Hand #208: Faraz Jaka
Level 26: 60,000-120,000, 15,000 ante
Jaka raises to 360,000, Gomes reraises to 1 million, and Jaka thinks for nearly a minute before reraising to 2.2 million, and Gomes immediately folds.
Faraz Jaka - 9,790,000
Alex Gomes - 6,295,000
Sorted In:
Faraz Jaka, Alex Gomes, Bellagio Cup V, Season VIII, Season 8 on FSN
01:15 AM, 07/20/09
Hand #206: Faraz Jaka
Level 26: 60,000-120,000, 15,000 ante
Jaka limps for 120,000, and Gomes checks. The flop comes J
J
2
, Gomes checks, Jaka bets 120,000, and Gomes folds. Faraz Jaka takes the pot.
Faraz Jaka - 8,910,000
Alex Gomes - 7,175,000
Sorted In:
Faraz Jaka, Bellagio Cup V, Season VIII, Season 8 on FSN
01:13 AM, 07/20/09
Hand #205: Faraz Jaka
Level 26: 60,000-120,000, 15,000 ante
Gomes folds.
Faraz Jaka - 8,775,000
Alex Gomes - 7,310,000
Sorted In:
Faraz Jaka, Bellagio Cup V, Season VIII, Season 8 on FSN
01:11 AM, 07/20/09
Hand #204: Faraz Jaka
Level 26: 60,000-120,000, 15,000 ante
Jaka raises to 360,000, and Gomes folds.
Faraz Jaka - 8,700,000
Alex Gomes - 7,385,000
Sorted In:
Faraz Jaka, Bellagio Cup V, Season VIII, Season 8 on FSN
01:10 AM, 07/20/09
Hand #203: Faraz Jaka
Level 26: 60,000-120,000, 15,000 ante
Gomes folds.
Faraz Jaka - 8,565,000
Alex Gomes - 7,520,000
Sorted In:
Faraz Jaka, Bellagio Cup V, Season VIII, Season 8 on FSN
01:10 AM, 07/20/09
Hand #202: Faraz Jaka
Level 26: 60,000-120,000, 15,000 ante
Jaka raises to 360,000, and Gomes calls. Both players check to the turn on a board of K
6
3
J
, Gomes bets 540,000, and Jaka calls. The river card pairs the board with the 3
, Gomes checks, Jaka bets 1,875,000, and Gomes folds. Faraz Jaka takes the pot.
Faraz Jaka - 8,490,000
Alex Gomes - 7,595,000
Sorted In:
Faraz Jaka, Bellagio Cup V, Season VIII, Season 8 on FSN
01:09 AM, 07/20/09
Heads-Up Play Begins
Level 26: 60,000-120,000, 15,000 ante
Here are the official chip counts and the remaining prizepool for heads-up play:
Faraz Jaka - 7,710,000
Alex Gomes - 8,375,000
1st: $1,187,670
2nd: $774,780
Note: In heads-up play, the button has the small blind and acts first before the flop.
Sorted In:
Bellagio Cup V, Season VIII, Season 8 on FSN, Alexandre Gomes, Faraz Jaka
01:06 AM, 07/20/09
Hand #200: Justin Smith Eliminated in 3rd Place ($464,870)
Level 26: 60,000-120,000, 15,000 ante
Faraz Jaka raises from the button to 255,000, Justin Smith moves all in from the big blind for 1,450,000, and Jaka immediately calls with K
K
. Smith shows A
4
, and he'll need to improve to stay alive.
The board comes Q
8
6
9
5
, and Faraz Jaka wins the pot with his pocket kings.
Justin Smith is eliminated in third place, earning $464,870.
Seat 1: Faraz Jaka - 7,715,000
Seat 4: Alex Gomes - 8,375,000
Seat 5: Justin Smith - Eliminated in 3rd place
There will be a short break before heads-up play begins.
Sorted In:
Faraz Jaka, Justin Smith, Featured Blog, Bellagio Cup V, Season VIII, Season 8 on FSN
12:44 AM, 07/20/09
Hand #198: Faraz Jaka
Level 26: 60,000-120,000, 15,000 ante
Everyone folds to Faraz Jaka, giving him a walk in the big blind.
Seat 1: Faraz Jaka - 6,250,000
Seat 4: Alex Gomes - 8,360,000
Seat 5: Justin Smith - 1,480,000
Sorted In:
Faraz Jaka, Bellagio Cup V, Season VIII, Season 8 on FSN
12:38 AM, 07/20/09
Hand #192: Faraz Jaka
Level 26: 60,000-120,000, 15,000 ante
Everyone folds to Faraz Jaka, giving him a walk in the big blind.
Seat 1: Faraz Jaka - 6,475,000
Seat 4: Alex Gomes - 8,135,000
Seat 5: Justin Smith - 1,480,000
Sorted In:
Faraz Jaka, Bellagio Cup V, Season VIII, Season 8 on FSN
12:33 AM, 07/20/09