Friday, March 12, 2010
Andy Seth doubles up through Mclean Karr
Dan O'Brien doubles up
Blinds have been increased to 15k/30k with a 5k ante.
Matt Keikoan - 5th Place - $175,700
Updated chip counts
Mclean Karr 2,474,000
Dan O'Brien 2,228,000
Hasan Habib 884,000
Andy Seth 790,000
Matt Keikoan 288,000
YouTube video: Kings beats aces with 10 players left
Dave Forster was unlucky enough to pick up K♥K♣ against the A♠A♥ of Matt Keikoan, but got pretty lucky when the flop fell K♦8♥5♥. The board failed to materialize an ace when the turn and river fell 4♠J♠, and Forster doubled up to over 700,000.
YouTube video: Elon Diamond elimination hand
Elon Diamond was all in preflop holding A♦Q♠ against Andy Seth's Q♦Q♣. The board of T♦9♦6♣6♥8♠ brought no help for Diamond, and he will be our 7th place finisher.
YouTube video: Eugene Katchalov (Day 1B chip leader) interview
Eugene Katchalov, our Day 1B chip leader, is interviewed by tournament director Matt Savage after the conclusion of the day
Updated chip counts
Daniel O'Brien - 1,942,000
Andy Seth - 1,516,000
Hassan Habib - 534,000
Matt Keikoan - 427,000
Dan O'Brien doubles up
Updated chip counts
Mclean Karr - 1,712,000
Dan O'Brien - 866,000
Matt Keikoan - 691,000
Hasan Habib - 431,000
Phil Hellmuth - 6th Place - $117,000
Preflop, Andy Seth raised and Phil Hellmuth reraised, and then Seth moved all in. Hellmuth made the call and showed [Qs][Qd], while Seth showed [Ac][Jc]. The flop was [Kd][6s][5s], but the [Th] on the turn gave Seth a gutshot straight draw as well as an overcard. The crowd went wild when the [Ah] hit the river, and Hellmuth was sent to the rail early in 6th place.
Andy Seth goes all-in
Cards are in the air!
Final table introductions
YouTube video: Faraz Jaka elimination hand
Faraz Jaka was all in preflop with A♣T♠ vs. Scotty Nguyen's AQ. When the board ran out 8♦6♦4♣Q♣2♦, Jaka was eliminated in 18th place.
Meet your final table!
Seat 1 - Hassan Habib - Los Angeles, CA - 455,000
Seat 2 - Phil Hellmuth - Palo Alto, CA - 1,433,000
Seat 3 - Andy Seth - Las Vegas, NV - 2,164,000
Seat 4 - Matt Keikoan - Marin, CA - 371,000
Seat 5 - McLean Karr - Ft. Wayne, IN - 1,112,000
Seat 6 - Daniel O'Brien - Mt. Sinai, NY - 1,129,000
When they return, players will be playing 8k/16k blinds with a 2k ante, with 109:37 left on the clock.
Elon Diamond - 7th Place - $58,600
YouTube video: Scotty Nguyen elimination hand
Scotty Nguyen was all in preflop holding J♥8♥ against the K♥Q♦ of Andy Seth. Once the flop fell Q♣4♦2♠, Nguyen was all but eliminated. He was drawing dead after the turn fell the 5♦, and the river was a meaningless A♠. Nguyen will earn $58,600 for his finish, and Seth will collect the $5,000 bounty.