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Thu May 01 2008 16:55 PST | Posted by cboncek
Kelly Samson and Ben FinemanKelly Samson Eliminated in 3rd ($128,816)
On a flop of
, Kelly Samson led out with a 75,000 bet. Ben Fineman then came over the top for 200,000 and Samson made the call. When the 
peeled off on the turn, Samson led out once more and Fineman pushed back with the force of his remaining 1,102,000 in chips. Samson quickly called and found that his 
for trip nines was behind Samson's jack-high flush 
. The river brought no help to Samson as it fell 
. After a lengthy countdown of both players' stacks it was determined that Fineman had Samson covered. The 53-year-old Kelly 'Kboy' Samson will take home $128,816 for his efforts. -
Thu May 01 2008 16:48 PST | Posted by gsqwared
Goodbye, Moto!Motoyuki 'Moto' Mabuchi Eliminated in 4th Place ($112,714)
On a flop showing
, Ben Fineman announced that he was all in, putting crowd-favorite Motoyuki 'Moto' Mabuchi to a decision for all of his chips. Mabuchi made a quick call and tabled 
only to find himself well behind Fineman's 
.
The turn and river came, 
and Fineman's queen kicker earned him the pot. Mabuchi received a warm round of applause from the studio audience as he exited the tournament area. -
Thu May 01 2008 16:26 PST | Posted by gsqwared
Justin BonomoJustin Bonomo Eliminated in 5th Place ($96,612)
Justin 'ZeeJustin' Bonomo has just been eliminated from the tournament by Team Full Tilt Pro Allen Cunningham. Bonomo open-shoved all in before the flop for his last ~150,000 and when the decision fell to Cunningham, he too moved all in, in an attempt to isolate Bonomo. The move worked, setting up a pre-flop showdown pitting Cunningham's
against Bonomo's 
.
The board filled out
in favor of Cunningham's ace-queen high, sending Bonomo to the rail in fifth place. Cunningham improved to about 470,000 after the hand. -
Thu May 01 2008 16:25 PST | Posted by gsqwared
Scoreboard Update
'Moto' Mabuchi - 440,000
Kelly Samson - 1,410,000
Ben Fineman - 1,080,000
Justin Bonomo - 175,000
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Thu May 01 2008 16:11 PST | Posted by gsqwared
Samson Doubles Through Bonomo; 'ZeeJustin' Left Short-stacked
Kelly Samson opened the pot with a 90,000 pre-flop raise and when the action fell to Justin 'ZeeJustin' Bonomo, he moved all in holding a pocket pair of tens. Samson made the call and turned over pocket queens, leaving Justin in pretty bad shape heading into the showdown.
The board delivered
, giving Samson quad queens in an overkill victory that left Bonomo with just over 100,000 in chips. Samson skyrocketed past the one million mark and now sits with approximately 1,340,000. -
Thu May 01 2008 16:01 PST | Posted by gsqwared
Blair Hinkle - 6th Place FinisherBlair Hinkle Eliminated in 6th Place ($80,510)
Tournament chip leader Ben Fineman has just eliminated online pro Blair Hinkle from the main event in a big-time battle of the blinds. Action folded around to Fineman in the small blind who made it 60,000 to go. In an apparent attempt to defend his big blind, Hinkle quickly shoved his entire stack across the betting line - a wager worth an additional 518,000. Fineman made the call holding
and it turned out to be the right one as Hinkle tabled .
By the turn, the board read
giving Hinkle both straight and flush outs, but the river paired the board () cementing the hand for Fineman. The win further increased Ben's chiplead over the field, catapulting him way past the one million mark for the day.
Hinkle took home $80,510 in prize money for his troubles. -
Thu May 01 2008 15:45 PST | Posted by gsqwared
New Chips in Play
During the last break, the tournament staff colored up several thousand worth of the players' 1,000-denomination chips and have replaced them with a new orange colored 10,000-denomination chip.
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Thu May 01 2008 15:30 PST | Posted by cboncek
Motoyuki 'Moto' MabuchiMoto Wastes Little Time
Just back from the break, Motoyuki "Moto" Mabuchi faced a 50,000 raise from Blair Hinkle. Moto decided to raise all in with his remaining 121,000 and showed
after Hinkle made the call holding 
. Moto spiked a ten as the flop showed 
. The pair of tens would be good enough through the turn and river as the board rounded out 
. The double-up saw Moto move to 380,000 in chips. -
Thu May 01 2008 15:24 PST | Posted by gsqwared
Play Resumes
The players have returned from break and the cards are back in the air.
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Thu May 01 2008 15:23 PSTRound: 17 Blinds: 10000/20000 Ante: 3000
Started 29th Apr, 2008
