Level 22: Rast Leads Final 7; Lawson 8th, Lee 9th
Jun 11, '11
Blinds: 10,000-20,000
Players Remaining: 7 out of 765
Average Chip Count: 491,186
Chip Counts:
1. Brian Rast – 1,560,000
2. Allen Kessler – 555,000
3. John Gordon – 438,000
4. Mika Paasonen – 260,000
5. Daisuke Endo – 245,000
6. Ali Eslami – 220,000
7. Dajuan Whorley – 220,000
Eliminations:
8th. Ted Lawson – $22,183
9th. Ronald Lee – $17,928
Ted Lawson Eliminated in 8th place ($22,183)
Ali Eslami raised to 45,000 from under the gun, Ted Lawson moved all in from the button for 165,000 and Eslami called.
Eslami turned over J
J
for the lead while Lawson showed A
Q
for the draw.
The board came 10 10 3 8 2, no help to Ted Lawson who was eliminated in 8th place ($22,183).
Ronald Lee Eliminated in 9th Place ($17,928)
Lee started the official nine-handed final table as the short stack with just 25,000, and almost as quickly as it began, Lee moved all in before the flop and got three callers.
John Gordon, Allen Kessler and Dajuan Whorley all checked to the river on a board of 10 6 5 6 7. Whorley turned over 10 7 for two pair and Ronald Lee was eliminated in 9th place ($17,928).
Be sure to check back hourly for level-by-level updates of this final table.
Player Tags: Ted Lawson, Ali Eslami, Dajuan Whorely, Ronald Lee
Level 22: Cohen Eliminated 10th, Final Table Now Underway
Jun 11, '11
NOTE: Play ended last night with the unofficial final table of 10 players and resumed today at 2:30pm. With the elimination of Andrew Cohen in 10th place ($13,601), the official nine-handed final table is now underway.
Blinds: 10,000-20,000
Players Remaining: 9 out of 765
Average Chip Count: 382,500
Chip Counts:
1. Brian Rast – 995,000
2. Allen Kessler – 618,000
3. John Gordon – 590,000
4. Ali Eslami – 375,000
5. Dajuan Whorley – 255,000
6. Mika Paasonen – 215,000
7. Daisuke Endo – 174,000
8. Ted Lawson – 140,000
9. Ronald Lee – 25,000
Payouts:
1st. $227,232
2nd. $140,309
3rd. $91,212
4th. $66,994
5th. $49,902
6th. $37,654
7th. $28,741
8th. $22,183
9th. $17,298
Be sure to check back hourly for level-by-level updates of this final table.
Player Tags: Ted Lawson, Allen Kessler, Ali Eslami, John Gordon, Brian Rast, Dajuan Whorely, Mika Paasonen, Ronald Lee
