Level 8 Update
Jun 22, '07
Chips: Coming And Going
Kenna James hit the rail early in level nine and Terrence Chan was not far behind him. On the other hand Devon Porter, Gioi Luong and Daniel Alaei are all deep-stacked.
The Brothers Hachem
Joe Hachem held an early chip lead in this event, but later began to dwindle until busting. Joe is back to rail his brother Tony Hachem, who is still in the event.
Tournament Info
91 players, sat at 11 tables, are still playing in the pot-limit hold'em event. Payouts begin at 54th place, and that won't be too far in the future if the current rate of eliminations continues. make sure to check back for more hourly updates here at
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Player Tags: Gioi Luong, Kenna James, Terrence Chan, Joe Hachem, Tony Hachem
Level 8 Recap
Jun 22, '07
Tournament Info
Players returned from break at 9 p.mto start level eight. At the end of the level only 114 players remained in the pot-limit hold'em event, including Daniel Alaei, Kenna James, William Thorsson, T.J. Cloutier and Terrence Chan. John Gale was eliminated when his all-in on the turn with A-K received a call from J
9
on a board of 5
2
2
9
. Gale did not improve and was eliminated.
Non-Cowboy Kenna James
A cowboy-hat free Kenna James got involved in an interesting hand. He bet $4,200 on a board of K
9
4
4
, and a short stacked opponent appeared to be considering an all-in. Kenna grabbed up the rest of his stack as if to say he was ready to call, and began to move it toward the center of the pot. The other player called the floor to clarify if this action out of turn constituted a binding all-in by James. After being told that it did not, the player went into the tank. A clock was called, bringing some tension to the table. At the end of the countdown he folded Q
Q
face up, only to have James reveal his Q
J
for both a flush draw and an inside straight draw.
Euro Update
Eoghan O’Dea has $28,000 in chips and is unlikely to be thrilled at the recent addition of William Thorson to his table. Thorson has $40,500 in chips.
Dave Colclough looks relaxed and has $29,200 while Praz Banzi has $17,000. Carlo Citrone has $33,000 in chips and Michael Keiner has $44,000.
Adrian Walsh and Martin Green have been eliminated.
Player Tags: T.J. Cloutier, Kenna James, Daniel Alaei, William Thorson, Terrence Chan, John Gale
Hour Six/Seven Update
Jun 22, '07
The field has been whittled down to 180 players, and if players are butting heads like in these next two hands, the money bubble will come sooner rather than later.
One-time chip leader Joe Hachem saw his stock vanish in a hurry. On a 9 4 3 flop, Hachem led out, only to have two players move all in over the top. The second was Gioi Luong, who moved in for $11,700, which represented more than three quarters of Hachem’s remaining stack. Hachem went into the tank, announced to his table he was about to fold a set, and then called tabling 4 4. Luong showed J 10 for the made flush, and Hachem grimaced as the other all-in player showed 9 3, leaving him with only two clean outs for the entire pot. The turn and river were the 8 and the 6, and Hachem was cripplesd. A few hands later Hachem called a river bet with A-K with a K 9 9 5 10 only to have his opponent turn over K 9. A few hands later Hachem made a stand with 6-6, but couldn’t make it hold up and he was eliminated.
Jean Gaspard moved all in against Jon Friedberg on a 7 5 2 flop, and Friedberg called for most of his remaining chips. Gaspard was afraid he had let Friedberg catch up to his A A, but Friedberg showed J J. The turn and river were the K and the Q, Gaspard doubled, and Friedberg was eliminated soon after.
Jon “PearlJammer” Turner and Sorel “ImperIum” Mizzi have both also eliminated. Daniel Alaei, William Thorsson, and Kenna James are all flush with chips. James is doing well despite channeling “The Unabomber” with his look.
Eoghan O'Dea took a hit in the last hand before the break when he called a value bet on the river for $3,000 and his opponent flipped over pocket Queens. O'Dea tapped the table in recognition of the superior hand and is now on around $24,700. Read Eoghan's Pro Blog exclusively at CardPlayer.com
Martin Green is shortstacked with on $3,800, Michael Keiner has $19,400 and William Thorson has $22,500 in chips.
Player will go on dinner break at 7:30
Notable Chip Counts
| T.J. Cloutier |
32,100 |
| Kenna James |
9,300 |
| An "The Boss" Tran |
4,000 |
Player Tags: Gioi Luong, Kenna James, Jon Friedberg, Daniel Alaei, William Thorson, Jon Turner, Joe Hachem, Sorel Mizzi
