Thursday, June 4, 2009 11:04 PM Local Time
Craig McConville limped from the button and Steve Karp raised an additional 135,000 from the small blind.
McConville reraised an additional 400,000 and Karp shoved for a total of 1.25 million. McConville made the call and we went to the flop.
Karp -
McConville -
When the board ran out
Karp doubled up to 3.6 million.
Thursday, June 4, 2009 10:51 PM Local Time
Steve Karp was first to act and he moved all in from under the gun for 850,000. Play folded around to Travis Johnson in the small blind who moved all in over the top.
Karp:
Johnson:
The board ran out
and Karp rivers the nut flush to double up! Karp moves up around 1.8 million with Johnson taking a hit to slip back to the pack.
Thursday, June 4, 2009 10:51 PM Local Time
After making a standard raise from the cutoff, Brian McInnis called an all-in reraise from Mike Ciotola in the big blind.
Ciotola had McInnis covered and the hands were shown.
Ciotola -
McInnis -
Ciotola took the lead on a flop of
. The
on the turn didn't change anything and
on the river gave Ciotola two pair and the hand.
McInnis left in 6th place with a payday worth $116,234 while Ciotola now sits on 2.75 million in chips.
Thursday, June 4, 2009 10:37 PM Local Time
Mike Ciotola opened the action with a raise to 230,000 from under the gun. Travis Johnson was next to speak and he slid out 700,000 into the middle to announce a raise.
The table folded around to Walter Wright in the small blind who moved all in over the top! Ciotola quickly stepped aside as Johnson asked for a count. It was an additional 985,000 to him to make the call. Johnson deliberated for several minutes, often standing from his chair and running his hands through his hair as Wright remained motionless and emotionless.
Johnson finally found a call and the cards were tabled:
Johnson:
Wright:
The board was spread
and Johnson's pair holds up to eliminate Wright in 7th place for a collect of $97,985.
Thursday, June 4, 2009 10:33 PM Local Time
Michael Ciotola made it 230,000 to go from middle position and got reraised all in an additional 230,000 by Brian McInnis. Ciotola made the call and the hands were turned up.
Ciotola -
McInnis -
A flop of
gave McInnis a huge lead, and he turned the full house with the
. The
on the river changed nothing, and McInnis increased his chip stack to just over 1 million.
Thursday, June 4, 2009 10:20 PM Local Time
Action folded to Craig McConville in middle position who continued his aggressive play, raising to 160,000.
Steve Karp, who has barely played a hand on this final table, was next to act and reraised to 450,000. Action folded back to McConville who again went into the tank before finally releasing his hand.
Thursday, June 4, 2009 10:17 PM Local Time
Mark Salinaro opened another pot with a raise to 155,000 from under the gun. Mike Ciotola made the call in late position and the two saw a flop of
.
Both players checked and the
fell on the turn, putting a potential flush out there. Salinaro led out with a bet of 225,000 and Ciotola was quick to make the call.
The
completed the river and Salinaro deliberated before checking to Ciotola who fired out a healthy bet of 500,000. Salinaro again went into the tank again and eventually found a call.
Ciotola sheepishly revealed
, assuming he was beat, but a murmur trickled around the crowd as Salinaro couldn't better an underpair as he tossed his cards into the muck.
Thursday, June 4, 2009 10:10 PM Local Time
Mark Salinaro raised to 155,000 from middle position and action folded to Craig McConville who reraised to 455,000 from the big blind.
Salinaro then reraised all in for a total of 1,345,000 forcing McConville into the tank. After thinking and counting down his stack, McConville finally released the hand, giving the pot to Salinaro.
Thursday, June 4, 2009 10:01 PM Local Time
Walter Wright raised to 160,000 from under the gun and action folded to Mark Salinaro who shoved all in from the big blind. Wright called and showed
while Salinaro showed
.
The flop of
gave Wright a gut-shot draw, which didn't come and Salinaro won the pot with the
on the turn and river.
Thursday, June 4, 2009 9:52 PM Local Time
The players are now settled on the ESPN Feature Table and the cards are back in the air!
Thursday, June 4, 2009 9:48 PM Local Time
The players will now be taking a short break as they relocate to the ESPN Feature table which was recently vacated thanks to the bracelet-winning efforts of Phil Ivey. Perhaps we'll be crowning a new Phil Ivey later this evening?
Thursday, June 4, 2009 9:42 PM Local Time
Play folded around to Travis Johnson in the small blind who raised it up an additional 105,000. Always happy to play in position, Craig McConville made the call in the big blind and the two took a flop of
.
Johnson checked to McConville who fired 135,000. Johnson made the call. The
on the turn was checked by both players, as was the
on the river. Johnson tabled the best hand with his
to take it down.
Thursday, June 4, 2009 9:36 PM Local Time
Mark Salinaro opened the action with a raise to 155,000 before Walter Wright popped it up an additional 300,000 to go. Play folded around to chip leader Craig McConville in the small blind who flexed his muscles with a hefty bet of 1.1 million. Both players tossed their cards and fled the big confrontation with the chip leader as McConville increases his stack.
Thursday, June 4, 2009 9:33 PM Local Time
Walter Wright raised it up to 170,000 before Mike Ciotola continued the trend of this final table, and put in the 3-bet, making it an additional 300,000 to go. The table folded around and Ciotola collected a nice pot without contest.
Thursday, June 4, 2009 9:30 PM Local Time
Walter Wright seemed to forget what level we were up to as he tossed out 85,000 from under the gun. He was ruled as making a minimum-raise to 100,000 and picked up four callers.
The flop came down
and play checked around to Craig McConville who threw 200,000 into the middle. The table folded with the exception of Wright who made the call.
The turn was the
and both checked before the
landed on the river. Both players checked once more, happy to keep the pot small, as Wright tabled
for the best hand.
Thursday, June 4, 2009 9:21 PM Local Time
The players are back from the break and the cards are once again in the air.
Thursday, June 4, 2009 9:12 PM Local Time
We're on a short break.
Thursday, June 4, 2009 9:06 PM Local Time
Just prior to the break, Travis Johnson raised to 150,000 from the small blind and Craig McConville made the cal in the big blind.
They took a flop of
where a 215,000-chip bet from Johnson was enough to take it down.
Thursday, June 4, 2009 9:05 PM Local Time
In a battle of the blinds in an unraised pot, Walter Wright called Mark Salinaro's 80,000 bet on a flop of
. Wright called another 165,000 when the
hit the turn, and 255,000 more when the
landed on the river.
Salinaro mucked immediately after the river call, and Wright showed
for second pair.
Thursday, June 4, 2009 8:55 PM Local Time
After Mark Salinaro called his 150,000 raise preflop from the big blind, Travis Johnson bet another 310,000 on a flop of
, which was enough to push Salinaro out of the pot.