Monday, June 13, 2011 7:11 PM Local Time
In a raised pot preflop, Kim Nguyen and Samuel Golbuff took a flop of . Golbuff check-raised Nguyen, and she called.
The turn was the , Golbuff led out, and Nguyen called. Golbuff led once more when the rivered, but did not receive a call from Nguyen who mucked her cards.
Monday, June 13, 2011 7:07 PM Local Time
Samuel Golbuff opened for a raise only to be three-bet by Alexander Kuzmin. The rest of the field got out of the way and Golbuff made the call to take us to the flop. Golbuff check-called a bet to see the put out on the turn.
Golbuff then check-raised Kuzmin, with the latter making the call. Kuzmin then called a bet on the river, only to muck when Golbuff showed for a set of nines.
Monday, June 13, 2011 7:02 PM Local Time
Andrey Zaichenko raised from early position, Kim Nguyen defended her big blind, and the flop came down . Nguyen check-raised Zaichenko, he called, and the turn was the . Nguyen led, Zaichenko raised, and Nguyen called.
The river was the , and Nguyen checked to Zaichenko who fired one last bet. Nguyen surrendered, folding her hand, and Zaichenko raked in the pot.
Monday, June 13, 2011 6:59 PM Local Time
Alex Kuzmin raised from the cutoff and received a call from fellow Russian Andrey Zaichenko in the big blind. Zaichenko then led out on the flop, Kuzmin called, and the hit the turn. It went check-bet-call before the was revealed on the river.
Zaichenko check and Kuzmin bet, which ended the hand right then and there.
Monday, June 13, 2011 6:56 PM Local Time
Gabriel Nassif raised from the cutoff, Samuel Golbuff re-raised on the button, and Nassif called. The flop fell , Nassif checked, and Goldbuff bet. Nassif tanked for a very long time - he had less than two big bets and was deciding whether or not to just get the rest of his chips in the middle. He eventually mucked his cards, but on the very next hand he got his stack in the middle against Golbuff.
Nassif:
Golbuff:
Nassif was dominated, and did not catch up when the board ran . The Parisian pro finished in 6th place, and will receive $27,720 (about €19,235) for his efforts.
Monday, June 13, 2011 6:48 PM Local Time
Action folded to Gabriel Nassif in the small blind and he quickly put in a raise. Samuel Golbuff made it three bets to go from the big, Nassif called, and the flop fell . Nassif check-called a bet and watched as the dealer burned and turned the .
Again Nassif checked, Golbuff bet, but this time Nassif folded after spending a minute in the tank.
Samuel Golbuff | 349,000 | 36,000 |
Gabriel Nassif | 124,000 | -36,000 |
Monday, June 13, 2011 6:43 PM Local Time
Darren Woods raised from the small blind, Andrey Zaichenko made it three bets, and Woods called. The dealer fanned , and Woods check-called a bet. The turn was the , and Woods check-called another bet from Zaichenko.
Both players checked the on the river, Woods opened for ace-high, and Zaichenko mucked.
Monday, June 13, 2011 6:35 PM Local Time
Level: 22
Blinds: 6000/12000
Ante: 0
Monday, June 13, 2011 5:35 PM Local Time
Kim Nguyen | 680,000 | 5,000 |
Alexander Kuzmin | 655,000 | -65,000 |
Andrey Zaichenko | 500,000 | -10,000 |
Darren Woods | 338,000 | 23,000 |
Samuel Golbuff | 313,000 | 108,000 |
Gabriel Nassif | 160,000 | -35,000 |
Monday, June 13, 2011 5:33 PM Local Time
Now that we've reached the official final table, the tournament staff and players have agreed that it would be a good point to take the one-hour dinner break. Check back then as we play our way down to a winner.
Monday, June 13, 2011 5:32 PM Local Time
Richard "nutsinho" Lyndaker raised from middle position and was called by Kim Nguyen in the big blind. Nugyen then checked the flop, Lyndaker bet, and Nugyen check-raised. At that point, Lyndaker opted for a three-bet, Nguyen called, and the hit the turn. Nguyen decide to bet out and Lyndaker called off his remaning chips.
Lyndaker:
Nguyen:
Lyndaker was drawing dead as the hit the river. The online pro will take home $20,053 for his seventh place finish.
Kim Nguyen | 675,000 | 33,000 |
Richard Lyndaker | 0 | -115,000 |
Monday, June 13, 2011 5:20 PM Local Time
Andrey Zaichenko was in the hijack while Richard Lyndaker was in the cutoff. The latter got his short stack all in preflop and the cards were turned up.
Zaichenko:
Lyndaker:
Lyndaker was in a dominating spot, especially after the flop fell . A mix up then resulted in two burn cards on the turn as the was put out, which would have left Zaichenko drawing dead. However, the mistake was realized and rectified, so the original turn was put out . . . the . Different suit but same result.
