$10,000 Main Event - The Final 27
Jul 13, '08
Day 6 is over. At the start of the day, 79 players duked it out to make it to the final 27. After notables such as Victor Ramdin, Phil Hellmuth, Kido Pham and Mike Matusow busted, we finally have our final three tables set for Day 7 on Monday. Players will return to play down to a final table Monday at noon.
Blinds/Antes: 40,000-80,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Left: 27 of 6,844
Chip Leaders:
Craig Marquis: 11,300,000
Dennis Phillips: 11,150,000
Tiffany Michelle: 9,900,000
Peter Eastgate: 8,720,000
Gert Andersen: 8,350,000
Kelly Kim: 7,850,000
Chris Klodnicki: 7,800,000
David Rheem: 6,800,000
Ivan Demidov: 5,800,000
Paul Snead: 5,600,000
Average Stack: 5,069,630
Eliminations:
30th: Mike "The Mouth" Matusow: $193,000
29th: Cristian Dragomir: $193,000
28th: Nikolay Losev: $193,000
Big Hands:
Matusow Takes a Wrong Turn, Eliminated in 30th Place ($193,000)
Right before the players went on break, Paul Snead raised to 200,000 and Mike Matusow repopped it to 660,000 from the big blind. Snead made the call and the flop came A
A
5
. Both players checked and the turn brought the 9, the death card as far as Matusow was concerned. He bet 500,000 and Snead shoved all in. Matusow made the call and showed down AJ for a set. Unfortunately for "The Mouth," Snead turned over A
9 for a full boat on the turn. Matusow needed a jack to survive, but the K fell on the river and the biggest name left in the main event took a sick beat and made his exit in 30th place.
Cristian Dragomir Out in 29th Place ($193,000)
Dragomir shoved all in preflop and Joe Bishop made the call. Both players then turned over their hands.
Dragomir: 1010
Bishop: AA
The flop came down Q26 and Dragomir received no help. He needed to hit one of the remaining tens to stay alive. The turn was the 5 and Dragomir was down to his last card. The river was the J and Dragomir made his exit in 29th place.
Nikolay Losev Gets Crippled, Then Busted in 28th Place By Nicholas Sliwinski
Sliwinski raised to 240,000 from the small blind and Losev popped it to around 3 million. Sliwinski took some time before making the call and turning over A10. Losev showed Q3, clearly caught trying to steal. The board ran out 975K7 and Sliwinski doubled to about 3.5 million. Losev was down to just 1.5 million. Soon, he would have much less than that.
A few hands later, both players were again in the blinds and Sliwinski completed the bet. Losev popped it to 775,000. Sliwinski then moved all in, putting Losev to a decision. The decision was to make the call, and Losev showed 83. Sliwinski showed A5 and the board ran out 1010494 and Losev was the final elimination of the night.
Player Tags: Mike Matusow, Paul Snead, Nikolay Losev, Cristian Dragomir, Nicholas Sliwinski, Joe Bishop
$10,000 Main Event - Phillips Jumps Ahead
Jul 14, '08
Players are now on a 20 minute break. Play will resume around 10:50 p.m.
Blinds/Antes: 80,000 / 160,000 / 20,000
Players Remaining: 11 of 6,844
Average Stack: 12,443,636
Chip Counts:
Dennis Phillips: 24,000,000
Ylon Schwartz: 14,600,000
David Rheem: 13,800,000
Peter Eastgate: 13,700,000
Scott Montgomery: 13,700,000
Dean Hamrick: 13,490,000
Joe Bishop: 12,000,000
Craig Marquis: 11,800,000
Ivan Demidov: 9,800,000
Darus Suharto: 8,700,000
Kelly Kim: 7,200,000
Recent Eliminations:
12th Place - Chris Klodnicki ($591,869)
13th Place - Nicholas Sliwinski ($463,202)
Big Hands and Storylines:
Phillips Ready To Gamble, Takes Chip Lead
Dennis Phillips bet 1.3 million on a flop of 842. Peter Eastgate thought it over and made the call. When the 10 fell on the river, Phillips moved his remaining 12 million all in. With such a huge pot on the long, Eastgate went into the tank for several minutes. He finally laid his hand down after Phillips had to call a clock on him, and Phillips added to his stack and approached 19 million after the hand, taking the chip lead.
Nicholas Sliwinski Runs Into Flopped Flush, Out in 13th Place ($463,202)
Dennis Phillips put in a raise to 460,000 preflop and Nicholas Sliwinski called out of the big blind. On a flop of 973, Sliwinski fired 500,000 and Phillips called. Sliwinski fired 1.2 million when the 6 fell on the turn and Phillips tanked for a bit before calling. The 9 fell on the river and Sliwinski shoved all in, prompting Phillips to make a quick call and show KQ for the flopped flush. Sliwinski showed 65 for two pair and was eliminated in 13th place. Phillips' stack grew to around 14 million after the hand.
No Royal Flush For Klodnicki, Gone in 12th Place ($591,869)
Scott Montgomery raised to 600,000 and Chris Klodnicki made the call from the big blind. On a flop of AQQ, Klodnicki checked and Montgomery fired out a bet of a cool million. Klodnicki check-raised all in and Montgomery quickly called. Montgomery had QJ for trip queens, but Klodnicki held J10 for a royal flush draw. Any diamond would put Klodnicki ahead, but the J fell on the turn, leaving him dead to the K for a royal flush. The 4 fell on the river and Klodnicki was knocked out in 12th place.
Hamrick Makes Top Pair, Takes Pot From Phillips
Both Dean Hamrick and Dennis Phillips checked a flop of 552. When the Q turn dropped, Hamrick checked to Phillips who bet 900,000. Hamrick thought briefly then made the call. Both players checked the 2 river and Hamrick showed KQ. Phillips mucked his hand and Hamrick took a small pot.
Player Tags: Dean Hamrick, Chris Klodnicki, Peter Eastgate, Dennis Phillips, Scott Montgomery, Nicholas Sliwinski
