2010 PCA Main Event Day 5 | 2010 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure

Level: 28

Blinds: 40,000/80,000

Ante: 10,000

01-10-2010 17:27 UTC-4

Breaking Things

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We've played another level of poker, and it's time for a 15-minute break. Back shortly.

01-10-2010 17:24 UTC-4

John Duthie Eliminated in 12th Place ($130,000)

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On the hand following his crippling bad beat, John Duthie was all in for 55,000. Zachary Goldberg and Tom Koral came into the pot for the price of the blinds, and they would check through a board of {9-Hearts}

. Koral's king-high was the best hand for the side pot, while Duthie showed up {Q-?}

for a pair, tripling him up to 180,000.

The next hand, Duthie open-shoved all in for 175,000 after posting the ante. Goldberg came along again, and Ryan D'Angelo did the same, Duthie with another chance to triple up.

The flop came {2-Diamonds}

, and Goldberg fired a bet of 300,000. D'Angelo quickly called, and the turn came the {2-Spades}

. Greenberg moved all in for 990,000, and D'Angelo open-mucked his {Q-?}

. Duthie turned up {K-Clubs}

, figuring to be in bad shape. He was, in fact, already drawing dead as Goldberg rolled over {K-Spades}

. A meaningless river card whisked Duthie out the door in 12th place, to the disappointment of many here in attendance.

Tags: John Duthie Ryan D'Angelo Ty Reiman Zachary Greenberg

01-10-2010 17:24 UTC-4

Keying In On a Double Up

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Action folded around the table to Barry Shulman in the hijack position who opened with a raise to 175,000. Darren Keyes then moved all in over the top for 565,000 from the big blind and Shulman made the call:

Shulman: {A-Diamonds}

Keyes:

The board ran out {Q-Diamonds}

and Keyes' fives held up to land him a double up and 1.2 million in chips.

Shulman dropped to 5.6 million in the hand.

Tags: Darren Keyes

01-10-2010 17:16 UTC-4

Ten-Million Chip Suckout

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Ty Reiman opened to 140,000, and John Duthie wanted to play for more. He made it 540,000 straight, putting the decision right back on Reiman. After some quick mental gymnastics, Reiman moved all in for 4,880,000, and Duthie almost beat him into the pot with the call. Duthie had Reiman covered by just 55,000 chips as the cards were turned up:

Reiman: {Q-Hearts}

Duthie:

With a pot of more than 10 million chips up for grabs, the tension began to mount during the minute-long pause before the flop. It was quite a spectacle when the dealer ran the flop: {Q-Spades}

. The crowd gasped in unison as Reiman had somehow pulled a miraculous queen off the deck.

The turn {K-Diamonds}

and river

filled out the board, and Reiman will drag the largest pot of the tournament. He's shot himself into the chip lead with over 10 million, while Duthie now has just those 55,000 little chips to work with.

Tags: John Duthie Ty Reiman

01-10-2010 16:50 UTC-4

Shulman Ships a Double

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Barry Shulman made it 180,000 to play from the cutoff seat, and Benjamin Zamani called from the big blind. The flop brought out {J-Diamonds}

, and Zamani tapped the table. Shulman fired a continuation bet of 450,000, only to see Zamani moved all in over the top of him. Shulman considered for a moment before making the call for his total stack of 2,155,000, now all in and at risk of elimination.

Showdown
Shulman: {A-Clubs}

Zamani:

Shulman only held ace-high, but he was in the lead as the cards laid. Zamani was drawing for a nine, ten, or king to knock off his opponent. The {4-Hearts}

on the turn was a safe rag, and the {A-Spades}

that rivered secured Shulman's double up with a pair of aces.

Tags: Barry Shulman Benjamin Zamani

01-10-2010 16:41 UTC-4

James Tolbert Eliminated in 13th Place ($115,000)

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From the cutoff, James Tolbert made it 135,000 to go. Action then folded around to Harrison Gimbel in the big blind who moved all in over the top, putting Tobert to a decision for all of his chips -- about 1.1 million worth. Tolbert made the call and soon after the cards were on their backs:

Tolbert: {J-Clubs}

Gimbel:

Gimbel managed to spike a queen on the flop and with no miracle running jacks on the turn and river, Tolbert was out in 13th place.

Tags: James Tolbert

01-10-2010 16:40 UTC-4

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01-10-2010 16:25 UTC-4

Richard Toth Eliminated in 14th Place ($115,000)

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Benjamin Zamani opened to 135,000 on the button, and Darren Keyes quickly folded the small blind. In the big, though, Richard Toth grabbed all 840,000 of his chips and shoved them into the middle. Zamani didn't waste any time making the call with his covering stack, and Toth was now in jeopardy of elimination.

And the news wasn't good when the cards were tabled. Zamani rolled over {6-Hearts}

, and Toth was in a bad spot with his lowly {5-Clubs}

. The board was dry and anticlimactic as it ran out {A-Hearts}

.

Unable to find any help from the dealer, Richard Toth is out in 14th place. He'll take a pay bump up to $115,000 as he departs.

Tags: Benjamin Zamani Richard Toth

01-10-2010 16:18 UTC-4

Gimbel Doubles Through Ravn

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Harrison Gimbel opened with a raise to 165,000 from under the gun and when the action reached Aage Ravn in the big blind, he moved all in over the top putting Gimbel to a decision for all of his chips. Gimbel made the call (1.505 million) and a showdown soon followed:

Gimbel: {J-Hearts}

Ravn:

The board then ran out {7-Clubs}

and Gimbel's jacks held up to win the pot.

After the hand, Gimbel was back up over the three million mark in chips while Ravn dropped to 2.1 million.

Tags: Aage Ravn Harrison Gimbel