Event 19 - PL Omaha - Final Table is Set
Jun 11, '08
Blinds: 4,000-8,000
Final Table Chip Counts:
Vanessa Selbst: 940,000
Stanley Statkiewicz Jr.: 331,000
Jamie Pickering: 290,000
Eugene Todd: 155,000
Craig Natte: 121,000
Mel Randolph 119,000
Thom Schultz: 84,000
Jamie Robbins: 68,000
Ken Lairson: 20,000
Big Hands:
Selbst Makes Gutsy Play, Decides Final 9 - Action resumes at 2 p.m. Thursday
After several hands featuring many checks and folds, the biggest pot of the tournament exploded out of nowhere and the final 9 were decided.
Tom Schultz raised to 20,000 and Vanessa Selbst raised it 50,000 more to 75,000 total. Anthony Phillips then reraised it to 239,000 from late position and action folded to Selbst. Selbst stood up and thought long and hard. She asked Phillips how much he had left behind and he told her 188,000. After much deliberation, Selbst decided to just call.
As soon as the decision left her lips, Phillips announced he was all in dark.
The flop came 8
5
4 and Selbst gritted her teeth, not happy with the flop. Still, she called and Phillips said he had aces and showed AAQ
9. Selbst was behind, with just KJ98. The turn was the 10 and Selbst was still trailing Phillips' aces. The river was huge, the 9
, and a shocked Selbst exclaimed, "Two pair!"
She had hit two pair, 8s and 9s and Phillips stormed away from the table, eliminated in 10th place.
Selbst explained to those around her that Phillips was agressive and would have had position on her at the final table tomorrow with a lot of chips.
"Gamble, gamble, baby," she said with a smile. Selbst has a commanding chip lead with 940,000 in chips.
The final table will begin at 2 p.m. tomorrow. Check back with Card Player for updates on the action.
Player Tags: Vanessa Selbst, Anthony Phillips, European Report
1,500 Pot Limit Omaha - Level 11
Jun 11, '08
Blinds: 800/1600
Players Left: 43 of 759
Eliminations: Jae Kim, Daniel Martin, Michael Cook.
Big Hands:
DeSerrano Doubles Through Phillips
Anthony Phillips raised to 4500 and Mark DeSerrano put in a reraise for 5200 more. Phillips raised again to put DeSerrano all-in, who called. Phillips showed KKQ10 while DeSerrano held AAJ3. The flop came 853 to give Phillips the flush draw, but he missed with the 3 on the turn and the 5 on the river. DeSerrano doubled up to 48,000 in chips.
The two came close to another battle when Phillips raised to 4100 preflop and DeSerrano, from the button, raised pot. Phillips folded and has now lost a third of his stack since the start of the day, down to 82,000.
Pescatori Remains Alive
Max Pescatori was the small stack when he raised to 5600 in late position. He had just 3000 behind, and Rob Hollink in the big blind put him all in. Pescatori showed AJ108 and was up against AK65. The flop came Q109 and Pescatori flopped a straight. The board finished 102 and Pescatori doubled up.
Schultz Takes it Down
Thom Schultz was the button and was one of four players to see the flop for 4200. The flop came A66. All four players checked and the Q came on the turn. Jae Kim in the big blind bet 10,000 and Schultz raised all-in, taking the pot down while showing AQQ6 for multiple full houses.
The next hand Schultz picked off the blinds when he raised and showed AA1010.
Magriel Forces a Fold
Paul Magriel was the button for the first hand of the level and saw Carter Gill raise to 3800 in front of him. Magriel called from the button and the flop came AJ8. Gill checked, Magriel bet 11,200 and Gill folded.
Allyn Jaffrey Shulman continues to hover around the 20,000 chip mark through the first level of the day.
Player Tags: Max Pescatori, Paul Magriel, Rob Hollink, Anthony Phillips, Carter Gill
