Final Table Set For Card Player Poker Tour Palm Beach Kennel Club Main Event
Dec 15, '13
A title and $68,191 is on the line for the final nine players in the Card Player Poker Tour Palm Beach Kennel Club $1,100 no-limit hold’em $250,000 guarantee main event.
Evan Teitelbaum will lead the pack with a stack of 1,200,000 trailed closely by Sean Winter with 1,093,000 and Luke Brereton with 1,039,000. Online pro Eric Blair, who has $1.6 million in online tournament winnings, and WSOP bracelet winner and online high stakes cash games player Brian Hastings are also in the mix along with young pro Ian O’Hare. John McNulty, Gerard Donaghy and Tom Gleason make up the rest of the final table.
No matter who wins, a first-time CPPT champion will be named.
Donaghy, who will come to the final table with 827,000, was a unique entry in the field having won his ticket from Palm Beach Kennel Club’s monthly Player of the Month promotion in November.
Donaghy finished in the top 100 players on the leaderboard and was then entered into a $25,000 freeroll tournament where he won his seat to the CPPT main event, meaning he is truly on a freeroll.
Day 2 moved quickly with 23 of the 59 remaining players taking to the rail in the first two levels of play. The money was reached during Level 18 when David S. was eliminated in a brutal hand on the stone bubble.
S. opened to 12,000 from under the gun and Scott Zakheim raised to 26,000 from middle position. S. re-raised to 76,000 and Zakheim quickly called to see a flop of K
8
8
. S. immediately announced he was all-in and Zakheim called even faster. The hands were not immediately tabled as the floor was waiting to see if any other tables had an all-in and a call but the board was still dealt out 54. When the floor gave the ok S. turned over two black Aces and thought he had won the pot.
“No good,” Zakheim said, but S. appeared to have not heard. He began stacking his chips for the dealer to count, thinking Zakheim would match them up and push them his way.
“Your aces are no good man,” another player at the table said.
Zakheim showed two red Kings for a flopped full-house and S. realized his mistake and made his exit. Zakheim was later eliminated as the 22nd place finisher for $2,515.
In addition to Zakheim, Day 2 saw the elimination of two of the biggest names in the field in rapid succession. Chino Rheem, who came into Day 2 second in chips with just under 400,000, and Chance Kornuth both amassed stacks of nearly 800,000 during level 19 and held the top two spots for nearly an hour. But in unexpected fashion, Kornuth and Rheem both hit the rail before the end of Level 20 at the hands of Even Teitelbaum.
Teitelbaum raised under the gun, Ian O’Hara called from late position, Rheem followed from the cutoff and Kornuth did the same out of the big blind. The flop opened Ad8s6s and Kornuth checked, Teitelbaum raised to 32,000, O’Hara called, Rheem released and Kornuth raised to 94,000. O’Hara folded and Teitelbaum made it 232,000 to go. Kornuth announced he was all-in for about 400,000 and Teitelbaum called.
Kornuth had flopped bottom set with 66
against Teitelbaum’s top two pair with A8. Kornuth stayed ahead after the J opened on the turn but saw his day come to an end when the A on the river gave Tietelbaum the full house. Kornuth made his exit as the 23rd place finisher for $2,515.
Rheem quickly followed when he raised to 13,000 and Teitelbaum called from the small blind to see a flop of 985. Teitelbaum led out for 12,000 and Rheem called to see the 9 on the turn. Teitelbaum fired out 27,000 and Rheem called again to see the A on the river. Teitelbaum once again fired out 27,000 and Rheem shoved all in for around 250,000 more. Teitelbaum tanked for a while before making the call with 22. Rheem tabled 74 and hit the rail as the 19th place finisher for $2,932 while Teitelbaum built his stack to about 2 million.
When play resumes Monday, December 16 at 1pm EST tune into cardplayer.com to follow the hand-for-hand updates and the live web stream of the final table to see who will become the next Card Player Poker Tour champion.
Final Table Chip Counts:
1. Evan Teitelbaum – 1,200,000
2. Sean Winter – 1,093,000
3. Luke Brereton – 1,039,000
4. John McNulty – 909,000
5. Gerard Donaghy – 827,0000
6. Brian Hastings – 753,00
7. Eric Blair – 520,000
8. Tom Gleason – 442,000
9. Ian O’Hara – 378,000
Final Table Payouts:
1. $68,191
2. $42,142
3. $30,580
4. $22,560
5. $16,920
6. $12,894
7. $9,947
8. $7,842
9. $6,257
Player Tags: Chino Rheem, Brian Hastings, Chance Kornuth, Eric Blair, John McNulty, Sean Winter, Evan Teitelbaum, Ian O'Hara, Luke Brereton, Tom Gleason
Jordan Scott Crippled, Then Eliminated in 10th Place ($5,066)
Dec 15, '13
Jordan Scott moved all in from early position for his last 290,000. It folded over to Ian O’Hara in middle position, who moved all in for his last 170,000. Scott tabled J 10 and was behind O’Hara’s 10 10.
The board ran out A K 6 7 4 and O’Hara doubled up to 385,000 while Scott was crippled with just 37,000 left.
Two hands later, he was in the big blind for 16,000 and called off his remaining chips without looking at his cards against a raise from Evan Teitelbaum.
Teitelbaum showed A 9 and Scott showed K 4. The dealer couldn’t find a king or a four for Scott and he was eliminated in 10th place.
