Dinner Break
Jul 14, '07
Eliminations
Diego Cordovez - 67th place ($130,288)
Ryan Lawrence - 66th place ($130,288)
Bjorn Glenn - 65th place ($130,288)
Julian Gardner - 64th place (($130,288)
Matt Keikoan - 63rd place ($154,194)
Jeff Tunkel - 62nd place ($154,194)
Gus Hansen - 61st place ($154,194)
PokerStars qualifier Ryan Lawrence found himself all-in with K
Q
against chip leader Gag Mikkelsen's K
K
. By the turn Lawrence was drawing dead and Mikkelsen was assured of padding his already massive stack. Mikkelsen ended the level with roughly $6,100,000. With the elimination of Julian Gardner there was another jump in payouts. The remaining players are guaranteed at least $154,194.
Spadavecchia Takes A Hit
John Spadavecchia called an opponents all-in with 9
9
and found he was in a race against A
K
. The flop brought bad news for Spadavecchia with the A
A
6
. The turn and river brought the Q
and 6
and Spadavecchia took a huge hit to his stack.
Discipline
Hevad Khan found himself in the big blind for $30,000 facing an all-in from the button for only $120,000 more. Khan apparently had a read on his opponent because despite having roughly $3,500,000 behind, he decided to fold. His opponent revealed kings, and Khan probably saved himself a rounds worth of blinds and antes through his read of his opponent and the discipline to fold despite having a huge stack.
Ayaz Mahmood Doubles Up
The cutoff raises to $105,000 and both Ayaz Mahmood and the big blind call. The flop comes J
8
5
, and Mahmood leads out $300,000. The big blind folds and the cutoff moves all in with 10
10
. Mahmood insta-calls for $700,000 exactly and shows A
J
. The next two cards come 7
2
and Mahmood now has over $1,500,000 in chips.
Matt Keikonh Eliminated
Keikonh from San Rafael Calif, moves all in with 4
4
and is called by Senovio Ramirez III with 9
9
. The board comes A
Q
3
6
5
and Keikonh is eliminated.
Gus Hanson Crippled Then Eliminated
Hanson raises to $93,000 from under the gun and Ryan Ellison reraises all in for $694,000. Hanson goes into the tank, if he makes the call and loses he will have less then $200,000 remaining. He decides to do call, and tables A
K
while Ellison shows J
J
. The board comes 6
2
2
8
6
and Ellison doubles up. Hanson is left with less the $200,000 and is eliminated shortly thereafter.
Color Up
The yellow $1,000 chips are being removed from play and the $50,000 chips will make an appearance. Tournament director Jack Eiffel was seen quizzing tournament staff with the following question, "How many $50,000 chips do you get for a rack of yellow?" We won't comment on some of the responses, or lack thereof, that were heard.
Dinner
The remaining sixty players have gone on their dinner break. Play is set to resume at 9:00 with blinds increasing to $20,000-$40,000 with a $5,000 ante for level 23.
| Kenny Tran |
3,300,000 |
| Alex Kravchenko |
2,880,000 |
| David Tran |
1,810,000 |
| Bill Edler |
1,560,000 |
| Bob Slezak |
1,230,000 |
| Daniel Alaei |
800,000 |
| Kirk Morrison |
750,000 |
Pokerstars Online Qualifiers
| Hevad Khan |
3,380,000 |
| Jeff Banghart |
2,150,000 |
| Jason Welch |
1,900,000 |
| Rep Porter |
1,500,000 |
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Player Tags: Matt Keikoan, Gus Hansen, Julian Gardner, Hevad Khan, Ryan Lawrence
