Sun, 07 Jun 2009 20:45:02 -0700
Angel Guillen Eliminated in 2nd Place ($312,800); Keven Stammen Wins Event No. 13 ($506,786)
On the 20th hand of heads-up play, Keven Stammen raised to 150,000 on the button, and Angel Guillen called. The flop came
. Guillen checked, Stammen bet 225,000, Guillen check-raised to 775,000, Stammen moved all in, and Guillen called.
Guillen
Stammen
The turn brought the
, giving Guillen even more straight outs to survive. But the river was the
, and Stammen is our Event No. 13 champion!
Sun, 07 Jun 2009 20:38:08 -0700
Guillen Gaining
A couple of hands after the last one we reported, Angel Guillen again raised to 120,000 from the button and Stammen again called. The flop came
. Stammen checked, Guillen bet 145,000, and Stammen called. Both checked the
on the turn.
The
came on the end. Stammen checked, Guillen bet 305,000, and this time Stammen decided to look his opponent up.
Guillen showed
for the overpair, and Stammen mucked. Guillen now has 3.1 million, getting closer to Stammen who has 5.1 million.
Sun, 07 Jun 2009 20:34:17 -0700
A Couple of Worthy Foes
In the 15th hand of heads-up play, Angel Guillen raised to 120,000 from the button, and Keven Stammen called.
The flop came
, and both checked. The turn was the
. Stammen checked, Guillen bet 135,000, and Stammen called.
The river was the
. Stammen again checked, Guillen bet 280,000, and Stammen went into the tank for a while before finally tossing his cards to the dealer.
The pair exchanged wordless grins afterwards, and Stammen rolled his eyes as if to say "I think I might've had you there." This may be over soon, or it may turn into a long, cagey battle.
Guillen now up to 2.57 million, Stammen 5.63 million.
Sun, 07 Jun 2009 20:23:29 -0700
Angel Gets Some Back
Angel Guillen has picked up a few pots to push back up to 2.25 million. Stammen has 5.95 million.
In the most recent one, Guillen raised to 120,000 from the button and Stammen called. The flop came
. Stammen checked, Guillen bet 145,000, Stammen check-raised to 420,000, and Guillen instantly announced he was all in. Stammen thought a beat, then folded.
Sun, 07 Jun 2009 20:16:42 -0700
Better Than 4-to-1
Keven Stammen up to 6.7 million now, to Angel Guillen's 1.5 million.
Sun, 07 Jun 2009 20:12:00 -0700
Stamdogg Takes Another Bite
In the third hand of heads-up play, Angel Guillen raised to 120,000 from the small blind/button, and Keven "Stamdogg" Stammen made the call. Both checked the
flop as well as the
turn. The river was the
. Stammen bet 180,000, and Guillen called.
Stammen turned over
for a full house, and Guillen mucked. Stammen moves past 6 million on that one, while Guillen has just about 2 million.
Sun, 07 Jun 2009 20:05:24 -0700
Chip Counts at Start of Heads Up
Keven Stammen -- 5.8 million
Angel Guillen -- 2.4 million
It took just 70 hands to go from 10 players down to the final two.
Sun, 07 Jun 2009 19:58:40 -0700
Bahador Ahmadi Eliminated in 4th Place ($139,934)
Bahador Ahmadi open-raised to 120,000 from the small blind, Angel Guillen reraised from the big blind, Ahmadi repopped all in, and Guillen called.
Ahmadi turned over
and Guillen
. A queen flopped --
-- but Ahmadi now had the heart flush draw. The turn was the
, and Ahmadi's queens were still good. And the
on the river sealed it. That hand took Guillen up to 2.4 million, and knocked Ahmadi down to 300,000.
On the next hand, Keven Stammen raised to 105,000, Ahmadi pushed all in, and Stammen called.
Ahmadi had
and Stammen
. The board came
. Stammen's hand was best, and Ahmadi was out in 4th. Stammen, the leader, is up to 4.2 million now.
Sun, 07 Jun 2009 19:42:39 -0700
Glines Takes Some More
Shawn Glines and Angel Guillen were involved in a tricky blind-vs.-blind hand that resulted in a huge pot right before the dinner break. The pair were butting heads in the blinds once again here soon after returning.
It folded to Guillen who raised to 120,000 from the small blind, and Glines called from the BB. The flop came
. Guillen checked, Glines bet 150,000, and Guillen called. The turn was the
. Guillen checked again, and when Glines bet 225,000, Guillen stepped aside.
Guillen slips to 1 million, while Glines moves up to 1.7 million.
Sun, 07 Jun 2009 19:33:12 -0700
Cards Back in the Air
Our five players are back in their seats and play has resumed.
Sun, 07 Jun 2009 18:43:19 -0700
Chip Counts at Dinner Break, Five Remain
Keven Stammen -- 3.84 million
Angel Guillen -- 1.365 million
Shawn Glines -- 1.33 million
Bahador Ahmadi -- 1.02 million
Torrey Reily -- 495,000
See you back here in about 50 minutes.
Sun, 07 Jun 2009 18:32:06 -0700
Dinner Break
Players are taking a one-hour dinner break. Cards will be back in the air at 7:30 p.m. local time.
They are coloring up chips -- we'll get you newly updated counts on all five stacks in just a few.
Sun, 07 Jun 2009 18:29:59 -0700
Glines Gets Guillen
This was the last hand before the break, a battle-of-the-blinds hand in which Shawn Glines and Angel Guillen fought for what turned out to be a decent-sized pot.
It folded to Guillen who limped in from the small blind, and Glines checked behind. The flop came
. Guillen bet 40,000, and Glines called. The turn was the
. This time Guillen bet 105,000, and Glines again called.
The river was the
. Guillen bet 200,000, and once again, Glines made the call.
Glines showed
for queens and sevens, and Guillen mucked, showing a four as he did.
Sun, 07 Jun 2009 18:21:41 -0700
Ahmadi Takes One
Bahador Ahmadi just took a pot off of Torrey Reily, and they've reversed spots at the bottom of the chip counts. Ahmadi has about 910,000, while Reily is at 530,000.
Just a few minutes away from the dinner break.
Sun, 07 Jun 2009 18:16:21 -0700
Updated Chip Counts
Keven Stammen -- 3.7 million
Angel Guillen -- 1.92 million
Shawn Glines -- 1 million
Torrey Reily -- 775,000
Bahador Ahmadi -- 670,000
Sun, 07 Jun 2009 18:11:54 -0700
Stammen Takes Huge Pot from Ahmadi
Bahado Ahmadi raised to 77,000 from under the gun, and it folded to Keven Stammen who made the call from the big blind.
The flop came
. Stammen checked, Ahmadi bet 110,000, and Stammen called.
The turn was the
, and Stammen again checked. This time Ahmadi bet 175,000, and Stammen promptly check-raised to 600,000. Ahmadi called.
The river was the
. Stammen fired out 600,000, and Ahmadi called.
Stammen showed
for the flopped two pair, and Ahmadi mucked. Stammen is the overwhelming chip leader now with 3.7 million, while Ahmadi tumbles to 670,000.
Sun, 07 Jun 2009 17:57:02 -0700
How's My Image?
Torrey Reily had dropped to 294,000 -- less than ten big blinds -- when he just now pushed all in from the cutoff. That was the first time in 40 hands he'd voluntarily entered a pot.
Angel Guillen looked him over for a while from the button before folding. Shawn Glines folded quickly from the small blind. And Keven Stammen smiled for a moment, then gave up his big blind.
