Event 2
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Level 23: Limits 30,000/60,000
Total Entries: 107
Players Remaining: 7
Average Stack: 306,000
Playing Omaha/8:
Lonnie Heimowitz raised all-in pre-flop, getting his last 35,000 in the pot. Ed Betlow called from the small blind and Wink Winkelvoss called the extra 5,000 in the dark from the big blind.
The flop fell and Ed led out for 30,000. Wink asked what he had left, (45,000) and raised. Ed put in his last chips on the three-bet and Wink called. All the hands were tabled:
Ed:
Wink:
Lonnie:
Wink had flopped the straight and a nice low and it looked like he was headed for a double-elimination, but the last two cards came giving Lonnie a bigger straight. Wink scooped the side pot and took the low half of the main. He’s up to ~685,000. Lonnie survived elimination, taking the high-half of the main pot (about 60,000).
Ed Betlow was eliminated in 8th place, earning $934.
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Level 23: Limits 30,000/60,000
Total Entries: 107
Players Remaining: 8
Average Stack: 268,000
Playing Stud/8:
The increasing limits are putting pressure on the short-stacks to get their chips in and it was time for Bob Camano to do just that.
He was all-in on 5th street, but Scott Byron already had a pair of Jacks and caught a second pair on 6th. Bob whiffed and was eliminated in 9th place, earning $778. He was the chip leader at the start of the day, but just never got any traction.
Scott’s stacking close to 400,000. Wink Winkelvoss is still the chip leader with more than 600,000. Between the two of them, they’ve got half the chips in play with eight players remaining.
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Level 22: Limits 20,000/40,000
Total Entries: 107
Players Remaining: 9
Average Stack: 238,000
Playing Stud/8:
Jay Quintana was all-in on 3rd street against Mike Gabarick and Ed Betlow, who battled in the side pot to sixth street:
Jay:
Mike:
Ed:
When Ed bet his scary open-ended straight and 2nd-nut-low draws on sixth, Mike gave it some thought, then mucked his hand, later saying he had a made-low, but Ed’s board was too scary.
Ed tabled for two pair, but no straight and no low. Jay had
in the hole for a pair of Queens with no low possible. He needed help on the river to survive and he got it, catching the
for Kings-up. Ed caught the
for a useless third pair and no low, so he had to settle for just the side pot. He’s playing ~290,000.
Jay scooped the main pot, chipping up to about 80,000.
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Level 22: Limits 20,000/40,000
Total Entries: 107
Players Remaining: 9
Average Stack: 238,000
Play has resumed 9-handed at the final table. Here’s the new lineup with chip counts:
Seat | FIRST NAME | LAST NAME | CHIP COUNT |
1 | BOB | CAMANO | 345,000 |
2 | RON ‘Wink’ | WINKELVOSS | 423,000 |
3 | JEFF ‘TaxMan’ | MOSES | 269,000 |
4 | JAY | QUINTANA | 49,000 |
5 | JUSTIN | FINBERG | 242,000 |
6 | LONNIE | HEIMOWITZ | 138,000 |
7 | SCOTT | BYRON | 184,000 |
8 | MIKE | GABARICK | 219,000 |
9 | ED | BETLOW | 258,000 |
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End of Level 21: Limits 15,000/30,000
Total Entries: 107
Players Remaining: 9
Average Stack: 238,000
Giovanni Giovanniello was felted in 11th place ($592).
On table 2, a three-way Omaha/8 hand developed between Mike Gabarick (sb), Baruch Krieger (bb), and Lonnie Heimowitz. Baruch was all-in on the turn with the board reading and both players called creating a side pot.
Mike:
Baruch:
Lonnie:
Lonnie already had the nut low and a wheel. Baruch’s two pair was in bad shape, looking for a boat to survive. When the completed the board, Baruch had no low and was felted in 10th place, earning $623.
That was the end of the level and time for a break. It’s also time for a redraw and the final table, which will happen when they return from their 15 minute hiatus.
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Level 21: Limits 15,000/30,000
Total Entries: 107
Players Remaining: 11
Average Stack: 195,000
Playing Stud/8:
Lonnie Heimowitz had to bring it in with the , then Mike Gabarick completed with the
. Baruch Krieger made it two bets showing the
, Lonnie folded and Mike called.
Mike got the and Baruch got the
on 4th street. He bet and Mike called, catching the
for an open pair on 5th. Baruch’s hand did not improve with the
. Both players checked.
When Mike caught the for trip sevens on sixth street, Baruch got the
for an open pair of Aces, but he was still behind. Both players checked again.
Mike checked dark before receiving his river card and after looking at his, Baruch mucked his hand. Mike showed ()
for nothing to go with his trips, but scooped the pot anyway.
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Level 21: Limits 15,000/30,000
Total Entries: 107
Players Remaining: 11
Average Stack: 195,000
Peng Zhang’s survival was short-lived. He was sent to the rail by Scott Byron on a hand of Omaha/8. Scott is now playing about 225,000.
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Level 20: Limits 12,000/24,000
Total Entries: 107
Players Remaining: 12
Average Stack: 178,000
Playing Stud/8:
On table 2, Peng Zhang had the bring-in with the and was all-in on 3rd street against Lonnie Heimowitz and Ed Betlow. Lonnie completed, showing the
and Ed called showing the
.
On 4th, Ed caught the , Peng got the
and Lonnie drew the
. Ed and Lonnie got two bets in the side pot and they headed for 5th street.
Ed got the and was all-in for his last 20,000. Peng got the
and was just a spectator as Lonnie called Ed’s all-in with the
.
They ran out the rest of the cards and Ed scooped the side pot with a straight and Lonnie missed his low. Ed chopped the main pot with Peng, who made a low to survive elimination.
Peng Zhang ~ 65,000
Ed Betlow – 160,000
Lonnie Heimowitz – 165,000
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Level 20: Limits 12,000/24,000
Total Entries: 107
Players Remaining: 12
Average Stack: 178,000
Joseph Ro was sent packing by Justin Finberg on a hand of Omaha/8. Justin’s up to about 215,000.
With 13 players remaining, it was bubble-time, but on the next hand, defending champion Vincent Basilicata was felted on Table 2. He’s the unfortunate bubble-boy and won’t be making a repeat final table appearance.
The remaining 12 players are all in the money and guaranteed to cash for at least $560, but everyone has their eye on that top prize of nearly $11,000!
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Level 19: Limits 10,000/20,000
Total Entries: 107
Players Remaining: 14
Average Stack: 153,000
In a hand of Stud/8, Justin Chmielarz got all-in on 5th street showing with
in the hole for a low draw and not much else. Ed Betlow was showing
and tabled
as his hole cards, giving him a pair of Aces and three cards to a nice low.
Justin’s final two cards were and missed him all the way around. Ed pulled the
for Aces-up and the
to scoop the pot. He’s now playing about 135,000.
Justin hit the rail and was followed out the door by Jim Astorino, who was felted about the same time over on table 1.
We’re already down to 14 players, putting the field two from the money.