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Kenny Tran Eliminated
Level 10: 800-1,600, 200 ante
A short stacked Kenny Tran is all in before the flop with J-9 against the pocket Jacks of his opponent. The board fails to improve Tran's hand and he is eliminated from today's action.
10:23 PM, 08/23/09
Steven Begleiter Continues to Dominate
Level 10: 800-1,600, 200 ante
Steven Begleiter check raises Isaac Baron all in on a board of 10
85. Baron makes the call and shows Q
Q
for the overpair, but Begleiter has 5
5 for a set.
The board fills out 1085106 giving Begleiter a full house to eliminate Isaac Baron.
Steven Begleiter - 380,000
Isaac Baron - eliminated
10:20 PM, 08/23/09
Billy Baxter Reminiscing About His Landmark Court Case
Level 10: 800-1,600, 200 ante
Late in the last level, Jonathan Little and Eric Hershler are listening intently as Billy Baxter tells some of the background behind his landmark court case, William E. Baxter Jr. v. United States (1986).
Baxter sued the U.S. government, claiming that the money he won in poker was earned income and not gambling winnings. This had implications not only for the tax rate (the difference that year would have cost Baxter $178,000), but it would determine whether or not poker earnings could be used to fund retirement accounts.
The Nevada court ruled in Baxter's favor, but the U.S. government appealed to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals -- and Baxter won again. The government threatened to take the case to the U.S. Supreme Court, but the case never went that far.
Baxter wasn't boring Little and Hershler with these boring details, but much more interesting behind-the-scenes stories, including something about an FBI wiretap.
10:10 PM, 08/23/09
Level 10 Begins
Level 10: 800-1,600, 200 ante
The remaining 90 players return from break to begin Level 10, with increased blinds of 800-1,600 and a 200 ante. The average chip count is about 93,000.
This is the last level of the day.
10:08 PM, 08/23/09
Mickey "Mouse" Mills Eliminated
Level 9: 600-1,200, 100 ante
With the board showing QJ710, the big blind bets, Mickey Mills moves all in for 32,000 more, and the big blind thinks for about 30 seconds before he calls with K9 (king-high straight). Mills shows 98 for the lower queen-high straight, and he'll need to catch a king on the river to chop the pot and stay alive.
The river card is a blank, and Mickey Mills is eliminated.
09:59 PM, 08/23/09
Adam Geyer Eliminated
Level 9: 600-1,200, 100 ante
It just wasn't a good level for Adam Geyer. Just over an hour ago he was well above average in chips, but his big pocket pairs couldn't hold as he lost with aces earlier in level 9 and then was eliminated in the folowing hand:
Short stacked, Geyer is all in before the flop with pocket queens against the AJ of Alex Golshanara. The board comes J978J giving Golshanara trip jacks on the river to eliminate Geyer from the tournament.
09:42 PM, 08/23/09
Van Nguyen Doubles Through Steven Begleiter
Level 9: 600-1,200, 100 ante
Van Nguyen limps in from under the gun and action folds around to Steven Begleiter on the button who raises to 4,200. The blinds fold and Nguyen reraises to 11,900. Begleiter moves all in and Nguyen snap calls.
Van Nguyen: AA
Begleiter: AK
The board comes K73Q9 allowing Nguyen's aces to hold. She doubles up to 87,900 while Begleiter drops to about 300,000.
09:33 PM, 08/23/09
Chip Count Update
Level 9: 600-1,200, 100 ante
All of the chip counts have just been updated in the Chip Count Tab.
With just 99 players remaining, here is a look at the top five...
Steven Begleiter -- 309,000
Matt Widdoes -- 250,000
Prahlad Friedman -- 205,000
Nick Schulman -- 200,000
Kevin Schaffel -- 184,000
Recent Eliminations:
Ted Lawson
Marco Johnson
Justin Young
Ryan Hughes
Shawn Cunix
Allen Carter
David Baker
09:32 PM, 08/23/09
Adam Geyer's Aces Cracked
Level 9: 600-1,200, 100 ante
After a flop of 865 a player is all in against Adam Geyer. Geyer shows AA but his opponent floped a set with 55.
The board filled out 86599 giving Geyer's opponent a full house.
Adam Geyer - 18,000
09:20 PM, 08/23/09
Down to 99 Players
Level 9: 600-1,200, 100 ante
As another table breaks, there are now 11 tables left in action, which means there are 99 players remaining. Action will continue tonight for one more level after this one, and we expect to hit the money bubble (27 players get paid) tomorrow.
Sorted In: The Bicycle Casino, Legends of Poker, Season 8 on FSN, Season VIII09:00 PM, 08/23/09
