Dwan Playing Heads Up for Bracelet
Jun 07, '10
Blinds: 50,000-100,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 out of 2,563
Average Chip Count: 5,766,750
Tournament Leaderboard:
1. Simon Watt — 8,750,000
2. Tom Dwan — 2,795,000
Eliminations:
3. David Randall — $270,299
Big Hands:
David Randall Eliminated in 3rd Place ($270,299)
David Randall moved in for 1,050,000 with the A
K and was called by the big stack of Simon Watt. Watt exposed the A
2
and was dominated. The flop was a beauty for Watt as it came 443, giving him outs to chop and more outs to scoop it. The 2 on the turn put Watt way ahead and the river bricked with the 7, eliminating Randall from the tournament. Watt took a commanding lead going into heads up play with Dwan.
Player Tags: David Randall, Tom Dwan, Simon Watt
Durrrr Chipping Up
Jun 07, '10
Blinds: 40,000-80,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 3 out of 2,563
Average Chip Count: 3,844,500
Tournament Leaderboard:
1. Simon Watt — 6,900,000
2. David Randall — 2,425,000
3. Tom Dwan — 2,005,000
Eliminations:
None
Big Hands:
Simon Watt Doubles Up
David Randall opened to 200,000 on the button and Simon Watt reraised to 590,000. Tom Dwan folded and Randall moved all in. Watt called for his tournament life and exposed pocket sevens. Randall showed 10-6 for a bluff. The sevens held and Watt doubled to 6,000,000.
Player Tags: David Randall, Tom Dwan, Simon Watt
Tom Dwan Doubles Up
Jun 06, '10
Blinds: 30,000-60,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 3 out of 2,563
Average Chip Count: 3,844,500
Tournament Leaderboard:
1. David Randall — 5,250,000
2. Simon Watt — 3,700,000
3. Tom Dwan — 2,150,000
Eliminations:
None
Big Hands:
Tom Dwan Doubles Up
Tom Dwan moved all in from the small blind for 780,000 and was called by David Randall in the big blind. Durrrr exposed the 97 and Randall tabled the A10. The flop came 732, giving Dwan top pair. The 7 on the turn sealed the deal and Durrrr doubled to 1,690,000 after the hand.
Simon Watt Moves All In
David Randall opened to 150,000 on the button, prompting a three-bet from Simon Watt to 405,000. Tom Dwan quickly folded and Randall went into the tank before four-betting to 900,000. Watt moved all in and Randall insta-mucked. Watt was at 3,700,000 after the hand.
Player Tags: David Randall, Tom Dwan, Simon Watt
Durrrr on the Short Stack
Jun 06, '10
Blinds: 25,000-50,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 3 out of 2,563
Average Chip Count: 3,844,500
Tournament Leaderboard:
1. David Randall — 5,250,000
2. Simon Watt — 3,700,000
3. Tom Dwan — 2,150,000
Eliminations:
6. Shane Smith — $105,185
5. Jason Young — $142,346
4. Austin McCormick — $194,939
Big Hands:
Shane Smith Eliminated in 6th Place ($105,185)
Shane Smith open shoved for 800,000 and Austin McCormick moved in over the top from the button. Both blinds folded and McCormick tabled the JJ and was way ahead of the 99 of Smith. The board offered no help to the under pair and Smith was gone.
David Randall Doubles Up
David Randall opened with 120,000 from under the gun. Tom Dwan called from the small blind. Austin McCormick popped it to 390,000 from the big blind and Randall shoved. Dwan got out of the way and McCormick made the call. Randall tabled the 1010 and was in a coin flip against the A-K of McCormick. The pocket tens held and Randall doubled to 3,350,000 after the hand, while McCormick dropped to 1,600,000.
Jason Young Eliminated in 5th Place ($142,346)
Jason Young bet 105,000 from under the gun and David Randall moved all in, having the bracelet winner covered. Young made the 860,000 chip call for his tournament life and tabled the K
Q but was in bad shape against the pocket queens of Randall. The board offered no help for K-Q and Young was eliminated. Randall was at 4,400,000 after the hand.
Austin McCormick is Eliminated in 4th Place ($194,939)
Austin McCormick bet 120,000 from the cutoff and David Randall three-bet to 280,000 on the button. Both blinds folded and McCormick moved all in. Randall made the quick call and exposed the A10 and had McCormick’s J-10 dominated. The board ran out K8475 and McCormick was gone.
Player Tags: David Randall, Tom Dwan, Austin McCormick, Shane Smith
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