$1,500 No-Limit Hold'em - 17 Players Return Tomorrow at 2 p.m.
Jun 15, '08
When level 20 began, only one player needed to be elminated to end the day. But right when Aliaksandr Dzianisau was eliminated in 19th place, Jason Duffy was making a decision for all his chips. He decided to call and go all in. He lost, and went out in 18th place. The final 17 players will return tomorrow. Play will continue all the way until the end when someone can claim the bracelet and the $628,290 that comes with it.
Dzianisau eliminated in 19th place
Dzianisau got all his chips to the middle preflop and Philip Yeh was right there with him. Their cards and the board were:
Dzianisau: A
8
Yeh: 9
9
Board: Q643K
Duffy eliminated in 18th place place
When Dzianisau was eliminated and the tournament director told the other two tables that the hand they were on would be the last, Ken Terrell reraised Duffy all in. Duffy thought it over for two minutes and then decided to call.
Duffy: 99
Terrell: AK
Board: A7584
Player Tags: Aliaksandr Dzianisau, Jason Duffy, Kenneth Terrell
$1,500 NLHE - Final Table - Three Strikes
Jun 16, '08
Blinds/Antes: 40,000-80,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 3 of 2,706
Chip Counts:
Vitaly Lunkin: 3,470,000
Bobby Firestone: 3,180,000
Brett Kimes: 1,550,000
Average Stack: 2,706,000
Eliminations:
6th Place: Richard Alm ($149,594)
5th Place: Trevor Donaldson ($190,225)
4th Place: Kenneth Terrell ($232,702)
Big Hands/Storylines:
Richard Alm Eliminated in Sixth Place ($149,594)
Richard Alm moved all in preflop and Bobby Fireston made the call. Their cards:
Alm: A8
Firestone: 77
Board: 1064JK
Alm was eliminated on the hand, and he took home $149,594 in prize money.
Trevor Donaldson Eliminated in Fifth Place ($190,225)
Brett Kimes raised to 160,000 preflop and Trevor Donaldson reraised all in. Firestone reraised all in over the top of everyone and Kimes got out of the way. The final two players then turned up their hands:
Firestone: KK
Donaldson: AK
Board: 109346
Donaldson was eliminated in fifth place, and he took home $190,225 in prize money.
Kenneth Terrell Eliminated in Fourth Place ($232,702)
Vitaly Lunkin raised to 200,000 and Kenneth Terrell reraised to 1,000,000. Lunkin made the call and they turned up their hands:
Lunkin: JJ
Terrell: AJ
Board: Q64K2
Terrell was eliminated in fourth place, and he took home $232,702 in prize money.
Player Tags: Richard Alm, Vitaly Lunkin, European Report, Trevor Donaldson, Kenneth Terrell
