Hour Four
Jun 25, '07
Andy Lee Eliminated in Fifth Place ($119,447)
Andy Lee moved all in and John Kranyak made the call preflop. Kranyak turned up K
8
and Lee turned over 10 5. The board was dealt K
9
6 9 6 and he was eliminated in fifth place. Lee took home $119,447 in prize money.
The Doldrums
Tournament play then continued for the next 20 hands with little major action. The players were testing each other with small raises, and small pots changing hands.
Murnick Doubled up through Schoenberg
Richard Murnick moved all in and Erica Schoenberg called. She flipped over A Q and Murnick showed down J 6. The board rolled out 10 9 8 7 8 and Murnick turned a jack-high straight to double up.
John Kranyak Eliminated in Fourth Place ($170,639)
John Kranyak moved all in and Robert Cheung made the call. Kranyak flipped over pocket queens, but Cheung flipped over pocket kings. The board was dealt 8 7 2 7 3 and Kranyak was eliminated in fourth place. He walked away with $170,639 in prize money.
Leader Board
The players then went on a fifteen minute break and here is how the chip stacks of the three remaining players looked:
Seat No. 1: Robert Cheung - $5,650,000
Seat No. 4: Richard Murnick - $1,180,000
Seat No. 8: Erica Schoenberg - $1,505,000
Player Tags: Richard Murnick, Andy Lee, Erica Schoenberg, Robert Cheung, John Kranyak
Andy Lee Eliminated in Fifth Place ($119,447)
Jun 25, '07
Andy Lee moved all in and John Kranyak made the call preflop. Kranyak turned up K 8 and Lee turned over 10 5. The board was dealt K 9 6 9 6 and he was eliminated in fifth place. Lee took home $119,447 in prize money.
Player Tags: Andy Lee, John Kranyak
Hour Three
Jun 25, '07
Kranyak Doubled up through Lee
John Kranyak moved all in and Andy Lee called with A Q. Kranyak turned over 9 5.
The board was dealt J 9 7 4 3 and Kranyak flopped three nines to win the pot and survive.
Chris Bjorin Eliminated in Sixth Place ($87,215)
Richard Murnick moved all in and Chris Bjorin made the call. He flipped over K Q and Murnick showed down A 10. The board rolled out 10 8 2 9 8 and Bjorin was eliminated in sixth place. He earned $87,215 for his efforts.
Lee the Double Up Machine
Robert Cheung raised preflop and Andy Lee moved all in. Cheung quickly called and flipped over A 10. Lee turned up A 8. The board came Q 6 3 5 7 and yert another opponent had used Lee as a stepping stone to double up.
Break Time
The players then went on a 15 minute break. Here is how things looked at that point:
Seat No. 1: Robert Cheung - $2,090,000
Seat No. 4: Richard Murnick - $1,280,000
Seat No. 5: John Kranyak - $1,905,000
Seat No. 7: Andy Lee - $735,000
Seat No. 8: Erica Schoenberg - $2,325,000
Player Tags: Chris Bjorin, Richard Murnick, Andy Lee, Robert Cheung, John Kranyak
