Level 9 Update: Zeidman, Chan, Cassidy Eliminated
Jun 27, '09
Flop Games: Blinds – 2,000-4,000, Limits – 4,000-8,000
Stud Games: Ante — 1,000, Bring-In — 1,000, Completion — 3,000, Limits — 4,000-8,000
Players Remaining: 73 out of 95
Chip Counts:
1. Hasan Habib — 555,000
2. David Bach — 480,000
3. Scotty Nguyen — 410,000
4. John Kabbaj — 355,000
5. Mikhail Tulchiniskiy — 355,000
6. Chris Ferguson — 334,000
7. Matt Glantz — 325,000
8. Ray Dehkharghani — 310,000
9. Annie Duke — 307,000
10. Frank Kassela — 304,000
Average Chip Count: 195,205
Notable Eliminations:
Cory Zeidman
Johnny Chan
Joe Cassidy
Yuval Bronshtein
Big Hands
STUD/8
Cory Zeidman Eliminated
Cory Zeidman was all in on third street against both Annie Duke and Patrik Antonius.
Ziedman: X-X-A
6J6
Duke: X-X-Q
K
Q2
Antonius: X-X-3Q68
Duke turned over Q2 for a full house, winning the high hand while Antonius showed 754 for a 7-6 low, winning the low hand. Cory Zeidman mucks his hand and is eliminated from the tournament.
Big Pot; Hansen and Betchel Come Out on Top
Four players get involved in this huge pot.
Hansen: 789J
Betchel: 883K
Buss: K743
Bueno: J526
Pat Bueno takes his turn betting out on fourth street and Jerry Buss leads out on fifth street. All four players check around on sixth street and Gus Hansen leads out on the river. Jim Betchel raises and Jerry Buss and Patrik Bueno both fold. Hansen three-bets, Betchel four-bets and Hansen calls.
Betchel turns over 822 for a full house, winning the high pot while Hansen shows A32 for the low hand. Hansen and Betchel both break the 200,000 chip mark this hand as they split the pot.
Johnny Chan Eliminated by Chau Giang
Johnny Chan was all in on fourth street against Chau Giang.
Chan: X-X-8979
Giang: X-X-2KK-2
Chan made just a pair of nines while Giang made two pair on the river . Chau Giang rakes the pot, eliminating Johnny Chan from the tournament.
HOLD’EM
Negrenau Moving Backwards
On a flop of 932, Ray Dehkharghani bets and Daniel Negreanu raises, Dehkharghani calls.
The turn is the 9, and this time Dehkharghani checks to Negreanu who bets, Dehkharghani calls.
The river is the 2 and both players check. First to act, Dehkharghani shows 44 for two pair and Negreanu folds. Dehkharghani breaks 300,000 his hand while Negreanu falls down to just about half of that.
OMAHA/8
Jerry Buss Scoops a Pot
Pat Bueno raises from early position and both Jerry Buss and Jim Betchel calls from the blinds.
The flop comes 543, and it is checked to Bueno. Bueno bets and both opponents call.
The turn is the 4 and everyone checks around.
The river is the Q, and this time Buss bets out. Both opponents calls and Buss turns over AK87 to scoop the pot. Buss is back to just under 100,000 in chips this hand.
Player Tags: Annie Duke, Jerry Buss, Gus Hansen, Daniel Negreanu, Johnny Chan, Chau Giang, Cory Zeidman, Ray Dehkharghani, Patrik Antonius, Patrick Bueno, Jim Betchel
