Romik Vartzar got the last of his chips into the middle preflop and Bryan Leskowitz made the call. Their cards:
Vartzar: K K
Leskowitz: Q
J
Board: 9 8 4 10 2
Leskowitz said, “Whoops,” as the two players flipped over their cards but then he hit a straight by the turn and he won the hand to grow his stack to 1,095,000. Vartzar was eliminated in 15th place and he will take home $14,000 in prize money.
Jose Noronha Doubles Up
David Paredes limped on the button and Taylor von Kriegenbergh completed on the small blind before Jose Norohna raised all in for 139,000 on the big blind. Predes mad the call and Kriegenbergh mucked. The two live players then flipped over their cards:
Noronha: 10 10
Paredes: 4 4
Board: K 10 7 J 2
Noronha doubled up to 400,000 after the hand and Paredes saw his stack fall slightly, but he is still strong with 1.5 million.
Player Tags: David Baker, Romik Vartzar, Bryan Leskowitz, Taylor von Kriegenbergh
Level 20 Update -- Down to 18
Mar 09, '11
Blinds: 6,000-12,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 18 out of 417
Chip Counts:
Victor Ramdin — 1,900,000
Taylor von Kriegenbergh — 1,800,000
David Paredes — 1,400,000
James Dowdy — 1,250,000
Alex Kamberis — 1,000,000
Wade Townsend — 900,000
Brian Leskowitz — 900,000
Santiago Nadal — 700,000
Joe Hachem — 600,000
Romik Vatzar — 400,000
Cashes:
19th: Fabrizio Gonzalez — $11,500
20th: Chris DeMaci — $11,500
21st: Bryan Barrile — $11,500
22nd: Michael Kucinski — $11,500
Big Hands:
Chris DeMaci Eliminated in 20th Place ($11,500)
Taylor von Kriegenbergh raised to 25,000 under the gun preflop and Romik Vartzar made the call UTG+1. Chris DeMaci then reraised all in for more than 200,000 from the small blind. Kriegenbergh then reraised all in and Vartzar mucked. Their cards:
DaMaci: A K
Kriegenbergh: Q Q
Board: J 4 2 8 4
DeMaci was eliminated in 20th place and he will take home $11,500 in prize money. Kriegenbergh grew his stack close to 2 million after the hand.
Jeremy Ausmus Doubles Up
Wade Townsend raised to 27,000 preflop and Jeremy Ausmus reraised all in for 132,000 preflop. Townsend made the call and they flipped over their cards:
Ausmus: A A
Townsend: 4 4
Board: J 9 3 Q 2
Ausmus doubled up on the hand to survive with 350,000 and Townsend dropped to a million.
Bryan Barrile Eliminated in 21st Place ($11,500)
Bryan Barrile raised to 28,000 under the gun and Victor Ramdin made the call on the button. James Dowdy also made the call from the small blind and then Santiago Nadal reraised all in for 350,000 from the big blind. Barrille made the call and everyone else got out of the way. Their cards:
Barrile: A K
Nadal: J J
Board: 8 7 3 10 3
Barrile was eliminated in 21st place and he will take home $11,500 in prize money. Nadal effectively doubled up to 700,000 and he now resides in the top 10 in chips.
Poker Tweet — Alex Kamberis
Player Tags: Jeremy Ausmus, Christopher DeMaci, Bryan Barrile, Wade Townsend, Santiago Nadal, Taylor von Kriegenbergh
Taylor von Kriegenbergh Eliminated in Third Place ($140,000)
Mar 10, '11
Joe Hachem raised preflop and Taylor von Kriegenbergh reraised all in for a million. Hachem quickly made the call and they flipped over their cards:
Hachem: A Q
Kriegenbergh: K 10
The board ran out A 7 5 8 and Kriegenbergh was drawing dead. He was eliminated in fourth place and took home $140,000 in prize money. Hachem grew his stack close to 3 million heading into three-handed play.
Player Tags: Joe Hachem, Taylor von Kriegenbergh
Taylor von Kriegenbergh Doubles Up
Mar 10, '11
Joe Hachem raised preflop and Taylor von Kriegenbergh made the call. The flop was dealt A 7 5 and Kriegenbergh checked. Hachem bet 118,000 and Kriegenbergh check-raised to 280,000. Hachem then moved all in and Kriegenbergh made the all-in call. Their cards:
Hachem: A 9
Kriegenbergh: A J
The turn and river brought some baby bricks (a 6 and a 2) and Kriegenbergh doubled up to 2.5 million. Hachem saw his stack fall to 2 million.
Player Tags: Joe Hachem, Taylor von Kriegenbergh
Joe Hachem Shows a Bluff
Mar 10, '11
Joe Hachem raised to 66,000 on the button and Taylor von Kriegenbergh made the call with K 9 in the hole. The flop was dealt A A 4 and Kriegenbergh checked. Hachem bet 80,000 and Kriegenbergh made the call.
The turn fell 8 and Kriegenbergh checked. Hachem bet 223,000 and Kriegenbergh made the call. The river fell Q and Kriegenbergh checked again. This time Hachem fired out 444,000 and Kriegenbergh went into the tank.
He eventually mucked and Hachem flipped over the 10 and 9 as he collected the pot.
Player Tags: Joe Hachem, Taylor von Kriegenbergh
