Hour Two Update
Jun 28, '07
Play Resumes
Play has restarted with the blinds $8,000-$15,000.
Tight Play
This level has started with some tight play. 15 minutes into it, there has only been one hand that has gone to the river. A late position raise stealing the blinds has been the standard.
Joeseph Mandia Eliminated 8th ($18,899)
Robert Pacleb raises under the gun and Joeseph Mandia reraises from the button. William Jensen 3-bets from the small blind and Pacleb folds. Mandia makes the call for the rest of his chips and tables 6
6
. Jensen shows down A
K
, and the board comes Q
10
8
9
J
. Jensen rivers the nut straight sending Mandia to the rail in 8th place.
Robert Pacleb Eliminated 7th ($25,771)
Hal Havlisch moves all in for his last $30,000 and is called by Pacleb with his last $28,000. Michael Graffeo raises and everyone else folds. Havlisch tables K
Q
, Pacleb A
K
, and Graffeo 10
10
. The board comes K
Q
6
, and Havlisch flops a miracle two pair. The next two cards come 3
8
, eliminating Pacleb and tripling Havlisch.
Hal Havlisch Eliminated 6th ($34,362)
Michael Graffeo raises from under the gun and Havlisch reraises all in from the small blind with K
J
. Graffeo makes the call with 10
9
and the board comes 10
7
2
10
2
. Graffeo makes the best hand and Havlisch is eliminated in sixth place.
Player Tags: Michael Graffeo, William Jensen, Robert Pacleb, Joseph Mandia