$1,500 No Limit Hold'em - Day 2 - Level 17
Jun 02, '08
Note: There was a short delay prior to level 17 due to a "surveillance issue". In addition, the players will continue playing until only 9 remain no matter how long it takes. The final table will commence ten hours after we reach 9 players.
Blinds/Antes: 5,000/10,000 – 1,000 ante
Players Left: 45 of 3929
Chip Leaders:
Pia Jeppesen - 825,000
Aaron Coulthard - 660,000
Matthew Kearney - 650,000
Theo Tran - 596,500
Melvin Jones - 590,000
Perry Friedman - 520,000
Ryan D'Angelo - 403,500
Allan Puzontyan - 400,000
Joe Rutledge - 350,000
Joshua Engerdahl - 338,000
Average Stack: 262,000
Eliminations:
Lars Bonding
Big Hands and Storylines:
8 (Outs) Is Enough
Matthew Kearney raised the cutoff to 25,000 and Ryan D’Angelo three-bet to 56,000 on the button. Kearney flat-called with 170,000 behind and the two saw a flop of K
T
T
. Kearney shoved his remaining stack into the pot and was insta-called by D’Angelo. The two revealed their cards:
D’Angelo: AK
Kearney: QJ
D’Angelo had top pair, top kicker and Kearney was left drawing to 8 outs. It didn’t take long for one of those outs to come though, as the turn brought the 9. The river 4 couldn’t help fill D’Angelo and a 450,000 pot was shipped to Kearney. D’Angelo, once the chip leader, now stands at 230,000.
Engerdahl Slowplays to Perfection
Joe Rutledge raised from middle position to 35,000 and was flat-called on the button by Josh Engerdahl. Hutchinson shoved over the top for a bit more and was called by Rutledge. Engerdahl then moved all-in for about 105,000 total and gets a pot-committed call from Rutledge. The three show:
Engerdahl: AA
Hutchinson: A-Q
Rutledge: K9
The board came ten high and Engerdahl scooped a 350,000 pot. Hutchinson was eliminated on the hand and Rutledge was left with 150,000.
The Return of Rutledge
Only an orbit later, Joe Rutledge was on the brink of elimination, with his KK all-in pre-flop against Scott Einiger’s AA. Rutledge let out a cry of ecstasy when the K showed up in the door. The rest of the board, 53QJ, could not help Einiger, and the pot went to Rutledge. After the hand, Rutledge was back up to 400,000 and Einiger was down to 170,000.
Jeppesen Finishes the Job
Einiger raised pre-flop to 40,000 and Jeppesen three-bet behind him to 100,000. Surprisingly (or maybe not) Einiger called with only 40,000 behind. On the 533 flop, Einiger moved his final chips into the pot and the Dane quickly called. Einiger’s A8 was dominated by Jeppesen’s AQ. The turn came Q and the river 7, and Einiger’s tournament is through. Jeppesen extended her chip lead, and now has over 800,000.
Player Tags: Perry Friedman, Joe Rutledge, Theo Tran, Ryan D'Angelo, Joshua Engerdahl, European Report
NLHE - Final Table - Joe Rutledge Eliminated in 9th Place
Jun 03, '08
Blinds/Antes: 20,000 - 40,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Left: 8 of 3,929
Chip Counts:
Mike Ngo: 2,340,000
James Akenhead: 1,995,000
Aaron Coulthard: 1,510,000
Theo Tran: 1,420,000
Melvin Jones: 1,280,000
Chris Ferguson: 1,235,000
Grant Hinkle: 680,000
David Bach: 675,000
Eliminations:
Joe Rutledge - 9th Place ($83,128)
Big Hands and Storylines:
A Decade of Silence
After the excitement of the first hand took place, a period of ten hands with little to no action followed. Many pots were decided by a walk or raise-and-take-it move.
Joe Rutledge Eliminated in 9th Place ($83,128)
Joe Rutledge moved all in preflop and Chris Ferguson thought for a moment before making the call. They then turned up their hands:
Rutledge: 6
6
Ferguson: A
9
Board: A108Q7
Ferguson won the hand, and a large group of supporters screamed their approval. Rutledge was eliminated in ninth place, and he will take home $83,128 in prize money.
Player Tags: Chris Ferguson, Joe Rutledge
