Level 25: Diaz Leads Final Three; Chen 4th, Hastings 5th, Trigg 6th
Jun 09, '11
NOTE: The final six players went on a one-hour dinner break at the conclusion of Level 24 and resumed play around 8:20pm.
Blinds: 15,000-30,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 3 out of 1,340
Average Chip Count: 2,010,0000
Chip Counts:
1. David Diaz – 2,700,000
2. Anders Meli – 1,650,000
3. Andrea Dato – 1,550,000
Eliminations:
4th. William Chen – $100,200
5th. Corey Hastings – $73,915
6th. Richard Trigg – $55,355
Richard Trigg Eliminated in 6th Place ($55,355)
Richard Trigg
Anders Meli doubled through Richard Trigg right before his final hand, leaving him with roughly 100,000.
Trigg min-raised under the gun, William Chen called out of the small blind and Corey Hastings called from the big blind.
The flop came 5
2
2
, it was checked to Trigg who moved all in for 25,000 and both players called.
The turn was the 6 and both players checked.
The river was the 3
, Chen bet and Hastings folded. Chen turned over a four for a six-high straight and Richard Trigg was eliminated in 6th place ($55,355).
Corey Hastings Eliminated in 5th Place ($73,915)
Andrea Dato min-raised from under the gun and Corey Hastings called from the small blind.
The flop came K Q 9 and both players checked.
The turn was the A, Hastings bet 60,000 and Dato called.
The river was the 5, Hastings bet 75,000, Dato shoved and Hastings called all in.
Dato turned over Q 6for the nut flush on the river and Hastings flashed A A for top set on the turn before throwing his cards into the muck. Corey Hastings was eliminated 5th place ($73,915).
William Chen
William Chen open-shoved for 345,000 before the flop and David Diaz called.
Chen turned over K 5 for the lead against Diaz’s J 10.
The board came 7 6 6 J 2, giving Diaz top pair on the turn. William Chen was eliminated in 4th place ($100,200).
Be sure to check back hourly for level-by-level updates of this final table.
Player Tags: Bill Chen, Corey Hastings, David Diaz, Andrea Dato, Richard Trigg
Level 22: Watts Eliminated 10th, Final Table Now Underway
Jun 09, '11
NOTE: Play ended last night with 10 players and resumed today at 2:30pm. With the elimination of Steven Watts in 10th place ($19,953), the official nine-handed final table is now underway.
Blinds: 8,000-16,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 9 out of 1,340
Average Chip Count: 670,000
Chip Counts:
1. Nick Rampone – 1,500,000
2. Justin Sternberg – 700,000
3. Corey Hastings – 700,000
4. William Chen – 650,000
5. Matthew Henson – 600,000
6. Anders Meli – 600,000
7. David Diaz – 400,000
8. Andrea Dato – 400,000
9. Richard Trigg – 375,000
Payouts:
1st. $352,808
2nd. $218,183
3rd. $138,044
4th. $100,200
5th. $73,915
6th. $55,355
7th. $42,059
8th. $32,381
9th. $25,253
Be sure to check back hourly for level-by-level updates of this final table.
Player Tags: Bill Chen, Corey Hastings, Anders Meli, Justin Sternberg, David Diaz, Andrea Dato, Richard Trigg, Matthew Henson, Nick Rampone
