Geffrey Klein Wins Event #10 ($544,388)
Jun 09, '11
Nicholas Blumenthal Eliminated in 2nd Place ($334,756)
Geffrey Klein faced a serious chip deficit when he entered heads-up play and after nearly two grueling hours, Klein eventually got the best of Blumenthal in this final hand of the evening.
Nicholas Blumenthal opened the pot for 250,000 from the button, Geffrey Klein three-bet from the big blind, Blumenthal moved all in and Klein called.
Blumenthal turned over 7
7
for the lead while Klein showed A K for the draw.
The board came 8 5
5 K Q, giving Klein the nut flush on the river. Nicholas Blumenthal was eliminated in 2nd place ($334,756) while Geffrey Klein went on to win the gold bracelet for Event #10 and the $544,388 grand prize.
Player Tags: Geffrey Klein
Level 28: Klein Slips, Then Doubles Back to Leader
Jun 09, '11
Blinds: 30,000-60,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 out of 1,920
Average Chip Count: 2,880,000
Chip Counts:
1. Geffrey Klein – 5,060,000
2. Nicholas Blumenthal – 3,580,000
Blumenthal Chips Away, But Klein Doubles Back to Leader
In Level 27, Klein took the chip for the first time tonight but Blumenthal chipped away at his stack and eventually regained the lead himself by the end of that level.
Now outchipped by his opponent, Geffrey Klein raised to 170,000 from the button, Nicholas Blumenthal reraised to 500,000 from the big blind, Klein made it 1,100,000, Blumenthal shoved and Klein called all in.
Blumenthal was ahead with A Q
against Klein’s A 7.
The board came K 7 5 4 K, giving Klein middle pair on the flop. Klein doubled up to just under 6 million this hand, regaining the chip lead once again.
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Player Tags: Geffrey Klein
Level 27: Klein Doubles Through Blumenthal, Takes Chip Lead
Jun 09, '11
Blinds: 25,000-50,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 out of 1,920
Average Chip Count: 2,880,000
Chip Counts:
1. Geffrey Klein – 4,900,000
2. Nicholas Blumenthal – 3,700,000
Klein Doubles, Takes Chip Lead
Geffrey Klein limped from the button for 50,000, Nicholas Blumenthal raised to 135,000 from the big blind, Klein three-bet to 550,000, Blumenthal shoved and Klein called all in.
Klein was ahead with A Q against Blumenthal’s A J.
The board came J 10 7 3 Q, giving Blumenthal a pair on the flop, but Klein sucked out a higher pair on the river to double up. Klein doubled up to just under 5 million, grabbing the chip lead for the first time since the final table began. Blumenthal was down to about 3.7 million after this hand.
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Player Tags: Geffrey Klein
Level 26: Blumenthal Leads Klein Heads-Up; Papola 3rd
Jun 08, '11
Blinds: 20,000-40,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 out of 1,920
Average Chip Count: 2,880,000
Chip Counts:
1. Nicholas Blumenthal – 7,850,000
2. Geffrey Klein – 800,000
Eliminations:
3rd. Jeffrey Papola – $214,410
Jeffrey Papola Eliminated in 3rd Place ($214,410)
Jeffrey Papola opened the pot from the small blind for 110,000 and Nicholas Blumenthal called from the big blind.
The flop came K 9 4, Papola bet 140,000, Blumenthal raised to 565,000 Papola moved all in and Blumenthal called.
Paopla turned over K Q for top pair while Blumenthal showed A 3 for one overcard and the nut flush draw.
The turn was the 9 and the river was the 5, giving Blumenthal his flush and eliminating Jeffrey Papola in 3rd place ($214,440).
NOTE: With the elimination of Jeffrey Papola in 3rd place ($214,440), Nicholas Blumenthal went into heads-up play with a commanding chip lead of 7,850,000 to Geffrey Klein’s 800,000.
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Player Tags: Geffrey Klein, Jeffrey Papola
Level 23: Jalkotzy Eliminated 7th, Final Table Now Underway
Jun 08, '11
NOTE: Play ended last night with 15 players and resumed today at 2:30pm. With the elimination of George Jalkotzy in 7th place ($47,174), the official six-handed final table is now underway.
Blinds: 10,000-20,000 with a 3,000 ante
Players Remaining: 6 out of 1,920
Average Chip Count: 960,000
Chip Counts:
1. David Vamplew – 2,450,000
2. Nicholas Blumenthal – 1,850,000
3. Anthony Spinella – 1,700,000
4. Jeffrey Papola – 1,105,000
5. Bryan Colin – 820,000
6. Geffrey Klein – 650,000
Payouts:
1st. $544,388
2nd. $334,756
3rd. $214,410
4th. $141,030
5th. $95,333
6th. $66,199
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Player Tags: Bryan Colin, Geffrey Klein, Anthony Spinella, Jeffrey Papola, David Vamplew
Geffrey Klein got his last 33,900 into the middle preflop against the current Day 1B chip leader Aramis Kudryashov. Klein was in bad shape with his A
Q
Q
.
to give Klein a pair of aces, the best hand and a double up to just over 70,000.