Main Event - Day 4 - Level 17
Jul 11, '08
Blinds/Antes: 3,000-6,000-1,000
Players Remaining: 324 of 6,844
Average Chip Stack: 423,000
Eliminations:
Johnny Chan
Hasan Habib
Pat Poels
Thayer Rasmussen
Big Hands and Storylines:
Mitchell Smith Eliminated by James McManus
Mitchell Smith raised from the small blind and was called by James McManus in the big blind. The flop came down A
10
2 and Smith continuation bet 20,000 into his opponent; McManus called. The turn was the J and Smith checked. McManus bet out 40,000 and Smith quickly called. The river was the 8 and Smith checked again. McManus put Smith all-in for about 180,000 more, slightly more than the size of the pot. Smith thought for a good while before making the call, but mucked his hand when he saw McManus’s K
Q for a turned straight.
Since Smith was all-in on the hand, his cards were exposed by the dealer, who turned over J6
for a pair of jacks. The hand puts McManus right near a million in chips.
Garret Beckman Takes Out Two
Mike Spinasanta and Mirza Nagji were both all-in before the flop against the bigger stack of Garret Beckman:
Beckman: AK
Spinasanta: QQ
Nagji: 22
The flop was J73 and Beckman had flopped the nuts. The Q on the turn put his celebration on hold as it gave Spinasanta a draw to a full house. “Pair it!” shouted Spinasanta before the river card was dealt, but the river would be the 10. Spinasanta and Nagji were both eliminated at the hands of Beckman, who now has 240,000.
Maya Antonius Eliminated by Allen Carter
Maya Antonius was all-in against Allen Carter on a K98 flop. Antonius had JJ and was in very bad shape against the KJ of Carter. The turn and river were the 2 and 8 and Antonius was eliminated. Perhaps she can take some solace in the fact that she outlasted her husband.
One main event champ is gone, another doubles up
Phil Hellmuth, who is at the featured table today, recently doubled up with pocket kings against A-K. Almost simultaneously Johnny Chan with A-7 against the pocket eights of Damien Creurer. The board did not help save him and the champ of '87 and '88 is out.
Kostritsyn Doubles Up Another
Alexander Kostritsyn lost another all in pot to double up one of the shorter stacks, one of several that have been slowly chipping away at his stack. Damien Creurer got it all in pre-flop for 84,000 with A10 against Kostritsyn’s 55. The flop was a bingo for both, bringing A75. Although Kostritsyn spiked a set, his hand was vulnerable to any diamond or running cards for a better full house. The 8 on the turn gave Creurer a flush, and Kostritsyn was down to any board pair on the river. The J was a miss, and Creurer’s lone 10 was good enough for the pot. Kostritsyn finished the hand with around 800,000 in chips.
Barrile knocks out Poels
Pat Poels moved all in with A-Q and Chris Barrile called with pocket sixes. The board came 10-4-3-10-J and Barille took down the 300,000-chip pot.He now has roughly 800,000 chips.
Mike Matusow Can’t Beat Tens
After the action folded to him in middle position, Mike Matusow raised to a total of 16,000. All others folded to the player in the big blind, who made the call. The flop came down A72 and the big blind checked. Matusow continued his aggression by making a bet of 24,000, which his opponent called. The dealer put down the 5 on the turn, which brought a round of checks from the two players. The 9 fell on the river and again both players checked. “Two tens,” the player in the big blind announced as he turned over 1010. Matusow quietly nodded for a few moments before tossing his cards into the muck.
Who Needs a Spade?
With already about 250,000 in the pot, and with the flop coming out 952, Suresh Prabhu announced all-in and sent another 236,000 into the middle of the table. Prabhu was operating from the small blind, and his only opponent was Derek Buonano in the big blind. Buonano had enough to call, but would only be left with 120,000 if he called and lost. He tanked for several minutes before deciding to call, and showed K9 for top pair. He was leading as Prabhu held Q3 for the flush draw. But rather than make a flush, Prabhu would hit the Q on the turn to overtake Buonano’s pair, and the A on the river clinched the massive pot for Prabhu.
