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Final Table Photos and Stacks From the $1,100 Final Table
Rubin Chappell bowed out in 13th place, and then Niel Mittelman got us to our final table of ten. He knocked out Anthony Spinella in 12th place, and Kazu Oshima in 11th. Oddly enough, his opponents...
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Patrick Chan Eliminated in 10th Place ($3,100)
On one of the first hands of the final table, Patrick Chan was eliminated in 10th place. He got it in preflop in a coin flip, holding [Ad][Kh] vs. the [Qc][Qd] of Matt Schultz. The board ran down...
View ArticleMcKeehen Doubles Through Garcia
Now long after the elimination of Patrick Chan, we had another huge hand that saw the defending WSOP Champion score a big double up. The board read [10h][10c][7d][4d] on the turn when Garcia check...
View ArticleGarcia Gets Those Chips Right Back
Not long after Cord Garcia doubled Joe McKeehen up, the roles were quickly reversed. This time, Garcia was the one all in preflop holding [8c][8d] to the [As][Kc] of McKeehen. The board came down...
View ArticleCards in the Air: $5,250 No-Limit Hold'em Event
It's time to kick off the biggest buy-in event of the series so far: the $5,250 No-Limit Hold'em Tournament. This event has a guarantee of $250,000, and some of the biggest names in poker will be here....
View ArticleUpdated Counts From the $1,100 Final Table
The final nine players are currently on break, so we went around to grab chip counts for everyone still in.Blinds: 2,500-5,000 Average: 285,000Duey Duong - 506,000Steven Merrifield - 380,000Matt...
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Moon Kim Eliminated in 9th Place ($4,240)
Moon Kim clung onto the short stack for dear life at this final table, and though he got his chips in good, he wasn't able to survive. Kim and Matt Schultz were heads up on a flop that came down...
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Joe McKeehen Elimianted in 8th Place ($5,680)
Joe McKeehen's stack had fallen down to 67,000 when he moved all in from early position with King-Jack. Unfortunately for him, Matt Schultz woke up with Ace-Jack right behind him, and he made the call....
View ArticleHenson Doubles Through Merrifield
Ray Henson and Steven Merrifield were heads up on a flop of [As][9s][Qd]. Merrifield checked to Henson, who fired out 30,000. Merrifield immediately grabbed a stack of red 25,000 chips, and moved them...
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A Few of the Notables in the $5,250 Event
The $5,250 No-Limit Hold'em event is in full swing right now, with 25 players entered so far. It's no surprise that this tournament has drawn some of the best players in the world. In the crowd we...
View ArticleHenson Triple Barrells His Way into the Chip Lead
Ray Henson and Jonathan "Cosmo" McGowan were heads up on a flop of [4d][2h][2s]. Â Henson led out for 42,000, and McGowan tagged along to see the [Qc] hit the turn. Henson fired again, this time for...
View ArticleGarcia Doubles Through Henson
Cord Garcia got his final 138,000 in the middle preflop holding [Qd][Qh], and he looked to be in great shape against the [Ad][Qs] of Ray Henson. Â However, the flop came down all spades, [10s][3s][4s],...
View ArticleFull Updated Chip Counts From the Final Seven
Blinds: 3,000-6,000 Average Stack: 360,000Matt Schultz - 540,000Duey Duong - 405,000Steven Merrifield- 375,000Ray Henson - 360,000Cord Garcia - 265,000Niel Mittelman - 260,000Jonathan McGowan - 230,000
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Cord Garcia Eliminated in 7th Place ($7,080)
Shortly after doubling up through Ray Henson, Cord Garcia was eliminated. On his final hand, Garcia put on a squeeze by moving all in with [7c][7h]. Unfortunately for him, the original raiser, Duey...
View ArticleTonight's $1,100 Main Event Satellite Now Underway
We are kicking off the first of a few $1,100 Main Event Satellites that will be guaranteeing at least ten Main Event seats right now here in the tournament ballroom. Registration will be open until...
View ArticleMatt Schultz Over a Million Now
Matt Schultz has slowly started to separate himself from the back in this $1,100 Final Table, as he is the first player to crack the million chip mark. We were able to catch a hand recently that helped...
View ArticleDuong Doubles Through Mittelman
In a battle of the blinds, Duey Duong got his final 240,000 in the middle preflop holding Ace-Ten. He was a in great shape against the Ace-Four of Niel Mittelman. The board came down...
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Niel Mittelmen Eliminated in 5th Place ($10,650)
Niel Mittelmen was down to his final 130,000 after that last hand, and he moved all in on the button with [9s][9c]. Unfortunately for him, Matt Schultz woke up with [Ah][As] right behind him. The board...
View ArticleChip Counts From the Final Four of the $1,100 Event
Blinds: 6,000-12,000 Average Stack: 641,000Matt Schultz - 1.25 millionRay Henson - 470,000Duey Duong - 410,000Steven Merrifield - 290,000
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Steven Merrifield Eliminated in 4th Place ($14,190)
Steven Merrifield got his short stack in preflop, and he got calls from Duey Duong and Ray Henson. Those two players checked down a board of [7c][5c][9h][Jc][Qd], and both players turned over King-Jack...
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