Michael Keiner Wins Event #14 ($146,987)
Jun 09, '07
The Steep Price of Poker
At the start of the heads-up match it cost $3,000 to ante up and $3,000 for the low card bet. The limits were $10,000-$20,000.
Snowball Effect
Stud is a game where if you’re not careful, it can already be too late to pull yourself out of troubled waters. A half hour into the heads-up match between Michael Keiner and Nesbitt Coburn it may have already been to late for Coburn, or too early considering it was 6:15 a.m. Keiner now held $840,000 to Coburn’s $330,000, and things were about to get worse.
Queens Up
With almost $200,000 in the pot, Coburn bet $20,000 on seventh street with 3
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exposed. Keiner raised to $40,000 with QK510 exposed and Coburn called. Keiner flipped over QJ5 for queens up and delivered another uppercut blow to Coubrun's chip stack, he was now down to $220,000.
The Final Countdown
Keiner continued to lean on Coburn, and he was between a rock and a hard place with only $80,000. With 6AJQ exposed, Coburn mucked his hand after committing $60,000 of that last $80,000. Keiner had made a raise on seventh street with 996A exposed. The writing was on the wall at this point, Coburn had $18,000 left.
Michael Keiner Wins Event #14 ($146,987)
Coburn was all in on third street and Keiner quickly made the call. He then turned over pocket kings as his hole cards. Coburn just laughed as he was dealt 104(39JA)4. Keiner drove in the final dagger with KK(2432)Q. “YESSSS!!!!” cried out Keiner triumphantly when the win was official. He then asked the dealer to pinch him and said, “I’m not dreaming.” Coburn was eliminated in second place, and took home $80,876 in prize money. Keiner won the $1,500 seven card stud event, the gold bracelet, and $146,987.
Player Tags: Nesbitt Coburn, Michael Keiner
Final Table - Hour Three
Jun 09, '07
Barry Greenstein Eliminated in 4th place ($33,698)
Barry Greenstein was the next player to be eliminated. Nesbitt Coburn sent him to the rail with a pair of tens. Greenstein was the fourth-place finisher, and he will take home $33,698 in prize money. As is his normal custom, Greentstein signed a copy of his book, “Ace on the River,” and handed it to Cobrun before heading out of the tournament area.
Sinking Sung
Over the next sequence of hands it appeared that Steve Sung had a death wish. He was first knocked down to $200,000 by Coburn, when he mucked to a seventh street bet. He was then knocked down to $80,000 by Michael Keiner, who showed 103(Q1025dK. Sung mucked once again. It looked like Sung was on auto-pilot at this point. He tossed chips into pot after pot, on street after street. Coburn scored another blow on Sung with K10(AK54)2. Sung now held only $45,000.
Steve Sung Eliminated in 3rd place ($51,222)
Sung moved all in on fifth street and Coburn made the call. Coburn made kings and tens, and Sung mucked his hand. Sung was eliminated in third place, and he took home $51,222 in prize money.
Heads-Up!
The final two players decided to settle things this morning, as opposed to coming back later today. The chip counts at the beginning of their heads-up match were as follows:
Nesbitt Coburn: $530,000
Michael Keiner: $640,000
The players went on a ten minute break before the beginning of play.
Player Tags: Barry Greenstein, Nesbitt Coburn, Michael Keiner, Steve Sung
Final Table - Hour One
Jun 09, '07
Decisions, Decisions
After the limits, antes and low card bet kicked up the final three bust outs en route to the final table went quickly. Steven Richmond (11th), Craig Thomson (10th), and Matthew Kelly (9th) were eliminated in swift succession. The final eight players were then given a decision. End the night right then and there, or to continue play into the early morning. Two players, Barry Greenstein (intent to play in the $5,000 limit hold’em event today), and Larry Eubanks (short stack) wanted to keep playing, so the band played on. Here is how the chip stacks looked at the start of the final table:
Seat one: Michael Keiner - $318,500
Seat two: Nesbitt Coburn - $163,500
Seat three: Steve Sung - $167,500
Seat four: Greg Raymer - $116,500
Seat five: Dale Phllips - $137,000
Seat six: Larry Eubanks - $21,500
Seat seven: John Robertson - $82,500
Seat eight: Barry Greenstein - $177,500
At 3:32 a.m. the first hand of the final table was dealt.
Greenstein Jumps into Second
On the first hand of the final table Barry Greenstein got involved in an altercation that involved a $60,000 pot. With K256 exposed Greenstein tossed $12,000 into the middle of the table on seventh street. Surprisingly, Phillips mucked his hand after he made the call on every preceding street. He had A843 exposed. Greenstein now had $220,000.
Larry Eubanks Eliminated in 8th Place ($11,053)
On the second hand of the final table, Larry Eubanks was all in for his tournament life for $18,500. Michael Keiner called him down and he ended up with 99(J9Q8)J. Eubanks was eliminated by the nines full of jacks in eighth place. He took home $11,053 in prize money. After the hand the players spoke again about the popular opinion at the table concerning whether to keep playing, or not. The debate rages on…
Player Tags: Barry Greenstein, Michael Keiner, Larry Eubanks
26 -- Henri Koivisto -- PokerStars qualifier -- Finland -- €19,800
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