$1,500 No Limit Hold'em - Day 2 - Level 15
Jun 02, '08
Blinds/Antes: 3,000/6,000 – 500 ante
Players Left: 86 of 3929
Chip Leaders:
Ryan D'Angelo - 450,000
Karim Vegas - 447,000
Ginikachukwu Izuogu
Theo Tran - 345,000
Pia Jeppesen - 340,000
Evan McNiff - 312,000
Andre Boyer - 312,000
Allan Puzontyan - 305,000
David Bach - 300,000
Sean Ferrer - 290,000
Joe Gottlieb – 285,000
Average Stack: 137,000
Eliminations: John Murphy
Big Hands and Storylines:
Monsefi Up. Brady Down.
With the board reading K
7
6
2
5, Amir Monsefi bets 15,000 into a 25,000 pot. Matt Brady calls and quickly mucks when he sees Monsefi’s K5. Monsefi’s rivered two-pair propels him to 240,000 and leaves Brady with a mere 50,000.
“Flipaments”
Pia Jeppesen moves her last 80,000 chips all-in from late position and Ryan D’Angelo calls from the big blind with KJ. Jeppesen shows 55 and the two are, indeed, flipping. The cards come out A8364 and Jeppesen takes a rare pot off of D’Angelo. She now sits with a not insignificant 170,000, but D’Angelo still holds a commanding table lead with 450,000.
Bluffing the Night Away
If we learned one thing in the last level, it’s that Scott Einiger is not afraid to bluff. With the board showing J62A6, Joe Gotlieb checks over to Einiger, who bets 60,000 into a 125,000 pot. Gotlieb agonizes, stands, hems, and haws, but eventually makes the call. Einiger, at the request of the dealer, showed his hand first: K5. Gttlieb tabled his KK and admitted, “I almost out-thought myself there.” That pot brings Gottlieb up to 285,000.
Flushed
James Akenhead raised pre-flop to 2,400 and both blinds called. On a QJ9 flop, Mike Ngo bet out 3,500 and was raised by Ginikachukwu Izuogu. Akenhead then moved all-in, putting Ngo to a difficult decision. Ngo eventually folded, and Izuogu made the call behind him. They turned up their cards:
Akenhead: 99
Izuogu: A3
The turn was the T, giving Izuogu a straight draw in addition to his flush draw. The river was the 3, making Izuogu his flush, giving him 360,000 in chips and crippling Akenhead.
Player Tags: Matt Brady, Theo Tran, Ryan D'Angelo, James Akenhead, Ginikachukwu Izuogu
