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Sun Jun 28 2009 02:31 GMT-70Round: 23 Blinds: 12000/24000 Ante: 3000
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Sun Jun 28 2009 02:26 GMT-70 | Posted by donpeters
Jason SomervilleCarving to a Bigger Stack
Michael Katz raised to 51,000 from the cutoff and action folded over to Jason "JCarver" Somerville in the big blind. Somerville moved all in for 377,000 total and Katz snap-called.
"Do you have aces?" questioned Somerville, thinking he ran into the ultimate cooler. But, Katz only turned up
. Somerville held 
.
The flop came down with no ace,
. The turn brought a nice sweat to things when the 
rolled off, adding some straight and flush outs for Katz. The river was the 
and missed all of those outs, giving Somerville the double up. -
Sun Jun 28 2009 02:14 GMT-70 | Posted by donpeters
Action... Kind Of
From the button, Jason DeWitt raised to 50,000. Karga Holt made the call from the big blind. The flop came down
between the two players. Holt checked and DeWitt fired 65,000. Holt folded, which prompted DeWitt to show 
.
It's not much, but it's really all the action we've seen lately. -
Sun Jun 28 2009 02:03 GMT-70 | Posted by donpeters
Katz Gets the Better of DeWitt
Michael Katz raised to 51,000 and Jason DeWitt called. The flop came down
and both players checked.
The turn brought the
and once again both players checked.
The river was the
and after Katz checked, DeWitt fired out 53,000. Katz made the call with 
. DeWitt held only 
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Sun Jun 28 2009 01:52 GMT-70 | Posted by donpeters
Erickson Doubles Through Holt
From under the gun, William Erickson raised all in for 147,000 chips total. Karga Holt was in the cutoff and reraised all in. Everyone else folded, leaving Holt and Erickson heads up.
Holt was behind Erickson's
holding 
. The board ran out 
and Erickson earned the double up.
Erickson - 350,000
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Sun Jun 28 2009 01:39 GMT-70 | Posted by donpeters
Somerville Drops a Small Pot
Benjamin Gilbert raised to 55,000 and Jason "JCarver" Somerville called. The flop came down
and both players checked. The turn brought the 
and Somerville fired 80,000. Gilbert made the call. The river was the 
and both players checked.
"Pair." said Somerville. He then mucked when Gilbert showed 
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Sun Jun 28 2009 01:36 GMT-70 | Posted by donpeters
Wes Watson - 9th PlaceWes Watson Eliminated in 9th Place ($47,070)
Jason DeWitt raised to 38,000 and then Wes Watson moved all in from the cutoff seat for 189,000 total. DeWitt made the call and tabled
. Watson was in the lead holding 
, but racing for his tournament life.
The flop came down clean for Watson,
. The turn wasn't so clean as it came the , pairing up with DeWitt's hand. The river was the and that was it. Watson was our 9th-place finisher, taking home nearly $50,000. DeWitt is up to 1,750,000. -
Sun Jun 28 2009 01:32 GMT-70Round: 22 Blinds: 10000/20000 Ante: 3000
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Sun Jun 28 2009 01:29 GMT-70 | Posted by donpeters
Max Greenwood - 10th PlaceMax Greenwood Eliminated in 10th place ($33,281)
Max Greenwood opened the action from under the gun with a raise to 40,000 and Jason "JCarver" Somerville called from middle position. In the big blind, Jorg Peisert, made a reraise to 175,000. Greenwood then announced that he was all in and after Somerville folded, Peisert made the call.
Peisert held and would be racing against Greenwood's . The flop contained an ace, , to put Peisert in the lead. The turn brought the 
and Greenwood began to put his backpack over his shoulder. The river brought the 
and that was it.
"You gotta win races." mentioned one of Greenwood's railbirds as he was sent to the rail in 10th place. We're now officially at the final table. -
Sun Jun 28 2009 01:22 GMT-70 | Posted by F-Train
Play Resumes
Cards are back in the air with 11 minutes remaining in the level.
Jack Effel did make an appearance, by the way. He explained that the secondary feature table is off-limits so it can be prepared for the Main Event. The players, led by Jason DeWitt, complained that playing on Green 152 allowed almost no opportunity for railbirds to watch. Effel suggested switching to Green 151, which had a bigger rail. That was the agreed solution.
Started 28th Jun, 2009
