Level 27 Update: Donnacha O'Dea Eliminated in 5th Place ($56,277)
Jun 22, '12
Level: 27
NLH – PLO
Blinds: 10,000-20,000 with a 5,000 ante
Triple Draw 2-7 – Hold’em – Omaha 8
Blinds: 20,000-40,000
Limits: 40,000-80,000
Razz – Stud – Stud 8
Ante: 10,000
Bring-In: 20,000
Completion: 40,000
Limits: 40,000-80,000
Players Remaining: 4 out of 477
Average Chip Count: 894,375
Chip Counts:
Seat no. 2 — Kevin Calenzo — 470,000
Seat no. 3 — David Baker — 700,000
Seat no. 4 — Joseph Couden — 230,000
Seat no. 6 — Greg Mueller — 2,080,000
Players Eliminated:
Donnacha O’Dea — 5th Place ($56,277)
Live Updates:
Donnacha O’Dea Eliminated in 5th Place ($56,277)
Stud
Donnacha O’Dea completed the bet to 40,000 with the 9
, Kevin Calenzo raised to 80,000 with the 7
and O’Dea called. Calenzo bet 40,000 on fourth street and O’Dea called. O’Dea checked on fifth street, Calenzo bet 80,000 and O’Dea called. O’Dea checked sixth street, Calenzo bet 80,000 and O’Dea called all in for 40,000.
Calenzo: 7J82 — 77
5
O’Dea: 96Q
K — AA3
Calenzo was ahead on sixth street when the money went in with a pair of sevens and made trips on the river to win the pot and eliminate Donnacha O’Dea in 5th place ($56,277). Calenzo moved up to about 800,000 after the hand.
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Player Tags: Donnacha O'Dea, Kevin Calenzo
Level 25 Update: Konstantin Puchkov Eliminated in 6th Place ($41,844
Jun 21, '12
Level: 25
NLH – PLO
Blinds: 6,000-12,000 with a 3,000 ante
Triple Draw 2-7 – Hold’em – Omaha 8
Blinds: 13,000-25,000
Limits: 25,000-50,000
Razz – Stud – Stud 8
Ante: 5,000
Bring-In: 7,000
Completion: 25,000
Limits: 25,000-50,000
Players Remaining: 5 out of 477
Average Chip Count: 715,500
Chip Counts:
Seat no. 2 — Kevin Calenzo — 262,000
Seat no. 3 — David Baker — 326,000
Seat no. 4 — Joseph Couden — 590,000
Seat no. 6 — Greg Mueller — 1,550,000
Seat no. 7 — Donnacha O’Dea — 800,000
Players Eliminated:
Konstantin Puchkov — 6th Place ($41,844)
Live Updates:
Konstantin Puchkov Eliminated in 6th Place ($41,844)
Triple Draw 2-7
Donnacha O’Dea owned the button for 50,000 and Konstantin Puchkov called from the small blind.
First Draw: Both players drew 2 card each. Puchkov checked, O’Dea bet 25,000 and Puchkov called.
Second Draw: Puchkov drew 1 card while O’Dea stood pat. Puchkov checked, O’Dea bet 50,000, Puchkov raised all in for 59,000 and O’Dea called.
Third Draw: Both players stood pat. Puchkov showed 95432 for a nine-low while O’Dea turned over an eight-low with 87642. Konstantin Puchkov was eliminated in 6th place ($41,844). Donnacha O’Dea moved up to about 800,000 in chips after the hand.
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Player Tags: Donnacha O'Dea, Konstantin Puchkov
Level 24 Update: Mueller Leads Final Six at Dinner; McHugh 7th ($31,578), Viox 8th ($24,188)
Jun 21, '12
Level: 24
NLH – PLO
Blinds: 5,000-10,000 with a 3,000 ante
Triple Draw 2-7 – Hold’em – Omaha 8
Blinds: 10,000-20,000
Limits: 20,000-40,000
Razz – Stud – Stud 8
Ante: 5,000
Bring-In: 5,000
Completion: 20,000
Limits: 20,000-40,000
Players Remaining: 6 out of 477
Average Chip Count: 596,250
Chip Counts:
Seat no. 1 — Konstantin Puchkov — 175,000
Seat no. 2 — Kevin Calenzo — 90,000
Seat no. 3 — David Baker — 859,000
Seat no. 4 — Joseph Couden — 640,000
Seat no. 6 — Greg Mueller — 1,160,000
Seat no. 7 — Donnacha O’Dea — 440,000
Players Eliminated:
Chris McHugh — 7th Place ($31,578)
Chris Viox — 8th Place ($24,188)
Live Updates:
Chris Viox Eliminated in 8th Place ($24,188)
Stud 8
Donnacha O’Dea completed the bet to 20,000 with the 7, Chris Viox raised to 40,000 with the A and O’Dea called. Viox bet 20,000 on fourth street and O’Dea called. Viox bet 40,000 on fifth street and O’Dea called. Viox bet all in for 38,000 on sixth street and Viox called.
