Blake Barousse Eliminated in 18th Place ($49,630)
Level 23: 10,000-20,000, 3,000 ante
Blake Barousse moves all in on his short stack from the button and Michael "Squeaky" Winnett calls on the big blind. Their cards:
Squeaky: Q
J
Barousse: 9
4
Board: K
Q
10
A
3
Squeaky wins the hand with a Broadway straight and Barousse is eliminated from the tournament.
Michael "Squeaky" Winnet - 400,000 (20 bb)
Blake Barousse - Out in 18th Place ($49,630)
Sorted In:
Blake Barousse, Michael Winnett, Commerce Casino, Season XI, L.A. Poker Classic
12:40 PM, 02/27/13
Jesse Yaginuma Doubles Thru Blake Barousse
Level 23: 10,000-20,000, 3,000 ante
Jesse Yaginuma is all in preflop on the cutoff and Blake Barousse re-shoves behind him on the small blind. Everyone else folds and they flip over their cards:
Barousse: 10
10
Yaginuma: K
K
Board: J
8
6
6
8
Yaginuma doubles up on the hand to survive and Barousse is crippled with 80,000.
Jesse Yaginuma - 835,000 (41 bb)
Blake Barousse - 80,000 (4 bb)
Sorted In:
Jesse Yaginuma, Blake Barousse, Commerce Casino, Season XI, L.A. Poker Classic
12:35 PM, 02/27/13
Jesse Yaginuma vs. Blake Barousse
Level 22: 8,000-16,000, 2,000 ante
Blake Barousse min-raises from the cutoff to 32,000, and Jesse Yaginuma calls from the big blind. Both players check to the turn on a board of K
7
5
5
, Yaginuma bets 42,000, and Barousse calls.
The river is the Q
, Yaginuma bets 92,000, and Barousse raises to 240,000. Yaginuma tanks for a while before he calls, and Barousse shows A
9
for an ace-high flush. Yaginuma mucks, and Barousse wins the pot.
Blake Barousse - 1,005,000 (62 bb)
Jesse Yaginuma - 390,000 (24 bb)
Sorted In:
Jesse Yaginuma, Blake Barousse, Commerce Casino, Season XI, L.A. Poker Classic
08:11 PM, 02/26/13
Michael Winnett Doubles Thru Blake Barousse
Level 18: 3,000-6,000, 1,000 ante
Michael Winnett opens to 16,000 in the hijack and Blake Barousse three-bets from the cutoff. Action folds back to Winnett who moves all in for about 180,000 and Barousse calls with A
K
. Winnett is well ahead with A
A
and holds up through the Q
T
4
5
3
board.
"The reverend is in the bulding!" was among the many things that Winnett screamed after winning the hand, earning him a one-orbit penalty for excessive celebration.
Michael Winnett - 375,000 (62 bb)
Blake Barousse - 635,000 (105 bb)
Sorted In:
Michael Winnett, Blake Barousse, Commerce Casino, Season XI, L.A. Poker Classic
12:21 PM, 02/26/13