Level 14 Update: Tim Begley Storms Up Leader Board
Feb 28, '10
Blinds: 1,000-2,000 with a 300 ante
Players Remaining: 86 out of 745
Chip Counts:
1. Mark Newhouse — 510,000
2. Tim Begley — 500,000
3. Chris Moore — 370,000
4. Taylor Paur — 310,000
5. Carlos Mortensen — 280,000
6. Steve Sung — 270,000
7. Daniel Negreanu — 250,000
8. Dan Martin — 235,000
9. Paul Niemela — 230,000
10. Masaaki Kagawa — 205,000
Average Chip Count: 173,255
Notable Eliminations:
Kataneh Hamidi
Jonathan Aguiar
John Cernuto
Big Hands:
Tim Begley Busts Kataneh Hamidi In Monster Pot
In a hand that took up the entire duration of the break, Tim Begley busted Kataneh Hamidi to take the chip lead. The board read 8
5
5 10
7 and Begley put Hamidi all in.
Hamidi tanked for the last few minutes of the level and then the entire 15 minutes of the break before she announced call. Begley showed pocket eights for the flopped full house and Hamidi exited the tournament room.
Shawn Buchanan, who tank folded earlier in the hand, let the table know that he folded pocket queens. He suspected that Hamidi held jacks, or possibly even queens herself, but ruled out kings and aces based on her line. After the hand, Begley was chip leader with over 600,000. By the end of the level, he had dropped down to just over 500,000.
Tim West Eliminated
Tim West was all in holding pocket jacks against his opponent’s As Qh.
The board fell A
6 5 6 7 and West was eliminated from the tournament.
Jonathan Aguiar Busts
Jonathan Aguiar moved all in from the button and was called by the small blind who held pocket jacks.
Aguiar was in terrible shape with J 7 and didn’t get any help as the board rolled out 9 4 2 3 K.
Prahlad Friedman Gets a Double Up
Prahlad Friedman was all in holding Ah Kc against an opponent’s pocket tens.
The board fell J 9 8 K J and Friedman doubled up to over 100,000 in chips.
Miami John Cernuto Gets Lucky, Then Unlucky
John Cernuto was all in holding A-9 against an opponent’s pocket tens.
Cernuto was thrilled to hit the ace on the flop, but his mood immediately turned sour when the 10 hit the turn, ending his run here at Commerce.
High Roller Report:
The field size for the $25,000 High Roller Championship has increased to 31 players. Among them is recent venetian High Roller Champion Ashton “theASHMAN103” Griffin.
Not surprisingly, Griffin is now the chip leader in this event as well, after bluffing Justin “BoostedJ” Smith in a large pot.
Player Tags: John Cernuto, Tim West, Tim Begley, Ashton Griffin, Kataneh Hamidi
Tim Begley Eliminated in 10th Place ($67,944)
Mar 02, '10
Tim Begley raised to 60,000 from early position and Tri Huynh reraised to 300,000 from late position. Begley reraised all in and Huynh made the call. Their cards:
Begley: QQ
Huynh: A10
Board: A85107
Begley was eliminated on the hand in 10th place and he took home $67,944 in prize money. Huynh grew his stack to 2.6 million after the hand.
Player Tags: Tri Huynh, Tim Begley
Mari Lou Morelli Eliminated in 11th Place ($67,944)
Mar 02, '10
Mary Lou Morelli and Tim Begley found themselves all in preflop in a classic race situation.
Morelli showed A-K and Begley held pocket tens. The board came out low and Begley was able to double up to just under 1 million. Morelli was left crippled with 24,000 in chips and was eliminated on the next hand when Gevork Kesabyan made the wheel.
The final 10 players are now redrawing for the final table.
Player Tags: Tim Begley, Mari Lou Morelli
Jamie Brown Eliminated in 14th Place ($60,077)
Mar 02, '10
Jamie Brown moved all in from early position for 204,000 and Tim Begley moved all in over the top of him for 450,000. Everyone else mucked and the final two players flipped over their cards:
Brown: A6
Begley: A9
Board: J33QK
Begley won the hand and grew his stack to 670,000. Brown was eliminated in 14th place and he will take home $60,077.
Player Tags: Tim Begley, Jamie Brown
Annie Duke Eliminated in 19th Place ($45,773)
Mar 02, '10
Annie Duke moved all in for her last 80,000 from the small blind and Tim Begley called with pocket fours.
Duke showed A 8 for two over cards, but they never connected on a board reading 7 3 3 2 J. Begley now has 420,000 as the players redraw for the final two tables.
Player Tags: Annie Duke, Tim Begley
David Sands Takes a Hit
Davidi Kitai Eliminated
John Racener Doubles Up