Tom Dwan Holding Steady
Jun 06, '10
Blinds: 20,000-40,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 6 out of 2,563
Average Chip Count: 1,922,250
Tournament Leaderboard:
1. Tom Dwan — 2,925,000
2. Simon Watt — 2,500,000
3. Austin McCormick — 2,375,000
4. David Randall — 2,200,000
5. Jason Young — 1,140,000
6. Shane Smith — 900,000
Eliminations:
9. Eric Ladny — $45,603
8. Kyle Winter — $59,547
7. Marvin Rettenmaier — $78,681
Big Hands:
Eric Ladny Eliminated in 9th Place ($45,603)
Eric Ladny bet 95,000 from the cutoff. Action was folded to Simon Watt in the small blind, who moved all in. The big blind folded and Landy called for his tournament life. Ladny tables the A
Q
and was racing against the 8
8 of Watt. The flop offered no help to Ladny as it came 75
3. The 8 on the turn had Ladny drawing dead.
Kyle Winter Eliminated in 8th Place ($59,547)
Austin McCormick bet 95,000 from early position and Kyle Winter moved all in for 405,000 total. Michael Smith was in the small blind and made the call. McCormick moved all in over the top, having both his opponents covered. Smith tanked before finally folding and McCormick exposed the 1010. Winter tabled the AK for the flip. The flop came 1088 as McCormick flopped a full house. Running aces or queens failed to come for Winter and he was eliminated.
Shane Smith Double Ups
David Randall bet 90,000 from under the gun and action folded to Shane Smith in the cutoff. Smith moved all in for 380,000. Everyone folded to Randall, who made the quick call and tabled the J10 and was up against the AQ of Smith. The A-Q held and Smith doubled to 775,000 after the hand and Randall was down to 1,700,000.
Marvin Rettenmaier Eliminated in 7th Place ($78,681)
Marvin Rettenmaier moved all in for 455,000. Action folded to Simon Watt in the big blind, who made the call. Rettenmaier tabled the 76 while Watt exposed A10. The flop came 987, giving Rettenmaier bottom pair and an open ended straight draw. Watt flopped a higher open-ended straight draw. The turn brought a brick with the 3, however, the J on the river gave Watt the straight and eliminated Rettenmaier.
Player Tags: Eric Ladny, Kyle Winter
