Tuesday, July 3, 2007 3:04 PM Local Time
Hand #38 - Doyle Brunson has the button in seat 1, and he raises to 140,000, winning the blinds.
Tuesday, July 3, 2007 3:02 PM Local Time
Hand #37 - Robert Mizrachi has the button in seat 9, Brunson raises from the small blind to 120,000, and Antonius calls from the big blind. The flop comes
, and both players check. The turn card is the
, Brunson bets 130,000, and Antonius thinks for about two minutes before he calls. The river card is the
, Brunson moves all in, and Antonius folds. Doyle Brunson takes the pot to the applause of the crowd.
Tuesday, July 3, 2007 2:58 PM Local Time
Seat 1 - Doyle Brunson - 400,000
Seat 2 - Patrik Antonius - 830,000
Seat 3 - Marco Traniello - 550,000
Seat 4 - Rene Mouritsen - 1,580,000
Seat 5 - Tommy Ly - 1,300,000
Seat 9 - Robert Mizrachi - 1,650,000
Tuesday, July 3, 2007 2:57 PM Local Time
Hand #36 - Tommy Ly has the button in seat 5, Antonius raises under the gun to 140,000, and Brunson calls from the big blind. The flop comes
, Brunson bets 150,000, and Antonius goes into the tank for several minutes before he moves all in for 275,000, and Brunson calls with
for two pair, sixes and fives. Antonius shows
for a pair of nines, and he'll need to improve to stay alive.
The turn card is the
, and Antonius takes the lead with two pair, queens and nines. The river card is the
, and Antonius wins the pot.
Patrik Antonius, the feared Black Lotus of poker, doubles up in chips to about 830,000.
Tuesday, July 3, 2007 2:50 PM Local Time
Hand #35 - Rene Mouritsen has the button in seat 4, Ly limps from the small blind for 40,000, and Mizrachi checks his option. The flop comes
, Ly pot-bets 80,000, and Mizrachi folds. Tommy Ly takes the pot.
Tuesday, July 3, 2007 2:48 PM Local Time
Hand #34 - Marco Traniello has the button in seat 3, Mouritsen limps from the small blind for 40,000, and Ly checks his option. The flop comes
, Mouritsen bets 40,000, and Ly folds. Rene Mouritsen takes the pot.
Tuesday, July 3, 2007 2:47 PM Local Time
Hand #33 - Patrik Antonius has the button in seat 2, and he raises to 140,000, winning the blinds.
Tuesday, July 3, 2007 2:45 PM Local Time
Hand #32 - Doyle Brunson has the button in seat 1, Mizrachi limps from the cutoff for 40,000, Antonius limps from the small blind, and Traniello checks his option. The flop comes
, Antonius checks, Traniello checks, Mizrachi bets 80,000, Antonius folds, and Traniello folds. Robert Mizrachi takes the pot.
Tuesday, July 3, 2007 2:44 PM Local Time
Hand #31 - Robert Mizrachi has the button in seat 9, Ly limps from the cutoff for 40,000, Brunson limps from the small blind, and Antonius checks his option. The flop comes
, Brunson checks, Antonius bets 120,000, Ly folds, and Brunson folds. Patrik Antonius takes the pot.
Tuesday, July 3, 2007 2:41 PM Local Time
Hand #30 - There is a dead button in seat 8, Mizrachi limps from the small blind for 40,000, and Brunson checks his option. The flop comes
, Mizrachi bets 40,000, and Brunson folds. Robert Mizrachi takes the pot.
Tuesday, July 3, 2007 2:41 PM Local Time
Here are the approximate chip counts from several hands ago:
Seat 1 - Doyle Brunson - 850,000
Seat 2 - Patrik Antonius - 350,000
Seat 3 - Marco Traniello - 650,000
Seat 4 - Rene Mouritsen - 1,600,000
Seat 5 - Tommy Ly - 1,400,000
Seat 9 - Robert Mizrachi - 1,400,000
Tuesday, July 3, 2007 2:40 PM Local Time
Hand #29 - Tommy Ly has the button in seat 5, and there is no small blind. Traniello limps for 40,000, and Mizrachi checks his option. The flop comes
, Mizrachi bets 45,000, and Traniello folds. Robert Mizrachi takes the pot.
