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Buy-In: $3,000
Prize Pool: $1,250,280
Entrants: 453

Event 21 - $3,000 H.O.R.S.E.

  • Jun 09, '09 - Jun 11, '09
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Updates on Final Day (Jun 11, 09)

 
 

Zac Fellows Wins Event No. 21 ($311,899)

James Van Alstyne

Hold’em

Zac Fellows raised preflop from the button and James Van Alstyne made the call fromthe big blind. The flop was dealt 6Club Suit5Heart Suit3Club Suit and Van Alstyne checked. Fellows bet and Van Alstyne made the call. The turn fell JHeart Suit and Van Alstyne bet, Fellows raised and Van Alstyne thought for a moment before making the all-in call. Their cards:

Van Alstyne: AHeart Suit5Club Suit
Fellows: 6Heart Suit6Spade Suit

River: 3Spade Suit

Van Alstyne was eliminated on the hand in second place and he will take home $192,866 in prize money. Fellows takes home his first gold bracelet and the top prize of $311,899.

 

Final Table Update: Tim Finne Eliminated in Third Place

Flop Games: 30,000-60,000
Stud Games: Ante — 15,000, Bring-In — 20,000, Stakes — 60,000-120,000

Players Remaining: 2 out of 452

Chip Counts:

1. Zac Fellows — 3,450,000
2. James Van Alstyne — 550,000

Average Chip Count: 2,034,000

Notable Eliminations:

3. Tim Finne – $126,199

Elimination Hands

Tim Finne Eliminated in Third Place ($126,199)

Hold’em

Tim Finne checked a flop of KSpade Suit10Diamond Suit3Spade Suit from the small blind and Zac Fellows bet from the button. Finne called and the turn fell 2Spade Suit. Finne checked again and Fellows led out again. Finne then check-raised. Fellows reraised and Finne made the call for the last of his chips. Their cards:

Finne: KClub Suit9Club Suit
Fellows: ASpade SuitKDiamond Suit

River: JSpade Suit

Fellows hit a flush on the river to eliminate Finne in third place and action was down to heads up.

 

Final Table Update: Chris Amaral (5th) and Michele Limongi (4th) Eliminated

Flop Games: 25,000-50,000
Stud Games: Ante — 10,000, Bring-In — 20,000, Stakes — 50,000-100,000

Players Remaining: 3 out of 452

Chip Counts:

1. James Van Alstyne — 1,825,000
2. Zac Fellows — 1,800,000
3. Tim Finne — 550,000

Average Chip Count: 1,356,000

Notable Eliminations:

5. Chris Amaral – $63,536
4. Michele Limongi – $87,264

Elimination Hands

Chris Amaral

Chris Amaral Eliminated in Fifth Place ($63,536)

Hold’em

Chris Amaral moved all in preflop and Tim Finne made the call. Their cards:

Amaral: KClub Suit3Club Suit
Finne: QHeart SuitJClub Suit

Board: ADiamond Suit9Spade Suit7Club Suit8Diamond SuitQSpade Suit

Amaral was eliminated by the queen on the river in fifth place.

Michele Limongi Eliminated in Fourth Place ($87,264)

Razz

Michele Limongi got the last of his short stack into the middle during a razz hand and Zac Fellows made the call. Their cards:

Fellows: (ASpade Suit4Diamond Suit)8Spade Suit5Club SuitKClub Suit10Spade Suit(QDiamond Suit)
Limongi: (AClub Suit9Diamond Suit)3Club Suit10Heart SuitJSpade Suit3Diamond Suit(KDiamond Suit)

Limongi was eliminated in fourth place by the 10-low of Fellows.

