Hand #117: John Juanda Eliminated in 3rd Place ($526,320)
Level 21: 50,000-100,000, 10,000 ante
Andrew Robl raises from the small blind to 250,000, John Juanda reraises from the big blind to 750,000, and Robl moves all in.
Juanda calls with 9
9
, but he'll need to improve to stay alive against Robl's A
A
.
The board comes 5
4
3
K
3
, and Andrew Robl wins the pot with his pocket aces to eliminate John Juanda in third place, earning $526,320.
Tom Marchese and Andrew Robl will take a short break for the money presentation before heads-up play begins.
1st: $1,308,405
2nd: $822,375
3rd: John Juanda - $526,320
4th: Daniel Perper - $394,740
5th: Bill Klein - $263,160
6th: Justin Bonomo - $0
Sorted In:
Featured Blog, John Juanda, Andrew Robl, Bellagio, Season X, WPT World Championship Super High Roller
08:36 PM, 05/25/12
Hand #84: John Juanda Doubles Thru Tom Marchese
Level 20: 40,000-80,000, 10,000 ante
Tom Marchese raises from the button to 175,000, and John Juanda calls from the big blind. The flop comes A
K
Q
, Juanda checks, Marchese bets 225,000, and Juanda check-raises to 710,000.
Marchese thinks for a bit before he moves all in, and Juanda quickly calls all in for 2,375,000 with 9
6
(heart flush). Marchese turns over J
10
, and he's drawing dead to a royal flush on the board.
That's pretty unlikely. Even though three-fifths of it is already out there, it's nearly 1,000-to-1 shot to get there.
The turn is the 9
, the river is the 6
, and John Juanda wins the pot with a heart flush to double up in chips.
Sorted In:
Featured Blog, John Juanda, Tom Marchese, Bellagio, Season X, WPT World Championship Super High Roller
07:20 PM, 05/25/12
Hand #72: Tom Marchese Wins 3.27M Pot Against John Juanda
Level 20: 40,000-80,000, 10,000 ante
Tom Marchese raises from the button to 175,000, and John Juanda calls from the big blind.
The flop comes J
6
4
, Juanda checks, Marchese bets 225,000, and Juanda check-raises to 725,000. Marchese thinks for about 30 seconds before he calls.
The turn card is the Q
, Juanda checks, Marchese bets 700,000, and Juanda thinks for about 30 seconds before he calls.
The river card is the Q
, and both players quickly check. Juanda shows 5
4
for two pair, queens and fours, but Marchese turns over K
6
to win the pot with a higher two pair, queens and sixes.
Pot Size: 3.27 million
Tom Marchese - ~7 million
Sorted In:
Featured Blog, Tom Marchese, John Juanda, Bellagio, Season X, WPT World Championship Super High Roller
06:50 PM, 05/25/12
Hand #63: Tom Marchese Takes a 1.92M Pot Against John Juanda
Level 20: 40,000-80,000, 10,000 ante
Tom Marchese raises from the button to 175,000, John Juanda reraises from the big blind to 510,000, and Marchese thinks for about 30 seconds before he four-bets it to 925,000. Juanda thinks for about a minute before he calls.
The flop comes Q
7
7
, Juanda checks, Marchese bets 550,000, and Juanda folds. Tom Marchese takes the pot worth 1.92 million.
Sorted In:
Featured Blog, Tom Marchese, John Juanda, Bellagio, Season X, WPT World Championship Super High Roller
06:32 PM, 05/25/12
Hand #58: Tom Marchese Takes a 2.27M Pot From John Juanda
Level 20: 40,000-80,000, 10,000 ante
Tom Marchese raises from the button to 175,000, and John Juanda calls from the big blind. The flop comes 5
4
3
, Juanda checks, Marchese bets 175,000, and Juanda calls.
The turn card is the 2
, Juanda bets 250,000, and Marchese thinks for about 30 seconds before he calls.
The river card is the 9
, Juanda bets 500,000, and Marchese thinks for about 30 seconds before he moves all in. Juanda quickly folds, and Marchese shows one card -- the Q
-- as he collects the pot worth 2.27 million.
Sorted In:
Featured Blog, John Juanda, Tom Marchese, Bellagio, Season X, WPT World Championship Super High Roller
06:25 PM, 05/25/12
Hand #36: Daniel Perper Eliminated in 4th Place ($394,740)
Level 19: 30,000-60,000, 10,000 ante
John Juanda raises from the cutoff to 145,000, Daniel Perper moves all in from the small blind for 1,435,000, and Juanda asks for an exact count. After he gets it, Juanda asks Marchese for a count of his chips. (Marchese is not in the hand.)
