Friday, June 25, 2010 4:26 PM Local Time
While the tournament director was dealing with a situation over at table 308, table 309 lost a player. Daniel Buzgon called for the floor, but the dealer continued to deal the hand. The table was down to seven players and they all agreed to wait for the floor to bring another player to the table. Mind you, the cards had already been dealt.
Niccolo Caramatti proceeded to get up from the table and walk over to his friends on the rail. After the TD came over to handle the eliminated player, the hand resumed. Caramatti raised and it was folded around to Jose Obadia who called the floor himself.
The TD came back over and Obadia explained the situation, the dealer also explained the situation and Buzgon threw in an explanation as well. After it was all sorted out, Caramatti was forced to fold his hand because it was explained that he could not abandon his hand. He was visibly angry and started shouting to Obadia and calling him names. The TD gave him a one hand penalty. Things have finally started to settle down here in the orange section of the Amazon Room - we hope.
Friday, June 25, 2010 4:24 PM Local Time
Humberto Brenes opened to 57,000 from the cutoff and Michael Swick went deep into the tank on the button.
After several minutes, Swick eventually laid his hand down as Brenes leant over and whispered, "I would have called you!"
Craig Bergeron then became furious with the fact - in his words - that Brenes was trying to angle the blinds to force them to fold.
The Tournament Director was called over to control the situation, and consequently Brenes was issued a one-hand penalty as the hand played out.
Bergeron folded his small blind, but Andrew Rosskamm raised the action to 675,000 from the big blind to prompt a fold from Brenes.
Friday, June 25, 2010 4:22 PM Local Time
Niccolo Caramatti opened to 53,000 from the cutoff only to have William Prieto move all in for 233,000 from the button.
After nearly three minutes in the tank, Caramatti made the call to put Prieto at risk.
Prieto:
Caramatti:
The flop of gave Prieto outs to a chop, but after the and fell on the turn and river, Prieto exited in 17th place for a $21,577 payday.
Friday, June 25, 2010 4:18 PM Local Time
Ryan Hemmel made it 60,000 to go and it was folded around to William Prieto in the big blind. He moved all in and Hemmel made the call.
Both players turned over ace-four.
The board rolled out for a chopped pot.
Friday, June 25, 2010 4:10 PM Local Time
Andrew Rosskamm opened to 55,000 from the hi-jack and James Schaaf made the call from the big blind to see a flop fall.
Both players checked to see the land on the turn and Schaaf check-call a 55,000-chip bet from Rosskamm.
The river landed another ace with the , and after a Schaaf check, Rosskamm fired out 130,000.
Schaaf paused for a few moments before making the call only to muck at the sight of Rosskamm's .
With that pot, Rosskamm climbs to 1,140,000 as Schaaf slips to 770,000 in chips.
Friday, June 25, 2010 3:40 PM Local Time
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Friday, June 25, 2010 3:38 PM Local Time
Thomas Johnson raised and then called Bernard Ko's all in bet.
Johnson:
Ko:
Ko would need all the help he could get, but wouldn't find it when the board rolled out . He would become our 18th place finisher.
Johnson moved up to 620,000.
Friday, June 25, 2010 3:36 PM Local Time
Bernard Ko opened to 60,000 from under the gun and found Niccolo Caramatti defending his big blind.
The flop fell down and Caramatti moved all in with Ko quick to make the call.
Caramatti:
Ko:
With Caramatti's stop-n-go not quite working, he found a on the turn to give him maximum outs to trips or two-pair as well as any club.
Fortunately for the Italian he managed to spike the on the river to stay alive and double through to 490,000 as Ko slips to 150,000 in chips.
Friday, June 25, 2010 3:27 PM Local Time
Table 308
Seat 1: Humberto Brenes
Seat 2: Michael Swick
Seat 3: Craig Bergeron
Seat 4: Andrew Rosskamm
Seat 5: Thomas O'Neal
Seat 6: Dean Hamrick
Seat 7: Aaron Gustavson
Seat 8: James Schaaf
Seat 9: Aaron Kaiser
Table 309
Seat 1: Ryan Hemmel
Seat 2: Peter Granlund
Seat 3: Thomas Johnson
Seat 4: Niccolo Caramatti
Seat 5: Bernard Ko
Seat 6: William Prieto
Seat 7: Ian Wiley
Seat 8: Jose Obadia
Seat 9: Daniel Buzgon
Friday, June 25, 2010 3:24 PM Local Time
Brett Michael moved all in for 210,000 from the button and James Schaaf made the call from the big blind.
