Hour 5 Update: Round 4 Begins, Mike Caro Advances
Jun 14, '09
Hour 5 Update
Players Remaining: 29 out of 256
Completed Round 4 Matches (Winner in Bold):
1. Justin Smith vs. Dragan Galic
2. Mike Caro vs. Alexey Popov (Finished from round 3)
3. Yevgeniy Timoshenko vs. Evan Roberts
4. Jhonny Chan vs. James D’Ambrosio
5. Alec Torelli vs. Nathanael Poysti
Eliminations:
32. Dragan Galic – $17,987
31. Nathanael Poysti – $17,987
30. James D’Ambrosio – $17,987
29. Evan Roberts – $17,987
Big Hands:
Mike Caro Finally Wins
Shortly after a double up hand where Mike Caro’s A
Q won against the A
K of Alexey Popov, Caro called the all-in bet from Popov. Caro exposed another big ace, this time the AK while Popov was well behind with the Q8. The board offered no improvement for either player, as Caro’s ace-high was good enough to end the over four hour match.
Yevgeniy Timoshenko Takes Early Lead, Eliminates Evan Roberts
In his match against online heads up cash game specialist Evan Roberts, Timoshenko called a turn bet on a board of A
6
48. The river was the 5 and Roberts checked to the 2009 WPT Championship winner. Timoshenko contemplated briefly before firing out 37,000. Roberts went into the tank before finally making the call. Timoshenko exposed the 107 for a flush, while Roberts mucked. Timoshenko was out to a 300,000 to 180,000 chip advantage. About twenty minutes later, Timoshenko once again held a flush, eliminating Roberts when he had two pair.
Left In The Deck:
Caro has been given a 20 minute break before resuming play with the rest of the field in round four. His opponent, Dmitry Lesnov, has been waiting for the Caro vs. Popov match to conclude.
Player Tags: Mike Caro, Evan Roberts, Yevgeniy Timoshenko, Alexey Popov
