Level 24: Shortway Leads; Hasson 8th, Hruby 9th
Jun 18, '11
Blinds: 12,000-24,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining: 7 out of 2,500
Average Chip Count: 1,607,142
Chip Counts:
1. Robert Shortway – 2,745,000
2. Joshua Evans – 2,285,000
3. Andy Frankenberger – 1,830,000
4. Tyler Kenney – 1,350,000
5. Steven Merrifield – 1,300,000
6. Owen Crowe – 1,090,000
7. Thao Nguyen – 670,000
Eliminations:
8th. Sidney Hasson – $58,083
9th. Bret Hruby – $44,482
Bret Hruby Eliminated in 9th Place ($44,482)
Bret Hruby started the official nine-handed final table as one of the short stacks and was eliminated shortly after play started. Hruby open-shoved before the flop for 356,000 and Steven Merrifield re-shoved with no callers.
Merrifield lead with 10
10
against Hruby’s K J
.
The board came 6 5
3 2 3, no help to Bret Hruby who was the first to go in 9th place ($44,482).
Shortway Doubles Through Merrifield For Chip Lead
In one of the first hands of the level, Robert Shortway four-bet all in for over 1 million before the flop with K K and Steven Merrifield called with Q Q.
The board came 4 2 7 4, no help for either player as Robert Shortway doubled up to over 2.1. Merrifield fell down to just about 1.3 million, losing the chip lead to Shortway that hand.
Sidney Hasson Eliminated in 8th Place ($50,083)
Sidney Hasson raised to 63,000 before the flop, Joshua Evans reraised to 172,000 and Hasson called.
The flop came A 10 9, Hasson checked, Evans bet, Hasson check-raised all in and Evans called.
Evans showed A J for top pair while Hasson showed K Q for the nut flush draw and an inside straight draw.
The turn and river were the 8 and the A, giving Evans trips on the river. Evans raked the pot and Sidney Hasson was eliminated in 8th place ($50,083).
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Player Tags: Bret Hruby, Robert Shortway, Sidney Hasson
Level 23: Official Nine-Handed Final Table Now Underway
Jun 18, '11
NOTE: Play ended last night with 28 players and resumed today at 4:00pm.
Blinds: 10,000-20,000 with a 3,000 ante
Players Remaining: 9 out of 2,500
Average Chip Count: 1,250,000
Chip Counts:
1. Steven Merrifield – 2,895,000
2. Andy Frankenberger – 1,832,000
3. Joshua Evans – 1,771,000
4. Owen Crowe – 968,000
5. Sidney Hasson – 922,000
6. Robert Shortway – 817,000
7. Thao Nguyen – 656,000
8. Bret Hruby – 225,000
9. Tyler Kenney – 105,000
Payouts:
1st. $599,153
2nd. $372,498
3rd. $263,655
4th. $190,147
5th. $138,847
6th. $102,600
7th. $76,747
8th. $58,083
9th. $44,482
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Player Tags: Owen Crowe, Bret Hruby, Tyler Kenney, Andy Frankenberger, Robert Shortway, Sidney Hasson, Thao Nguyen
