Tournament Update -- Level 20
Sep 30, '09
NOTE: The players went on a dinner break at 11:50 a.m. PDT and they will return for level 21 in 90 minutes.
Blinds: 6,000-12,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 17 out of 334
Chip Counts:
Jason Mercier — 1,294,000
Saar Wilf — 959,000
Barry Shulman — 820,000
Markus Ristola — 815,000
Keith Hawkins — 715,000
Praz Bansi — 659,000
Daniel Negreanu — 650,000
Eric Liu — 591,000
Teddy Sheringham — 567,000
Thomas Bichon — 810,000
Average Chip Count: 589,411
Notable Eliminations:
21: Konstantin Buchrel — £25,918
20: Steven Fung — £25,918
19: Craig Burgess — £25,918
18: Sandor Demjan — £25,918
Big Hands:
Craig Burgess Eliminated in 19th Place (£25,918)
Craig Burgess got the last of his chips in preflop against Barry Shulman. Their cards:
Burgess: 5
5
Shulman: 88
Board: Q
J95
10
Burgess started out behind but he hit a third five on the turn to take the lead. Shulman delivered the crushing blow on the river when he made straight to eliminate Burgess in 19th place and grow his stack to 820,000.
Sandor Demjan Eliminated in 18th Place ($31,198)
Praz Bansi and Sandor Demjan saw a boad of J6210Q and checked it down to the river. Demjan decided to move all in and Bansi was suprised but made the call. He flipped over AK and Demjan revealed AQ. Demjan was eliminated in 18th place and Bansi grew his stack to more than 650,000.
Player Tags: Barry Shulman, Craig Burgess, Praz Bansi, Sandor Demjan
