No-Limit Level 12
Jun 18, '08
Blinds/Antes: 1,500-3,000 with a 1,500 ante
Players Left: 76
Chip Leaders:
Donald Carlton: 235,000
Jose Velador: 210,000
Andy Garza: 186,000
Scott Sitron: 175,000
George Lind: 165,000
Jonathan Jaffe: 133,000
Anil Javani: 130,000
Scott Kahler: 125,000
Joseph Georges: 120,000
Michael Banducci: 117,000
Average stack: 90,947
Eliminatons: Gerald Chasey, Matt Culberson, Neil Channing, Jesse Martin
Big Hands:
Steven Weusten Doubles Through David DeSilva
Steven Weusten raised to 6,000 from middle positionand David DeSilva made the call. The flop came K
J
5, and DeSilva bet 8,500. Weutsten raised (check-raise) all in and DeSilva called all in for 61,000.
DeSilva: AA
Weusten: 55
Weusten outflopped DeSilva with a set of fives, doubling through to 130,000. After the hand, DeSilva dropped down to 135,000.
Gerald Chasney Eliminated in 94th Place ($4,402)
Gerald Chasney open-shoved from the button and Jason lanktree called from the small blind. Lanktree had Chasney covered as both players turned over their hands.
Chasney: 66
Lanktree: AQ
Board: J1025Q
Chasney got it all in with the best hand and let until the river where Lanktree spiked a queen and eliminated Chasney in 94th place ($4,402).
Table Talk: Hellmuth Can't Shotgun a Beer
So Hellmuth is complaining to the rail about how he hasn't won a pot lately, and that after limping with K-Q Fabrice Soulier snapped him off with K-4. Then he limped with A-K and lost...the list goes on. While Hellmuth is telling the world how wonderfull he is, Scott Sitron was in the process of eliminating Lisa Rosenbloom with A-K vs. Q-J. After Sitron wins, he tells Hellmuth, "See Phil, that's how you play A-K." Hellmuth gets a little ratteled and replies, "I can't even respond to that because you are so far off the curve it's not even funny." Sitron smiles, "You know Phil, you used to be my idol, until I saw you shotgunn a beer." Hellmuth laughs, "It was pretty weak, I'll give you that." Sitron replies, "Probably about the weakest I've ever seen, and I've seen a lot." Hellmuth laughed it off as did the rest of the table.
Player Tags: Phil Hellmuth, Scott Sitron, Steven Weusten, David DeSilva
Both Steven Weusten (18th place) and Voitto Rintala (17th place) have busted out of the tournament and things are down to a final two tables. They both take home €24,700 in prize money. Rintala just missed making the final two tables for the second year in a row here in Barcelona, while his elimination secured a second apperance in a row at the final two tables for Davidi Kitai.