Final Table Update: Down to Heads-Up
Jun 23, '09
Blinds: 50,000-100,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 out of 2,715
Chip Counts:
1. Brandon Cantu — 6,995,000
2. Ray Foley — 5,210,000
Average Chip Count: 6,108,750
Notable Eliminations:
4. Alex Jacob – $190,857
3. Wei Mu – $269,609
Elimination Hands:
Alex Jacob Eliminated in Fourth Place ($190,857)
Alex Jacob moved all in for 310,000 preflop from the small blind after he was nearly crippled doubling up Brandon Cantu. Ray Foley called from the big blind. Their cards:
Jacob: J
9
Foley: A
4
Board: K6
472
Jacob was eliminated in fourth place.
Wei Mu Eliminated in Third Place ($269,609)
Brandon Cantu raised to 275,000 from the cutoff and Wei Mu made the call. The flop fell K43 and Cantu bet 350,000. Mu raised all in and Cantu made the call. Their cards:
Cantu: K10
Mu: K9
Turn and River: 65
Cantu won the hand to grow his stack to almost 7 million. Mu was eliminated in third place.
Player Tags: Ray Foley, Alex Jacob, Wei Mu, Brandon Cantu
Final Table Update: Down to Four
Jun 23, '09
Blinds: 50,000-100,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 4 out of 2,715
Chip Counts:
1. Alex Jacob — 4,580,000
2. Ray Foley — 3,330,000
3. Wei Mu — 3,200,000
4. Brandon Cantu — 2,400,000
Average Chip Count: 3,054,375
Notable Eliminations:
6. Jonathan Markham – $114,514
5. Tyler Spaulding – $143,421
Elimination Hands:
Jonathan Markham Eliminated in Sixth Place ($114,514)
Jonathan Markham raised to 210,000 under the gun preflop and Wei Mu made the call. The flop fell AKJ and Mu checked. Markham bet 265,000 and Mu raised all in. Markham called and they flipped up their cards:
Markham: KK
Mu: Q10
Turn and River: 63
Markham fell to the straight of his opponent and he was eliminated in sixth place.
Tyler Spalding Eliminated in Fifth Place ($143,421)
Alex Jacob raised to 200,000 from the cutoff preflop and Tyler Spalding raised all in for 575,000. Jacob made the call and they flipped up their cards:
Jacob: 99
Spalding: J2
Board: 10763Q
Spalding was eliminated in fifth place while Jacob charged into the chip lead with 4,580,000.
Player Tags: Alex Jacob, Wei Mu, Jonathan Markham
