Level 22: Final Four on Dinner Break; Parker 5th, Landry 6th
Jun 04, '11
NOTE: With the completion of Level 22, the final four players took a one hour dinner break and should arrive back shortly after 9:00pm to resume play.
Ante: 3,000
Low Card: 3,000
Completion: 12,000
Limits: 12,000-24,000
Players Remaining: 4 out of 357
Average Chip Count: 401,625
Chip Counts:
1. Eric Buchman – 745,000
2. Alessio Isaia – 550,000
3. Eugene Katchalov – 185,000
4. Jonathan Spinks – 130,000
Eliminations:
5th. Dennis Parker – $26,083
6th. Kai Landry – $19,456
Kai Landry Eliminated in 6th Place ($19,456)
Kai Landry survived a few all ins during the first level of the final table, managing to double up twice early on, but he finally ran out of luck after getting rivered here by Eric Buchman.
Landry was all in on fourth street with (K
6) A
J against Buchman’s (K
Q) 9 7. Landry paired his ace on fifth street while Buchman paired his nine on sixth. Landry bricked the river and Buchman caught a seven to make two pair. Kai Landry was eliminated in 6th place ($19,456).
Landry: (K 6) A J A 9 8
Buchman: (K Q) 9 7 9
8 7
Dennis Parker Eliminated in 5th Place ($26,083)
Dennis Parker and Eric Buchman have been tangling since Level 21 when Parker doubled through him to stay alive. Shortly before the dinner break, Parker and Buchman went at it again, this time Buchman getting the best of it. Parker was left with a short stack and found himself all in against Buchman once again.
Parker: K Q A 3 9 2 6
Buchman: 10 7 2 4 J J 6
Buchman rivered a flush and Dennis Parker was eliminated in 5th place ($26,083).
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Player Tags: Eric Buchman, Dennis Parker, Kai Landry
Level 21: Short Stacks Stay Alive
Jun 04, '11
Ante: 2,000
Low Card: 3,000
Completion: 10,000
Limits: 10,000-20,000
Players Remaining: 6 out of 357
Average Chip Count: 267,750
Chip Counts:
1. Eric Buchman – 550,000
2. Eugene Katchalov – 390,000
3. Alessio Isaia – 365,000
4. Jonathan Spinks – 175,000
5. Kai Landry – 100,000
6. Dennis Parker – 70,000
Kai Landry Doubles Through Jonathan Spinks
Down to the short stack with just a few big bets left, Kai Landry got it all against Jonathan Spinks after completing with the 2 and calling Spink’s raise with the Q.
Spinks was ahead with a pair of fours, but Landry double paired aces up on sixth and seventh street to double up to 75,000.
Landry: 2 8 J A (A K 8)
Spinks: Q 5 K 9 (4 4 K)
Kai Landry Doubles Through Dennis Parker
Third Street: Kai Landry completed with the K and Dennis Parker called with the J.
Fourth Street: Landry bet with K 10 and Parker called with J 6.
Fifth Street: Parker paired sixes and bet with J 6 6. Landry raised with K 10 Q and Parker called.
Sixth Street: Landry hit the J and got it all in against Parker’s 9. Landry turned over two pair and Parker showed a smaller two pair.
Landry: K 10 Q J (Q J)
Parker: J 6 6 9 (J 7)
River: Parker bricked and Landry doubled up to 140,000 with queens and jacks while Parker slipped down to just over 70,000 in chips.
Dennis Parker Doubles Through Eugene Katchalov
Dennis Parker was down to just over three big bets after doubling up Kai Landry, but got most of that back when he doubled through Eugene Katchalov shortly thereafter. Parker was all in with a pair of aces against Katchalov’s jacks and caught a third ace on fifth street to double up to 125,000.
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Player Tags: Eugene Katchalov, Dennis Parker, Kai Landry
Ausmus Eliminated 9th; Final Table Now Underway
Jun 04, '11
NOTE: The final nine players consolidated down to one table, and with the elimination of Jeremy Ausmus in 9th place ($8,800), the official eight-handed final table began at around 4:20pm.
Level: 19
Ante: 1,500
Low Card: 1,500
Completion: 6,000
Limits: 6,000-12,000
Players Remaining: 8 out of 357
Average Chip Count: 200,812
Chip Counts:
1. Eric Buchman – 386,500
2. Jonathan Spinks – 263,500
3. Alessio Isaia – 228,000
4. Eugene Katchalov – 195,000
5. Kai Landry – 153,000
6. Vasili Lazarou – 140,000
7. Dennis Parker – 94,000
8. Ali Eslami – 80,000
Payouts:
1st. $122,909
2nd. $75,911
3rd. $48,961
4th. $35,476
5th. $26,083
6th. $19,546
7th. $14,723
8th. $11,301
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Player Tags: Eric Buchman, Ali Eslami, Eugene Katchalov, Dennis Parker, Vasili Lazarou, Alessio Isaia, Kai Landry