O’Dea: 72Q3 — 532
Viox: A94Q — K52
Odea made two pair on the river and Viox failed to improve. Chris Viox was eliminated in 8th place ($24,188) as Donnach O’Dea moved up to just over 750,000 in chips.
Chris McHugh Eliminated in 7th Place ($31,578)
Stud 8
Chris McHugh brought in the 2 for 5,000, Greg Mueller completed the bet to 20,000 with the 3, Konstantin Puchkov raised to 40,000 with the 2, Joseph Couden three-bet to 60,000, McHugh reraised all in for a total of 64,000, Mueller called, Puchkov completed the raise to 80,000, Couden called and Mueller called.
Fourth Street: Puchkov bet all in, Couden completed the bet to 20,000 and Mueller called.
Fifth Street: Both players checked the side pot.
Sixth Street: Couden bet 40,000, Mueller raised to 80,000 and Couden called.
Seventh Street: Mueller bet 40,000 and Couden called.
Mueller: 37610 — Q1010
Puchkov: 286J — A43
Couden: 8599
McHugh: 2J68 — AK4
Mueller made trip tens to scoop the side pot and win the high portion of the main pot while Puchkov took the low portion of the main pot with a six-low. Chris McHugh was eliminated in 7th place ($31,578) while Greg Mueller secured the chip lead with about 1,150,000 after the hand.
The remaining six players took a one hour dinner break at the conclusion of Level 24 and will return at approximately 10:15pm to resume play.
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Player Tags: Donnacha O'Dea, Greg Mueller, Chris McHugh, Chris Viox
Action Begins, Final Table Now Underway
Jun 21, '12
The final table of Event no. 37 ($2,500 Eight Game Mix) is now underway, and Card Player will be posting level-by-level updates with all of the action, current chip counts, and prize distributions.
Day 3 began with 27 players, and with the elimination of Mikal Blomlie in 9th Place ($18,795), the final table is now set. Play will begin in Level 24 and will continue until a winner is determined.
With cards now back in the air, here is a look at the final table and how these players match up:
Seat no. 1 — Konstantin Puchkov — 213,000
Seat no. 2 — Kevin Calenzo — 179,000
Seat no. 3 — David Baker — 859,000
Seat no. 4 — Joseph Couden — 887,000
Seat no. 5 — Christopher McHugh — 322,000
Seat no. 6 — Greg Mueller — 233,000
Seat no. 7 — Donnacha O’Dea — 559,000
Seat no. 8 — Chris Viox - - 326,000
While only 8 remain, this event gathered 477 players, creating a total prize pool of $1,085,175. Here is a look at the final payouts:
1st Place — $271,312
2nd Place — $167,637
3rd Place — $106,564
4th Place — $76,841
5th Place — $56,277
6th Place — $41,844
7th Place — $31,578
8th Place — $24,188
Be sure to check back with Card Player at the conclusion of each level for regular updates with all of the action, current chip counts, and prize distributions.
Player Tags: Donnacha O'Dea, David Baker, Greg Mueller, Kevin Calenzo, Chris McHugh, Chris Viox, Konstantin Puchkov, Mikal Blomlie
A quick walk through the room has revealed several notable names in the field. Among them:
Donnacha O’Dea got the last of his chips in preflop with the 3
3
against the Q
8
9
7
). The river was the 9
and Thorson took a stab at the pot, firing 1,800 into the middle. Varkonyi called and Thorson said, "I play the board," showing 7
shook his head as his opponent bet 2,000. “Aces” he said to his opponent – less a question and more a statement of fact.