| Buy-In: | $1,500 |
|---|---|
| Prize Pool: | $877,500 |
| Entrants: | 650 |
Blinds: 25,000-50,000
Players Remaining: 1 out of 650
Notable Eliminations:
2. Steve Chanthabouasy – $121,963
Big Hands:
Steve Chanthabouasy Eliminated in Second Place, James Dempsey Wins Event No.9
Steve Chanthabouasy raised to 150,000 and was met with a three-bet from James Dempsey to 450,000. Chathabouasy moved the rest of his chips in and Dempsey made the call and the cards were put on their backs.
Chanthabouasy showed A
7
and was dominated by Dempsey’s A
10. The fop of 45
6 brought some drama though, giving a straight draw to Chanthabouasy. The turn was the Q and the 4 bricked off for Chanthabouasy, eliminating him in second place and giving the title to Dempsey. Chanthabouasy takes home $121,963 for his efforts, while Dempsey will take home the bracelet and $197,470.
Blinds: 12,000-24,000
Players Remaining: 2 out of 650
Average Chip Count: 1,462,500
Tournament Leaderboard:
1. James Dempsey – 2,115,000
2. Steve Chanthabouasy – 820,000
Notable Eliminations:
4. Mark Babekov – $62,232
3. JJ Liu – $86,512
Big Hands:
Mark Babekov Eliminated in Fourth Place ($62,232)
In a battle of the blinds, Mark Babekov and Steve Chanthabouasy got into a preflop raising war in that resulted in Babekov getting all in and the cards being turned up.
Babekov showed the A9 and Chanthabouasy had the KK. After a flop of K84, it was all but over for Babekov. The 4 on the turn gave Babekov a flush draw, but it gave Chanthabouasy a full house and Babekov was drawing dead when the 10 came on the river. Babekov received a little over $62,000 for his efforts.
JJ Liu Eliminated in Third Place ($86,512)
James Dempsey raised to 60,000 and JJ Liu three-bet to the size of the pot. Dempsey raised enough to put Liu all-in and she called. It was a classic race situation when she held 88 against the AK of Dempsey.
Dempsey hit gin on the flop when it came KQ4, leaving Liu with just one out. The turn was the A, which unnecessarily improved Dempsey’s hand to two pair. The 6 on the river gave Dempsey a flush and left Dempsey and Chanthabouasy heads-up for the bracelet.
Blinds: 12,000-24,000
Players Remaining: 4 out of 650
Average Chip Count: 731,250
Tournament Leaderboard:
1. James Dempsey – 1,500,000
2. Steve Chanthabouasy – 670,000
3. Mark Babekov – 360,000
4. JJ Liu – 310,000
Notable Eliminations:
6. Armen Kara – $33,573
5. Scott Haraden – $45,393
Big Hands:
Armen Kara Eliminated in Sixth Place ($33,573)
Action folded to Armen Kara in the small blind who raised to 70,000, only leaving himself with 80,000. Mark Bebekov called from the big blind the flop came J75. Kara then quickly moved all-in and Babekov decided to call.
Kara showed 105, giving him bottom pair and was ahead of Babekov’s K6. The J fell on the turn but the 6 on the river gave the pot to Babekov, and sent Kara to the rail with over $33,000 in his pocket.
Scott Haraden Eliminated in Fifth Place ($45,393)
Scott Haraden raised to 50,000 under-the-gun and was met with a three-bet to 130,000 from James Dempsey. Haraden called and they saw the flop of QJ5.
Haraden moved in his last 90,000 and was called by Dempsey. Dempsey showed KJ and Haraden showed the 76. The turn was the 5 and the river was the 2 and Dempsey was able to fade the diamond and increase his chip lead, while eliminating Haraden.
Blinds: 10,000-20,000
Players Remaining: 6 out of 650
Average Chip Count: 487,500
Tournament Leaderboard:
1. James Dempsey – 962,000
2. Steve Chanthabouasy – 670,000
3. Mark Babekov – 370,000
4. JJ Liu – 301,000
5. Scott Haraden – 283,000
6. Armen Kara – 189,000
Notable Eliminations:
8. Ed Brogdon – $19,120
7. Joseph Williams – $25,166
Big Hands:
Ed Brogdon Eliminated in Eight Place ($19,120)
Steve Chanthabouasy raised to 50,000 and Ed Brogdon moved all-in for 88,000 from the small blind. Chanthabouasy made the call and showed KK and held a commanding lead over Brogdon’s 99.
The board ran out AJ32J to eliminate Brogdon in eighth place.
Joseph Williams Eliminated in Seventh Place ($25,166)
Joseph Williams raised to 70,000 from under-the-gun and Steve Chanthabouasy moved all-in from the big blind. Williams made the call and it was off to the races.
Chanthabouasy showed 77 and Williams had the A10. The board came 63284 and Williams was eliminated in seventh place. With the knockout, Chanthabouasy climbs to 670,000.
Blinds: 6,000-12,000
Players Remaining: 8 out of 650
Average Chip Count: 365,325
Tournament Leaderboard:
1. Steve Chanthabouasy – 760,000
2. James Dempsey – 528,000
3. JJ Liu – 479,000
4. Joseph Williams – 385,000
5. Mark Babekov – 246,000
6. Scott Haraden – 224,000
7. Armen Kara – 220,000
8. Edward Brogdon – 89,000
Notable Eliminations:
9. Gregg Wilkerson – $14,715
Big Hands:
Gregg Wilkerson Eliminated in Ninth Place ($14,715)
Steve Chanthabouasy raised to 30,000 from middle position and was called by Gregg Wilkerson on the button and JJ Liu from the big blind. The flop was QJ9 and Chanthabouasy bet 37,000 after Liu checked and Wilkerson moved all-in for 102,000 more.
After Liu folded, Chanthabouasy went into the tank for nearly five minutes before making the call. Chanthabouasy was not happy with what he saw when Wilkerson showed the AA and he held the AQ.
The turn was the 4, giving Chanthabouasy a flush draw along with his top pair. The river was the K, completing the flush and sending Wilkerson home in ninth place with a bad beat he won’t soon forget.
The players just started action at the final table of event No. 9 ($1,500 Pot-Limit Hold’em). Stay tuned to Card Player for elimination hands and coverage of the day’s events.
The final table will being with the blinds at 6,000 – 12,000. The chip average is 325,000. The winner will walk away with $197,470 at the end of today.
Here are the chip counts entering the final table:
1. Steve Chanthabouasy — 533,000
2. James Dempsey — 528,000
3. Joanne Liu — 479,000
4. Joe Williams — 385,000
5. Mark Babekov — 246,000
6. Gregg Wilkerson — 230,000
7. Scott Haraden — 224,000
8. Armen Kara — 220,000
9. Edward Brogdon — 89,000
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