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Hand 97 - Final showdown
Level 28: 25,000-50,000, 5,000 ante
Both limp in and another flop of...
7
4
Q and Ravi Udayakumar raises 200k and Nam Le calls.
Turn comes 3
, Udayakumar raises 250k and Le calls.
River comes A, Udayakumar raises another 400k...Le's thinking real hard about calling, he's counting out the 400k chips.
Le re-raises 1.2 million and puts Udayakumar ALL-IN.
Ravi Udayakumar calls!
Nam Le shows A
7 and Ravi Udayakumar can't believe his eyes.
Le makes two pair on the river!
San Jose local Ravi Udayakumar finishes in 2nd place with a payout of $629,500.
Nam Le takes the WPT Bay 101 Shooting Star title, a seat in the WPT Championship worth $25,500, a gold and diamond bracelet and a cash payout of $1,172,800.
Congratulations to Nam Le and all the final table players.
10:44 PM, 03/03/06
Hand 96 - big pot
Level 28: 25,000-50,000, 5,000 ante
Both players limp in again.
Flop shows J710, Le checks and Ravi Udayakumar bets 100k; Le calls.
Turn comes 10, Le checks and Udayakumar bets 200k...Nam Le re-raises to 300k. Ravi Udayakumar calls.
River comes Q, Nam Le fires 500k into the pot...the air is so thick. The crowd outside the studio is cheering the local player on.
Ravi Udayakumar calls.
Le shows 98, giving him a straight and the huge win! He flopped a straight.
Ravi Udayakumar mucks his cards.
10:31 PM, 03/03/06
Hand 95
Level 28: 25,000-50,000, 5,000 ante
Nam Le takes the pot after the flop with a bet of 40k.
Sorted In: Tournaments, Bay 101, Bay 101 Shooting Star, Season IV10:25 PM, 03/03/06
Hand 94
Level 28: 25,000-50,000, 5,000 ante
Both players limp in and we see a flop.
Flop and turn comes 88J4, Le bets 40k and Ravi Udayakumar calls.
River comes a 3 and Le bets 300k and Ravi Udayakumar folds.
10:24 PM, 03/03/06
Hand 93
Level 28: 25,000-50,000, 5,000 ante
Nam Le folds and Udayakumar takes the pot.
Sorted In: Tournaments, Bay 101, Bay 101 Shooting Star, Season IV10:22 PM, 03/03/06
Le versus Udayakumar.
Level 28: 25,000-50,000, 5,000 ante
We are down to the final two in heads up play. Le 1,555,000 Udayakumar 3,625,000 Nam Le is almost down 2.5 to 1 in chip counts. Can Le make a comeback or will the local pro Ravi Udayakumar take the title. Stay right here at www.WorldPokerTour.com
Sorted In: Tournaments, Bay 101, Bay 101 Shooting Star, Season IV10:22 PM, 03/03/06
Down to 2 players.
Level 28: 25,000-50,000, 5,000 ante
With only two players left, the Dragon dancers and tournament Director Matt Savage will do the trophy and money presentation.
Sorted In: Tournaments, Bay 101, Bay 101 Shooting Star, Season IV10:03 PM, 03/03/06
Hand 92 - ALL-IN
Level 28: 25,000-50,000, 5,000 ante
Danny Smith raises 100k and Udayakumar goes over the top and re-raises 400k. Danny Smith leans back and ponders...he calls!
Smith shows 66
Udayakumar shows KQ
Board shows Q10597 and gives Ravi Udayakumar a pair of Queens after the flop.
Danny Smith, only 21 years old and in his third tournament ever, finishes in 3rd place and takes home $340,000.
09:59 PM, 03/03/06
Hand 91
Level 28: 25,000-50,000, 5,000 ante
Heads up between Nam Le and Ravi Udayakumar.
Flop comes J23, Udayakumar raises 100k and Le calls.
Turn is a Kand both players check. River shows a Q, Udayakumar raises 200k and Le folds.
09:53 PM, 03/03/06
Hand 90
Level 28: 25,000-50,000, 5,000 ante
Danny Smith raises 80k and Ravi Udayakumar calls.
Flop comes 4KJ, Udayakumar comes out firing with a 100k raise; and Smith doesn't like the flop and folds.
09:50 PM, 03/03/06
