Photos: Cary Katz Bubbles in 6th Place; Justin Bonomo Busts in 5th
Level 19: 30,000-60,000, 5,000 ante
In Hand #108, Vivek Rajkumar (top right) moved all in from the small blind with K
2
, and Cary Katz (foreground, right) called all in from the big blind with A
Q
.
The board came 10
8
4
5
2
, and Rajkumar paired his deuce on the river to win the pot and eliminate Cary Katz on the money bubble in sixth place.
In the last hand before the dinner break (Hand #119), Justin Bonomo (center) moved all in with Q
9
, but he was dominated by the K
Q
of Erick Lindgren (left). The board came A
A
10
8
3
, and Lindgren won the pot with king high. Justin Bonomo was eliminated in fifth place, earning $224,160.
Sorted In:
Featured Blog, Vivek Rajkumar, Cary Katz, Justin Bonomo, Erick Lindgren, Bellagio, Season IX
10:30 PM, 05/19/11
Photos From Earlier Today, Part 1
Level 17: 20,000-40,000, 4,000 ante
Sam Trickett wasn't here at the start of play, making a tough table a little bit easier with a dead stack in play. But Trickett showed up about 20 minutes into the level to defend his chips.
Yevgeniy Timoshenko (foreground, right) moved all in preflop with 8
8
up against the A
9
of Erick Lindgren (center, left). The board came A
Q
5
3
A
, and Lindgren won the pot with trip aces to eliminate Timoshenko in 16th place.

Dan Shak (far left) was all in preflop with Q
9
against the A
K
of Cary Katz (right). The board came K
9
7
9
A
, and Shak made trip nines to win the pot and double up.
Sorted In:
Featured Blog, Sam Trickett, Yevgeniy Timoshenko, Erick Lindgren, Dan Shak, Cary Katz, Bellagio, Season IX
08:55 PM, 05/19/11
Hand #108: Cary Katz Eliminated on the Money Bubble in 6th Place
Level 16: 15,000-30,000, 4,000 ante
Hand #108 - Action folds around to Vivek Rajkumar in the small blind and he moves all-in. Cary Katz is in the big blind and calls all-in for his last 300,000 or so.
Katz turns over A
Q
and Rajkumar shows K
2
.
The 10
8
4
flop changes nothing and the 5
on the turn is no help to Rajkumar either. The river is the 2
and Katz jumps in his seat a little when he sees that Rajkumar paired up on the river to eliminate Katz on the bubble in sixth place.
Vivek Rajkumar - 4,780,000 (199 BBs)
Cary Katz - eliminated in sixth place ($0)
The remaining five players are now guaranteed at least $224,160.
Sorted In:
Cary Katz, Vivek Rajkumar, Featured Blog, Bellagio, Season IX
06:45 PM, 05/19/11
Gregory Brooks Sextuples Up
Level 11: 5,000-10,000, 1,000 ante
Gregory Brooks is all-in in the ante for his last 2,000 and there is side action between Cary Katz and Erik Seidel. The flop comes Q
10
7
and Katz checks in the big blind. Seidel bets 30,000 from the cutoff and Katz calls.
The turn is the 6
and both players check. The river is the 4
and Katz bets 30,000. Seidel thinks a minute, then calls with 5
5
. Katz shows just A
5
for ace-high.
"I have a ten," Brooks says as he turns over J
10
to take the pot and chip up to 12,000.
Erik Seidel - 800,000
Cary Katz - 390,000
Gregory Brooks - 12,000
Sorted In:
Erik Seidel, Cary Katz, Gregory Brooks, Bellagio, Season IX
01:19 PM, 05/19/11
Cary Katz Doubles Thru John Morgan
Level 11: 5,000-10,000, 1,000 ante
John Morgan and Cary Katz get it all-in preflop for Katz's remaining 203,000 chips with Katz holding K
K
to Morgan's A
K
.
The kings hold as the board runs out 9
6
5
J
6
and Katz doubles up.
Cary Katz - 440,000 (44 BBs)
John Morgan - 950,000 (95 BBs)
Sorted In:
Cary Katz, John Morgan, Bellagio, Season IX
01:02 PM, 05/19/11
Timoshenko Shoves
Level 10: 4,000-8,000, 1,000 ante
Erick Lindgren raises to 20,000 from the hijack, Cary Katz calls in the cutoff, Justin Bonomo calls on the button, and Yevgeniy Timoshenko calls in the big blind.
The flop comes down 7
6
3
and action checks to Katz, who bets 40,000. Bonomo folds and Timoshenko takes a minute before announcing he is all-in for a little less than 200,000 total.
Lindgren folds and Katz eyes Timoshenko's stack for a minute before mucking his cards as well.
Yevgeniy Timoshenko - 295,000
Cary Katz - 270,000
Sorted In:
Yevgeniy Timoshenko, Cary Katz, Bellagio, Season IX
12:26 AM, 05/19/11
Erik Seidel Doubles Thru Cary Katz
Level 9: 3,000-6,000, 1,000 ante
Erik Seidel is all-n preflop with A
Q
against the K
K
of Cary Katz.
The board comes J
10
6
3
A
and Seidel pairs his ace on the river to double up to 280,000.
Erik Seidel - 280,000
Cary Katz - 470,000
Sorted In:
Erik Seidel, Cary Katz, Bellagio, Season IX
11:46 PM, 05/18/11