Level 24 Update: Weiss 7th ($26,401), Queen 8th ($20,370), Kirgan 9th ($15,886)
Jun 07, '12
Level: 24
Blinds: 10,000-20,000
Limits: 20,000-40,000
Players Remaining: 6 out of 730
Average Chip Count: 547,500
Chip Counts:
Seat no. 1 — Al Barbieri — 798,000
Seat no. 4 — Stephen Hung — 142,000
Seat no. 5 — David Arsht — 933,000
Seat no. 6 — Glenn Engelbert — 280,000
Seat no. 7 — Donald Auger — 610,000
Seat no. 8 — Ben Landowski — 492,000
Players Eliminated:
Jeff Weiss — 7th Place ($26,401)
Alexander Queen — 8th Place ($20,370)
Lori Kirgan — 9th Place ($15,886)
Live Updates:
Lori Kirgan Eliminated in 9th Place ($15,886)
Lori Kirgan began the the official nine-handed final table on the short stack with just 8 big blinds and was the first player eliminated.
Al Barbieri opened for a raise to 40,000 and Lori Kirgan called all in for 38,000.
Lori Kirgan was all in for her tournament life with A
J against Barbieri’s 44
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The board came K3
256, offering no help to Lori Kirgan who was eliminated in 9th place ($15,886).
Alexander Queen Eliminated in 8th Place ($20,370)
Al Barbieri opened the cutoff for 40,000, Alexander Queen three-bet to 60,000 and Barbieri called.
The flop came 86
5, Bariberi checked, Queen bet 20,000 and Baribieri called.
The turn was the 9, Barbieri bet 40,000, Queen raised all in and Barbieri called.
Barbieri was ahead on the turn with A7 for a made straight against Queen’s top set with 99. The river was the J and Alexander Queen was eliminated in 8th place ($20,370). That hand gave Barbieri the current chip lead with about 850,000.
Jeff Weiss Eliminated in 7th Place ($26,401)
David Arsht opened the pot for 40,000 from middle position, Jeff Weiss called from the small blind and Al Barbieri called the big blind.
The flop came Q92, Wiess and Barbieri checked to Arsht who bet 20,000. Weiss called all in for 7,000 and Barbieri folded.
Arsht was ahead on the flop with A9 for middle pair against Weiss’ A10.
The turn and river were the J and the J, offering no help to Jeff Weiss who was eliminated in 7th place ($26,401). David Arsht took the chip lead that hand with just under 1 million as the remaining six players headed to dinner.
The remaining six players took a one hour dinner break at the conclusion of Level 24 and will return at approximately 10:15pm local time to resume play.
Be sure to check back with Card Player at the conclusion of each level for regular updates with all of the action, current chip counts, and prize distributions.
Player Tags: Al Barbieri, David Arsht, Jeff Weiss, Alexander Queen, Lori Kirgan
Action Begins, Official 9-Handed Final Table Now Underway
Jun 07, '12
The final table of Event no. 13 ($1,500 Limit Hold’em) is now underway, and Card Player will be posting level-by-level updates with all of the action, current chip counts, and prize distributions.
With the elimination of Roland Israelahvili in 10th Place ($12,535), the official, 9-handed final table is now set. Play will begin in Level 23 with blinds of 8,000-15,000 and limits of 15,000-30,000, and will continue until a winner is determined.
With cards now back in the air, here is a look at the final table and how these players match up:
Seat no. 1 — Al Barbieri — 471,000
Seat no. 2 — Alexander Queen — 265,000
Seat no. 3 — Lori Kirgan — 105,000
Seat no. 4 — Stephen Hung — 218,000
Seat no. 5 — David Arsht — 531,000
Seat no. 6 — Glenn Engelbert — 564,000
Seat no. 7 — Donald Auger — 378,000
Seat no. 8 — Ben Landowski — 574,000
Seat no. 9 — Jeff Weiss — 178,000
While only 9 remain, this event gathered 730 players, creating a total prize pool of $985,500. Here is a look at the final payouts:
1st Place — $211,921
2nd Place — $130,903
3rd Place — $84,388
4th Place — $61,820
5th Place — $45,953
6th Place — $34,620
7th Place — $26,401
8th Place — $20,370
9th Place — $15,886
Be sure to check back with Card Player at the conclusion of each level for regular updates with all of the action, current chip counts, and prize distributions.
Player Tags: Al Barbieri, Glenn Englebert, David Arsht, Ben Landowski, Jeff Weiss, Alexander Queen, Donald Auger, Roland Israelashvili, Lori Kirgan
Eric Froehlich Eliminated in Ninth Place ($14,585)
Heinz Pius Eliminated in 7th Place ($83,286)
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