Level 23 Update: Lisandro 5th ($41,789), Dickstein 6th ($33,325), Kenney 7th ($27,062)
Jun 05, '12
Level: 23
Ante: 3,000
Bring In: 5,000
Completion: 15,000
Limits: 15,000-30,000
Players Remaining: 4 out of 145
Average Chip Count: 543,750
Chip Counts:
Seat no. 1 — John Monnette — 735,000
Seat no. 4 — Timothy Finne — 340,000
Seat no. 6 — Huu Vinh — 850,000
Seat no. 7 — Perry Friedman — 240,000
Players Eliminated:
Jeffrey Lisandro — 5th Place ($41,789)
Bryn Kenney — 7th Place ($27,062)
Mark Dickstein — 6th Place ($33,325)
Live Updates:
Bryn Kenney Eliminated in 7th Place ($27,062)
Despite starting the day short and finding several double ups over the past few levels to survive the increasing limits, Bryn Kenney entered Level 23 on the short stack with just over 2 big bets and was eliminated shortly after it began.
Bryn Kenney completed the bet to 15,000 with the A
and Huu Vinh called the raise with the 7. Kenney bet 15,000 with ace-high on fourth street. Kenney checked on fifth street, Vinh bet 30,000, Keneny raised all in and Vinh called the check-raise.
Vinh: 7JA
5
— K7J
Kenney: A8JQ
— 1034
Vinh was ahead with a split pair of sevens on fifth street when the money went in and Kenney failed to improve by the river. Bryn Kenney was eliminated in 7th place ($27,062) while Huu Vinh secured his chip lead with about 720,000.
Mark Dickstein Eliminated in 6th Place ($33,325)
John Monnette completed the bet to 15,000 with the 7, Mark Dickstein raised to 30,000 with the 10 and Monnette called. Dickstein bet 15,000 with ten-high on fourth street and Monette called. Dickstein bet 30,000 on fifth street, Monnette raised to 60,000 and Dickstein called all in.
Monette: 7293 — AKJ
Dickstein: 1085K — J107
Dickstein was ahead with a pair of tens on fifth street when the money went in, but Monnette had four spades and hit a fifth on the river to make a flush, eliminating Mark Dickstein in 6th place ($33,325).
Jeffrey Lisandro Eliminated in 5th Place ($41,789)
Jeffrey Lisandro completed the bet to 15,000 with the 9, andPerry Friedman called with the 4. Lisandro bet 15,000 with king-high on fourth street, Friedman raised to 30,000 and Lisandro called all in.
Friedman: 4826 — 653
Lisandro: 9KA10 — J109
Lisandro was ahead with a split pair of fours on fourth street when the money went in, but Friedman caught a straight on the river to win the pot and eliminate Jeffrey Lisandro in 5th place ($41,789).
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Player Tags: Mark Dickstein, Jeffrey Lisandro, Perry Friedman, John Monnette, Bryn Kenney, Huu Vinh
Level 22 Update: Kenney Doubles, Monnette Challenges Vinh for the Lead
Jun 05, '12
Level: 22
Ante: 3,000
Bring In: 3,000
Completion: 12,000
Limits: 12,000-24,000
Players Remaining: 7 out of 145
Average Chip Count: 310,714
Chip Counts:
Seat no. 1 — John Monnette — 600,000
Seat no. 2 — Jeffrey Lisandro — 79,000
Seat no. 3 — Mark Dickstein — 100,000
Seat no. 4 — Timothy Finne — 344,000
Seat no. 5 — Bryn Kenney — 68,000
Seat no. 6 — Huu Vinh — 655,000
Seat no. 7 — Perry Friedman — 357,000
Live Updates:
Bryn Kenney Doubles Through Timothy Finne
Timothy Finne Brought in the 2 for 3,000, Bryn Kenney completed the bet to 12,000 with the 8 and Finne called the raise. Fine checked ten-high on fourth street, Kenney bet 12,000, Finne raised to 24,000, Kenney three-bet to 36,000, Finne reraised to 48,000 and Kenney called all in.
Finne: 2109A — KK8
Kenney: 8687 — JJ9
Finne was ahead on fourth street when the money went in with a wired pair of kings against Kenney’s pair of jacks, but Kenney paired eights on fifth street to take the lead and win the pot with two pair. Kenney doubled up to over 160,000 that hand while Finne slipped down to just 130,000.
John Monnette Has an Active Level, Challeneges Vinh for the Lead
John Monnette was extremely active this level and took an early pot off of Huu Vinh after rivering two pair to get paid off in a showdown. That hand gave Monnette the chip lead with just under 700,000, but he lost some of that back to Timothy Finne who found some much needed chips and Huu Vinh who went on to end the level with the chip lead. Monnette got involved in a big pot with Jeffrey Lisandro towards the end of the level that saw a bet on every street and Monnette turn over trip jacks to make a run for the lead once again with just over 600,000.
Be sure to check back with Card Player at the conclusion of each level for regular updates with all of the action, current chip counts, and prize distributions.
