Ryan Hughes Wins Event No. 47 ($183,368)
Jun 28, '08
Ryan Hughes Wins Event No. 47 ($183,368)
First Player To Win Two Stud 8/b Bracelets
With a 5:1 chip lead over Ron Long, Ryan Hughes brought it in with 3
and Ron Long called with the K. Long hit the 7
on fourth street and bet out, Hughes raised with the K
. Long reraised, Hughes made it three bets, Long capped it and Hughes called. Long moved all in with the 6
on fifth street and Hughes called with the 4.
Long: K763 - KQJ
Hughes: 3K43 - 877
All in and with his tournamnet life at stake, Ron Long made a single pair of kings while Ryan Hughes made a full house (sevens full of threes) on the river. Ryan Hughes picks up his second Stud 8/b bracelet and the $183,368 grand prize , while Ron Long settles for 2nd place and $113,240.
Player Tags: Ronald Long, Ryan Hughes
$1,500 Stud 8/b - Final Table - Isaia 4th ($50,122) / Hunt 3rd ($68,686)
Jun 28, '08
Ante: 3,000
Bring-In: 5,000
Completion: 15,000
Players Left: 2
Chip Counts:
Ryan Hughes: 1,082,000
Ron Long: 550,000
Eliminations:
Alessio Isaia Eliminated in 4th Place ($50,122)
Thomas Hunt Eliminated in 3rd Place ($68,686)
Big Hands:
Alessio Isaia Eliminated in 4th Place ($50,122)
Hughes brought it in with the 2 and Isaia completed with the 10. Hughes raised and Isaia called. Hughes checked the K on fourth street and Isaia bet the 6. Hughes paired his king on fifth street (K) while Isaia paired as well (6). Hughes took the betting lead back on fifth street and continued on sixth street as well.
Hughes: 2KK3 - K54
Isaia: 10669 - AA2
Hughes threw in a final bet on seventh street and Isaia called for the rest of his chips. Hughes turned over three kings and scooped the pot, Isaia showed aces up (aces and sixes). Alessio Isaia was eliminated in 4th place ($50,122).
Thomas Hunt Eliminated in 3rd Place ($68,686)
Against the chip leader Ryan Hughes, a short stacked Thomas Hunt got it all in with the 2 in the door. Hughes called the slight raise with the 3.
Hunt: 22104 - Q53
Hughes: 3Q2J - 843
All in on third street, the best hand Hunt could make by the river was pair of deuces (high) and a busted low draw. Hughes made a pair of threes to scoop the pot and eliminated Thomas Hunt in 3rd place ($68,686).
And Then There Were Two...
Thomas Hunt (3rd) was eliminated just moments into Level 23 and Ryan Hughes led Ron Long into heads-up play.
Ryan Hughes: 1,317,000
Ron Long: 315,000
Player Tags: Ronald Long, Ryan Hughes, Thomas Hunt, Alessio Isaia
$1,500 Stud 8/b - Final Table - Ryan Hughes Up Over 1 Million
Jun 28, '08
Ante: 3,000
Bring-In: 5,000
Completion: 15,000
Players Left: 4
Chip Counts:
Ryan Hughes: 1,010,000
Ron Long: 265,000
Alessio Isaia: 220,000
Thomas Hunt: 140,00
Big Hands:
Play has slowed down considerably here over the past round while Ryan Hughes extends his chip lead to over 1 million. With a 4:1 chip lead over second place, all of the other players seem to be taking turns as the short stack, fighting for the
crumbs as Hughes continues to widen his lead.
Thomas Hunt Doubles Through Alessio Isaia
Thomas Hunt got it all in on fifth street and Alessio Isaia had him covered.
Hunt: 8A5Q - 853
Isaia: AJ86 - K22
All in on fifth street, Hunt made two pair (eights and fives) by seventh street and Isaia finished with just one pair of deuces. With no qualifying low hand either, Thomas Hunt scooped the pot and doubled up to about 125,000.
Player Tags: Ronald Long, Ryan Hughes, Thomas Hunt, Alessio Isaia
$1,500 Stud 8/b - Final Table - Jonas Klausen Eliminated in 5th Place ($39,355)
Jun 28, '08
Ante: 3,000
Bring-In: 3,000
Completion: 12,000
Players Left: 4
Chip Counts:
Ryan Hughes: 921,000
Alessio Isaia: 350,000
Ron Long: 260,000
Thomas Hunt: 101,000
Eliminations:
Jonas Klausen Eliminated in 5th place ($39,355)
Big Hands:
Ryan Hughes Chips Up to 900k
In one of the first hands of Level 21, Ryan Hughes took a six-figure pot off of Jonas Klausen and continued to bully the rest of table throughout the round. Soon after putting another 100k distance between himself and Klausen, Hughes went after him again, this time with dire consequences for Klausen and the rest of the table.
Ryan Hughes brought it in with 2 and Jonas Klausen completed the bet with the A. Hughes raised and Klausen called. Klausen picked 3 on fourth street and bet out, Hughes called with the 4.
