Level 11 Update: Adam Schiffer Out Front
Aug 22, '10
Blinds: 800-1,600 with a 200 ante
Players Remaining: 95 out of 462
Notable Chip Counts:
1. Adam Schiffer — 405,000
2. Vinnie Vinh — 380,000
3. Tom Braband — 305,000
4. Tim Phan — 282,000
5. J.C. Alvarado — 265,000 (pictured right)
6. Phil Collins — 260,000
7. Marco Johnson — 250,000
8. Jordan Young — 225,000
9. Amit Makhija — 190,000
10. Ari Goott — 180,000
Average Chip Count: 121,578
Notable Eliminations:
Raymond Dolan
Chad Brown
Steve Brecher
Chip Movers and Shakers
J.C. Alvarado appears in the top 10 for the first time at this tournament with 265,000 at the end of a strong level. Tim Phan is back in the mix and Vinnie Vinh continues to hold strong. Adam Schiffer leads the way as the first player to hold 400,000. A few players that are low in chips include Allen Kessler, McLean Karr, and Michael Katz.
Big Hands:
Adam Schiffer Takes the Lead
The board read A
A
72 and 20,00 sat in the pot when Adam Schiffer bet 5,000. Ronald Atwood then moved all in for 109,800 and Schiffer takes a step back to consider the huge overbet. He eventually made the call and they flipped over their cards:
Schiffer: 77
Atwood: 83
River: 10
Atwood was eliminated on the hand while Schiffer grew his stack to a chip-leading 405,000.
Ted Lawson Wins a Nice Pot
Ted Lawson raised to 4,500 from middle position and Jeffrey Owens reraised all in from the cutoff for 68,300. The big blind gets out of the way and Lawson made the call after some deliberation. Their cards:
Lawson: 1010
Owens: 44
Board: AA262
Ownes was eliminated on the hand and Lawson grew his stack to 158,000.
Marco Johnson Busts One
Marco Johnson raised to 4,000 under the gun and Fred Rhyme made the call from middle position. The button and the small blind also joined the action. The four players then checked the AQ23Q board down before Johnson bet 13,000 to break up the monotony.
Rhyme raised to 28,000 and both of the other player got out of the way. Johnson reraised all in and Rhyme made the all-in call for 50,000. Johnson flipped over 54 and Rhyme revealed KQ.
Johnson won the hand to grow his stack to 250,00 and Rhyme was eliminated.
Steve Brecher Eliminated
Steve Brecher was all in preflop for 40,000 and David Sands had him covered. Their cards:
Brecher: AA
Sands: Q10
Board: 986J10
Brecher was eliminated on the hand and Sands was up to 200,000.
Player Tags: Ted Lawson, Steve Brecher, Jeff Owen, David Sands, Marco Johnson
