Cards Back in the Air
The remaining six players have returned from the dinner break.
The remaining six players have returned from the dinner break.
Anders Meli opened up for 65,000 from under the gun and Richard Trigg raised to 155,000 from the button. Meli moved in and Trigg called.
Showdown:
Meli:
Trigg:
Board:
Meli doubled up to 1.7 million and Trig is left with just under 100,000.
Having been crippled just a few hands earlier, Richard Trigg raised to 60,000 from under the gun. The small blind, Bill Chen, and the big blind, Corey Hastings both called.
The flop was and the two players checked to Trigg who put his last 25,000 into the pot. Chen and Hastings called, each taking their shot to eliminate another player.
The turn was the and both players left with action checked. The river was the and Chen fired out 50,000. Hastings folded and Chen revealed for a wheel. With that, Trigg mucked his hand and became our 6th place finisher.
Andrea Dato opened from under the gun to 60,000. Corey Hastings called from the small blind and they went heads up to the flop.
The dealer spread the and both players checked. The turn was the and Hastings fired 60,000 which Dato called. The river was the and this time Hastings led for 75,000. Dato decided to move him all in and Hastings called. Dato quickly flipped over for the nuts and Hastings just smiled and turned over two black Aces.
In back to back hands David Diaz was all in preflop with an inferior Ace to his opponent and paired the board twice to stay alive.
First, his split with the of Andrea Dato on a board. The very next hand he got it in against Anders Meli this time. His was behind the of Meli until the river when the board came out .
Diaz can only smile and take back the 425,000 that he has left.
David Diaz has been the short stack at the final table and survived multiple all ins. He moved all in again preflop and got a call from Andrea Dato.
Showdown:
Diaz:
Dato:
Board:
After pairing on the turn Diaz is now almost even with the table.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Anders Meli
|
1,650,000
-150,000
|
-150,000 |
Andrea Dato |
1,550,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
Bill Chen |
1,450,000
-450,000
|
-450,000 |
David Diaz |
1,100,000
650,000
|
650,000 |
|
From the button, Bill Chen raised to 70,000 and David Diaz three bet to 190,000 from the small blind. The big blind folded and Bill Chen called.
The flop was and David Diaz led out for 150,000. Within a few seconds Bill Chen announced he was all in and David Diaz snap called.
Chen:
Diaz:
Diaz had flopped the nuts and already had Chen drawing dead. Diaz started the hand with about 1.1 Million chips to Chen's 1.425 Million so we don't have a bust out yet, but Chen is hurting. Diaz now sits as the chip leader with 2.25 Million chips.
With just 345,000 left, Bill Chen moved all in and found a caller in, who else, David Diaz.
Chen:
Diaz:
The flop was kind to Chen who was ahead with K-high when it came . The turn was cruel to Chen though as the fell and left him with just the three remaining Kings. The river bricked with the and Chen was eliminated in 4th place.
All three players have played tremendously well throughout the three days of play here in Event 12. As their reward, each of them have over 50 big blinds to play with. So far at the final table, the standard open has been a min-raise so they will have plenty of room in their stacks to play poker. Whoever does win this bracelet will be especially deserving having beaten two exceptional opponents with about even chip stacks heading into three-handed play.
Right now it is David Diaz with the chip lead, holding about 45% of the chips in play. Anders Meli and Andrea Dato have about the same size stack and most imporantly, both are easily within striking distance of Diaz.