Two Monsters Flopped; Only One is Best
Mike Matusow limped from middle position, Cornel Pazai limped while one from the cut-off, the button called, and both blinds also called, creating five-way action to the flop. The players were treated to the KJ10, and after the small blind checked, Joseph Ward in the big blind bet 12,000. Matusow folded, Pazai called, and the rest of the field folded. After the 6 on the turn, Ward checked and Pazai bet 24,000. Ward then check-raised to 75,000, at which point Pazai reraised all-in and drew a quick call from Ward. Both players held monsters, with Pazai having Q9 for bottom-end straight and a flush draw. Ward had flopped broadway with the AQ. Ward managed to dodge the river when the 7 bricked, and Pazai was forced to match Ward’s remaining 175,000 chips.
Player Tags: Patrick Poels, Mike Matusow, Phil Hellmuth, Johnny Chan, Joseph Ward, Garrett Beckman, Chris Barrile, Derek Buonano, Alexander Kostritsyn, James McManus, Maya Gellar-Antonius, Cornel Pazara
Main Event - Day 4 - Level 16
Jul 11, '08
Blinds/Antes: 2,500-5,000-500
Players Remaining: 408 of 6,844
Average Chip Stack: 301,000
Eliminations:
Brian Schaedlich
Robert Mizrachi
John-Robert Bellande
Big Hands and Storylines:
Rosen Takes Bad Fall
Jamie Rosen lost more than half his chips after an aggressive play against Cornel Pazai. After a flop of 1098, Pazai bet 40,000. Rosen, with a healthy chip count, sent out a stack of orange chips to make the bet 100,000. Pazai then announced all-in and Rosen called. Pazai held J10 for top pair and open-ender, while Rosen had 86 for bottom pair and a flush draw. The turn came the A and the river the 7, which gave both players straights but Pazai’s going to the jack. Rosen had to ship 285,000 across the table.
Khosravi Doubles Up
After a flop of 1083, the 9 fell on the turn. Pontus Khosravi bet 35,000 and was then pushed all-in by his opponent. Khosravi had no trouble making the call, flipping over QJ for the nut straight. His opponent held A3 for the flush draw, but Khosravi dodged a heart on the river and doubled his stack of 149,000.
Early Aces for Cozen
Glenn Cozen didn’t have to wait long to add to his chip stack, thanks to picking up pocket aces early after play resumed Friday. Cozen was in the big blind and saw his opponent under the gun raise to 13,000. Play folded around to Cozen, who reraised, and his opponent then moved all-in for his final 70,000. Cozen showed him AA, while his opponent held 99. The flop came 763, followed by the 3 on the turn and 7 on the river, and Cozen collected the chips.
Naimark Doubles Through Malinasky
After a player raised and another called, David Naimark pushed all of his remaining chips into the pot over the top. The action folded to Doron Malinasky in the small blind, who asked for a clarification of the bet size. After the dealer counted out Naimark’s 56,000 in chips, she noticed that he forgot to include a single 500 chip he had been using to cap his cards. Having him covered, Malinasky pushed all in over the top and the original raiser and caller folded. Naimark tossed in his remaining chip and turned over QQ. Malinasky tabled AK, making it a classic race confrontation. The board ran 66654, and Naimark more than doubled up to almost 150,000 in chips.
Despite Being Dominated, Moon Kim Doubles Through Kostritsyn
Moon Kim got his last 25,000 into the pot preflop with AJ against Alexander Kostritsyn’s AQ. As is protocol during the final money group of the main event, the floor staff was called to monitor the action as the board was dealt. Kostritsyn maintained his lead during the 1083 flop and 8 turn, but the J on the river hit Kim and won the pot for him. Despite the loss, Kostritsyn finished the hand with close to one million in chips.
Hansen nearly doubles up with aces
A player in late position got over 300,000 chips in preflop against Gus Hansen on the button. Hansen, who had him barely covered, was right there with him with red aces. Bernard Brady held AQ, and though he flopped a queen, the board in the end was Q9778. He was eliminated, and now Hansen has over 650,000 chips, more than twice the average.
Mizrachi folds on river, later goes out
Robert Mizrachi called an early position raise, then called a 12,500 bet on a K-J-9 flop. A seven came on the turn, and Mizrachi called a bet of 24,000. Then a nine came on the river, and Mizrachi's opponent moved all in. Mizrachi had about 110,000 chips left, and took over two minutes to fold. He was eliminated shortly after.
Player Tags: Robert Mizrachi, Gus Hansen, David Naimark, Doron Malmasky, Alexander Kostritsyn, Jamie Rosen, Cornel Pazara
