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Tue Jun 09 2009 09:57 GMT-70 | Posted by jakatkin
McNeil Doubles Up
After playing hand after hand of small ball where they did nothing more than trade blinds and antes, Michael McNeil started switching up his game, blind raising to 16,000 every time he has the button.
When Arkadiy Tsinis reraised all in the last time McNeil made the play, McNeil made the call.
McNeil:
Tsinis:
When the board ran
, McNeil's ace was good and he doubled up to 326,000 while Tsinis fell back to 124,000. -
Tue Jun 09 2009 09:53 GMT-70 | Posted by FerricRamsium
Yawn
There is a noticeable lull in the action right now, as it's clear none of the six remaining players wants to miss out on the final table. For the most part, the three pairs of players are trading blinds back and forth with very few flops even being seen.
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Tue Jun 09 2009 09:30 GMT-70 | Posted by FerricRamsium
Three To Go
Table 59
Arkadiy Tsinis - 250,000
Michael McNeil - 200,000
Table 63
Jan Skampa - 195,000
Andrew Margolis - 255,000
Table 65
Marco Liesy - 190,000
Eugene Katchalov - 265,000 -
Tue Jun 09 2009 09:23 GMT-70 | Posted by jakatkin
Break's Over
The final six players have returned to complete Day 2 and see who advances to the final table.
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Tue Jun 09 2009 09:22 GMT-70Round: 9 Blinds: 3000/6000 Ante: 500
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Tue Jun 09 2009 09:03 GMT-70 | Posted by FerricRamsium
Hold Everything
The clock is paused while the six remaining players take a 20-minute break.
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Tue Jun 09 2009 08:58 GMT-70 | Posted by jakatkin
Jonathan Jaffe Gets Busted
Jonathan Jaffe and Michael McNeil got the money in before the flop with Jaffe holding
and McNeil holding 
.
The flop of
put McNeil in front and Jaffe needed to find an ace or running 9s to catch up. He got part of the way there with the on the turn, but fell short when the 
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Tue Jun 09 2009 08:53 GMT-70 | Posted by FerricRamsium
Christopher Moore - AdvancesKyle Brossia Falls
Kyle Brossia was all in with his short stack holding
. He was thrilled when Christopher Moore looked him up and tabled 
.
The board paired both players' kickers as it came
, keeping Brossia in good shape. Disaster would come on the turn though; the 
slammed the felt, improving Moore to trip sevens and leaving Brossia with one foot out the door. The 
completed the board, and Kyle Brossia has been knocked off.
Christopher Moore becomes the seventh player to have his ticket punched for tomorrow's final table. -
Tue Jun 09 2009 08:43 GMT-70 | Posted by jakatkin
Katchalov Catches Up
Eugene Katchalov pushed in preflop with
and got called by Marco Liesy with 
.
When the flop came, Katchalov took the lead and Liesy couldn't catch up with either the 
on the turn or on the river.
After the hand, Liesy had 223,000 while Katchalov had 227,000. -
Tue Jun 09 2009 08:41 GMT-70 | Posted by FerricRamsium
Four Tables Left
Table 59
Arkadiy Tsinis - 380,000
Michael McNeil - 80,000
Jonathan Jaffe - 90,000
Table 62
Kyle Brossia - 65,000
Christopher Moore - 385,000
Table 63
Jan Skampa - 200,000
Andrew Margolis - 250,000
Table 65
Marco Liesy - 223,000
Eugene Katchalov - 227,000
Started 10th Jun, 2009
