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Thu May 01 2008 15:07 PST | Posted by gsqwared
15-Minute Break
The tournament clock has been paused while the remaining six players go on a 15-minute dinner break.
Here's how they stack up at the break:
'Moto' Mabuchi - 175,000
Kelly Samson - 550,000
Ben Fineman - 958,000
Blair Hinkle - 850,000
Justin Bonomo - 390,000
Allen Cunningham - 368,000 -
Thu May 01 2008 15:04 PST | Posted by cboncek
Samson Takes a Pot from Cunningham
With it 56,000 to go, Kelly "Kboy" Samson and Allen Cunningham saw a flop of
. Checks by both men before the turn brought 
, and another round of checks brought 
on the river before Cunningham bet out 75,000 and was raised by Samson who came over the top with 150,000 more. Cunningham folded and Samson flashed his A-Q to Cunningham as he raked in Cunningham's chips. -
Thu May 01 2008 15:01 PST | Posted by gsqwared
6 Players Remaining
With just six players remaining in the tournament and four minutes to play in the level, the average chip stack is 556,666.
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Thu May 01 2008 14:48 PST | Posted by cboncek
Samson after the winning realizationThomas Hover Eliminated in 7th ($64,408)
After a Kelly Samson raise to 50,000, Thomas Hover moved all-in and showed
to Samson's 
. The pre-flop showdown saw little fireworks when the flop came 
. However, the turn brought some drama in the form of the 
. The river was full of excitement as it fell 
. After the announcer saw the flush and announced Hover's hand, Samson thought he had lost until realizing (with help from the crowd) he had filled up on the river to take the hand. As the dealer pushed Samson the pot he replied, "I'm glad these people around here know what they're doing because I wouldn't have seen that in a million years." -
Thu May 01 2008 14:38 PST | Posted by cboncek
Hover ponders a callHinkle Doubles Through Hover
Facing a raise of 42,000 from Thomas Hover, Blair Hinkle moved all of his 263,000 into the middle. After a slight hesitation, Hover looked him up and saw that his
was ahead of Hinkle's 
. The flop dealt a cruel blow as it came 
. Hinkle would hold on as the board ran out 
on the turn, and 
on the river. The double-up saw Hinkle build his stack to around 550,000. -
Thu May 01 2008 14:30 PST | Posted by gsqwared
Samson Doubles Through Cunningham
Allen Cunningham opened with a 42,000 raise from middle position and the action folded around to Kelly Samson in the cutoff seat who re-raised all in, making it a total of 175,000 to call. The decision made its way back around to Cunningham, who hesitated for a moment before reluctantly making the call with the
; Samson tabled 
and the race was on.
A board of
fell in favor of Samson's pocket nines and he successfully doubled through to about 400,000 in chips. Cunningham dropped to about 560,000 with the loss. -
Thu May 01 2008 14:25 PST | Posted by gsqwared
Scoreboard Update
Here are your seven remaining players' approximate chip counts:
Blair Hinkle - 340,000
Justin Bonomo - 352,000
Allen Cunningham - 740,000
Thomas Hover - 390,000
'Moto' Mabuchi - 249,000
Ben Fineman - 980,000
Kelly Samson - 180,000 -
Thu May 01 2008 14:12 PST | Posted by gsqwared
Ralph Perry - 8th Place FinisherRalph Perry Eliminated in 8th Place ($48,306)
"Russian Ralph" Perry has just been eliminated from the tournament by Team Full Tilt Pro Allen Cunningham. The hand started with a pre-flop raise from Justin Bonomo who sat in middle position. The action then fell to Cunningham who moved all in for approximately 300,000 in chips. Action then folded around the table to Perry who announced that he too was all in. Bonomo folded and a showdown ensued:
Cunningham:
Perry:
The board ran out
in favor of Cunningham, sending Perry to the rail in eighth place. Cunningham stacked up right around 500,000 in chips after the hand. -
Thu May 01 2008 14:05 PST | Posted by cboncek
Doug Lee makes his exitDoug Lee Eliminated in 9th ($32,204)
Doug Lee shoved pre-flop for 70,000 before being called by Ben Fineman. With the flop to come, the showdown pitted Lee's
to Fineman's . As the dealer spread the flop 
, both paired a hole card with Lee having the advantage going to the turn. It would be short-lived, however, as Fineman caught the 
on the turn giving him the lead. The 
on the river improved Fineman to a straight giving us our ninth-place finisher in Doug Lee.
Doug Lee won $32,204 for his final-table appearance. -
Thu May 01 2008 13:57 PST | Posted by gsqwared
'Moto' Doubles Through Lee
Motoyuki 'Moto' Mabuchi and Doug Lee have just gotten into their second confrontation of the day - this one resulting in a Mabuchi double up.
The hand saw Mabuchi make it 70,000 to go from under-the-gun and Lee made the call from the big blind. The flop came
and Lee check-called Moto's all-in bet, tabling which was good for top pair and a gutshot straight draw; Mabuchi revealed 
for an open-ended straight draw.
The brought Mabuchi out of his seat, as it gave him the lead in the hand. "Deuce! Deuce!" Moto pleaded as he awaited the river and a deuce it was - the deuce of diamonds to be exact - and Moto raked in the pot, worth over 350,000 in chips.
Started 29th Apr, 2008
