Level 30 Update: Robert McVeigh Eliminated in 8th Place
Jun 04, '13
Level: 30
Blinds: 50,000-100,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 7 out of 1,837
Average Chip Count: 4,077,643
Chip Counts:
Seat 1: Benny Chen – 2,935,000
Seat 2: Jonathan Gray – 2,570,000
Seat 3: Justin Liberto – 8,960,000
Seat 4: Chris Hunichen – 1,710,000
Seat 5: Dan Kelly – 4,980,000
Seat 7: Michael Bennington – 4,125,000
Seat 8: Upeshka DeSilva – 3,330,000
Players Eliminated:
8th: Robert McVeigh – $135,467
Live Updates:
Robert McVeigh Eliminated in 8th Place ($135,467)
Upeshka DeSilva raised to 225,000 from early position and Robert McVeigh reraised all in for just over a million. DeSilva called and they tabled their hands.
DeSilva: A
K
McVeigh: A
J
Board: 105
5Q
9
McVeigh was eliminated on the hand in eighth place and DeSilva grew his stack to 3,810,000.
Justin Liberto Takes the Chip Lead
Justin Liberto raised to 200,000 and Jonathan Gray reraised to 700,000 from the big blind. Liberto reraised to 1,825,000 and Gray shoved all in. Liberto then called all in for 4.5 million and the two players flipped over their cards.
Liberto: AK
Gray: KK
The flop dropped Q-J-10 to give Liberto a flopped Broadway straight and the turn and river did nothing to change the fate of the hand. Liberto doubled up to take the chip lead with 9.1 million and Gray was the short stack with 1.1 million after the largest hand of the final table so far.
Player Tags: Jonathan Gray, Justin Liberto, Upeshka De Silva, Robert McVeigh
Level 29 Update: Theron Eichenberger Eliminated in 9th Place
Jun 04, '13
Level: 29
Blinds: 40,000-80,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 8 out of 1,837
Average Chip Count: 3,556,687
Chip Counts:
Seat 1: Benny Chen – 4,365,000
Seat 2: Jonathan Gray – 5,795,000
Seat 3: Justin Liberto – 4,255,000
Seat 4: Chris Hunichen – 3,120,000
Seat 5: Dan Kelly – 6,480,000
Seat 6: Robert McVeigh – 1,330,000
Seat 7: Michael Bennington – 2,145,000
Seat 8: Upeshka DeSilva – 1,060,000
Players Eliminated:
9th: Theron Eichenberger – $105,154
Live Updates:
Theron Eichenberger Eliminated in Ninth Place ($105,154)
Dan Kelly raised to 160,000 under the gun preflop and Theron Eichenberger reraised all in for 405,000. The two players then flipped over their cards.
Kelly: 54
Theron: A8
Board: 1096KQ
Kelly won the hand with a diamond flush to increase his chip lead above 6 million and Theron was eliminated on the hand in ninth place.
Jonathan Gray Doubles Up Close to 6 Million
Dan Kelly raised to 160,000 preflop under the gun and Robert McVeigh reraised to 325,000 UTG+1. Jonathan Gray called on the button and Kelly also called. The flop was dealt K62 and all three players checked.
The turn fell J and McVeigh opened the action for 515,000. Gray raised all in for 2,310,000 and Kelly mucked. McVeigh called with 87 and Gray revealed pocket jacks. The river brought the 6 and Gray doubled up to 5.8 million on the hand thanks to a full house on the river. McVeigh was left with 1.3 million after his flush fell to an unlikely river card.
Player Tags: Jonathan Gray, Daniel Kelly, Robert McVeigh, Theron Eichenberger
Rob McVeigh was short and shoved with K-Q and he was called by David Snobl’s A-10. The board ran out A-J-2-J-8 to give Snobl the hand. McVeigh was gone in 25th.