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Thu Jun 11 2009 05:59 GMT-70 | Posted by tsbostic
Dustin Woolf Defeats Ryan Young
Dustin Woolf had two previous attempts to finish off Ryan Young but lost two all in preflop pots with the best hand - one with pocket queens vs.
and another with 
vs. 
.
In the final hand of their match, Young was all in after a flop of
. Young showed 
and was up against the 
of Woolf.
The board filled out x allowing Woolf to advance to the next round. -
Thu Jun 11 2009 05:55 GMT-70 | Posted by FerricRamsium
Swinging Back and Forth
In a roller coaster match, David Benefield is back down to 9,000 chips after having retaken the chip lead moments ago. In this last pot, he would up losing a race with
. Scott Augustine showed down 
for the two overs. Augustine paired his jack on the flop, and Benefield could not improve. The chip stacks switch again, Benefield with 10,000 to Augustine's 50,000. -
Thu Jun 11 2009 05:52 GMT-70 | Posted by tsbostic
Matt HawrilenkoMatt Hawrilenko Defeats Eric Froehlich
Eric Froehlich was all in before the flop with pocket tens against the
of Matt Hawrilenko.
The board came eliminating Froehlich from the tournament. -
Thu Jun 11 2009 05:49 GMT-70 | Posted by FerricRamsium
Mizrachi Grinded Out
Michael Mizrachi moved all in from the button for 15,000. Leo Wolpert looked down at
and made the call. Mizrachi tabled 
with two live cards for his tournament life.
The board would frown on the Grinder though, coming
. Wolpert's pair of jacks gets the job done, moving him on to round two without Michael Mizrachi. -
Thu Jun 11 2009 05:48 GMT-70 | Posted by tsbostic
Jamie Armstrong Defeats David Lambard
David Lambard was all in blind from the button for his last 3,000. Jamie Armstrong calls the additional 1,400 and shows
. Lambard flips over a dominating 
.
However, the board came
giving Armstrong a straight. -
Thu Jun 11 2009 05:47 GMT-70Round: 9 Blinds: 1000/2000 Ante: 0
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Thu Jun 11 2009 05:37 GMT-70 | Posted by FerricRamsium
Phil Hellmuth - OutSpindler Takes Care of Hellmuth
Phil Hellmuth limped in from the button, and Benny Spindler put out a big stack of covering chips to put the Brat to the test. Hellmuth called all-in for his last 9,000.
Showdown
Hellmuth:
Spindler:
The flop was pretty good for Hellmuth, as the 
gave both players a gutshot straight draw but changing nothing. The turn was not as safe though; a peeled off to pair Spindler and leave Hellmuth drawing from behind. Another paired the board on the river, and that's the end of Phil Hellmuth.
Benny Spindler is a strong, strong heads-up player, and he has advanced to round two. -
Thu Jun 11 2009 05:33 GMT-70 | Posted by FerricRamsium
Benefield Loses Race; Augustine Takes the Lead
Scott Augustine moved all in for ~23,000 before the flop with
, and he was looked up by David Benefield who tabled .
The board ran out
, safe for the at-risk Augustine. He has doubled his way into the lead, sitting with 47,000 to Benefield's 13,000. -
Thu Jun 11 2009 05:26 GMT-70 | Posted by FerricRamsium
Still in Progress
There are four really notable matches still going here in the Brasilia Room.
Benny Spindler vs. Phil Hellmuth
Ryan Young vs. Dustin Woolf
Anna Wroblewski vs. Kenny Tran
Eric Froehlich vs. Matt Hawrilenko -
Thu Jun 11 2009 05:26 GMT-70Round: 8 Blinds: 800/1600 Ante: 0
Started 13th Jun, 2009
