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Event 28 - $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em

  • Jun 13, '09 - Jun 15, '09
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Updates on Final Day (Jun 15, 09)

 
 

Mike Eise WIns Event No. 28 ($639,331)

Mike Eise Wins Event No. 28 ($639,331) Jeff Chang Eliminated in Second Place ($392,494)

Mike Eise min-raised on the button and Jeff Chang called. The flop came out 6Diamond Suit3Club Suit3Spade Suit and Chang checked.

Eise put Chang all in and he insta-called with just AHeart SuitJDiamond Suit for ace-high. It turns out he was right and Eise could only show 8Heart Suit7Diamond Suit.

The turn and river came 7Heart Suit5Spade Suit, however, and Chang was eliminated. Eise earned his first career bracelet and a first-place prize of $639,331.

Rico Ramirez Eliminated in Third Place ($261,963)

Mike Eise raised to 300,000 from the button and Rico Ramirez called in the big blind. The flop came KClub SuitJClub SuitJHeart Suit and both players checked.

The turn was the 9Diamond Suit and Ramirez bet 725,000. Eise moved all in and Ramirez called for his tournament life with JDiamond Suit4Diamond Suit. Eise showed 9Club Suit9Heart Suit for the boat, however, and Ramirez was eliminated when the 10Heart Suit hit the river.

 

Final Table Update: Down to Three

Blinds: 40,000-80,000 with a 10,000 ante

Players Remaining: 3 out of 2,641

Chip Counts:

1. Rico Ramirez — 7,115,000
2. Jeff Chang — 316,000
3. Mike Eise — 2,590,000

Average Chip Count: 3,961,500

Notable Eliminations:

5. Barry Berger — $139,353
4. Jason Potter — $185,444

Elimination Hands

Barry Berger Eliminated in Fifth Place ($139,353)

Barry Berger raised to 215,000 and Rico Ramirez called on the button. The flop came down QSpade Suit8Spade Suit6Diamond Suit and Ramirez bet 500,000. Berger put in his last 800,000 and Ramirez called, showing 10Spade Suit9Spade Suit.

Berger was slightly ahead with JHeart SuitJClub Suit, but that changed when the JDiamond Suit hit the turn.

Needing the board to pair, Berger was eliminated when the 4Heart Suit hit the river.

Jason Potter Eliminated in Fourth Place ($185,444)

Jason Potter was all in on the button for his last million and was called by Jeff Chang in the big blind.

Potter showed QSpade Suit10Spade Suit and needed a lot of help to beat Chang’s 10Club Suit10Diamond Suit.

The dealer put out the flop of QClub Suit4Spade Suit and Potter’s supporters erupted in celebration. The dealer had failed to spread the flop properly and one card remained hidden. It turns out that card was the case ten, the 10Heart Suit.

The crowd once again reacted wildly, this time for Chang.

The turn and river came ASpade Suit7Club Suit and Potter was eliminated from the tournament.

 

Final Table Update: Bustout Bonanza

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

Players Remaining: 5 out of 2,641

Chip Counts:

1. Rico Ramirez — 4,175,000
2. Mike Eise — 2,760,000
3. Jeff Chang — 2,700,000
4. Jason Potter — 1,905,000
5. Barry Berger — 695,000

Average Chip Count: 2,376,900

Notable Eliminations:

8. Jose Luis Franco — $83,180
7. Avi Braz — $93,622
6. Zach Fritz — $111,266

Elimination Hands

Jose Luis Franco Eliminated in Eighth Place ($83,180)

Rico Ramirez raised to 125,000 and Jose Luis Franco moved in for his last 600,000. Ramirez called and showed AHeart SuitJClub Suit, which dominated Franco’s AClub Suit3Club Suit.

The board ran out KClub Suit10Club Suit9Heart SuitJHeart Suit7Heart Suit and Franco was eliminated.

Avi Braz Eliminated in Seventh Place ($93,622)

Mike Eise raised to 150,000 from under the gun and Avi BRaz and Rico Ramirez made the call.

The flop came out AClub Suit10Heart Suit2Heart Suit and Braz bet 175,000. Ramirez folded and Eise raised to 675,000.

Braz moved all in and Eise called with AHeart SuitKSpade Suit, which had Braz’s ADiamond SuitJHeart Suit beaten. The turn and river came 6Heart Suit3Diamond Suit and Braz was eliminated.

Zach Fritz Eliminated in Sixth Place ($111,266)

Jeff Chang raised to 180,000 from under the gun and Zach Fritz moved all in for his last 815,000.

Mike Eise called in the big blind and Chang moved all in as well. Eise called that too, with ADiamond SuitQhHeart Suit. Fritz showed AClub SuitKSpade Suit and Chang showed KClub SuitKHeart Suit.

