We Are 3-Handed
Jun 26, '10
Kaiser Loses Flip, Out in 5th Place ($140,013)
Aaron Kaiser got all in preflop and was called by Dean Hamrick from the small blind. The two showed:
Hamrick: 7
7
Kaiser: Q9
Kaiser held two overs but the flop didn’t connect with either of them, running 46
J. The turn brought the 6 and Kaiser was in need of a queen or nine to stay alive. The 2 fell on the river and Kaiser was the 5th place finisher, making $140,013.
With the pot Hamrick held a nice chip lead with 3.9 million compared to the next closest stack of 2.4 million for Niccolo Caramatti.
Caramatti Gone in 4th ($191,744)
Niccolo Caramatti had been an active player at the final table, knocking out three of the first four victims, but he ended up on the other end when he collided with chip leader Dean Hamrick.
Hamrick raised to 180,000 and Caramatti moved all in from the big blind. Hamrick made the quick call and they showed down:
Hamrick: AQ
Caramatti: K8
Caramatti was caught with the worst hand but the flop gave him reason to celebrate, running K6J to pair his king.
Hamrick still held an overcard and a 10 would give him the broadway straight. The turn was the 3 and Hamrick’s good call seemed as if it was going to cost him big time.
Hamrick’s rail called for the 10, and their calls turned out to be prophetic. The 10 landed on the river to give Hamrick the straight and bust Caramatti in 4th place, for which he earned $191,744.
Hamrick was already the chip leader, but in eliminating Caramatti he increased his stack to 6.8 million — well above Thomas O’Neal’s next largest stack of 2.1 million and Ian Wiley’s 1.5 million.
Player Tags: Dean Hamrick, Aaron Kaiser, Niccolo Luigi Caramatti
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