Level 25: Bonkowski and Demes Even Heads-Up, Brongo 3rd, Keller 4th
Jun 11, '11
Blinds: 13,000-25,000
Limits: 25,000-50,000
Players Remaining: 2 out of 337
Average Chip Count: 1,516,500
Chip Counts:
1. Tyler Bonkowski – 1,510,000
2. Brandon Demes – 1,490,000
Eliminations:
3rd. Andrew Brongo – $100,198
4th. Shawn Keller – $74,171
Shawn Keller Eliminated in 4th Place ($74,171)
Shawn Keller was knocked down to just over one big blind after running into Andrew Brongo’s trip kings earlier, shipping nearly of all of his chips to Brongo in that hand.
The next hand he moved all in before the flop for his last 30,000 and Brandon Demes called.
Demes was in the lead with K
3 against Keller’s J
8.
The board came A Q 3
3 7, giving Demes trip threes on the turn. Shawn Keller was eliminated in 4th place ($74,171).
Andrew Brongo Eliminated in 3rd Place ($100,198)
Andrew Brongo button-raised and Brandon Demes called from the small blind.
The flop came A 7
2, Demes bet and Brongo called.
The turn was the A, Demes bet, Brongo raised, Demes three-bet, Brongo four-bet and Demes called.
The river was the 10, Demes checked Brongo bet, Demes check-raised, Brongo three-bet, Demes four-bet, Brongo moved all in and Demes called.
Brongo showed A 7 for a full house but Demes turned over A 10 for a higher full house. Andrew Brongo was eliminated in 3rd place ($100,198) while Demes raked a huge pot, nearly evening out the chip stacks heading into heads-up play.
NOTE: With the elimination of Andrew Brongo in 3rd place ($100,198), Tyler Bonkowski and Brandon Demes began heads-up play nearly even in chips with 1.5 million each.
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Player Tags: Shawn Keller, Tyler Bonkowski, Andrew Brongo, Brandon Demes
Level 24: Final Four Remain; Sterling 5th, Schock 6th, McCarrel 7th
Jun 10, '11
Blinds: 10,000-20,000
Limits: 20,000-40,000
Players Remaining: 4 out of 337
Average Chip Count: 758,250
Chip Counts:
1. Tyler Bonkowski – 1,400,000
2. Andrew Brongo – 816,000
3. Brandon Demes – 740,000
4. Shawn Keller – 140,000
Eliminations:
5th. Matt Sterling – $55,338
6th. Mitch Schock – $41,621
7th. Casey McCarrel – $31,547
Casey McCarrel Eliminated in 7th Place ($31,547)
Casey McCarrel opened for a raise and Brandon Demes called from the big blind.
The flop came 6 3 2, Demes checked, McCarrel bet, Demes check-raised and McCarrel called.
The turn was the J, McCarrel got it all in and turned over 10 10 for a a pair but was drawing dead to Demes’ 5 4 made straight. Demes jumped up the leaderboard this hand while Casey McCarrel was eliminated in 7th place ($31,547).
Mitch Schock Eliminated in 6th Place ($41,621)
Mitch Schock opened for a raise, Tyler Bonkowski three-bet from the small blind and Schock called.
The flop came Q Q 5, Bonkoswi bet and Schock called.
The turn was the Q, Bonkowski bet and Schock called.
The river was the 9, Bonkowski bet, Schock raised, Bonkowski three-bet and Schock called.
Bonkowski showed A Q for quad queens and Schock threw his hand into the muck. After this hand, Schock was left with just 5,000 in chips.
Schock managed to quadruple up shortly thereafter, but then got it all in pre-flop with J 6 against Tyler Bonkowski’s A A.
The board came 9 7 4 Q 5, no help for Mitch Schock who was eliminated in 6th place ($41,621).
Matt Sterling Eliminated in 5th Place ($55,338)
Matt Sterling and Andrew Brongo capped the betting before the flop and Sterling got the rest of his chips in on a flop of J 4 2.
Sterling turned over 10 9 but was behind Brongo’s Q Q.
The turn and river were the A and the 5, no help to Matt Sterling who was eliminated in 5th place ($55,338).
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Player Tags: Casey McCarrell, Mitch Schock, Tyler Bonkowski, Andrew Brongo, Brandon Demes
Level 23: Ron Burke Eliminated in 8th Place ($24,095)
Jun 10, '11
Blinds: 8,000-15,000
Limits: 15,000-30,000
Players Remaining: 7 out of 337
Average Chip Count: 433,385
Chip Counts:
1. Tyler Bonkowski – 700,000
2. Brandon Demes – 620,000
3. Andrew Brongo – 455,000
4. Mitch Schock – 420,000
5. Matt Sterling – 290,000
6. Casey McCarrel – 290,000
7. Shawn Keller – 72,000
Ron Burke Doubles Through Andrew Brongo
Andrew Brongo opened the pot for a raise, Ron Burke moved all in, Casey McCarrel called from the big blind and Brongo called the raise as well.