The board came out 10Diamond Suit8Diamond Suit7Spade Suit6Club Suit5Diamond Suit and Chang tripled up, busting Fritz from the tournament.

Player Tags: Zack Fritz,   Avi Braz
 

Final Table Update: Mike Zulker Eliminated in 9th Place ($77,778)

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

Players Remaining: 8 out of 2,641

Chip Counts:

1. Rico Ramirez — 4,650,000
2. Mike Eise — 2,135,000
3. Avi Braz — 2,050,000
4. Jason Potter — 1,600,000
5. Jose Luis Franco — 620,000
6. Jeff Chang — 490,000
7. Barry Berger — 445,000
8. Zach Fritz — 220,000

Average Chip Count: 1,485,562

Notable Eliminations:

9. Mike Zulker — $77,778

Big Hands

Jason PotterMike Zulker Eliminated in 9th Place ($77,778)

Jason Potter raises to 100,000 from the hijack and Mike Zulker moves all in from the button. Potter calls and has him covered.

Zulker: KHeart SuitQHeart Suit
Potter: KDiamond SuitJDiamond Suit

Board: KClub Suit7Spade Suit7Diamond Suit6Diamond SuitJSpade Suit

Zulker gets it in ahead as both players flop two pair, Zulker’s kicker plays. Potter spikes a jack on the river to make a better two-pair, eliminating Mike Zulker in 9th place ($77,778).

Player Tags: Jason Potter,   Michael Zulker
 

Final Table Update: Final Table Set

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

Players Remaining: 9 out of 2,641

Chip Counts:

1. Mike Eise — 2,840,000
2. Rico Ramirez — 2,434,000
3. Avi Braz — 1,976,000
4. Mike Zulker — 1,650,000
5. Jason Potter — 1,260,000
6. Jose Luis Franco — 840,000
7. Jeff Chang — 545,000
8. Barry Berger — 411,000
9. Zach fritz — 340,000

Average Chip Count: 1,320,500

Notable Eliminations:

10. Joey Brattole — $54,481

 

Level 25 Update

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

Players Remaining: 10 out of 2,641

Chip Counts:

1. Rico Ramirez — 2,370,000
2. Avi Braz — 1,981,000
3. Mike Zulker — 1,480,000
4. Jason Potter — 1,310,000
5. Mike Eise — 1,280,000
6. Joey Barttole — 690,000
7. Barry Berger — 620,000
8. Jose Luis Franco — 540,000
9. Jeff Chang — 510,000
10. Zach Fritz — 340,000

Average Chip Count: 1,188,450

 

Level 24 Chip Update

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

Players Remaining: 12 out of 2,641

Chip Counts:

1. Mike Eise — 2,050,000
2. Rico Ramirez — 1,457,000
3. Jason Potter — 1,348,000
4. Mike Zulker — 1,140,000
5. Jeff Chang — 1,015,000
6. Joey Brattole — 730,000
7. Zach Fritz — 710,000
8. Mikkel Madsen — 690,000
9. Barry Berger — 620,000
10. Jose Luis Franco — 540,000

Average Chip Count: 990,375

Notable Eliminations:

19. Marco Johnson — $18,868
14. Joe Simmons $38,133

 

Level 23 Chip Update

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

Players Remaining: 17 out of 2,641

Chip Counts:

1. Mike Eise — 1,510,000
2. Rico Ramirez — 1,457,000
3. Jason Potter — 1,348,000
4. Mike Zulker — 1,053,000
5. Jeff Chang — 1,015,000
6. Jose Luis Franco — 960,000
7. Mikkel Madsen — 690,000
8. Jake Solis — 655,000
9. Joey Brattole — 638,000
10. Joe Simmons — 511,000

Average Chip Count: 699,088

Left in the Deck

The remaining 17 players took a twenty-minute break at the conclusion of Level 23 and returned at approximately 3:40 pm PDT to begin Level 24.

 

Level 22 Chip Update

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

Players Remaining: 20 out of 2,641

Chip Counts:

1. Jason Potter — 1,380,000
2. Mike Zulker — 1,340,000
3. Mike Eise — 1,320,000
4. Rico Ramirez — 1,120,000
5. Jose Luis Franco — 1,020,000
6. Mickey Neuberger — 815,000
7. Joe Simmons — 530,000
8. Jake Solis — 500,000
9. Mikkel Madsen — 485,000
10. Joey Brattole — 480,000

Average Chip Count: 594,225

Notable Eliminations:

31. Van Nguyen — $14,385
27. Adam Lippert — $18,688

 
 
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