Slaubaugh Sends Brucaleri To The Rail
Oct 25, '08
Cody Slaubaugh bet enough to put Brett Brucaleri all-in on a flop of J
J
6 , sliding a stack of orange $1,000 chips toward the center of the table. Bucaleri thought it over with a pained look on his face before making the call with pocket tens. Slaubaugh quickly revealed the AK for two overs and the nut flush draw. Bucaleri was ahead, but with his tournament life on the line he had to dodge Slaubaugh's plethora of outs. The turn brought the 8, giving Slaubaugh the nut flush and leaving Bucaleri drawing dead. The meaningless 6
hit the river, and Brucaleri was sent to the rail. He took home $3,725 for his deep run in this heads-up event.
Player Tags: Cody Slaubaugh, Brett Brucaleri
Elite 8 Underway
Oct 25, '08
Play has gotten underway in the round of eight of the 12th event at the Caesar's Palace Classic, the $1,060 Heads-Up No-Limit event. Here are the matchups:
Will Failla vs. Thomas Love
Winners will return to play each other in the final four
Steve Wong vs. Alex Keating
Brett Brucaleri vs. Cody Slaubaugh
Winners will return to play each other in the final four
Kevin Albers vs. James Scott
The players are all gaurneteed $3,725 at this point, but the players that advance to the final four will lock up $7,450. Stay tuned in to Cardplayer.com for updates on all the heads-up action.
Player Tags: James Scott, Steve Wong, Cody Slaubaugh, Will Failla, Brett Brucaleri, Kevin Albers, Thomas Love
Marcel Sabag raised 2,200 preflop from the hi-jack and Brett Brucaleri made the call from the small blind. the flop was dealt K