Level 27: Cory Wood Eliminated in 7th Place ($116,359)
Jun 27, '11
Blinds: 30,000-60,000
Players Remaining: 6 out of 361
Average Chip Count: 1,805,000
Chip Counts:
1. Ben Lamb – 2,300,000
2. Dario Alioto – 2,200,000
3. Sami Kelopuro – 1,950,000
4. Christopher King – 1,625,000
5. John Shipley – 1,400,000
6. John Kabbaj – 975,000
Eliminations:
7th. Cory Wood – $116,359
Cory Wood Eliminated in 7th Place ($116,359)
Cory Wood started the level on the short stack and was eliminated shortly after it began.
Wood got it all in before the flop with A – K – Q – J against Dario Alioto’s Q – Q – 9 – 8.
The board came 8 – 3 – 2 – 7 – 5 rainbow, completely missing Wood and giving Alioto the pot with a pair of queens. Cory Wood was eliminated in 6th place ($116,359).
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Player Tags: Dario Alioto, Cory Wood
Level 26: Lamb Leads Final Seven; Tieman 8th, Winzeler 9th
Jun 27, '11
Blinds: 25,000-50,000
Players Remaining: 7 out of 361
Average Chip Count: 1,547,142
Chip Counts:
1. Ben Lamb – 1,950,000
2. John Shipley – 1,900,000
3. Dario Alioto – 1,850,000
4. Christopher King – 1,750,000
5. Sami Kelopuro – 1,735,000
6. John Kabbaj – 1,330,000
7. Cory Wood – 275,000
Eliminations:
8th. Joshua Tieman – $88,873
9th. Hans Winzeler – $68,410
Hans Winzeler Eliminated in 9th Place ($68,410)
Hans Winzeler raised the small blind to 150,000 before the flop, Christopher King shoved the big blind and Winzeler called all in.
King: Q Q 10 6
Winzeler: A 9 6 2
King was ahead before the flop with a pair of queens. The board came Q 9 7 72, giving King top set on the flop and a full house on the turn to win the pot. Hans Winzeler was the first to go, eliminated in 9th place ($68,410).
Joshua Tieman Eliminated in 8th Place ($88,873)
Cory Wood opened for a raise to 115,000 before the flop, John Shipley called from late position and Joshua Tieman called from the big blind.
The flop came K Q 7, Tieman and Woods both checked to Shipley who bet 230,000. Tieman moved all in over the top, Woods folded and Shipley called.
Tieman: A 10 9 8
Shipley: k K 7 4
Shipley was ahead with top set while Tieman flopped the nut flush draw and an inside straight draw. The turn and river were the A and 6, no help to Joshua Tieman who was eliminated in 8th place ($88,873).
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Player Tags: John Shipley, Joshua Tieman, Hans Winzeler, Christopher King, Cory Wood
Level 26: Glantz Eliminated 10th, Final Table Now Underway
Jun 27, '11
NOTE: Play ended last night with 38 players and resumed today at 3:00pm. The final ten players combined to one table and with the elimination of Matt Glantz in 10th place ($53,072), the official nine-handed final table is now underway.
Blinds: 25,000-50,000
Players Remaining: 9 out of 361
Average Chip Count: 1,203,333
Chip Counts:
1. Ben Lamb – 2,010,000
2. Cory Wood – 1,800,000
3. John Shipley – 1,750,000
4. John Kabbaj – 1,335,000
5. Christopher King – 1,230,000
6. Dario Alioto – 1,200,000
7. Sami Kelopuro – 840,000
8. Joshua Tieman – 800,000
9. Hans Winzeler – 525,000
Payouts:
1st. $814,436
2nd. $503,173
3rd. $369,575
4th. $273,575
5th. $204,113
6th. $153,517
7th. $116,359
8th. $88,873
9th. $68,410
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Player Tags: John Shipley, Joshua Tieman, John Kabbaj, Ben Lamb, Dario Alioto, Hans Winzeler, Sami Kelopuro, Christopher King, Cory Wood