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Buy-In: $2,500
Prize Pool: $2,502,400
Entrants: 1088

Event 13 - $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em

  • Jun 05, '09 - Jun 07, '09
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Updates on Final Day (Jun 07, 09)

 
 

Keven Stammen Wins Event No. 13

Keven StammenKeven Stammen Wins Event No. 13, Angel Guillen Eliminated In 2nd Place($312,800)

Keven Stammen entered heads up play against Angel Guillen with nearly a 5-1 chip lead. However, Guillen managed to cut that down considerably and the two players were almost even in chips when the final hand came down.

Keven Stammen raised to 105,000 from the button and Angel Guillen made the call. The flop came 9Spade Suit8Heart Suit2Heart Suit and Guillen checked. Stammen fired 225,000 and Guillen popped it to 775,000. Guillen then moved all in and Stammen made the call.

Stammen: JSpade SuitJClub Suit
Guillen: JHeart Suit9Heart Suit

Guillen hit top pair on the flop but Stammen held an overpair. The turn was the 10Spade Suit and the river was the 2Club Suit and Keven Stammen won event 13, pocketing $506,786.

That concludes CardPlayer.com’s live updates from this final table. Congratulations to Keven Stammen, winner of event 13.

Player Tags: Keven Stammen,   Angel Guillen
 

Torrey Reily Eliminated In 5th Place, Bahador Ahmadi 4th, Shawn Glines 3rd

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

Players Remaining: 2 out of 1,088

Chip Counts:

1. Keven Stammen – 6,300,000
2. Angel Guillen – 1,500,000

Average Chip Count: 3,900,000

Notable Eliminations:

5. Torrey Reily — $100,446
4. Bahador Ahmadi — $139,934
3. Shawn Glines — $202,694

Big Hands:

Torrey Reily Eliminated In 5th Place($100,446)

Reily raised to 100,000 from under the gun and the action folded around to Bahador Ahmadi in the big blind. He raised all in, having Reily covered. Reily decided to call and both players tabled their hands.

Reily: QSpade SuitJDiamond Suit
Ahmadi: ASpade SuitJSpade Suit
Board: KSpade Suit9Club Suit7Diamond Suit9Spade Suit3Spade Suit

Reily flopped a gutshot straight draw but it never materialized on the next two streets and he was knocked out in 5th place. Reily earned $100,466 for his time.

Bahador Ahmadi Eliminated In 4th Place($139,934)

Keven Stammen raised to 105,000 and Ahmadi reraised all in. Stammen made the call and both players showed down their hands.

Stammen: KClub SuitJHeart Suit
Ahmadi: 5Spade Suit5Club Suit
Board: QSpade Suit8Diamond Suit8Heart SuitJDiamond SuitKDiamond Suit

Ahmadi got through the flop unscathed, but the turn and river brought a bullet to the chest and head successively as Stammen paired both of his cards and Ahmadi was ousted in 4th place.

Shawn GlinesShawn Glines Eliminated In 3rd Place($202,694)

Keven Stammen raised to 105,000 from the button and Shawn Glines raised to 300,000. Stammen then pushed all in, having Glines covered. Glines made the call and showed down AClub SuitKSpade Suit. That is usually a good hand to have, but when your opponent shows down KDiamond SuitKClub Suit, as Stammen did, you are in trouble.

The board ran out 10Heart Suit2Diamond Suit2Club SuitQClub Suit3Club Suit and Glines was eliminated in 3rd place, pocketing a cool $202,694.

Player Tags: Torrey Reily,   Shawn Glines,   Keven Stammen
 

Final Table Update: Antoine Berube Eliminated In 6th Place

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

Players Remaining: 5 out of 1,088

Chip Counts:

1. Keven Stammen – 2,500,000
2. Angel Guillen – 2,190,000
3. Bahador Ahmadi – 2,160,000
4. Shawn Glines – 1,275,000
5. Torrey Reily – 316,000

Average Chip Count: 1,688,200

Notable Eliminations:

6. Antoine Berube — $75,547

Big Hands:

Shawn GlinesShawn Glines Eliminates Antoine Berube In 6th Place($75,547)

Shawn Glines raised to 75,000 from under the gun and action folded to Berube. He raised all in to 410,000 total. Glines made the call and both players turned over their hands.

Glines: 9Spade Suit9Club Suit
Berube: ASpade SuitJDiamond Suit
Board: 10Spade Suit6Spade Suit5Heart Suit8Heart Suit2Heart Suit

Berube was in a coin-flip situation but the board did not cooperate with his hand and he busted out in 6th place, cashing out for $75,547.

Left In The Deck:

Players have gone on a 60 minute dinner break.

Player Tags: Shawn Glines,   Antoine Berube
 

Final Table Update: Garrett Beckman 10th, Gregg Merkow 9th, Matthew Lynn 8th, Oktay Altinbas 7th

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

Players Remaining: 7 out of 1,088

Chip Counts:

1. Bahador Ahmadi – 2,050,000
2. Keven Stammen – 1,900,000
3. Angel Guillen – 1,650,000
4. Shawn Glines – 1,092,000
5. Antoine Berube – 477,000
6. Torrey Reily – 380,000

Average Chip Count: 1,161,571

Notable Eliminations:

10. Garrett Beckman — $35,584
9. Gregg Merkow — $41,439
8. Matthew Lynn — $48,621
7. Oktay Altinbas — $59,356

Big Hands:

Garrett BeckmanGarrett Beckman Eliminated In 10th Place($35,584)

Beckman moved all in for 303,000 from early position. Shawn Glines was next to act and shoved his stack of 751,000 all in. Everyone else got out of the way and the players turned up their hands.

