$5,000 No-Limit Hold'em - On the Bubble
Jun 12, '08
Blinds/Antes: 1200/2400/300
Players Remaining: 73 of 731
Average Stack: 100,100
Chip Counts:
Adam Geyer - 620,000
Michael Mizrachi - 260,000
Sam El Sayed - 230,000
Jared Okun - 225,000
Aaron Coulthard - 204,000
Charles Sklar - 200,000
Keith Tilston - 195,000
Hasan Habib - 190,000
Alex Melnikow - 180,000
Scott Freeman - 154,000
Recent Eliminations:
Big Hands:
Michael Mizrachi and Hasan Habib Chop it Up
Michael Mizrachi and Hasan Habib both checked the river on a board of A
K
J
4
4. Mizrachi flipped over his K8 and Habib showed down K10. Both players had two pair, kings and fours, with a ace kicker.
Dag Palovic Allegedly Folds a Winner, Brummelhuis Takes a Hit
Dag Palovic raised to 7,500 from early position only to be reraised to 20,000 total by Michiel Brummelhuis. The big blind, who claimed he hadn’t played a hand in four hours, moved all in for his remaining 40,000. Palovic labored, but eventually folded. Brummelhuis made the call and turned over QJ. His opponent held AA, and the final board read 55442. Palovic claimed that he folded AK and would have eliminated either player with his nut flush.
Ryan Rapaski Wants to “Have Some Fun"
Facing a raise of 6,700, Ryan Rapaski moved all in from the button for his remaining 24,800. While the small blind was considering a call, Rapaski tried to goad him by saying, “Come on! Put your chips in and let’s have some fun.” The small blind folded, but the original raiser called and turned over 1010, the favorite to Rapaski’s AK. Rapaski spiked an ace on the flop and doubled up.
Kathy Woo Folds Aces Pre-flop?
Eli Elezra raised to 5,400 from under-the-gun and Kathy Woo called from the button. In the big blind, Scott Freeman put in a reraise of an additional 14,600. Elezra folded, and Woo contemplated for several minutes before eventually releasing her hand. Elezra announced that he had folded jack-ten. While smiling, Woo said that she folded pocket aces to avoid having a bad beat and being eliminated on the bubble. Elezra said, “Please tell me that’s true so I at least have a story.” Tablemate David Singer offered Elezra five to one odds that she was kidding. “I guess we’d have to take her on her word,” Elezra responded.
Singer Narrowly Avoids Being the Bubble Boy
David Singer, who had been nursing a small stack since the hand-for-hand bubble play began, moved his remaining 16,600 into the pot from early position. Aaron Colthard called from the big blind and turned over A10, a substantial favorite over Singer's A8. The J22 flop was unkind to Singer, as was the 5 turn. However, the 8 river locked it up for Singer while a large crowd gathered around the table. "David, everybody in this room was rooting for you!" Eli Elezra commented.
Player Tags: Hasan Habib, David Singer, Michael Mizrachi, Jared Okun, Aaron Coulthard, Adam Geyer, Michiel Brummelhuis, Ryan Rapaski, European Report
