Raj Vohra Eliminated in 23rd Place ($31,176)
Level 21: 6,000-12,000, 2,000 ante
Photo: Blair Hinkle (right) shakes hands with Raj Vohra after eliminating him in 23rd place.
Raj Vohra is all-in preflop with A
8
and he's up against Blair Hinkle's A
J
.
The board comes 10
6
4
3
2
and Vohra is eliminated in 23rd place.
Blair Hinkle - 1,670,000
Raj Vohra - Eliminated in 23rd place ($31,176)
Sorted In:
Blair Hinkle, Raj Vohra, Tournaments, Season IX, Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Hollywood, Seminole Hard Rock Showdown
07:15 PM, 04/30/11
Raj Vohra vs. Zuhdi Mansour
Level 20: 5,000-10,000, 1,000 ante
Raj Vohra raises to 23,000 from middle position and Zuhdi Mansour reraises an additional 56,000 from the cutoff. Vohra tanks as the level ends and the break begins. After a couple of minutes, he calls and then checks the 9
5
4
flop.
Mansour immediately moves all-in for 205,000. Vorha spends most of the break thinking. At one point he tells Mansour, "I knew it would come to this. I should've frikkin folded the flop."
Vohra thinks a little longer and, eventually, Mansour agrees to show. Vohra lays it down and Mansour shows him J
J
.
Zuhdi Mansour - 300,000 (30 BBs)
Raj Vohra - 325,000 (33 BBs)
Sorted In:
Raj Vohra, Tournaments, Season IX, Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Hollywood, Seminole Hard Rock Showdown
06:51 PM, 04/30/11
James Mackey vs. Raj Vohra
Level 20: 5,000-10,000, 1,000 ante
James Mackey checks a flop of K
K
2 and Raj Vohra bets from the button. Mackey calls and the turn brings the 7
. Mackey checks again, Vohra bets 56,000, and Mackey calls.
The river is the Q
and both players check.
"I have a king," Mackey announces. He turns up K
10
and Vohra mucks while Mackey rakes in the pot.
James Mackey - 575,000 (58 BBs)
Raj Vohra - 560,000 (56 BBs)
Sorted In:
James Mackey, Raj Vohra, Tournaments, Season IX, Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Hollywood, Seminole Hard Rock Showdown
06:22 PM, 04/30/11
Tyler Netter Eliminated in 47th Place by Raj Vohra
Level 18: 3,000-6,000, 1,000 ante
Raj Vohra raises from the cutoff to 15,000, Tyler Netter reraises from the button to 48,000, and the big blind accidentally exposes A
3
as he folds. Vohra says, "I don't want to see that."
Vohra decides to call with A
6
anyway, and he's dominated by Netter's A
10
. Vohra calls for a "Six-ball," and the board comes Q
7
6
8
6
to give Vohra the pot with trip sixes.
As Netter gets up to leave, Vohra says, "Sorry, man." Netter says, "Of course you are."
Raj Vohra - 573,000 (95 BBs)
Tyler Netter - Eliminated in 47th place
Sorted In:
Raj Vohra, Tyler Netter, Tournaments, Season IX, Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Hollywood, Seminole Hard Rock Showdown
02:12 PM, 04/30/11
Ken Demirjian Doubles Thru Raj Vohra
Level 18: 3,000-6,000, 1,000 ante
Ken Demirjian is all in from the button for 125,000 with A
A
against the Raj Vohra on the button with Q
J
. The board comes A
10
6
5
6
, and Demirjian wins the pot with a full house (aces full of sixes) to double up in chips.
Ken Demirjian - 125,000 (25 BBs)
Raj Vohra - 505,000 (84 BBs)
Sorted In:
Ken Demirjian, Raj Vohra, Tournaments, Season IX, Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Hollywood, Seminole Hard Rock Showdown
02:07 PM, 04/30/11
John Dobson Doubles Thru Raj Vohra
Level 17: 2,500-5,000, 500 ante
Raj Vohra raises under the gun to 12,500, John Dobson moves all in from the small blind for 132,000, and Vohra thinks for a bit before he calls. Dobson asks, "Do you have ace-king?" Vohra turns over 7
7
, and Dobson shows Q
Q
.
Even though Dobson is a big favorite here, he says, "Why did you call me, Raj? I didn't want you to call me."
The board comes J
10
6
9
A
, and the pocket queens hold up to win the pot for Dobson, who doubles up.
John Dobson - 260,000 (52 BBs)
Raj Vohra - 297,000 (59 BBs)
After the hand, Vohra refers to the three spades on the flop and asks, "You would've sweated it if I had the seven of spades, right?" Dobson, who was serious when he said he didn't want Vohra to call with an inferior hand, says, "Trust me, I was sweating the two-outer."
Sorted In:
John Dobson, Raj Vohra, Tournaments, Season IX, Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Hollywood, Seminole Hard Rock Showdown
01:30 PM, 04/30/11
Bryan Colin Eliminated by Raj Vohra
Level 17: 2,500-5,000, 500 ante
Bryan Colin is all in from the big blind for about 80,000 with 7
7
, but he's up against Raj Vohra's A
A
in middle position. The board comes 9
9
3
9
K
, and Vohra wins the pot with his pocket aces to eliminate Colin from the tournament.
Raj Vohra - 408,000
Bryan Colin - Eliminated
Sorted In:
Bryan Colin, Raj Vohra, Tournaments, Season IX, Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Hollywood, Seminole Hard Rock Showdown
01:23 PM, 04/30/11