$3000 NL Hold'em - Level 16
Jun 16, '08
Players are beginning a 20-minute break.
Blinds: 4000/8000 with 1000 ante
Players Left: 16 of 716
Chip Leaders:
Johnny Neckar - 880,000
Tony Dunst - 429,000
Alex Zaslavsky - 375,000
Matt Vengrin - 350,000
Stewart Newman - 270,000
Sebastian Segovia - 265,000
John Phan - 260,000
David Singer - 260,000
Dustin Pattinson - 200,000
Thuyen Doan - 182,000
Eliminations: McLean Karr, Leo Wolpert, Hjalti Jacobsen, Dan O'Brien, Douglas Miranda, Jon Traver, Zach King, Dale Pinchot, Richard Tatalovich, Ryan Young.
Storylines/Big Hands:
For the second time since the dinner break, players have drawn new seating assignments as the field has been narrowed down to 18 players. Play will continue until the final nine are determined for the final table Tuesday.
Pattison Makes Connectors Work
Dustin Pattinson was in the small blind and limped when Doug Miranda in the big blind raised all-in for 46,000. Pattinson called and showed 8
7
. He was up against Miranda's QJ
. The flop came A76 to hit Pattinson, and the 10 only added to his outs. The 8
on the river meant Miranda was finished in 22nd place.
Sevens Work for Segovia
Sebastian Segovia was in the big blind and had already seen Lee Childs raise to 20,000 and Vincent Peraino call from the cutoff. Segovia also elected to make the call and the flop came 533. Segovia took the initiative and bet 35,000 which was enough to take the pot down.
Peraino Calls and Folds Again
David SInger raised to 20,000 and Peraino called. The flop came Q63 and SInger led out for 43,000. Peraino mucked his hand.
Phan Offers Second Chance
John Phan was in the big blind and Alex Zaslavsky was under the gun when he raised to 20,000. Phan called and the flop came 1085. Phan then check-called a 34,000 bet from Zaslavsky, and when the 4 came on the turn both players checked. The river paired the board with the 10 and Phan bet 24,000. Zavlasky released his hand, but Phan quickly swept the cards back to his opponent. "I'll give you a second chance," he offered. The dealer took the stunned Zaslavsky off the hook by declaring the hand dead.
No Lucky Sevens for Pinchot
Dale Pinchot raised all-in from early position for 71,000, and Stewart Newman reraised all-in behind him to create a heads-up battle. Pinchot tabled 77 while Newman held AA. The board ran out QJ38K and Pinchot was done.
Player Tags: John Phan, David Singer, Dale Pinchot, Lee Childs, Stewart Newman, Alex Zaslavsky, Vincent Peraino, Sebastian Segovia
$3K NL Hold'em - Two Down
Jun 17, '08
Blinds: 10,000/20,000 with 3,000 ante
Players Left: 7 of 716
Eliminations: Sebastian Segovia (9th Place), Tony Dunst (8th Place)
Storylines/Big Hands:
Sebastian Segovia Eliminated in Ninth Place ($39,523)
Sebastian Segovia raised to 49,000 in middle position and John Phan reraised to 150,000 to isolate. All of a sudden, Matt Vengrin reraised to 500,000, and Segovia called. The raise induced a fold from Phan. Segovia showed down AK and Vengrin was slightly ahead with QQ. The board ran out 7644Q and Segovia was eliminated in ninth place. Vengrin adds a nice pot to his chip lead.
Tony "MuckTheNuts" Dunst Eliminated in Eighth Place ($54,344)
Tony Dunst moved all in for his last 133,000 and Matt Vengrin made the call in the big blind. Dunst showed KK and was up against 98. Dunst held a big lead, but the board came 1087J10 to send him to the rail in eighth place. After the hand, Vengrin was up to 1.5 million in chips.
John Phan Bleeding Chips
Meanwhile, John Phan has been forced to lay down big hands a few times now. The end result is a stack about half as large as he held coming in.
NOTE: The players then took a small break while they were relocated to a new table in the green section of the room. There was a problem with the lighting and now they have a visual of a tournament clock.
Player Tags: John Phan, Matthew Vengrin, Tony Dunst, Sebastian Segovia
