And Then There Were Nine
Jun 09, '07
Play has ended in day two of the $5,000 Pot Limit Hold 'Em event. The final nine players are Jeff Lisandro, Jason Lester, Allen Cunningham, Gavin Griffin, Travis Rice, Joe Patrick, Alan Jaffray, Humberto Brenes, and Keith Lehr. The final table will begin tomorrow at 3 p.m. This will be the second year in a row that Jason Lester will be at the final table for this event, last year was able to outlast 378 players to take down the bracelet.
The main attraction during this level of play was the back and forth battle between Humberto Brenes and Joe Sebok. Brenes was up to his usual antics, singing and dancing and saying who knows what about sharks, all the while betting large and using his stack to his advantage. Earlier in the round Sebok and Brenes were involved in a hand in which Sebok folded to an all in bet by Brenes. Brenes showed the A
and told Sebok that "he didn't have a chance." Several hands later the two butted heads again, this time with negative consequences for Sebok. Brenes pushed all in from the button and stood up and made a two handed gesture to do so. The small blind, Keith Lehr, hadn't returned from dinner yet so his hand was folded and his blind put into the middle. Sebok called from the big blind for $80,000. Sebok showed K
J
and Brenes yelled out, "Blackjack hand baby!" and turned over 8
3
. Brenes called out for an eight and the flop was 8
7
3
. Brenes freaked out and starts playing with his shark toy again. Sebok, all but drawing dead, gets up from the table. The turn is the 5
and the river brings the 8
to fill up Humberto's boat. Sebok was eliminated in 11th place, earning $21,512.
Chris Sandrock was the 10th place finisher, also taking home $21,512. Sandrock was all in with pocket fives against Joe Patrick who had two black aces. The 5
on the river gave Sandrock trips, but it also gave Patrick the ace high flush.
Tune back in to
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Player Tags: Allen Cunningham, Jason Lester, Jeffrey Lisandro, Gavin Griffin, Joe Sebok, Chris Sandrock, Travis Rice, Joe Patrick
Hour Four Update
Jun 10, '07
Your First Half of Hour Four...
Has been lost, thanks to computer problems. Heres a quick rundown of what was lost. Very vivid description of Humberto Brenes doubling up and Travis Rice busting in 6th place.
Blinds Raised
The blinds have been raised to $20,000-$40,000.
Jason Lester Doubles Up
Jason Lester raises to $130,000 and Joe Patrick reraises to $400,000. Lester makes the call for his last $290,000 and tables A
J
. Lester shows 9
9
and board comes 10
5
2
2
J
. Lester spikes a jack on the river to double up keep the table six handed.
Jeffrey Lisandro Takes Out Two
Joe Patrick raised to $140,000, Jeff Lisandro reraised to $300,000 and Jason Lester moved all in for his last $580,000. Patrick made the call as did Lisandro
. Patrick tabled 7
7
, Lester A
K
and Lisandro Q
Q
. The flop came J
J
9
and the queens were the best hand at the time. The turn was the 6
, and Lisandro was one card away from eliminating two players. The best hand actually held when river came 6
sending both Patrick and Lester home. Because he has less chips, Patrick took 5th place and won $99,142 while Lester was eliminated in 4th and took down $132,813.
Here are the Three handed chip counts:
Jeff Lisandro -- $1,995,000
Allen Cunningham -- $1,660,000
Humberto Brenes -- $325,000
Player Tags: Allen Cunningham, Jason Lester, Travis Rice, Joe Patrick
