End of Day 3; Allen Bari Leads Final Four
Jun 05, '11
NOTE: Halfway through the final table, Day 3 ended with the conclusion of Level 30 in accordance with the daily ten-level rule. As a result, the remaining four players will return at 2:30pm and play down to a winner.
Level: 30
Blinds: 40,000-80,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 4 out of 865
Average Chip Count: 3,243,750
Chip Counts:
1. Allen Bari – 9,125,000
2. Sean LeFort – 1,420,000
3. Nicholas Blumenthal – 1,250,000
4. Maria Ho – 1,200,000
Eliminations:
5th. Thomas Ross – $189,574
6th. Ricky Fohrenbach – $142,821
7th. Jesse Chinni – $108,914
8th. Mikhail Lakhitov – $84,033
9th. Farzad Bonyadi – $65,535
Thomas Ross Eliminated in 5th Place ($189,574)
In one of the last hands of the night, Allen Bari opened for 160,000 from the cutoff, Thomas Ross moved all in for 710,00 from the button and Bari called.
Ross turned over A
10
for the lead while Bari showed A
8.
The board came J 7 6 2 J, giving Bari a flush on the river. Thomas Ross was eliminated in 5th place ($189,574) while Allen Bari moved up to just under 10 million in chips.
Maria Ho Survives Day 3
Although the final table had not seen too much action in the last level until Thomas Ross’ late-night elimination, Maria Ho had managed to double up twice to secure her spot in the final four. Early in the level she doubled through Sean LeFort to over 800,000 with K-7 against Q-J, and later on she managed to double up again through chipleader Allen Bari.
Ho open-shoved from under the gun to 660,000 and Allen Bari re-shoved from the small blind. Ho turned over A J for the lead while Bari showed Ah 8.
The board came 6 6 2 A
7, offering no help to either player as Ho doubled up to 1.3 million.
Be sure to check back at 2:30pm for level-by-level updates of this final table.
Player Tags: Allen Bari, Thomas Ross, Maria Ho, Sean Lefort
Level 28: Bari Has Massive Chip Lead, Fohrenbach Doubles
Jun 05, '11
NOTE: Players will take a twenty minute break at the end of Level 28 and return at approximately 1:20am to resume play.
Blinds: 25,000-50,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 7 out of 865
Average Chip Count: 1,853,571
Chip Counts:
1. Allen Bari – 5,460,000
2. Nicholas Blumenthal – 1,710,000
3. Ricky Fohrenbach – 1,425,000
4. Jesse Chinni – 1,300,000
5. Thomas Ross – 1,065,000
6. Sean LeFort – 980,000
7. Maria Ho – 970,000
Ricky Fohrenbach Doubles Through Thomas Ross
Ricky Fohrenbach open-shoved the cutoff for 765,000 before the flop and Thomas Ross called from the big blind.
Fohrenbach turned over 9 9 for the lead while Ross showed A Q for the draw.
The board came 9 7 6 6 5, giving Fohrenbach top set on the flop and a full house on the turn. Fohrenbach doubled up to about 1.5 million in chips this hand while Ross dropped down to about the same.
Be sure to check back hourly for level-by-level updates of this final table.
Player Tags: Thomas Ross, Richard Fohrenbach
Kuether Eliminated 10th; Final Table Now Underway
Jun 04, '11
NOTE: The final ten players consolidated down to one table, and with the elimination of Joseph Kuether in 10th place ($51,713), the official nine-handed final table began at approximately 11:20pm.
Players Remaining: 9 out of 865
Average Chip Count: 1,441,666
Chip Counts:
1. Thomas Ross – 2,650,000
2. Allen Bari – 2,160,000
3. Sean LeFort – 1,600,000
4. Jesse Chinni – 1,200,000
5. Maria Ho – 1,140,000
6. Nicholas Blumenthal – 1,100,000
7. Mikhail Lakhitov – 800,000
8. Ricky Fohrenbach – 790,000
9. Farzad Bonyadi – 700,000
Payouts:
1st. $874,116
2nd. $540,020
3rd. $348,128
4th. $255,028
5th. $189,574
6th. $142,821
7th. $108,914
8th. $84,033
9th. $65,535
Be sure to check back hourly for level-by-level updates of this final table.
Player Tags: Allen Bari, Thomas Ross, Maria Ho, Jesse Chinni, Richard Fohrenbach, Sean Lefort, Mikhail Lakhitov
