Martin Hansen moves all-in and is called by Mikhail Menaker. Hansen shows A T and Menaker shows A 4. The board comes out A 9 6 Q 8 and Martin wins the pot and the hand.
Mikhail Menaker earns $66,945 for his second place finish.
Martin Hansen wins the $2,500 No Limit Hold 'Em tournament for $138,090, a $25,000 WPT Championship seat, and the gold bracelet.
Heads Up
Posted: Sat, Jul 07, 07, 1:11 PM
Going into heads up play the two opponents, Martin Hansen and Mikhail Menaker are virtually even in chips.
Joseph Pecoraro Eliminated In 3rd Place ($33,475)
Posted: Sat, Jul 07, 07, 1:04 PM
Joseph Pecoraro moved all-in from the button and was called by Martin Hansen out of the big blind. Pecoraro showed K 5 and was behind the A T held by Hansen. The board came out A 6 3 Q J giving the pot to Hansen.
Joseph Pecoraro Chips Up
Posted: Sat, Jul 07, 07, 12:45 PM
Joseph Pecoraro has started to amp up his play and is starting to accumulate some chips.
On a board of A J 9, Pecoraro bets $18,0000 and is called by Martin Hansen. On the turn an A falls and once again Pecoraro bets out, this time for $25,000. Hansen makes the call and the two opponents see the river fall a J. Pecoraro moves all-in and Hansen folds.
Pecoraro now holds around $175,000 and is now second in chips.
Chip Counts
Posted: Sat, Jul 07, 07, 12:19 PM
The chip counts section has been updated.
Blinds are also up and players will be playing with $3,000/$6,000 blinds and a $1,000 ante.
Juan Vasquez Eliminated In 4th Place ($18,260)
Posted: Sat, Jul 07, 07, 12:14 PM
Juan Vasquez moved all-in pre flop and was called by Mikhail Menkar. Vasquez showed J J and was in a coinflip scenario with Menkar who held K Q. The board came out K 9 3 Q 4 eliminating Vasquez in 4th place and adding chips to his massive stack.
John Brown Eliminated In 5th Place ($13,695)
Posted: Sat, Jul 07, 07, 12:00 PM
John Brown moved all-in from under the gun. Action folded all the way around to Mikhail Menaker in the big blind who made the call. Brown turned over J T and was in trouble against the K T of Menaker. The board came A 5 4 2 6 which was no help to Brown.
Mikhail Menaker adds to his massive chip lead holding over half the chips in play.
Juan Vasquez Doubles Up Again
Posted: Sat, Jul 07, 07, 11:56 AM
Juan Vasquez moved all-in from late position and was called by Martin Hansen out of the small blind. Vasqez showed A J and was trailing the Q Q of Hansen. The flop brought 9 4 3 and the turn came a 7. The river hit Vasquez hard when the A fell. Vasquez doubles up to about $60,000.
Plays Slows
Posted: Sat, Jul 07, 07, 11:54 AM
Play has been slow and quiet over the past 15 hands.
Players are mostly trading blinds and looking to climb up the pay ladder.
Juan Vazquez Doubles Up
Posted: Sat, Jul 07, 07, 11:29 AM
Jospeph Pecoraro raises to $10,000 preflop and action folds around to Juan Vasquez who moves all-in for his last $17,000. Pecoraro makes the call and shows 8 7. Vasquez flips up A 4 and has a slight lead. The flop brings the T 6 3. The turn comes an 8 and gives the lead to Pecoraro. The A on the river gives the hand back to Vasquez and allows him to double up to $55,000.
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