Live Tournament Updates
Hand #53: Bill Edler
Level 25: 80,000-160,000, 20,000 ante
Hand #53 - David Robbins has the button in seat 4, Sitton limps from the small blind for 40,000, Edler raises from the big blind, and Sitton quickly folds.
Sorted In: Gulf Coast Poker Championship, Beau Rivage, Season VI04:53 PM, 09/09/07
Hand #52: Bill Edler
Level 25: 80,000-160,000, 20,000 ante
Hand #52 - Bill Edler has the button in seat 2, and he raises to 80,000, winning the blinds and antes.
Sorted In: Gulf Coast Poker Championship, Beau Rivage, Season VI04:50 PM, 09/09/07
Hand #51: Hank Sitton
Level 25: 80,000-160,000, 20,000 ante
Hand #51 - Hank Sitton has the button in seat 6, he raises to 120,000, and Robbins calls from the big blind. The flop comes Q
9
5
, and both players check. The turn card is the 2
, Robbins checks, Sitton bets 125,000, and Robbins calls. The river card is the A
, Robbins checks, Sitton moves all in for about 720,000, and Robbins folds. Hank Sitton takes the pot.
04:49 PM, 09/09/07
Hand #50: Hank Sitton
Level 25: 80,000-160,000, 20,000 ante
Hand #50 - David Robbins has the button in seat 4, Sitton limps from the small blind for 40,000, and Edler checks his option. The flop comes K
10
2
, and both players check. The turn card is the 5
, Sitton bets 70,000, and Edler folds. Hank Sitton takes the pot.
04:46 PM, 09/09/07
Hand #49: John Davidson Eliminated in 4th Place ($163,540)
Level 25: 80,000-160,000, 20,000 ante
Hand #49 - John Davidson has the button in seat 3, Edler raises under the gun to 110,000, Davidson moves all in for 35,000, and Robbins calls from the small blind, creating a side pot. Robbins checks in the dark before the flop comes 9c9d8d. Edler checks behind. The turn card is the 4
, and they check again. The river card is the K
, and they check again. Edler shows 4-x to win the pot with a pair of fours, and the other two players muck.
John Davidson is eliminated in fourth place, earning $163,540. The next player eliminated will receive $210,265 for third place.
04:46 PM, 09/09/07
Hand #48: David Robbins
Level 25: 80,000-160,000, 20,000 ante
Hand #48 - Bill Edler has the button in seat 2, and everyone folds to Robbins, giving him a walk in the big blind. He shows A-2 as he collects the pot.
Sorted In: Gulf Coast Poker Championship, Beau Rivage, Season VI04:43 PM, 09/09/07
Approximate Chip Counts
Level 25: 80,000-160,000, 20,000 ante
Linda Johnson announces the following approximate chip counts to the crowd: Seat 2 - Bill Edler - 2,700,000 Seat 3 - John Davidson - 65,000 Seat 4 - David Robbins - 1,500,000 Seat 6 - Hank Sitton - unannounced
Sorted In: Gulf Coast Poker Championship, Beau Rivage, Season VI04:42 PM, 09/09/07
Hand #47: Bill Edler Doubles Through John Davidson
Level 25: 80,000-160,000, 20,000 ante
Hand #47 - Hank Sitton has the button in seat 6, Edler limps from the small blind for 40,000, and Davidson checks his option. The flop comes A
9
4
, Edler checks, Davidson bets 50,000, Edler raises to 150,000, and Davidson calls. The turn card is the 10
, Edler bets 120,000, Davidson moves all in, and Edler quickly calls all in for 1,295,000 with A
10
for top two pair. Davidson shows J
7
for a diamond flush draw with a gutshot straight draw.
Davidson needs to catch an eight or a diamond (but not the ace of diamonds) to bust Edler here.
The river card is the 5
, and Edler wins the pot with two pair, aces and tens, doubling up and moving into the chip lead with about 2.7 million. John Davidson is crippled down to just 65,000 in chips.
04:40 PM, 09/09/07
Hand #46: David Robbins
Level 25: 80,000-160,000, 20,000 ante
Hand #46 - David Robbins has the button in seat 4, and he raises to 120,000, winning the blinds and antes.
Sorted In: Gulf Coast Poker Championship, Beau Rivage, Season VI04:38 PM, 09/09/07
ShuffleMaster Error
Level 25: 80,000-160,000, 20,000 ante
The final table has a ShuffleMaster installed, allowing more hands to be played. Unfortunately, it's showing a red light, so the dealers will switch to hand shuffles until the next break.
Sorted In: Gulf Coast Poker Championship, Beau Rivage, Season VI04:34 PM, 09/09/07
