Final Table Update: Blake Cahail Eliminated In 7th Place, Revesz 6th, Awad 5th, Lennaard 4th
Jun 18, '10
Flop Games: 25,000-50,000
Stud Games: 5,000 ante, 7,000 bring-in, 25,000-50,000 limits
Players Remaining: 3 out of 827
Average Chip Count: 1,242,000
Tournament Leaderboard:
1. Al Barbieri – 1,590,000
2. Dustin Leary – 1,565,000
3. Konstantin Puchkov – 595,000
Notable Eliminations:
7. Blake Cahil — $28,604
6. Andrew Revesz — $38,698
5. Hani Awad — $53,386
4. Ken Lennaard — $75,149
Big Hands:
Blake Cahail Eliminated In Seventh Place ($28,604)
In Stud 8-or-better, Blake Cahail called a raise on third street by Al Barbieri. Cahail was all in after that call and here were their boards:
Cahail: (649)A10J4
Barbieri: (KK4)71068
Barbieri started with kings in the hole but improved to a diamond flush on the river and Cahail was the second player eliminated from the final table.
Andrew Revesz Eliminated In Sixth Place ($38,698)
Andrew Revesz had a severe short stack and put it all in against Hani Awad and Konstantin Puchkov in Stud 8-or-better.
Puchkov and Awad bet on the side until seventh street when a Punchkov bet drew a fold from Awad. Punchkov showed a diamond flush while Revesz could only show a pair of threes and he was eliminated.
Hani Awad Eliminated In Fifth Place ($53,386)
Hani Awad and Al Barbieri got involved in a hand in Stud 8-or-better. Awad found himself all in of fifth street and was showing A23 and then caught a 2 on sixth street.
Barbieri was ahead with his 7434 showing and turned over another four for trips. Awad confirmed he was drawing dead as he did not even look at his river card as he made his way to the rail.
Ken Lennaard Eliminated In Fourth Place ($75,149)
Ken Lennaard and Dustin Leary got involved in some Stud 8-or-better action that saw Lennaard all in by sixth street. Here is how their boards ran out:
Lennaard: (63A)610J8
Leary: (A810)4109Q
Lennaard’s pair of sixes were ahead until the river when Leary caught a pair of tens. Lennaard could not improve or make a low and he was eliminated.
Player Tags: Al Barbieri, Ken Lennaard, Hani Awad, Konstantin Puchkov, Blake Cahail, Andrew Revesz, Dustin Leary