Frank Gary Wins Event No. 42 - $1,500 Mixed Hold'em
Jun 24, '08
Blinds
Limit: 25,000-50,000
No-Limit: 15,000-30,000
Eliminations:
2nd Place - Frank Gary ($140,093)
Big Hands
No-Limit Hold'em:
Frank Gary WIns Event No. 41 ($219,217)
A short-stacked Jonathan Tamayo pushed all in for his last 175,000 preflop and Frank Gary took his time making his decision. He eventually called and saw that his A
3
was ahead of Tamayo's Q
7
. The board ran A
6
4
8
2
and after three days of play, Frank Gary was named the champion of event no. 41, $1,500 Mixed Hold'em.After a great effort, Tamayo came up just short of the ultimate prize, finishing in second place for $140,093.
Limit Hold'em:
Tamayo's Flopped Nut Straight Gets Rivered By Gary's Boat
Gary won some big pots in the limit hold'em to gain a decisive chip advantage over Tamayo. This was perhaps the biggest hand:
Tamayo bet every street on a board of Q
J
10
10
and was called by Gary. But when Tamayo bet the 9
river card, Gary raised him and Tomayo made the call flipping over A-K for the flopped broadway straight. However, Gary had raised because he held 9-9 and rivered a full house.
The hand crippled Tamayo and he was eliminated not long after.
Player Tags: Jonathan Tamayo, Frank Gary
$1,500 Mixed Hold'em - Binger Out in Third Place - Tamayo and Gary Heads Up
Jun 24, '08
Blinds:
Limit: 20,000-40,000
No-Limit: 10,000-20,000
Chip Counts:
Jonathan Tamayo: 1,103,000
Frank Gary: 1,090,000
Eliminations:
3rd Place - Nick Binger ($69,348)
Big Hands
No Limit Hold'em:
Gary Doubles To Even Things Up
Gary raised to 112,000 and Tamayo moved all in over the top. Gary thought for a while and made the call. He showed A8 and Tamayo tabled J10. The flop ran A87 to give Gary top two pair. The turn was the 6 and the river was the 7 and Gary doubled up to 1,090,000. On the following hand Gary took over the chip lead.
Limit Hold'em:
The Fall of Binger, Eliminated in Third Place ($69,348)
Binger raised to 80,000 and Gary called. Binger bet 40,000 on the flop of Q96 and Gary raised to 80,000. Binger mucked and lost the pot containing 300,000.
The next hand Tamayo raised to 80,000 and Binger made the call. The flop came 862, Tamayo bet 40,000 and Binger mucked again - very short on chips.
The very next hand Binger raised to 80,000 and was re-raised by Tamayo to 120,000. Binger re-raised to 160,000 and Tamayo raised again, to 200,000. Binger made the call. The pot had 400,000 in it preflop. Binger got his remaining chips in the pot after the flop came 1072. Tamayo called and showed QQ. Binger tabled 33. The turn and river came 10J and Binger was out in third place.
Tomayo had 1,525,000 after the hand to Gary's 794,000.
Tamayo Starts The Round With a Large Pots
Tamayo raised to 80,000 and Binger made the call. The flop was 532 and Binger led out for 40,000. Tamayor instantly raised to 80,000 and Binger mucked.
Tamayo raised to 80,000 and Gary reraised to 120,000. Tamayo quickly called, creating a 240,000 pot. The flop brought AQ5 and Gary wasted little time betting 40,000. Tamayo called and the J came on the turn. Gary slowed down and checked, letting Tamayo bet 80,000. Gary thought for a moment and mucked his hand. After losing the pot Gary dropped to just 492,000 in chips.
Gary Not Going Out Without a Fight
874, Tamayo bet 40,000 and Gary called. The turn was the 6, Tamayo checked and Gary bet out 80,000. Tamayo made the call again and the river was the Q. Both players checked and Gary showed K-8 to take the pot.
Player Tags: Jonathan Tamayo, Nick Binger, Frank Gary
$1,500 Mixed Hold'em - The Pace Slows
Jun 24, '08
Blinds:
Limit: 15,000-30,000
No-Limit: 10,000-20,000
Chip Counts:
Frank Gary: 888,000
Jonathan Tamayo: 726,000
Nick Binger: 579,000
Big Hands and Storylines
Play was slow through the last level, as the final three players were picking their spots to raise and take blinds.
