Final Table Update: David Tolbert Eliminated In 7th Place, Kelso 6th
Jun 16, '10
Blinds: 25,000-50,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 5 out of 3,289
Average Chip Count: 1,973,400
Tournament Leaderboard:
1. Kiet Tran – 2,800,000
2. Jeffrey Tebben – 1,900,000
3. J.D. McNamara – 1,875,000
4. Denis Murphy – 1,750,000
5. David Cai – 1,100,000
Notable Eliminations:
7. David Tolbert — $66,513
6. Blake Kelso — $88,654
Note: Players are on a 60-minute dinner break and will return at 7:25 p.m.
Big Hands:
David Tolbert Eliminated In Seventh Place ($66,513)
Denis Murphy moved all in from the cutoff for 495,000. The button folded and action was on David Tolbert in the small blind.
He called with his final 480,000 and turned over J
J
. It was no good, however, as Murphy turned over Q
Q.
The board ran out 5432K and Tolbert was eliminated.
Blake Kelso Eliminated In Sixth Place ($88,654)
Blake Kelso moved in for his last 630,000 from under the gun. J.D. McNamara then reshove to isolate Kelso. The rest of the table mucked and McNamara turned over 1010
.
Kelso showed down J10 and needed a lot of help. The flop came down QQ9, giving Kelso an open-ended straight draw.
But the turn and river were bricks, bringing the A and 3 and Kelso was eliminated.
Player Tags: Blake Kelso
Joe Tehan opened from the button to 23,000 and Blake Kelso moved all in behind him from the small blind for his last 305,000.
8
. The board ran out 4
3
9