Level 5 Hour 1 Update: Scott Clements Eliminated
Jul 06, '09
Blinds: 200-400 with a 50 ante
Chip Counts:
1. Dutch Boyd – 133,000
2. Josh Arieh – 125,000
3. Blair Hinkle – 120,800
4. Chad Brown – 105,000
5. Adam Schoenfeld – 103,200
6. Prahlad Friedman – 92,000
7. Phil Ivey – 82,000
8. John Racener – 79,000
9. Matthew Hilger – 68,000
10. Jeff Shulman – 56,000
Notable Eliminations:
Amir Vahedi
Scott Clements
Sully Erna
Big Hands
Amir Vahedi Eliminated by Marc Karam
Amir Vahedi gets it all in before the flop, Marc Karam calls and has him covered.
Vahedi: A
K
Karam: A
Q
Board: 832Q
6
Vahedi gets it in as the favorite, but Karam spikes a queen on the turn, eliminating Amir Vahedi just minutes into Level 5.
Scott Clements Eliminated
Scott Clements was short stacked and holding the QQ on a board of J559. Clements got the rest of his chips into the middle with the over pair but was drawing dead against the 55 of his opponent. Clements was sent to the rail.
Sully Erna Eliminated
Godsmack member Sully Erna was crippled when put an opponent all in on a board of J326. His opponent called and tabled the AQ for the nuts. Erna mucked and was eliminated shortly after when his short stack of 1,150 didn’t last.
Kristy Gazes Flops the Nuts, Gets Paid Off
On a flop of J85, the player in seat 7 bets 1,100 and Kristy Gazes calls. The turn is the K, and this time Gazes leads out for 2,675. The river is the K, Gazes bets 5,125 and her opponent goes into the tank. After a few minutes he makes the call and Gazes turns over AQ for the nut flush. Gazes rakes the pot, bringing her stack up to 45,000 at the moment.
Arieh On a Run, Breaks 100K
On a flop of AK7, Josh Arieh bets 2,000 from the cutoff and the player on the button makes the call. The turn is the 4, Arieh bets 5,000 and the button calls. The river is the 7, and once again Arieh bets 5,000 and gets a call. Arieh turns over A9 for top pair, his opponent exposes K10 for middle pair. Arieh rakes the pot, bringing his stack up to 125,000 this hand.
Player Tags: Amir Vahedi, Josh Arieh, Kristy Gazes, Scott Clements, Marc Karam, Sully Erna
Sully Erna has busted out of the tournament during level 4. Hand details are coming soon.