Michael:
Schaaf:
The board ran out to see Michael eliminated as Schaaf climbs to 940,000 in chips as Michael hit the rail in 19th place.
Friday, June 25, 2010 3:21 PM Local Time
It was a battle of the blinds in this elimination hand that was recounted to us by one of the players at the table. Aaron Kaiser limped from the small blind and Dustin Pattinson checked his option in the big blind.
The flop came down . Kaiser made it 30,000 and Pattinson called.
On the turn, Kaiser check-raised all in after Pattinson bet 75,000. Pattinson made the call and tabled . Kaiser showed .
The river was a meaningless five and Dustin Pattinson was eliminated in 20th place.
Friday, June 25, 2010 3:19 PM Local Time
William Prieto opened to 60,000 and Jose Obadia made the call to see a flop fall.
Prieto fired out 80,000 and Obadia made the call as the was checked through on the turn.
Once the landed on the river, Prieto checked and Obadia fired out a bet of 125,000 which was called by Prieto.
Obadia tabled his to collect the pot and move to 740,000 as Prieto slips to 295,000 in chips.
Friday, June 25, 2010 3:13 PM Local Time
Michael Swick moved all in from under the gun for 194,000 and Thomas Johnson made the call from the button.
Swick:
Johnson:
The flop of put Johnson in the lead and left Swick needing to find an ace or running cards for a straight or flush to stay alive.
The on the turn gave him an additional two outs while removing his backdoor draws.
However backdoor two-pair was one that Swick wasn't considering, but it was delivered by the dealer as the peeled on the river to send him to 445,000 as Johnson slips to 520,000 in chips.
Friday, June 25, 2010 3:12 PM Local Time
Bernard Lee made it 51,000 from the cutoff before he was faced with a raise from Aaron Gustavson from the button to 130,000. The blinds released and Lee moved all in. Gustavson snap called.
Lee:
Gustavson:
The flop brought the card of doom for Lee. It came down . Lee put his head in his hands heartbroken. The turn, brought no help, and the river sealed the deal. Lee would be eliminated in 21st place.
Friday, June 25, 2010 3:01 PM Local Time
We didn't catch all the action, but when we walked up to the table, the board read .
Andrew Rosskamm tossed in a bet of 55,000. After a brief moment of deliberation, Dustin Pattinson made the call.
"Queen," said Rosskamm, tabling . Pattinson tossed his cards into the muck.
Friday, June 25, 2010 2:49 PM Local Time
With Niccolo Caramatti in the process of moving all in for his last 137,000, Humberto Brenes announced, "if you move all in, I call!"
The Tournament Director was called over to ask if that statement from Brenes was binding or not.
After discussing the exact details of the hand, it was ruled that Brenes was bound to a call and didn't put up much of a fight.
Caramatti:
Brenes:
The board ran out to see Caramatti double to 305,000 through his Broadway straight as Brenes slipped to 480,000 in chips.
Friday, June 25, 2010 2:46 PM Local Time
Thomas O'Neal moved all in for 128,000 and was called by Dean Hamrick.
O'Neal:
Hamrick:
O'Neal found a king on the flop. The turn and river brought a and respectively and O'Neal doubled to 280,000.
Friday, June 25, 2010 2:41 PM Local Time
Craig Bergeron opened for a raise under the gun and James Schaaf three-bet from the small blind. Bergeron moved all in and Schaaf made the call to put Bergeron at risk.
Bergeron:
Schaaf:
The board ran out to see Bergeron double through to 690,000 as Schaaf slips to 565,000 in chips.
Friday, June 25, 2010 2:38 PM Local Time
In a battle of the blinds, Ian Wiley moved all in for 167,000 from the small blind and Niccolo Caramatti made the call from the big.
Wiley:
Caramatti:
The board ran out to see Wiley's kicker play and ensure him the double to 355,000 as Caramatti slips to just 155,000 in chips.
Friday, June 25, 2010 2:36 PM Local Time
Niccola Caramatti found himself all in for his last 166,000 with Peter Granlund making the call.
Caramatti:
Granlund:
The board ran out to see Caramatti double through to 344,000 as Granlund slips to 280,000 in chips.