Live Tournament Updates
Hands #1-2: Loi Phan Doubles Through Zvi Shiff
Level 36: 200,000-400,000, 40,000 ante
Hand #1 - Roy Winston has the button in seat 4, and Kranyak raises from middle position to 93,000, winning the blinds and antes.
|:img:3800,R:|Hand #2 - Haralabos Voulgaris has the button in seat 5, Shiff raises from middle position to 105,000, Phan moves all in from late position for 265,000, and Shiff calls with A
J
. Phan shows 10
10
, and it's a race situation. The board comes 96345, and Phan's pocket tens hold up. Loi Phan doubles up to about 630,000. Zvi Shiff is down to about 270,000.
01:31 PM, 09/19/07
Shuffle Up & Deal!
Level 36: 200,000-400,000, 40,000 ante
The final ten players are seated and ready to play. The blinds have increased to 20,000-40,000, with a 4,000 ante. Shuffle up and deal!
Sorted In: Borgata Poker Open, Borgata, Season VI01:27 PM, 09/19/07
Play Resumes
Level 36: 200,000-400,000, 40,000 ante
The players have combined into the final table. Play has restarted with the blinds 20,000-40,000 with a 4,000.
Sorted In: Borgata Poker Open, Borgata, Season VI01:21 PM, 09/19/07
Final 10-Handed Table: Official Seating & Chip Counts
Level 36: 200,000-400,000, 40,000 ante
Here are the official seating positions and chip counts for the ten-handed final table: 1. John Kranyak - 2,263,000 2. Heung Yoon - 1,414,000 3. Loi Phan - 273,000 4. Roy Winston - 2,659,000 5. Haralabos Voulgaris - 1,201,000 6. Mark Weitzman - 2,510,000 7. Mike Matusow - 993,000 8. Dale Pinchot - 529,000 9. Eugene Todd - 4,125,000 10. Zvi Shiff - 550,000 The players are still settling in from the break, but play should resume within about ten minutes. Stay tuned for complete hand-by-hand coverage of all the action as they play their way to the six-handed WPT Final Table.
Sorted In: Borgata Poker Open, Borgata, Season VI01:19 PM, 09/19/07
Steve Weinstein Eliminated in 11th Place ($70,616)
Level 36: 200,000-400,000, 40,000 ante
Haralabos Voulgaris raises from the cutoff to 80,000, Steve Weinstein reraises from the button to 250,000, Eugene Todd moves all in from the small blind, Voulgaris folds, and Weinstein calls for a total of about 1,000,000 with AK. Todd shows AA, and has him heavily dominated.
The board comes J54102, and Weinstein turns a gutshot straight draw, but misses on the river. Eugene Todd wins the pot, probably moving into the chip lead. (Official chip counts from the break coming soon.) Mike Matusow jokingly asks, "Eugene, are you running well?"
Steve Weinstein is eliminated in 11th place, earning $70,616.
After this 20-minute break, the remaining ten players will redraw for seats at one table, and continue playing until they reach the final six players for tomorrow's WPT Final Table.
01:06 PM, 09/19/07
Break Time
Level 36: 200,000-400,000, 40,000 ante
The players are on a 20 minute break.
Sorted In: Borgata Poker Open, Borgata, Season VI12:59 PM, 09/19/07
Sang Hwang Eliminated in 12th Place ($70,616)
Level 36: 200,000-400,000, 40,000 ante
|:img:3807,R:|Eugene Todd raises from the button to 85,000, Sang Hwang reraises from the big blind to 260,000, Todd reraises to 685,000, and Hwang moves all in for 1,291,000. Todd says, "I have to call, bro," and shows 99. Hwang flips over AK, and it's a race situation. Hwang needs to improve to stay alive.
The board comes J42AQ, and Hwang turns a pair of aces, but the fourth club on the river gives Todd a flush to win the pot. Eugene Todd celebrates by bumping chests with Mike Matusow, and saying "Yeah, boy!" (Matusow had come over from the other table to watch the hand.)
Sang Hwang is eliminated in 12th place, earning $70,616.
When one more player is eliminated the final ten players will combine to a single table, and we will begin hand-by-hand coverage until they reach the final six.
12:54 PM, 09/19/07
Victor Ramdin Eliminated in 13th Place ($54,321)
Level 36: 200,000-400,000, 40,000 ante
After a flop of AK8, Victor Ramdin is all in with A9 (pair of aces, flush draw) against Heung Yoon's AQ (pair of aces, higher kicker). Ramdin needs to catch a nine or any diamond to stay alive.
The turn card is the 7, the river card is the 5, and Yoon wins the pot with his queen kicker.
Victor Ramdin is eliminated in 13th place, earning $54,321. The remaining 12 players are guaranteed at least $70,616.
12:45 PM, 09/19/07
Brian Strahl Eliminated in 14th Place ($54,321)
Level 36: 200,000-400,000, 40,000 ante
Loi Phan opens the pot for 100,000 from late position and John Kranyak raises to 325,000 from the cutoff. Strahl reraises all in for an additional 174,000 from the button and Phan folds. Kranyak makes the call and flips over AQ. Strahl shows pocket jacks and the board rolls out KQ568. Strahl is eliminated on the hand, and he will take home $54,321 in prize money. Kranyak shoots up to 2,355,000 after the hand.
12:45 PM, 09/19/07
Table #2 - Approximate Chip Counts
Level 36: 200,000-400,000, 40,000 ante
With 14 players remaining, here are the approximate chip counts for Table #2: 1. Eugene Todd - 2,055,000 2. 3. Dale Pinchot - 460,000 4. Mark Weitzman - 2,195,000 5. 6. Sang Hwang - 1,220,000 7. Roy Winston - 2,576,000 8. Haralabos Voulgaris - 1,740,000 9. Steve Weinstein - 875,000
Sorted In: Borgata Poker Open, Borgata, Season VI12:36 PM, 09/19/07