Player Tags: Evan Teitelbaum, Ian O'Hara, Jordan Scott
John McNulty Finds Early Double
Dec 15, '13
Shortly into the unofficial final table of 10, John McNulty was facing a 135,000 bet from Evan Teitelbaum on a board reading A K 6 6. McNulty made the call.
The river was the 5, and Teitelbaum shoved, which put McNulty all-in for 256,000. McNulty snap-called with pocket kings for a full house, while Teitelbaum tabled the A 4.
Player Tags: John McNulty, Evan Teitelbaum
Unofficial Final Table Reached
Dec 15, '13
Here is the seating arrangement for the final ten players.
1. Luke Brereton – 1,000,000
2. Eric Blair – 591,000
3. Jordan Scott – 245,000
4. Brian Hastings – 800,000
5. Evan Teitelbaum – 1,450,000
6. Ian O’Hara – 205,000
7. Sean Winter – 1,050,000
8. Tom Gleason – 485,000
9. Gerard Donaghy – 794,000
10. John McNulty – 458,000
Player Tags: Brian Hastings, Eric Blair, John McNulty, Gerard Donaghy, Sean Winter, Evan Teitelbaum, Ian O'Hara, Luke Brereton, Tom Gleason, Jordan Scott
Hastings Drops One to Teitelbaum
Dec 15, '13
On a flop of 6 5 3, Brian Hastings led out for 20,000 from the small blind and was called by Evan Teitelbaum from the big blind. The turn was the A and Hastings bet 45,000 and was called by Teitelbaum again.
The river was the 5 and Hastings slows down and checks. Teitelbaum takes a moment before pushing 60,000 into the middle and Hastings immediately calls. Teitelbaum shows J 5 and Hastings stares at the ceiling for a second in disgust before mucking his hand.
Hastings falls to 120,000 after the hand.
Player Tags: Brian Hastings, Evan Teitelbaum
Luke Brereton Battles with Evan Teitelbaum
Dec 15, '13
Luke Brereton has been chipping away at the massive stack of Evan Teitelbaum for some time but now the two are nearly even in chips.
Teitelbaum raised to 32,000 from the big blind and Brereton called from the button. The flop fell K105. Teitelbaum check-called Brereton’s 35,000 bet to see the A on the turn. Teitelbaum led out for 100,000 and Brereton raised to 270,000. Teitelbaum called and the K opened on the river.
Teitelbaum wasted no time announcing a massive bet of 380,000, leaving himself only 700,000 behind, and Brereton went into the tank.
“I had you right where I wanted you sir,” Brereton said as he shuffled a few chips. “Just don’t pair the board.”
Brereton eventually released his hand without showing.
“You finally got me,” Brereton said as Teitelbaum raked in his chips.
“Well I only gave you about a million already,” Teitelbaum replied.
“Oh, I think you gave me more than that. But you just got most of it back,” Brereton said.
Player Tags: Evan Teitelbaum, Luke Brereton
Luke Brereton Takes One From Evan Teitelbaum
Dec 15, '13
On a board reading 4 3 2 K, Evan Teitelbaum bet 67,000 and Luke Brereton called. The turn brought the Q.
Teitelbaum checked to Brereton, and he fired 135,000.
Teitelbaum quickly called and turned over the A A. However, Brereton’s 10 9 was the winner with a flush.
The two players are the largest in the room with 12 left.
Player Tags: Evan Teitelbaum, Luke Brereton
Andre Crooks Eliminated in 16th Place ($3,469)
Dec 15, '13
Andre Crooks moved all in on the turn with the board reading K 8 2 5 and was snap-called by Evan Teitelbaum.
Teitelbaum showed 8 8, good for middle set and Crooks tabled Q Q. Crooks would need to find a queen on the river in order to stay alive, but the dealer didn’t oblige and burned and turned the K on the river.
Crooks is eliminated in 16th place while Teitelbaum is sitting with 1,950,000.
Player Tags: Evan Teitelbaum, Andre Crooks
Luke Brereton Doubles Through Evan Teitelbaum
Dec 15, '13
On a flop of Q 7 4, Evan Teitelbaum checked and Luke Brereton bet 25,000. Teitelbaum check-raised to 55,000 and Brereton wastes little time three-betting to 125,000. Teitelbaum quickly put out a stack of yellow, 25,000 denomination chips, which was enough to put Brereton all in. Brereton called without any hesitation and tabled A A.
“A nine is coming,” said Teitelbaum as he showed Q 9.
The turn was the 4 and the river is the 8 and Brereton doubled up, while putting a small dent in the chip leader’s stack. Brereton doubles to 805,000 while Teitelbaum drops to 1,530,000.
Player Tags: Evan Teitelbaum, Luke Brereton
Chino Rheem Eliminated In 19th ($2,932)
Dec 15, '13
Chino Rheem raised to 13,000 and Teitelbaum called from the small blind. The flop fell 9 8 5, and Teitelbaum led out for 12,000. Rheem called.
The turn brought the 9, and Teitelbaum fired 27,000. Chino called.
The A landed on the river, and Teitelbaum put another 27,000 into the middle. Rheem elected to shove all in for around 250,000 more. Teitelbaum went into the tank.
He eventually called with the 2 2!
Rheem tabled the 7 4 for complete air and hit the rail.
Teitelbaum was up to nearly 2 million thanks to the hand.
Player Tags: Chino Rheem, Evan Teitelbaum
Jesus Muniz raised to 100 from under the gun and Ray Weaver called from the cutoff. Evan Teitelbaum re-raised to 550 from the button, William Davidson called from the big blind and action was back on Muniz. Muniz tossed out the extra chips to make the call and Weaver did the same.