LAPT San José Main Event Day 2 | 2008 PokerStars.net LAPT - San José

LAPT San José Main Event

Day 2 Completed

11-05-2008 00:03 UTC-5

Final Chip Counts

[user66118]

Here's the way the final eight players stack up:

Ryan Fee - 481,000
Joel Micka - 336,500
Andrew Chen - 313,000
Jesus Bertoli - 265,000
Claus Rasmussen - 254,000
Brent Sheirbon - 186,500
Maria Stern - 151,000
Jeffrey Petronack - 122,000

11-04-2008 23:21 UTC-5

Day 2 Concludes

[user66118]

With 42:41 left on the clock in Level 18, play has come to a close here on Day 2 of the PokerStars.net LAPT San Jose. What started with 38 players more than 10 hours ago has ended with just seven men and one woman standing.

Robert Woodcock began the day on the big stack, and he made it all the way to the final table bubble before being ousted in a race with Andrew Chen. Among the other casualties of Day 2 were Max Stern, Carter Gill, and Jon "apestyles" Van Fleet.

The story of the day, though, was Ryan Fee, who picked his way steadily through the field to accumulate a sizable chip lead. Once he got it, he would not relinquish it, and he'll take that position into tomorrow's final table as well. Spending the majority of the day listening to music on his iPod, Fee was the life of the party at each table he played, jesting with the other players and striking up random conversations with his tablemates and spectators alike.

Our one remaining woman may not have a big chip stack, but she could well be the crowd favorite. Maria Stern had the support of her friends and family, as well as unrelated cheerleaders here tonight. She was tight and methodical throughout the day, picking her spots and waiting for the right situations. She will be riding the second-shortest stack tomorrow, but only a fool would count her out at this stage.

The final table is scheduled for 12:00 noon local time tomorrow, when our eight remaining finalists will return to the featured table to fight it out for the win. There's more than a quarter-million dollars on the line, and we hope you'll join us right back here tomorrow as we find our champion!

11-04-2008 23:18 UTC-5

Robert Woodcock Eliminated in 9th Place ($17,098)

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Andrew Chen came in raising, putting out 20,000 chips. Two seats over, Robert Woodcock took his time, studying his options in his usual deliberate manner. He then announced, "All in," while the rest of the table quickly folded. Chen wasn't going anywhere though, as he waited his turn and then made the call, with Woodcock's tournament life on the line.

Showdown:
Chen: {J-Clubs}

Woodcock:

Very quickly, the dealer ran out the board as a crowd of observers pressed in on the table:

{Q-Diamonds}

Failing to improve his Big Slick, Robert Woodcock is the final table bubble boy. He notches a respectable ninth-place finish, earning himself $17,098. Woodcock came into the day with the chip lead, but he was unable to hang on, and he will be the odd man out when the final eight players return to duke it out for the title tomorrow.

Tags: Andrew Chen Robert Woodcock

11-04-2008 23:01 UTC-5

Fee Continuing His Rise

[user66118]

Andrew Chen started with an early-position raise to 15,000. Ryan Fee was the lone caller, and the two men went heads up the rest of the way.

The flop brought {2-Clubs}

. Chen checked, and Fee took the lead with a bet of 17,000. Chen wasted little time calling.

Fourth street was the {2-Diamonds}

, and both players checked.

The river came the {Q-Clubs}

. Chen passed again, and Fee casually announced, "Fifty," sliding out ten blue T5,000 chips. This brought Chen to a pause, as he chuckled and lamented his decision.

"I mean, I think I have to call," he said as he counted out the pot on his fingers. He then took his cards into his hands, tapping them on the felt and seemingly debating a fold. Finally, he almost asked, "I call?" and put in the matching chips.

"Jacks," said Fee, as he turned over {J-Diamonds}

. It was the winner, as Chen flung his cards back into the muck. He said something unintelligible, and as Fee pulled in the chips, he remarked, "You have to know, I value-bet thinner than anyone at this table by, like, a lot!"

Tags: Andrew Chen Ryan Free

Level: 18

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 500

11-04-2008 22:46 UTC-5

Fee Splashing Around

[user66118]

One thing that is noteworthy in this last level is the activity of Ryan Fee. Fee has opened a proportionally high number of pots with raises, and it seems that the table might be catching a line on him. The last couple times he has been first in, he has been played back at and immediately folded his cards. It will be interesting to see how he and the rest of the table continue to handle his aggression.

The good news for Fee is that he can raise to 15,000 and fold without putting so much as a nick in his big chip stack.

11-04-2008 22:43 UTC-5

A Fourth Street!

[user66118]

Well, it ain't much, but it's the most action we've had in the last hour or so.

From early position, Claus Rasmussen opened with a raise to 16,500. The table folded around to the big blind, where Robert Woodcock opted to make the call.

The two men watched the flop roll out {6-Hearts}

. Woodcock checked, and Rasmussen continued out with a bet of 25,000. After about a minute of thought, Woodcock called.

The turn came the {Q-Diamonds}

. Woodcock passed again, and Rasmussen kept the heat on with a bet of 45,000. This again brought Woodcock into deep thought, and he eventually released his hand.

I told you it wasn't much.

11-04-2008 22:14 UTC-5

Level 17's Story

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In the first 20 minutes of this level, we've seen six hands played.

- Three were won with a single preflop raise.
- Two were won with a preflop reraise.
- One was won with a single half-pot bet on the turn.

Action is hard to come by right now as the players have an eye towards a final table berth tomorrow.

11-04-2008 21:55 UTC-5

We're Back at It

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Play has resumed with Level 17. With the blinds moving up, the stacks are just that much shorter now, and it will be interesting to see how the action is affected for the remainder of the day.