Level 29: Bari Over 8 Million; Fohrenbach 6th, Chinni 7th
Jun 05, '11
Blinds: 30,000-60,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 5 out of 865
Average Chip Count: 2,595,000
Chip Counts:
1. Allen Bari – 8,050,000
2. Nicholas Blumenthal – 1,800,000
3. Sean LeFort – 1,620,000
4. Thomas Ross – 1,225,000
5. Maria Ho – 700,000
Eliminations:
6th. Ricky Fohrenbach – $142,821
7th. Jesse Chinni – $108,914
Jesse Chinni Eliminated in 7th Place ($108,914)
Ricky Fohrenbach raised to 120,000 from the cutoff, Jesse Chinni shoved for 1,600,000 and Fohrenbach called.
Fohrenbach turned over K
K
for the lead while Chinni showed A
10 for the draw.
The board came J
6 5 J 4, offering no help to Jesse Chinni who was eliminated in 6th place ($108,914). After this elimination, Fohrenbach was up to 2.7 million in chips.
Sean LeFort Doubles Through Nicholas Blumenthal
Sean LeFort open-shoved the short stack for 800,000 from middle position and Nicholas Blumenthal re-shoved behind him without any callers.
LeFort turned over Q Q for the lead while Blumenthal Showed A K for the draw.
The board came 9 7 6 J 3, offering no help to either player as LeFort doubled up to 1.7 million this hand while Blumenthal dropped to under one million.
Ricky Fohrenbach Eliminated in 6th Place ($142,821)
Ricky Fohrenbach opened to 120,000 from the cutoff, Allen Bari raised enough to put him all in and after a minute or so in the tank, Fohrenbach called all in for 1,720,000.
Fohrenbach turned over 10 10 for the lead while Bari showed A J for the draw.
The board came J 9 8 3 2, giving Bari top pair on the flop. Ricky Fohrenbach was eliminated in 6th place ($142,821) this hand while Allen Bari secured a monster chip lead with over 8 million.
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Player Tags: Jesse Chinni, Richard Fohrenbach, Sean Lefort
Level 27: Seven Remain; Lahkitov 8th, Bonyadi 9th
Jun 05, '11
Blinds: 20,000-40,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 7 out of 865
Average Chip Count: 1,853,571
Chip Counts:
1. Allen Bari – 4,020,000
2. Thomas Ross – 2,490,000
3. Nicholas Blumenthal – 2,050,000
4. Sean LeFort – 1,350,000
5. Jesse Chinni – 1,325,000
6. Maria Ho – 1,220,000
7. Ricky Fohrenbach – 850,000
Eliminations:
8th. Mikhail Lakhitov – $84,033
9th. Farzad Bonyadi – $65,535
Farzad Bonyadi Eliminated in 9th Place ($65,535)
Farzad Bonyadi moved all in for 215,000 from under the gun and Jesse Chinni called from the small blind.
Bonyadi turned over 9 9 for the lead while Chinni showed A 7 for the draw.
The board came A 4 3 10 10, giving Chinni top pair on the flop and a better two pair on the river. Farzad Bonyadi was eliminated in 9th place ($65,535) while Jesse Chinni moved up to 1.7 million in chips.
Mikhail Lakhitov Eliminated in 8th Place ($84,033)
Allen Bari opened for a raise of 80,000, Mikhail Lakhitov reraised to 210,000 from the small blind, Bari shoved and Lakhitov called all in for around 1,000,000.
Lakhitov turned over K K for the best hand while Bari showed A 10 for the draw.
The board came Q 10 8 10 J, giving Lakhitov a flush draw on the flop and Bari trip tens on the turn. Allen Bari secured the chiplead this hand with over 4 million in chips while Mikhail Lakhitov is eliminated in 8th place ($84,033).
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Player Tags: Allen Bari, Jesse Chinni, Mikhail Lakhitov, Farzad Bonyadi
Kuether Eliminated 10th; Final Table Now Underway
Jun 04, '11
NOTE: The final ten players consolidated down to one table, and with the elimination of Joseph Kuether in 10th place ($51,713), the official nine-handed final table began at approximately 11:20pm.
Players Remaining: 9 out of 865
Average Chip Count: 1,441,666
Chip Counts:
1. Thomas Ross – 2,650,000
2. Allen Bari – 2,160,000
3. Sean LeFort – 1,600,000
4. Jesse Chinni – 1,200,000
5. Maria Ho – 1,140,000
6. Nicholas Blumenthal – 1,100,000
7. Mikhail Lakhitov – 800,000
8. Ricky Fohrenbach – 790,000
9. Farzad Bonyadi – 700,000
Payouts:
1st. $874,116
2nd. $540,020
3rd. $348,128
4th. $255,028
5th. $189,574
6th. $142,821
7th. $108,914
8th. $84,033
9th. $65,535
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Player Tags: Allen Bari, Thomas Ross, Maria Ho, Jesse Chinni, Richard Fohrenbach, Sean Lefort, Mikhail Lakhitov
