Hour One - Three Bust Outs!
Jun 04, '07
Suck Out City
The fist half dozen hands went by rather quietly, and then things got rather interesting. Craig Crivello bet preflop and Bart Hanson called. Hanson had about $50,000 remaining at this point and he pushed all in, in the dark. The flop was dealt K
Q
9 and Crivello made the call. Crivello flipped over A
10
and Hanson flipped over J2. Hanson nearly jumped off the stage when a spade was dealt on the turn, the 8. The A followed suit on the river and Hanson made a runner-runner flush draw to survive.
On the very next hand Andreas Krause moved all in and Matt Vengrin reraised all in over the top of Krause. Everyone else folded and Vengrin flipped over pocket nines. Krause showed AQ and the flop was dealt 832. The train to suck out city would leave the station one more time though, and 45 were dealt on the turn and river. Krause raised both his fists into the air and let out a barbaric yell in celebration of his runner-runner straight draw. This could be a long final table.
Matt Vengrin Eliminated in 9th Place ($43,378)
For the third hand in a row a player pushed all in when Matt Vengrin reraised all in after Alex Jacob opened the pot for $150,000. Jacob called and Vengrin turned over his opponents’ initials in the form of AJ. Jacob, whose hair might have its own field of gravity at this point flipped over KQ. The board was dealt Q8349 and Vengrin was eliminated in ninth place. He will take home $43,378 in prize money and Jacob increased his chip lead on the hand.
Bart Hanson Eliminated in 8th Place ($55,246)
Two more all in bets took place during the next three hands after Vengrin was eliminated, but they received no calls. Then Hanson pushed all in preflop before Krause moved all in over the top of him. Hanson turned over A10 and Krause showed a pair of ladies. The board was dealt J4424 and Krause won the pot with fours full of queens. Hanson is eliminated in eighth place and he will take home $55,246 in prize money.
Thad Smith Eliminated in 7th Place ($73,661)
Only two more hands transpired before U.S. soldier Thad Smith moved all in preflop for $290,000. Crivello made the call and had Smith covered. Smith turned over KQ and Crivello flipped over pocket fives. The flop was dealt 995 and gave Crivello a full house. The turn and river cards were no help to Smith and he was eliminated in seventh place. Smith will take home $73,661 in prize money.
What a first hour here at the final table. After a plethora of all in bets and two energetic double ups we are already down to six players. Jacob still retains the chip lead after busting Vengrin in ninth place.
Player Tags: Craig Crivello, Bart Hanson, Alex Jacob, Andreas Krause, Matthew Vengrin, Thad Smith
