Saturday, June 20, 2009 6:23 PM Local Time
Cards are back in the air.
Saturday, June 20, 2009 5:19 PM Local Time
Abe Mosseri 1,414,000
Farzad Rouhani 1,066,000
Jeff Lisandro 967,000
Yan Chen 544,000
Frank Mariani 492,000
Mike Wattel 466,000
Saturday, June 20, 2009 5:09 PM Local Time
And with the elimination of Doyle Brunson, the remaining six players are off on their one-hour dinner break.
Saturday, June 20, 2009 5:09 PM Local Time
Doyle Brunson (X)(X)
(X)
Farzad Rouhani (X)(X)
(X)
Yan Chen (X)(X) (?)
Doyle Brunson had the bring-in and bet his last 13,000 all in. Farzad Rouhani completed to 25,000 and Yan Chen called. Rouhani made a pair of fours on fourth and led out. Chen gave up his hand, leaving Brunson and Rouhani heads-up.
Brunson showed
in the hole, while Rouhani rolled over
for trip fours. Rouhani made fours full of tens by sixth street and had Brunson drawing dead.
To a hearty round of applause from the audience, Brunson departed the stage in 7th place.
Saturday, June 20, 2009 5:04 PM Local Time
Doyle Brunson was just crippled down to 19,000 chips after having to fold to Abe Mosseri on seventh street.
Saturday, June 20, 2009 5:02 PM Local Time
Farzad Rouhani (X)(X)
(X)
Yan Chen (X)(X)(?)
(X)
Mike Wattel brought it in with the
, Farzad Rouhani completed, Yan Chen called and Wattel folded. Rouhani led out with his pair of fives on fourth street and Chen called. Rouhani check-called a bet from Chen on fifth. Both players checked sixth and seventh.
Rouhani turned up
in the hole for kings up. Chen mucked and Rouhani scooped the pot.
Saturday, June 20, 2009 4:55 PM Local Time
Doyle Brunson was all in on third street against Abe Mosseri with
to start vs. Mosseri's
. Brunson made a 7-6-3-2-A low by the river, while Mosseri made jacks up and they split the pot.
Saturday, June 20, 2009 4:52 PM Local Time
Doyle Brunson found himself all in once again. This time it was against Mike Wattel. Wattel three bet Doyle on fourth street to put him all in and Doyle called. Brunson ended up making a better low as Wattel held a seven-high straight. The two chiopped it up and once again, Doyle stayed alive.
Saturday, June 20, 2009 4:48 PM Local Time
Doyle Brunson (X)(X)
(X)
Mike Wattel (X)(X)
(X)
Farzad Rouhani (X)(X)
(X)
Doyle Brunson brought it in, Mike Wattel completed, Farzad Rouhani and Abe Mosseri both called and Brunson called. Brunson checked his pair of deuces on fourth street, Mike Wattel bet, Rouhani called, Mosseri folded and Brunson called. On sixth street Brunson bet, Wattel raised all in for his remaining 100,000, Rouhani called the two bets cold, Brunson reraised for his last 34,000 and Rouhani called.
Brunson made two pair sevens and deuces, good for the small side pot. Wattel had
in the hole for trip aces and scooped the main pot. Rouhani, having missed his straight draw and low draw, mucked his hand.
The scoop took Wattel up to 510,000, while Brunson is down to only 68,000. Rouhani's stack fell to 846,000.
Saturday, June 20, 2009 4:38 PM Local Time
Doyle Brunson stuck in his stack once again. This time he was up against Abe Mosseri. Mosseri crushed Doyle a few hands back and would be looking to end things right here. Doyle was able to make a high with a pair of aces while Mosseri made a low. Once again, Brunson chopped and stayed alive.
Saturday, June 20, 2009 4:34 PM Local Time
Doyle Brunson (X)(X)
(X)
Farzad Rouhani (X)(X)
(X)
Yan Chen (X)(X)
Doyle Brunson completed on third street and got two callers in Rouhani and Chen. Chen made an open pair of threes on fourth and checked, Brunson checked, and Rouhani bet. Chen folded and Brunson called. Brunson made an open pair of kings on fifth and led out, Chen making the call. Brunson bet his last 48,000 on the river and Chen looked him up.
