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Thu May 28 2009 11:03 GMT-70 | Posted by tsbostic
Annie Duke - 30th PlaceAnnie Duke Eliminated in 30th Place ($6,566)
On the last hand before break Annie Duke was all in before the flop facing two opponents in Sven Amtzen and Jon Nakatani(also all in).
The board came
.
Nakatani took 3/4 of the pot with
and Amtzen showed 
for a shared low.
Duke mucked her hand and exited the tournament area in 30th place. -
Thu May 28 2009 10:55 GMT-70 | Posted by tsbostic
Break Time
Players are on a 20 minute break.
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Thu May 28 2009 10:47 GMT-70 | Posted by jakatkin
Two More Departures
The night has ended for two more players. Brandon MacDonald finished 31st, while Michael Christensen finished 32nd.
Each player takes home $6,566. -
Thu May 28 2009 10:46 GMT-70 | Posted by tsbostic
A Major Downswing for Sven Amtzen
Just a little over a half hour ago Sven Amtzen had 165,000 chips.
He has since lost 135,000 and is currently on a short stack 25,000. -
Thu May 28 2009 10:43 GMT-70 | Posted by tsbostic
Nakatani Doubles Through Annie Duke
John Nakatani was all in before the flop with
against the 
of Annie Duke.
The board came
allowing Nakatani to scoop the pot and double up.
After the hand Nakatani is up to 45,000 while Duke drops down to 30,000. -
Thu May 28 2009 10:40 GMT-70 | Posted by donpeters
Duke Doubles Again
Annie Duke was all in preflop again just a few hands later. She held
against Robert Price's 
.
The board ran out 
to give Duke a full house. Neither player held a low and Annie moved up to 50,000 chips. Price dropped to 193,000. -
Thu May 28 2009 10:35 GMT-70 | Posted by donpeters
Annie Duke Moving Up
Annie Duke was all in preflop against a few other players that were still active in the hand. She began the hand with 8,000 chips.
The flop came down
and Morten Holm bet. Two players folded before Sven Amtzen made the call.
The turn was the
and both active remaining players checked. The was the river card and both players checked again.
Holm showed 
, Amtzen showed 
, and Duke showed 
.
The side pot was split between Holm and Amtzen. Holm won the high half with two pair, queens and sevens. Amtzen won the low half.
Duke then scooped the low half of the main pot with the nut low, while Holm took the high half of the main with his two pair. Duke is now up to 20,000 chips. -
Thu May 28 2009 10:27 GMT-70 | Posted by jakatkin
Erick Lindgren Eliminated in 34th Place ($6,566)
Erick Lindgren's tournament came to an end at the hands of Al "Sugar Bear" Barbieri. Lindgren took home $6,566 for his 34th-place finish.
Other recent eliminations include:
33 - Jason Newburger - $6,566
35 - Andreas Foulias - $6,566
36 - Paul Sherr - $6,566
37 - Dan Harmetz - $5,651
38 - Tom Matthews - $5,651 -
Thu May 28 2009 10:08 GMT-70 | Posted by donpeters
Defending champ, Thang Luu, still going strong!Luu Back to the Top
Thang Luu has just stormed back up the leaderboard in the past few minutes. On a recent hand, the board read
and Luu bet into Jordan Rich. The pot was very large and after tanking for a few moments, Rich made the call. Luu showed Rich the nut full house with two kings in his hand and moved up to a whopping 270,000 after just recently having below the 100,000-chip mark.
Can Luu repeat his performance from last year? Can he go wire to wire for a second gold bracelet? Only time will tell. -
Thu May 28 2009 10:08 GMT-70 | Posted by tsbostic
Brock "T_Soprano" Parker Eliminated in 39th Place ($5,651)
Short stacked with only 9,000 left, Brock "T_Soprano" Parker is eliminated when his
couldn't defeat his two opponents.
Started 29th May, 2009
