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Fri, 26 Jun 2009 03:33:32 -0700

Congratulations to Derek Raymond, Champion of Event #46! ($229,192)

Whew! This was a marathon of a day for Derek Raymond and Mark Tenner. We can honestly say that both players deserved the win in this tournament. Each played masterfully and with guts. At the end, however, it was Raymond who hit the hands he needed to hit when he needed to hit them. Raymond started the day in 9th chip position of the 23 players remaining. He steadily and quietly climbed the counts as player after player was eliminated. Coming into the final table, Raymond was positioned well for a deep run. He was fourth in chips and in no danger of an immediate bust. In the end, it was stamina and resolve that brought Raymond the bracelet -- and perhaps a timely run of cards. No one can deny that limits were high at the end. This thing could easily have gone the other way. But it didn't, and Derek Raymond is our deserving champion. Congratulations, Derek!

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 03:31:13 -0700

Mark Tenner Eliminated in 2nd Place ($141,647)

Raymond bet out on a

flop, and Tenner folded. Tenner was looking a bit shorter. Then Raymond check-raised on a

flop and Tenner called, but he folded when Raymond bet out on the

turn. This left Tenner on just 205,000. Yikes... And so, Tenner got it all in from the button. And Raymond called. Just like that. Ding! Tenner:

Raymond:

Board:

All the chips were silently shipped over to Raymond. Ladies and gentlemen, we have a winner! Said Nolan Dalla, shaking the hand of our new bracelet winner, "Congratulations, champ, that was easy." Time for bed.

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 03:25:13 -0700

Tenner All In Preflop!

Raymond had been assiduously whittling away at Tenner, forcing him to fold on various assorted flops and turns, and finally we saw Tenner all in preflop following a raising war. Tenner:

Raymond:

Board:

Chop, chop.

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 03:08:02 -0700

...Then Back to Raymond

Both players checked the

flop, and then Raymond proceeded to bet out on both the

turn and the

river. Raymond turned over

, and since Tenner just mucked, Raymond took the pot.

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 03:05:30 -0700

Flushes All Round

Now it's Tenner's turn to make a flush! He called a bet from Raymond on the turn of the

board, and both players checked the

river. "Straight," announced Raymond. "Flush," announced Tenner for the trump. He turned over

to prove it, and took the pot.

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 03:02:19 -0700

We're Even Again

Good lord. Our blinds are up, as you may have noticed, and you'd think our old friend Variance would maybe kick in around now. Nevertheless, here we are with two players on almost identical stacks, at 3am. Tenner check-called a bet from Raymond on the river of the

board, but then mucked to Raymond's

flush.

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 02:58:35 -0700

No Change Yet

Derek Raymond's been trying to get his chips in, but those pots just keep ending up chopped. Most recently he called a preflop raise from Tenner and then bet out on every street of the

board. Tenner called him all the way down, and duly they chopped. Raymond:

Tenner:

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 02:45:57 -0700

Go Derek-ly to Jail, Do Not Pass Go, Do Not Collect $229,192

Derek Raymond may be in a spot of bother -- he's down to 575,000.

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 02:36:51 -0700

Action!

We have a scooped pot! We only caught it from the river (we were briefly distracted by the thought of five-card pot limit omaha hi/lo), but the board read thus:

Derek Raymond check-called a bet from Mark Tenner, and then mucked when Tenner turned over

. Tenner: 2,250,000 Raymond: 930,000

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 02:34:15 -0700

Crazy Cash Game Action

Are you railing this tournament? Are you finding the action, well, a little slow? Well, the cash game here in the Rio is where you ought to be! They've just called five-card pot limit omaha hi/lo over in the cash section. Guess it's just that time of the night. Whoop!

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 02:31:22 -0700

What's the Next Blind Level?

Oh dear, this has gone on so long we're now off the structure sheet. The TD informs us though that should we make it through the next half an hour to the end of this level, the blinds will be 50,000 and 100,000. With 3,180,000 chips in play. Surely it can't take much longer...

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 02:23:02 -0700

...But We're Still Here

Raymond raised and Tenner called him; Tenner then check-called the

flop. He bet out on the

turn and Raymond called, and they saw a

river. This river was interesting as it represented a little miracle for Raymond. Tenner check-called -- and then mucked what seemed to be

when Raymond showed him

for a rivered straight.

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 02:20:34 -0700

Tenner Takes the Lead Again

Tenner scooped two pots in a row to get himself a convincing chip lead. Tenner:

Board:

Then: Tenner:

Board:

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 02:07:13 -0700

...And Back Again

Vast though the limits are, it's beginning to look as though this will never end. The chips went back across the table to Mark Tenner when he made the wheel and Derek Raymond just mucked. Board:

Tenner:

How marvellous, everyone gets to stay here a good while longer by the looks of it.

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 02:02:44 -0700

Straight Flushed Away

Limp-checked preflop, our heads-up players also checked the

flop. Derek Raymond bet out on the

turn and Tenner called him. Another bet from Raymond on the

river was similarly called. The cards were flipped and Raymond's flush beat Tenner's broadway straight -- Raymond scooped the pot and is now in the lead. Raymond:

Tenner:

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 01:56:10 -0700

Scoop & Scooper

Mark Tenner scooped himself a nice pot with

on a

board to put himself up to 2.2 million and Derek Raymond down to 900,000. But very next hand the stacks were even again. They limp-checked their merry way to a

flop which Tenner checked. Raymond bet, Tenner called, and they moved to the action-packed

turn. This time Tenner check-raised, only for Raymond to three-bet. Call. Tenner check-called the

river, but Raymond's

must have been good, as Tenner mucked with a quiet, "Nice hand."

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 01:34:28 -0700

How Many Chips Do They Have Now?

Derek Raymond: 1,900,000 Mark Tenner: 1,200,000

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 01:30:08 -0700

Raymond in Control

And another pot went Raymond's way. They limp-checked their way to a

flop and both checked it. Raymond bet out on the

turn and Tenner called, and likewise on the