Level 17 Update
Dec 17, '08
Scoreboard
Level: 17
Blinds/Antes: 6,000-12,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Left: 34 of 497
Average: 639,000
Notable Chip Counts
Hunter Frey - 1,970,000
Nick Schulman - 1,800,000
Jack Wu - 1,440,000
Chino Rheem - 1,180,000
Justin Young - 1,150,000
In the Money Eliminations
$36,030
40th: Elizabeth Montizanti
39th: Jonathan Little
38th: Barry Greenstein
37th: Abe Mosseri
36th: Mike McClain
35th: Arthur Azen
Big Hands:
Barry Greenstein Eliminated in 38th Place ($36,030)
Barry Greenstein was just knocked out of the tournament when his pocket sevens ran into the pocket queens of John Hennigan. The board delivered yet another queen to Hennigain and Greenstein was eliminated in 38th place.
Abe Mosseri Eliminated in 37th Place ($36,030)
Abe Mosseri was eliminated when his Q-9 ran into the pocket aces of Robert Mizrachi on a flop of Q-7-2. The turn and river brought no help and Mosseri was knocked out of play in 37th place.
Steve Sung Doubles Up Through Clonie Gowen
Steve Sung moved all in preflop for 266,000 and Clonie Gowen called him down. They flipped up their hands and Sung held AJ. Gowen held A10 and the board ran out K7369. Sung doubled up and Gowen fell to 1.03 million.
Arthur Azen Eliminated in 35th Place ($36,030)
Arthur Azen moved all in on a board of KJ37 holding Q4 in the hole. Hunter Frey called him down with A9 though, and he sent Azen to the rail in 35th place.
Nick Schulman Makes a Great Call
Evan McNiff bet 150,000 from the cutoff on a board of A743 and Nick Schulman made the call. The river was dealt 7 and McNiff bet 327,000. Schulman went into the tank for several minutes and counted out the chips needed to make the call. He eventually moved them into the middle and McNiff turned up 42. Schulman turned up AJ to win the large pot and sky rocket his chip stack up to 1.8 million, which is good for second on the leader board. McNiff was knocked down to just over a million.
Left in the Deck:
Final Four Tables
The tournament is now down to four tables, and all of them are quite stacked with professional talent. There is nowhere left to hide in this tournament and there has been a lot of action and big bets.
Player Tags: Robert Mizrachi, Barry Greenstein, Clonie Gowen, John Hennigan, Abe Mosseri, Arthur Azen, Steve Sung, Hunter Frey