Live Tournament Updates
Hand #33: Justin Marchand Doubles Through Elias Madias
Level 28: 80,000-160,000, 20,000 ante
Hand #33: Van Nguyen has the button in seat 2, Madias raises under the gun to 300,000, Marchand moves all in from the small blind for 450,000, and Madias calls with J
J
. Marchand shows Q
Q
, and he's in position to double up again.
The flop comes KQ5, and Marchand smiles as he flops a set of queens. The turn card is the J, and Madias catches up a bit with a set of jacks. There is only one card in the deck that Madias wants to see.
The river card is the -- K! The paint gives the audience pause, but Justin Marchand wins the pot with a set of queens to double up for the second time in four hands, taking him from short stack to above average in chips.
06:17 PM, 03/03/08
Hand #32: Ethan Ruby
Level 28: 80,000-160,000, 20,000 ante
Hand #32: Billy Baxter has the button in seat 1, and Ruby moves all in under the gun for 200,000, winning the blinds and antes. Ethan Ruby actually doubled up on the hand to 420,000.
Sorted In: WPT Invitational, Commerce Casino, Season VI06:15 PM, 03/03/08
Hand #31: Billy Baxter
Level 28: 80,000-160,000, 20,000 ante
Hand #31: Elias Madias has the button in seat 5, and Baxter raises to 240,000, winning the blinds and antes.
Sorted In: WPT Invitational, Commerce Casino, Season VI06:13 PM, 03/03/08
Hand #30: Justin Marchand Doubles Through Billy Baxter
Level 28: 80,000-160,000, 20,000 ante
Hand #30: Ethan Ruby has the button in seat 4, Marchand moves all in from the cutoff to 225,000, and Baxter calls from the big blind with Q6. Marchand shows A4, and he'll need to win to stay alive.
The flop comes A74, and Marchand solidifies his lead with a pair of aces. The turn card is the J, and Baxter is drawing dead. (The meaningless river card is the J.) Justin Marchand doubles up to 540,000.
06:12 PM, 03/03/08
Justin Marchand in Critical Condition
Level 28: 80,000-160,000, 20,000 ante
Justin Marchand hasn't played a hand since Hand #15, although he did receive a walk in Hand #17. He barely has enough chips to survive one more pass of the button.
Sorted In: WPT Invitational, Commerce Casino, Season VI06:10 PM, 03/03/08
Hand #29: Billy Baxter
Level 28: 80,000-160,000, 20,000 ante
Hand #29: Justin Marchand has the button in seat 3, and Baxter raises under the gun to 240,000, winning the blinds and antes.
Sorted In: WPT Invitational, Commerce Casino, Season VI06:09 PM, 03/03/08
Hand #28: Billy Baxter
Level 28: 80,000-160,000, 20,000 ante
Hand #28: Van Nguyen has the button in seat 2, and Baxter raises from the cutoff to 240,000, winning the blinds and antes.
Sorted In: WPT Invitational, Commerce Casino, Season VI06:08 PM, 03/03/08
Hand #27: Elias Madias
Level 28: 80,000-160,000, 20,000 ante
Hand #27: Billy Baxter has the button in seat 1, and Madias raises from the cutoff to 300,000, winning the blinds and antes.
Sorted In: WPT Invitational, Commerce Casino, Season VI06:06 PM, 03/03/08
Hand #26: Billy Baxter
Level 28: 80,000-160,000, 20,000 ante
Hand #26: Elias Madias has the button in seat 5, Ruby raises from the cutoff to 250,000, and Baxter calls from the small blind. The flop comes A93, and both players check. The turn card is the 5, Baxter moves all in, and Ruby thinks for more than a minute before folding Q-Q face up. The crowd gasps, and Billy Baxter takes the pot.
06:04 PM, 03/03/08
Hand #25: Van Nguyen
Level 28: 80,000-160,000, 20,000 ante
Hand #25: Ethan Ruby has the button in seat 4, and Nguyen raises under the gun to 250,000, winning the blinds and antes.
Sorted In: WPT Invitational, Commerce Casino, Season VI06:02 PM, 03/03/08
