Level: 17
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 500
2008 PokerStars.net LAPT - San José
LAPT San José Main Event
Day: 2
After-Dinner Break
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Slow Going
In the last hand, Brent Sheirbon opened with a raise to 13,000. Both Rob Woodcock in late position and Joel Micka in the big blind called, and it was three-handed to the flop.
It brought
, and the betting was checked around to Woodcock. He put out a bet of 25,000, and that's when the hand came to a screeching halt. Micka went into the tank for a minute or two before quietly announcing, "I raise." He slid out a multi-colored stack of chips totaling 90,000. Next to act was Sheirbon, and he too went into the tank for a little while. Finally, he did let his hand go, and the tanking was on Woodcock. And tank he did. For more than five minutes, Woodcock sat statue-still, occasionally shuffling a handful of chips, but mostly just staring at the board. After what seemed like an eternity, he too folded, and the pot went to Micka.
Fee Draws First Blood
From early position, Jesus Bertoli came in with a raise to 15,000. Action folded all the way around to the small blind, where Ryan Fee was the lone caller.
Heads up, the flop brought
. Fee checked over to his opponent, and Bertoli kept the heat on, sliding out a bet of 21,000. Fee thought for a few moments before opting to check-raise to a total of 50,000, which Bertoli wasted little time calling.Fourth street was the
, and surprisingly, both men checked.The last card off was the
. Fee carefully and methodically stacked three towers of blue T5,000 chips, and then, with hands shaking violently, splashed them into the pot. This sent Bertoli deep into the tank. He re-stacked his chips, then counted and re-counted them. After about three minutes, he finally looked up at Fee. "Why you bet so much?" he asked, drawing little response from the usually-talkative Fee.After a minute, Fee chimed back, "You got ace-king?"
"Is ace-king good?" asked Bertoli, receiving just a subtle shrug in response. Finally, after more than five minutes in the tank, Bertoli took one last look at his cards and slipped them into the muck.
With a beaming smile, Fee slapped his hand face-up on the felt:
. With presumably the second-best hand, Ryan Fee takes down a nice pot, having climbed up over the 400,000-chip mark.
Table Draw
Seat 1: Jeffrey Petronack
Seat 2: Andrew Chen
Seat 3: Brent Sheirbon
Seat 4: Robert Woodcock
Seat 5: Ryan Fee
Seat 6: Claus Rasmussen
Seat 7: Maria Stern
Seat 8: Jesus Bertoli
Seat 9: Joel Micka
Last Table
Earl Burklund Eliminated in 10th Place ($14,655)
Showdown:
Woodcock:
Burklund:
To make matters worse for the all-in player, the
came right in the window, and the board ended up reading 
. Failing to get over the hump, the soft-spoken Earl Burklund is headed to the exit as the 10th-place finisher. For his efforts over the past two days, he will pocket $14,655.
Play Resumes
As the players file back into their seats, the clock is running, and we're underway once again. We'll play for two more eliminations before calling it quits for the night.
Level: 16
Blinds: 2,500/5,000
Ante: 400
The Dinner Bell Tolls