Both players checked to the river on a board of 9 6 4 4 7.
Burke turned over A 9 for two pair, Brongo tossed a pair of fives into the muck and McCarrel folded as well. Burke tripled up to just about 120,000 this hand, though still on the short stack.
Ron Burke Eliminated in 8th Place ($24,095)
Shortly after tripling up at the beginning of the level, the crippling blinds finally got the best of Ron Burke.
Andrew Brongo button-raised, Ron Burke three-bet from the small blind and Brongo called.
The flop came A Q 5, Burke bet and Brongo called.
The turn was the 5, Burke bet, Brongo raised, Burke three-bet all in and Brongo called.
Burke turned over A J for top pair on the flop but Brongo showed A 4 for two pair on the turn.
The river was the 8, no help to Ron Burke who was eliminated in 8th place ($24,095).
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Player Tags: Ron Burke, Casey McCarrell, Andrew Brongo
Level 21: Sterling and Burke Double, Shulman On The Short Stack
Jun 10, '11
Blinds: 5,000-10,000
Limits: 10,000-20,000
Players Remaining: 9 out of 337
Average Chip Count: 337,000
Chip Counts:
1. Brandon Demes – 800,000
2. Shawn Keller – 690,000
3. Tyler Bonkowski – 474,000
4. Andrew Brongo – 420,000
5. Mitch Schock – 240,000
6. Casey McCarrel – 162,000
7. Matt Sterling – 117,000
8. Ron Burke – 115,000
9. Jeff Shulman – 58,000
Matt Sterling Doubles Through Andrew Brongo
Matt Sterling raised from the cutoff and Andrew Brongo called from the big blind.
Both players checked to the river on a board of A J 7 2 6.
Brongo checked the river, Sterling moved all in and Brongo called. Sterling showed A K for top pair and Brongo was outkicked with K J. Sterling doubled up to about 150,000 this hand while Brongo dipped down below 500,000.
Ron Burke Doubles Through Casey McCarrel
Casey McCarrel raised from the cutoff and Ron Burke called from the big blind.
The flop came A Q 10, Burke checked, McCarrel bet, Burke check-raised and McCarrel called.
The turn was the 3, Burke bet, McCarrel raised and Burke called all in.
Burke showed A 10 for two pair while McCarrel showed A 9 for top pair.
The river was the 8, and Ron Burke doubled up to about 160,000 while McCarrel dropped down to just over 100,000.
Jeff Shulman on the Short Stack
Jeff Shulman hasn’t been able to get much going at this final table, despite some aggression at times. With several of the shorter stacks finding early double ups, and a few missed flops, Shulman now finds himself on the short stack.
Casey McCarrel raised from the small blind, Jeff Shulman three-bet from the big blind, McCarrel four-bet and Shulman called.
The flop came K 9 5, McCarrel bet and Shulman folded.
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Player Tags: Jeff Shulman, Ron Burke, Andrew Brongo
Level 21: Jeff Shulman Makes Final Table, Labbe 10th
Jun 10, '11
NOTE: Play ended last night with 18 players and resumed today at 3:00pm. The final 10 players consolidated to one table, and with the elimination of Leo Labbe in 10th place ($14,388), the official nine-handed final table is now underway.
NOTE: Card Player blogger Victor Ramdin just missed the final table and was eliminated in 13th place ($11,288) while Card Player’s own Jeff Shulman is looking for his first WSOP gold bracelet as he heads to the final table 6th in chips with 222,000.
Blinds: 5,000-10,000
Limits: 10,000-20,000
Players Remaining: 9 out of 337
Average Chip Count: 337,000
Chip Counts:
1. Shawn Keller – 710,000
2. Andrew Brongo – 480,000
3. Tyler Bonkowski – 450,000
4. Brandon Demes – 420,000
5. Mitch Schock – 370,000
6. Jeff Shulman – 222,000
7. Ron Burke – 210,000
8. Matt Sterling – 100,000
9. Casey McCarrel – 95,000
Payouts:
1st. $220,817
2nd. $136,419
3rd. $100,198
4th. $74,171
5th. $55,338
6th. $41,621
7th. $31,547
8th. $24,095
9th. $18,547
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Player Tags: Jeff Shulman, Ron Burke, Shawn Keller, Mitch Schock, Tyler Bonkowski, Andrew Brongo