Juanda calls with A
10
, but Perper is a favorite to double up here with K
K
. Juanda points out that pocket kings have been holding up so far today.
The board comes 10
8
2
8
A
, and Juanda comes from behind to win the pot with two pair, aces and tens, eliminating Daniel Perper in fourth place, earning $394,740.
1st: $1,308,405
2nd: $822,375
3rd: $526,320
4th: Daniel Perper - $394,740
5th: Bill Klein - $263,160
6th: Justin Bonomo - $0
Sorted In:
Featured Blog, Daniel Perper, John Juanda, Bellagio, Season X, WPT World Championship Super High Roller
05:46 PM, 05/25/12
Hand #13: Justin Bonomo Eliminated in 6th Place ($0)
Level 18: 25,000-50,000, 5,000 ante
Justin Bonomo min-raises from the cutoff to 100,000, John Juanda reraises from the big blind to 300,000, and Bonomo thinks for a bit before he calls.
The flop comes 10
7
5
, Juanda moves all in, and Bonomo thinks for about 10 seconds before he calls with A
10
(pair of tens). Juanda shows K
K
, and Bonomo will need to improve to stay alive.
The turn is the 7
, the river is the 9
, and John Juanda wins the pot with his pocket kings to eliminate Justin Bonomo in sixth place.
Juanda now has more than 4 million in chips.
1st: $1,308,405
2nd: $822,375
3rd: $526,320
4th: $394,740
5th: $263,160
6th: Justin Bonomo - $0
Sorted In:
Featured Blog, Justin Bonomo, John Juanda, Bellagio, Season X, WPT World Championship Super High Roller
04:33 PM, 05/25/12
Super High Roller Final Table Starts at 4pm Tomorrow
Level 17: 20,000-40,000, 4,000 ante
The final table players are wrapping things up for the night and have an evening to rest up before returning for final table action on the money bubble tomorrow.
Andrew Robl and Daniel Perper are neck and neck for the chip lead with more than 3 million each, but this contest is still wide open.
The final table gets underway at 4pm PT tomorrow with the livestream with hole cards and commentary from Tony Dunst, Dan O'Brien, and Olivier Busquet starting at 4:30pm PT.
Here are the chip counts and seat assignments for the final table:
Seat 1: Bill Klein - 620,000
Seat 2: John Juanda - 1,875,000
Seat 3: Tom Marchese - 2,235,000
Seat 4: Daniel Perper - 3,415,000
Seat 5: Justin Bonomo - 2,105,000
Seat 6: Andrew Robl - 3,355,000
Sorted In:
Featured Blog, Bill Klein, John Juanda, Tom Marchese, Daniel Perper, Justin Bonomo, Andrew Robl, Bellagio, Season X, WPT World Championship Super High Roller
09:19 PM, 05/24/12
Recent Double-Ups For Erik Seidel and John Juanda
Level 17: 20,000-40,000, 4,000 ante
In Hand #39, Erik Seidel (pictured) doubled up with Q
Q
against Sam Trickett's A
9
.
In Hand #33, John Juanda (pictured) doubled up with A
A
against Justin Bonomo's Q
Q
.
Sorted In:
Featured Blog, Erik Seidel, John Juanda, Bellagio, Season X, WPT World Championship Super High Roller
08:25 PM, 05/24/12
Hand #33: John Juanda Doubles Thru Justin Bonomo, Aces vs. Queens
Level 16: 15,000-30,000, 4,000 ante
Hand #33 - Sam Trickett min-raises under the gun to 60,000, Justin Bonomo reraises from the cutoff to 140,000, and John Juanda reraises from the small blind to 235,000. Trickett folds, and Bonomo five-bets all in.
Juanda quickly calls with A
A
, and Bonomo turns over Q
Q
.
The board comes 8
6
4
J
5
, and the pocket aces hold up for John Juanda to win the pot and double up in chips.
John Juanda - 1,375,000 (45 BBs)
Justin Bonomo - 1,400,000 (46 BBs)
Sorted In:
Featured Blog, John Juanda, Justin Bonomo, Bellagio, Season X, WPT World Championship Super High Roller
07:27 PM, 05/24/12