Level 24 Update: Wong 7th ($27,313), Burt 8th ($20,966)
Jun 24, '12
Level: 24
Omaha 8
Blinds: 10,000-20,000
Limits: 20,000-40,000
Stud 8
Ante: 5,000
Bring-In: 5,000
Completion: 20,000
Limits: 20,000-40,000
Players Remaining: 6 out of 393
Average Chip Count: 491,250
Chip Counts:
Seat no. 1 — Oleksii Kovalchuk — 596,000
Seat no. 2 — George Danzer — 649,000
Seat no. 4 — Daniel Ratigan — 406,000
Seat no. 6 — Mark Gregorich — 1,022,000
Seat no. 7 — Yuval Bronshtein — 122,000
Seat no. 8 — Norman Chad — 53,000
Players Eliminated:
Wing Wong — 7th Place ($27,313)
Tim Burt — 8th Place ($20,966)
Live Updates:
Tim Burt Eliminated in 8th Place ($20,966)
Stud 8
Tim Burt was crippled in a previous hand and left with just 6,000 in chips when he got it all in on third street against two opponents.
Ratigan: 6
547 — J7
2
Burt: 6A
2K — A10
Norman Chad folded the side pot to a bet by Daniel Ratigan on fifth street. Burt made a pair of aces on fourth street, but Ratigan made a flush on the river to win the pot and eliminate Tim Burt in 8th place ($20,966).
Wing Wong Eliminated in 7th Place ($27,313)
Omaha 8
Wing Wong opened the pot for 40,000 from under the gun and George Danzer called from the big blind.
The flop came A109, Danzer bet 20,000, Wong raised all in and Danzer called.
Danzer: KJ74
Wong: AQ64
Wong was ahead on the flop with top pair against Danzer’s flush and wrap around straight draw. The turn and river were the A and the 2, giving Wong trips on the turn, but Danzer made a flush on the river to win the pot and eliminate Wing Wong in 7th place ($27,313). Danzer secured the chip lead that hand with about 775,000.
The remaining six players took a one hour dinner break at the conclusion of Level 24 and will return at approximately 10:30pm local time to resume play.
Be sure to check back with Card Player at the conclusion of each level for regular updates with all of the action, current chip counts, and prize distributions.
Player Tags: Wing Wong, George Danzer, Daniel Ratigan
Action Begins, Final Table Now Underway
Jun 24, '12
The final table of Event no. 42 ($2,500 Omaha/Seven Card Stud Hi/Low) is now underway, and Card Player will be posting level-by-level updates with all of the action, current chip counts, and prize distributions.
Day 3 began with 22 players, and with the elimination of Brandon Guss in 9th Place ($16,325), the official final table is now set. Play will begin in Level 23, and will continue until a winner is determined.
With cards now back in the air, here is a look at the final table and how these players match up:
Seat no. 1 — Oleksii Kovalchuk — 335,000
Seat no. 2 — George Danzer — 517,000
Seat no. 3 — Wing Wong — 184,000
Seat no. 4 — Daniel Ratigan — 150,000
Seat no. 5 — Tim Burt — 152,000
Seat no. 6 — Mark Gregorich — 677,000
Seat no. 7 — Yuval Bronshtein — 340,000
Seat no. 8 — Norman Chad — 590,000
While only 8 remain, this event gathered 393 players, creating a total prize pool of $894,075. Here is a look at the final payouts:
1st Place — $228,014
2nd Place — $140,825
3rd Place — $90,829
4th Place — $65,812
5th Place — $48,387
6th Place — $36,093
7th Place — $27,313
8th Place — $20,966
Be sure to check back with Card Player at the conclusion of each level for regular updates with all of the action, current chip counts, and prize distributions.
Player Tags: Mark Gregorich, Wing Wong, Norman Chad, George Danzer, Yuval Bronshtein, Daniel Ratigan, Oleksii Kovalchuk