Brunson showed
for two pair, kings and jacks. Rouhani made a 7-6-5-2-A low and they split the pot.
Saturday, June 20, 2009 4:27 PM Local Time
Abe Mosseri (X)(X)
(X)
Doyle Brunson (X)(X)
(X)
Mike Wattel brought it in with the
, Abe Mosseri completed, Doyle Brunson raised, Wattel folded and Mosseri called. Brunson check-called bets from Mosseri on fourth, fifth, and sixth streets, then checked in the dark on seventh. Mosseri bet and Brunson called.
Mosseri turned up
for an ace-high flush. Brunson had only a pair of jacks and no low, and Mosseri scooped the pot.
Brunson is now the short stack with 190,000.
Saturday, June 20, 2009 4:22 PM Local Time
Abe Mosseri 1,210,000
Jeff Lisandro 1,183,000
Yan Chen 933,000
Farzad Rouhani 866,000
Doyle Brunson 435,000
Mike Wattel 274,000
Frank Mariani 217,000
Saturday, June 20, 2009 4:21 PM Local Time
Mariani: (X-X)
(X)
Mosseri: (X-X)
(X)
Rouhani: (X-X)
(X)
Abe Mosseri bet fourth and fifth, but on fifth, Frank Mariani put in a raise after Farzad Rouhani called. Mariani's raise put him all in. Mosseri then reraised and Rouhani called.
On sixth street, Rouhani bet, Mosseri raised, Rouhani reraised, and then Mosseri called. Both players then checked seventh street.
Mosseri held two pair, kings and jacks, to the high half of the side pot. Rouhani took the low half with an eight-four low. He also took the low half of the main pot. Mariani held aces and queens for the high half of the main pot to stay alive.
Saturday, June 20, 2009 4:10 PM Local Time
Yan Chen (X)(X)
(X)
Justin Smith (X)(X)
(X)
The pot was limped five ways on third street, but Yan Chen's bet with an open pair of tens on fourth cleared out everyone except Smith, who made the call. Both players checked fifth street and Chen led out on sixth, Smith coming along with a call. Chen bet seventh street and after a long think, Smith called all in for his last 24,000.
Chen turned up
for a queen-high flush. Smith had only a pair of aces for high, no low hand and Chen scooped the pot, sending "Boosted J" to the rail in 8th place.
Saturday, June 20, 2009 3:58 PM Local Time
Abe Mosseri (X)(X)
Doyle Brunson (X)(X)
Mosseri had the bring-in, Brunson completed, Mosseri raised and Brunson made the call. Brunson check-called a bet from Mosseri on fourth street, then led out on fifth street with a third club showing. Mosseri gave up his hand and Brunson took it down.
Saturday, June 20, 2009 3:55 PM Local Time
For the common fan, you're not allowed on or anywhere near the final table stage. Barry Greenstein is not a normal fan though. The well known professional has stopped by the final table arena and chatted it up a little bit with Jeff Lisandro. He's now sitting a few seats down at the media desk hanging out, chatting, and watching the action.
Saturday, June 20, 2009 3:47 PM Local Time
Jeff Lisandro made two pair on his board, fours and sevens, but held eights in the hole for a higher two pair. Frank Mariani held kings in the hole, but that's it. One pair wouldn't be good enough for Mariani and the pot was shipped over to Lisandro.
Saturday, June 20, 2009 3:45 PM Local Time
Mike Wattel (X)(X)
(X)
Farzad Rouhani (X)(X) (?)
Jeff Lisandro (X)(X)
Mike Wattel had the bring-in, Farzad Rouhani called, Jeff Lisandro completed and both opponents called. Wattel led out on fourth street and got two calls, then led out again on fifth. Rouhani folded and Lisandro called. Wattel and Lisandro checked down sixth and seventh streets.
Lisandro showed 8-6-5-2-A low, Wattel showed two pair, sevens and fours, and they split the pot.
Saturday, June 20, 2009 3:42 PM Local Time
Chen: (
)
Smith: (
)
-X-
Justin "Boosted J" Smith called Yan Chen's completion bet on third and then bet out on fourth. On fifth, Smith bet and was raised. He committed he last chips with a call and would be on the ropes.
Smith was able to make his low and survive the hand with a chop.