Level 24: Final Six On Dinner Break; Sternberg 7th, Rampone 8th
Jun 09, '11
NOTE: The final six went on a one-hour dinner break at the conclusion of Level 24 and should resume play at approximately 8:30pm.
Blinds: 12,000-24,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining: 6 out of 1,340
Average Chip Count: 1,005,000
Chip Counts:
1. William Chen – 1,700,000
2. Andrea Dato – 1,450,000
3. Richard Trigg – 900,000
4. Anders Meli – 825,000
5. David Diaz – 620,000
6. Corey Hastings – 420,000
Eliminations:
7th. Justin Sternberg – $42,059
8th. Nick Rampone – $32,381
Nick Rampone Eliminated in 8th Place ($32,381)
William Chen raised to 51,000, Nick Rampone called, David Diaz reraised to 180,000, Chen shoved, Rampone called all in and Diaz folded.
Rampone showed J
J
for a pair, but Chen turned over Q
Q for a higher pair.
The board came 10 6 5 9
4, no help for Nick Rampone who was eliminated in 8th place ($32,381).
Justin Sternberg Eliminated in 7th Place ($42,059)
Andrea Dato had just doubled through Sternberg in a previous hand, leaving him with just 150,000 or roughly five big blinds.
Justin Sternberg open-shoved the short stack before the flop and Anders Meli called.
Sternberg turned over 9 9 for the lead while Meli showed A 10 for the draw.
The board came 9 7 4 8 6, giving Sterberg top set on the flop, but Meli went runner-runner to river the ten-high straight. Justin Sternberg was eliminated in 7th place ($42,059).
Be sure to check back hourly for level-by-level updates of this final table.
Player Tags: Bill Chen, Anders Meli, Justin Sternberg, Nick Rampone
Level 22: Watts Eliminated 10th, Final Table Now Underway
Jun 09, '11
NOTE: Play ended last night with 10 players and resumed today at 2:30pm. With the elimination of Steven Watts in 10th place ($19,953), the official nine-handed final table is now underway.
Blinds: 8,000-16,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 9 out of 1,340
Average Chip Count: 670,000
Chip Counts:
1. Nick Rampone – 1,500,000
2. Justin Sternberg – 700,000
3. Corey Hastings – 700,000
4. William Chen – 650,000
5. Matthew Henson – 600,000
6. Anders Meli – 600,000
7. David Diaz – 400,000
8. Andrea Dato – 400,000
9. Richard Trigg – 375,000
Payouts:
1st. $352,808
2nd. $218,183
3rd. $138,044
4th. $100,200
5th. $73,915
6th. $55,355
7th. $42,059
8th. $32,381
9th. $25,253
Be sure to check back hourly for level-by-level updates of this final table.
Player Tags: Bill Chen, Corey Hastings, Anders Meli, Justin Sternberg, David Diaz, Andrea Dato, Richard Trigg, Matthew Henson, Nick Rampone
