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Event 11 - $2,000 No-Limit Hold'em

  • Jun 04, '09 - Jun 06, '09
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Updates on Final Day (Jun 06, 09)

 
 

Anthony Harb Wins Event No. 11 ($569,199)

The ending that came out of nowhere. On a board reading KHeart Suit9Heart Suit8Diamond SuitJClub Suit, Peter Rho was all in and insta-called by Anthony Harb.

Rho showed 9Diamond Suit8Spade Suit for two pair, but was way behind and drawing to four outs against Harb’s QSpade Suit10Diamond Suit for the straight. The river was a harmless 4Club Suit and Rho was eliminated in second place, earning $350,019.

Harb won his first career bracelet and a nice payday of $569,199.

Player Tags: Anthony Harb,   Peter Rho
 

Final Table Update: Geary Out In Third

Blinds: 50,000-100,000 with a 10,000 ante

Players Remaining: 2 out of 1,646

Chip Counts

1. Anthony Harb — 5,100,000
2. Peter Rho — 4,755,000

Average Chip Count: 4,938,000

Notable Eliminations:

3. Jim Geary — $230,670

Elimination Hands

Jim Geary Eliminated in Third Place ($230,670)

Jim Geary moved all in for his last 1,370,00 in the small blind and Anthony Harb instantly called with ADiamond SuitKSpade Suit. Geary showed a dominated AClub Suit8Diamond Suit and it failed to catch up when the board ran out JSpade Suit5Heart Suit4Club Suit4Heart Suit10Club Suit.

Player Tags: Jim Geary,   Anthony Harb
 

Final Table Update: Adam Alder Busts

Blinds: 30,000-60,000 with a 5,000 ante

Players Remaining: 3 out of 1,646

Chip Counts

1. Anthony Harb — 5,000,000
2. Peter Rho — 3,200,000
3. Jim Geary — 1,200,000

Average Chip Count: 3,292,000

Notable Eliminations:

4. Adam Adler — $161,768

Elimination Hands

Adam Adler Eliminated in Fourth Place ($161,768)

Anthony Harb raised and Adam Alder reraised. Harb put Adler all in and Adler called with KDiamond SuitQDiamond Suit.

Harb showed AHeart SuitQHeart Suit and it held when the board came 8Club Suit7Heart Suit5Diamond Suit3Spade Suit7Spade Suit. Harb now leads three-handed, having both players covered combined.

Player Tags: Adam Adler,   Anthony Harb
 

Final Table Update: Jonathan McGowan Eliminated in Fifth Place

Blinds: 25,000-50,000 with a 5,000 ante

Players Remaining: 4 out of 1,646

Chip Counts

1. Anthony Harb — 3,000,000
2. Peter Rho — 2,500,000
3. Adam Adler — 2,200,000
4. Jim Geary — 1,950,000

Average Chip Count: 2,469,000

Notable Eliminations:

5. Jonathan McGowan — $116,833

Elimination Hands

Jonathan McGowan Eliminated in Fifth Place ($116,833)

Adam Adler raised under the gun and Jonathan McGowan made the call on the button. Anthony Harb reraised to 600,000 from the small blind and Adler mucked. McGowan moved all in and Harb made the call. Their cards:

McGowan: QHeart SuitQClub Suit
Harb: KClub SuitKDiamond Suit

Board: JDiamond Suit7Diamond Suit7Club SuitJHeart Suit5Club Suit

McGowan was eliminated in fifth place and Harb grew his stack to 3 million.

Player Tags: Jonathan McGowan,   Anthony Harb
 

Final Table Update: Scott Hall (7th) and Adrian Dresel-Velasquez (6th) Eliminated

Blinds: 25,000-50,000 with a 5,000 ante

Players Remaining: 5 out of 1,646

Chip Counts

1. Peter Rho — 4,200,000
2. Anthony Harb — 2,000,000
3. Adam Adler — 1,900,000
4. Jonathan McGowan — 1,400,000
5. Jim Geary — 680,000

Average Chip Count: 1,975,200

Notable Eliminations:

7. Scott Hall — $76,390
6. Adrian Dresel-Velasquez — $92,867

Elimination Hands

Scott Hall Eliminated in Seventh Place ($76,390)

Peter Rho raised to 105,000 from the cutoff and Scott Hall reraised to 360,000 from the big blind. Rho reraised to 1,500,000 and Hall made the all-in call for 1,430,000. Their cards:

Rho: QClub SuitQHeart Suit
Hall: ADiamond SuitKClub Suit

Board: QDiamond Suit4Spade Suit3Heart Suit3Spade Suit10Club Suit

Hall was eliminated in seventh place and Rho took the chip lead with more then 4 million.

