Chris Lindenmayer Eliminated in 3rd Place ($36,140)
Posted: Mon, Jun 20, 05, 1:39 PM
Hand 117 - Lindenmayer has the button in seat 9, unknown action.
Hand 118 - Vinci has the button in seat 3, Vinci raises to $12,000, and Lindenmayer calls. The flop comes Kd-Qs-5s, and they both check. The turn card is the 6c, Lindenmayer bets $26,000, and Vinci calls. The river card pairs the board with the Kh, Lindenmayer bets $20,000, Vinci raises, and Lindenmayer calls all in. Lindenmayer shows Qd-Qh-7s-4d (queens full of kings), but Vinci shows Kc-6s-Ac-9c (kings full of sixes) to win the pot. Chris Lindenmayer is eliminated in third place, earning $36,140.
The next player eliminated will receive $70,680 for second place, while the winner will receive $128,505 and a coveted World Series of Poker.
Update
Posted: Mon, Jun 20, 05, 1:34 PM
Hand 115 - Vinci has the button in seat 3, Greenstein raises to $12,000, winning the blinds.
Hand 116 - Greenstein has the button in seat 5, he raises to $12,000, and Vinci calls. The flop comes Kc-10c-7s, and they both check. The turn card is the 8d, and they check again. The river card is the 3d, and they check again. Vinci shows K-3 to win the pot with two pair.
Update
Posted: Mon, Jun 20, 05, 1:32 PM
Hand 113 - Greenstein has the button in seat 5, he raises to $12,000, and Vinci calls. The flop comes Jh-10h-6d, Greenstein bets $10,000, Vinci raises to $66,000, and Greenstein folds.
Hand 114 - Lindenmayer has the button in seat 9, Vinci limps, and Greenstein checks. The flop comes Js-Jd-2h, and both players check. The turn card is the 5d, and they check again. The river card is the 6h, Greenstein bets $7,000, and Vinci calls. Greenstein shows J-2 for a full house to win the pot.
Update
Posted: Mon, Jun 20, 05, 1:29 PM
Hand 110 - Greenstein has the button in seat 5, and he raises, winning the blinds.
Hand 111 - Lindenmayer has the button in seat 9, and everyone folds to Greenstein in the big blind, giving him the blinds. Greenstein then shows a powerful hand -- pocket aces, double-suited.
Hand 112 - Vinci has the button in seat 3, Greenstein raises to $12,000, and Lindenmayer calls. The flop comes Qd-5c-4d, Greenstein bets $24,000, Lindenmayer raises all in for $47,000, and Greenstein folds. Greenstein shows a queen, but Lindenmayer shows a set of fives as he collects the pot.
Updated Chip Counts
Posted: Mon, Jun 20, 05, 1:25 PM
Here are the updated chip counts:
1. Barry Greenstein - $268,000 (seat 5)
2. Paul Vinci - $109,000 (seat 3)
3. Chris Lindenmayer - $57,000 (seat 9)
Toto Leonidas Eliminated in 4th Place ($28,110)
Posted: Mon, Jun 20, 05, 1:24 PM
Hand 109 - Vinci has the button in seat 3, Greenstein raises to $12,000, and Leonidas calls from the big blind. The flop comes Js-9d-4s, Greenstein bets $15,000, and Leonidas calls. The turn card is the 3d, Greenstein checks, Leonidas bets the pot ($54,000), and Greenstein moves all in, and Leonidas calls.
Greenstein shows Kc-Jd-Jh-6c (set of jacks), and Leonidas shows Kd-Qd-Qs-3c (pair of queens, straight draw, flush draw). Leonidas needs to catch a ten, queen, or a non-pairing diamond to stay alive. The river card is the 2h, and Greenstein wins the pot. Toto Leonidas is eliminated in fourth place, earning $28,110.
The next player eliminated will receive $36,140 for third place.
Update
Posted: Mon, Jun 20, 05, 1:20 PM
Hand 107 - Leonidas has the button in seat 7, Greenstein raises to $12,000, winning the blinds.
Hand 108 - Lindenmayer has the button in seat 9, and he raises to $14,000, winning the blinds.
Barry Greenstein Doubles Up Through Toto Leonidas
Posted: Mon, Jun 20, 05, 1:18 PM
Hand 105 - Vinci has the button in seat 3, and he raises to $14,000, winning the blinds.
A skeleton crew from ESPN has arrived to record some of the action, and their attention seems to focus primarily on Barry Greenstein. It seems they want to get it on tape if the "Robin Hood of Poker" wins a bracelet.
Hand 106 - Greenstein has the button in seat 5, Greenstein raises to $12,000, and Leonidas calls. The flop comes 7c-4d-2d, Leonidas bets the pot, Greenstein moves all in for $55,000, and Leonidas calls. Greenstein shows K-Kd-10d-4 (pair of kings, flush draw), while Leonidas shows 8-7-6-6 (pair of sevens, straight draw). The turn card is the 5d, and Greenstein makes his king-high flush. The river card is the 9c, and Barry Greenstein doubles up through Toto Leonidas.
Update
Posted: Mon, Jun 20, 05, 1:14 PM
Hand 103 - Leonidas has the button in seat 7, and he raises to $14,000, winning the blinds.
Hand 104 - Lindenmayer has the button in seat 9, Vinci limps, and Greenstein checks. The flop comes As-7c-5d, Greenstein bets $5,000, and Vinci folds.
Update
Posted: Mon, Jun 20, 05, 1:12 PM
Hand 101 - Vinci has the button in seat 3, Greenstein raises, and Leonidas calls. The flop comes 8c-7h-3d, Greenstein bets $22,000, and Leonidas calls. The turn card is the 6c, Greenstein checks, Leonidas bets $30,000, and Greenstein folds.
Hand 102 - Greenstein has the button in seat 5, he raises to $12,000, Leonidas reraises to $37,000, and Greenstein folds.
