Ben Volpe Wins Event No. 45 ($201,399)
Jun 28, '13
Level: 27
Antes: 60,000 ante
Players Remaining: 1 out of 678
Players Eliminated:
2nd: Paul Lieu – $124,352
Live Updates:
Ben Volpe Wins Event No. 45 ($201,399) — Paul Lieu Eliminated in Second Place ($123,452)
Both players limped to a flop that fell A
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and Paul Lieu checked. Ben Volpe bet 35,000 and Lieu raised all in. Volpe called and the two players tabled their hands.
Volpe: 63
Lieu: A4
Turn and River: 10K
Volpe made a flush on the river to win the pot and the tournament. Lieu was eliminated in second place and took home $123,452. Volpe was awarded a gold bracelet and the top prize worth $201,399.
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Player Tags: Paul Lieu, Ben Volpe
Level 26 Update: Paul Lieu Doubles Up
Jun 27, '13
Level: 26
Antes: 40,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 out of 678
Average Chip Count: 1,525,500
Chip Counts:
Seat 3: Paul Lieu – 2,300,000
Seat 5: Ben Volpe – 700,000
Players Eliminated:
None
Live Updates:
Paul Lieu Doubles Up to the Chip Lead
Paul Lieu raised to 40,000 on the button and Ben Volpe reraised to 140,000. Lieu reraised all in and Volpe called. The two players then tabled their hands.
Lieu: 4
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Volpe: QQ
Board: K63J4
A four on the river saved Lieu’s tournament life and he doubled up to take the chip lead with 2.3 million. Volpe was down to 700,000 and the final table continued toward the 200-hand mark.
Player Tags: Paul Lieu, Ben Volpe
Level 24 Update: Blair Hinkle Eliminated in 4th Place
Jun 27, '13
Level: 24
Antes: 20,000 ante
Players Remaining: 3 out of 678
Average Chip Count: 1,017,000
Chip Counts:
Seat 3: Paul Lieu – 2,000,000
Seat 5: Ben Volpe – 820,000
Seat 9: Louis Bonnecaze – 200,000
Players Eliminated:
4th: Blair Hinkle – $59,375
Live Updates:
Blair Hinkle Doubles Up Then Doubles Opponent Up
First Blair Hinkle doubled up with pocket tens against the A-K of Louis Bonnecaze on a board that settled Q-J-8-6-5. That put him at 850,000 and Bonnecaze was in trouble with 100,000.
Bonnecaze then doubled up through Hinkle thanks to K-Q topping the A-J of Hinkle on a board that ran out A-Q-J-Q-4. Bonnecaze doubled to 200,000 thanks to three queens and Hinkle was at 700,000.
Blair Hinkle Eliminated in Fourth Place ($59,375)
Blair Hinkle limped and Paul Lieu raised to 40,000. Hinkle moved all in, Lieu called, and the two players tabled their hands.
Lieu: QQ
Hinkle: A3
Board: QJ447
Hinkle was eliminated in fourth place and Lieu grew his chip lead to 2 million before the dinner break thanks to a full house.
Player Tags: Paul Lieu, Blair Hinkle
Level 21 Update: Adam Stone Out 7th, Horacio Chaves Out 6th
Jun 27, '13
Level: 21
Antes: 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 5 out of 678
Average Chip Count: 610,200
Chip Counts:
Seat 1: Blair Hinkle – 970,000
Seat 3: Paul Lieu – 680,000
Seat 5: Ben Volpe – 355,000
Seat 8: Chris Moorman – 122,000
Seat 9: Louis Bonnecaze – 670,000
Players Eliminated:
7th: Adam Stone – $25,472
6th: Horacio Chaves – $33,371
Live Updates:
Adam Stone Eliminated in Seventh Place ($25,472)
Four players limped and Blair Hinkle raised to 33,000. Adam Stone called all in and everyone else got out of the way. The two players then tabled their hands.
Hinkle: Q5
Stone: J6
Board: AA10K9
Stone was eliminated in seventh place and Hinkle won the hand to grow his stack to 650,000 thanks to a queen-kicker.
Horacio Chaves Eliminated in Sixth Place ($33,371)
Three players limped and Horacio Chaves raised to 28,000. Paul Lieu reraised to 101,000 and Chaves reraised all in. Lieu called and they flipped over their cards.
Lieu: KK
Chaves: AQ
Board: 998910
Lieu won the hand with a full house to grow his stack to 700,000 and Chaves was eliminated in seventh place.
Player Tags: Paul Lieu, Blair Hinkle, Adam Stone, Horacio Chaves
Paul Lieu limped from under the gun and Barry Shulman, Andrey Pateychuk and the button all followed behind. Siyu Sha then raised to 1,800 from the big blind.
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Paul "ComeOnPhish1" Lieu is all in for 159,000 and David "Raptor" Benefield calls all in behind for his last 115,000. Eric Froehlich asks for a count and makes the call on both players. The three players turn over their hands.
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