Final Table Plus One
Jun 30, '07
Rafi Amit was dealt a wheel to eliminate Ben Armstrong in 8th place. The final 7 players have now been combined into one table. Dealing seven players into a hand of triple draw creates the potential situation for the deck to be completely dealt out before the action in the hand is completed. Sometimes at this stage, each of the 7 players will take turns sitting out for an enitre orbit; however in this case all seven players will be dealt into the hands.
Here are the recent eliminations:
8. Ben Armstrong - $19,489
9. Danny Fuhs - $14,075
10. Ralph Rudd - $14,075
11. Dan Dumont - $8,662
Eugene Ji has shown remarkable resilience surviving several all ins to stay alive in the tournament. In one all in hand Mark Bartlog and he each drew one card on the final draw. They each flipped over the cards they kept. Ji was in the lead showing a 8-6-5-3 to Bartlog's 8-7-4-2. Amazingly they both drew an Ace, and Ji's A-8-6 was good enough to take the pot. Soon after Ji was down to the felt in a pot against Andy Bloch. Bloch checked to Ji after the second draw, and Ji took one, while Bloch took two. Bloch then led out before the third draw, and Ji called leaving only one more bet behind. Bloch then drew one while Ji stood pat. Ji bet his last chips, and Bloch folded showing he drew to a 6-5-4-2 on the last draw, unfortunately pairing his two.
Action will stop once the 7th place finisher is determined.
Player Tags: Andy Bloch, Eugene Ji, Ben Armstrong, Rafi Amit
Alligator Blood
Jun 30, '07
Play has slowed to a crawl in the presence of the money bubble.
Steve Zolotow and Chris Ferguson are two of the short stacks. Ferguson has been up and down from his chair as he checks the action of the nearby $1,500 holdem event. Zolotow was the beneficiary of some good luck in his most recent all in hand. Zolotow was all in before the first draw, and had two callers, including Eugene Ji. Zolotow stayed pat after the last two draws, while his two opponents drew one each time. Ji's opponent showed a 6-high straight, and Ji paired his 7 with his 7-5-3-2 draw on the end. Zolotow took the pot with a J-10, and Ji was very steamed, as he had a better low than Zolotow on the last two draws, but he had kept drawing and paired on the end.
Devon Miller pulled off an unusual tactic when he and his opponent drew two on the second draw. Miller bet in the dark, and elicited a fold from his opponent. Miller then looked at the two cards he had drawn and breathed a sigh of relief saying, "I'm glad I didn't look" as he turned over two face cards before throwing them in the muck.
If this bubble play is indicative of the continued pace of the tournament, we're in for a long night.
Notable Chip Counts
| Andy Bloch |
71,000 |
| Chris Ferguson |
57,000 |
Player Tags: Chris Ferguson, Steve Zolotow, Eugene Ji, Devon Miller
Hour One
Jul 01, '07
Mark Bartlog Eliminated in Sixth Place ($27,068)
Just a few hands into the action Mark Bartlog moved all in, and both Anthony Lellouche and Lenny Martin had him covered. Martin flipped over a jack-low and both players mucked their hands. Bartlog was eliminated in sixth place and he took home $27,068 in prize money.
Eugene Ji Eliminated in Fifth Place ($41,504)
Eugene Ji was all in and both Anthony Lellouche and Lenny Martin had their opponent covered once again. In this pot Lellouche bet Martin off his hand in round three. Lellouche then flipped up a nine-low to defeat the 10-low of Ji. Ji was eliminated in fifth place and he took home $41,504 in prize money.
Leader Board
Here’s how the chip stacks looked after the elimination of Ji:
Lenny Martin: $515,000
Rafi Amit: $465,000
Jon Shoreman: $375,000
Anthony Lellouche: $130,000
Player Tags: Mark Bartlog, Eugene Ji, Rafi Amit, Lenny Martin, Jon Shoreman
