Jason Duval Poker Tournament Updates

Level 24 Update: Jake Cody Out 7th, Jason Duval Out 6th

Jun 20, '13

Level: 24

Blinds: 12,000-24,000 with a 4,000 ante

Players Remaining: 5 out of 1,629

Average Chip Count: 977,400

Chip Counts:

Seat 1: Michael Gathy – 2,500,000
Seat 3: Yueqi Zhu – 728,000
Seat 6: Benjamin Reason – 524,000
Seat 7: Daniel Bishop – 805,000
Seat 8: Sergey Rybachenko – 800,000

Players Eliminated:

7th: Jake Cody – $33,456
6th: Jason Duval – $44,422

Live Updates:

Jake Cody Eliminated in Seventh Place ($33,456)

Jason Duval raised to 50,000 preflop and Jake Cody reraised all in for 417,000. Michael Gathy reraised all in over the top of Cody. Duval folded and Cody called. The two remaining players then tabled their hands.

Gathy: 1010
Cody: AJ

Board: 964QQ

Gathy won the hand with his pocket tens and grew his stack over a million. Cody was eliminated in seventh place.

Jason Duval Eliminated in Sixth Place ($44,422)

In a battle of the blinds, Jason Duval moved all in preflop and Benjamin Reason called right behind him. The two players then revealed their hands.

Reason: QQ
Duval: Q8

Board: KJ7610

Reason won the hand with pocket queens and he grew his stack to 760,000. Duval was eliminated in sixth place.

Player Tags: Jake Cody,   Michael Gathy,   Jason Duval

Jason Duval Wins Event No. 28 ($521,202)

Jun 17, '13

Level: 30

Blinds: 50,000-100,000 with a 10,000 ante

Players Remaining: 1 out of 2,115

Players Eliminated:

2nd: Majid Yahyaei – $324,442

Live Updates:

Jason Duval Wins Event No. 28 ($521,202) — Majid Yahyaei Eliminated in Second Place ($324,442)

Jason Duval raised to 200,000 preflop and Majid Yahyaei called. The flop was dealt AK7 and Yahyaei checked. Duval bet 250,000 and Yahyaei raised to 675,000. Duval reraised all in and Yahyaei called all in for his tournament life. The final two players then tabled their hands one last time.

Duval: Q8
Yahyaei: Q2

Turn and River: 108

Duval had Yahyaei dominated and he improved to a pair on the river to win the pot and the tournament. Yahyaei was eliminated in second place and took home $324,442. Duval was the champion and he was awarded a gold bracelet and the top prize worth $521,202.

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Player Tags: Jason Duval,   Majid Yahyaei