Level 27: Three Remain; Helm 4th, Deveronica 5th
Jun 04, '11
Blinds: 20,000-40,000
Limits: 40,000-80,000
Players Remaining: 3 out of 925
Average Chip Count: 1,387,500
Chip Counts:
1. Francesco Barbaro – 1,950,000
2. Matthew Waxman – 1,300,000
3. Kostas Kalathakis – 1,000,000
EliminationS:
4th. Bradley Helm – $76,673
5th. Michael Deveronica – $56,943
Bradley Helm Eliminated in 4th Place ($76,673)
Bradley Helm came in for a raise on the button and Francesco Barbaro was the only caller.
The flop came Q
8
2, Helm moved all in for 65,000 and Barbaro called.
Helm showed K K 9
7 for an overpair of kings while Barbaro showed Q 7 6 3
for top pair.
The turn was the 7, giving Barbaro two pair and the river was the 6, no help to Bradley Helm who was eliminated in 4th place ($76,673).
Michael Deveronica Eliminated in 5th Place ($56,943)
A severely short-stacked Michael Deveronica raised from under the gun and Matthew Waxman called from the small blind.
The flop came A K 6, and Deveronica got his last 10,000 in.
Deveronica showed Q 10 9 9 while Waxman showed Q J 3 2.
The turn and river were the A and the Q, giving Waxman two pair. Michael Deveronica is eliminated in 5th place ($56,943).
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Player Tags: Michael Deveronica, Bradley Helm, Matthew Waxman, Kostas Kalathakis, Francesco Barbaro
Level 25: Brenes Doubles, Deveronica Quadruples Up
Jun 03, '11
NOTE: Players took a one-hour dinner break at the conclusion of Level 24 and returned at 8:30pm to begin Level 25.
Blinds: 13,000-25,000
Limits: 25,000-50,000
Players Remaining: 7 out of 925
Average Chip Count: 594,642
Chip Counts:
1. Matthew Waxman – 1,220,000
2. Francesco Barbaro – 1,000,000
3. Kostas Kalathakis – 725,000
4. Humberto Brenes – 400,000
5. Bradley Helm – 275,000
6. Cameron Mckinley – 230,000
7. Michael Deveronica – 210,000
Humberto Brenes Doubles Up
Humberto Brenes opened for a raise from under the gun and got two callers.
The flop came K 10 6, Brenes bet, Kostas Kalathakis called and Francesco Barbaro folded.
The turn was the 6, Brenes bet and Kalathakis called.
The river was 9, Brenes moved all in and Kalathakis called. Brenes showed A 8 7 3 for the nut flush on the flop and doubled up to 400,000.
Deveronica Quadruples Up
Michael Deveronica quadrupled up from the short stack after flopping a 5-4 wheel on a board of A 3 2 6 9 to scoop the entire main pot.
Cameron Mckinley won the high half of the side pot with A K 9 2 for two pair while Kostas Kalathakis took the low with an 8-6 low.
Deveronica quadrupled up to over 200,000 this hand.
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Player Tags: Humberto Brenes, Michael Deveronica
