Level 24, Hour Two: Dunst Doubles Up
Jul 15, '10
Note: Players have gone on an unscheduled 20-minute break to color up the T1,000 chips.
Blinds: 15,000-30,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining: 96 out of 7,319
Average Chip Count: 2,287,187
Card Player Chip Counts:
Andrew Brokos – 2,000,000
Tony Dunst – 1,400,000
Josh Brikis – 2,385,000
Tournament Leaderboard:
1. John Racener – 6,985,000
2. Michael Mizrachi – 5,850,000
3. Mattew Jarvis – 5,550,000
4. William Thorson – 5,250,000
5. Joseph Cheong – 5,230,000
6. Matt Affleck – 5,000,000
7. Michal Wywrot – 4,900,000
8. Damien Luis – 4,800,000
9. Theo Jorgenesen – 4,800,000
10. Alexander Kostritsyn – 4,650,000
Notable Eliminations:
100. Christian Harder — $57,102
103. Daniel Chamberlain — $57,102
Player Twitter Accounts
Jean-Robert Bellande
Josh Brikis
Christian Harder
Michael Mizrachi
Big Hands:
Chamberlain Bounced Out
Picking up the action on a flop of J
107
, Daniel Chamberlain made a bet and Brandon Steven check-raised. Chamberlain moved in and Steven made the call.
Chamberlain: AA
Steven: K7
Chamberlain held the aces but needed to fade the spade draw. The turn was harmless with the 10 but the river was the 9 and Chamberlain was flushed away.
Jetten Takes One
Duy Le raised to 90,000 and Peter Jetten made the call. Both players saw the flop come down KQ
2 and Le bet 150,000.
Jetten made the call and the turn was the 6. Both players checked and the river was the K. Jetten bet 240,000 this time and Le mucked. Jetten was at 1.91 million.
Dunst Doubles Up
Tony Dunst raised preflop from under the gun and Edward Ochana made the call in the small blind. The flop came down 732 and Dunst bet 100,000. Ochana then moved in and Dunst called, putting himself at risk.
Dunst: 99
Ochana: J7
Ochana flopped top pair but Dunst was ahead with the overpair. The board finished off A and 4 and Dunst doubled to 1.4 million.
Jorgensen Takes One Down
Picking up the action on the turn, the board read 101084 and Theo Jorgensen fired 100,000. His opponent made the call and the river was the 7.
Jorgensen fired 300,000 and was called again. Jorgensen then showed A5 for the nut-flush and his oppoonent mucked. Jorgensen was up to 4.8 million after the hand.
Kostritsyn Scores The KO
Getty Mattingsley was all in for 761,000 preflop and Alexander Kostritsyn made the call. Here were the hands.
Kostritsyn: AQ
Mattingsley: 99
It was a race and Kostritsyn jumped ahead on the Q88 flop. The turn was the 8, giving each player a full house with Kostritsyn’s still being best. The river was the 3 and Mattignsley was out. Kostritsyn was at 6.1 million after the hand.
Bardah With Some Aggression
Ronnie Bardah raised to 80,000 and Gabriel Alarie made it 280,000 to go from the small blind. The big blind mucked and the action was back on Bardah.
He shoved for 1.12 million and Alarie took a session in the tank. He decided to release his hand and Bardah took a nice pot without the bother of a flop. He was up to 1.5 million.
Baldwin Gets Baked, But Then Doubles Through Brokos
Eric Baldwin raised to 76,000 preflop and David Baker moved all in from the small blind for 581,000. Baldwin made the call and the hands were turned over.
Baldwin: AQ
Baker: JJ
The race was on and each player got a piece of the QJ9 flop. Baldwin hit top pair and Baker nailed a set of jacks. The turn was the 8 and the river was the 3 and Baker doubled up to 1.2 million. Baldwin was down to 340,000.
A few hands later, Baldwin moved in for 340,000 and Andrew Brokos made the call. Brokos turned over A4 while Baldwin tabled KJ. Baldwin hit a king on the turn and it held up as he doubled to 750,000. Brokos was down to 2 million.
