| Buy-In: | $2,500 |
|---|---|
| Prize Pool: | $805,350 |
| Entrants: | 354 |
Kim Nguyen Eliminated in 2nd Place ($131,900)
Darren Woods got the last knockout with Samuel Golbuff in 3rd ($85,616) place, but it was Kim Nguyen that lead going into heads-up play with roughly 1.5 million to 1.1.5 million.
Darren Woods chipped up early and took the lead at the beginning of Level 26 after winning a pot with ace-high. Another big win with a pair of jacks, gave him a lead of 1.8 million to Nguyen’s 800,000 shortly after. She fought back and managed to snag a few pots here there, narrowing the gap at times, but soon Woods turned up the pressure and she was forced off of a lot of hands without a showdown.
Woods pulled far out in front making two pair in a hand that saw a showdown, increasing his chip lead to over 5.5:1 towards the end of the level. Woods won another showdown with a pair of aces and that hand left Nguyen on the super short stack with under 10 BBs.
On the final hand of the night, Kim Nguyen got her short stack all in before the flop with K
2 and was ahead of Woods’ 4
2.
The board came K 6
4
J 4, giving both players a pair on the flop but Woods spiked a third four on the river to eliminated Kim Nguyen in 2nd place ($131,900). Darren Woods grabbed the chip lead shortly after heads-up play began never looked back, eventually claiming the gold bracelet and grand prize of $213,431 for winning Event #19.
Blinds: 13,000-25,000
Limits: 25,000-50,000
Players Remaining: 2 out of 354
Average Chip Count: 1,327,500
Chip Counts:
1. Kim Nguyen – 1,500,000
2. Darren Woods – 1,150,000
Eliminations:
3rd. Samuel Golbuff – $85,616
4th. Alexander Kuzmin – $57,236
Kim Nguyen Takes the Chip Lead, Widens the Gap
Action slowed this level, but Kim Nguyen managed to take the chip lead in Level 24, first breaking the million-chip mark after rivering an ace against Darren woods. Woods then took some chips from Alexander Kuzmin, putting him on the serious short stack by the time the level broke. He was eliminated in 4th place shortly after.
Samuel Golbuff challenged Nguyen for the chip lead towards the end of Level 24 after getting to a showdown on the river in a multi-way pot. Nguyen made top two pair and ended the level at roughly the million-mark. She then continued her patient aggression and after Kuzmin’s elimination in Level 25, she really began to put some distance between herself and her opponents.
Goldbuff and Nguyen went at it again towards the middle of Level 25 and Nguyen flopped trips to win a big pot to put her over 1.5 million and leave Golbuff on the short stack.
Alexander Kuzmin Eliminated in 4th Place ($57,236)
Alexander Kuzmin had been on the short stack for quite some while before finally getting it all in before the flop in a four-way family pot.
The flop came 7 6 2, and all three players checked the side pot.
The turn was the 8, Golbuff bet, Nguyen raised, Woods reraised, Golbuff folded and the two remaining players capped the side pot.
The river was the 10, Woods bet and Nguyen called. Both players turned over a ten-high straight and Kuzmin was eliminated in 4th place ($57,236).
Samuel Golbuff Eliminated in 3rd Place ($85,616)
Samuel Golbuff button-raised, Darren Woods three-bet the big blind and Golbuff called.
The board came 9 4 3, Woods bet, Golbuff raised, Woods reraised and Golbuff got the last of this chips in.
Woods showed K K for a huge lead over Golbuff’s 10 5.
The turn and river were the 2 and the J, no help Samuel Golbuff who was eliminated in 3rd place ($85,626).
NOTE: With the elimination of Samuel Golbuff in 3rd place, Kim Nguyen entered heads-up play with a chip lead of 1.5 million to Darren Woods’ 1.15 million.
