DOYLE BRUNSON FIVE DIAMOND WORLD POKER CLASSIC

December 13-19 | Bellagio | Las Vegas, Nevada
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Live Tournament Updates

Phil Hellmuth Causing an Uproar

Level 34: 500,000-1,000,000, 100,000 ante

Sorted In: Bellagio, Tournaments, Season VII, Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic
07:39 PM, 12/13/08

Level 5 Begins

Level 34: 500,000-1,000,000, 100,000 ante

The players return from break to begin Level 5, with increased blinds of 300-600 and a 75 ante.

Sorted In: Bellagio, Tournaments, Season VII, Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic
07:15 PM, 12/13/08

David Williams Eliminated by Phil Hellmuth

Level 34: 500,000-1,000,000, 100,000 ante

In a hand that lasted into the break, David Williams was all in with QclubJclub on a flop of Qheart7heart5club. Phil Hellmuth turned over pocket sevens for middle set. The turn (4diamond) and the river (8club) offered no help to Williams who is eliminated from the tournament.

Sorted In: Bellagio, Tournaments, Season VII, Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic
07:08 PM, 12/13/08

15-Minute Break

Level 34: 500,000-1,000,000, 100,000 ante

Level 4 comes to an end and the players take a 15-minute break

Sorted In: Bellagio, Tournaments, Season VII, Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic
07:03 PM, 12/13/08

Brandon Cantu Eliminated by Ted Lawson

Level 34: 500,000-1,000,000, 100,000 ante

Brandon Cantu was eliminated right before the break when he got it all in with A-J against Ted Lawson's A-K. The board offered no help to Cantu who was eliminated at the end of the fourth level.

Sorted In: Bellagio, Tournaments, Season VII, Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic
07:02 PM, 12/13/08

Saul Wearing Zolotow's Hand

Level 34: 500,000-1,000,000, 100,000 ante

Steve Zolotow raises to 1,200 from under the gun and Kevin Saul and the big blind call. The flop comes Qdiamond9diamond5heart and the big blind checks it over to Steve Z. Zolotow bets out 2,500 and Saul makes it 7,000 to go. The big blind gets out of the way and Zolotow looks at Saul and says "You're wearing my hand." Saul looks very confused and Zolotow shows him pocket eights before tossing them in the muck. Saul, a Chicago native, is wearing a black Patrick Kane Blackhawk hockey jersey. Kane's number? 88.

Sorted In: Bellagio, Tournaments, Season VII, Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic
06:57 PM, 12/13/08

Brandon Cantu Guesses Wrong

Level 34: 500,000-1,000,000, 100,000 ante

With the board showing AdiamondKdiamondQspade10club on the turn, the big blind moves all in, and Cantu considers the call from the small blind. Cantu says he doesn't think his opponent has a jack, and he calls with Kheart9diamond for a pair of kings. In one sense, Cantu was correct, because his opponent didn't have a jack. But he did have 10diamond10heart for a set of tens. Cantu needed a jack on the river to chop the pot, but the last card was the 7club. The big blind won the pot worth about 39,000, while Cantu dropped down to about 8,000.

Sorted In: Bellagio, Tournaments, Season VII, Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic
06:42 PM, 12/13/08

Cantu To Be Tasered

Level 34: 500,000-1,000,000, 100,000 ante

Brandon Cantu, Rene Angelil and Jon Friedberg are all seated together just one table away from Phil Helmuth. Helmuth came over to discuss the details of a certain last longer bet that he was privy to and the repercussions for Brandon Cantu. Just a few weeks ago Helmuth, Cantu and Gowen were at a charity tournament in Phoenix. A rebuy event, Cantu went bust and was ready to walk away when Clonie Gowen offered to buy him back in with one caveat - if he didn't last longer than her, he would have to be tasered. Cantu lost and will be tasered by Clonie later this week. Brandon tried his best to be a good sport when Phil came over, even managing to muster up a dry smile, but it was pretty evident he is not looking forward to paying off his bet.

Sorted In: Bellagio, Tournaments, Season VII, Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic
06:33 PM, 12/13/08

Peter "Nordberg" Feldman Eliminated

Level 34: 500,000-1,000,000, 100,000 ante

Peter Feldman moves all in preflop under the gun for 2,050, David Grey calls from the cutoff, and both blinds call. The flop comes 8heart7heart2club, and all three players check the dry side pot. The turn card is the Adiamond, the small blind bets 1,000, the big blind folds, and Grey calls. The river card is the Qspade, the small blind checks, Grey bets 2,000, and the small blind calls. Feldman hopefully asks, "Do you both have nine-ten?" David Grey shows AclubQclub for two pair, and the big blind mucks. Grey takes the side pot, and when Feldman mucks, Grey takes the main pot as well. Peter "Nordberg" Feldman is eliminated, and David Grey builds his stack back up to about 40,000.

Sorted In: Bellagio, Tournaments, Season VII, Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic
06:29 PM, 12/13/08

John Juanda Eliminated

Level 34: 500,000-1,000,000, 100,000 ante

After a flop of Aspade4spade3heart, Kevin Saul bets 5,400 from the small blind, and John Juanda raises from the big blind to 15,000. Juanda only has a few small chips behind, and Saul puts him all in. Juanda calls and shows Aheart5heart for a pair of aces with a gutshot straight draw. Saul shows Kspade3spade for a pair of threes with a spade flush draw. The turn card is the Kheart, and Saul takes the lead with two pair, kings and threes, while Juanda picks up a heart flush draw. Juanda needs to catch any heart or a non-spade ace, five, or deuce to stay alive. The river card is the 8diamond, and Kevin Saul wins the pot with two pair, kings and threes, building his stack to about 54,500. John Juanda is eliminated from the tournament.

Sorted In: Bellagio, Tournaments, Season VII, Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic
06:18 PM, 12/13/08

 

RANKING

1
Chino Rheem
$1,538,730
2
Justin Young
$936,760
3
Evan McNiff
$540,440
4
Steve Sung
$396,205
5
Amnon Filippi
$288,235
6
Hoyt Corkins
$216,175

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Payout Structure

Place Prize
1 $1,538,730
2 $936,760
3 $540,440
4 $396,205
5 $288,235
6 $216,175
7 $165,735
8 $115,295
9 $100,880
10 $86,470
11 - 15 $72,060
16 - 20 $57,645
21 - 30 $43,235
31 - 40 $36,030
41 - 50 $28,825
51 - 69 $23,420
70 $22,520
72 - 100 $21,620

Blind Structure

Level Blinds Ante
1 50-100 0
2 100-200 0
3 100-200 25
4 200-400 50
5 300-600 75
6 400-800 100
7 500-1,000 100
8 600-1,200 200
9 800-1,600 200
10 1,000-2,000 300
11 1,200-2,400 300
12 1,500-3,000 400
13 2,000-4,000 500
14 3,000-6,000 500
15 4,000-8,000 1,000
16 5,000-10,000 1,000
17 6,000-12,000 2,000
18 8,000-16,000 2,000
19 10,000-20,000 3,000
20 12,000-24,000 3,000
21 15,000-30,000 4,000
22 20,000-40,000 5,000
23 30,000-60,000 5,000
24 40,000-80,000 10,000
25 50,000-100,000 10,000
26 60,000-120,000 15,000
27 80,000-160,000 15,000
28 100,000-200,000 20,000
29 120,000-240,000 20,000
30 150,000-300,000 25,000
31 200,000-400,000 50,000
32 300,000-600,000 50,000
33 400,000-800,000 75,000
34 500,000-1,000,000 100,000
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