James Dowdy Eliminated in 13th Place ($56,880)
Level 25: 15,000-30,000, 5,000 ante
Shannon Shorr raises from the cutoff, James Dowdy moves all in from the button for about 470,000, and Shorr calls with A
A
. Dowdy turns over A
Q
, and he'll need to improve to stay alive.
The flop comes A
J
5
8
J
, and Shorr wins the pot with a full house, aces full of jacks, to eliminate James Dowdy in 13th place.
Shannon Shorr - 1,380,000
James Dowdy - Out in 13th Place ($56,880)
Sorted In:
Shannon Shorr, James Dowdy, Commerce Casino, Tournaments, L.A. Poker Classic, Season IX
03:14 PM, 03/01/11
James Dowdy Doubles Thru Matthew Berkey
Level 24: 12,000-24,000, 4,000 ante
Matthew Berkey limps under the gun for 24,000, Vivek Rajkumar limps from the button, and James Dowdy moves all in from the big blind for 237,000. Berkey calls, and Rajkumar folds.
Dowdy shows Q
Q
, and he's a favorite to double up against Berkey's A
7
. The flop comes Q
3
3
, giving Dowdy a full house. Berkey says, "That's a tough one to overcome." Berkey needs running aces, but the last two cards are blanks, and Dowdy doubles up.
James Dowdy - 525,000 (21 BBs)
Matthew Berkey - 1,000,000 (41 BBs)
Sorted In:
James Dowdy, Matthew Berkey, Commerce Casino, Tournaments, L.A. Poker Classic, Season IX
01:14 PM, 03/01/11
James Dowdy Doubles Thru Gregory Brooks
Level 22: 8,000-16,000, 2,000 ante
Gregory Brooks and James Dowdy get it all-in preflop for Dowdy's last 243,000 chips with Brooks holding A
K
to Dowdy's J
J
.
The jacks hold on the 10
8
6
4
6
board and Dowdy doubles up.
James Dowdy - 500,000
Gregory Brooks - 750,000
Sorted In:
James Dowdy, Gregory Brooks, Commerce Casino, Tournaments, L.A. Poker Classic, Season IX
07:25 PM, 02/28/11
James Dowdy Doubles Through George Rivera
Level 19: 4,000-8,000, 1,000 ante
After some preflop action, James Dowdy moves all in from early position for an additional 170,000, Vivek Rajkumar folds from late position, and George Rivera calls from the button with 9
9
. Dowdy shows A
K
, and he'll need to improve to stay alive.
The board comes K
K
8
4
K
, and Dowdy wins the pot with quad kings to double up in chips.
James Dowdy - 370,000 (46 BBs)
George Rivera - 430,000 (53 BBs)
Sorted In:
James Dowdy, George Rivera, Commerce Casino, Tournaments, L.A. Poker Classic, Season IX
03:11 PM, 02/28/11