Level 30 Update: Phillips Leads Cada Heads-Up; Chambers 3rd ($290,875), Andrews 4th ($210,083)
Jun 19, '12
Level: 30
Blinds: 50,000-100,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 out of 2,811
Average Chip Count: 6,324,750
Chip Counts:
Seat no. 4 — Joe Cada — 3,500,000
Seat no. 9 — Carter Phillips — 9,100,000
Players Eliminated:
Tom Chambers — 3rd Place ($290,875)
Cherish Andrew — 4th Place ($210,083)
Live Updates:
Cherish Andrews Eliminated in 4th Place ($210,083)
Joe Cada opened the cutoff for 205,000, Cherish Andrews moved all in for about 1.9 million on the button and Cada called.
Andrews was all in before the flop for her tournament life and had the lead with 8
8
against Cada’s A
K
.
The board came J5243, giving Cada a running straight on the river to win the pot and eliminate Cherish Andrews in 4th place ($210,083). Cada moved up to 7.2 million after the hand.
Tom Chambers Eliminated in 3rd place ($290,875)
Carter Phillips opened the button for 200,000, Tom Chambers moved all in from the small blind, Joe Cada re-shoved the big blind and Phillips folded.
Cada was ahead before the flop with KK against Chambers’ 88.
The board came A535J, offering no help to Tom Chambers who was eliminated in 3rd place ($290,875). Joe Cada took the chip lead over Carter Phillips going into heads-up play with 8.9 million to 3.7 million.
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Player Tags: Tom Chambers, Cherish Andrews, Carter Phillips, Joseph Cada
Level 27 Update: Chambers Leads at Dinner Break; Poche 8th ($64,399), Quach 9th ($49,333)
Jun 18, '12
Level: 27
Blinds: 25,000-50,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 7 out of 2,811
Average Chip Count: 1,807,071
Chip Counts:
Seat no. 1 — Michael Aron — 1,085,000
Seat no. 2 — Najib Kamand — 770,000
Seat no. 3 — Tom Chambers — 3,460,000
Seat no. 4 — Joe Cada — 1,985,000
Seat no. 7 — Max Lehmanski — 825,000
Seat no. 8 — Chreish Andrews — 2,520,000
Seat no. 9 — Carter Phillips — 1,920,000
Players Eliminated:
Jonathan Poche — 8th Place ($64,399)
Huy Quach — 9th Place ($49,333)
Live Updates:
Huy Quach Eliminated in 9th Place ($49,333)
Huy Quach was left with just 5,000 after Cherish Andrews doubled through him early in the level. Quach three-bet shoved before the flop and she called all in with JJ for a slight lead against Quach’s AK. The board came J6558, giving Andrews top set on the flop and a full house on the turn to double up and all but eliminate Quach except for his last chip. Andrews moved up to over 2.4 million that hand.
On the next hand, Quach was all in for his ante and Jonathan Poche limped on the button and Max Lehmanski checked the big blind.The flop came A65, Lehmanski checked, Poche bet 80,000 and Lehmanski folded the side pot.
Poche was ahead on the flop with A6 for top two pair against Quach’s 105. Quach bricked the turn and river and was eliminated in 9th place ($49,333).
Jonathan Poche Eliminated in 8th Place ($64,399)
Joe cada opened the cutoff for 100,000, Jonatha Poche moved all in from the button and Cada called.
Cada led before the flop with AJ against Poche’s A3.
The board came 10548K, giving Cada a four-card flush on the river to win the pot and eliminate Jonathan Poche in 8th place ($64,399). Cada moved up to about 1.8 million after the hand.
The remaining seven players took a one hour dinner break at the conclusion of Level 27 and will return at approximately 9:45pm local time to resume play.
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Player Tags: Cherish Andrews, Joseph Cada, Huy Quach, Jonathan Poche
