Level 16 Update: Shannon Shorr Eliminated
Jul 01, '09
Blinds: 3,000-6,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 35 out of 928
Chip Counts:
1. Matthew Waxman – 1,150,000
2. Robert Kay – 1,000,000
3. Shaun Deeb – 900,000
4. Blair Hinkle – 620,000
5. Alex Venovski – 580,000
6. Sean Keeton – 530,000
7. Andrey Zaichenko – 510,000
8. Eugene Katchalov – 480,000
9. Matt Hawrilenko – 460,000
10. Darrell Dicken – 450,000
Average Chip Count: 397,714
Notable Eliminations:
49. Yevgeniy Timoshenko — $13,957
39. Shannon Shorr — $17,272
37. Bill Edler — $17,272
36. Bill Chen — $17,272
Big Hands
Andrey Zaichenko Busts Matt Lagarde
Matt Lagarde moved all in for 78,000 from the button and Andrey Zaichenko made the call. Lagarde tabled 8
7 while Zaichenko showed AK
. Lagarde was drawing live and the flop came down Q
46
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Lagarde got a gutshot straight draw to go along with his two live cards, but the turn was the K and Lagarde’s only hope was to hit his straight. The 10 missed him and he was eliminated.
The Million Dollar Man Always Gets His Way
On a board reading A1066 and with 60,000 in the pot, Robert Kay fired 18,000 and Rui Cao raised it to 58,000. Kay made the call and the river was the 2.
Both players checked and Kay showed down AJ for two pair. Cao mucked his hand and Kay raked in the pot. With the win, Kay was the first player over the 1 million chip mark, holding 1,100,000.
Matt Hawrilenko Busts Rui Cao
Matt Hawrilenko raised to 16,000 preflop and the action was on Rui Cao. He repopped it to 73,000, putting himself all in. Hawrilenko made the call and showed AK. Cao tabled QQ and the race was on.
The flop put Hawrilenko ahead as it fell K69. Cao needed a queen or running cards to hit a backdoor straight, but the turn was the 8 and the river was the 5, sending Cao to the rail. Hawrilenko was at 440,000 after the hand.
Shorr Can’t Do It Again As He Is Eliminated By Shaun Deeb
Shannon Shorr managed to double through Shaun Deeb during the last level and tried to do it again. He was all in for 140,000 preflop and Deeb made the call.
Shorr tabled KJ while Deeb held 66. The board ran out 1053310 and Shorr was eliminated.
Player Tags: Shannon Shorr, Robert Kay, Shaun Deeb, Matthew Lagarde, Andrey Zaichenko, Rui Cao
