Level 19 Update: Aljanedi 8th ($23,413), Schwartz 9th ($18,292)
Jun 29, '12
Level: 19
Ante: 6,000
Players Remaining: 7 out of 939
Average Chip Count: 603,642
Chip Counts:
Seat no. 1 — Seth Davies — 640,000
Seat no. 4 — Eugene Du Plessis — 996,000
Seat no. 5 — Mike McDonald — 205,000
Seat no. 6 — Greg Hobson — 608,000
Seat no. 7 — Mike Sowers — 824,000
Seat no. 8 — John Hayes — 229,000
Seat no. 9 — Harrison Gimbel — 325,000
Players Eliminated:
Sameer Aljanedi — 8th Place ($23,413)
Justin Schwartz — 9th Place ($18,292)
Live Updates:
Justin Schwartz Eliminated in 9th Place ($18,292)
Harrison Gimbel limped in the pot for 1,000 with five callers, Greg Hobson raised to 24,000, Justin Schwartz moved all in for 285,000 and Hobson called.
Hobson was ahead before the flop with A
A
against Schwartz’s A
K
.
The board came QJ227, offering no help to Justin Schwartz who was eliminated in 9th place ($18,292). Hobson moved up to over 700,000 that hand.
Sameer Aljanedi Eliminated in 8th Place ($23,413)
Greg Hobson limped in the pot for 1,000 with four callers, Sameer Aljanedi moved all in for 132,000 and Hobson called.
Hobson was ahead before the flop with AQ against Aljanedi’s A9.
The board came KQ745, offering no help to Sameer Aljanedi who was eliminated in 8th place ($23,413). Hobson ended the hand with about 875,000 in chips.
Be sure to check back with Card Player at the conclusion of each level for regular updates with all of the action, current chip counts, and prize distributions.
Player Tags: Greg Hobson, Justin Schwartz, Sameer Aljanedi
Action Begins, Final Table Now Underway
Jun 29, '12
The final table of Event no. 49 ($1,500 No-Limit Hold’em Ante Only) is now underway, and Card Player will be posting level-by-level updates with all of the action, current chip counts, and prize distributions.
Day 2 concluded with the elimination of Grayson Ramage in 10th Place ($14,477), and the official nine-handed final table is now set. Play will begin in Level 19 with a 6,000 ante, and will continue until a winner is determined.
With cards now back in the air, here is a look at the final table and how these players match up:
Seat no. 1 — Seth Davies — 640,000
Seat no. 2 — Sameer Aljanedi — 167,000
Seat no. 3 — Justin Schwartz — 252,000
Seat no. 4 — Eugene Du Plessis — 996,000
Seat no. 5 — Mike McDonald — 205,000
Seat no. 6 — Greg Hobson — 608,000
Seat no. 7 — Mike Sowers — 824,000
Seat no. 8 — John Hayes — 229,000
Seat no. 9 — Harrison Gimbel — 325,000
While only 9 remain, this event gathered 939 players, creating a total prize pool of $1,267,650. Here is a look at the final payouts:
1st Place — $256,691
2nd Place — $158,887
3rd Place — $99,409
4th Place — $72,155
5th Place — $53,267
6th Place — $39,931
7th Place — $30,373
8th Place — $23,413
9th Place — $18,292
Be sure to check back with Card Player at the conclusion of each level for regular updates with all of the action, current chip counts, and prize distributions.
Player Tags: Greg Hobson, John Hayes, Mike McDonald, Justin Schwartz, Mike Sowers, Sameer Aljanedi, Harrison Gimbel, Seth Davies, Eugene Du Plessis
Ben Chung found himself all-in preflop with pocket nines, only to run into the pocket kings of Sameer Aljanedi.
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Sameer Aljanedi was all-in for his last chips and called by both Mike Eskandari and Eric Jeffries.
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K
and Robert Reyna made the call with A
J
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