Level 17: Money Within Reach
Jun 22, '10
Blinds: 4,000-8,000
Players Remaining: 33 out of 268
Average Chip Count: 243,636
Tournament Leaderboard:
1. Clement Thumy – 775,000
2. Sam Stein – 468,000
3. Nikolai Yakovenko – 405,000
4. Sandra Naujoks – 397,000
5. Peter Jetten – 385,000
6. Nathan Doudney – 375,000
7. Alexander Kuzmin – 375,000
8. Vitaly Lunkin – 366,000
9. Thomas Marchese – 360,000
10. Marc Inizan – 360,000
Notable Eliminations:
Nam Le
Big Hands:
Noah Boeken Doubles Up Again
Noah Boeken raised to 28,000 from under the gun and Steve Landfish repotted to 63,000 from the button.
Boeken then moved in for 20,000 more and Landfish made the call. Boeken turned over 9
9
while Landfish showed AQ.
The flop came down 9
87
, giving Boeken top set. The board finished off 4 and 6, securing the double up for Boeken.
He was at 178,000 while Landfish was at 280,000.
Thumy Takes A Pot
Clement Thumy raised to 17,000 from under the gun and James Calderaro made the call from the cutoff. The flop then came down K108 and Thumy led out for 26,000.
Calderaro made the call and the turn was the 7 and Thumy checked. Calderaro fired 70,000 and Thumy made the call.
The river was the 2 and both players elected to check. Thumy showed down K9 for top pair and Calderaro mucked. Thumy was at 775,000.
Dani Stern Doubles Up
Dani Stern raised to 28,000 from early position and John Dwyer reraised to 80,000. Stern made the call, putting himself all in.
Stern turned over AQ while Dwyer tabled 99. The board ran out KJ6104 and Stern made Broadway to double up to 142,000.
Player Tags: Noah Boeken, John Dwyer, James Calderaro, Dani Stern, Clement Thumy
Level 19: Vitaly Lunkin Eliminated
Jun 22, '10
Blinds: 6,000-12,000
Players Remaining: 22 out of 268
Average Chip Count: 365,454
Tournament Leaderboard:
1. Clement Thumy – 925,000
2. Peter Jetten – 684,000
3. Sam Stein – 531,000
4. James Calderaro – 509,000
5. Marc Inizan – 492,000
6. Thomas Marchese – 465,000
7. Nathan Doudney – 465,000
8. Nikolai Yakovenko – 463,000
9. Dani Stern – 425,000
10. Alexander Kuzmin – 424,000
Notable Eliminations:
John Dwyer
Vitaly Lunkin
Big Hands:
Vitaly Lunkin Doubles Through Marchese, Then Eliminated By Thumy
Dustin Woolf raised to 33,000 and Vitaly Lunkin made it 62,000 from the cutoff. Thomas Marchese then reraised to 180,000 from the big blind and Woolf got out of the way.
Lunkin made the call with the rest of his chips and turned over KK while Marchese showed AQ.
The board ran out Q87J4 and Lunkin doubled up to 312,000.
A few hands later, Lunkin saw a flop of A96 against Clement Thumy. Thumy bet 33,000 and Lunkin raised to 90,000. Thumy then raised enough to put Lunkin all in and Lunkin made the call.
Lunkin tabled KJ for the nut flush draw while Thumy showed A6 for two pair.
The turn was the 3 and the river was the 10 and Lunkin was eliminated just a few hands after doubling up. Thumy was near 1 million in chips after the hand.
John Dwyer Eliminated
John Dwyer was all in preflop with AK against Amnon Filippi’s A4.
Dwyer was in good position to double up, but the board ran out 94225, giving Filippi a pair and the win and sending Dwyer to the rail.
Player Tags: Amnon Filippi, John Dwyer, Vitaly Lunkin, Clement Thumy
