Pot-Limit Hold'em - Level 10
Jun 02, '08
Blinds: 600/1200
Players Left: 72
Average Stack: $29,301
Big Hands:
Katz Loves Canine (K-9)
Katz is a show-stopper on Broadway, and pretty popular in Las Vegas, after hand-for-hand play with 73 players remaining began with 24 minutes left on the clock. Mike Katz gave everybody -- except one -- the ninth-live they so desperately wanted. A short-stack moved all-in from middle position for 3,900, and play was folded to Katz on the button. "I decided to be a hero," said Katz, who held K-9. "I almosts played it blind." The all-in player showed the K
5, and both players missed on the flop of Ace-6-3. After a King fell on the turn, the possibility of a chopped pot came to life, but the river was a brick to end the drama.
Esposito shoots and scores
Lou Esposito picked a fine time to score some damage as play wound down in the final level of the day. With 9,600 in the pot, Esposito found himself up against Dennis Walmsley, one of the chip leaders much of the evening. After a flop of 93
2, Walmsley made a pot-sized bet. Esposito, in the small blind, check-raised for 11,900 more, which Walmsley called to create a pot of 53,600. Walmsley showed the QQ
while Esposito revealed pocket 3s for a set to take his place among the leaders while crippling Walmsley.
Philip Yeh Adds to Lead
Yeh added to his chip lead late in the level, raising to 3,200 from the button and inducing a call from the small blind. The flop came down 76
5, and the small blind checked and called a 4,500 bet from Yeh. The turn brought the 2, and another check -all, this to the tune of 8,500. With the pot at 33,600, the 3 on the river brought another check from the small blind, which allowed Yeh to bet 15,000 and produce the fold that allowed him to scoop the pot.
Brian Miller Turns a Winner
Brian Miller continued to make his late charge with a monster victory of a 52,000 pot. There was 23,000 in the pot after the flop of A63, and the 10 on the turn. After the river brought the 7, Miller made a 14,500 bet. His opponent obviously wasn't a believer, but a call would only leave him with 5,800 in chips. But the call came and Miller showed him the 1010 for a set spiked on the turn.
Player Tags: Lou Esposito, Brian Miller, Michael Katz
Pot-Limit Hold'em - Level 9
Jun 02, '08
Blinds: 500-1000
Players Left: 86
Average Stack: 24,872
Chip Leaders:
Philip Yeh - 106,000
David Singer - 71,000
Ryan Fair - 61,100
Scott Seiver - 59,000
Bobby Law - 54,100
Bobby Wisiak - 51,800
Michael Melkerson - 51,300
Al "Sugar Bear" Barbieri - 48,000
Glen Bean - 42,500
Dennis Walmsley - 36,700
Eliminations:
Big Hands:
Fair Tags Another
Ryan "toetagu" Fair opened level 9 in style by scooping a 26,000 pot and vaulting among the leaders. Facing a 3,500 raise from seat 7, Fair called and saw a flop of J82. The bettor led out again for 3,500, drawing another Fair call, and the 6 on the turn yielded a 6,000 bet, and another Fair call. After the 4 on the river, and play checked to him, Fair bet 11,000 and produced a fold. Fair now has 61,000 in chips to sit among the leaders.
Miller, Alston Butt Heads Twice
A late position raise to 2,800 was followed by Brian Miller committing 10,000 of his 14,100 in chips with a raise. Greg Alston in the small blind then fisted in a stack of yellow 1,000 chips to put both players all in. The original bettor folded while Miller called and showed JJ. Alston revealed ace-king off-suit. The flop came 975, followed by the 10 on the turn and 10 on the river. Miller remained alive.
The following hand, Miler raised to 2,800 and Alston again called along with the big blind. The flop came 652, and Alston fired out for 7,000. Both Miller and the big blind folded.
Chip And A Chair No More
The small blind committed 3,200 of his remaining chips to the 4,000 pot after a flop of 965. Eric Shanks called and believed his opponent was all-in, but was warned not to reveal his cards because his opponent actually had a single 500-chip remaining. The opponent then checked the turn when the Q was presented, which led Shanks to make it official and put the player all in. The opponent had A9 while Shanks had AA to win the pot.
Storylines:
-- Joe Tehan continues his climb back from the brink, now with 20,000 in chips after hitting a two-outter to remain alive in the last level.
-- Al "Sugar Bear" Barbieri remains among the leaders with 69,600 in chips. Was it a certain hand that did it for him? "Not really," said Barbieri. "I should actually have more, to be honest."
Player Tags: Gregory Alston, Joe Tehan, Brian Miller, Ryan Fair
