Hour 10 Update: Duthie Moves On
Jun 16, '09
Hour 10 Update:
Players Remaining: 3 out of 256
Matches:
1. John Duthie vs. Nathan Doudney
2. Leo Wolpert vs. Jamin Stokes (Still Playing)
Eliminations:
4. Nathan Doudney – $214,289
Big Hands:
Duthie’s Pocket Queens End Doudney’s Bracelet Bid
Nathan Doudney raised on the button to 120,000. After waiting for a moment, John Duthie moved in for the rest of Doudney’s chips. Doudney quickly called and the cards were turned on their back.
Doudney showed A
J
and Duthie Showed Q
Q
. The board ran out dry for Doudney and his quest for his first bracelet was put on hold. For his efforts, Doudney will take home over $200,000 for his fourth place finish.
Wolpert and Stokes Going Back and Forth
The match between Leo Wolpert and Jamin Stokes has been pretty close the whole way, with the chip lead subtly changing hands. Stokes just won the first sizable confrontation between the two as his 1010 was good on a board of QQ294, to give him a slight chip advantage.
Left In The Deck:
The winner of the Wolpert-Stokes match will face John Duthie in a best-of-three series tomorrow at noon, instead of playing down to a winner tonight.
Player Tags: John Duthie, Jamin Stokes, Nathan Doudney, Leo Wolpert
Hour 9 Update: Doudney on the Ropes
Jun 15, '09
Hour 9 Update
Players Remaining: 4 out of 256
Matches (Winner in Bold):
1. John Duthie vs. Nathan Doudney
2. Leo Wolpert vs. Jamin Stokes
Big Hands:
Duthie’s Pocket Queens Win Big Pot
After Nathan Doudney limped in on the button, John Duthie raised to 115,000 out of the big blind. Doudney made the call and flop was J44. Both players checked the flop and saw the 6 peel off on the turn.
Duthie now leads out for 125,000 and Doudney made the call. The 5 was the river card and Duthie bet 300,000 and Doudney called. Duthie showed QQ and Doudney did not show his hand, allowing Duthie to rake the pot.
This pot put John Duthie just over the 3,000,000 mark and left Doudney with about 800,000.
Left in the Deck:
The match between Leo Wolpert and Jamin Stokes has moved slowly and has Wolpert slightly ahead with about 2,000,000 in chips.
Player Tags: John Duthie, Jamin Stokes, Nathan Doudney, Leo Wolpert
Hour 8 Update: Duthie Slowly Starting to Pull Away
Jun 15, '09
Hour 8 Update:
Players Remaining: 4 out of 256
Matches (Winner in Bold):
1. Nathan Doudney vs. John Duthie (Still Playing)
2. Leo Wolpert vs. Jamin Stokes (Still Playing)
Big Hands:
Wolpert’s River Bet Forces a Fold From Stokes
On the turn, the board read Q4210. Jamin Stokes checked and Leo Wolpert bet 187,000 fairly quickly, which Stokes called.
The river was the 10 and Stokes checked again. Wolpert cut out 420,000 and slung that into the middle. Stokes tanked for a minute before asking Wolpert if he had a queen. He followed the question up with tossing his hand into the muck.
Duthie Gets to Showdown Cheap, Wins the Pot
On a flop of J53, John Duthie checked and called Nathan Doudney’s 50,000 bet. The turn was the 7 and the river was the 9, as both streets were checked down.
Duthie shows the 88 and Doudney mucked his hand, allowing Duthie to increase his lead in the match.
Doudney Wins a Small One of His Own
John Duthie raised to 60,000 preflop and Nathan Doudney made the call. The flop was J102 and both players checked. The Q fell on the turn and Doudney checked again.
Duthie elected to bet 50,000, which was called by Doudney. Both players checked the river, which was the 5 and Doudney turned over the KJ. Duthie tossed his hand into the muck and Doudney scooped the pot.
Player Tags: John Duthie, Jamin Stokes, Nathan Doudney, Leo Wolpert
Hour 7 Update: Action Slow Early
Jun 15, '09
Hour 7 Update:
Players Remaining:* 4 out of 256
Matches (Winner in Bold):
1. Nathan Doudney vs. Thomas Duthie (Still Playing)
2. Leo Wolpert vs. Jamin Stokes (Still Playing)
Big Hands:
Wolpert Rivers Straight to Take Pot
On a final board of J71029, Leo Wolpert led the river for 142,000 into a pot that was already over 200,000. After thinking for a few moments, Jamin Stokes made the call.
Wolpert rolled over the 85, which was good for a straight that was made on the river, and Stokes mucked his cards.
Wolpert Folds River to Give Some Back to Stokes
Leo Wolpert raised to 50,000 on the button and Jamin Stokes made the call. The flop was 10J7 and Stokes checked over to Wolpert. Wolpert fired out 65,000 and Stokes made the call.
The turn was the 10 and both players checked. The river was the 10 and now Stokes bet 110,000. Wolpert wasted little time in folding.
Duthie Takes a Small Pot
John Duthie limped the button and Nathan Doudney made it 70,000 from the big blind. Duthie made the call and the flop was 546. After Doudney checked, Duthie bet 100,000 and Doudney folded.
Player Tags: John Duthie, Jamin Stokes, Nathan Doudney, Leo Wolpert
Hour 2 Update: Bryan Pellegrino Eliminated
Jun 15, '09
Hour 2 Update
Players Remaining: 7 out of 256
Matches (Winner In Bold):
1. Leo Wolpert vs. Dustin Woolf
2. Jamin Stokes vs. Johnny Chan
3. Nathan Doudney vs. Bryan Pellegrino
4. John Duthie vs. Steve O’Dwyer
Eliminations:
8. Bryan Pellegrino – $92,580
Big Hands:
Johnny Chan Moves All-in
On a board of Q104, Johnny Chan bet 110,000 from the button and was reraised to 230,000 by Jamin Stokes. Chan went into the tank before eventually announcing that he was all-in. Stokes was surprised by Chan’s shove and went into the tank himself, before finally releasing the hand. The chip stacks are about even at 960,000 apiece.
Bryan Pellegrino Eliminated In 8th Place ($92,580)
Nathan Doudney raised preflop to 30,000 and Bryan Pellegrino reraised to 100,000. Doudney thought about it briefly before moving all-in, having Pellegrino covered by about 500,000. Pellegrino didn’t take long before calling and exposing the AQ. Doudney flipped over the same hand with the AQ. Pellegrino needed to avoid hearts in order to stay alive in the tournament. The flop was ugly for Pellegrino as it came 954, giving Doudney a free-roll. The disaster hit on the turn as the K fell, eliminating Pellegrino. The meaningless A fell on the river and it was official.
Left In The Deck:
The players are back from a ten minute break.
Player Tags: Johnny Chan, Nathan Doudney, Bryan Pellegrino
Rodman Knocks Out Doudney
Chau Giang Eliminated in 11th Place ($61,838)
Kyle Kloeckner Eliminates Nathan Doudney
Jacobo Moving Toward Final Table Number Three
Nathan Doudney Doubles Through Shawn Buchanan
Nathan Doudney Eliminated in 3rd Place ($260,261)
British Columbia is sure to be represented well today: Shawn Buchanan, second in chips, is from Abbotsford, BC. Buchanan has 4 World Series of Poker cashes to his name, but his greatest accomplishment is taking down a World Poker Tour title at the 2007 Mandalay Bay Poker Championship. After taking home over $750,000 in that event, he should be more at ease at today’s final table.