1,500 Pot Limit Omaha - Level 13
Jun 11, '08
Blinds: 1500/3000
Players Left: 31 of 579
Chip Leaders:
Vanessa Selbst - 290,000
Jesper Hougaard - 165,000
Greg Cox - 140,000
Anthony Pilling - 110,000
Jamie Pickering - 100,000
Craig Natte - 91,000
Eugene Todd - 90,000
Jordan Morgan - 90,000
Ryan Lenaghan - 88,000
Mel Randolph - 88,000
Eliminations: Martin Smyth, Tony Cousineau, Mark Deserrano, Eric Rosenman, Ward Crane, Jason McIntosh, George Watson.
Big Hands:
Quads are Good
Six players saw the flop to create a 30,000 pot. The flop came A
43
. Calen McNeil led out with a 15,000 bet and Thom Schultz raised it to 41,000. It left him with just 7000 in chips. McNeil debated his decision for awhile, long enough to proclaim "call" rather than raise the final 7000. Both players then put the remaining chips in blind. Schultz held 75
4
4 for middle set while McNeil had the KJJ3 for a flush draw. The 4 on the turn ended the drama and preserved Schultz's tournament life, giving him quads. The K finished the board.
Stanley Smiles
Stanley Statkiewicz managed a major double up when he spiked the river against Ryan Lenaghan. Lenaghan hit the flop of JJ2, holding trips with the QJ96. Statkiewicz held the KK5-4, and trailed after the A hit the turn. But the K on the river gave Statkiewicz a set to take the pot down and chip up to 72,000.
Todd Dodges Trouble
Carter Gill raised to 6500 preflop and got the call from Eugene Todd. The flop came J33. Both players checked and the 10 hit the turn. Todd checked, Gill bet 8000 and Todd folded, Gill showed him the J3 for the flopped full house.
Cowsar Runs for Two Pair
Lawrence Cowsar was all-in for 10,000 which Vanessa Selbst called. Craig Natte in the small blind then reraised, and Selbst folded, Cowsar held the A1085, while Natte had KKQJ. The flop came Q92 to give Cowsar the flush draw, but it was the running two pair of the 5 on the turn and 8 on the river that created the winning hand.
Gill Takes Another Hit
Carter Gill called 43,000 after a flop of J98. He showed the J107-5, but his opponent had flopped a straight while holding AKQ10. Gill tumbled to 33,000 in chips.
Player Tags: Craig Natte, Eugene Todd, Stanley Statkiewicz Jr., Vanessa Selbst, Ryan Lenaghan, Calen McNeil, Thomas Schultz, Carter Gill, Lawrence Cowsar
PLO - Final Table - Eugene Todd (5th) and Thom Schultz (4th) Eliminated
Jun 12, '08
Blinds: 6,000-12,000
Players Remaining: 3 of 759
Chip Counts:
Vanessa Selbst: 1,500,000
Stanley Statkiewicz: 380,000
Jamie Pickering: 311,000
Average Chip Stack: 569,250
Eliminations:
5th Place: Eugene Todd ($59,053)
4th Place: Thom Schultz ($72,004)
Big Hands and Storylines:
Eugene Todd Eliminated in Fifth Place ($59,053)
Vanessa Selbst made it 35,000 to go preflop and both Thom Schultz and Jamie Pickering made the call. Eugene Todd then reraised all in to 175,000 and only Selbst made the call. The two players then turned up their hands:
Selbst: K
J
J
9
Todd: A
A
Q
6
Board: J8242
Todd was eliminated in fifth place, and he took home $59,053 in prize money.
Thom Schultz Eliminated in Fourth Place ($72,004)
On a flop of 1044 Vanessa Selbst moved all in to put Thom Schultz on a decision for his tournament life. He decided to call and the two players flipped up their hands:
Schultz: A-K-Q-6
Selbst: A-Q-10-6
Turn and River: 6-9
Schultz was eliminated on the hand in fourth place, and he took home $72,004 in prize money. Selbst claimed her fourth victim of the day and continued to build her chip lead.
Player Tags: Eugene Todd, Jamie Pickering, Vanessa Selbst, Thomas Schultz
