Level 20 Update: Richard Tatalovich Eliminated and 11 Left at End of Day
Jun 19, '09
Blinds: 8,000-16,000
Players Remaining: 11 out of 363
Chip Counts:
1. Sorel Mizzi — 969,000
2. Rifat Palevic — 949,000
3. Cliff Josephy — 805,000
4. Richard Austin — 537,000
5. Van Marcus — 428,000
6. Peter Jetten — 370,000
7. Dan Hindin — 342,000
8. Felipe Ramos — 323,000
9. Jeppe Nielsen — 242,000
10. Samuel Ngai — 204,000
Average Chip Count: 495,000
Notable Eliminations:
Richard Tatalovich
Big Hands:
Jetten Doubles Through Josephy
Peter Jetten raised to 45,000 and then Cliff Josephy raised pot from the small blind. Jetten then decided to move all in and Josephy made the call. Josephy showed A
K
1010
and Jetten turned over K
KA5
The flop was K76 and Josephy was in bad shape. The turn card was the 5 and that meant that the river was meaningless and Jetten would double up. With that pot, Jetten increases his stack to 486,000.
Richard Tatalovich Eliminated
Richard Tatalovich raised to 56,000 and Rifat Palevic put in a pot-sized three-bet, which was enough to make Tatalovich commit the rest of his chips. Tatalovich made the call and the two hands were exposed.
Tatalovich showed Q1092, which was up against the A862 of Palevic.
The board ran out J93K7 which gave Palevic a flush and sent Tatalovich home in 12th place.
Hindin Cracks Aces and Doubles Through Ramos
Rifat Palevic raised to 44,000 in middle position and was met with a three-bet to 90,000 from Dan Hindin. Felipe Ramos woke up in the small blind and made it 310,000. Palevic’s cards hit the muck and Hindin called and put his tournament life on the line.
Hindin showed KJ108, but was up against Ramos’ AAJ10. Unfortunately for Ramos, Hindin was able to flop a flush and double up.
Player Tags: Richard Tatalovich, Cliff Josephy, Peter Jetten, Rifat Palevic
Level 12 Update: Nam Le, Chris Ferguson Eliminated
Jun 18, '09
Blinds: 1,200-2,400
Players Remaining: 45 out of 363
Chip Counts:
1. Rifat Palevic – 380,400
2. Jesper Hougaard – 330,000
3. Sorel Mizzi – 252,000
4. Isaac Baron – 230,000
5. Ralph Perry – 140,000
6. Michael Watson – 90,000
7. Tex Barch – 90,000
8. Justin Smith – 87,000
9. Jeff Lisandro – 81,000
10. David Ulliott – 75,000
Average Chip Count: 121,000
Notable Eliminations:
Nam Le
Padraig Parkinson
Chris Ferguson
Big Hands:
Nam Le Eliminated
On a flop of 542, Nam Le called all-in for 28,000 with the A8J9. He was behind against the two pair of Rifat Palevic with the QQ52. The board bricked out with no flush cards for Le and he was eliminated still seeking his first bracelet.
Padraig Parkinson Eliminated
After a flop of K54 Padraig Parkinson and Rifat Palevic got it all-in. Parkinson held top set with the KKQ8 but was up against the flush of Palevic with the 101098. The board failed to pair for Parkinson on the turn and river and he was elimianted.
Chris Ferguson Eliminated
The short stack of Chris Ferguson went all-in preflop and was called by Jeff Lisandro and Rifat Palevic. The flop came JJ7 and Lisandro checked. Palevic checked behind and both players saw a Q fall on the turn. Lisandro bet 15,000 and Palevic made the quick call. The K fell on the river and Lisandro quickly checked to Palevic, who promptly fired out a bet of 36,000. Lisandro mucked instantly and Palevic tabled QQK10 for queens full. Ferguson mucked showing the AK in his hand. Rifat Palevic has been on a tear and is up to 380,400 after eliminated six consecutive opponents at his table (including Nam Le, Padraig Parkinson and Ferguson).
After the hand there was some verbal taunting by the dealer. She said, as Rifat Palevic raked in the large pot and Jeff Lisandro was visibly disgruntled, “that was the perfect turn card I put out.” The comment elicited a reprimand from Lisandro.
Left In The Deck:
The players are currently on a 20 minute break.
Player Tags: Chris Ferguson, Nam Le, Padraig Parkinson, Rifat Palevic
Final Table Update: Down to Three
Jun 19, '09
Blinds: 25,000-50,000
Players Remaining: 3 out of 363
Chip Counts:
1. Richard Austin — 2,505,000
2. Sorel Mizzi — 1,610,000
3. Cliff Josephy — 1,350,000
Average Chip Count: 1,815,000
Notable Eliminations:
6. Felipe Ramos – $67,663
5. Rifat Palevic – $86,516
4. Dan Hindin – $116,478
Big Hands
Felipe Ramos Eliminated in Sixth Place ($67,663)
Sorel Mizzi raised to 100,000 and Felipe Ramos reraised all in. Mizzi made the call. Their cards:
Mizzi: AJ97
Ramos: AA106
Board: 10428J
Mizzi won the hand with a straight and Ramos was eliminated in sixth place.
Rifat Palevic Eliminated in Fifth Place ($86,516)
Rifat Palevic raised to 140,000 preflop and Sorel Mizzi reraised the pot, forcing Palevic to make an all-in call. Their cards:
Palevic: A982
Mizzi: AQQ3
Board: 432AJ
Mizzi won the pot with aces and threes over the aces and twos of Palevic. Palevic was eliminated in fifth place.
Dan Hindin Eliminated in Fourth Place ($116,478)
Dan Hindin found himself all in preflop against Richard Austin after a series of raises. Their cards:
Hindin: KKQ7
Austin: AAK8
Board: Q66107
Hindin was eliminated in fourth place.
Player Tags: Richard Austin, Sorel Mizzi, Felipe Ramos, Rifat Palevic
Final Table Update: Sorel Mizzi Takes the Lead
Jun 19, '09
Blinds: 20,000-40,000
Players Remaining: 6 out of 363
Chip Counts:
1. Sorel Mizzi — 1,800,000
2. Cliff Josephy — 1,160,000
3. Richard Austin — 1,080,000
4. Dan Hindin — 785,000
5. Felipe Ramos — 395,000
6. Rifat Palevic — 245,000
Average Chip Count: 907,500
Notable Eliminations:
None
Big Hands
Sorel Mizzi Wins a Huge Pot to Take the Chip Lead
On a limped and checked flop of A109 Rifat Palevic bet 40,000 and Sorel Mizzi made the call. The turn fell 7 and Palevic checked. Mizzi bet 115,000 and Palevic called.
The river fell 4 and and Palevic checked again. Mizzi bet 300,000 and Palevic made the call after tanking for a bit. Mizzi turned up J855 and Palevic mucked. Mizzi grew his stack to 1.3 million after the hand, good for the chip lead.
Player Tags: Sorel Mizzi, Rifat Palevic
