No-Limit Level - Final Table Set
Jun 18, '08
Note: Play has ended for the day. The remaining nine final tablists will reconvene tomorrow to crown a winner.
Blinds/Antes: 8000/16000
Players Remaining: 9 of 2,305
Average Stack: 650,000
Chip Counts:
Jose Velador - 1,898,000
Jospeh Georges - 1,202,000
Utsab Saha - 964,000
Jae Chung - 720,000
Anthony Signore - 701,000
Shane Stacey - 653,000
Osmin Dardon - 487,000
Dean Bui - 217,000
Justin Huffman - 150,000
Recent Eliminations:
Ken Hughes (Tenth place - $34,594)
Jesse Maupin (Eleventh place - $34,594)
George Lind (Twelfth place - $34,594)
Ray Henson (Thirteenth place - $26,732)
Big Hands:
Osmin Dardon Makes Joseph Georges Lay Down the Best Hand?
On a board of K
Q
5
, Joseph Georges checked to Osmin Dardon who made a bet of 60,000. Georges called, nearly beating Dardon to the flop, and checked again when the 3d fell on the turn. Dardon moved all in for 241,000, and Georges went into the tank. After several minutes of thought, Georges folded his hand. “I think I folded the best hand,” Georges said as the dealer pushed the pot to Dardon. “Yeah, you did,” replied Dardon.
George Lind Eliminated by Utsab Saha
George Lind raised to 42,000 from the cut-off and was reraised by Utsab Saha in the big blind to a total of 100,000. After counting down his chips, Lind announced that he was reraising all in. Saha paused for only a moment and called. “I like his hand,” Lind said before Saha revealed his cards. Lind turned over the Ah9d and was in second place against Saha’s JJ. The K
10632 board brought no help to Lind, and he was eliminated.
Dean Bui Loses Thirty Percent of His Stack to Anthony Signore
Anthony Signore, desperately hanging on to a short stack, moved all in for 124,000 from under-the-gun. The player next to act was Dean Bui, who thought intensely while debating aloud whether or not to call. Bui made the call, and the other players folded. Bui turned over A8, the favorite over Signore’s KQ. The final board read K10996, and Signore successfully doubled through Bui.
Shane Stacey Eliminates Jesse Maupin and Sends Action to One Remaining Table
Shane Stacey raised to 46,000 from middle position and was immediately reraised all in by Jesse Maupin, who was next to act. The action folded back to Stacey who asked for a count of the remaining amount left to call. When the dealer announced that Stacey only needed to call an additional 52,000, Stacey had a comment. “I raised a random hand, but I can’t fold any two cards for those odds. I apologize in advance,” Stacey told Maupin as he called and turned over 52. Maupin was in front with Q9, but the 863 gave Stacey a flush draw and an inside straight draw. The 4 on the turn sealed the deal, and Maupin was drawing dead against Stacey’s straight.
The players combined into one table of ten to play out until only the nine final players remain.
Ken Hughes Eliminated in Tenth Place, Nine Final Tablists Remain
Shortly into the ten-handed play, Joseph Georges raised to 55,000 from middle position. The action folded to Ken Hughes in the big blind, who announced that he was all in for his remaining 170,000. Georges took several minutes to call, and seemed relieved when Hughes announced that he had a pair. “A pair is fine. That means I have an overcard,” Georges said as he turned over A3. Hughes turned over 99, and the flop was dealt: 1064. The 7 on the turn gave Georges additional straight outs, but the Q on the river sealed the deal and sent the remaining nine players to the final table.
