Clonie Bested By The Devil
Jun 13, '07
Early on in level 9 Clonie Gowen found herself crippled by a cooler. In a three-way pot Gowen called in early position raise from the button with 4
4
, the player in the big blind called as well. The flop came A 6 4
, the big blind moved all in, the pre-flop raiser folded, and Gowen called, leaving herself with less than $10,000 behind. The big blind flipped up 6
6. The turn J and river 8 were no help to Gowen and she remains on life support.
Meanwhile John Racener, Dustin “Neverwin” Woolf, and Jan Sorenson have been very active trading chips at their table. On a board of A 3 2 6 8, Woolf bet out $15,000 on the river, drawing a call from Sorenson. Woof showed AQ, and Sorenson mucked.
Meanwhile in a three-way pot, with a flop of K 7 2, Racener led out with a $3,400 bet from the small blind, Woolf called from the big blind, as did Sorenson from the cut-off. Racener fired $13,600 after the 10 hit on the turn, Woolf folded, Sorenson quickly moved all in, and Racener folded just as quickly. Racener was able to gain back some ground isolating a short stack all in, and having his A-J hold up against K-Q.
The 16 remaning tables are nine handed, with 144 players remaining. Notable eliminations include, Howard Lederer, Antonio Esfandiari, and Minh Ly
Player Tags: Minh Ly, Antonio Esfandiari, Howard Lederer, Clonie Gowen, Jan Sorensen, Dustin Woolf, John Racener
Hour Two Recap
Jun 15, '07
The second level of this final table was absolutely crazy. In the last hour there have been seven eliminations and the action is now heads up between James Mackey and Stuart Fox. The play this level was almost all preflop, with less than five flops on hands that didn't eliminate a player. James Mackey and Michael Binger established themselves as the aggressors at the table this level, and their large chip stacks reflected that. The two remaining players are on a short break while tournament officials place the money on the table and get the bracelet ready. Play will resume shortly.
The order of eliminations are:
9th Place - Mike Gracz ($43,684)
8th Place - John "Tex" Barch ($60,254)
7th Place - Jan Sorenson ($81,343)
6th Place - Nick Schulman ($108,457)
5th Place - Karga Holt ($140,091)
4th Place - Will McMahon ($194,319)
3rd Place - Michael Binger ($295,245)
James Mackey will return from the break as the dominant chip leader. Mackey has a 12:1 chip advantage coming into heads up play, with $5,900,000 up against $495,000 helf by Stuart Fox. Fox came into the final table fourth in chips and has only played one hand all day. Fox has been able to sneak in the back door into at least second place by watching his companions battle all day.
There are approximately two hands remaining in the 20th level and after that the blinds will rise to $30,000-$60,000 with a $5,000 ante. There will be $100,000 of dead money in each hand in the 21st level which means Fox will be forced to make a move soon.
Player Tags: Michael Gracz, John Barch, Jan Sorensen, James Mackey, William McMahon, Stuart Fox, Michael Binger, Nick Schulman, Karga Holt
Jan Sorenson Eliminated in 7th Place ($81,343)
Jun 15, '07
Will McMahon raised from middle position and Michael Binger reraised. Jan Sorenson reraised all in and McMahon got out of the way. Binger had Sorenson barely covered and called. Binger showed 10
10
and Sorenson flipped up A
A
. The flop came 10
8
4
and Binger looked so calm in his seat it was as if he expected it. The turn was the Q
and the river came the 5
. Jan Sorenson was eliminated in 7th place, earning him $81,343.
Player Tags: Jan Sorensen, William McMahon, Michael Binger
Hour One Recap
Jun 15, '07
The cards have been in the air for only an hour and already it is evident that this table came to play. There are still nine players remaining and play has entered level 20. Blinds are going up to $20,000-$40,000 with a $5,000 ante.
Just 15 minutes into this final table John "Tex" Barch and Jan Sorenson got tangled up. Barch raised preflop and Sorenson reraised all in for about $340,000. Barch called quickly and flipped up K
K
. Sorenson turned over A
Q
. Barch went into the flop the favorite but was quickly disappointed when the flop came A
J
4
. The turn was the 7
and the river came the 9
giving no help to Barch. After the hand Sorenson was up over $800,00 and Barch was left with less than $300,000.
Later in the level James Mackey made a large preflop raise and was called by Nick Schulman. The flop came 6
6
3
and Mackey bet out $125,000. Schulman made the call and the turn was the 5
. Both players checked and the river was the 7
. Mackey bet out again and Schulman quickly called. Mackey showed K
K
and Schulman flipped up A
3
. Mackey took down the large pot and now sits as the chip leader.
Not missing a beat, Schulman made a large raise preflop just a few hands later. Michael Binger reraised all in for $236,000. Schulman called and showed Binger 9
9
and Binger didn't even flinch. Binger showed A
A
and Schulman started counting out his chips to match Binger's bet. The dealer peeled off 8
4
4
Q
K
and Binger doubled through Schulman and now has $572,000.
On the last hand of the level, Nick Schulman found himself involved in a hand for all of his chips. Karga Holt had made a large raise from the button and Nick Schulman protected his big blind by pushing all in. Holt made the call and turned over A
J
. Schulman had A
10
and couldn't believe his unfortunate luck yet again. The flop came J
7
2
and Schulman started to gather his things. The turn was the 8
and all of a sudden Schulman had outs. The river was the 9
and Schulman couldn't believe he caught runner-runner to take down the pot. Schulman doubled up through Holt who was still one of the big stacks at the table.
The players are taking a short break following the completion of level one and the cards will be back in the air shortly.
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Player Tags: John Barch, Jan Sorensen, James Mackey, Michael Binger, Nick Schulman, Karga Holt
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