No-Limit Level 18
Jun 18, '08
Blinds/Antes: 6000/12000/1000
Players Remaining: 13 of 2,305
Average Stack: 531,600
Chip Counts:
Jose Velador - 1,410,000
Shane Stacey - 1,020,000
Utsab Saha - 720,000
Jospeh Georges - 643,000
Jae Chung - 580,000
Dean Bui - 390,000
George Lind - 370,000
Justin Huffman - 305,000
Raymond Henson - 290,000
Osmin Dardon - 290,000
Recent Eliminations:
Tim Herbert
Scott Kahler
Courtney Harrington
Big Hands:
Scott Kahler Eliminated by Joseph Georges
After nursing a small stack for the last few levels and occasionally moving all in pre-flop, Scott Kahler was finally picked off by Joseph Georges. Kahler moved all in from the cut-off for less than 100,000 and was quickly called by Joseph Georges. Kahler turned over J
10, well behind Georges’ QQ
. The A
764
3 board offered no help to Kahler, and he hit the rail.
Dean Bui Loses a Pot, But Will He Lose the Tournament?
Dean Bui limped for 12,000 in the cut-off, and Shane Stacey followed suit from the button. The blinds called and checked, and the four players saw a flop of K75. The action checked to Bui who made a bet of 30,000. Stacey raised an additional 55,000, causing both blinds to fold. Bui debated with himself aloud about whether or not to make the call for several minutes before tossing in the additional 55,000. The 6 on the turn brought a check from Bui and a bet of 110,000 from Stacey. “If I win this pot I win the tournament,” Bui commented while contemplating his next move. He elected to fold his hand, and the pot went to Stacey.
Jose Velador Doubles Up Jesse Maupin Before Eliminating Another
A two-hand swing for chip leader Jose Velador ended with a net gain and the elimination of another opponent. After doubling up Jess Maupin when his pocket eights failed to hold up against Maupin’s ace-king, Velador raised to 42,000 from middle position on the next hand. Courtney Harrington moved all in over the top from the big blind for a total of 149,000. Openly fearing that his hand was no good, Velador begrudgingly made the call and Harrington turned over AQ. “You got ace-jack?” Harrington asked, noticing the disappointed look on Velador’s face. Harrington’s read was proven correct when Velador turned over AJ. The 1053 flop didn’t help Velador, but the running Q turn and 2 river gave Velador the nut flush and sent Harrington home.
Player Tags: Jesse Maupin, Dean Bui, Courtney Harrington, Luis Velador, Scott Kahler
