Sarwer and Kamutzi Now Heads Up
Table 376 is now down to heads up, with Heinz Kamutzi holding a better than 2-to-1 chip lead over Jeffrey Sarwer. Kamutzi has 383,000 right now to Sarwer's 117,000.
Table 376 is now down to heads up, with Heinz Kamutzi holding a better than 2-to-1 chip lead over Jeffrey Sarwer. Kamutzi has 383,000 right now to Sarwer's 117,000.
After a flop, Kristian Lunardi checked to Michael Cooper who bet 4,000. Lunardi raised to 11,200, Cooper re-raised to 50,000 and Lunardi promptly moved all in for another 50,000.
"I'm too far in to fold now," Cooper said tossing in the call chips and turning over for a modest pair of sixes.
Lunardi opened and was well ahead with a straight.
The on the turn was a dangerous card and unbelievably the rivered giving Cooper a full house. Lunardi was crippled to starting stack, and Cooper chipped up to 180,000.
Level: 6
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 300
Heads up with Steven Kelly, Barry Hutter got the last of his chips in following a flop holding . Unfortunately for Hutter, Kelly held for two pair.
The turn was the and the river the , and Kelly wins Table 367 and will return tomorrow for the 14-player final.
We reached Table 362 after the river had been dealt, and the board was .
Chau Giang led for 14,000, Tristan "Cre8ive" Wade raised to 40,000 and Giang moved all in for 142,000 (133,800 effective). Wade tanked before folding face up.
Wade was very quizzical, and wanted to know whether or not folding was the right play.
"I'll tell you when we done," Giang told Wade.
"I should've just called," Wade returned.
Action folded to Steven Kelly on the button who raised to 4,000. Yann Dion shoved for 37,800 from the small blind and Kelly made the call.
Showdown
Kelly:
Dion:
The board ran and Kelly won the hand with just queen-high.
Kelly is now heads up with Barry Hutter and holds a sizable chip lead with almost two-thirds of the chips in play.
McLean Karr is out. Karr open-pushed his stack of 25,600, and Michael Pesek called from the small blind. Karr had , and Pesek . The board went , and Karr hit the rail.
There are five left at Pesek's table, where he presently sits with 145,000.
Victor Ramdin opened to 3,600 from under the gun and Steven Kelly called from the small blind.
The flop fell and Kelly checked to Ramdin who continued for 5,200. Kelly check-raised to 5,200 and Ramdin called.
The turn brought the and Kelly led for 13,500. Ramdin moved all in for 37,500 and Kelly quickly called.
Ramdin opened for top two-pair, but Kelly had him crushed with for a set of fives.
The river was paint, but the didn't make Ramdin a full house and he was eliminated. Kelly is the clear chip leader at Table 367 with 250,000 in his stack.
Derric Haynie is our first winner today, securing himself a spot at tomorrow's 14-player tourney to decide the bracelet.
In the final hand, Haynie opened for 3,200, Joseph Morneau reraised to 10,500, Haynie reraised all in, and Morneau called with the last of his chips.
Haynie
Morneau
The board went . Both paired their jacks, but Haynie had the best kicker and wins the table.
Incidentally, we mentioned after the dinner break that these two weren't playing right away. As it happened Haynie, had arrived back on time, but Morneau was late by about 10 minutes. Rather than sit at the table and take his short-stacked opponent's blinds, Haynie also sat off to the side until Morneau arrived.
Leonard Cortelino was just all in before the flop with against McLean Karr's . The flop came , and Karr's hand was still best. But the turn brought the , giving Cortelino a wheel and leaving Karr drawing dead.
Cortelino moves up to 175,000 at Table 366, while Karr is way down to 11,000.