Level 25 Update: Brown 7th ($29,679, Milne 8th ($22,358)
Jun 15, '12
Level: 25
Hold’em – Omaha 8
Blinds: 13,000-25,000
Limits: 25,000-50,000
Razz – Stud – Stud 8
Ante: 5,000
Bring In: 7,000
Completion: 25,000
Limits: 25,000-50,000
Players Remaining: 6 out of 889
Average Chip Count: 666,750
Chip Counts:
Seat no. 1 — Robby Rasmussen — 1,200,000
Seat no. 3 — Stephen Chidwick — 530,000
Seat no. 4 — David Chiu — 350,000
Seat no. 5 — Ylon Schwartz — 930,000
Seat no. 6 — Dave Rogers — 146,000
Seat no. 8 — Elior Sion — 870,000
Players Eliminated:
Jason Brown — 7th Place ($29,679)
Marlon Milne — 8th Place ($22,358)
Live Updates:
Marlon Milne Eliminated in 8th Place ($22,358)
Stud 8
Marlon Milne began the final table on the short stack with just over 2 big bets and was the first player eliminated. He was all in on his final hand against Ylon Schwartz and was in the lead when the money went in.
Milne: 66A3 — Q88
Schwartz: 95103 — KJ2
Milne was ahead going into the river with two pair, but Schwartz made a flush on seventh street to win the pot and eliminate Marlon Milne in 8th place ($22,358).
Jason Brown Eliminated in 7th Place ($29,679)
Omaha 8
Elior Sion opened the cutoff for a raise to 50,000, Jason Brown reraised all in for 60,000 from the small blind, Stephen Chidwick completed the raise to 75,000 from the big blind and Sion called the raise for the side pot.
The flop came J103, Chidwick bet 25,000 and Sion called.
The turn was the 8, Chidwick bet 50,000 and Sion called.
The river was the J, Chidwick bet 50,000 and Sion called. Chidwick turned over AAK3 for aces-up to rake the side pot and win the main pot by defeating Brown’s queens-up with AQQ10. Jason Brown was eliminated in 7th place ($29,679) while Sion and Chidwick ended the hand around 530,000 (10 BBs) each.
Be sure to check back with Card Player at the conclusion of each level for regular updates with all of the action, current chip counts, and prize distributions.
Player Tags: Marlon Milne, Ylon Schwartz, Stephen Chidwick, Elior Sion
Action Begins, Final Table Now Underway
Jun 15, '12
The final table of Event no. 27 ($1,500 H.O.R.S.E.) is now underway, and Card Player will be posting level-by-level updates with all of the action, current chip counts, and prize distributions.
H.O.R.S.E. is a mixed game event which includes rotating rounds of Hold’em, Omaha 8, Razz, Stud, and Stud 8. All levels last sixty minutes with the games changing every eight hands.
Day 3 began with 18 players, and with the elimination of Sanjay Pandya in 9th Place ($17,150), the official 8-handed final table is now set. Play will begin in Level 25 with betting limits of 25,000-50,000, and will continue until a winner is determined.
With cards now back in the air, here is a look at the final table and how these players match up:
Seat no. 1 — Robby Rasmussen — 1,250,000
Seat no. 2 — Jason Brown — 201,000
Seat no. 3 — Stephen Chidwick — 369,000
Seat no. 4 — David Chiu — 770,000
Seat no. 5 — Ylon Schwartz — 769,000
Seat no. 6 — David Rogers — 134,000
Seat no. 7 — Marlon Milne — 112,000
Seat no. 8 — Elior Sion — 390,000
While only 8 remain, this event gathered 889 players, creating a total prize pool of $1,200,250. Here is a look at the final payouts:
1st Place — $267,081
2nd Place — $164,960
3rd Place — $112,106
4th Place — $78,021
5th Place — $55,422
6th Place — $40,169
7th Place — $29,679
8th Place — $22,358
Be sure to check back with Card Player at the conclusion of each level for regular updates with all of the action, current chip counts, and prize distributions.
Player Tags: David Rogers, David Chiu, Marlon Milne, Ylon Schwartz, Sanjay Pandya, Stephen Chidwick, Elior Sion, Robby Rasmussen