Tuesday, July 3, 2007 2:38 PM Local Time
Hand #28 - Rene Mouritsen has the button in seat 4, Mizrachi limps for 40,000, Ly limps from the small blind, and Ladowsky checks his option. The flop comes
, Ly checks, Ladowsky checks, Mizrachi bets 95,000, Ly folds, Ladowsky moves all in, and Mizrachi immediately calls with
. Ladowsky shows
, and he'll need to improve to survive.
The turn card is -- the
! Ladowsky takes the lead with a set of threes, and Mizrachi is down to two outs. He needs a ten on the river to bust Ladowsky.
The river card is the --
! Mizrachi rivers a set of tens to win the pot.
Stephen Ladowsky is eliminated in seventh place, earning $92,975. The next player eliminated will receive $123,967 for sixth place.
Tuesday, July 3, 2007 2:34 PM Local Time
Hand #27 - Marco Traniello has the button in seat 3, and everyone folds to Ly, giving him a walk in the big blind.
Tuesday, July 3, 2007 2:32 PM Local Time
Hand #26 - Patrik Antonius has the button in seat 2, Ly limps under the gun for 40,000, Antonius limps from the button, Traniello limps from the small blind, and Mouritsen checks his option. The flop comes
, and all four players check. The turn card is the
, everyone checks to Antonius who bets 125,000, Traniello calls, Mouritsen pot-raises to 660,000, and everyone folds. Rene Mouritsen shows A-
-7-
for two pair with a queen-high flush draw as he collects the pot.
Tuesday, July 3, 2007 2:32 PM Local Time
Here are approximate chip counts from several hands ago:
Seat 1 - Doyle Brunson - 700,000
Seat 2 - Patrik Antonius - 650,000
Seat 3 - Marco Traniello - 800,000
Seat 4 - Rene Mouritsen - 1,100,000
Seat 5 - Tommy Ly - 1,560,000
Seat 8 - Stephen Ladowsky - 500,000
Seat 9 - Robert Mizrachi - 1,000,000
Tuesday, July 3, 2007 2:30 PM Local Time
We talked to Patrik Antonius late last night just before they got down to the final table. Patrik talked about how he plays PLO with the blinds so high in relation to stack size, and how that play differs in limped vs. raised pots.
[url=http://www.pokernews.com/live-reporting/video-gallery/?t=33&e=155&k=&z=0&x=40&y=7]Click here to check out the interview with Patrik[/url], along with all the other videos from this event.
Tuesday, July 3, 2007 2:27 PM Local Time
Hand #25 - Doyle Brunson has the button in seat 1, Ly limps for 40,000, Mizrachi limps from the cutoff, Brunson limps from the button, and Traniello checks his option. The flop comes
, Traniello checks, Ly bets 100,000, Mizrachi folds, Brunson calls, and Traniello folds. The turn card is the
, Ly checks, Brunson pot-bets 380,000, and Ly thinks for about two minutes before he folds. The crowd cheers as fan-favorite Doyle Brunson takes the pot.
Tuesday, July 3, 2007 2:22 PM Local Time
Hand #24 - Robert Mizrachi has the button in seat 9, Ladowsky limps from the cutoff for 40,000, Mizrachi limps from the button, Brunson limps from the small blind, and Antonius checks his option. The flop comes
, Brunson checks, Antonius checks, Ladowsky bets 140,000, Mizrachi calls, Brunson folds, and Antonius folds. The turn card is the
, Ladowsky checks, Mizrachi bets 100,000, and Ladowsky folds. Robert Mizrachi takes the pot.
Tuesday, July 3, 2007 2:19 PM Local Time
Hand #23 - Stephen Ladowsky has the button in seat 8, he limps for 40,000, Mizrachi limps from the small blind, and Brunson checks his option. The flop comes
, Mizrachi bets, Brunson folds, and Ladowsky calls. The turn card is the
, and both players check. The river card is the
, and both players check. Mizrachi shows A-2-x-x for two pairs, aces and deuces, and Ladowsky mucks. Mizrachi wins the pot.