Hunter Frey is the Man of the Hour
Jun 07, '07
Day two of this $2,000 No Limit Hold 'Em event is over. There are nine players returning tomorrow at 3 p.m. to battle for a place in history.
Hunter Frey has been the man of action this last hour and the size of his chip stack reflects that. He now has over $1,000,000 after eliminating Todd Sisley in 13th place and John Murphy in 12th place. Sisley was all in against Frey with pocket fives. Frey had pocket sevens and the board didn't help either player. Sisley is the 13th place finisher and he earned $22,431.
Frey was responsible for eliminating John Murphy as well. Frey bet out and Murphy pushed all in. Frey made the call and showed Murphy A-A. Understandably upset, Murphy reluctantly turned over K-10. The board came A-J-J-4-9 giving Frey the full house he didn't need and ended Murphy's tournament. Murphy walked away in 12th place with $22,431.
Jeff Anderson was eliminated in 11th place and earned $25,217. Justin "ZeeJustin" Bonomo is the current chip leader with just under $2,000,000. The ten remaining players will continue for one more elimination and the formation of the final table.
Partho "SpiderMan" Data was eliminated in 10th place by Todd Terry. Data had A-2 and Terry's pocket dueces held up. Data was the last elimination of the day and pocketed $25,217.
The following nine players in order of chip counts comprise the final table: Justin "ZeeJustin" Bonomo, Hunter Frey, Michael Banducci, Todd Terry, Stan Weiss, Will Durkee, Gil George, Ronnie Hofman and Walter Browne. Come back to
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Player Tags: John Murphy, Justin Bonomo, Stanley Weiss, Todd Terry, Walter Browne, William Durkee V, Michael Banducci, Jeffrey Anderson, Gil George, Ronnie Hofman
Hour One Log
Jun 08, '07
During the first hour of play both Ronnie Hofman and Gil George made their exits in ninth and eighth place, respectively. Scroll down to check out their bust out hands. Hunter Frey and William Durkee then doubled up in succession. After this sequence the chip counts stood as follows:
Justin Bonomo: $1,300,000
Hunter Frey: $1,250,000
William Durkee: $950,000
Michael Banducci: $900,000
Todd Terry: $675,000
Stan Weiss: $600,000
Walter Browne: $300,000
Stan Weiss then snapped off a preflop raise with an all in reraise of his own. He had been quiet at the table up to this point and his move was given some respect. A hole cam would later reveal that he held only Q-9.
Walter Browne was the next to go home, and he was quickly followed by Weiss. Weiss was eliminated by Justin Bonomo. Scroll down to look at the bust out hands. The players then went on a fifteen minute break.
The approximate chip counts at that point were as follows:
Justin Bonomo: $2,000,000
William Durkee: $1,800,000
Michael Banducci: $1,000,000
Hunter Frey: $850,000
Todd Terry: $450,000
The players returned from break and the blinds were kicked up to $20,000-$40,000 with a $5,000 ante.
Player Tags: Justin Bonomo, Stanley Weiss, Todd Terry, Walter Browne, William Durkee V, Michael Banducci, Gil George, Ronnie Hofman
Ronnie Hofman Eliminated in 9th Place ($32,880)
Jun 08, '07
Ronnie Hofman moves all his chips into the middle of the table and Hunter Frey makes the call. Hofman flips over A-Q and he is in the lead over the A-9 of Frey. That is, until the flop is dealt 10-9-9. Hofman pairs up his queen on the turn, but it is not enough to double him up. Hofman is eliminated in ninth place, and he will take home $32,880 in prize money.
Player Tags: Ronnie Hofman
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