Event 10: Heads-Up Counts
Mark Rebuck has 4.5 million, while Michael Tauman has about 11 million.
Mark Rebuck has 4.5 million, while Michael Tauman has about 11 million.
Mark Rebuck folded the button, and Michael Tauman raised to 600,000 from the small blind. Andy Hwang pushed all in for about 3.9 million, and Tauman called.
Tauman:
Hwang:
Hwang was dominated, but he picked up some help with a straight draw on the flop. A turn kept Tauman in the lead.
"Wheel card," Hwang called.
The dealer burned and turned a , however, and Tauman enters heads-up play with a sizable chip lead.
Monro Secor shipped over a raise with and ran into the of Michael Tauman. He was drawing dead by the turn, and the players are three-handed with the following counts:
Player | Stack |
---|---|
Andy Hwang | 5,000,000 |
Michael Tauman | 7,000,000 |
Mark Rebuck | 4,000,000 |
Andy Hwang fired 920,000 on the river in a recent pot with the board reading . Mark Rebuck announced a call, and Hwang confidently flipped over . Rebuck mucked, and Hwang has about 7.8 million.
Blinds are currently 120,000-240,000 with a 30,000 ante.
Carless "G.I. Joe" Boatwright raised it up after a few players called to his blind. One player on the button made the call, and Boatwright announced a dark check. His opponent moved all in dark, and the dealer rolled out . Boatwright called.
Boatwright:
Button:
Both players had seen great flops for their hands despite starting with mediocre holdings. A changed nothing on the turn, but the river was a , completing Boatwright's straight.
Below is a selection of photos of players with some of the bigger post-dinner stacks in Event #99:
Andy Hwang reraised to 1.1 million after Michael Tauman opened for 400,000 under the gun. From the big blind, Mark Rebuck pushed all in for about 2.1 million, and Tauman folded. Hwang seemed resigned to making a call he clearly wasn't happy about.
Hwang:
Rebuck:
It was for good reason, since Rebuck had him dominated. Hwang never threatened to come from behind, as the board came down . Hwang now about 1.8 million, while Rebuck's around 5 million.
Player's have had their fill of food, and they're back to play down to a winner.
Action folded to Monro Secor, who moved all in from the button. Nicolas Markatos called immediately from the big blind.
Markatos:
Secor:
Off to the race, and Markatos pulled ahead on the flop. A didn't help Secor, who had Markatos covered.
Markatos let out a sharp "ohhh" of disappointment as the appeared on the river, ending his tournament run.
Greg Wish pushed all in over the top of a raise from Andy Hwang, who called.
Hwang:
Wish:
The board ran out , and Hwang has gone from less than two big blinds to 5.7 million.
Blinds just went up to 100,000-200,000 with a 30,000 ante.