Hour Five
Jun 23, '07
David Flores Crippled then Eliminated ($148,708)
In a series of two hands, David Flores was crippled then eliminated. In the first hand John Guth raised preflop and Flores reraised. Guth made the call and the flop came 9
7
3
. Flores bet and Guth smooth called. The turn brought the J
, Flores bet and Guth raised. Flores made the call and the river surfaced the 9
. Flores check then called Guth's river bet. Guth tabled 9-3-X-X for a full house and took down the pot, crippling Flores in the process.
On the next hand Flores got his last $120,00 all in preflop against Robert Stevanovski. Flores showed down Q
Q
7
3
but ran into a monster when Stevanovski showed down A
A
K
K
. The board fell J
10
8
7
J
, shipping Stevanovski the pot and bring play down to heads up.
Heads Up Begins
Heads up play has started with the chip counts:
John Guth -- $1,880,000
Robert Stevanovski - -$920,000
Guth Rolling
Guth has just won three huge pots and now has a commanding chip lead.
Stevanovski is now even in chips with Guth.
Break
Players are on a short break.
Blinds Raised
The blinds are now $25,000 - $50,000
Player Tags: Robert Stevanovski, John Guth, David Flores
Play Begins
Jun 23, '07
Play Begins
Play restarts with 1:30 seconds in the $5,000-$10,000 level. The blinds will then go up to $8,000-$15,000.
Action Slow
After playing a grueling session until 4am this morning, players have started out slow. It is a split game, and all of the major pots so far have been divided.
Jim Grove Eliminated 9th ($23,688)
David Flores and Jim Grove makes the call. Grove checks the A
8
5
flop, then calls Flores $15,000 bet. The turn comes 4
, Grove checks and Flores puts him all in. Grove makes the call with a flush draw, and Flores tables 2-3 for the wheel. The river bricks with the 10
and Grove is sent home in 9th place.
Player Tags: David Flores, Jim Grove
