Hour Three
Jul 02, '07
Cort Kibler-Melby Eliminated in Sixth Place ($96,775)
John Hunt raised from the small blind and Cort Kibler-Melby reraised all in with A
7
. Hunt called and turned over pocket nines. The board was dealt 8
4 3 6 10
and Kibler-Melby was eliminated in sixth place. He took home $96,775 in prize money.
Leader Board
Taylor Douglas: $3,200,000
John Hunt: $2,000,000
Chandra Billavara: $1,800,000
Duane Felix: $1,125,000
Leandro Pimentel: $600,000
Pimentel’s Rise Zero to Hero
Leandro Pimentel was down to his last $400,000 before he doubled up through John Hunt. He then pushed all in on three of the next four hands, and due to some aggressive play he moved into second place with $1.85 million.
Duane Felix Eliminated in Fifth Place ($131,184)
Duane Felix moved all in preflop with A 2, and John Hunt had him covered with A 9. The board was dealt K 10 9 4 J and Felix was eliminated in fifth place. He took home $131,184 in prize money.
Player Tags: John Hunt, Duane Felix, Taylor Douglas, Chandrasekhar Billavara, Leandro Pimentel, Cort Kibler-Melby
Cort Kibler-Melby Eliminated in Sixth Place ($96,775)
Jul 02, '07
John Hunt raised from the small blind and Cort Kibler-Melby reraised all in with A 7. Hunt called and turned over pocket nines. The board was dealt 8 4 3 6 10 and Kibler-Melby was eliminated in sixth place. He took home $96,775 in prize money.
Player Tags: John Hunt, Cort Kibler-Melby
Hour Two
Jul 02, '07
Pimentel’s Wild Ride
Leandro Pimentel moved all in and Greg Mueller made the call. Mueller flipped over pocket queens and Pimentel showed pocket jacks. The board was dealt 10 6 4 3 K and Pimentel doubled up.
Leader Board
Taylor Douglas: $2,600,000
Leandro Pimentel: $1,430,000
Kibler-Melby Gets Hosed
Cort Kibler-Melby and Greg Mueller got involved in a battle of the blinds. On a board of A 9 3 A Mueller bet $135,000 and Melby made the call. The river brought the J and Mueller fired out an odd $130,000 bet, which left him with only $70,000. Melby made the crying call and mucked his hand when his suspicions were confirmed.
Greg Mueller Eliminated in Eighth Place ($55,914)
Greg Mueller moved all in on a flop of 6 4 4 and Taylor Douglas made the call. He flipped over 4 3 and Douglas showed down 10 4. The turn and river brought the 7 and 9. Mueller was eliminated in eighth place and he took home $55,914 in prize money.
Leader Board
Taylor Douglas: $3,800,000
Leandro Pimentel; $1,440,000
John Hunt: $1,300,000
Ray Spencer Eliminated in Seventh Place ($75,270)
Ray Spencer pushed all in with K J and Taylor Douglas made the call with A J. The board was dealt A 10 3 10 K and was eliminated in seventh lace. He took home $75,270 in prize money. Douglas now possessed close to half the chips in play with over $4 million.
Player Tags: Greg Mueller, John Hunt, Taylor Douglas, Ray Spencer, Leandro Pimentel, Cort Kibler-Melby