Klausen: 2476 - fold
Hughes: A398
Hughes bet out this time on fifth street and Klausen called. On sixth street Hughes bet out again, but this Klausen folded. Hughes took another big pot off of Klausen, this time putting his chip count over 900,000. A monster chip lead over the rest of the table.
Jonas Klasuen Eliminated in 5th Place ($39,355)
Jonas Klausen brought it in with the 3 and Ron Long called with the A. Long bet out with the J on fourth street and Klausen called with the K. Long bet out on fifth street as well with the 6 and Klausen raised with the Q. Long reraised and Klausen called all in.
Long: AJ68 - J62
Klausen: 3KQ8 - 842
All in on fifth street, Klausen turned over a pair of eights (high) and no low on seventh street. Long showed jacks up and scooped the pot. The one, two, and even three-time chip leader Jonas Klausen was finally eliminated in 5th place ($39,355).
Player Tags: Ronald Long, Ryan Hughes, Thomas Hunt, Jonas Klausen
$1,500 Stud 8/b - Final Day - Hefer (13th), Brooker (12th), Nicewander ($11th), Macre (10th), Richburg (9th)
Jun 28, '08
Note: The remaining eight players have just taken a short fifteen-minute break in order to prepare for the final table, which should begin shortly.
Ante: 2,000
Bring-In: 2,000
Completion: 8,000
Players Left: 8
Chip Counts:
Jonas Klausen: 346,000
Ron Long: 185,000
Alessio Isaia: 172,000
Josh Feldman: 121,000
David Sklansky: 110,000
Thomas Hunt: 101,000
Tim D'Allesandro: 82,000
Ryan Hughes: 80,000
Eliminations:
Mike Hefer Eliminated in 13th Place ($8,168)
David Brooker Eliminated in 12th place ($11,880)
Daniel Nicewander Eliminated in 11th place ($11,880)
Margaret Macre Eliminated in 10th Place ($15,593)
James Richburg Eliminated in 9th Place ($15,593)
Big Hands:
Mike Hefer Eliminated in 13th Place ($8,168)
Alessio Isaia brought it in for 2,000 with the 7 and Mike Hefer limped in with the K.
Isaia: 7476 - 742
Hefer: KJ46 - X-X-X
Hefer hit a jack on fourth street and bet out, Isaia called. Isaia then paired sevens on fifth street and took the betting lead, this time Hefer called him. Isaia bet again on sxith street and Hefer raised all in, Isasi called. Isaia turned over a full house and Mike Hefer was eliminated in 13th place, earning $8,168.
David Brooker Eliminated in 12th Place ($11,880)
Ron Long brought it in with the 6 and David Brooker completed the bet with the A. Long called the raise.
Long: 6257 - 883
Brooker: AKQ8 - J72
Brooker hit a king on fourth street and bet out. Long called with a deuce. Brooker checked a queen on fifth street and Long bet with a five. Brooker called all in for the rest of his chips. By seventh street, Brooker had to failed to make a single pair or a qualifying low hand. Long made a pair of eights and it was good enough to scoop the pot, and as a result, David Brooker was eliminated in 12th place ($11,880).
Daniel Nicewander Eliminated in 11th Place ($11,880)
Hughes: JK93 - 663
Nicewander: A6QK - X-X-X
Ryan Hughes took the betting lead from the start and Daniel Nicewander had committed all of his chips by the river, calling him down and coming up short on seventh street. Hughes turned over two pair (sixes and threes) for the high hand and Nicewander threw his hand away, failing to catch a better high hand or make a qualifying low. Hughes scooped the pot and Daniel Nicewander was eliminated in 11th place ($11,880).
Margaret Macre Eliminated in 10th Place ($15,593)
Margaret limped in with the 9 as did Josh Feldman with the 8.
Macre: 98A2 - 98-X
Feldman: 8377 - AA5
Feldman took the betting lead on fourth street and Macre called. On fifth street, Macre bet out with the ace and Feldman raised. Macre called the raise all in. Macre made two pair (nines and eights) by the river where Feldman made aces up. With no qualifying low hand for Macre, Feldman scooped the pot and Margaret Macre was eliminated in 10h place ($15,593).
James Richburg Eliminated in 9th place ($15,593)
Alessio Isaia brought it in with the 4, Josh Feldman raised with the 7, and James Richburg reraised all in with the 9. Both Feldman and Isaia called the raise and continued to pay heads-up for the side pot.
Feldman: 75510 - AA2
Isaia: 43Q8 - 763
Richburg: 9QKQ - X-X-X
Side Pot: Feldman bet out on both fourth and fifth street, Isaia called. On sixth street, Feldman checked, Isaia bet, and Feldman called. Isia and Feldman turn over their hands for the side pot, Feldmna with aces up (high) and Isaia with the 8-7-6-4-3 low. Feldman and Isaia split the side pot as Richburg tosses his hand in the muck. James Richburg is eliminated in 9th place ($15,593) and Feldman and Isaia split the main pot as well
Player Tags: Ronald Long, Ryan Hughes, Dave Brooker, Alessio Isaia, Mike Hefer, Daniel Nicewander
