Clemmensen Ousted
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With that knockout, we are down to our last 17 players, and the tournament is being dealt hand-for-hand.
2008 PokerStars.net LAPT - San José
LAPT San José Main Event
Day: 2
With that knockout, we are down to our last 17 players, and the tournament is being dealt hand-for-hand.
Apestyles Falls Out of the Tree
, he moved all in. Unfortunately for him, Jeffrey Petronack squeezed out 
and made the call, putting Van Fleet at risk of elimination.The flop was a disaster for the all-in player, coming
. As he stood to prepare to exit, the dealer turned over the 
on fourth street, providing just a small glimmer of hope. Left drawing to the case six, Van Fleet couldn't find it, as the 
hit the river.Jon Van Fleet put on a good show this week, and was supported enthusiastically by his roommates Maria "Maridu" Mayrinck and Stephen Chidwick. For his work over the last two days, he will pocket $9,970, and was the only one of those three to make the money here in San Jose.
Gettin' There
Level: 14
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 300
It's More Fun With Controversy
On Table 3, Shawn Patrick Ryan opened with a raise to 6,200 and was facing a re-raise to 24,000. While Ryan was in the tank, Tournament Director Mike Ward realized that both tables were dealing and ordered them to stop after the hand. The staff was still finalizing the table assignments, and the button was never re-drawn. Ryan felt that he should get his money back, but the staff disagreed.
"The hands will play," said Ward to both tables. "We can't roll it back now." With that, Ryan folded away 6,200 of his chips. The clock was still running as both tables were inactive, and all 16 of the players were rattled by the momentary lack of communication.
It appears that everything is sorted now though. The button is in Seat 1 on both tables, and the cards are back in the air.
Last Two Table Draws
Seat 1: Maria Stern
Seat 2: Jesus Bertoli
Seat 3: Jeffrey Petronack
Seat 4: Ryan Fee
Seat 5: Earl Burklund
Seat 6: Alan Milesky
Seat 7: Robert Woodcock
Seat 8: Brent Sheirbon
Table 3
Seat 1: Claus Rasmussen
Seat 2: Tark Abboud
Seat 3: Carter Gill
Seat 4: Joel Micka
Seat 5: Michael Collins
Seat 6: Shawn Patrick Ryan
Seat 7: Andrew Chen
Seat 8: Michael DiGilio
Michael DeGilio Eliminated in 16th Place ($9,770)
Showdown:
Chen:
DeGilio:
The flop was about as good of a miss as Chen could hope for, coming
. The turn was a blank 
. DeGilio hated the river though; the 
paired up Chen, sending the quiet American to the exit. He is knocked out in 16th place, taking home the last $9,770 payday in this structure.
Double or Nothing for Bertoli
. After a series of raises and reraises, Bertoli ends up all in, and is quickly called by Sheirbon.Showdown:
Bertoli:
Sheirbon:
Looking for a spade or some running help cards, Sheirbon watched the turn and river blank off with the
and respectively. Jesus Bertoli has been patiently biding his time, and he now finds himself over 225,000 courtesy of that timely double up.
Tark Abboud Eliminated in 15th Place ($12,213)
The three-way flop came down
. The blinds checked it over to the raiser, and Abboud continued out with 10,500 chips. "I raise," said Micka quietly, without moving. After a momentary pause, he reached for 23,000 chips and flipped them into the pot. Collins folded, and action was back on Abboud. He thought for just a minute before moving all in, and Micka instantly called him.Showdown:
Micka:
Abboud:
Caught with his hand in the proverbial cookie jar, Abboud was looking for running straight cards to stay alive. The
on the turn sealed his fate, leaving him drawing dead to the 
on the river. He ships close to 100,000 chips over to Joel Micka, who is now the commanding chip leader.
Carter Gill Eliminated in 14th Place ($12,213)
Showdown:
Gill:
Micka:
Chen:
As a crowd of media and spectators gathered around the table, the dealer ran out the board:
. Neither of the players holding big slick could find any of their outs, and Andrew Chen earns a near-triple up. He began the hand with right around 90,000, and he now sits with more than 250,000!It wasn't a full triple up, as Chen had Carter Gill slightly covered. Gill has become a fixture on the international tournament circuit, and his performance here this week proves his prowess even further. Gill was down to just 2,800 chips early on Day 1, with the blinds at 150-300. He rallied hard to close the day though, finishing with nearly 70,000! He was a bit up and down today as well, but he notches another deep finish, taking home more than $12,000 for his work.