No Limit Hold'em:
No-Limit Level Good For Tamayo
While the no-limit portion of play has largely been blind-stealing after raises in position, Jonathan Tamayo has been the most active taking down several pots uncontested, chipping up to
Limit Hold'em:
Binger Fights Back
Nick Binger bet and was called by Jonathan Tamayo on every street of a K935A board. Binger showed K-3 for two pair and Tamayo mucked.
Shortly after Binger again bet on every street and was called down by Tamayo with the board coming J8235. Binger showed QJ and Tamayo mucked. All three players were pretty much even after the pot, with around 700,000 each.
Player Tags: Jonathan Tamayo, Nick Binger, Frank Gary
$1,500 Mixed Hold'em - Binger Falling
Jun 24, '08
Players are now on a 45 minute break.
Blinds:
Limit: 13,000-25,000
No-Limit: 8,000-16,000
Chip Counts:
Jonathan Tamayo: 931,000
Frank Gary: 717,000
Nick Binger: 545,000
Big Hands
No Limit Hold'em:
Tamayo Takes Nice Pot From Binger With Nut Flush
On a board of A64J10 Jonathan Tamayo bet 85,000 and Binger made the call. Tamayo flipped over the K8 for the nut flush and took a big chunk from Binger.
Gary Doubles Through Binger, Binger Last in Chips
A few hands later Binger decided to re-raise Frank Gary after Gary made it 45,000 to go from the button. Binger made it 135,000 to go and had to have hated to see Gary move all in over the top. Binger made the call and flipped over 92. Gary showed a powerful K-K. The board ran 8533K and Gary doubled up, while Binger dropped to THIRD in chips after being such a large chipleader earlier. Gary had 610,000 after the hand and Binger had 532,000. Tamayo crossed the million mark.
Limit Hold'em:
Binger Out-kicks Tamayo
Nick Binger called Jonathan Tamayo's bets on every street on a board of 973910 and showed 10-8. The 8-kicker played as Tomayo showed 10-6 and lost the pot to Binger.
In a later hand, Binger bet every street on a QJ687 board. Tamayo came along all the way until the river then mucked his hand after Binger's final bet, and Binger regained the chip lead.
Player Tags: Jonathan Tamayo, Nick Binger, Frank Gary
$1,500 Mixed Hold'em Final Table - Nick Binger KOs Fifth Final Table Opponent
Jun 24, '08
After the first hour of play, the players took a 20 minute break before starting this round.
Blinds:
Limit: 6,000-12,000
No-Limit: 4,000-8,000
Chip Counts:
Nick Binger: 1,131,000
Frank Gary: 399,000
Chris Rentes: 320,000
Jonathan Tamayo: 125,999
Eliminations:
5th - Alex Jalali ($56,875)
Big Hands
No Limit Hold'em:
Binger Busts Jalali in Fifth Place ($56,875)
Nick Binger has now eliminated the first five players from the final table. Down to his last 104,000 in chips, Jalali moved all in and was called by Binger. Jalali showed AQ and was very much alive against Binger's JJ. But the board ran 776K2, missing Jalali and sending him to the rail.
Tamayo Doubles Through Jalali
On a flop of QJ3, Alex Jalali bet 28,000 and had Jonathan Tamayo move all in for 109,000 total. Jalali called and showed Q-4 for top pair. But Tamayo held an overpair, pocket aces. The turn was the 2 and the river was the 7, and Tamayo doubled up to 273,000.
Limit Hold'em:
Binger Loses to Jacks, Twice
Frank Gary and Chris Rentes each took separate pots from Nick Binger when their pocket jacks held against Bingers' A-K in each hand.
Gary Climbs
On a flop of 865 Nick Binger bet and was called Frank Gary. The A turn was checked by both players and Binger bet out on the A river. Gary called and showed 7-7. Binger showed K-6 and couldn't beat the pair of sevens. Gary has over 400,000 now and Binger fell to under 1,000,000.
Player Tags: Jonathan Tamayo, Nick Binger, Frank Gary, Chris Rentes, Alex Jalali
