Andrew Brokos — 780,000
Josh Brikis — 1,200,000
Tony Dunst — 1,060,000
Tournament Leaderboard:
1. Theo Jorgensen — 3,200,000
2. Sanghyon Cheong — 2,870,000
3. Duy Le — 2,700,000
4. Matt Affleck — 2,450,000
5. Michael Skender — 2,450,000
6. Bryn Kenney — 2,220,000
7. Fokke Beukers — 2,015,000
8. Robert Pisano — 2,010,000
9. Alexander Kostritsyn — 1,990,000
10. Cuong Nguyen — 1,900,000
Notable Eliminations:
Will Failla
Shane Rose
Brent Hanks
Paul Varano
Big Hands:
Jean-Robert Bellande Doubles Up a Player
On a flop of 542, Jean-Robert Bellande checked. Larry Karambis bet 100,000. Bellande moved all in and Karambis called all in for 483,000. Karambis exposed the 99 while Bellande tabled the AJ. The turn and river bricked for Bellande and he doubled up his opponent. Bellande was down to 1,100,000 after the hand.
Paul Varano Eliminated
Paul Varano got his stack of 148,000 into the middle with the 109 and was up against Garrett Adelstein’s JJ. The board ran out J102410 and Adelstein busted his opponent. He was at 1,220,000 after the hand.
Bryn Kenney Eliminates a Player
Kenney bet 30,000 from the cutoff and Kelly Johnson raised to 60,000 from the small blind. Kenney made the call. The flop came K93 and Johnson bet 60,000. Kenney raised to 120,000. Johnson moved all in for 380,000 and Kenney called with the 99. Johnson tabled the KQ. The turn brought the 2 and the 3 fell on the river. Kenney took the hand and was at over 2,000,000 a couple hands later.
Shane Rose Eliminated
Shane Rose moved all in for 100,000 from early position and Javed Abrahams called. Rose tabled the 76 and Abrahams exposed the A10. The board ran out K52K2 and Rose was out. Abrahams was up to 750,000 after the hand.
Garrett Beckman Doubles Up
On a 9955 Garrett Beckman moved all in for 302,000. Ryan Dodge called with the QQ but was behind the AA of Beckman. The 9 on the river was safe for Beckman and he doubled to 1,480,000. Dodge was down to just 35,000.
Jean-Robert Bellande Eliminates a Player
Jean-Robert Bellande opened and Alper Sar shoved for 205,000. Bellande called with the K7. Sar exposed the AQ. The board ran out KJ98J and Bellande won the hand. Bellande was up to 1,360,000 after the hand.
Brent Hanks Eliminated
Brent Hanks five-bet shoved for 800,000 and John Racener called. Racener tabled the AA and was way ahead of the JJ of Hanks. The board ran out 8652K and Hanks was gone. Racener was up to 1,700,000 after the hand.
Will Failla Eliminated
Will Failla moved all in from the cutoff for 245,000 with the A10 and was called by the pocket aces of Jeffrey Chu. The board ran out 74299 and Failla was gone.
Elia Ahmadian Doubles Up
Elia Ahmadian was all in on a flop of A83 with the QQ for for 43,000. Dalton Mills called with the J8. The turn brought the 10 and the 9 fell on the river, giving Ahmadian the double up to 140,000.
Final Table Update: Paul Varano and Brett Shaffer Eliminated
Jun 23, '10
Blinds: 15,000-30,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining: 5 out of 1,397
Average Chip Count: 1,047,750
Tournament Leaderboard:
1. Jeffrey King — 3,080,000
2. Derric Haynie — 1,150,000
3. Dustin Dirksen — 1,080,000
4. Steven Kelly — 990,000
Eliminations:
7. Paul Varano — $40,887
6. Brett Shaffer — $56,446
Big Hands:
Paul Varano Eliminated in 7th Place ($40,887)
Paul Varano moved all in for 260,000 and Steven Kelly called from the small blind. Kelly exposed pocket aces and Varano tabled the AQ. The board ran out dry for Varano as it came 10447Q and he was gone. Kelly was up to 910,000 after the hand.
Brett Shaffer Eliminated in 6th Place ($56,446)
Brett Shaffer opened to 80,000 from the cutoff and Jeffrey King defended his big blind. The flop came J87 and King checked. Shaffer bet 150,000. King raised to put Shaffer all in. Shaffer called and tabled the A3 and was ahead of the Q9 of King. The K on the turn a brick for King. However, the Q on the river gave King the knockout. King was the chip leader with 2,740,000 after the hand.