Ken Smaron Eliminated in 3rd Place ($90,175)
Dec 09, '08
Ken Smaron raises to 55,000 on the button and Tim Bullard reraises to 150,000 from the big blind. Smaron announces he is all in for an additional 600,000 or so and Bullard goes into the tank.
After a few minutes, Bullard calls, much to the dismay of Smaron. Bullard shows K9 and Samron is ahead with 77.
The board runs out J9583 and Smaron is eliminated in third place.
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Player Tags: Tim Bullard, Kenneth Smaron
Ken Smaron Doubles Through Mark Teltscher
Dec 09, '08
Ken Smaron is all in holding AK against Mark Teltscher's AQ.
The board comes 44287, giving Smaron a scare on the turn, but ultimately doubling him up to about 710,000. Teltscher is left with just 335,000.
Player Tags: Mark Teltscher, Kenneth Smaron
Ben Bianco Doubles Through Ken Smaron
Dec 09, '08
Mark Teltscher raises to 33,000 under the gun and Ken Smaron reraises to 93,000 from the small blind. Ben Bianco then moves all in for his last 162,000 from the big blind.
Teltscher folds and Smaron is forced to call with AQ. Bianco shows QQ and the board comes 107355 to give him the pot and a stack of about 355,000.
Smaron is left with 395,000.
Player Tags: Kenneth Smaron, Benny Bianco
Michael Mizrachi Eliminated in 6th Place ($32,465)
Dec 09, '08
Michael Mizrachi is all in holding pocket jacks against the pocket aces of Ken Smaron.
The board runs out 107676 and Mizrachi is eliminated in sixth place.
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Player Tags: Michael Mizrachi, Kenneth Smaron
Danny Wong Eliminated in 10th Place ($8,655)
Dec 09, '08
On the very next hand, Kenneth Smaron limps and Danny Wong moves all in for 2,000 behind him. Mark Teltscher completes from the small blind and Hafiz Khan knocks the table in the big blind.
The three players check down a board of A54J3 all the way to the river, where Smaron bets 15,000. Teltscher and Khan muck and Wong asks Smaron if he has pocket deuces.
Sure enough, Smaron shows deuces. Wong has to sweat his cards, but can only produce Q8 to be eliminated in tenth place.
Player Tags: Kenneth Smaron, Danny Wong