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Tue Jun 09 2009 08:30 GMT-70 | Posted by jakatkin
Jason SomervilleJason Somerville Wins a Monster to Advance
Talk about your monster flops. Jason Somerville and Chris Klodnicki got all in on a flop of
.
Klodnicki:
Somerville:
Klodnicki had flopped the nut straight with the straight flush redraw while Somerville held middle pair and the second nut flush draw, which connected when the
came on the turn. Klodnicki couldn't find his one-outer when the 
spiked on the river, sending Somerville to the final table. -
Tue Jun 09 2009 08:20 GMT-70 | Posted by FerricRamsium
Thomas Fuller - OutFuller Out; Heads Up on 67
Thomas Fuller was all in before the flop for his last ~85,000 chips. Fan favorite Jason Somerville was the man who looked him up, putting Fuller's tournament life in doubt.
Showdown
Fuller:
Somerville:
The community cards ran out
, and Somerville's pair wins the race. With his set of nines, he has dealt the final blow to Thomas Fuller.
Somerville is now heads up with Chris Klodnicki, enjoying a 310,000 to 140,000 chip lead. -
Tue Jun 09 2009 08:06 GMT-70 | Posted by jakatkin
Jeff CarrisJeff Carris Makes the Final Table
The flop was kind to Jeff Carris and the river was kinder.
He and Rajesh Vorha got all on the turn with a board of
when their hands were turned up.
Carris:
Vorha:
When the river paired the board with the
, Carris made his boat and advanced to the final table. -
Tue Jun 09 2009 08:02 GMT-70 | Posted by FerricRamsium
Still Battling Hard
Here are the tables that are still running:
Table 59
Arkadiy Tsinis - 120,000
Michael McNeil - 240,000
Jonathan Jaffe - 90,000
Table 61
Jeffrey Carris - 330,000
Rajesh Vohra - 120,000
Table 62
Kyle Brossia - 140,000
Christopher Moore - 310,000
Table 63
Jan Skampa - 60,000
Andrew Margolis - 390,000
Table 65
Marco Liesy - 245,000
Eugene Katchalov - 205,000
Table 67
Chris Klodnicki - 210,000
Jason Somerville - 155,000
Thomas Fuller - 85,000 -
Tue Jun 09 2009 08:01 GMT-70Round: 8 Blinds: 2000/4000 Ante: 500
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Tue Jun 09 2009 07:58 GMT-70 | Posted by jakatkin
Josh TiemanJosh Tieman Advances
Jeff Siegal's boat just wasn't big enough for heads-up play.
On a flop of
, Siegal led out and got called by Josh Tieman. The 
on the turn brought another bet and call, and when Siegal shoved on the river, he likely didn't want Tieman to call. Which he did.
Siegal showed
for a small boat which quickly got sunk by Tieman's 
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Tue Jun 09 2009 07:49 GMT-70 | Posted by jakatkin
Mike ShannonNick Binger Gets Dinged; Mike Shannon Advances
Ralph "Mike" Shannon pushed all in with
on a flop of 
and got the call by Nick Binger who had hit second pair with his .
When the board finished with the, Shannon's hand held up and he earned a seat at the final table. -
Tue Jun 09 2009 07:48 GMT-70 | Posted by FerricRamsium
Joseph Cutler - AdvancesJelinek Eliminated; Cutler Advances
We were heads up on Table 64, and now we've found our second winner of the night.
On a flop of
, action was on Joseph Cutler. He checked, and his opponent Petr Jelinek put out a bet. Cutler check-raised, and Jelinek moved all in. Before his hands were even off of his chips, Cutler made the call to put Jelinek at risk.
Showdown
Cutler:
Jelinek:
Jelinek was working with a double-gutshot straight draw, but those were his only outs after running into Cutler's top set. The turn was a blank, and the 
that hit the river meant the end of Petr Jelinek.
After winning his table, Joseph Cutler has earned himself a spot at tomorrow's final table. -
Tue Jun 09 2009 07:38 GMT-70 | Posted by jakatkin
Brian Saltus - OutBrian Saltus Crippled; Eliminated
It took two hands for Jeff Carris to eliminate Brian Saltus.
The damage happened in the first hand when they got all in on a flop of
. Carris was holding 
for a set while Saltus had 
for bottom pair and a flush draw which didn't come when the turn and river brought the and 
.
After that, Saltus had just 28,000 left and pushed in blind on the next two hands before being eliminated by Carris. -
Tue Jun 09 2009 07:37 GMT-70 | Posted by FerricRamsium
Gary Tang - OutTang Gets Powdered
Our last four-handed table is four-handed no more. Before the flop, Gary Tang was all in with
, but he ran head-first into the 
of Andrew Margolis who had him covered.
The board ran out
, and Margolis' set of aces was plenty good to do the trick. He has eliminated Tang, and that table is finally three-handed.
Andrew Margolis - 285,000
Jan Skampa - 130,000
Ronnie Chin - 35,000
Started 10th Jun, 2009
