Level 22 Update: Amanda Baker Eliminated, Dan Heimiller Is Chip Leader
Jun 02, '09
Blinds: 10,000-20,000 with a 3,000 ante.
Players Remaining: 30 out of 6,021
Chip Counts:
1. Dan Heimiller – 1,300,000
2. Robert Comegys – 1,200,000
3. Danny Fuhs – 1,100,000
4. Jeff Oakes – 1,100,000
5. Eric Chhor – 900,000
6. Steve Ma – 810,000
7. Jack Powell – 725,000
8. Michael Scalise – 660,000
9. Steve Sung – 570,000
10. Jonathan Aguiar – 500,000
Average Chip Count: 602,100
Notable Eliminations:
Amanda Baker
Big Hands:
Amanda Baker Eliminated
After raising to 50,000 in early position, Amanda Baker was re-raised by Jeff Oakes on the button. Baker immediately shoved all-in for about 350,000 total and was instantly called by the A
A
of Oakes. Baker tabled the dominated Q
Q
and needed to get lucky. The board ran out 10109102 and Baker was eliminated in the middle of the final day. Oakes is now up to 1,100,000.
Dan Heimiller Wins Blind Vs. Blind Confrontation
Dan Heimiller was in the small blind and saw a flop of J3J with the big blind. The action went check, check and both players saw a 3 on the turn. Heimiller once again checked and the big blind bet 22,000. Heimiller announced raise, and put 50,000 into the pot. The big blind contemplated momentarily before calling the small re-raise. The 7 hit the river and Heimiller led out for 70,000 this time. The big blind went into the tank before finally folding. Heimiller exposed the A6 for ace-high and said he was hoping king-high would look him up there.
Brent Roberts Loses Huge Pot
On a flop of 10510, Brent Roberts led out for 120,000 from the small blind. Danny Fuhs on the button made the call. The turn of the 5 paired the board and Roberts checked. Fuhs quickly checked behind and both players saw a K on the river. Roberts immediately announced all-in and Fuhs instantaneously called all-in for 338,000. Roberts mucked and Fuhs exposed the AA for just a pair of aces to win a 1,100,000 chip pot. Roberts is down to just 220,000.
Dan Heimiller Continues to Roll
From the cut-off, Dan Heimiller put out a raise. The player in the small blind moved all-in for 282,000 and Heimiller went into the tank. He eventually announced call and his opponent exposed the 44. Heimiller flipped over the K5 for two over cards and the players were off to a race. The flop came Q57 and Heimiller paired his five to take a huge lead. The 9 hit the turn and the 7 fell on the river to give Heimiller the pot. His chip stack has now grown to over 1,300,000 and is the new chip leader.
Left In The Deck:
Once the field is down toe 27 players they will move back to the Amazon Room to play down to a winner tonight.
Player Tags: Brent Roberts, Amanda L. Baker
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Amnon Filippi Turns Pocket Aces Into Set, Then Flush
Brent Roberts raised to 10,000 preflop and Nam Le made the call from late position. Seat 10 moved all in from the cutoff for 71,000 and Roberts reraised all in under the gun for 252,000. Le pondered a call but he eventually decided to fold. He mucked pocket queens and then the other two players turned up their hands:
Brent Roberts is all in under the gun for his last 420,000. Hevad Khan makes the call from the small blind and turns over 5