$5,000 No-Limit Hold'em - Level 15 - Bubble Burst!
Jun 12, '08
Blinds/Antes: 1500/3000/400
Players Remaining: 64 of 731
Average Stack: 116,000
Chip Counts:
Adam Geyer - 640,000
Michael Mizrachi - 260,000
Quoc Vu - 238,000
Patryk Hildebranski - 230,000
Jared Okun - 230,000
Jacobo Fernandez - 214,500
Jorryt Van Hoof - 209,000
Alex Melnikow - 195,000
Keith Tilston - 195,000
Scott Freeman - 190,000
Recent Eliminations:
Humberto Kim
Dag Palovic
Christopher Miranda
Big Hands:
The Bubble Has Burst
The bubble has finally burst in event No. 21, and all the remaining 72 players are guaranteed a payday of at least $9,619. Humberto Kim had the misfortune of being the bubble boy when his ace-king was cracked by ace-queen with a straight. The announcement that the players had officially reached the money came with a flurry of all in bets from shorter stacks, resulting in several eliminations and double ups.
Hasan Habib Takes Down a Huge Pot
Hasan Habib dramatically improved his overall chip count ranking by winning a large pot without a flop. It began when Habib raised from under-the-gun and was called by two opponents. When the action got to Eric "basebaldy" Baldwin in the big blind, he raised an additional 42,000. After deliberating, Habib moved all in for his remaining 162,000. Both the initial callers folded and Baldwin went into the tank, wondering aloud what Habib was holding. Baldwin eventually mucked and told Habib that he was folding pocket queens. Somewhat surprised, Habib turned over J
J
and said that he didn’t think Baldwin had queens when he made the move.
Robert Zoellner Doubles Up with King-Deuce Offsuit
After facing a raise from the button, Robert Zoellner shipped his last 16,000 into the pot with K
2. As it turned out, he was only up against 92
. Both players paired their deuce on the flop, but Zoellner’s kicker was good enough to double his stack.
Mizrachi Says “Hasta Luego” to Chips
Humberto Brenes raised to 8,000 from his position under-the-gun. As the player next to act, Michael Mizrachi counted out 8,000 in chips and looked at them. “Hasta luego!” Mizrachi said as he tossed them into the pot. The two players took the AQ7 flop heads up. Brenes checked and Mizrachi made a bet of 10,000. Brenes called and checked the 5 when it fell on the turn. Mizrachi checked behind, and the dealer put down the K as the river. Again Brenes checked, and after shaking his head Mizrachi said, “I can never beat you. I check.” Brenes turned over AK, and Mizrachi showed him his JJ before mucking. While discussing the hand with another player, Mizrachi said he was hesitant to reraise Brenes pre-flop as he feared Brenes might move all in.
Player Tags: Humberto Brenes, Hasan Habib, Michael Mizrachi, Adam Geyer, Eric Baldwin, Humberto Kim, European Report, Patryk Hildebranski, Quoc Vu
$5,000 No-Limit Hold'em - Level 12
Jun 12, '08
Blinds/Antes: 1000/2000/300
Players Remaining: 99 of 731
Average Stack: 73,900
Chip Counts:
Adam Geyer - 335,000
Alex Melnikow - 258,000
Keith Tilston - 215,000
Sam El Sayed - 198,500
Patryk Hildebranski - 170,000
Thanhdat Tran - 164,700
Jared Okun - 160,000
Hasan Habib - 148,000
Michael Mizrachi - 145,000
Scott Freeman - 133,000
Recent Eliminations:
Luca Pagano
Jason Tikijian
Big Hands:
Luca Pagano Eliminated by Jacobo Fernandez
In a three-way pot, Luca Pagano moved all in on a flop of QJ3 after one of his opponents checked. Fernandez called, and the other opponent folded. “You hit big?” Pagano asked, to which his opponent nodded. Fernandez turned over AA as Pagano flipped up 109. The 4 turn and 3 river failed to complete Pagano’s straight draw, and he was eliminated.
Jason Tikijian Eliminated by Stephen Dwyer
After the pre-flop action folded to him, Jason Tikijian shipped his remaining 42,000 into the pot. Immediately next to act, Stephen Dwyer reraised all in for over twice the amount. All the remaining players folded, and the hands were shown down: AT for Tikijian and QQ for Dwyer. The final board read J5543, offering no help to Tikijian.
A Dramatic Hand Ends with the Elimination of Jan Heitmann
Blake Cahail raised to 6,000 from middle position and faced a call only from Jan Heitmann on the button. On a flop of Q76, Cahail led out for 7,500. Heitmann deliberated before raising to 24,000. After sizing up the situation, Cahail shoved his remaining stack across the line, and Heitmann quickly called. Cahail turned over KQ for top pair, while Heitmann turned over 98 for an open-ended straight draw with a nine-high flush draw. Heitmann had 14 outs: eight remaining spades (the K was held by Cahail) and six straight cards (with the 5 and 10 already counted as spade outs). The J turn and 6 river weren’t any of the previously mentioned outs, and Heitmann was reduced to less than 8,000 in chips.
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Adrian Velasquez Crippled by Claudio Pagano
Adrian Velasquez was crippled by Claudio Pagano during level 12, doubling him up and leaving himself with only a few thousand in chips.
Player Tags: Michael Mizrachi, Luca Pagano, Keith Tilston, Adam Geyer, European Report, Patryk Hildebranski