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Blinds: 8,000-15,000
Limits: 15,000-30,000
Players Remaining: 4 out of 354
Average Chip Count: 663,750
Chip Counts:
1. Samuel Golbuff – 925,000
2. Kim Nguyen – 772,000
3. Darren Woods – 655,000
4. Alexander Kuzmin – 299,000
Eliminations:
5th. Andrey Zaichenko – $39,317
Andrey Zaichenko Eliminated in 5th Place ($39,317)
Andrey Zaichenko was pretty active this level, but found himself on the short stack and even all in several times. First he doubled through Alexander Kuzmin with A J against Kuzmin’s A 10 on a rag board. Zaichenko then lost a big pot to Kim Nguyen after running deuces into Nguyen’s pocket aces.
Zaichenko then got it all in again with A 10 against Kuzmin’s K 8. Zaichenko doubled up to about five big blinds this hand and then doubled up once more through Samuel Golbuff with A Q against A J.
A bit later and Zaichenko gave some of those chips right back to Golbuff and then found yet another short-stack double up through Kim Nguyen.
Andrey Zaichenko was all in with two overcards against Kim Nguyen on a flop of A 7 5. Nguyen was ahead with a pair of sevens, but Zaichenko spiked a ten on the river to make a higher pair and double up once again. Though Zaichenko doubled up to stay alive this hand, he was still below the 10 BB threshold with just about 120,000 in chips.
Finally Zaichenko met his fate right towards the end of the level after getting it all in before the flop with K 9 against Darren Woods’ A K.
The board came Q J 3 7 K, giving both players top pair on the river, but Woods’ ace-high played and Andrey Zaichenko was eliminated in 5th place ($39,317).
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Blinds: 6,000-12,000
Limits: 12,000-24,000
Players Remaining: 5 out of 354
Average Chip Count: 531,000
Chip Counts:
1. Samuel Golbuff – 950,000
2. Kim Nguyen – 635,000
3. Alexander Kuzmin – 509,000
4. Darren Woods – 420,000
5. Andrey Zaichenko – 315,000
Eliminations:
6th. Gabriel Nassif – $27,720
Gabriel Nassif Eliminated in 6th Place ($27,720)
Gabriel Nassif returned from the dinner break as the short stack and was the first to leave the official final table in 6th place ($27,720). The two short stacks went at it early on, and each time Samuel Golbuff got the best of it. Down to just a few big bets, Nassif got the rest of his chips in before the flop with A 9 against Golbuff’s A Q.
The board came A J 8 A 2, giving both players trip aces, but Golbuff’s queen kicker played and Gabriel Nassif was eliminated in 6th place ($27,720).
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NOTE: With the elimination of Richard Lyndaker in 7th place ($20,053), the official six-handed final table was set. The remaining six players took a one hour dinner break and returned around 7:40pm to begin the final table.
Blinds: 6,000-12,000
Limits: 12,000-24,000
Players Remaining: 6 out of 345
Average Chip Count: 442,500
Chip Counts:
1. Kim Nguyen – 680,000
2. Alexander Kuzmin – 655,000
3. Andrey Zaichenko – 500,000
4. Darren Woods – 338,000
5. Samuel Golbuff – 313,000
6. Gabriel Nassif – 160,000
Payouts:
1st. $213,431
2nd. $131,900
3rd. $85,616
4th. $57,236
5th. $39,317
6th. $27,720
Be sure to check back hourly for level-by-level updates of this final table.
The 12 remaining players in Event No. 19 ($2,500 six-handed limit hold’em) will return Monday at 3 p.m. and play will continue until a winner is crowned.
Leading the way is Alex Kuzmin with a stack of 412,000. Card Player columnist Matt Matros is still alive, although riding the short stack with just 69,000. Matros won a $1,500 limit hold’em event at last summer’s Series.
Here are the chip counts entering the final day:
1. Alexander Kuzmin — 412,500
2. Andrey Zaichenko — 315,500
3. Scott Stanko — 290,500
4. Richard Lyndaker — 248,000
5. Samuel Golbuff — 229,000
6. Stephanie Nguyen — 221,000
7. Gabriel Nassif — 217,500
8. Darren Woods — 178,500
9. Jay Pinkussohn — 172,000
10. Matt Schreiber — 159,000
11. Joe Gualtieri — 135,500
12. Matt Matros — 69,000
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