Adrian Dresel-Velasquez Eliminated in Sixth Place ($92,867)

Adrian Dresel-Velasquez moved all in preflop on a short stack and Adam Adler called him down. Their cards:

Dresel-Velasquez: KDiamond SuitQSpade Suit
Adler: 10Spade Suit10Heart Suit

Board: 8Heart Suit6Diamond Suit4Spade Suit7Heart Suit4Heart Suit

Dresel-Velasquez was eliminated in sixth place and Adler grew his stack to 1.9 million.

 

Final Table Update: Brent Sheirbon (9th) Michael Dyer (8th) Eliminated

Blinds: 20,000-40,000 with a 5,000 ante

Players Remaining: 7 out of 1,646

Chip Counts

1. Peter Rho — 2,100,000
2. Anthony Harb — 1,800,000
3. Scott Hall — 1,600,000
4. Jonathan McGowan — 1,350,000
5. Adrian Dresel-Velasquez — 1,000,000
6. Adam Adler — 950,000
7. Jim Geary — 600,000

Average Chip Count: 1,410,857

Notable Eliminations:

9. Brent Sheirbon – $59,315
8. Michael Dyer – $65,905

Elimination Hands

Brent Sheirbon Eliminaed in Ninth Place ($59,315)

Brent Sheirbon moved all in preflop for 404,000 and Anthony Harb made the call. Their cards:

Sheirbon: 3Heart Suit3Spade Suit
Harb: ADiamond SuitAClub Suit

Board: QHeart Suit8Club Suit4Heart Suit2Heart SuitJClub Suit

Sheirbon was eliminated in ninth place and Harb was up to 1.8 million.

Michael Dyer Eliminated in Eighth Place ($65,905)

Michael Dyer moved all in preflop and Scott Hall reraised all in on top. Everyone else mucked and they flipped up their hands:

Dyer: AHeart Suit5Heart Suit
Hall: ADiamond SuitKDiamond Suit

Board: 10Club Suit3Spade Suit3Diamond Suit10Heart SuitKClub Suit

Dyer was eliminated on the hand in eighth place and Hall grew his stack to 1.6 million.

 

Final Table Update: Mike Carlson Eliminated in 10th Place

Blinds: 15,000-30,000 with a 4,000 ante

Players Remaining: 9 out of 1,646

Final Table Seating Chart with Chip Counts

1. Peter Rho — 2,350,000
2. Anthony Harb — 1,350,000
3. Jonathan McGowan — 1,200,000
4. Michael Dyer — 1,200,000
5. Adam Adler — 1,000,000
6. Jim Geary — 810,000
7. Adrian Dresel-Velasquez — 800,000
8. Brent Sheirbon — 558,000
9. Scott Hall — 436,000

Average Chip Count: 1,097,333

Notable Eliminations:

10. Mike Carlson – $41,640

Elimination Hands

Mike Carlson Eliminated in 10th Place ($41,640)

On a flop of ASpade SuitJHeart Suit4Spade Suit Mike Carlson moved all in for 742,000 and Peter Rho made the call. Their cards:

Carlson: KSpade Suit8Spade Suit
Rho: JClub SuitJSpade Suit

Turn and River: 6Diamond SuitADiamond Suit

Mike Carlson was eliminated in 10th place and the official final table of nine was set.

 

Final Table Set

Blinds: 12,000-24,000 with a 3,000 ante

Players Remaining: 10 out of 1,646

Final Table Seating Chart with Chip Counts

Seat 1: Mike Carlson — 721,000
Seat 2: Jim Geary — 794,000
Seat 3: Scott Hall — 496,000
Seat 4: Brent Sheirbon — 630,000
Seat 5: Adrian Dresel-Velasquez — 826,000
Seat 6: Jonathan McGowan — 509,000
Seat 7: Anthony Harb — 1,537,000
Seat 8: Peter Rho — 1,465,000
Seat 9: Adam Adler — 1,066,000
Seat 10: Michael Dyer — 1,839,000

Average Chip Count: 987,600

Notable Eliminations:

None

 

Level 23 Chip Update

Blinds: 12,000-24,000 with a 3,000 ante

Players Remaining: 11 out of 1,646

Chip Counts:

1. Michael Dyer – 1,600,000
2. Peter Rho – 1,460,000
3. Adam Adler – 1,070,000
4. Anthony Harb – 1,050,000
5. Adrian Dresel-Velasquez – 950,000
6. Jim Geary – 800,000
7. Mike Carlson – 760,000
8. Brent Sheirbon – 690,000
9. Scott Hall – 450,000
10. Jonathan McGowan – 400,000

Average Chip Count: 897,818

Notable Eliminations:

11. David Mandt – $41,640

 
 
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