$2,000 No Limit Hold'em - Level Five
Jun 27, '08
Blinds/Antes: 150/300/25
Players Remaining: 970 of 2,317
Average Stack: 9,550
Chip Counts:
Benjamin Fineman - 27,000
David Pham - 26,000
Raul Lozano - 25,000
Jullian Herold - 24,400
Marco Johnson - 24,000
Chau Giang - 17,500
Ryan Young - 17,000
Johnny Neckar - 17,000
Sarah Bilney - 16,900
Recent Eliminations:
Richard Stanley
Terrance Chan
Big Hands/Storylines:
Terrence Chan Eliminated
Terrence Chan raised pre-flop to a total of 800 and received a call from his opponent in the cut-off. All other players folded, and the pair saw a flop of A
6
4
. Chan bet 1,000 and was raised an additional 2,500 by his opponent. Chan paused for a moment before calling the bet. The 5 was dealt on the turn, bringing a check from Chan and an all in bet from his opponent. Chan called quickly and turned over A7 for top pair with an open ended straight draw. His opponent turned over A
Q. The K on the river didn’t improve Chan, and he headed for the rail.
Richard Stanley’s Four Hand Rampage with Michael Binger
Michael Binger doubled through Richard Stanley when the two got it all in pre-flop and Binger’s AK help up against Stanley’s AQ. After the board was dealt, Stanley got up from his seat and headed for the rail. “Wait! You still have some left,” Binger called out to Stanley. After the dealer counted Binger’s stack and matched it with Stanley’s, it was discovered that Stanley still had 325 in chips remaining.
On the next immediate hand, the action folded to Michael Binger who raised to 800 from the hijack seat. Richard Stanley pushed all in for his 325, and all other players folded. Binger turned over Q10, an underdog against Stanley’s K5. The board came down K8876, and Stanley’s stack increased to 1,325.
The action didn’t slow down. On the next immediate hand, the action again folded to Binger who again made it 800 to go. Stanley moved all in for 1,325, and all the other players folded. Binger made the call and turned over A7, this time the favorite against Stanley’s A4. The flop came K99, and the players anticipated a split pot. The 4 on the turn brought an exasperated sigh from Binger, but the K on the river meant that the two players would split the blinds and antes. “It’ll be 1650 this time,” Stanley warned the other players as the dealer dealt the next hand.
On that hand, Mark Dickstein beat Binger to the punch by making it 800 before Binger could act. The action folded to Stanley who for the fourth consecutive time moved all in pre-flop. Dickstein made the call and turned over A10, an underdog to Stanley’s AQ. Unfortunately for Stanley, the final board read A101073, and he packed up his things and headed for the exit.
Player Tags: David Pham, Mark Dickstein, Terrence Chan, Benjamin Fineman, Michael Binger, European Report, Richard Stanley
