Hour Four Log
Jun 05, '07
The players returned from break and the price of poker went up once again. The blinds were now $15,000-$30,000. Tournament Director Sam Minutello once again announced the chip counts:
Bill Hill: $290,000
Tom Savitsky: $110,000
Mike Spegal: $580,000
Jon Friedberg: $400,000
Gavin Smith: $955,000
The Fifth Time is Not the Charm
Tom Savitsky Eliminated in 5th Place ($47,973)
Things were getting dire for Tom Savitsky, who held only $75,000 when he pushed all in. Bill Hill willfully called him down and flipped over J
9
. Savitsky flipped over A
3 and the race was on to see if Savitsky could conjure up some double up magic for the fifth time of the day. It was not to be though, and Savitsky was drawing dead on the turn when the board was dealt K
1099. Savitsky was already up to shake Hill’s hand when the 5 was dealt on the river.
Final Four
Things were now down to the Final Four, and Gavin still had the chip lead with over $1 million. Spegal held strong in second with $600,000. Jon Friedberg and Bill Hill were the small stakes with $255,000 and $370,000 respectively.
ZZZ…
For all you Washington Irving fans out there, Bill Hill looks like a cross between Rip Van Winkle and someone who has spent way too long in Sleepy Hollow during this point in the action. We’ll keep you posted if he decides to use his chip stack as a pillow.
A Mathematical Dilemma
Gavin had folded a hand and he was unable to shake the perturbed look on his face afterwards. “Are there any math guys in the audience that know s@#%,” said Gavin. He then got up from the table and stormed over to the media table with the ESPN cameras and Friedberg in tow. “Who has internet,” he asked. A hand simulator was then brought up to show that 9-5 off suit was a 60% favorite over 82. He had apparently folded those cards during the prior hand.
Bill Hill Eliminated in 4th Place ($67,612)
Mike Spegal bet $105,000 and Bill Hill made a pot-sized raise. Mike reraised on top of this, which put Hill all in when he called. Hill flipped over A4 and Spegal showed AJ. The board was dealt J104Q9 and Spegal grabbed the $800,000 pot. Hill was eliminated in fourth place and he will take home $67,162 in prize money.
The chip stacks sat at the following heights after the preceding bust out:
Mike Spegal: $900,000
Jon Friedberg: $375,000
Gavin Smith: $1,100,000
Jon Friedberg Eliminated in 3rd Place ($101,276)
On the second hand of three way action Jon Friedberg was all in on a flop of 1072 with Q2. Spegal flipped over 106. Friedberg pumped his arms in an attempt to gain support from the crowd and quite possibly the poker gods. The turn and river cards were dealt 9J and Friedberg was eliminated in third place. He will take home $101,276 in prize money. Action was now down to heads-up.
Player Tags: Gavin Smith, Jon Friedberg, Bill Hill, Mike Spegal
