Chad Brown Eliminated
Jan 12, '10
Chad Brown moved all in holding A
9
and was looked up by Alex Brenes who held pocket eights.
The board rolled out KJ
428 and Brown was eliminated. Brenes is now up to 210,000.
Player Tags: Alex Brenes
Alex Brenes Eliminated in 10th Place ($56,595)
Jan 13, '10
Tobias Reinkemeier raised to 32,000 from the small blind and Alex Brenes pushed for his last 158,000. Reinkemeier made the call and showed A9, which was ahead of Brenes and his K6
.
The board fell A9696 and Brenes was eliminated. Reinkemeier is now up to 835,000.
Player Tags: Alex Brenes, Tobias Reinkemeier
Shawn Buchanan Eliminated in 15th Place ($41,160)
Jan 13, '10
Alex Brenes raised to 15,000 from the hijack and Shawn Buchanan reraised all in for 31,000 directly behind him.
Will Molson gave it some thought from the big blind, but eventually passed to Brenes, who made the immediate call with K4. Buchanan showed A10, but the board fell KK54J, giving Brenes a full house and a new stack of 270,000. Buchanan earned $41,160 for his cash.
Player Tags: Alex Brenes, Shawn Buchanan
Dario Minieri Bubbles
Jan 13, '10
Dario Minieri raised all in from under the gun for his last 109,000 and Alex Brenes went into the tank. Not only did he go into the tank, but he also got up and checked out the action on the other tables before returning to his chair.
Brenes counted out the call and realized that he’d still have 45,000 or so left if he were to lose. He stood up again, saying several times that his decision was a close one, but the table wasn’t really buying it. A few hands earlier, Isaac Baron had commented that Brenes was taking an exaggerated amount of time with even the simplest of decisions.
William Reynolds then asked the floor if he was allowed to get up and walk around while making a decision. Minieri, confident that he was witnessing an acting job, pulled out a $5 bill, stating that he bet Brenes would fold. Then, when Brenes didn’t respond, Minieri pulled out five more $1 bills and doubled his bet.
Apparently that triggered something and Brenes announced call, revealing 99. Reynolds then folded his big blind, saying he folded A-Q. That was bad news for Minieri, who held AQ.
The board fell Q963J and Minieri was eliminated by a set of nines. All remaining players are now in the money and are guaranteed $41,160.
Player Tags: Alex Brenes, Dario Minieri
Tom Koral raised to 75,000 from the hijack and Alex Brenes moved all in from the small blind for 470,00. Koral called with pocket kings and Brenes was in trouble with A