Player Tags: Ray Henson, Ken Hughes, Osmin Dardon, Jesse Maupin, Dean Bui, Luis Velador, Jae Chung, Shane Stacey, European Report, Utsab Saha, Justin Hoffman, Anthony Signore
No-Limit Level 17
Jun 18, '08
Blinds/Antes: 5000/10000/1000
Players Remaining: 20 of 2,305
Average Stack: 216,000
Chip Counts:
Jose Velador - 1,340,000
Shane Stacey - 855,000
Jae Chung - 540,000
George Lind - 500,000
Utsab Saha - 460,000
Osmin Dardon - 420,000
Dean Bui - 305,000
Jospeh Georges - 223,000
Ken Hughes - 220,000
Donald Carlton - 215,000
Recent Eliminations:
Ronnie Jackson
Andrew Hoffman
David DeSilva
Big Hands:
George Lind Runs Up Against Aces, Doubles Up Joseph Georges
George Lind raised to 30,000 from middle position in an open pot and the action folded to Joseph Georges in the big blind. Georges reraised to a total of 100,000 , Lind pushed all in and Georges instantly called, turning over AsAc. Lind’s 10c10h was in bad shape, and the J8733 board offered no help. Georges doubled his stack to 444,000.
The Rich Get Richer, the Poor Get Sent Home
Current chip leader Jose Velador raised to 35,000 from his position under-the-gun, and tournament short stack Andrew Hoffman pushed in his remaining 14,000 next to act. All other players folded, and Velador turned over KK. Hoffman showed his A10, but the board failed to cooperate with Hoffman’s hand instead offering J8765.
Ray Henson Having an Orbit of Dramatic Swings
Ronnie Jackson raised to 26,000 from under-the-gun, and next to act player Ray Henson called. The action folded to Shane Stacey in the big blind who also made the call. The flop came 1043, and Stacey checked. Jackson bet 60,000, Henson called, and Stacey folded. The turn brought the 6. Jackson and Henson got it all in, and when the pot was settled the hands were AK for Jackson and Q10 for Henson. Although he was already ahead, the 9 on the river completed Henson’s flush and guaranteed Jackson’s elimination.
Moments later Henson got it all in against another player, this time Jae Chung. The money went into the middle on the turn with a board of K968. Henson turned over KK for top set, and Chung showed 97 for an open-ended straight draw. The 10 on the river completed Chung’s straight, and Hensen threw his cards into the muck. “Zero for Five with kings today,” Hensen lamented as he paid off Chung.
Strong Hands All Around Lead to DeSilva’s Elimination
Ustab Saha open raised for 30,000 from middle position, and David DeSilva moved all in for 140,000 from the button. George Lind called from the small blind, and Jesse Maupin deliberated for several minutes from the big blind. “I don’t think I can lay down this hand,” Maupin said as he counted down his remaining chips. He eventually did fold, later saying he threw away two queens. Saha folded, and DeSilva turned over AQ which was dominated by Lind’s AK. The K101097 board made a flush for Lind and eliminated DeSilva.
Player Tags: Luis Velador, Jae Chung, Shane Stacey, European Report
$1,500 NL Hold'em - Down To Three
Jun 19, '08
Blinds/Antes: 15,000/30,000 with a 4,000 ante.
Players Remaining: 4 of 2,305
Chip Counts:
Jose Velador - 4,750,000
Osmin Dardon - 1,200,000
Anthony Signore - 860,000
Recent Eliminations: Shane Stacey (5th Place), Jae Chung (4th Place)
Big Hands:
Shane Stacey Eliminated in Fifth Place ($166,682)
Shane Stacey and Osmin "Odie" Dardon got it all in on a flop of Q98. Dardon showed down pocket tens, but was behind to Stacey's AQ. The turn was the 6 giving Dardon more straight outs, and he connected when the river was the 7. Stacey was eliminated in fifth place.
Jae Chung Eliminated in Fourth Place ($204,427)
Jae Chung was all in preflop for his last 280,000 and both Osmin Dardon and Jose Velador made the call. They both checked down a board of KJ2J4 and split the pot when they both showed K-10. Chung couldn't beat it and he was eliminated in fourth place.
NOTE: The players then took a 20-minute break.
Player Tags: Osmin Dardon, Luis Velador, Jae Chung, Shane Stacey, Anthony Signore
