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No-Limit Hold'em

  • Jun 08, '05 - Jun 10, '05
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Updates on Final Day (Jun 10, 05)

 
 

15-Minute Break

The players take a ten-minute break. This is a TV timeout for the camera crew, so the blinds are not increasing yet. (There are a few more minutes at the current level of blinds.)
 

Update

Hand 116 - Gracz has the button, he raises to $50,000, and Law calls. The flop comes Kc-Jc-3d, Law checks, Gracz bets $40,000, and Law folds.

Hand 117 - Law has the button, he limps, and Gracz checks. The flop comes Js-5d-2h, Gracz bets $35,000, and Law calls. The turn card is the 6c, Gracz bets $60,000, Law raises the minimum to $120,000, and Gracz calls. The river card is the 2c, and both players check. Law shows J-4 (jack high), but Gracz made a straight on the turn with 4-3 to win the pot.
 

Update

Hand 113 - Law has the button, he raises to $50,000, and Gracz folds.

Hand 114 - Gracz has the button, he raises to $50,000, and Law calls. The flop comes Ah-9d-6d with two diamonds. Law checks, Gracz bets $90,000, and Law folds.

Hand 115 - Law has the button, he raises to $50,000, Gracz raises to $150,000, and Law calls. The flop comes Ac-Jd-5h, and both players check. The turn card is the Js, Law bets $160,000, and Gracz calls. The river card is the 8h, and both players check. Law shows 10-7 (ten high), while Gracz shows A-9 (top pair) to win the pot.
 

Approximate Chip Counts

Here are the approximate chip counts:

C.T. Law - $1,350,000
Michael Gracz - $950,000
 

Update

Hand 110 - Gracz has the button, he limps, and Law calls. The flop comes Kc-Qc-3d, Gracz bets $35,000, and Law folds.

Hand 111 - Law has the button, he limps, Gracz checks his option. The flop comes Jh-5d-2s, and both players check. The turn is the Qs, and they check again. The river card is the 5s, Gracz bets, and Law folds.

Hand 112 - Gracz has the button, and he folds.
 

Update

Hand 108 - Gracz has the button, he limps, Law raises to $50,000, and Gracz calls. The flop comes 10s-5s-5c, Law bets $110,000, and Gracz calls. The turn card is the Ks, and both players check. The river card is the 10h, Law bets about $170,000, and Gracz calls. Law shows Q-6 (two pair with queen high), but Gracz has 3-2 of spades for a flush. Gracz wins the pot.

Hand 109 - Law has the button, he limps, and Gracz checks his option. The flop comes 5s-2s-2d, Gracz bets $50,000, and Law calls. The turn card is the 6d, Gracz bets $60,000, Law raises the minimum to $120,000, and Gracz reraises all in. Law stops to think for a several minutes. He eventually calls, showing 6-3 (top pair), while Gracz has J-5 (second pair). Gracz needs to catch a four, five, or a jack to eliminate Law. The river card is the As, and C.T. Law has doubled up.
 

Update

Hand 106 - Gracz has the button, he raises to $32,000, and Law calls. The flop comes As-Qc-4s, Law checks, Gracz bets $43,000, Law raises to $100,000, and Gracz folds.

Hand 107 - Law has the button, he limps, and Gracz checks his option. The flop comes Kh-Kd-Kc, and both players check. The turn card is the 8d, and both players check again. The river card is the As, Gracz checks, Law bets $30,000, and Gracz calls. Law shows 10-5 (ten high), while Gracz has Q-J (queen high). Gracz wins the pot.
 

Update

Hand 104 - Gracz has the button, he raises to $50,000, Law reraises to $216,000, and Gracz folds.

Hand 105 - Law has the button, he limps, and Gracz checks his option. The flop comes 8d-6d-2c, and both players check. The turn card is the 4d, Gracz bets $40,000, Law reraises to $80,000, and Gracz calls. The river card is the 4s, Gracz checks, Law bets about $80,000, Gracz raises to $300,000, and Law folds.
 

Update

Hand 102 - Gracz has the button, he limps, and Law checks his option. The flop comes 10c-9d-4s, and both players check. The turn card is the Js, Law checks, Gracz bets about $60,000, and Law folds.

Updated chip counts:
Michael Gracz - $1,250,000
C.T. Law - $1,100,000

Hand 103 - Law has the button, he raises to $66,000, and Gracz calls. The flop comes Ad-Jh-2c, Gracz checks, Law bets $60,000, and Gracz folds.
 

Law Takes a Large Pot

Hand 100 - Gracz has the button, he limps, Law raises to $60,000, and Gracz folds.

Hand 101 - Law has the button, he limps, and Gracz checks his option. The flop comes 9d-6c-3d, Gracz checks, Law bets $60,000, and Gracz quickly calls. The turn card is the Qh, Gracz checks, Law bets $135,000, and Gracz calls. The river card is the 7s, Gracz checks, Law bets $160,000, and Gracz says, "I call," and puts his chips in the pot. Law turns over 10-8 for a straight on the river, and Gracz looks heartbroken. Gracz has 6-4 for a pair of sixes. Law wins a very large pot.
 
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