Frank Calo raised to 11,000 preflop and Chris Klodnicki reraised to 35,000 from the small blind. Calo reraised to 76,000, and then Klodnicki reraised all in. Calo made the all-in call and they revealed their holdings:
Calo: A K
Klodnicki: A 5
Board: Q 8 5 2 Q
Calo was eliminated on the hand in 14th place and he took home $21,600 in prize money. Klodnicki grew his chip stack to a doniating 890,000 after the hand.
Kenneth Hicks was all in preflop for 70,000 against Ketan Pandya after a series of bets and raises that saw Frank Calo abandon ship midway. Their cards:
Hicks: Q Q
Pandya: A Q
Board: J 10 9 A 2
Pandya scored the elimination and he grew his stack to 375,000.
1. David Peters — 125,000
2. Michael Benvenuti — 110,000
3. Frank Calo — 95,000
4. Carter Phillips — 87,000
5. Nick Grippo — 87,000
6. Daniel Negreanu — 85,000
7. Frank Calo — 85,000
8. Amit Makhija — 85,000
9. Jeff Shulman — 82,000
10. David Sands — 80,000
Card Player Chip Counts
Barry Shulman — 48,000
Tony Dunst — 39,000
Jennifer Harman — 36,000
Average Chip Count: 49,743
Notable Eliminations:
Nick Mitchell
Paul Magriel
Shannon Shorr
Andrew Flaherty
Big Hands:
Michael Binger Applies Some Preflop Pressure
Michael Binger raised to 750 from the cutoff and was called by Christian Harder on the button. Scott Clements then reraised to 2,375 from the big blind and Binger took some time before reraising to 6,250.
Both Harder and Clements quickly folded and Binger chipped up to 72,000. Clements is still going strong with about 60,000.
Frank Calo Gets Double Knockout
On a flop of 1092, Andrew Flaherty checked and Frank Calo bet 3,200. Shannon Shorr then moved all in for 17,675 and Flaherty moved all in behind him for a little more.
Calo instantly called both all ins, showing pocket deuces for bottom set. Flaherty showed pocket kings and Shorr showed QJ for the open-ended straight draw.
The turn and river fell 43 and both Shorr and Flaherty hit the rail. Calo now has 95,000 in chips.
Tony Dunst Loses Chips
Tony Dunst raised to 800 from under the gun and was called by Justin Young in the cutoff and Men Nguyen in the small blind. The flop came down AJJ and Dunst continued with a bet of 1,700.
Young called and Nguyen folded, producing the 6 on the turn. Both players checked and the river was the 5. Young bet 3,800 and Dunst folded. Dunst is now down to 28,000 while Young is up to 27,000.
Faraz Jaka Calls All In To Double Up
On a board reading 842Q7, a player bets 15,000, enough to put Faraz Jaka all in for his last 12,825. After five minutes of thought, Jaka makes the call with pocket tens and his opponent showed pocket threes.
Level 21 Update: Frank Calo, Eugene Katchalov Eliminated
Jul 02, '09
Blinds: 10,00-20,000 with a 3,000 ante
Players Remaining: 14 out of 928
Chip Counts:
1. Rory Mathews — 1,358,000
2. Matt Hawrilenko — 1,327,000
3. Peter Feldman — 1,321,000
4. Robert Kay — 1,213,000
5. Mathew Waxman — 1,132,000
6. Sean Keeton – 1,150,000
7. Thorsten Schaefer — 1,094,000
8. Faraz Jaka – 985,000
9. James St. Hilaire – 925,000
10. Jonas Wexler — 848,000
Average Chip Count: 870,000
Eliminations:
16. Frank Calo – $37,379
15. Eugene Katchalov – $37,379
Big Hands:
Sean Keeton Doubles Up
Frank Calo bet from the small blind and Sean Keeton in the big blind moved all in for 400,000. Calo made the quick call. Calo tabled the 99 while Keeton had him dominated with the QQ. The board ran out AJ1010J, giving Keeton the pot and a stack of 985,000. Calo was down to 170,000.
Frank Calo Eliminated in 16th Place ($37,379)
Immediately after doubling up Sean Keeton, Frank Calo went all in under the gun with the 86 and was called by the K-Q of Keeton. The boarded offered no kelp for Calo, and he was eliminated early on the final day of action. Keeton is now at 1,150,000 in chips.
Eugene Katchalov Eliminated in 15th Place ($37,379)
In a blind vs. blind battle, Eugene Katchalov moved all in over the raise of James St. Hilaire. All the money went in as Katchalov held the AQ and St. Hilaire tabled the A10. The flop was a disaster for Katchalov as it came 1052, pairing St. Hilaire’s kicker. The turn was the 3 and the river brought the A, eliminating Katchalov from the tournament. St. Hilaire is at 925,000.
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Blinds: 150-300 with a 25 ante
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