Player Tags: John Monnette, Bryn Kenney, Huu Vinh, Timothy Finne
Level 21 Update: Ray Dehkharghani Eliminated in 8th Place ($22,332)
Jun 05, '12
Level: 21
Ante: 2,000
Bring In: 3,000
Completion: 10,000
Limits: 10,000-20,000
Players Remaining: 7 out of 145
Average Chip Count: 310,714
Chip Counts:
Seat no. 1 — John Monnette — 560,000
Seat no. 2 — Jeffrey Lisandro — 240,000
Seat no. 3 — Mark Dickstein — 270,000
Seat no. 4 — Timothy Finne — 180,000
Seat no. 5 — Bryn Kenney — 70,000
Seat no. 6 — Huu Vinh — 450,000
Seat no. 7 — Perry Friedman — 325,000
Players Eliminated:
Ray Dehkharghani — 8th Place ($22,332)
Live Updates:
Bryn Kenney Doubles Through Mark Dickstein
Bryn Kenney came to the final table with the second shortest stack, but managed to survive an all in showdown to double up and stay alive this level.
Mark Dickstein brought in the 2 for 3,000, Bryn Kenney completed the bet to 10,000 with the 9 and Dickstein called the raise. Kenney bet 10,000 on fourth street and bet all in for 18,000 on fifth street. Dickstein called and was behind on fifth street with a small open-ended straight draw against Kenney’s higher straight draw.
Kenney: 92Q8 — J108
Dickstein: 23104 — 1054
Kenney made a jack-high straight on sixth street and Dickstein was drawing dead on the river where he paired tens. Kenney doubled up to 100,000 (5 BBs) that hand which was enough to survive Ray Dehkharghani who was subsequently eliminated in 8th place ($22,332).
Ray Dehkharghani Eliminated in 8th Place ($22,332)
Ray Dehkharghani was all in on third street with a split pair of sevens against Timothy Finne’s king-high with three diamonds.
Finne: 7QJ4 — KQJ
Dehkharghani: 710J5 — 872
Dehkharghani was ahead with a pair on third street when the money went in, but Finne paired his queen on fourth street to win the pot and eliminate Ray Dehkharghani in 8th place ($22,332).
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Player Tags: Mark Dickstein, Ray Dehkharghani, Bryn Kenney, Timothy Finne
Action Begins, Final Table Now Underway
Jun 05, '12
The final table of Event no. 10 ($5,000 – Seven Card Stud) is now underway, and Card Player will be posting level-by-level updates with all of the action, current chip counts, and prize distributions.
With the elimination of Eugene Katchalov in 9th Place ($18,693), the official 8-handed final table is now set. Play will begin in Level 21 with limits of 10,000-20,000 and a 2,000 ante, and will continue until a winner is determined.
With cards now back in the air, here is a look at the final table and how these players match up:
Seat no. 1 — John Monnette — 547,000
Seat no. 2 — Jeffrey Lisandro — 215,000
Seat no. 3 — Mark Dickstein — 336,000
Seat no. 4 — Timothy Finne — 109,000
Seat no. 5 — Bryn Kenney — 102,000
Seat no. 6 — Huu Vinh — 404,000
Seat no. 7 — Perry Friedman — 365,000
Seat no. 8 — Ray Dehkharghani — 82,000
While only 8 remain, this event gathered 145 players, creating a total prize pool of $681,500. Here is a look at the final payouts:
1st Place — $190,826
2nd Place — $117,913
3rd Place — $73,847
4th Place — $53,470
5th Place — $41,789
6th Place — $33,325
7th Place — $27,062
8th Place — $22,332
Be sure to check back with Card Player at the conclusion of each level for regular updates with all of the action, current chip counts, and prize distributions.
Player Tags: Mark Dickstein, Jeffrey Lisandro, Perry Friedman, John Monnette, Ray Dehkharghani, Eugene Katchalov, Bryn Kenney, Huu Vinh, Timothy Finne
Bryn Kenney was all in preflop for about 80,000 and got action from Damjan Radanov. Radanov was in great shape with his A
Q
J
.
Q
Bryn Kenney moved all-in for 49,500 from under the gun. It folded to Tanya Kirk in the small blind. She made the call and the big blind got out of the way.
Bryn Kenney was all in holding A
The board shows 141 players in today’s Day 1 flight and quite the collection of professionals decided to enter late.
Day 1 ended in the wee hours of the morning on Wednesday, as 465 remain out of the 3,389 who registered. A prize pool of $4,575,150 was created, and first place will walk away with $777,928
Bryn Kenney raised to 4,200 and Sam Stein reraised to 9,800. Kenny then moved all in for his last 38,000 and Stein made the quick call with pocket aces.
8
, but was unable to catch up on a board of A
6
6
Jon Turner raised to 4,700 from the hijack and Bryn Kenney reraised to 13,500 behind him. Tom Marchese then moved all in from the big blind for his last 25,000.
Shortly before the break, Shane Schleger raised to 6,000 and Justin Bonomo called. Bryn Kenney then raised to 20,400 from the big blind and Schleger folded.