Level: 22
Blinds: 12,000/24,000
Ante: 0
Level: 22
Blinds: 12,000/24,000
Ante: 0
Scott Haraden raised to 50,000 under the gun, and when it folded to James Dempsey, he bumped it up to 130,000. Haraden called to see the flop, then moved all in for his last 90,000. Dempsey called with for top pair. Haraden would need to hit a diamond to stay alive with . The on the turn was no help, and the on the river was a brick as well. Haraden was relegated to the rail in fifth place, not bad for his first WSOP cash.
Haraden's elimination pushed Dempsey even further out in front of the rest of the pack. He's got nearly 1.5 million now.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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James Dempsey |
1,500,000
535,000
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535,000 |
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Steve Chanthabouasy |
670,000
-225,000
|
-225,000 |
Mark Babekov |
360,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
JJ Liu |
310,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
JJ Liu raised to 62,000 from the small blind, and Steve Chanthabouasy called from the big. Both players checked the flop. It was check, check again after the turn. Finally, after the on the river, Liu had enough checking. She bet 60,000 and took the pot.
James Dempsey raised to 60,000 from the small blind, and big blind Mark Babekov bet the pot. Dempsey shoved to put Babekov all in, and he called for a total of 333,000. It was a race between Dempsey's and Babekov's . The flop gave Babekov a straight draw, and the on the turn added a flush draw to it. And on cue, the appeared on the turn to give Babekov both a straight and a flush for the double up. He has 666,000 now, dropping Dempsey to 1.17 million.
Just after doubling Mark Babekov, James Dempsey raised to 40,000. JJ Liu called from the big blind. The flop fell , and Liu checked. Dempsey bet 62,000, and Liu slid out her whole stack. Dempsey had to call another 170,000 to put Liu at risk, but he opted to fold instead. Her mother, on the rail overlooking the final table, stood up to clap for her daughter.
James Dempsey has been involved in nearly all of the hands that went to a flop this level. He raised to 40,000, and Mark Babekov called. Both blinds folded, and the flop came out . Dempsey bet out 72,000, and Babekov potted for a chunk of his stack. Unintimidated, Dempsey repotted, enough to put Babekov all in. He mucked unhappily, leaving himself with around 260,000.
Mark Babekov raised to 84,000, and from the small blind, Steve Chanthabouasy potted. Babekov moved all in for not much more, and Chanthabouasy called to get to showdown.
Babekov:
Chanthabouasy:
It was pretty much over for Babekov after the gave Chanthabouasy top set. The on the turn upgraded him to a boat, and Babekov was drawing dead. The meaningless river fell the , and Babekov made his exit in fourth place. Babekov finished third in a Venetian Deep Stack for $18,000 last week, but this is his first WSOP cash.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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James Dempsey | 1,500,000 | |
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Steve Chanthabouasy |
820,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
JJ Liu |
480,000
170,000
|
170,000 |
JJ Liu limped her small blind, and Steve Chanthabouasy checked his option. Liu checked the flop, and when Chanthabouasy bet 50,000, she gave it up.