Mon, 23 Jun 2008 18:14:00 -0700
Habib is Stoked
After that double elimination hand in which Curtis Early and Thom Werthmann were both eliminated, an elated Habib Khanis ran over to celebrate with his family on the rail, having survived two more pay jumps. He's now guaranteed at least $233,906.
Mon, 23 Jun 2008 18:12:31 -0700
Curtis Early Eliminated in 6th Place ($150,368); Thom Werthmann Eliminated in 5th Place ($191,209)
Hand #73 - David Woo
Curtis Early has the button in Seat 5. David Woo limps in from middle position. Early calls from the button. Matt Wood calls from the small blind and Thom Werthmann checks his big blind option. We'll have four players to the flop.
The flop comes
. Wood checks and Werthmann bets 275,000. Woo calls and Curtis Early moves all in for 1,300,000. Wood folds and the action is back on Werthmann. He moves all in as well. David Woo, who has them both covered, calls and the players show:
Woo:
Early:
Werthmann:
With the crowd on its feet and Woo's supporters very excited, the turn comes the
and the river the
behind it. David Woo takes a massive chip lead and eliminates two players in the hand.
Curtis Early is eliminated in sixth place and takes home $150,368 while Thom Werthmann is our fifth-place finisher and pockets $191,209.
Mon, 23 Jun 2008 18:03:02 -0700
Hand #72 - Eric Beren
Habib Khanis has the button in Seat 3. Eric Beren moves all in for 605,000 and gets no takers. He'll pick up the blinds and antes.
Mon, 23 Jun 2008 18:00:30 -0700
Hand #71 - Curtis Early
David Woo has the button in Seat 2 and he raises to 200,000. Curtis Early announces a reraise from the big blind. He pus in the call and then pushes out 400,000 more chips. David Woo eventually lays it down and Curtis Early wins the pot.
Mon, 23 Jun 2008 17:57:00 -0700
Hand #70 - Matt Wood
Eric Beren has the button in Seat 1. Matt Wood raises to 240,000, David Woo hems and haws for a minute in the small blind before folding. Habib Khanis gives up the small blind and Wood wins the pot.
Mon, 23 Jun 2008 17:53:58 -0700
Hand #69 - Eric Beren
Thom Werthmann has the button in Seat 8. Action folds to Eric Beren in the small blind and he he moves all in for 495,000, winning the blinds and antes.
Mon, 23 Jun 2008 17:51:58 -0700
Hand #68 - David Woo
Matt Wood has the button in Seat 7. David Woo raises to 160,000 and wins the blinds and antes.
Mon, 23 Jun 2008 17:51:13 -0700
Updated Chip Counts
David Woo - 2,920,000
Thom Werthmann - 1,635,000
Matthew Wood - 1,305,000
Curtis Early - 1,025,000
Eric Beren - 595,000
Habib Khanis - 545,000
Mon, 23 Jun 2008 17:49:01 -0700
Hand #67 - Thom Werthmann
Curtis Early has the button in Seat 5. David Woo raises to 175,000 from middle position. Thom Werthmann makes the call from the big blind.
The flop comes
and Werthmann checks. Woo bets 100,000. Werthmann raises to 350,000 straight. Woo looks genuinely perplexed as he stares over at his opponent. He double-checks his hole cards and then massages his temple in seemingly deep thought. After about a minute, he throws his hand away. Thom Werthmann wins the pot.
Mon, 23 Jun 2008 17:44:47 -0700
Hand #66 - Matt Wood
Habib Khanis has the button in Seat 3. Matt Wood gets a walk in the big blind. He shows
.
Mon, 23 Jun 2008 17:40:44 -0700
Hand #65 - Curtis Early
David Woo has the button in Seat 2. Thom Werthmann calls from early position and David Woo calls from the button. Habib Khanis completes from the small blind and Curtis Early announces a raise from the big blind. Early makes it 275,000 to see a flop. Werthmann and Woo both fold as does Khanis. Curtis Early wins the pot.
Mon, 23 Jun 2008 17:37:13 -0700
Hand #64 - David Woo
Eric Beren has the button in Seat 1. David Woo calls in the small blind and Habib Khanis checks. The flop is
. Woo bets 60,000, Khanis gives it up and Woo wins the pot.
Mon, 23 Jun 2008 17:35:31 -0700
Hand #63 - Habib Khanis
Thom Werthmann has the button in Seat 8. Habib Khanis is first to act and he raises to 160,000. Action folds around to David Woo in the big blind and he makes the call. It's heads up to the flop.
The flop comes
. Woo checks and Khanis moves all in. Woo folds and Habib Khanis wins the pot.
Mon, 23 Jun 2008 17:32:02 -0700
Hand #62 - Habib Khanis
Matt Wood has the button in Seat 7. Habib Khanis raises to 160,000 and wins the blinds and antes.
Mon, 23 Jun 2008 17:30:18 -0700
Hand #61 - Thom Werthmann
Curtis Early has the button in Seat 5. Action folds to Matt Wood in the small blind and he raises to 220,000. Thom Werthmann moves all in from the big blind for a total of 915,000. Wood, who has Werthmann covered, counts out his chips and thinks things over for a bit. After about two-and-a-half minutes, Wood folds. Thom Werthmann wins the pot.
Mon, 23 Jun 2008 17:24:23 -0700
Hand #60 - Thom Werthmann
Habib Khanis has the button in Seat 3. Thom Werthmann raises to 170,000 and wins the blinds and antes.
Mon, 23 Jun 2008 17:22:52 -0700
Hand #59 - Eric Beren
David Woo has the button in Seat 2. Eric Beren moves all in for 615,000 from the cutoff seat, winning the blinds and antes.
Mon, 23 Jun 2008 17:21:58 -0700
Hand #58 - David Woo
Eric Beren has the button in Seat 1. David Woo raises to 160,000 and wins the blinds and antes.
Mon, 23 Jun 2008 17:20:54 -0700
Hand #57 - Habib Khanis
Thom Werthmann has the button in Seat 8. Habib Khanis is first to act and he moves all in for 355,000, winning the blinds and antes.
Mon, 23 Jun 2008 17:18:15 -0700
Hand #56 - Matt Wood
Matt Wood has the button in Seat 7. He raises to 180,000 and wins the blinds and antes.
Mon, 23 Jun 2008 17:16:51 -0700
Hand #55 - Curtis Early
Curtis Early has the button in Seat 5 and he raises to 120,000. Thom Werthmann calls from the big blind and they see a flop heads up.
The flop comes
. Werthmann is first to act and he checks. Early bets 160,000 prompting a quick fold from Werthmann. Curtis Early wins the pot.
