Final Table - Hour Three - Alex Triner Eliminated 9th ($9,828)
Jun 10, '08
Blinds/Antes: 5,000-10,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Left: 8
Chip Counts:
Sergey Rybachenko: 2,250,000
Jason Young: 1,750,000
Matt Giannetti: 1,200,000
John Strzemp: 1,010,000
Rory Monahan: 750,000
Kyle Bowker: 630,000
Mike Schwartz: 620,000
Tom West: 475,000
Eliminations:
Alex Triner Eliminated in 9th place ($9,828)
Big Hands:
Rory Monahan Gets a Little Back
On a flop of J
8
6, Mike Schwartz bet 60,000 and Rory Monahan raised to 200,000. Schwartz thinks for a few minutes before making the call. The turn was the K
and Monahan moved all in for a little more 350,000. Schwartz tanked for a minute or two before folding the hand.
Jason Young Doubles Up, Goes Runner-Runner Full House
With the action folding around to him, Jason young raised to 90,000 from the small blind and Alex Triner reraised to 225,000 from the big blind. Young took a deep breath and moved all in. Triner took an even deeper breath and called.
Young: A
J
Triner: AK
Board: 992JJ
Completely dominated before the flop and reduced to catching one of three remaining jacks to stay alive, the turn answered Young’s prayers with the J. Young celebrates, and as if Triner wasn’t sore enough after the J hit the turn, the poker Gods got a good laugh on the river when the J hit, giving Young a full house, doubling him up and reducing Triner down to about 600,000 after the hand.
Alex Triner Eliminated in 9th Place ($9,828)
With Strzemp putting in a pre-flop raise, Alex Triner moved all in behind him and Strzemp made a quick call.
Triner: J-J
Strzemp: Q-Q
Board: 443K5
Triner picked a seemingly good spot to ship it with pocket jacks, but Strzemp’s raise was much stronger than Triner had thought. Strzemp showed pocket queens, and after losing most of his stack to A-J with A-K, now it was Triner who was looking for a jack to stay alive."Come on jack!...One more time!", but no help on the board and Alex Triner was eliminated in 9th place ($9,828).
Player Tags: Jason Young, Rory Monahan, Alexander Triner
Final Table - Hour Two - Casey Coleman Eliminated 10th ($7,508)
Jun 10, '08
Blinds/Antes: 4,000-8,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Left: 9
Chip Counts:
Sergey Rybachenko: 2,000,000
Matt Giannetti: 1,400,000
Alex Triner: 1,1650,000
Jason Young: 1,100,000
John Strzemp: 935,000
Mike Schwartz: 920,000
Kyle Bowker: 650,000
Rory Monahan: 600,000
Tom West: 500,000
Eliminations:
Casey Coleman Eliminated in 10th Place ($7,508)
Big Hands:
Casey Coleman Eliminated in 10th Place ($7,508)
Mike Schwartz came in for a raise to 60,000 and both Casey Coleman and Matt Giannetti made the call. The flop came 773, and Schwartz made a bet. Coleman called all in for his last few thousand chips while Giannetti got out of the way. Schwartz turned over 88 for the overpair while Coleman showed AQ. Coleman would need some help on the turn and/or river to stay alive. The turn was the J and the river was the 10, no help to Casey Coleman who was eliminated in 10th place ($7,508).
Alex Triner Doubles Through Chip Leader
Sergey Rybachenko came in for a pre-flop raise from under the gun and made two callers out of Alex Triner and John Strzemp. The flop came AK5, and Rybacheno bet 135,000. Triner called, Strzemp folded. The 4 hit the turn and Rybachenko fired out 275,000. Triner reraised all in for roughly 400,000 more and Rybachenko tanked for a minute before making the call. Triner turned over AQ for top pair, top kicker while Rybachenko showed A10 for top pair with a weaker kicker. Rybachenko could win the pot with a ten on the river or split the pot if the board pairs the five or the four, otherwise Triner would double up. The river was the 9 and Alex Triner doubled through the chip leader to over 1,000,000 in chips.
Player Tags: Sergey Rybachenko, Casey Coleman, Alexander Triner