Player Tags: Theo Jorgensen, Ronnie Bardah, Peter Jetten, Eric Baldwin, Gabriel Alarie, Tony Dunst, Alexander Kostritsyn, Brandon Steven, Getty Mattingsley, Daniel Chamberlain
Level 30, Hour Two: Down To 23 Players
Jul 17, '10
Blinds: 60,000-120,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining: 23 out of 7,319
Average Chip Count: 9,563,913
Tournament Leaderboard:
1. Joseph Cheong – 24,400,000
2. Soi Nguyen – 20,000,000
3. Matt Affleck – 18,000,000
4. Pascal LeFrancois – 17,300,000
5. Filippo Candio – 16,400,000
6. Jason Senti – 14,800,000
7. Matthew Jarvis – 11,000,000
8. Robert Pisano – 10,300,000
9. John Racener – 9,450,000
10. Jonathan Duhamel – 9,400,000
Player Twitter Accounts
Michael Mizrachi
Adam Levy
Eliminations:
26. Matthew Bucaric — $317,161
25. Mads Wissing — $317,161
24. Ronnie Bardah — $317,161
Big Hands:
Matthew Bucaric Eliminated In 26th Place ($317,161)
Picking up the action on the flop, the board read J87 and Matthew Bucaric moved all in. Filippo Candio made the call and the hands were turned over.
Candio: 86
Bucaric: 99
Candio flopped middle pair with a heart draw while Bucaric was ahead with his nines and gutshot straight draw. But the turn was the 3 and Candio made his flush. The river was the 5 and Bucaric was out.
Hasan Habib Doubles Up
Hasan Habib moved all in for 1.13 million preflop and Matthew Jarvis made the call from the button. Habib tabled 44 and he was racing against Jarvis’ KQ.
The board ran out J6275 and Habib doubled up to 2.4 million. Jarvis slipped to 13 million.
Mads Wissing Eliminated In 25th Place ($317,161)
William Thorson limped in from the small blind and Mads Wissing checked his option. The two then saw a flop of 1063 and Wissing bet 175,000. Thorson then moved all in and Wissing called.
Wissing: 108
Thorson: J3
Wissing was ahead but the turn was the J, giving Thorson two pair and the river was the 8, sending Wissing to the rail.
Affleck Takes One Down
Matt Affleck raised to 270,000 preflop and Matthew Jarvis made the call. The flop came down K107 and both players checked.
The turn was the K and Affleck led with 450,000. Jarvis made the call and the river was the 8. Affleck fired another 650,000 and Jarvis let it go.
Affleck took the pot and he was at 18 million.
Pisano Takes It Down
Robert Pisano raised to 295,000 and Benjamin Statz made the call. Soi Nguyen also tagged along and the three saw the flop fall KK10.
Pisano bet 630,000 and Statz mucked. Nguyen made the call and the turn was the 9. Both players checked and the river was the K.
Nguyen led out with 900,000 and Pisano made the call. Nguyen showed QJ for a busted straight draw while Pisano showed 44 for a full house.
Pisano took it down and he was at 10.6 million. Nguyen was at 20.85 million.
Clements Chipping Up
Michiel Sijpkens raised to 310,000 and Scott Clements made the call. The two then saw the flop fall A54.
Clements checked and Sijpkens fired 350,000. Clements then check-raised to 855,000 and Sijpkens mucked. Clements took down the pot and he was up to 7 million.
Ronnie Bardah Eliminated In 24th Place ($317,161)
Ronnie Bardah moved all in preflop after Filippo Candio put in a raise. Candio made the call to put Bardah at risk.
Bardah: AK
Candio: AA
Bardah was up against Candio’s aces and the flop fell J42, giving Bardah no help. The turn was the J and Bardah was drawing dead. The meaningless river was the 8 and Bardah was ousted in 24th place, taking home $317,161.
Player Tags: Hasan Habib, Cuong Nguyen, Ronnie Bardah, William Thorson, Matthew Bucaric, Mads Wissing, Robert Pisano, Filippo Candio
Ronnie Bardah Eliminated in Third Place ($94,793)
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Tony Cousineau moved all in from under the gun for his last 20,400 and Joseph Curcio moved all in behind him to isolate.
Ronnie Bardah moved all in for 95,000 after Christopher Bonita accidentally exposed the 5