Tuesday, June 5, 2007 4:52 PM Local Time
Hand #36 - Thomas Savitsky has the button in seat 3, Smith raises to 60,000, Hill reraises from the cutoff to 210,000, and Smith folds. Hill takes the pot.
Tuesday, June 5, 2007 4:51 PM Local Time
Hand #35 - William Hill has the button in seat 2, and Van Horn raises under the gun to 70,000, winning the blinds.
Tuesday, June 5, 2007 4:50 PM Local Time
Hand #34 - Eric 'Rizen' Lynch has the button in seat 1, Langdon raises to 50,000, Savitsky thinks for a full minute before moving all in from the big blind for 100,000, and Langdon thinks for another minute before he calls with
. Savitsky shows
, and he has the preflop lead as he's looking to double up.
The flop comes
, and both players flop a pair, but Savitsky retains his lead with a pair of aces. The turn card is the
, and Langdon needs a seven or a five to bust Savitsky here.
The river card is the
, and Savitsky doubles up to 210,000 with a pair of aces.
Tuesday, June 5, 2007 4:44 PM Local Time
Hand #33 - Gavin Smith has the button in seat 9, Spegal raises to 70,000, winning the blinds.
Tuesday, June 5, 2007 4:42 PM Local Time
Erick Lindgren has showed up to the final table to support his friend, Gavin Smith.
Tuesday, June 5, 2007 4:42 PM Local Time
The blinds have increased 10,000-20,000, and players can either limp preflop, or raise it to 40,000-70,000.
Tuesday, June 5, 2007 4:40 PM Local Time
Late in the break, the yellow (1,000) chips were raced off the table.
Tuesday, June 5, 2007 4:20 PM Local Time
Seat 1 - Eric 'Rizen' Lynch - 243,000
Seat 2 - William Hill - 353,000
Seat 3 - Thomas Savitsky - 104,000
Seat 4 - Mike Spegal - 215,000
Seat 5 - Bruce Van Horn - 138,000
Seat 7 - Jon Friedberg - 230,000
Seat 8 - Jeff Langdon - 399,000
Seat 9 - Gavin Smith - 668,000
Tuesday, June 5, 2007 4:15 PM Local Time
The players take a 15-minute break before the blinds increase to 10,000-20,000. Official chip counts will be posted in a few minutes.
Tuesday, June 5, 2007 4:14 PM Local Time
Hand #32 - Jeff Langdon has the button in seat 8, he raises to 45,000, and Smith calls from the small blind. The flop comes
, and both players check. The turn card is the
, Smith checks, Langdon bets 60,000, and Smith folds. Langdon takes the pot.
Tuesday, June 5, 2007 4:12 PM Local Time
Hand #31 - Jon Friedberg has the button in seat 7, and Savitsky raises to 50,000, winning the blinds.
Tuesday, June 5, 2007 4:10 PM Local Time
Hand #30 - Bruce Van Horn has the button in seat 5, and Smith raises from under the gun to 44,000, winning the blinds.
Tuesday, June 5, 2007 4:09 PM Local Time
Hand #29 - Mike Spegal has the button in seat 4, Smith limps from early position for 16,000, Van Horn limps from the small blind, and Friedberg checks his option. The flop comes
, and all three players check. The turn card is the
, Van Horn bets 25,000, Friedberg calls, and Smith calls. The river card is the
, Van Horn checks, Friedberg bets 40,000, and Van Horn calls with
for top pair. But Friedberg shows
to win the pot with two pair, sevens and eights.
Tuesday, June 5, 2007 4:05 PM Local Time
Hand #28 - Thomas Savitsky has the button in seat 3, Smith limps for 16,000, and Van Horn checks his option. The flop comes
, and both players check. The turn card is the
, and they check again. The river card is the
, Van Horn checks, Smith bets 25,000, and Van Horn folds. Gavin Smith takes the pot.
Tuesday, June 5, 2007 4:03 PM Local Time
Hand #27 - William Hill has the button in seat 2, and Friedberg raises to 56,000, winning the blinds.
Tuesday, June 5, 2007 4:02 PM Local Time
Hand #26 - Eric 'Rizen' Lynch has the button in seat 1, and Smith raises from the cutoff to 44,000, winning the blinds.
Tuesday, June 5, 2007 4:01 PM Local Time
There appears to be a mistake with the button, as it skipped seat 8. But we'll continue forward ...
Hand #25 - Gavin Smith has the button in seat 9, Savitsky moves all in under the gun for 40,000, Van Horn reraises to isolate, and everyone else folds. Van Horn shows
, while Savitsky has
. Savitsky will need to improve to stay alive.
The flop comes
, and Van Horn retains the lead. The turn card is the
, and Savitsky needs a queen or a ten to survive.
The river card is the --
! Savitsky spikes a higher pair on the river to double up in chips.
Tuesday, June 5, 2007 3:55 PM Local Time
Seat 1 - Eric 'Rizen' Lynch - 240,000
Seat 2 - William Hill - 380,000
Seat 3 - Thomas Savitsky - 40,000
Seat 4 - Mike Spegal - 230,000
Seat 5 - Bruce Van Horn - 295,000
Seat 7 - Jon Friedberg - 117,000
Seat 8 - Jeff Langdon - 370,000
Seat 9 - Gavin Smith - 681,000
Tuesday, June 5, 2007 3:51 PM Local Time
Hand #24 - Jon Friedberg has the button in seat 7, Traniello raises from the cutoff to 50,000, Smith reraises from the big blind to 158,000, Traniello moves all in, and Smith asks for a chip count. It's an additional 111,000 to Smith (a total bet of 269,000), and he makes the call with
. Traniello shows
, and he'll need to improve to stay alive in this race situation.
The flop comes
, and Smith retains the lead with his pocket pair. The turn card is the
, and Traniello needs an ace or a king to survive.
The river card is the
, and Smith takes the pot with his pocket jacks.
Marco Traniello is eliminated in ninth place, earning $14,925. The next player eliminated will receive $20,255.
Tuesday, June 5, 2007 3:45 PM Local Time
Hand #23 - Marco Traniello has the button in seat 6, and Hill raises to 40,000, winning the blinds and antes.