Level 9 Hour 2 Update: Dewey Tomko Eliminated
Jul 08, '09
Blinds: 500-100 with a 100 ante
Players Remaining: 630 out of 1476
Chip Counts:
1. Eric Cloutier – 384,000
2. Greg Mueller – 311,000
3. Andy Black – 220,000
4. Mike Sexton – 170,000
5. Sorel Mizzi – 160,000
6. Chris Ferguson – 155,000
7. Jimmy Fricke – 150,000
8. Thor Hansen – 141,000
9. Pamela Brunson – 135,000
10. Vitaly Lunkin – 132,000
CardPlayer Chip Counts:
Ciaran O’Leary – 48,500
Andrew Brokos – 78,000
Average Chip Count Day 2A: 97,650
Notable Eliminations:
Dewey Tomko
Juha Helppi
Craig Gray
Eli Elezra
Grant Levy
Big Hands:
Dewey Tomko Eliminated
Dewey Tomko looked down at the A
J and open-shoved for 17,000. A player in the small blind called with the 9
9 and the two players were off to a race. They were not even close to racing anymore as the flop came 9
6
3, putting Tomko drawing dead with no runner-runner draws. The board completed with the meaning less J and 8.
Juha Helppi Eliminated
Juha Helppi and the big stack of Eric Cloutier got all the money in preflop with Helppi tabling pocket kings. Cloutier exposed pocket aces and Helppi failed to improve, exiting the tournament right before the day ended. Eric Cloutier is the tournament chip leader with 384,000 to end the day.
Luca Pagano Moves All In
A player in late position bet 2,400 and Andrew Brokos made the call from the button. Action was one Luca Pagano in the small blind. He elected to move all in for 33,800 over the small preflop bet of 2,400. The initial raiser folded and Andrew Brokos went into the tank. He eventually mucked and Pagano took down the pot.
Jim Bechtel Doubles Up
Jim Bechtel moved all in for 10,700 on a flop of 942 and was called by the 97 of an opponent. Bechtel exposed the way in front Q9. The 3 hit the turn, giving Bechtel’s opponent a flush draw. However, none of those outs came as the Q fell on the river. Bechtel is now at 26,000.
Craig Gray Eliminated
Craig Gray checked to his opponent on a board of 653J. His opponent threw out a bet and Gray check-raised all in. His opponent contemplated briefly before making the call with the QJ. Gray was disgusted as he tabled the 77 for a bad misstep. Gray was drawing very thin and the 9 on the river ended his 2009 main event.
Pamela Brunson Wins Big Double Up
Pamela Brunson and her opponent got all the chips into the middle preflop. Brunson exposed kings but was up against the aces of an unknown player. However, Brunson caught up as she flopped a king. The turn and river were safe for her and she doubled to 135,000.
Left in the Deck:
Players have just finished playing hand for hand and day 2A is now complete.
Player Tags: Juha Helppi, Dewey Tomko, James Bechtel Sr., Luca Pagano, Eric Cloutier, Craig Gray, Andrew Brokos, Pamela Brunson
Level 9 Hour 1 Update: Carlos Mortensen Doubles
Jul 07, '09
Blinds: 500-100 with a 100 ante
Players Remaining: 720 out of 1476
Chip Counts:
1. Samer Rahman – 325,000
2. Greg Mueller – 305,000
3. Andy Black – 225,000
4. Mike Sexton – 170,000
5. Chris Ferguson – 155,000
6. Tom Schneider – 141,000
7. Juha Helppi – 140,000
8. Jani Sointula – 135,000
9. Vitaly Lunkin – 132,000
10. Greg Raymer – 118,000
CardPlayer Chip Counts:
Ciaran O’Leary – 31,400
Andrew Brokos – 78,000
Average Chip Count Day 2A: 80,635
Notable Eliminations:
Amarillo Slim
Amanda Baker
Berry Johnston
Big Hands:
Carlos Mortensen Doubles Up
With the JJ the 2001 main event champion was put all in by an opponent on a board of K109Q2. Mortensen made the quick call and exposed his hand. His opponent mucked and Mortensen won the large pot and is back up to 71,000 chips.
Sam Farha Doubles Up
On a board of K869, the 2003 main event runner up got all his chips into the pot with the 75 against the KQ of his opponent. The meaningless Q fell on the river and Farha doubled to 72,000.
Andrew Brokos Wins a Pot
On a flop of KJ10, Andrew Brokos bet 3,400 from the big blind and a player in middle position called. The 4 fell on the turn and Brokos bet 10,000, which was quickly called by his opponent. The 4 hit the river and Brokos threw out 20,000. His opponent looked disgruntled and finally mucked the J10 face up. Brokos is now up to about 78,000.
Amarillo Slim Eliminated
Amarillo Slim was short when he went all in with 9-8 and was unfortunately called by the pocket nines of his opponent. The board offered no help to Slim, as he was eliminated late on day 2.
Eli Elezra Doubles Up
In the small blind Eli Elezra was faced with a 2,600 bet from the cutoff. Elezra elected to ship his stack of 7,000 into the pot preflop and his opponent made the quick call. Elezra tabled the AJ and was dominating the KJ of the cutoff. The board ran out A8735, giving Elezra the pot and a still short stack of 15,100.
Andrew Black Eliminates Opponent
All the chips went into the middle with Andrew Black holding the AK against the QQ of an opponent. The board ran out A10872, as Black paired his ace to win the pot. Black is now at 225,000.
Left in the Deck
Here is one of the toughest tables assembled so far during this year’s main event (Table 29):
Seat 1: Shane Warne
Seat 3: Ludovic Lacay
Seat 6: Luca Pagano
Seat 7: Isaac Baron
Seat 8: Grant Levy
Seat 9: Tom Schneider
Player Tags: Carlos Mortensen, Eli Elezra, Sam Farha, Andy Black, Andrew Brokos, Thomas Preston
Kenney Can’t Finish The Kill
Baldwin Returns To The Bank Of Brokos
Boom
Montgomery Wards off Big Slick