Durrrr on the Short Stack
Jun 06, '10
Blinds: 25,000-50,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 3 out of 2,563
Average Chip Count: 3,844,500
Tournament Leaderboard:
1. David Randall — 5,250,000
2. Simon Watt — 3,700,000
3. Tom Dwan — 2,150,000
Eliminations:
6. Shane Smith — $105,185
5. Jason Young — $142,346
4. Austin McCormick — $194,939
Big Hands:
Shane Smith Eliminated in 6th Place ($105,185)
Shane Smith open shoved for 800,000 and Austin McCormick moved in over the top from the button. Both blinds folded and McCormick tabled the J
J
and was way ahead of the 99 of Smith. The board offered no help to the under pair and Smith was gone.
David Randall Doubles Up
David Randall opened with 120,000 from under the gun. Tom Dwan called from the small blind. Austin McCormick popped it to 390,000 from the big blind and Randall shoved. Dwan got out of the way and McCormick made the call. Randall tabled the 1010
and was in a coin flip against the A-K of McCormick. The pocket tens held and Randall doubled to 3,350,000 after the hand, while McCormick dropped to 1,600,000.
Jason Young Eliminated in 5th Place ($142,346)
Jason Young bet 105,000 from under the gun and David Randall moved all in, having the bracelet winner covered. Young made the 860,000 chip call for his tournament life and tabled the K
Q but was in bad shape against the pocket queens of Randall. The board offered no help for K-Q and Young was eliminated. Randall was at 4,400,000 after the hand.
Austin McCormick is Eliminated in 4th Place ($194,939)
Austin McCormick bet 120,000 from the cutoff and David Randall three-bet to 280,000 on the button. Both blinds folded and McCormick moved all in. Randall made the quick call and exposed the A10 and had McCormick’s J-10 dominated. The board ran out K8475 and McCormick was gone.
Player Tags: David Randall, Tom Dwan, Austin McCormick, Shane Smith
