Level 28 Update: Joe Ford Eliminated in 4th Place
Jun 13, '13
Level: 28
Blinds: 25,000-50,000
Players Remaining: 3 out of 1,014
Average Chip Count: 2,535,000
Chip Counts:
Seat 1: Can Kim Hua – 1,115,000
Seat 3: Calen McNeil – 2,610,000
Seat 5: Todd Brunson – 870,000
Players Eliminated:
4th: Joe Ford – $77,917
Live Updates:
Todd Brunson Doubles Up Twice
First, Todd Brunson doubled up when he scooped a pot against Can Kim Hua with a wheel straight. His next double came as the result of a scoop in a close hand where he and Calen McNeil each had two pair, aces and nines, but Brunson held a jack-kicker to win the hand. Brunson was up to 700,000 after the second double and he was close to 900,000 by the end of the level.
Joe Ford Crippled
Joe Ford raised and Calen McNeil called preflop. The flop was dealt Q
J
7 and both players checked. The turn fell 5
and McNeil bet. Ford called and the river was delivered A. McNeil turned over KJ109 and he scooped the pot with a straight since Ford didn’t qualify low. Ford mucked and he was crippled after the hand.
Joe Ford Eliminated in Fourth Place ($77,917)
Joe Ford got the last of his chips into the middle preflop against Can Kim Hua preflop and then the two players flipped over their cards.
Hua: 6
532
Ford: A863
Board: J95QK
Hua scooped the pot with a pair of fives and Ford was eliminated in fourth place on the hand.
Player Tags: Can Kim Hua, Todd Brunson, Calen McNeil, Joe Ford
Level 27 Update: Stephen Chidwick Out in 6th, Tony Ma Out in 5th
Jun 12, '13
Level: 27
Blinds: 15,000-30,000
Players Remaining: 4 out of 1,014
Average Chip Count: 1,901,250
Chip Counts:
Seat 1: Can Kim Hua – 1,400,000
Seat 3: Calen McNeil – 1,800,000
Seat 4: Joe Ford – 675,000
Seat 5: Todd Brunson – 250,000
Players Eliminated:
6th: Stephen Chidwick – $43,120
5th: Tony Ma – $57,521
Live Updates:
Stephen Chidwick Eliminated in Sixth Place ($43,120)
Calen McNeil raised preflop and Todd Brunson called on the small blind. Stephen Chidwick reraised on the big blind and McNeil four-bet. Brunson called and then Chidwick five-bet all in. Both Brunson and McNeil called and the flop was dealt 1083.
Brunson checked, McNeil bet, and Brunson called. The turn fell 6 and Brunson checked once more. McNeil bet and Brunson folded his cards. McNeil then turned over AA74 and he was ahead of Chidwick. The river changed nothing and McNeil scooped the pot to grow his stack to 1.8 million. Chidwick was eliminated in sixth place on the hand.
Joe Ford Doubles Up Through Calen McNeil
Tony Ma raised on the button and Calen McNeil called on the small blind. Joe Ford reraised and Ma called. McNeil reraised again and Ford then capped the betting with one final raise. Ma folded his hand and McNeil called. The flop was dealt 1052 and Ford got all in. McNeil had him covered and they turned over their cards.
Ford: AA92
McNeil: AQJJ
Turn and River: 7K
Ford won the hand to double up and survive with 625,000 and McNeil was still cruising with 1.45 million.
Tony Ma Eliminated in Fifth Place ($57,521)
Tony Ma was all in on a short stack preflop against both Todd Brunson and Joe Ford. The two live players then checked down a board reading 8649A. Ford had made a flush to take the high and Brunson secured the low so that left nothing for Ma, who was eliminated in fifth place on the hand.
Player Tags: Tony Ma, Todd Brunson, Calen McNeil, Stephen Chidwick, Joe Ford
