No-Limit Level - Final Table Set
Jun 18, '08
Note: Play has ended for the day. The remaining nine final tablists will reconvene tomorrow to crown a winner.
Blinds/Antes: 8000/16000
Players Remaining: 9 of 2,305
Average Stack: 650,000
Chip Counts:
Jose Velador - 1,898,000
Jospeh Georges - 1,202,000
Utsab Saha - 964,000
Jae Chung - 720,000
Anthony Signore - 701,000
Shane Stacey - 653,000
Osmin Dardon - 487,000
Dean Bui - 217,000
Justin Huffman - 150,000
Recent Eliminations:
Ken Hughes (Tenth place - $34,594)
Jesse Maupin (Eleventh place - $34,594)
George Lind (Twelfth place - $34,594)
Ray Henson (Thirteenth place - $26,732)
Big Hands:
Osmin Dardon Makes Joseph Georges Lay Down the Best Hand?
On a board of K
Q
5
, Joseph Georges checked to Osmin Dardon who made a bet of 60,000. Georges called, nearly beating Dardon to the flop, and checked again when the 3d fell on the turn. Dardon moved all in for 241,000, and Georges went into the tank. After several minutes of thought, Georges folded his hand. “I think I folded the best hand,” Georges said as the dealer pushed the pot to Dardon. “Yeah, you did,” replied Dardon.
George Lind Eliminated by Utsab Saha
George Lind raised to 42,000 from the cut-off and was reraised by Utsab Saha in the big blind to a total of 100,000. After counting down his chips, Lind announced that he was reraising all in. Saha paused for only a moment and called. “I like his hand,” Lind said before Saha revealed his cards. Lind turned over the Ah9d and was in second place against Saha’s JJ. The K
10632 board brought no help to Lind, and he was eliminated.
Dean Bui Loses Thirty Percent of His Stack to Anthony Signore
Anthony Signore, desperately hanging on to a short stack, moved all in for 124,000 from under-the-gun. The player next to act was Dean Bui, who thought intensely while debating aloud whether or not to call. Bui made the call, and the other players folded. Bui turned over A8, the favorite over Signore’s KQ. The final board read K10996, and Signore successfully doubled through Bui.
Shane Stacey Eliminates Jesse Maupin and Sends Action to One Remaining Table
Shane Stacey raised to 46,000 from middle position and was immediately reraised all in by Jesse Maupin, who was next to act. The action folded back to Stacey who asked for a count of the remaining amount left to call. When the dealer announced that Stacey only needed to call an additional 52,000, Stacey had a comment. “I raised a random hand, but I can’t fold any two cards for those odds. I apologize in advance,” Stacey told Maupin as he called and turned over 52. Maupin was in front with Q9, but the 863 gave Stacey a flush draw and an inside straight draw. The 4 on the turn sealed the deal, and Maupin was drawing dead against Stacey’s straight.
The players combined into one table of ten to play out until only the nine final players remain.
Ken Hughes Eliminated in Tenth Place, Nine Final Tablists Remain
Shortly into the ten-handed play, Joseph Georges raised to 55,000 from middle position. The action folded to Ken Hughes in the big blind, who announced that he was all in for his remaining 170,000. Georges took several minutes to call, and seemed relieved when Hughes announced that he had a pair. “A pair is fine. That means I have an overcard,” Georges said as he turned over A3. Hughes turned over 99, and the flop was dealt: 1064. The 7 on the turn gave Georges additional straight outs, but the Q on the river sealed the deal and sent the remaining nine players to the final table.
Player Tags: Ray Henson, Ken Hughes, Osmin Dardon, Jesse Maupin, Dean Bui, Luis Velador, Jae Chung, Shane Stacey, European Report, Utsab Saha, Justin Hoffman, Anthony Signore
$1,500 NL Hold'em - Jose Velador Wins Event No. 32
Jun 19, '08
Jose Velador Wins Event No. 32 ($573,734)
Anthony Signore moved all in and Jose Velador made the call. Signore showed A6 but was behind to Velador's A7. The board ran out A10736 and Velador is a new WSOP champion. Anthony Signore finished in second place, earning $366,387.
Player Tags: Luis Velador, Anthony Signore
$1,500 NL Hold'em - Heads Up
Jun 19, '08
Blinds/Antes: 20,000/40,000 with a 5,000 ante.
Players Remaining: 2 of 2,305
Chip Counts:
Jose Velador - 4,550,000
Anthony Signore - 2,500,000
Recent Eliminations: Osmin Dardon (3rd Place)
Big Hands:
Predictably Slow Play
As expected, the fast paced bustouts have created a three-handed deep stacked situation at the final table. Of course, only one of the players is deep, deep stacked, but each of the three finalists is in no hurry to play a big pot without the cards to back it up.
Osmin Dardon Eliminated in Third Place ($243,734)
Jose Velador raised to 100,000 and Osmin Dardon reraised to 300,000. Velador moved all in and Dardon called. Velador held QQ and was racing against Dardon's AK. The board ran out J72109 and Velador's flush eliminated Dardon in third place.
Heads Up Play Begins
Jose Velador - 5.8 million
Anthony Signore - 1.1 million
Anthony Signore Doubles Up
On the short stack Anthony Signore gets it all in with A9 against Jose Velador's pocket sevens. The board comes KKKAQ and Signore doubled to 2.5 million. Velador still holds a 2-1 chip lead with 4.5 million.
Jose Velador Takes It Back
After getting almost even, Anthony Signore made a mistep to give Jose Velador back his monster chip lead. Velador raised to 125,000 and Signore called. The flop came AJ9 and Singore bet 200,000. Velador called and the turn was the 7. This time, Velador bet 400,000 and Signore thought for a bit before calling. The river was the Q and Signore bet 600,000. Velador quickly announced all in to take the pot. Signore lost almost 1.4 million on the hand.
Player Tags: Osmin Dardon, Luis Velador, Anthony Signore
$1,500 NL Hold'em - Down To Three
Jun 19, '08
Blinds/Antes: 15,000/30,000 with a 4,000 ante.
Players Remaining: 4 of 2,305
Chip Counts:
Jose Velador - 4,750,000
Osmin Dardon - 1,200,000
Anthony Signore - 860,000
Recent Eliminations: Shane Stacey (5th Place), Jae Chung (4th Place)
Big Hands:
Shane Stacey Eliminated in Fifth Place ($166,682)
Shane Stacey and Osmin "Odie" Dardon got it all in on a flop of Q98. Dardon showed down pocket tens, but was behind to Stacey's AQ. The turn was the 6 giving Dardon more straight outs, and he connected when the river was the 7. Stacey was eliminated in fifth place.
Jae Chung Eliminated in Fourth Place ($204,427)
Jae Chung was all in preflop for his last 280,000 and both Osmin Dardon and Jose Velador made the call. They both checked down a board of KJ2J4 and split the pot when they both showed K-10. Chung couldn't beat it and he was eliminated in fourth place.
NOTE: The players then took a 20-minute break.
Player Tags: Osmin Dardon, Luis Velador, Jae Chung, Shane Stacey, Anthony Signore
