Event 22: Farrokh Force Eliminated in 10th Place ($686)
Farrokh Force busted in 10th place in a hand we didn't catch due to coverage of the final table of the main event.
Farrokh Force busted in 10th place in a hand we didn't catch due to coverage of the final table of the main event.
The level just went to 12,000-24,000 with a 3,000 ante.
William Givens has a top-two stack after a recent pot in which he limped from early position and then called a raise to 60,000 from Aaron Carr. Both players checked the flop, and Givens check-called 88,000 on the turn. Two more checks followed the river, and Givens rolled over that his opponent couldn't beat.
He's now sitting with about 750,000.
Cornel Cimpan raised to 55,000, and William Givens raised to 125,000 from the cutoff. Aaron Carr shoved all in for 274,000 more out of the big blind. Cimpan folded, and Givens made the call.
Givens:
Carr:
A runout of gave Carr a double, and Givens is now under 10 big blinds with 200,000. Carr has 650,000.
Blinds just went up to 15,000-30,000 with a 4,000 ante.
William Givens got all in before the flop against George St. Lawrence's . St. Lawrence found no help on the runout, and Givens doubled up to about 450,000. St. Lawrence is at around 480,000.
Luis Alves got the last of his stack all in preflop with against the of William Givens. A flop of increased Alves' outs, and the turn brought a to give him a flush draw. A river was nothing but a brick though, and Alves was done in ninth.
Cornel Cimpan just ran his into the of Addison Alston all in preflop. The board ran out , and the two-time World Poker Tour champion exited in eighth.
Players just returned from a break. Here are their chip counts at 20,000-40,000:
Player | Stack |
---|---|
William Givens | 600,000 |
Andres Sierra | 1,200,000 |
Jeremy Beck | 200,000 |
Aaron Carr | 750,000 |
Johnny Escobalez | 180,000 |
George St. Lawrence | 400,000 |
Addison Alston | 580,000 |
Johnny Escobalez just got a much-needed double up when he made a straight with .
A short-stacked Jeremy Beck got it all in preflop with his against the of Johnny Escobalez. The board brought nothing for either player, leaving Escobalez with the winning king-high. Escobalez, who was down to four big blinds just a few hands ago, now has nearly 20 with 700,000 or so in chips.