Player Tags: Chris Amaral,   Michele Limongi
 

Final Table Update: Gabriel Nassif (7th) and Martin Eikeng (6th) Eliminated

Flop Games: 20,000-40,000
Stud Games: Ante — 10,000, Bring-In — 10,000, Stakes — 40,000-80,000

Players Remaining: 5 out of 452

Chip Counts:

1. James Van Alstyne — 2,275,000
2. Zac Fellows — 700,000
3. Chris Amaral — 600,000
4. Michele Limongi — 600,000
5. Tim Finne — 260,000

Average Chip Count: 813,600

Notable Eliminations:

7. Gabriel Nassif – $38,947
6. Martin Eikeng – $48,590

Elimination Hands

Gabriel Nassif

Gabriel Nassif Eliminated in Seventh Place ($38,947)

Omaha 8OB

Chris Amaral raised from middle position and Gabriel Nassif called all in. Their cards:

Amaral: ASpade SuitADiamond Suit7Spade Suit4Heart Suit
Nassif: KClub SuitQClub SuitJClub Suit3Heart Suit

Board: 10Diamond Suit9Heart Suit6Spade Suit4Diamond Suit10Spade Suit

Nassif was eliminaed in seventh place after the hand and Amaral grew his stack back to a contender.

Martin Eikeng Eliminated in Sixth Place ($48,590)

Stud

Martin Eikeng completed and Zac Fellows raised. Eikeng reraised and Fellows made it three bets to go. Eikeng got the last of his chips into the middle by fourth street. Their cards:

Eikeng: (ASpade Suit9Club Suit)AClub Suit9Diamond Suit9Spade Suit2Diamond Suit(JSpade Suit)
Fellows: (JClub SuitJHeart Suit)4Heart SuitQSpade Suit8Diamond Suit8Heart Suit(JDiamond Suit)

Eikeng was eliminated in sixth place after the hand, his full house falling to the higher full house of Fellows on the river.

Player Tags: Gabriel Nassif,   Chris Amaral
 

Final Table Update: Matt Hawrilenko Eliminated in Eighth Place

Flop Games: 13,000-25,000
Stud Games: Ante — 5,000, Bring-In — 7,000, Stakes — 25,000-50,000

Players Remaining: 7 out of 452

Chip Counts:

1. James Van Alstyne — 1,059,000
2. Michele Limongi — 825,000
3. Zac Fellows — 620,000
4. Chris Amaral — 432,000
5. Gabriel Nassif — 315,000
6. Martin Eikeng — 255,000
7. Tim Finne — 255,000

Average Chip Count: 581,143

Notable Eliminations:

8. Matt Hawrilenko – $32,647

Elimination Hands

Matt Hawrilenko

Matt Hawrilenko Eliminated in Eighth Place ($32,647)

Razz

Matt Hawrilenko completed with an 8 and Tim Finne raised with a 10. Chris Amaral reraised with a 3 exposed. Hawrilenko fired in a fourth raise to put all of his chips at risk and both Amaral and Finne made the call. Their cards:

Hawrilenko: (6-3)8-7-2-5(9)
Amaral: (A-4)3-9-2-7(7)

Amaral won the hand with a 7-4 low to beat out Hawrilenko’s 7-6 low. Finne mucked his hand when he saw those of his opponents. Hawrilenko was eliminated in eighth place after the hand.

Player Tags: Matt Hawrilenko,   Chris Amaral
 

Final Table Set!

Flop Games: 10,000-20,000
Stud Games: Ante/ Bring-In — 5,000, Stakes — 20,000-40,000

Players Remaining: 8 out of 452

Chip Counts:

1. James Van Alstyne — 1,059,000
2. Michele Limongi — 825,000
3. Zac Fellows — 620,000
4. Chris Amaral — 432,000
5. Gabriel Nassif — 315,000
6. Martin Eikeng — 255,000
7. Tim Finne — 255,000
8. Matt Hawrilenko — 175,000

Average Chip Count: 508,500

Notable Eliminations:

9. Stewart Yancik — $23,777

Note: The final eight players are now being reseated at the side featured table next to the ESPN stage.

