Raja Kattamuri wins the $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em event, earning $236,790, including a $25,500 seat in the WPT World Championship, and a bracelet.
Update on the $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em Event
Posted: Fri, Apr 08, 05, 1:55 PM
Scroll down to see the final table action for the $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em event. This entry is an update on the $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em event that started earlier today.
As the $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em event enters the one-hour dinner break, 34 players remain, including Abraham Gray, Scotty Nguyen, David "Devilfish" Ulliott, Freddy Deeb, David Pham, and Johann Storakers. The chip leader is Tommy Vu, with about $175,000 in his stack. They will resume play at 10:00 pm, playing down to the final table tonight. The final table will take place at 3:00 pm tomorrow afternoon, when CardPlayer.com will resume coverage.
There were 236 players entered in this event, contributing to a total prize pool of $686,760. Here's the list of payouts:
1st: $270,165 2nd: $145,475 3rd: $72,740 4th: $39,670 5th: $29,755 6th: $23,145 7th: $16,530 8th: $13,225 9th: $10,580 10th - 12th: $7,935 13th - 15th: $7,275 16th - 18th: $6,615
Raja Kattamuri Wins the $2,500 No-Limit Event
Posted: Fri, Apr 08, 05, 12:45 PM
Raja Kattamuri makes a fairly quick comeback, winning a series of small pots to take the chip lead away from Can Hua. Finally, with the board showing 6d-5d-5s-Qd, Raja Kattamuri and Can Hua went all in. Hua had K-5 for trips, and Kattamuri had 10-9 of diamonds for a made flush. Hua needed a 5, 6, Q, or K to survive, but the river was a jack, and Can Hua was eliminated in second place, earning $125,630.
Raja Kattamuri wins the $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em event at Bellagio's Five-Star World Poker Classic, earning $236,790, a $25,500 seat in the WPT World Championship, and a bracelet.
Players Continue to Battle
Posted: Fri, Apr 08, 05, 12:23 PM
Raja Kattamuri pushes all in on a board of 10-9-7-2, and Hua can't call him. Kattamuri still has plenty of chips to continue playing. Here are the approximate chip counts:
1. Can Hua - $825,000
2. Raja Kattamuri - $375,000
Short Break for the Players; Chip Counts
Posted: Fri, Apr 08, 05, 12:10 PM
The final two players agree to take a short break, unrelated to the blind structure. Here are approximate chip counts:
1. Can Hua - $890,000
2. Raja Kattamuri - $350,000
Approximate Chip Counts
Posted: Fri, Apr 08, 05, 11:57 AM
Here are approximate chip counts after a short period of heads-up play:
1. Can Hua - $780,000
2. Raja Kattamuri - $410,000
Donald Delancy Eliminated in 3rd Place ($62,815)
Posted: Fri, Apr 08, 05, 11:49 AM
Can Hua and Donald Delancy are all in again, and Delancy has A-6 against Hua's pocket kings. The board comes 3-3-2-2-Q, and Donald Delancy is eliminated in third place, earning $62,815.
Blinds Increase to $8,000-$16,000 ($3,000 ante)
Posted: Fri, Apr 08, 05, 11:45 AM
The blinds increase to $8,000-$16,000, with a $3,000 ante.
Can Hua Doubles Up Twice Through Donald Delancy
Posted: Fri, Apr 08, 05, 11:43 AM
Can Hua goes all in with 10-6 against Donald Delancy's K-Q, but catches a pair on the flop of 7-6-4. Delancy picks up a flush draw on the turn to go with his two overcards, but the river card is a blank, and Can Hua doubles up.
A few hands later, Can Hua and Donald Delancy go all in after a flop of A-J-7. Delancy has K-J for second pair, but Hua has pocket aces for top set. The queen on the turn gives Delancy some outs -- a 10 will make him a straight. But the last card is a 5, and Can Hua doubles up again.
Donald Delancy Takes Down a Large Pot
Posted: Fri, Apr 08, 05, 11:28 AM
With action on the flop, and the board showing 8s-7c-6h-4h on the turn, Can Hua bets out for about $100,000. Donald Delancy asks for a count of Hua's remaining chips -- $165,000 -- and then raises all in. Hua doesn't take long to fold his cards.
