$10,000 Main Event - Day 5 - Level 20
Jul 12, '08
Blinds: 6,000/12,000 with 2,000 ante
Players Left: 164 of 6844
Chip Leaders:
Cristian Dragomir - 2,800,000
Brandon Cantu - 2,200,000
Nikolay Losev - 2,100,000
David Benefield - 2,000,000
Felix Osterland - 1,800,000
Chris Crilly - 1,800,000
Albert Kim - 1,800,000
Reagan Silber - 1,800,000
Andrew Rosskamm - 1,800,000
Victor Ramdin - 1,750,000
Eliminations:
James Mills
Lou Esposito
Chad Layne
Charles Dolan
Helge Pedersen
Big Hands/Storylines
Hellmuth Can Dodge Mullets, Baby!
Following a flop of 6
5
4, Phil Hellmuth and Barry Leventhal checked and the button bet 75,000. Hellmuth made the call and then Leventhal moved all in for an additional 399,000. The button folded and then the action was on Hellmuth, who had Leventhal covered by only 100,000 or so. While Hellmuth debated a call, Leventhal, a large man with a mullet and a heavy Brooklyn accent, talked nonstop. He even shouted out, "Honey, I'm all in," which Hellmuth had done to his wife just a short time earlier. Hellmuth even flashed his cards to Gus Hansen when he walked by. Finally he folded Q7 face up, shocking the players at his table and players at other tables who had stopped by to watch.
Keller Cracks Aces
Thomas Keller didn’t realize how thin he was drawing, but he still managed to get the best of Alan Gould. Keller was all-in for 160,000 with K10
, but found himself up against pocket aces. He was then up against a set when the flop came A63. But the Q on the turn gave Keller four outs, and the J on the river proved to be one of them, as Keller filled his straight and remained alive in the tourney.
Kings for Karle
It must have been music to Karle Wilson’s ears. James Mills announced all-in for 210,000, and two players to the left, Wilson woke up with KK. He made the call and everyone else folded. Mills held 8
8, but he was even further behind after the flop came KQ10, giving Wilson a set. The 4 on the turn and 6 on the river completed the board and Mills was sent to the rails.
Vos Draws to a Winner
Mark Vos was in the cut-off and raised to 32,000, and was called by Cornel Pazai in the big blind. The flop came QJ5, and after Pazai checked, Vos bet 40,000. Pazai then check-raised to 80,000 total, at which point Vos sent a two-fisted stack of orange chips to the center of the table to force Pazai all-in. Pazai did make the decision for about 250,000 and showed J9 for middle pair. Vos tabled K2 for the flush draw, and filled it on the turn with the 8. The 3 on the river ended the day for Pazai.
Chino Rheem’s Check and Raise Takes One Away from Buzgon
Dan Buzgon open raised to a total of 34,000 after the action folded to him in the cut-off. Christian Dragomir called from the button, as did Chino Rheem from the big blind. The three players saw a flop of A104, and Rheem checked. Buzgon made a bet of 68,000 and Dragomir folded. Rheem check-raised an additional 121,000, and Buzgon went into the tank. Buzgon eventually released his hand, and Rheem won the pot.
Four-of-a-Kind Adds to Dragomir’s Stack
On a board of Q743, Chino Rheem checked to Christian Dragomir who fired a bet of 165,000 into the pot. Rheem made the call and the dealer put down the 4 on the river. Again Rheem checked and this time Dragomir put in a bet of 265,000. Rheem quickly called and Dragomir excitedly turned over 44 for four-of-a-kind. As the large pot was pushed to Dragomir, Rheem showed that he held pocket eights. The pot put Dragomir’s stack to over 2.8 million in chips, making him the current tournament leader.
Another Big Hit for Chino Rheem
Chino Rheem made it 32,000 to go from middle position, and the action folded to Sean Davis in the small blind. Davis made the call, and the two players saw a flop of KK4. Davis checked, allowing Rheem to make a bet of 32,000 which was called by Davis. The turn brought the K, and this time Davis led out for 100,000. Rheem announced a raise and counted out an additional 150,000. Davis made the call, and both players checked when the 10 fell on the river. Davis turned over JdJc, and Rheem mucked his cards. Rheem lost over half a million in chips during one orbit.
Player Tags: Thomas Keller, Phil Hellmuth, Mark Vos, Daniel Buzgon, Cristian Dragomir
