Level 5 Update: Viktor Blom Takes the Lead
Sep 24, '10
Blinds: 200-400 with a 50 ante
Players Remaining: 153 out of 210 (unofficial)
Chip Counts:
1. Viktor Bloom — 132,000
2. Antonio Esfandiari — 130,000
3. Yann Dion — 110,000
4. Phil Laak — 103,000
5. James Mitchell — 100,000
6. Sam Trickett — 97,000
7. JP Kelly — 96,000
8. Carlos Mortensen — 93,000
9. Brian Powell — 90,000
10. John Dolan — 85,000
Card Player Family Chip Counts:
Barry Shulman — 90,000
Allyn Jaffrey Shulman — 21,000
Average Chip Count: 40,127
Notable Eliminations:
David Ulliot
Benjamin Spindler
Willie Tann
Sandra Naujoks
Andrew Feldman
David Benyamine
Big Hands:
Viktor Bloom Jumps into the Lead
Viktor Blom has climbed the leader board during the last level of play and he now paces the field with 132,000. Blom reached such lofty heights in a hand where the board read K
8
7 9. David Weisberger bet 3,000 on the turn and Blom raised to 10,000. Weisberger made the call and the river fell Q
. Weisberger checked and Blom fired a 40,000 mortar into the 25,000 pot. Weisberger would have to risk his tournament life to make the call and so he decided to fold.
David Benyamine Eliminated
David Benyamine moved all in preflop and J.C. Tran and one other player made the call. The flop fell K 8 3 and Tran bet 4,200. The other live player made the call and the turn fell 8
. The two live players checked and the river brought the 4. Both live players checked again and Benyamine flipped over pocket sixes. The live opponent of Tran revealed K J and induced J.C. to muck his hand. Benyamine was eliminated on the hand after charging out of the gates as one of the chip leaders early in the afternoon here.
No Joke — Sandra Naujoks Eliminated
Sandra Naujoks moved all in for her final 6,850 and Adam Levy decided to face of against her. Their cards:
Naujoks: A J
Levy: Q Q
Board: Q 7 5 5
Naujoks was drawing dead after the turn brought no help and she promptly exited the tournament area.
Tony Cousineau Doubles Up
Tony Cousineau moved all in for 20,000 with a board of Q 7 3 6 sitting on the table and Ludovic Lacay made the call. Cousineau turned over A Q and Lacay held pocket eights. The turn and river blanked out and Cousineau held 65,000 after the hand.
Anton Wigg Doubles Up
Anton Wigg raised to 900 preflop from early position and Eli Elezra made the call from the cutoff. The big blind jumped into the fray as well and the flop fell K 8 6. The big blind checked, Wigg bet 1,700, and Elezra raised to 7,225. The big blind mucked and Wigg reraised all in for a little extra on top. Elezra made the call and they flipped over their cards:
Wigg: 10 6
Elezra: K J
Turn and River: 3 and 8
Wigg doubled up on the hand and Elezra took the minor hit in stride.
Player Tags: Tony Cousineau, J.C. Tran, David Benyamine, Eli Elezra, David Weisberger, Adam Levy, Sandra Naujoks, Anton Wigg, Viktor Blom
