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PartyPoker Premier League IV
PartyPoker Premier League IV
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
PartyPoker Premier League IV
Buy-in
$100,000
Entries
6
Level
7
Blinds
15,000 / 30,000
Ante
0
Timoshenko First Out; Benyamine Wins Massive Pot
and raised to 10,000. David Benyamine held 
and called. Roland De Wolfe had 
and called and then Yevgeniy Timoshenko picked up the 
in the big blind and moved all in for 82,000. Almost instantly, Tony G reshipped all in for 422,000 and Benyamine went into the tank. Eventually, he made the call for his 300,000 chips. De Wolfe folded his nines.The board ran out
and that was it for Timoshenko. He was sent to the rail in eighth place, earning no points and no money. Benyamine now has nearly 700,000 chips while Tony G dropped to about 120,000.
Counts After Level 1
Phil Laak - 379,000
JC Tran - 327,000
David Benyamine - 314,000
Phil Hellmuth - 311,000
Roland De Wolfe - 304,000
Giovanni Safina - 261,000
Yevgeniy Timoshenko - 82,000
Level: 2
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 0
Another Loss for Timoshenko
and raised to 6,000. Giovanni Safina called with 
and JC Tran called with 
.The flop came down
and action checked around. The turn added the to the board and Tran fired 11,000. Timoshenko raised to 33,000 and Safina folded. Tran made the call.The river completed the board with the
and both players checked. Tran revealed the winning hand and Timoshenko mucked, dropping to 82,000 as the blinds move up next hand.
Hellmuth Picks One Up from the Button
. Phil Laak called from the small blind with 
and Giovanni Safina called from the big blind with the 
.The flop came down
and action checked to Hellmuth. He fired with his queen high and won the hand as both players quickly folded.
The G Increasing His Lead
and Phil Laak fired 18,000 with the 
. Tony G raised to 60,000 holding a full house with the . Laak folded and Tony G increased to 425,000 chips.
Hellmuth Limping
and the two blinds were in as well. The flop came down 
and Roland De Wolfe was the only caller of Hellmuth's bet of 7,000. De Wolfe held 
.The turn and river both went check, check as the
and fell, respectively. Both players didn't show right away and there was a standoff. The tournament director was called to get a ruling on who showed first and it was ruled that the last aggressor had to show first. The players then revealed their hands, Hellmuth first, and De Wolfe won the pot.
Benyamine Gets to Showdown for Cheap
. David Benyamine called from the small blind with two black fives.The flop came down
and Benyamine checked. Tran fired 8,000 and Benyamine called.The turn was the
and Tran picked up a flush draw. Both players checked.The river was the
and both players checked again. Benyamine won the pot with his two pair, aces and fives.
Timoshenko Making All the Right Decisions
and Yevgeniy Timoshenko raised to 8,000 holding the 
. Giovanni Safina called on the button with pocket threes and then Benyamine called as well.The flop came down
and Timoshenko was put in another tough spot. Beyamine checked and Timoshenko bet 16,000. Safina just called and Benyamine folded.The turn was the
and Timoshenko checked. Safina bet 50,000 into 59,000 and Timoshenko went into the tank. He has 124,000 left in his stack and would be committing a lot of his chips in the middle in order to call the bet and see the river. He tanked for several minutes and eventually folded his hand, saving himself yet again.