Event 49 - $1500 NLHE - Hour 4
Jun 30, '08
Blinds: 30,000-60,000
Ante: 5,000
Players Remaining: 2
Chip Counts:
Rasmus Nielsen: 5,725,000
JC Tran: 2,575,000
Eliminations:
3rd: John Conroy - $278,255
4th: Peter Nguyen - $233,734
Peter Nguyen Eliminated in 4th Place ($233,734)
Preflop, a severely short stacked Peter Nguyen moved all in for his last 225,000. Chip leader Rasmus Nielsen made the call from the small blind, and the players turned over their cards.
Nguyen: 9
7
Nielsen: K
J
The flop looked like a walk for Nguyen, coming 7
7
4 to give the short stack a set of sevens. The turn improved Nielsen to two outs with the K, giving him a 5% chance of winning the pot. Nguyen crawled inside his hood, dreading the fall of the final card. His fatal outlook, unfortunately, was quite astute, as the K did in fact fall on the river, giving Nielsen the bigger full house and the pot. Nguyen shipped his stack to the chip leader, and went to collect his $233,734 payday for his fourth place finish.
John Conroy Eliminated in 3rd Place ($278,255)
John Conroy opened with a raise to 175,000. Rasmus Nielsen then asked him to count his remaining stack, which totaled around 800,000. Something about the number must have appealed to Nielsen, as he then announced an all-in raise. Conroy made the call with little hesitation, and the players flipped up their hands.
Nielsen: A8
Conroy: AQ
It seems that either the poker gods have taken a shine to Rasmus Nielsen, or his massive stack has developed a magnetic charge capable of drawing in whatever other chips make their way to the felt. Nielsen hit his three outer, pairing his eight on the flop of 855. Conroy failed to redraw on the turn, the 3, and the river, the 4.
After 116 hands, we are down to two players. Check back hourly for updates on heads up play.
Player Tags: Peter Nguyen, John Conroy, European Report
Event 49 - $1500 NLHE - Hour 3
Jun 30, '08
Blinds: 25,000-50,000
Ante: 5,000
Players Remaining: 4
Chip Counts:
Rasmus Nielsen: 4,700,000
John Conroy: 1,400,000
JC Tran: 900,000
Peter Nguyen: 580,000
Joe Pelton: 390,000
Eliminations:
5th: Joe Pelton - $191,068
Tran Stumbles, Nielsen Bullies 
On the last hand of the 20,000-40,000 level, Rasmus Nielsen raised to 110,000 in late position. Chip leader J.C. Tran called from the big blind. The flop showed J96, and Tran checked it over to Nielsen, who bet out for 165,000. Tran made the call and the dealer peeled off the turn, the K. Again, Tran checked, and this time Nielsen pushed 400,000 chips into the pot. Tran once again called, and once again checked on the river, the 6. Nielsen thought for a little while before announcing a bet of 1 million. Tran thought for some time, counting out the two columns of dark green chips it would cost him to make the call. He eventually sent the chips into the middle, but mucked his hand after Nielsen showed down 9-9 for a rivered full house, winning the pot and regaining the chip lead.
A few hands later the two were at it again. Tran raised to 130,000 before the flop and Nielsen called. Both players checked the flop of KQ8. The turn brought the 5, and Tran took a stab at the pot, betting 200,000. Nielsen bumped it up to 700,000, and Tran folded. After the hand, Nielsen was over the 5 million chip mark, while Tran was down to 1.2 million.
Even after this hit, Tran continued to apply pressure to the table. A few hands later, he raised to 130,000, but was then faced with Peter Nguyen's re-raise all in to 785,000. Tran tanked for some time before folding. Nguyen showed AK, and raked in the tasty pot.
Conroy Runs Over Nguyen, Runs Up Stack
John Conroy raised preflop from the button to 155,000. Peter Nguyen called from the big blind. The flop ran 962, and Nguyen tossed out a bet of 175,000 only to have Conroy jam all in for 535,000. Nguyen laid it down, and exchanged places with Conroy to become the table's new short stack.
The very next hand, Conroy raised to 155,000 from the cutoff, and Nguyen called out of the small blind. Nguyen checked the flop of AA7, only to once again have Conroy jam the pot. Nguyen looked at his cards remorsefully for some time before electing to fold to Conroy's aggression once again.
A few hands later, Conroy fired out his 155,000 preflop raise, this time from under the gun. Only Rasmus Nielsen called from the small blind. Both players checked the flop of Q72. On the turn, which brought the J, Nielsen led out for 200,000. Conroy then popped it to 700,000, pushing Nielsen off of his hand and taking down another nice pot.
Joe Pelton Eliminated in 5th Place ($191,068) 
Joe Pelton moved all in preflop for his last 330,000 chips. JC Tran made the call, bringing Pelton to his feet to sweat his tournament life. Pelton turned over a meager looking Q6, live but trailing against Tran's KJ. The flop was kind to Pelton, coming 762. The turn brought a meaningless 8, but the K on the turn hammered in the last nail on Pelton's coffin, pairing Tran's king and sending Pelton home in fifth place. Tran moved back into second place after the win.
Players are on a 20 minute break.
When they return blinds will move up to 30,000-60,000.
Player Tags: J.C. Tran, Joe Pelton, John Conroy, European Report
