Live Tournament Updates
Hand #177: Joseph Cheong
Level 21: 50,000-100,000, 10,000 ante
David Sands limps for 100,000, Joseph Cheong moves all in, and Sands folds.
Joseph Cheong - 1,640,000
David Sands - 4,655,000
01:28 AM, 05/24/13
Heads-Up Play: Shuffle Up & Deal!
Level 21: 50,000-100,000, 10,000 ante
The festivities for heads-up play are complete, and the players are ready to go, so it's time to shuffle up and deal!
01:27 AM, 05/24/13
Official Chip Counts For Heads-Up Play
Level 20: 40,000-80,000, 10,000 ante
When action resumes, the blinds will be 50,000-100,000 with a 10,000 ante. Here are the official chip counts, along with the prizepool they're playing for:
Joseph Cheong - 1,530,000 (15 bb)
David Sands - 4,765,000 (47 bb)
1st: $1,023,750
2nd: $614,250
3rd: Daniel Perper - $409,500
4th: Jim Courtney - $0
5th: Steven Silverman - $0
6th: Andrew Robl - $0
Action should resume within the next 15 minutes or so.
01:10 AM, 05/24/13
Hand #176: Daniel Perper Out in 3rd Place ($409,500)
Level 20: 40,000-80,000, 10,000 ante
Daniel Perper (left) moves all in from the button for 1,170,000, and David Sands (right) moves all in over the top from the small blind. Joseph Cheong folds the big blind.
Perper shows K
7
, and he'll need to improve to stay alive against the 5
5
of Sands.
The board comes 8
5
4
J
8
, and David Sands wins the pot with a full house, fives full of eights, to eliminate Daniel Perper in third place.
Seat 1. Joseph Cheong - 1,530,000
Seat 5. Daniel Perper - Out in 3rd Place ($409,500)
Seat 6. David Sands - 4,765,000
There will be a short-break before heads-up play begins between David Sands and Joseph Cheong.
12:56 AM, 05/24/13
Hand #175: David Sands
Level 20: 40,000-80,000, 10,000 ante
Everyone folds to David Sands, giving him a walk in the big blind.
Seat 1. Joseph Cheong - 1,620,000
Seat 5. Daniel Perper - 1,180,000
Seat 6. David Sands - 3,495,000
12:52 AM, 05/24/13
Hand #174: David Sands
Level 20: 40,000-80,000, 10,000 ante
David Sands min-raises from the button to 160,000, winning the blinds and antes.
Seat 1. Joseph Cheong - 1,630,000
Seat 5. Daniel Perper - 1,230,000
Seat 6. David Sands - 3,435,000
12:51 AM, 05/24/13
Hand #173: David Sands
Level 20: 40,000-80,000, 10,000 ante
David Sands raises from the small blind to 210,000, winning the blinds and antes.
Seat 1. Joseph Cheong - 1,680,000
Seat 5. Daniel Perper - 1,320,000
Seat 6. David Sands - 3,295,000
12:51 AM, 05/24/13
Hand #172: Joseph Cheong
Level 20: 40,000-80,000, 10,000 ante
Joseph Cheong moves all in from the button for 1,620,000, and David Sands folds 10
9
in the big blind. Cheong takes the blinds and antes.
Seat 1. Joseph Cheong - 1,770,000
Seat 5. Daniel Perper - 1,330,000
Seat 6. David Sands - 3,195,000
12:49 AM, 05/24/13
Hand #171: David Sands
Level 20: 40,000-80,000, 10,000 ante
David Sands min-raises from the button to 160,000, and Joseph Cheong calls from the small blind. Both players check to the turn on a board of K
J
9
Q
, Cheong checks, Sands bets 185,000, and Cheong calls.
The river is the 4
, Cheong checks, Sands bets 440,000, and Cheong calls. Sands shows J-10 to win the pot with a king-high straight, and Cheong mucks.
Seat 1. Joseph Cheong - 1,630,000
Seat 5. Daniel Perper - 1,380,000
Seat 6. David Sands - 3,285,000
12:48 AM, 05/24/13
Hand #170: Joseph Cheong
Level 20: 40,000-80,000, 10,000 ante
Everyone folds to Joseph Cheong, giving him a walk in the big blind.
Seat 1. Joseph Cheong - 2,425,000
Seat 5. Daniel Perper - 1,470,000
Seat 6. David Sands - 2,400,000
12:44 AM, 05/24/13