 

Level 21 Chip Update

Flop Games: 6,000-12,000
Stud Games: Ante — 3,000, Bring-In — 3,000, Stakes — 12,000-24,000

Players Remaining: 9 out of 452

Chip Counts:

1. James Van Alstyne — 720,000
2. Zac Fellows — 590,000
3. Michele Limongi — 520,000
4. Gabriel Nassif — 486,000
5. Tim Finne — 444,000
6. Chris Amaral — 383,000
7. Stewart Yancik — 374,000
8. Martin Eikeng — 285,000
9. Matt Hawrilenko — 230,000

Average Chip Count: 452,000

Notable Eliminations:

11. Frank Cremen — $17,939
10. Gavin Smith — $23,777

 

Level 20 Chip Update

Flop Games: 5,000-10,000
Stud Games: Ante — 2,000, Bring-In — 3,000, Stakes — 10,000-20,000

Players Remaining: 11 out of 452

Chip Counts:

1. Tim Finne — 680,000
2. Zac Fellows — 600,000
3. Michele Limongi — 430,000
4. Stewart Yancik — 380,000
5. James Van Alstyne — 350,000
6. Matt Hawrilenko — 350,000
7. Martin Eikeng — 310,000
8. Gavin Smith — 260,000
9. Chris Amaral — 240,000
10. Ed Nassif — 240,000

Average Chip Count: 369,818

Notable Eliminations:

15. Adam Heller — $11,477
14. Aaron Steury — $14,209
13. Bill Blanda — $14,209
12. Asher Derei — $17,939

 

Level 19 Chip Update

Flop Games: 4,000-8,000
Stud Games: Ante — 2,000, Bring-In — 2,000, Stakes — 8,000-16,000

Players Remaining: 15 out of 452

Chip Counts:

1. Zac Fellows — 540,000
2. Michele Limongi — 500,000
3. Tim Finne — 450,000
4. James Van Alstyne — 430,000
5. Stewart Yancik — 335,000
6. Ed Nassif — 320,000
7. Martin Eikeng — 310,000
8. Chris Amaral — 240,000
9. Frank Cremen — 200,000
10. Matt Hawrilenko — 200,000

Average Chip Count: 271,200

Notable Eliminations:

21. Jared Okun — $8,782
20. Brian McKain — $8,782
19. Frank Debus — $8,782
18. Ylon Schwartz — $8,782
17. David Baker — $8,782
16. Chau Giang — $11,477

 

Final Day Begins at 1:00 PDT

A total of 197 players made it to day two, but only 21 of them have survived to battle down for a bracelet. Today promises to be a long one, as notables such as Matt Hawrilenko, Ylon Schwartz, Chris Amaral, Chau Giang, Gavin Smith and James Van Alstyne try to pick up the gold.

Here is a look at the remaining players’ seating assignments and chip counts:

Table 150

Seat 1 — Gavin Smith — 121,000
Seat 3 — Matt “HOSS TBF” Hawrilenko — 87,000
Seat 4 — Aaron “NDGrinder” Steury — 30,000
Seat 5 — Chris Amaral — 120,000
Seat 6 — Ylon Schwartz — 186,000
Seat 7 — David Baker — 132,000
Seat 8 — Stewart Yancik — 284,000

Table 151

Seat 1 — Jared “SmokunOkun” Okun — 49,000
Seat 2 — Frank Cremen — 160,000
Seat 4 — Adam Heller — 118,000
Seat 5 — Brian McKain — 92,000
Seat 6 — Frank Debus — 22,000
Seat 7 — Tim “highlandfox” Finne — 411,000
Seat 8 — Asher Derei — 104,000

Table 152

Seat 1 — Bill Blanda — 144,000
Seat 2 — Martin Eikeng — 335,000
Seat 3 — Michele Limongi — 368,000
Seat 4 — Zac Fellows — 471,000
Seat 5 — James Van Alstyne — 455,000
Seat 7 — Chau Giang — 149,000
Seat 8 — Edward Nassif — 242,000

 
 
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