Dan O'Brien Busts Mike Hack
Jul 16, '13
Allyn Jaffrey Shulman raised to 12,000 and Alex Condon, Mike Hack and Dan O’Brien made the call. The flop came down K
7 4 and Condon bet 24,500.
Mike Hack raised to 75,000 and O’Brien moved all in. Shulman and Condon both folded and Hack called, tabling 4
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for a set. O’Brien showed A Q and made his flush when the turn and river fell A 3.
Hack was eliminated, earning $19,598. O’Brien now has 592,000 in chips.
Player Tags: Michael Hack, Alex Condon
Patrick Uzan Eliminated
Jul 16, '13
Shortly before the break began, Patrick Uzan was all in with 6 4 on a flop of K 10 9 against Alex Condon.
Condon made the call with 10 9 and it held when the turn and river fell Q 3
.
Player Tags: Patrick Uzan, Alex Condon
John Holley Eliminated
Jul 16, '13
After being crippled by Edwards Rakuss in a previous hand where his A-J fell to pocket kings, John Holley found himself all in for 7,600 against Alex Condon.
Holley held Q 8 and was dominated against Condon’s A 8. The board brought no help for Holley and he was eliminated.
There are now 30 players remaining.
Player Tags: Alex Condon
A Good Old Cold Five-Bet Shove
Jul 16, '13
Martin Hanowski kicked things off with a raise to 6,000 after which Siyu Sha three-bet to 14,500 from his immediate left. John Holley put in a cold four-bet to 31,000 from the small blind and the action was on Alex Condon in the big blind.
Condon counted down his stack and ultimately decided to move all in for 111,100.
Hanowski and Sha quickly folded and Holley followed suit not too long after that.
“He must’ve had it,” Holley said as he’s still sitting on 250,000 chips.
Player Tags: Martin Hanowski, Alex Condon
Alex Condon Gets Lucky To Double
Jul 16, '13
Cory Caroll raised to 5,100 and Alex Condon moved all in for his last 62,400 behind him. Connor Drinan then called from the big blind and Carroll folded.
Condon showed pocket jacks, but he was well behind Drinan’s pocket queens. Fortunately for him, the board brought a jack and he doubled up to 130,000 in chips.
Player Tags: Connor Drinan, Alex Condon
Alex Condon Eliminated in 2nd Place ($181,278)
Jul 18, '13
On a flop of 722, Alex Condon bet 190,000 and Allyn Jaffrey Shulman raised to 500,000. Condon called and the turn was the J.
Shulman bet 675,000 and Condon thought for over two minutes, counting out his stack several times, before moving all in for an additional 1,055,000. Shulman called and tabled J 8 for top pair and Condon revealed AQ
Condon needed an ace, queen or club on the river to double through, but the river was the 8, eliminating Condon in second place. He earns $181,278.
Player Tags: Allyn Shulman, Alex Condon
Anthony Zinno Eliminated in 4th Place ($86,964)
Jul 17, '13
Alex Condon raised to 70,000 from the small blind and Anthony Zinno moved all in for 564,000 from the big blind.
Condon immediately called, tabling AK and Zinno was dominated by KJ.
The board ran out 55426 and Zinno was eliminated, earning $86,964 for fourth place. Condon now has 3.75 million.
Player Tags: Anthony Zinno, Alex Condon
Jonathan Little Eliminated in 5th Place ($67,367)
Jul 17, '13
Jonathan Little raised all in from under the gun for 364,000 and Alex Condon moved all in to isolate from the button.
Everyone folded and Little turned over 33. Condon showeed 77 and it held on a board reading K824A.
Little is eliminated in fifth place, earning $67,367. Condon now has 3.86 million, more than half of the chips in play.
Player Tags: Jonathan Little, Alex Condon
Eduards Rakuss Eliminated in 8th Place ($38,583)
Jul 17, '13
Dan O’Brien raised to 20,000 and Alex Condon reraised to 39,000. Eduards Rakuss then moved all in for 140,000.
O’Brien quickly folded and Condon called, tabling A 10. Rakuss showed 9 9 and they failed to hold as the board rolled out A Q J 4 J.
Rakuss was eliminated in eighth place, earning $38,583. Condon is now back up to 1.58 million in chips.
Player Tags: Eduard Rakuss, Alex Condon
Blind vs. Blind Action
Jul 17, '13
Dan O’Brien raised in the small blind to 26,000 and Alex Condon called from the big blind. The flop came down A K 10 and O’Brien continued for 33,000.
Condon called and the turn was the A. O’Brien checked and Condon bet 38,000. O’Brien called and the river was the K.
Both players checked and Condon showed Q J for a flopped straight. O’Brien then turned over A 10 for a turned boat and took down the pot, increasing his stack to 345,000. Condon is left with 1.4 million.
Player Tags: Dan O'Brien, Alex Condon
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In 2013 Alex Condon finished second in this event for $181,278. Condon outlasted a field of 262 entries to make it to heads-up play, where he lost to Allyn Shulman heads-up for the title.