Dan O'Brien Eliminated in 24th Place ($44,433)
Feb 24, '09
Dan O'Brien raised from the small blind and Mark Bryan called from the big blind.
The flop came 10
9
3
and both players got it all in. O'Brien showed pocket jacks for an overpair but Bryan flopped two pair with 109.
The turn and river came A2 and O'Brien was eliminated from the tournament in 24th place, earning $44,433. Bryan now sits with 765,000 in chips.
Player Tags: Mark Bryan
Anthony Venturini Eliminated in 35th Place ($38,085)
Feb 24, '09
Mark Bryan moved all in preflop and Anthony Venturini made the all-in call. Their cards:
Bryan: A
K
Venturini: A8
Board: A42410
Venturini was eliminated on the hand in 35th place and he will take home $38,085 in prize money.
Player Tags: Mark Bryan, Anthony Venturini
Three-Way Elimination
Feb 24, '09
Paul Smith moved all in for 17,000 from seat 1 in middle position and Ray Qartomy made the all-in call from seat 2 in late position. Alberto Cerdeiro called from seat 4 in the cutoff and then Mark Bryan raised to 60,000 from seat 8. Action went back to Qurtomy, who moved all in for 110,000. Bryan called him down and he had all three of his opponents covered. Their cards:
Smith: 88
Qartomy: KQ
Cerdeiro: JJ
Bryan: AA
Board: 322710
Bryan won the hand and he eliminated three opponents in one fell swoop. Qartomy was eliminated in 61st place, Smith in 60th place, and Cerdeiro in 59th place. They all took home $23,052 in prize money.
Player Tags: Mark Bryan, Paul Smith, Alberto Cerdeiro, Ray Qartomy
Mark Bryan Eliminated in Ninth Place ($96,833)
Feb 25, '09
Blake Cahail raised to 100,000 preflop under the gun and Mark Bryan reraised from the cutoff all in. Cahail called him down and they turned up their cards:
Cahail: KK
Bryan: 109
Board: K8898
Bryan was eliminated in ninth place on the hand and he will take home $96,833 in prize money.
Player Tags: Mark Bryan, Blake Cahail
Donald D'Auria Eliminated in 11th Place ($64,477)
Feb 25, '09
Payman Arjang moved all in for 240,000 from the cutoff and Donald D'Auria moved all in behind him on the button. The blinds folded and Arjang showed K10 which was dominated by D'Auria's KJ.
Nonetheless, the board ran out A6672 giving Arjang the winning flush and a double up to 550,000. D'Auria was left with 20,000 in chips.
After waiting for a hand, D'Auria was all in and called by Cornel Cimpan and both Mark Bryan and Pat Walsh in the blinds. The flop came J97 and Walsh bet 110,000. The rest of the side pot players got out of the way and Walsh showed J5. D'Auria showed AQ and needed help. The turn and river came 52 and D'Auria was eliminated in 11th place, earning $64,477.
Player Tags: Cornel Cimpan, Mark Bryan, Pat Walsh, Payman Arjang, Donald D'Auria
Zach Hyman Doubles Up
Feb 25, '09
Mark Bryan raised to 50,000 on the button and Zach Hyman moved all in from the small blind for 304,000. Chris Ferguson got out of the way in the big blind and Bryan made the call, showing his favorite hand of the day, KJ. Hyman showed AJ and once again Bryan was dominated preflop.
The board ran out 977109 and Hyman doubled up to about 630,000. Bryan is now down to 700,000 after starting the day off with a double up of his own.
Player Tags: Mark Bryan, Zachary Hyman
Mark Bryan Doubles Up
Feb 25, '09
Mark Bryan moved all in preflop for 503,000 total from the cutoff after a series of bets and raises, and Chris Ferguson made the call from the big blind. Their cards:
Bryan: KJ
Ferguson: AK
Board: A526Q
Bryan doubled up on the hand to over a million and Ferguson was knocked down to 1.07 million.
Player Tags: Chris Ferguson, Mark Bryan
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