Christopher Stephan Eliminated In 8th Place ($16,699)
Mar 15, '16
Action was still on Ludovic Geilich when Christopher Stephan, who didn’t see Geilich’s cards, announced that he was all in.
The tournament staff stepped in and let Geilich know his options in the situation. He decided to call, which made Stephan’s all-in binding. It folded around to Ed O’Connell, who after some thought made the call with the 10
10
. He turned up his cards after Geilich folded and found himself in a race situation against Stephan, who held the A
J.
The board ran out 9735
7 and Stephan was sent to the rail in eighth place, earning $16,699.
O’Connell surged into the chip lead after the hand with more than 3.6 million.
Player Tags: Christopher Stephan
Jim Petzing Doubles Up Through Christopher Stephan
Mar 15, '16
Jim Petzing raised to 65,000 and Christopher Stephan called from the cutoff. The flop came down 872 and Petzing checked. Stephan bet 65,000 and Petzing check raised to 140,000.
Stephan called and the turn was the 2. Petzing moved all in for 280,000 and Stephan called with KQ for two over cards and a flush draw. Petzing only had AJ for ace high, but it was in the lead anyway.
The river was the 7 and Petzing doubled up to about 1,000,000 in chips. Stephan was left with 845,000 and a bit of a temper as he and Petzing exchanged words.
Player Tags: Jim Petzing, Christopher Stephan
Christopher Stephan Wins Showdown Against Ed O'Connell
Mar 15, '16
Nikolai Sears raises to 45,000 and is called by Jim Petzing and Ed O’Connell and Christopher Stephan in the blinds. The flop is 542 and all four players check.
The turn is the 7 and O’Connell bets 74,000. Stephan is the only caller an the river is the 8. O’Connell bets 110,000 and Stephan quickly calls.
O’Connell shows 87 for top two pair, but Stephan has 96 for a straight. O’Connell is down to 1,200,000 and Stephan chips up to 950,000.
Player Tags: Christopher Stephan
Christopher Stephan Doubles Up
Mar 15, '16
Christopher Stephan moved all in for 240,000 from under the gun and it folded to Ed O’Connell in the big blind who made the call with the A10 and found himself in a dominating position against Stephan’s A7.
The board ran out 976JQ, pairing Stephan’s seven to earn him the double up to 500,000.
Player Tags: Christopher Stephan
Christopher Stephan Gets A Lucky Turn Card
Mar 15, '16
Christopher Stephan raises to 53,000 from under the gun and is called by Ben Zamani in the big blind. The flop is 1065 and Zamani checks. Stephan bets 106,000 and Zamani calls.
The turn is the A and both players check. The river is the 9 and again both players check. Stephan shows pocket kings, but Zamani turns over pocket sixes for a flopped set, clearly annoyed by the ace on the turn that slowed down the action.
Stephan now has 400,000, while Zamani is up to 1,800,000.
Player Tags: Benjamin Zamani, Christopher Stephan
