Level 27: End of Day 3; Su Leads Porter Heads-Up
Jun 28, '11
NOTE: Play has ended for the night in accordance with the ten-level rule. The final two players will return at 3:00pm and continue until a winner is determined.
Ante: 10,000
Low Card: 10,000
Completion: 40,000
Limits: 40,000-80,000
Players Remaining: 2 out of 363
Average Chip Count: 1,361,250
Chip Counts:
1. Stephen Su – 1,655,000
2. Rep Porter – 1,080,000
Eliminations:
3rd. Tommy Chen – $83,895
Tommy Chen Eliminated in 3rd Place ($83,895)
Tommy Chen got it all in on third street with an A and Stephen Su called with an 8.
Chen: 8 – 7 – A – 10 – 9 – 10 – 10
Su: A – 5 – 8 – Q – 9 – 4 – J
Su made a nine-low on sixth street while Chen paired tens. Still with a live draw, Tommy Chen tripped up on the river and was eliminated in 3rd place ($83,895).
NOTE: With the elimination of Tommy Chen in 3rd place, Stephen Su took the chip lead going into heads-up play with 1,800,000 to Rep Porter’s 950,000.
Be sure to check back at 3:00pm for level-by-level updates of this final table.
Player Tags: Stephen Su, Rep Porter, Tommy Chen
Level 24: Chen Takes Massive Lead Four-Handed; Krause 5th, Bjorin 6th
Jun 28, '11
Ante: 5,000
Low Card: 5,000
Completion: 20,000
Limits: 20,000-40,000
Players Remaining: 4 out of 363
Average Chip Count: 680,625
Chip Counts:
1. Tommy Chen – 1,830,000
2. Robert Williamson III – 400,000
3. Stephen Su – 260,000
4. Rep Porter – 230,000
Eliminations:
5th. Andreas Krause – $44,693
6th. Chris Bjorin – $33,338
Chris Bjorin Eliminated in 6th Place ($33,338)
Chris Bjorin completed the bet with a 5 on third street and Rep Porter called with a 9.
Bjorin: 8 – 6 – 5 – K – 4 – Q – Q
Porter: A – 2 – 9 – 5 – 8 – J – 3
Porter bet on fourth, fifth and sixth streets and Bjorin called all in on sixth street. Porter made a nine-low on fifth street and improved his hand to an eight-low on the river while Bjorin bricked and was eliminated in 6th place ($33,338).
Andreas Krause Eliminated in 5th Place ($44,693)
Andreas Krause was all in on third street with a 10 against Tommy Chen’s 8.
Krause: 2 – 5 – 10 – Q – J – 6 – 10
Chen: A – 5 – 8 – 10 – 4 – K – 3
Chen made an eight-low on the river to win the pot and Andreas Krause was eliminated in 5th place ($44,693).
Be sure to check back hourly for level-by-level updates of this final table.
Player Tags: Chris Bjorin, Andreas Krause, Rep Porter, Tommy Chen
Level 23: Chen Leads Final Six; Smith 7th, Epstein 8th
Jun 27, '11
Ante: 3,000
Low Card: 5,000
Completion: 15,000
Limits: 15,000-30,000
Players Remaining: 6 out of 363
Average Chip Count: 453,750
Chip Counts:
1. Tommy Chen – 818,000
2. Robert Williamson III – 569,000
3. Stephen Su – 535,000
4. Andre Krause – 320,000
5. Rep Porter – 277,000
6. Chris Bjorin – 210,000
Eliminations:
7th. Matt Smith – $25,228
8th. Scott Epstein – $19,365
Scott Epstein Eliminated in 8th Place ($19,365)
Scott Epstein completed the bet with a 5, Chris Bjorin raised with a 7 and Epstein called.
Epstein: 8 – 2 – 5 – Q – 6 – 5 – 8
Bjorin: A – 2 – 7 – 9 – J – 5 – 10
Bjorin bet on both fourth and fifth streets and Esptein called all in on fifth. Bjorin made a nine-low on sixth street while Epstein bricked out. Scott Epstein was the fist one eliminated in 8th place ($19,365).
Matt Smith Eliminated in 7th Place ($25,228)
Tommy Chen completed the bet with an A on thrd street and Matt Smith called with a 7.
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Smith: 8 – 5 – 7 – 3 – A – 3 – 2
Chen: 6 – 5 – A – 4 – 2 – 4 – 10
Smith got it all in on sixth street and made a seven-low on the river but Chen made a six-low on the turn to win the pot. Matt Smith was eliminated in 7th place ($25,228).
Be sure to check back hourly for level-by-level updates of this final table.
Player Tags: Chris Bjorin, Scott Epstein, Matt Smith, Tommy Chen
Level 22: Rechnitzer 9th; Final Table Now Underway
Jun 27, '11
NOTE: Play resumed today at 3:00pm with 23 players, and with the elimination of Gerard Rechnitzer in 9th place ($15,079), the official eight-handed final table is now underway.
Ante: 3,000
Low Card: 3,000
Completion: 12,000
Limits: 12,000-24,000
Players Remaining: 8 out of 365
Average Chip Count: 342,187
Chip Counts:
1. Tommy Chen – 773,000
2. Robert Williamson III – 488,000
3. Andreas Krause – 385,000
4. Matt Smith – 335,000
5. Stephen Su – 312,000
6. Chris Bjorin – 169,000
7. Rep Porter – 162,000
8. Scott Epstein – 119,000
Payouts:
1st. $210,615
2nd. $130,075
3rd. $83,895
4th. $60,788
5th. $44,693
6th. $33,338
7th. $25,228
8th. $19,364
Be sure to check back hourly for level-by-level updates of this final table.
Player Tags: Chris Bjorin, Scott Epstein, Gerard Rechnitzer, Andreas Krause, Robert Williamson III, Matt Smith, Stephen Su, Rep Porter, Tommy Chen
After a quick scan of the room, here’s a look at the five biggest stacks in play right now.
With a board of K
Q
6
Tommy Chen fired out a bet of 42,000 into an already sizable pot.
With a flop of J
hit the turn. The big blind check-called again, this time for 4,200.
Tommy Chen raised to 1,625 on the button and was called by both John Monnette and Julian Parmann in the blinds. The flop came down 9
Scott Clements raised to 1,300 from the cutoff and Tommy Chen three-bet to 3,000 from the small blind. Clements called with only about 4,000 behind and Chen bet all-in from the dark.
Matt Parry opened to 13,000 and it folded to Tommy Chen on the button, who made it 40,000 to go.
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to Chen’s Q
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