Lee Markholt Wins the PPT event at Bellagio's Five-Star World Poker Classic
Posted: Mon, Apr 25, 05, 12:36 PM
Hand 66: Shulman has the button, and he raises it to $70,000, winning the blinds and antes.
Hand 67: Markholt has the button, he raises it to $60,000, and Shulman calls. The flop comes 10-2-2 with two hearts. Shulman bets $100,000, and Markholt makes it $300,000. Shulman immediately says, "All in," and Markholt immediately calls. Shulman shows pocket sevens, and Markholt shows pocket queens. Shulman is all in for $720,000, and he needs to catch a seven to stay alive -- nothing else will do. The turn card is the queen of hearts, and Shulman is drawing dead. The meaningless river card is the 2s, and Barry Shulman is eliminated in second place, earning $100,000.
Lee Markholt wins the PPT event at Bellagio's Five-Star World Poker Classic, winning $200,000.
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Posted: Mon, Apr 25, 05, 12:31 PM
Hand 64: Shulman has the button, he raises it to $40,000, and Markholt calls. The flop comes 8-7-2 rainbow. Markholt bets $80,000, and Shulman says, "All in." The bet is a little more than $700,000. Markholt studies his opponent before folding his cards.
Hand 65: Markholt has the button, he raises it to $60,000, winning the blinds and antes.
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Posted: Mon, Apr 25, 05, 12:27 PM
Hand 62: Shulman has the button, he raises it to $40,000, winning the blinds and antes.
Hand 63: Markholt has the button, he raises it to $60,000, winning the blinds and antes.
Approximate Chip Counts
Posted: Mon, Apr 25, 05, 12:23 PM
There are 16 minutes left at the current level of blinds ($10,000-$20,000, with a $2,000 ante). Here are the approximate chip counts:
1. Lee Markholt - $1,500,000
2. Barry Shulman - $800,000
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Posted: Mon, Apr 25, 05, 12:15 PM
Hand 61: Markholt has the button, and he limps from the small blind. Shulman checks his option, and they see a flop of 9-7-5 with two hearts. Both players check, and the turn card is the 5s. Both players check again. The river card is the Qc, Shulman checks, Markholt bets $40,000, and Shulman calls, showing Q-3 for a pair of queens on the river. Markholt mucks his hand.
There is a short break (3-4 minutes) as the camera operators swap out tapes.
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Posted: Mon, Apr 25, 05, 12:13 PM
Hand 59: Markholt has the button, he raises it to $60,000, Shulman raises it to $170,000, and Markholt calls. The flop comes Q-8-7, with two hearts. Shulman says, "All in," putting about $350,000 in the pot. Markholt quickly folds, and Shulman wins the pot.
Hand 60: Shulman has the button, and he limps from the small blind. Markholt raises it $70,000 more, and Shulman folds.
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Posted: Mon, Apr 25, 05, 12:09 PM
Hand 57: Shulman has the button, and he raises it to $80,000. Markholt folds, and Shulman wins the pot.
Hand 58: Markholt has the button, Markholt raises to $50,000, and Shulman calls. The flop comes Q-7-2 with two spades. Shulman bets $40,000, and Markholt thinks a while before raising it $140,000 more. Shulman folds, and Markholt wins the pot.
Blinds Increase to $10,000-$20,000 ($2,000 ante); Approximate Chip Counts
Posted: Mon, Apr 25, 05, 12:05 PM
The blinds increase to $10,000-$20,000, with a $2,000 ante. Announcer Jan Fisher gives the following approximate chip counts:
1. Lee Markholt - $1,700,000
2. Barry Shulman - $600,000
Update
Posted: Mon, Apr 25, 05, 12:04 PM
Hand 55: Shulman has the button, he raises it to $40,000, and Markholt calls. The flop comes K-8-7, all diamonds. Markholt checks, and Shulman checks his hand before checking his action. The turn card is the 6c, and Markholt bets $90,000. Shulman folds, and Markholt wins the pot.
Hand 56: Markholt has the button. Shulman acts out of turn, saying, "Raise," and then says, "Oops." Markholt limps from the small blind, and Shulman asks for a decision to see if he's committed to the raise. Tournament Director Jack McClelland is brought in to decide, and he rules that the verbal action out of turn is not binding. Shulman decides to raise anyway, making it $40,000, and Markholt calls. The flop comes A-7-3 rainbow, and Shulman bets $60,000. Markholt folds, and Shulman wins the pot.
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Posted: Mon, Apr 25, 05, 11:59 AM
Hand 53: Shulman has the button, he limps, and Markholt checks his option. The flop comes K-J-7 with two clubs. Markholt bets $38,000, and Shulman folds.
Hand 54: Markholt has the button, he raises it to $36,000, and Shulman calls. The flop comes 3-2-2 with two clubs, and Shulman quickly checks. Markholt bets $70,000, and Shulman says, "All in." The total bet is about $450,000, and Markholt folds.
