Manelic Minaya Poker Tournament Updates

Minaya First To Go ($62,350)

Jun 10, '10

Manny Manaya Busts in 9th ($62,350)

Short on chips, Manny Minaya pushed his last 191,000 to the middle of the table and Jeff Williams called from the button.

Minaya showed A8 and looked to be in trouble against Williams’ A10. The flop came A2K, pairing both players, but Williams’ 10 still factored in as better kicker.

The turn came 10, giving Williams two pair and leaving Minaya drawing thin to a chopped pot. But the river was the J and Minaya was the first elimination from the final table, taking home $62,350. Williams had around 2 million after the hand.

DeWitt Soars to Chip Lead

On a flop of A52 Peter Gilmore bet 110,000 and Jason DeWitt check-raised to 260,000. Gilmore moved all in and DeWitt called, with Gilmore covering DeWitt in chips.

DeWitt had to be pleased to see that his AA was well ahead of Gilmore’s drawless AQ. The 6 turn and Q river changed nothing and DeWitt’s stack soared past 2.5 million, giving him the chip lead.

Player Tags: Manelic Minaya,   Peter Gilmore,   Jason Dewitt,   Jeff Williams

2,000 NLHE - Day 2 - Level 17

Jun 05, '08

Blinds: 5000/10000 with a 1000 ante

Players left: 17 of 1592

Average Stack: 374,5888

Eliminations: Kai Danilo Paulsen, John Phan, Phil Seigel, Shawn Hattem, Richard Monroe, Keith Carter.

Storylines: The tournament is down to two tables, 17 players, and will continue until just nine remain. Theo Tran, Shannon Shorr and Manny Minaya are the current chip leaders with about 700,000 each.

Big Hands:

Shorr Wins Mental Showdown

Shortly after being condensed to two tables, a showdown developed between chip leaders Theo Tran, who began the hand with over 1,000,000 in chips, and Shorr who had 800,000. Tran raised preflop to 28,000 and drew a call from Shorr. The flop came K65, and after Tran checked, Shorr bet 39,000. The 2 on the turn brought another Tran check, and Shorr stepped out for 77,000. Again Tran elected to make the call. The 9 on the river brought a third Tran check, and Shorr pushed out 181,000 in chips. Tran tanked, twice he reached for chips and seemed on the verge of calling, but in the end he made a reluctant laydown.

Tran Busts Carter

Theo Tran had earlier added to his chip stack when he made a 164,000 call of Keith Carter's all-in from the button. Tran showed AQ while Carter held A10. Both players hit the flop of AJ3, but Carter didn't get the help he needed from the 7 on the turn or the J on the river. Carter finished in 18th place.

Minaya Hits Lucky 7s

Manny Minaya made a 23,000 call from the button, after Carter Gill raised. Richard Monroe called from the small blind, and the flop came down KK7. It was checked to Minaya who bet 50,000, before Monroe check-raised to 150,000. Gill folded, and Minaya declared "all-in", and Monroe called his remaining 270,000. Minaya triumphantly showed 77 for the flopped full house, while Monroe held KQ. He failed to get any held from the 3 on the turn or the 6 on the river.

J.C. Tran Still Alive

Darren Nelson raised to 30,000 and J.C. Tran made the call from the button, leaving himself with just 56,000 in chips. The flop came 1064 and Nelson checked, which allowed Tran to push all-in. Nelson folded while Tran showed the 10 for top pair.


Payouts for the $2,000 NL hold'em event can be found at the link given below:

www.cardplayer.com/tournaments/payout/14405

Player Tags: J.C. Tran,   Manelic Minaya,   Theo Tran,   Darren Nelson