Live Tournament Updates
Hand #168: Erick Lindgren
Level 27: 60,000-120,000, 20,000 ante
Erick Lindgren raises to 250,000, and Chino Rheem folds.
Erick Lindgren - 4,250,000
Chino Rheem - 10,355,000
10:51 PM, 05/24/13
Hand #167: Chino Rheem
Level 27: 60,000-120,000, 20,000 ante
Chino Rheem raises to 250,000, and Erick Lindgren folds.
Erick Lindgren - 4,110,000
Chino Rheem - 10,495,000
10:50 PM, 05/24/13
Hand #166: Erick Lindgren
Level 27: 60,000-120,000, 20,000 ante
Erick Lindgren raises to 250,000, and Chino Rheem calls. The flop comes J
5
2
, Rheem checks, Lindgren bets 340,000, and Rheem folds. Lindgren takes the pot.
Erick Lindgren - 4,250,000
Chino Rheem - 10,355,000
10:49 PM, 05/24/13
Hand #165: Erick Lindgren
Level 27: 60,000-120,000, 20,000 ante
Chino Rheem folds, giving Erick Lindgren a walk.
Erick Lindgren - 3,980,000
Chino Rheem - 10,625,000
10:48 PM, 05/24/13
Hand #164: Erick Lindgren
Level 27: 60,000-120,000, 20,000 ante
Erick Lindgren limps for 120,000, and Chino Rheem checks. Both players check to the turn on a board of K
8
5
A
, Rheem checks, Lindgren bets 175,000, and Rheem calls.
The river is the 2
, and both players check. Lindgren shows 5-x to win the pot with a pair of fives, and Rheem mucks.
Erick Lindgren - 3,900,000
Chino Rheem - 10,705,000
10:48 PM, 05/24/13
Hand #163: Erick Lindgren
Level 27: 60,000-120,000, 20,000 ante
Chino Rheem folds, giving Erick Lindgren a walk.
Erick Lindgren - 3,585,000
Chino Rheem - 11,020,000
10:46 PM, 05/24/13
Hand #162: Chino Rheem
Level 27: 60,000-120,000, 20,000 ante
Erick Lindgren folds, giving Chino Rheem a walk.
Erick Lindgren - 3,505,000
Chino Rheem - 11,100,000
10:46 PM, 05/24/13
Chino Rheem vs. Erick Lindgren: Shuffle Up & Deal!
Level 27: 60,000-120,000, 20,000 ante
The Royal Flush Girls just finished the Money Presentation, and the final two players are seated and ready to go. It's time to shuffle up and deal!
The blinds are still 60,000-120,000 with a 20,000 ante. Here are the official chip counts from the table, along with the prizepool they're playing for:
Chino Rheem - 11,020,000 (91 bb)
Erick Lindgren - 3,585,000 (29 bb)
1st: $1,150,297
2nd: $650,275
3rd: Jonathan Roy - $421,800
4th: Matt Hyman - $289,988
5th: Brandon Steven - $223,203
6th: David Peters - $173,993
Reminder: In heads-up play, the button has the small blind, and acts first before the flop.
10:45 PM, 05/24/13
Hand #161: Jonathan Roy Out in 3rd Place ($421,800)
Level 27: 60,000-120,000, 20,000 ante
Chino Rheem raises from the button to 250,000, Jonathan Roy (pictured above) reraises from the small blind to 670,000, and Rheem thinks for a while before he calls.
The flop comes K
10
8
, Roy bets 620,000, and Rheem thinks for a while before he calls. There is already more than 2.7 million in the pot.
The turn is the Q
, Roy bets 1,310,000, and Rheem tanks for a while before he calls. There is now more than 5.3 million in the pot.
The river is the 3
, Roy thinks for a while before he moves all in for 2,710,000. Rheem snap-calls with A
10
for the nuts -- an ace-high flush. Jonathan Roy turns over 8
8
for a set of eights, and Chino Rheem wins the pot.
The chip stacks are counted down, and Rheem covers Roy slightly -- Jonathan Roy is eliminated in third place.
Seat 1. Jonathan Roy - Out in 3rd Place ($421,800)
Seat 3. Erick Lindgren - 3,585,000
Seat 6. Chino Rheem - 11,020,000
There will be a short break before heads-up play begins. In other news, with Jonathan Roy's elimination, Matt Salsberg locks up the Season XI WPT Player of the Year title.
10:23 PM, 05/24/13
Final Table Stats Thru 160 Hands
Level 27: 60,000-120,000, 20,000 ante
Seat 1. Jonathan Roy
Opening Percentage: 22.5%
Pots Won: 39
Seat 3. Erick Lindgren
Opening Percentage: 21.9%
Pots Won: 40
Seat 6. Chino Rheem
Opening Percentage: 30% Pots Won: 58
10:20 PM, 05/24/13


