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
Big Hands and Storylines:
On third street Katja Thater bet 12,000 and Steve Zolotow raised to 24,000. Thater made it another bet to go, and then Zolotow moved all in for the last of his chips. Thater made the call and they opened up thier hands. Full board after seventh street: