Live Tournament Updates
Hand #185-187: Allen Kessler Eliminated in 7th Place ($80,600)
Level 27: 40,000-80,000, 10,000 ante
Hand #185 - Noah Schwartz checks a board of K
K
T8. Randal Flowers bets 220,000 and Schwartz calls. The river is the J
and both players check. Schwartz shows 99 and takes the pot.
T
.K and Koon shows AA--a reversal of fortune from the last time these two were all-in against each other,642Q and Koon's aces hold to eliminate Kessler in seventh place and bring Day 5 of play to a close.Here are the chip counts and seating assignments for Wednesday's televised final table, which will begin at 4pm:
Seat 1: Skip Wilson - 1,200,000 (15 big blinds)
Seat 2: Michael Benvenuti - 1,390,000 (18 big blinds)
Seat 3: Jason Koon - 2,555,000 (32 big blinds)
Seat 4: Noah Schwartz - 3,135,000 (39 big blinds)
Seat 5: Randal Flowers - 3,215,000 (40 big blinds)
Seat 6: Andy Frankenberger - 1,935,000 (24 big blinds)
12:37 AM, 10/20/10
Hand #184: Skip Wilson Doubles Through Noah Schwartz
Level 27: 40,000-80,000, 10,000 ante
Noah Schwartz raises to 225,000 from under the gun and Skip Wilson moves all-in for 550,000 on the button. Schwartz calls with pocket sixes and Wilson turns over TT. The board runs out KQ3K2 and Wilson doubles up.
Skip Wilson - 1,200,000 (15 big blinds)
Noah Schwartz - 3,145,000 (39 big blinds)
12:25 AM, 10/20/10
Hands #176-183: Final Seven Players
Level 27: 40,000-80,000, 10,000 ante
Hand #176 - Jason Koon raises to 180,000 from under the gun, winning the blinds and antes.
Hand #177 - Michael Benvenuti raises to 195,000, winning the blinds and antes.
Hand #178 - Noah Schwartz raises out of the small blind, Randal Flowers folds the big blind, and Schwartz takes the pot.
Hand #179 - Andy Frankenberger raises to 230,000 from under the gun, winning the blinds and antes.
Hand #180 - Allen Kessler moves all-in from under the gun, winning the blinds and antes.
Hand #181 - Noah Schwartz raises to 230,000 from the cutoff, winning the blinds and antes.
Hand #182 - Michael Benvenuti raises to 160,000 from under the gun and Noah Schwartz calls in middle position. The flop comes 972 and Benvenuti checks. Schwartz bets 250,000 and Benvenuti folds.
Hand #183 - Jason Koon raises to 180,000 from under the gun, winning the blinds and antes.
12:15 AM, 10/20/10
Hands #170-175: Randal Flowers Takes the Chip Lead
Level 27: 40,000-80,000, 10,000 ante
Hand #170 - Michael Benvenuti moves all-in from the small blind, Jason Koon folds the big blind, and Benvenuti takes the pot.
Hand #171 - Jason Koon raises all-in from the small blind, Noah Schwartz folds the big blind, and Koon takes the pot.
Hand #172 - Michael Benvenuti raises to 160,000 from the cutoff, winning the blinds and antes.
Hand #173 - Jason Koon raises to 160,000 from the cutoff, winning the blinds and antes.
Hand #174 - Jason Koon raises to 180,000 from the hijack, winning the blinds and antes.
Hand #175 - Randal Flowers raises to 160,000 from the cutoff and Andy Frankenberger reraises to 320,000 from the button. Flowers calls and the two go heads-up to a flop of 533. Both players check and Flowers checks a second time when the turn brings the 6. Frankenberger bets 600,000 and Flowers calls. The river brings the A and both players check.
Flowers shows A3 for threes full of aces, Frankenberger mucks, and Flowers takes the pot and the chip lead.
Randal Flowers - 3,900,000 (49 big blinds)
Andy Frankenberger - 2,100,000 (26 big blinds)
12:05 AM, 10/20/10
Hands #166-169: Final Seven Players
Level 27: 40,000-80,000, 10,000 ante
Hand #166 - Noah Schwartz raises to 225,000 from the button, winning the blinds and antes.
Hand #167 - Noah Schwartz raises to 225,000 from the cutoff, winning the blinds and antes.
Hand #168 - Jason Koon moves all-in from middle position, winning the blinds and antes.
Hand #169 - Noah Schwartz raises to 225,000 from middle position, winning the blinds and antes.
11:49 PM, 10/19/10
Chip Counts Update
Level 27: 40,000-80,000, 10,000 ante
Here are the updated chip counts through the end of Hand #165:
Seat 1: Skip Wilson - 1,110,000 (14 big blinds)
Seat 2: Michael Benvenuti - 1,370,000 (17 big blinds)
Seat 3: Jason Koon - 930,000 (12 big blinds)
Seat 4: Noah Schwartz - 2,365,000 (30 big blinds)
Seat 5: Randal Flowers - 3,100,000 (39 big blinds)
Seat 6: Andy Frankenberger - 3,310,000 (42 big blinds)
Seat 7: Allen Kessler - 1,030,000 (13 big blinds)
11:46 PM, 10/19/10
Hands #161-165: Final Seven Players
Level 27: 40,000-80,000, 10,000 ante
Hand #161 - Andy Frankenberger raises to 175,000 from the button, winning the blinds and antes.
Hand #162 - Noah Schwartz raises to 225,000 from middle position, winning the blinds and antes.
Hand #163 - Allen Kessler moves all-in for 810,000 from the cutoff, winning the blinds and antes.
Hand #164 - Jason Koon moves all-in from the small blind, Noah Schwartz folds the big blind, and Koon takes the pot.
Hand #165 - Michael Benvenuti raises to 160,000 from the cutoff, winning the blinds and antes.
11:42 PM, 10/19/10
Hands #155-160: Final Seven Players
Level 27: 40,000-80,000, 10,000 ante
Hand #155 - Unknown action
Hand #156 - Jason Koon gets a walk in the big blind.
Hand #157 - Andy Frankenberger raises to 175,000 from middle position and Noah Schwartz defends out of the big blind. Both players check the j54 flop and Schwartz checks again when the turn brings the 4. Frankenberger bets 140,000 and Schwartz calls. The river is the 8 and both players check. Frankenberger shows 22, Schwartz mucks, and Frankenberger takes the pot.
Hand #158 - Noah Schwartz raises to 225,000 out of the small blind, Randal Flowers folds the big blind, and Schwartz takes the pot.
Hand #159 - Andy Frankenberger gets a walk in the big blind.
Hand #160 - Noah Schwartz raises to 200,000 in the cutoff, winning the blinds and antes.
11:34 PM, 10/19/10
Hands #150-154: Randal Flowers Doubles Through Jason Koon
Level 27: 40,000-80,000, 10,000 ante
Hand #150 - Noah Schwartz gets a walk in the big blind.
Hand #151 - Randal Flowers gets a walk in the big blind.
Hand #152 - Skip Wilson raises to 225,000 in middle position, winning the blinds and antes.
Hand #153 - Noah Schwartz raises to 195,000 from the cutoff, winning the blinds and antes.
Hand #154 - Jason Koon raises to 180,000 from early position, Noah Schwartz calls from middle position, and Randal Flowers moves all-in from the cutoff. Koon moves all-in over the top of Flowers and Schwartz folds.
Koon shows AQ, while Flowers has the better hand with AK. The board runs out T84A9 and Flowers doubles through Koon to vie for the chip lead with 3,385,000.
Randal Flowers - 3,385,000 (42 big blinds)
Jason Koon - 855,000 (11 big blinds)
11:24 PM, 10/19/10
Hands #147-149: Michael Benvenuti Doubles Through Jason Koon
Level 27: 40,000-80,000, 10,000 ante
Hand #147 - Jason Koon raises to 180,000 from early position, winning the blinds and antes.
Hand #148 - Noah Schwartz raises to 180,000 from middle position, winning the blinds and antes.
Hand #149 - Michael Benvenuti moves all-in for 755,000 from the small blind and Jason Koon calls out of the big blind. Benvenuti shows J6 and Koon has him dominated with A6.
The KK9 flop favors Koon, but the Q on the turn gives Benvenuti a gutshot straight draw. The river T completes Benvenuti's straight and he takes the pot.
Michael Benvenuti - 1,600,000 (20 big blinds)
Jason Koon - 2,400,000 (30 big blinds)
11:13 PM, 10/19/10
