Final Table Update: Down to Heads Up
Jun 05, '09
Blinds: 50,000-100,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 out of 2,791
Chip Counts:
1. Travis Johnson — 10,000,000
2. Steve Karp — 2,500,000
Average Chip Count: 6,279,750
Notable Eliminations
4. Mark Salinaro — $183,343
3. Mike Ciotola — $273,385
Elimination Hands
Mark Salinaro Eliminated in Fourth Place ($193,343)
Steve Karp completed from the small blind and Mark Salinaro moved all in. Karp called and showed A
K
which was racing against Salinaro’s pocket sevens.
The board came out K
Q
8 8 3 and Salinaro was eliminated from the tournament in fourth place.
Mike Ciotola Eliminated in Third Place ($273,385)
Mike Ciotola raised to 325,000 from the small blind and Travis Johnson moved all in, putting Ciotola’s tournament life at risk.
Ciotola called with K 8 and Johnson had him beat with A 4. The board brough an ace and Ciotola was eliminated.
Player Tags: Michael Ciotola, Mark Salinaro
Final Table Update: Kam Low (9th) and James McClain (8th) Eliminated
Jun 04, '09
Blinds: 30,000-60,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 7 out of 2,791
Chip Counts:
1. Craig McConville – 3,300,000
2. Walter Wright – 2,350,000
3. Travis Johnson – 2,100,000
4. Mark Salinaro – 1,750,000
5. Steve Karp – 1,100,000
6. Mike Ciotola – 900,000
7. Brian McInnis – 650,000
Average Chip Count: 1,794,214
Notable Eliminations
9. Kam Low – $81,185
8. James McClain – $87,013
Elimination Hands
Kam Low Eliminated in Ninth Place ($81,185)
Kam Low raised to 90,000 from the small blind and Travis Johnson reraised all in from the big blind. Low made the all-in call and they flipped up their cards:
Low: A10
Johnson: QJ
Board: QQ6K10
Low was eliminated on the hand in ninth place.
James McClain Eliminated in Eighth Place ($87,013)
Mark Salinaro moved all in from the small blind preflop and James McClain made the all-in call. Their cards:
Salinaro: J9
McClain: A7
Board: A1088Q
McClain was eliminated in eighth place and Salinaro grew his stack to 1.75 million.
Player Tags: Kam Low, Mark Salinaro
