Dane Lomas Eliminated in 5th Place ($22,605)
Jul 05, '07
Under the gun Aleksander Uskov raised to $12,000 and John Hoang called from the small blind. Dane Lomas pushed from the big blind for $74,000 total. Uskov went into the tank after cutting out the call, then put in the $62,000. Hoang also seriously thought about it, but eventually folded. Lomas said, "I like your hand," as he revealed the A
9
. Uskov turned over the A
Q
, and after the board came down K
8
2
6
5
Lomas was sent to the rail in 5th place ($22,605). The remaining four players took a short break as the $500 chips were colored up.
Chip Counts
Adrian Hanaeur - $149,000
John Hoang - $217,000
Aleksander Uskov - $296,000
Steve Paul-Ambrose - $238,000
Player Tags: Dane Lomas
Hoang Takes Big Pot On Turn
Jul 05, '07
John Hoang limped from the small blind and Dane Lomas raised to $22,000 from the big blind. Hoang called the $18,000 and the two saw a flop of 10
6
5
. Both checked and the turn brought the 9
. Lomas led out $30,000 and Hoang quickly went all-in, having Lomas covered. Lomas went into the the tank for three minutes before eventually folding.
Player Tags: John Hoang, Dane Lomas
Hanauer Doubles
Jul 05, '07
Adrian Hanauer raised to $10,000 preflop and Dane Lomas and Aleksander Uskov called from the blinds. The flop brought the 9
5
3
and both Lomas and Uskov checked. Hanauer bet $40,000 and after a moments thought Lomas cut out a $40,000 raise to $80,000. Hanauer had just over the raise and decided to go all-in. Lomas called and showed A
9
while Hanauer revealed J
J
. The turn brought the 6
and the river the Q
, improving neither player and doubling Hanauer.
Player Tags: Adrian Hanauer, Dane Lomas
Richard Rice Eliminated in 8th Place ($10,275)
Jul 05, '07
Dane Lomas limped for $3,000 under the gun and Richard Rice was next to act. Rice thought for a few seconds before pushing all in for his last $18,500. The action folded back to Lomas who didn't hesitate to try to eliminated another player and called. Lomas turned over Q
10
and Rice had pushed with 10
9
. The dealer laid out 6
4
4
2
5
and Lomas won with queen high. Rice was eliminated in 8th place, earning $10,275. Lomas has built his chip stack to $190,000 in the early hours of this final table.
Player Tags: Dane Lomas
Karl Mahrenholz Eliminated in 9th Place ($8,220)
Jul 05, '07
Karl Mahrenholz raised to $11,000 from early postion and was reraised by Dane Lomas to $30,000. The action folded back to Mahrenholz who pushed all in. Lomas took no time in making the call and showed A
Q
. Mahrenholz was holding Q
J
. The board came A
Q
10
J
8
and Lomas eliminated Mahrenholz with a higher two pair. Mahrenholz is the ninth place finisher and takes home $8,220 for his efforts.
Player Tags: Karl Mahrenholz, Dane Lomas