Beckman: AClub SuitKDiamond Suit
Glines: 10Diamond Suit10Spade Suit
Board: QClub SuitJHeart Suit5Club Suit2Diamond Suit9Diamond Suit

Beckman was racing and got a broadway straight-draw on the flop. But the board never got any better as he bricked on the next two streets and he was out in 10th place, earning $35,584.

Gregg MerkowGregg Merkow Eliminated In 9th Place($41,439)

Keven Stammen raised to 61,000 preflop and Merkow made the call. The flop came down 5Heart Suit2Spade Suit2Club Suit and Stammen led out with a bet of 100,000. Merkow then raised and Stammen came back over the top all in, having Merkow covered. Merkow made the call and the players showed their hands.

Stammen: 10Diamond Suit10Heart Suit
Merkow: 7Heart Suit7Spade Suit

Merkow was in deep trouble and needed one of the remaining sevens to double up. Instead, the turn put the nail in the coffin as the 10Spade Suit gave Stammen a full house and Merkow was ousted in 9th place, cashing out for $41,439.

Matthew Lynn Eliminated In 8th Place($48,621)

Keven Stammen raised to 61,000 from the button and Bahador Ahmadi made the call from the small blind. Lynn then moved all in for 286,000 more and Ahmadi was the only caller. The players then turned up their hands.

Ahmadi: KHeart SuitJHeart Suit
Lynn: ADiamond Suit10Diamond Suit
Board: KSpade Suit6Diamond Suit2Spade Suit10Heart Suit8Spade Suit

The flop gave Ahmadi the lead and Lynn was unable to improve and he was ousted in 8th place. He won $48,621 for his efforts.

Oktay Altinbas Eliminated In 7th Place($59,356)

Angel Guillen raised to 60,000 from the button and Altinbas popped it to 300,000 from the small blind. Guillen pushed all in, having Altinbas covered. Altinbas decided to call and put himself at risk.

Altinbas: 10Spade Suit10Heart Suit
Guillen: JSpade SuitJClub Suit
Board: ADiamond Suit8Spade Suit8Heart Suit9Heart Suit2Club Suit

Altinbas was dominated with an overpair and could not improve. He was eliminated in 7th place and cashed $59,356.

 

Final Table Set

Blinds: 10,000-20,000 with a 3,000 ante

Players Remaining: 10 out of 1,088

Chip Counts:

1. Bahador Ahmadi — 1,480,000
2. Shawn Glines — 1,200,000
3. Keven Stammen — 1,100,000
4. Angel Guillen — 920,000
5. Gregg Merkow — 700,000
6. Garrett Beckman — 650,000
7. Oktay Altinbas — 500,000
8. Antoine Berube — 480,000
9. Torrey Reily — 470,000
10. Matthew Lynn — 300,000

Notable Eliminations: 816,000

17. Kirill Gerasimov — 18,467
16. Philip Sousa — $18,467
15. Roland de Wolfe — $25,824
14. Brett Switzer — $25,824
13. Qinghai Pan — $25,824
12. Jeff Tunkel — $35,584
11. Romeo Piro — $35,584

 

Level 21 Chip Update

Blinds: 8,000-16,000

Players Remaining: 17 out of 1,088

Chip Counts:

1. Bahador Ahmadi — 850,000
2. Keven Stammen — 795,000
3. Gregg Merkow — 785,000
4. ANgel Guillen — 750,000
5. Jeff Tunkel — 694,000
6. Brett Switzer — 595,000
7. Shawn Glines — 420,000
8. Roland de Wolfe — 400,000
9. Kirill Gerasimov — 390,000
10. Garrett Beckman — 376,000

Average Chip Count: 480,000

Notable Eliminations:

20. Jochen Dickinger — $14,413
19. Alan Keating — $14,413
18. Phil Ivey — $18,467

 

Final Day Begins at 1:00 PDT

The final day of event no. 13 begins at 1:00 PDT. There are just 20 players left, including recent bracelet winner Phil Ivey. Ivey has his work cut out for him coming into the day as the shortest stack. Leading the way is Gregg Merkow.

Here are their seating assignments and chip counts:

Table 150
Seat 2 — Qinghai Pan — 180,000
Seat 3 — Brett Switzer — 456,000
Seat 4 — Kirill Gerasimov — 390,000
Seat 6 — Angel Guillen — 860,000
Seat 7 — Jeffrey Tunkel — 694,000
Seat 8 — Phil Ivey — 31,000
Seat 9 — Romeo Piro — 238,000

Table 151
Seat 1 — Roland De Wolfe — 400,000
Seat 3 — Torrey Reily — 343,000
Seat 4 — Garrett Beckman — 376,000
Seat 5 — Bahador Ahmadi — 800,000
Seat 7 — Alan Keating — 137,000
Seat 8 — Philip R. Sousa — 470,000
Seat 9 — Antoine Berube — 235,000

Table 152
Seat 2 — Gregg Merkow — 932,000
Seat 4 — Shawn Glines — 453,000
Seat 5 — Matt Lynn — 212,000
Seat 6 — Oktay Altinbas — 129,000
Seat 7 — Keven Stammen — 739,000
Seat 8 — Jochen Dickinger — 63,000

 
 
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