Hand #111: Larry Sharp Eliminated in 4th Place ($108,034)
Level 28: 30,000-60,000, 10,000 ante
Stephen Reynolds raises under the gun to 125,000, Anthony Gregg calls from the small blind, and Larry Sharp moves all in from the big blind for about 1,550,000. Reynolds moves all in over the top, and Gregg quickly folds.
Sharp shows A
J
, and he'll need it to hold to stay alive against the K
Q
of Reynolds.
The board comes A
J
9
7
4
, and Sharp flops two pair, only to see Reynolds catch a runner-runner heart flush to win the pot.
Larry Sharp is eliminated in fourth place, earning $108,034.
Seat 1. Stephen Reynolds - 7,115,000
Seat 3. Chris Lee - 2,615,000
Seat 4. Anthony Gregg - 5,140,000
Seat 5. Larry Sharp - Out in 4th Place ($108,034)
Sorted In:
Featured Blog, Larry Sharp, Stephen Reynolds, Parx Casino, Season XI
08:16 PM, 08/15/12
Hand #43: Andre Nyffeler Eliminated in 6th Place ($61,619)
Level 26: 20,000-40,000, 5,000 ante
Andre Nyffeler moves all in from the cutoff for about 550,000, and Larry Sharp calls from the big blind with A
K
. Nyffeler turns over 10
10
.
The board comes K
Q
2
4
Q
, and Sharp pairs his king on the flop to win the pot and eliminate Andre Nyffeler in sixth place.
Seat 1. Stephen Reynolds - 4,435,000
Seat 2. Andre Nyffeler - Out in 6th Place ($61,619)
Seat 3. Chris Lee - 3,320,000
Seat 4. Anthony Gregg - 3,790,000
Seat 5. Larry Sharp - 1,370,000
Seat 6. Chris Vandeursen - 2,045,000
Sorted In:
Featured Blog, Andre Nyffeler, Larry Sharp, Parx Casino, Season XI
05:43 PM, 08/15/12
10-Handed Table; Updated Chip Counts
Level 23: 10,000-20,000, 3,000 ante
Here are the updated chip counts for the final ten players, with the blinds at 10,000-20,000 and a 3,000 ante.
Seat 1. Joey Couden - 1,560,000 (78 bb)
Seat 2. Stephen Reynolds - 2,340,000 (117 bb)
Seat 3. Andre Nyffeler - 420,000 (21 bb)
Seat 4. Chris Lee - 1,610,000 (80 bb)
Seat 5. Tommy Miller - 465,000 (23 bb)
Seat 6. Tony Gregg - 2,850,000 (142 bb)
Seat 7. Larry Sharp - 1,560,000 (78 bb)
Seat 8. Joseph Wertz - 1,300,000 (65 bb)
Seat 9. Chris Vandeursen - 755,000 (37 bb)
Seat 10. Robert Pyne - 2,100,000 (105 bb)
Sorted In:
Featured Blog, Joey Couden, Stephen Reynolds, Andre Nyffeler, Chris Lee, Tommy Miller, Tony Gregg, Larry Sharp, Joseph Wertz, Chris Vandeursen, Robert Pyne, Parx Casino, Season XI
03:53 PM, 08/14/12
Alan Kraut Eliminated in 12th Place ($18,406)
Level 23: 10,000-20,000, 3,000 ante
Alan Kraut is all in from the small blind for 435,000 with A
Q
against Larry Sharp's J
J
in early position.
The board comes 9
7
3
8
3
, and the pocket jacks hold up for Sharp to win the pot and eliminate Kraut in 12th place.
Larry Sharp - 1,720,000
Alan Kraut - Out in 12th Place ($18,406)
Just a reminder that Kraut was down to a starting stack (30,000 in chips) with 45 players remaining -- just five big blinds. But he managed to double up and survive all the way down to 12th place. Impressive.
Sorted In:
Larry Sharp, Alan Kraut, Featured Blog, Parx Casino, Season XI
02:44 PM, 08/14/12
Larry Sharp Gets Vinny Pahuja to Fold a Big Pot
Level 22: 8,000-16,000, 2,000 ante
Vinny Pahuja (left) raises from the button to 35,000, Larry Sharp (right) reraises from the big blind to 95,000, and Pahuja calls.
The flop comes 10
6
2
, and Sharp thinks for a while before he bets 82,000. Pahuja calls.
The turn is the 4
, Sharp checks, Vinny bets 152,000, and Sharp moves all in for 531,000. Vinny gets an exact count and thinks for a bit before he folds.
Sharp shows one card -- the 8
-- as he collects the pot worth 680,000.
Larry Sharp - 1,025,000 (64 bb)
Vinny Pahuja - 690,000 (43 bb)
Sorted In:
Larry Sharp, Vinny Pahuja, Parx Casino, Season XI
12:51 PM, 08/14/12
Polychronopoulos Making a Comeback
Level 20: 5,000-10,000, 1,000 ante
A short stacked Athanasios Polychronopoulos raises to 20,000 from the hijack, Larry Sharp re-raises to 47,000 from the button, Robert "Santa Claus" Pyne calls from the small blind and action is back on Polychronopoulos. He calls and the dealer opens J
9
7
.
All three players check to the turn of 5
. Pyne bets 53,000, Polychronopoulos moves all-in and Sharp folds. Pyne thinks for a while before folding and Polychronopoulos shows the K
before taking in the pot.
Athanasios Polychronopoulos - 374,000
Sorted In:
Athanasios Polychronopoulos, Robert Pyne, Larry Sharp, Parx Casino, Season XI
07:08 PM, 08/13/12
David Parades Eliminated in 25th Place ($10,403)
Level 20: 5,000-10,000, 1,000 ante
On a board reading 10
10
4
9
David Parades bets 73,000 from the big blind and Larry Sharp check-calls on the small blind.
The river falls 5
and Parades shoves all in. Sharp calls and flips over 6
4
after Parades reveals K
10
. Sharp wins the hand and Parades is out in 25th place. Parades quickly gets up from the table and shoves his stack over after the hand as he makes his exit.
Larry Sharp - 1,235,000 (123 bb)
David Parades - Out in 25th Place ($10,403)
Sorted In:
David Parades, Larry Sharp, Parx Casino, Season XI
06:47 PM, 08/13/12
Jeff Forrest Eliminated in 36th Place ($8,803)
Level 18: 3,000-6,000, 1,000 ante
Jeff Forrest is all in preflop with A
J
and is called by Larry Sharp who holds 3
3
. The board runs out K
10
3
7
J
and Forrest makes his exit as the 37th place finisher for $7,202.
Larry Sharp - 550,000 (91 bb)
Jeff Forrest - Out in 36th Place ($8,803)
Sorted In:
Larry Sharp, Jeff Forrest, Parx Casino, Season XI
02:10 PM, 08/13/12