Level 19 Update: Shaun Deeb, Phil Hellmuth Out
Jul 02, '09
Blinds: 6,000-12,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 23 out of 928
Chip Counts:
1. Matthew Waxman – 970,000
2. Robert Kay – 965,000
3. Blair Hinkle – 880,000
4. Rory Matthews – 815,000
5. Eugene Katchalov – 800,000
6. Jonas Wexler – 795,000
7. Andrey Zaichenko – 730,000
8. John Conkright – 730,000
9. Faraz Jaka – 700,000
10. Matt Hawrilenko – 540,000
Average Chip Count: 464,000
Notable Eliminations:
26. Shaun Deeb — $22,157
24. Phil Hellmuth — $26,824
Big Hands
Shaun Deeb Eliminated In 26th Place
Shaun Deeb moved the rest of his stack into the middle and Rory Matthews made the call. Here were their cards.
Deeb: A
9
Matthews: A
J
Board: A
87JK
Both players flopped an ace and Deeb was drawing dead on the turn as Matthews made two pair. Deeb was eliminated and took home $22,157.
Player Tags: Shaun Deeb, Rory Matthews
Level 18 Update: Shaun Deeb Takes A Hit
Jul 02, '09
Blinds: 5,000-10,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 29 out of 928
Chip Counts:
1. Robert Kay – 1,370,000
2. Matthew Waxman – 970,000
3. Sean Keeton – 910,000
4. Eugene Katchalov – 880,000
5. Rory Matthews – 780,000
6. Blair Hinkle – 700,000
7. Peter Feldman – 690,000
8. Matt Hawrilenko – 620,000
9. Alex Venovski – 520,000
10. Lee Vlastaris – 510,000
Average Chip Count: 464,000
Notable Eliminations:
Big Hands
Lars Bonding Eliminated
Lars Bonding moved all in for his last 170,000 and Robert Kay made the call. Here were their cards.
Bonding: 98
Kay: AK
Board: A4103K
Kay flopped an ace to take a commanding lead and rivered two pair just for the hell of it and Bonding was eliminated.
Deeb Takes A Big Hit
After a flop of 1056, Sean Keeton fired 37,000 into the pot. Rory Matthews then raised to 165,000 and the action was on Shaun Deeb. He moved in for over 600,000 and Keeton mucked.
Matthews then made the call and Deeb showed Q10 for top pair. Matthews tabled 65 for two pair.
The board finished out 2J and Matthews doubled through Deeb. Deeb was down to 295,000 in chips after the hand.
Raymond Davis Doubles Up
Raymond Davis moved all in preflop for 80,000 and one player made the call. Here were their cards.
Davis: AK
Opponent: A7
Board: A48510
Both players flopped an ace but Davis had a better kicker and it held up, helping Davis double to 180,000 in chips.
Pocket Aces For Hellmuth; Eruption Ensues
Phil Hellmuth raised to 25,000 preflop and Andrey Zaichenko moved in for 200,000. Hellmuth made the call and tabled AA while Zaichenko held KQ. Of course you know, the flop came down KQ5 and Hellmuth was trailing. The board finished out 4 and J and Hellmuth went on a rant.
He proceeded to say a few things to his opponent and the dealer, then culminated his rant by declaring, “I’m playing for my life here!” His life was a bit devalued after the hand, down to 150,000.
Player Tags: Raymond Davis, Phil Hellmuth, Lars Bonding, Robert Kay, Sean Keeton, Shaun Deeb, Rory Matthews, Andrey Zaichenko
Level 15 Update: Shorr Doubles Up Twice
Jul 01, '09
Blinds: 2,000-4,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 50 out of 928
Chip Counts:
1. Robert Kay – 950,000
2. Shaun Deeb – 800,000
3. Blair Hinkle – 630,000
4. Matthew Waxman – 540,000
5. Eugene Katchalov – 480,000
6. Lars Bonding – 440,000
7. Sean Keeton – 355,000
8. Darrell Dicken – 350,000
9. Shannon Shorr – 340,000
10. Ilya Gorodetskiy – 300,000
Average Chip Count: 210,909
Notable Eliminations:
63. Justin Bonomo — $11,297
61. Joe Tehan — $11,297
57. David Peters — $12,561
55. Jeff D’Ambrosia — $12,561
54. Sorel Mizzi — $13,957
Big Hands
Shannon Shorr Doubles Up Twice
Shannon Shorr moved all in preflop and Shaun Deeb made the call. It was the classic race situation as Shorr tabled AK while Deeb held 66. The flop brought KQJ and Shorr shot ahead to the lead. The turn was the 3 and the river was the J and Shorr doubled up to 135,000.
A few hands later, Shorr raised to 11,000 from under the gun and Rory Matthews popped it to 55,000 from the small blind. Shorr moved in and Matthews called, showing 88. Shorr showed 1010 and his superior pair held up, helping him double to 340,000.
Shaun Deeb Cracks Kings, Soars To 800,000
Shaun Deeb raised to 10,500 from under the gun and action folded to the button. He raised t 25,000 and Deeb called. The flop came J105 and Deeb checked. The button fired 40,000 and Deeb moved in for over 500,000. The button called and he was all in. Deeb showed KQ for an open ended straight draw while the button showed KK.
The turn was the 9, making Deeb’s straight and the river was the 2, sending the button to the rail. Deeb raked in the pot and his stack was up to 800,000.
Hawrilenko Takes It With Aces Up
Faraz Jaka raised to 10,000 from the button and Hawrilenko made the call from the big blind. The flop came down A54 and Hawrilenko checked. Jaka bet 13,000 and Hawrilenko made the call. The turn was the 9 and both players checked.
The river was the 5 and Hawrilenko led out with 30,000. Jaka raised to 90,000 and Hawrilenko made the call. Jaka showed AQ for top pair but Hawrilenko tabled A9 for aces up and the pot. He was at 250,000.
Player Tags: Matt Hawrilenko, Shannon Shorr, Shaun Deeb, Rory Matthews, Faraz Jaka