After the inconsequential was put out on the river, Lyndaker collected the pot worth 115,000.
Andrey Zaichenko | 510,000 | -60,000 |
Richard Lyndaker | 115,000 | 64,000 |
Monday, June 13, 2011 5:14 PM Local Time
Gabriel Nassif was in the small blind and put in a raise after action had folded to him. Samuel Golbuff defended in the big blind and the duo saw a flop of . Nassif bet and Golbuff called, which is the same exact action that occurred on the turn and river.
Nassif showed for a flopped two pair and Golbuff quickly mucked.
Samuel Golbuff | 205,000 | -91,000 |
Gabriel Nassif | 195,000 | 65,000 |
Monday, June 13, 2011 5:12 PM Local Time
Alex Kuzmin opened the pot and was met with a three-bet from Darren Woods in the small blind. Andrey Zaichenko then four-bet from the big, Kuzmin capped it, and both Woods and Zaichenko made the call.
Woods immediately led out on the flop, Zaichenko called, and Kuzmin folded his hand. Woods again bet the turn, but this time Zaichenko put in a raise. Wood made the call and then check-called a bet on the river. Zaichenko rolled over for a flopped set and all Woods could do was muck.
Andrey Zaichenko | 570,000 | 241,000 |
Darren Woods | 315,000 | -140,000 |
Monday, June 13, 2011 5:08 PM Local Time
Gabriel Nassif raised from the hijack and was soon met with a three-bet from Alex Kuzmin on the button. The blinds got out of the way and Nassif made the call. He then proceeded to check-call every street as the board ran out .
Kuzmin showed for trips and Nassif mucked in frustration. "You're so lucky today," Andrey Zaichenko commented in his heavy-Russian accent.
Alexander Kuzmin | 720,000 | 69,000 |
Gabriel Nassif | 130,000 | -75,000 |
Monday, June 13, 2011 5:01 PM Local Time
With the elimination of Scott Stanko in eighth place, the remaining seven players have combined to one table and moved to the ESPN Feature Table on the main stage. The plan is to play until we lose one more player, thus reaching the official final table, and then take our one-hour dinner break.
Seat | Player |
1 | Darren Woods |
2 | Andrey Zaichenko |
3 | Richard Lyndaker |
4 | Gabriel Nassif |
5 | Samuel Golbuff |
6 | Alex Kuzmin |
7 | Kim Nguyen |
Alexander Kuzmin | 651,000 | 206,000 |
Kim Nguyen | 642,000 | 72,000 |
Darren Woods | 455,000 | 0 |
Andrey Zaichenko | 329,000 | 14,000 |
Samuel Golbuff | 296,000 | -74,000 |
Gabriel Nassif | 205,000 | -1,000 |
Richard Lyndaker | 51,000 | 1,000 |
Monday, June 13, 2011 4:56 PM Local Time
Scott Stanko got his remaining chips in on a flop of and was up against Darren Woods.
Stanko:
Woods:
Stanko was in a tough spot for his tournament life. Unfortunately for him, all excitement was cut short when the hit the turn to leave him drawing dead. Stanko was eliminated in eighth place.
Darren Woods | 455,000 | 155,000 |
Scott Stanko | 0 | -55,000 |
Monday, June 13, 2011 4:56 PM Local Time
Jay Pinkussohn was extremely short after losing a big pot to Gabriel Nassif when Nassif had aces. Two hands later he got the rest of his stack in with against Samuel Golbuff's . On the turn it looked like Pinkussohn would survive with a chop, as the board read . It was not to be however, because the spiked on the river, giving Golbuff a better two pair and the pot.
Pinkussohn was eliminated in 9th place, and will received $14,866 for his efforts.
Monday, June 13, 2011 4:40 PM Local Time
Darren Woods raised from the button only to have Kim Nguyen reraise from the small blind. Woods then four-bet, Nguyen called, and the flop came down . It went check-bet-raise-reraise-call before the hit the turn.
This time Nguyen check called a bet before both players checked the river. Nguyen revealed for the winning hand.
Kim Nguyen | 570,000 | 120,000 |
Darren Woods | 300,000 | -70,000 |
Monday, June 13, 2011 4:37 PM Local Time
Jay Pinkussohn raised from the cutoff and received a call from Gabriel Nassif in the small blind. Alexander Kuzmin then three-bet from the big blind, which prompted Pinkussohn to get out of the way. Nassif made the call and it was heads up to the flop. It went check-bet-raise-call before the dealer burned and turned the .
Nassif bet, Kuzmin raised, and the was put out on the river after a call. This time Nassif check-called Kuzmin's bet, only to watch his opponent flip over for a flopped set.
Nassif shook his head before tossing his cards in the muck. "Set over set," Nassif stated. "I had nines."
Alexander Kuzmin | 445,000 | 145,000 |
Gabriel Nassif | 206,000 | -144,000 |