John Holder Eliminated in Third Place ($44,787)
Oct 12, '10
John Holder got the last of his chips into the middle for the third time, but this time was not the charm. Charles Moore had him covered with pocket twos in the hole, and that was enough to best the K
10 of Holder on a 8
7
3 4 Q when the dust settled. Holder was eliminated on the hand in third place and he took home $44,787 in prize money, while Moore will take a dominating chip lead into a heads-up final against Kevin Calenzo.
Player Tags: Charles Moore, John Holder
John Holder Doubles Up Again
Oct 12, '10
Charles Moore raised to 130,000 preflop from the button and John Holder reraised all in for 585,000 total from the small blind. Moore made the call and they flipped over their cards:
Moore: A 10
Holder: Q
Q
Board: J J 4 4 4
Holder has doubled up after all but blinding out once again and play continues forward once again.
Player Tags: Charles Moore, John Holder
John Holder Doubles Up
Oct 12, '10
Charles Moore limped on the button and John Holder raised to 120,000 preflop. The flop fell K 6 3 and Holder bet 225,000. Moore made the call. The 2 fell on the turn and Holder decided to move all in for 465,000. Moore went into the tank as the time in the level expired, and eventually decided to make the call. Their cards:
Moore: 7 6
Holder: K J
River: 10
Holder won the hand and he doubled up to 1.7 million. Moore is still healthy with 2 million. The chip stacks have evened up heading into dinner and this could turn out to be a long night.
Player Tags: Charles Moore, John Holder
John Alfera Eliminated in Seventh Place ($14,615)
Oct 12, '10
John Holder raised to 85,000 preflop and John Alfera made the call. The flop fell 10 9 3 and Alfera bet 250,000, leaving himself with 171,000 behind. Holder reraised all in and Alfera made the all-in call. Their cards:
Alfera: A A
Holder: 9 9
Turn and River: 6 Q
Alfera was eliminated on the hand in seventh place and he will take home $14,615 in prize money.
Player Tags: John Holder, John Alfera
